Re: direct rendering on i845G chipset
hi, I think you have 2 options. First, you could try to update the BIOS. Newer versions may support reserving more memory for video. well, i cn get newer bios, but that can be flashed only using m$. since i alredy deleted the windows partition, it's not an option. If that doesn't work, you could try using 855patch. It's a program available at http://www.chzsoft.com.ar/855patch.html. Once you read the instructions and download the program, you'll need to edit your xorg.conf file: by adding a line Load "dri" to the Section "Module" by using the Driver "i810" in the Section "Device" by setting VideoRam to the desired value in the Section "Device" this works like a charm! no problems, i just allocate 16mb and voila... the speedup isn't in fact dramatic, but i didn't expect much... still i get 30% speedup (when comparing the fps before and now) thank you for excellent hint! best regards, -- Lubos [EMAIL PROTECTED]" -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
OT: 230 million SLOCS!!!
Hello, Any thoughts on this exciting article about 230 million SLOCs in Sarge. I'm surprised to search the lists and find no comments... http://www.upgrade-cepis.org/issues/2005/3/up6-3Amor.pdf
Re: Writing technical text
On Tue, Oct 18, 2005 at 07:56:07PM -0400, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > LaTeX is by far the best if you are writing a textbook. However, there Communications with O'Reilly lead me to believe that they are leaning towards XML. Is XML a "modern" possibility for serious book/paper preparation ? Joe -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: P4 HT doesn't work
joe, you are right! i was looking to the CPU flags and saw the HT flag, so i thought this CPU should support that, my mistake. installing debian on another system with a "real" HT CPU was successful. eric On Tuesday 18 October 2005 21:40, Joseph H. Fry wrote: > On Mon, 2005-10-17 at 22:42 +0200, Debian wrote: > > I have a P4 1.6 GHz with HT. It is enabled in the Bios and i'm using > > the > > > linux-image-2.6.12-SMP kernel. wheter x86info not /proc/cpuinfo are > > knowing something about 2 virtual CPU's. > > What is going wrong? > > Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't hyperthreading start at 2.8GHz? > Hell I even have a 2.8 that doesn't have HT... the flag is there in > cpuinfo, but no second cpu. > > I'm betting that's your problem, you believe it when cpuinfo says you > have HT... I don't think you actually do though. Do a google search for > "proc/cpuinfo ht flag" and you will find that most (all?) p4's have the > flag set, but not all support HT. > > Joe -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: apt-0.6 off line usage
Marty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > golfer wrote: > >> The only way I seem to be able to get packages installed is to go back >> on line and do the 'apt-get dist-upgrade'. For one or two packages, >> this may be ok, but it's not something I want to waste time doing >> routinely. > > The dist-upgrade option is not intended for routine use. Unless you are > mistaking it for the "upgrade" option, it may be a bug or a deprecated > feature. An off-line dist-upgrade seems like a problematic feature to > support. Huh? -- Captain Logic is not steering this tugboat. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: install ati driver
On Wed, Oct 19, 2005 at 11:48:36AM +0800, 张勇顺 wrote: > hi > first i am install ati driver8.14.13 in 2.6.8 with starge > and uses work well > but now i ues 2.6.13 kernel and gcc gcc version 4.0.2 (Debian 4.0.2-2) > the driver is not work > i am install driver > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod11:45:22# ./make.sh > gcc: couldn't run 'i486-linux-gnu-gcc-3.4.5': maybe u should use gcc-3.4.5 instead of 4.0.2 > make: *** [libfglrx_ip.a.GCC4] 错误1 > build failed with return value 2 > but i use gcc-4.0.2 > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:11:47:15~#1]$ i486-linux-gnu-gcc -v > Using built-in specs. > Target: i486-linux-gnu > Configured with: ../src/configure -v > --enable-languages=c,c++,java,f95,objc,ada,treelang --prefix=/usr > --enable-shared --with-system-zlib --libexecdir=/usr/lib > --without-included-gettext --enable-threads=posix --enable-nls > --program-suffix=-4.0 --enable-__cxa_atexit > --enable-libstdcxx-allocator=mt --enable-clocale=gnu > --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-java-gc=boehm --enable-java-awt=gtk > --enable-gtk-cairo > --with-java-home=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.4.2-gcj-4.0-1.4.2.0/jre > --enable-mpfr --disable-werror --enable-checking=release i486-linux-gnu > Thread model: posix > gcc version 4.0.2 (Debian 4.0.2-2) > > thank you > -- msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 如果敌人让你生气，那说明你还没有胜他的把握 如果朋友让你生气，那说明你仍然在意他的友情 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Synaptic Package Manager read failure
J Merritt wrote: > I was attempting to work with the repository list in > Synaptic. After disabling the two Sarge DVD entries > (contrib main), re-enabling them, and reloading the > deb list, I keep getting an error message that won't > go away. If I recheck the two entries "on," it still > produces the same message, which is: > W: Couldn't stat source package list cdrom://[Debian > GNU/Linux 3.1 r0a _Sarge_ - Official i386 Binary-2 > (20050607)] unstable/contrib Packages > (/var/lib/apt/lists/Debian%20GNU_Linux%203.1%20r0a%20%5fSarge%5f%20-%20Official%20i386%20Binary-2%20(20050607)_dists_unstable_contrib_binary-i386_Packages) > - stat (2 No such file or directory) [...] Delete the entries and use "apt-cdrom add" to add the DVDs to the list. -- Thomas Weinbrenner pgpC5lyP4LF9s.pgp Description: PGP signature
install ati driver
hi first i am install ati driver8.14.13 in 2.6.8 with starge and uses work well but now i ues 2.6.13 kernel and gcc gcc version 4.0.2 (Debian 4.0.2-2) the driver is not work i am install driver [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/lib/modules/fglrx/build_mod11:45:22# ./make.sh gcc: couldn't run 'i486-linux-gnu-gcc-3.4.5': make: *** [libfglrx_ip.a.GCC4] 错误1 build failed with return value 2 but i use gcc-4.0.2 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:11:47:15~#1]$ i486-linux-gnu-gcc -v Using built-in specs. Target: i486-linux-gnu Configured with: ../src/configure -v --enable-languages=c,c++,java,f95,objc,ada,treelang --prefix=/usr --enable-shared --with-system-zlib --libexecdir=/usr/lib --without-included-gettext --enable-threads=posix --enable-nls --program-suffix=-4.0 --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-libstdcxx-allocator=mt --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-java-gc=boehm --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-gtk-cairo --with-java-home=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.4.2-gcj-4.0-1.4.2.0/jre --enable-mpfr --disable-werror --enable-checking=release i486-linux-gnu Thread model: posix gcc version 4.0.2 (Debian 4.0.2-2) thank you
Re: Newsreader: Best of the bunch?
Hi all, marc wrote: [...] > I have tried with Emacs before, but it's like learning Japanese, where > every word and piece of grammar is different [...] Aha! I think I've found the reason why I was able to learn to use emacs so quickly. :) (Sorry I couldn't resist. I'm a native speaker of Japanese.) And yes, I had been using gnus on emacs for a long time before losing local news service and switching to Google Groups. I liked gnus a lot because it's seamlessly integrated into emacs, which I use daily for emailing, word processing (with LaTeX), and programming. (One important aspect of that kind of integration is that you don't have to remember different shortcut keys, such as C-a for jumping to the top of the line, C-g for interrupting, and C-s for searching.) Regards, Ryo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Synaptic Package Manager read failure
On Tue, 2005-10-18 at 17:00 -0700, J Merritt wrote: > I was attempting to work with the repository list in > Synaptic. After disabling the two Sarge DVD entries > (contrib main), re-enabling them, and reloading the > deb list, I keep getting an error message that won't > go away. If I recheck the two entries "on," it still > produces the same message, which is: > > W: Couldn't stat source package list cdrom://[Debian > GNU/Linux 3.1 r0a _Sarge_ - Official i386 Binary-2 > (20050607)] unstable/contrib Packages > (/var/lib/apt/lists/Debian%20GNU_Linux%203.1%20r0a%20%5fSarge%5f%20-%20Official%20i386%20Binary-2%20(20050607)_dists_unstable_contrib_binary-i386_Packages) > - stat (2 No such file or directory) > W: Couldn't stat source package list cdrom://[Debian > GNU/Linux 3.1 r0a _Sarge_ - Official i386 Binary-2 > (20050607)] unstable/main Packages > (/var/lib/apt/lists/Debian%20GNU_Linux%203.1%20r0a%20%5fSarge%5f%20-%20Official%20i386%20Binary-2%20(20050607)_dists_unstable_main_binary-i386_Packages) > - stat (2 No such file or directory) > W: Couldn't stat source package list cdrom://[Debian > GNU/Linux 3.1 r0a _Sarge_ - Official i386 Binary-1 > (20050607)] unstable/contrib Packages > (/var/lib/apt/lists/Debian%20GNU_Linux%203.1%20r0a%20%5fSarge%5f%20-%20Official%20i386%20Binary-1%20(20050607)_dists_unstable_contrib_binary-i386_Packages) > - stat (2 No such file or directory) > W: Couldn't stat source package list cdrom://[Debian > GNU/Linux 3.1 r0a _Sarge_ - Official i386 Binary-1 > (20050607)] unstable/main Packages > (/var/lib/apt/lists/Debian%20GNU_Linux%203.1%20r0a%20%5fSarge%5f%20-%20Official%20i386%20Binary-1%20(20050607)_dists_unstable_main_binary-i386_Packages) > - stat (2 No such file or directory) > > Suggestions? Thanks very much in advance. Not certain I understand your problem exactly - but run apt-get clean as root. It can't hurt.gary -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: NFS shares over the internet
On Tuesday 18 October 2005 12:05 pm, David Dawson wrote: > I am experimenting with NSF mounts over the internet. > So far, the share works on the local network between my two local > machines, but only "sort of" on the remote machine. Try setting up a VPN with the remote network and using that for communication between the two sites. NFS might have a better shot at working well if it's only crossing "one" network (not to mention having NFS through a secure tunnel is more secure). -- Paul Johnson Email and Instant Messenger (Jabber): [EMAIL PROTECTED] Got jabber? http://ursine.ca/Ursine:Jabber pgpjDbLEJPrGw.pgp Description: PGP signature
Synaptic Package Manager read failure
I was attempting to work with the repository list in Synaptic. After disabling the two Sarge DVD entries (contrib main), re-enabling them, and reloading the deb list, I keep getting an error message that won't go away. If I recheck the two entries "on," it still produces the same message, which is: W: Couldn't stat source package list cdrom://[Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 r0a _Sarge_ - Official i386 Binary-2 (20050607)] unstable/contrib Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/Debian%20GNU_Linux%203.1%20r0a%20%5fSarge%5f%20-%20Official%20i386%20Binary-2%20(20050607)_dists_unstable_contrib_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory) W: Couldn't stat source package list cdrom://[Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 r0a _Sarge_ - Official i386 Binary-2 (20050607)] unstable/main Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/Debian%20GNU_Linux%203.1%20r0a%20%5fSarge%5f%20-%20Official%20i386%20Binary-2%20(20050607)_dists_unstable_main_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory) W: Couldn't stat source package list cdrom://[Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 r0a _Sarge_ - Official i386 Binary-1 (20050607)] unstable/contrib Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/Debian%20GNU_Linux%203.1%20r0a%20%5fSarge%5f%20-%20Official%20i386%20Binary-1%20(20050607)_dists_unstable_contrib_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory) W: Couldn't stat source package list cdrom://[Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 r0a _Sarge_ - Official i386 Binary-1 (20050607)] unstable/main Packages (/var/lib/apt/lists/Debian%20GNU_Linux%203.1%20r0a%20%5fSarge%5f%20-%20Official%20i386%20Binary-1%20(20050607)_dists_unstable_main_binary-i386_Packages) - stat (2 No such file or directory) Suggestions? Thanks very much in advance. __ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Writing technical text
> LaTeX is by far the best if you are writing a textbook. However, there > is quite a steep learning curve. If you have no LaTeX experience at > all, a good book to get is "LaTeX: A Document Preparation System" by > Leslie Lamport (the original developer of LaTeX). After that, or if you > already have some LaTeX experience, a good reference is either "The > LaTeX Companion" or "Guide to LaTeX." Personally, I prefer the latter, > however it is really a matter of personal preference. When I'm using LaTeX, I always keep this file open. It helps me a lot. http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/info/lshort/english/lshort.pdf -- Homepage : http://geocities.com/arhuaco The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool. -- Richard Feynman.
Re: Writing technical text
On Wed, Oct 19, 2005 at 01:16:21AM +0200, Juraj Fedel wrote: > I need to write textbook for programming course. What tools can > you recommend (latex, docbook, ...)? Since I have not been involved > in writing manuals I will need some tutorials too. > Juraj > LaTeX is by far the best if you are writing a textbook. However, there is quite a steep learning curve. If you have no LaTeX experience at all, a good book to get is "LaTeX: A Document Preparation System" by Leslie Lamport (the original developer of LaTeX). After that, or if you already have some LaTeX experience, a good reference is either "The LaTeX Companion" or "Guide to LaTeX." Personally, I prefer the latter, however it is really a matter of personal preference. -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sanchez http://familiasanchez.net/~roberto pgprj6zmlaPnD.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: CONFIG_IP_ROUTE_FWMARK not working in Debian !
of course: # ip rule 0: from all lookup local 32765: from all fwmark 0x5 lookup isp2 32766: from all lookup main 32767: from all lookup default Packets from are dropped. If the ip rule looked like that: 0: from all lookup local 32765: from all fwmark 0x5 lookup isp2 32765: from lookup isp2 32766: from all lookup main 32767: from all lookup default then packets are routed according to table isp2. I've run that on many distos and I really don't think the problem is with commands I write... -- Tomek -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Best practices for installing Debian in a new disk?
On Tue, 18 Oct 2005, mikepolniak wrote:
> On 17:46 Tue 18 Oct , Bruno Buys wrote:
> > I'm reinstalling my system onto a new sata disk I just purchased. I'd
fun toys
> > like to know what best practices people do, in order to get through this
> > with the least possible hassle.
- partition your new disk ( the way you like )
- copy the directories and files with your fav tool
tar cf - $DIR | ( cd /mnt/target ; tar xvfp - )
DIR == /bin /boot /dev /etc /lib /sbin /usr /var/ /opt
cd /mnt/target; mkdir /tmp /var /usr /proc /mnt/floppy /mnt/cdrom...
chmod 1777 tmp
- chroot /mnt/target ; run grub/lilo and power off and move the
disks around reboot
> Why not just copy over the whole Debian partition from the ide disk to
> the new disk. I have done this many times without a problem. I make a new
> partition on the new disk as the target and cd into / dir of the old disk
> then:
>
> cp -ax * /target
manual cleanup will be required, regardless of which way you clone
ide -> sata
clean up /var/log ( or wipe it all out )
clean up /var/spool/*mail-stuff*
clean up /root/{*caches*}
rm -rf /tmp/*
- if you don't clean it up .. your IDS should be screaming that the
machine had been hacked
keep your fingers crossed that the sata disk bootable on your other system
and that the sata controller is supported by the kernel
> If necessary then edit the /etc/fstab and /etc/network/interfaces.
> Then install lilo or grub on the new disk and it's good to go.
yup
c ya
alvin
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Re: Best practices for installing Debian in a new disk?
On 17:46 Tue 18 Oct , Bruno Buys wrote: > I'm reinstalling my system onto a new sata disk I just purchased. I'd > like to know what best practices people do, in order to get through this > with the least possible hassle. > I'm really just installing Debian in the new disk, and I'd like to have > the new system as closely resembling the current as possible, in terms > of installed software and configs. > The current system runs off a ide disk. I'm keeping the ide disk in the > computer, but, as said before, the system will run from the sata disk. Why not just copy over the whole Debian partition from the ide disk to the new disk. I have done this many times without a problem. I make a new partition on the new disk as the target and cd into / dir of the old disk then: cp -ax * /target If necessary then edit the /etc/fstab and /etc/network/interfaces. Then install lilo or grub on the new disk and it's good to go. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: new users
On Tue, Oct 18, 2005 at 11:44:57PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >I'm slowly developing myself a web-toolbox that I can access from > >anywhere. Anyone know where I can get a web-based antivirus client > >(applet) for windows that I can host for personal use? Oh and how about > Not really prcticable: as ever, for most decent Windows based software you need to pay. AVG might have something - but see Max's cogent comments below: it is almost infeasible to put something in place without weakening your security impossibly. How do you virus check the web applet you put on your machine for the first time? (And, indeed, do you open your machine'shard disk to the world on the other end of your 'Net connection? "Virus found: will disinfect files" - subvert that and over the Internet and you have a fun way to wipe people's data from their lives ... ) > You could have an applet that scanned documents but you haven't a hope of > doing a full antivirus with an applet. The whole "applet inside sandbox > where it can't hurt mummy" strategy also means that the applet can't read > arbitrary files or watch process behaviour - and I'd hope so too! At > least that's the default security setting. I've never looked for ways of > loosening those settings, maybe they exist. Mommy, remember to lock the > computer down after you've finished fixing her up! A java application - > more scope for that. > Should you need to virus scan a machine that you fear may be infected: boot a Knoppix disk (which runs Linux in a RAM disk without touching the hard drive particularly) and use ClamAV from there. Should you be wiped out with a virus that proves ineradicable, Helix is one form of disk forensics tool which may be used to reconstitute your files if the worst happens. Also Knoppix based, as is the Penguin Sleuth Kit HTH, Andy -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Writing technical text
I need to write textbook for programming course. What tools can you recommend (latex, docbook, ...)? Since I have not been involved in writing manuals I will need some tutorials too. Juraj -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
mozilla bookmarks font behaving weird
Hi, Since last few weeks, I am experiencing this weird problem in Mozilla on Debain Testing running 2.6.12. When I click on a bookmarks folder either on the bookmarks bar or on Bookmarks pull down menu, the highlighted bookmarks is displayed in an extra large font (if bookmarks are of 12pt, highlighted entry is displayed as say in 18pt font). This problem just starts happening some random time after I start Mozilla. I am not sure how to reproduce it though. But once it starts, I have to restart Mozilla to get rid of it till it starts happening again. Any suggestions how to deal with this? thanks, ->HS PS: $> dpkg -l mozilla* x*fonts* | grep ^i ii mozilla-browser 1.7.8-1sarge2 The Mozilla Internet application suite - cor ii mozilla-calendar 1.7.8-1sarge2 Todo organizer,calendar and reminder,integra ii mozilla-cascades 0.4.0-2 A stylesheet editor for Mozilla Composer ii mozilla-dom-inspector 1.7.8-1sarge2 A tool for inspecting the DOM of pages in Mo ii mozilla-enigmail 0.91-4 Enigmail - GPG support for Mozilla MailNews ii mozilla-firebird 0.8-12 lightweight web browser based on Mozilla (du ii mozilla-firefox 1.0.6-5 lightweight web browser based on Mozilla ii mozilla-firefox-dom-inspector 1.0.6-5 tool for inspecting the DOM of pages in Mozi ii mozilla-firefox-gnome-support 1.0.6-5 Support for Gnome in Mozilla Firefox ii mozilla-firefox-locale-pa-in 1.0.4lang20050515-1 Mozilla Firefox Punjabi language/region pack ii mozilla-mailnews 1.7.8-1sarge2 The Mozilla Internet application suite - mai ii mozilla-psm 1.7.8-1sarge2 The Mozilla Internet application suite - Per ii mozilla-thunderbird 1.0.2-3 Mozilla Thunderbird standalone mail client ii mozilla-thunderbird-enigmail 0.91-4 Enigmail - GPG support for Mozilla Thunderbi ii mozilla-thunderbird-offline 1.0.2-3 mozilla thunderbird offline extension ii xfonts-100dpi 6.8.2.dfsg.1-7 100 dpi fonts for X ii xfonts-100dpi-transcoded 6.8.2.dfsg.1-7 100 dpi fonts for X (transcoded from ISO 106 ii xfonts-75dpi 6.8.2.dfsg.1-7 75 dpi fonts for X ii xfonts-75dpi-transcoded 6.8.2.dfsg.1-7 75 dpi fonts for X (transcoded from ISO 1064 ii xfonts-artwiz 1.3-2 x11 fonts created by Artwiz, TigerT, and Dan ii xfonts-base 6.8.2.dfsg.1-7 standard fonts for X ii xfonts-scalable 6.8.2.dfsg.1-7 scalable fonts for X -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: new users
I'm slowly developing myself a web-toolbox that I can access from anywhere. Anyone know where I can get a web-based antivirus client (applet) for windows that I can host for personal use? Oh and how about You could have an applet that scanned documents but you haven't a hope of doing a full antivirus with an applet. The whole "applet inside sandbox where it can't hurt mummy" strategy also means that the applet can't read arbitrary files or watch process behaviour - and I'd hope so too! At least that's the default security setting. I've never looked for ways of loosening those settings, maybe they exist. Mommy, remember to lock the computer down after you've finished fixing her up! A java application - more scope for that. Regards, Max -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Bash commands
Thanks for answering. Sorry it's taken so long to answer. I've just
been too busy to get back to this. I've inserted my comments in line.
michael wrote:
On Thu, 2005-10-13 at 08:18 -0700, Freddy Freeloader wrote:
Hi all,
I downloaded the Advanced Bash Scripting Guide the other day an have
started to work my way through it. I'm fairly new to bash so I get more
than a little confused when the output I get is nothing similar to what
the ABS Guide says it should be.
Here is what has me confused at the moment.
b=${a/23/BB}
echo "b = $b"
Now the ABS guide says that where I'm setting b it should be
substituting BB for 23. It also says that the output of 'echo "b - $b"'
should be: b = BB35
However, what I get as output is as follows:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ echo "b = $b"
b =
if a is unset then that is correct...
total 520716
drwxr-sr-x 2 ffreeloader ftp48 2005-10-13 07:50 script
-rw-r--r-- 1 ffreeloader ftp 532692172 2005-10-12 09:38 server_2003.zip
this is a listing of your current directory...
Well, actually I have no one directory that has that exact structure and
content. It looks as if the output shows a couple of sub directories
from my /home directory and a file from another directory that that is
the default directory for an ftp server.
Now in my playing around this morning I've been using some command
substitution from the bash prompt that included cd'ing into a directory
that has the files in it that are listed above. I assume that somehow
setting $b to the value I set it to is calling the history command in
the bash shell and that's how I'm getting this output. However, I don't
know why or how it works.
if you have not editted your .bash* files, re-login afresh and try
again. the preceeding para implies you may have (inadvertedly) done
something to, say, .bashrc so it executes something on certain
conditions and this is where the `ls` output is from.
The only editing I have done to any of my .bash* files is to add a
directory, ~/scripts, to the PATH so I can store all my script writing
attempts in one directory and execute them without cd'ing there. That's
the sum total of my editing. The ls output is defintely not from that
directory.
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Re: /dev/cdrom mounting
Justin Guerin on 18/10/05 16:31, wrote: On Monday 17 October 2005 17:19, J Merritt wrote: I like the way k3b works on the Debian side. Better than how it works on the Mandrake side. In Debian, however, I'm having a problem that I'm sure has a simple solution. I do not have automount enabled. I'm assuming it's something you do with /etc/fstab (?). So what I do is shell out, su, and 'mount -r /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom'. This works fine for reading a single CD or DVD. However, after I enter the command, it will not allow me to 'umount /dev/cdrom'. It keeps saying the device is busy. What do I need to do to get it to eject the media? How can I enable automounting the way it does it in Mdk? Or is it part of the same issue? You should check out the fuser command. The -m switch may help. Once you figure out which process is accessing the mounted disk, you can stop that process. Alternately, if you can't stop the process, you can do a lazy unmount. Check the umount man page for a complete description. As others have said, you'll have to install the autofs package to get automounting, or use one of the other suggested solutions. You'll probably find that it's nautilus-throbber hanging on to it. Happened to me at the weekend unexpectedly. Don't know where it came from now, never had the issue before. Adam -- Live in hope, die in despair. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Archive (or package) signing
I've built a small (3GB) archive for (internal) use in my mixed testing/unstable system (since it tends to be more stable that way). The new version of apt that drifted into testing keeps giving me warnings about my packages. Could somebody give me a link on how to (a how-to would be nice) build signed packages or archives for people who maintain their private archive of Debian packages? Also, while aptitude or "apt-get install" complains about binary packages coming from an untrusted or unauthenticated source, there doesn't seem to be a similar warning mechanism to handle source packages download via "apt-get source". Is this by design or is there something broken in my apt set-up? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
kuickview and psd files
I'm trying to run thro a whole cd of images, some of which are photoshop format which kuickshow doesn't like. kuickshow says "perhaps the file format is unsupported or your lmlib is not installed properly" I looked for lmlib but it's not any package I can tell. I can't find any config options for kuickshow. What can I do? (apart from open each file seperately in gimp) Thanks Adam -- Live in hope, die in despair. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
login timeout on kernel 2.6.13 but not on 2.6.10
Hello, When i boot from a custom compiled kernel 2.6.10, all goes well. If i use a 2.6.13.1 kernel with the same config (or a 2.6.11, 2.6.12 for that matter), weird stuff happens. First of all some services stop loading and the system boot stops. For instance, i would see the server boot and when it starts showing messages it blocks on Spamassassin. So i would see: "Starting Spamassassin" and that would be it. No more further booting. Systems responds to ctrl-alkt-del. I then proceeded to move some services from /etc/init.d/rc2.d Then the system boots and shows me a login prompt but whenever i type the password, the login gives a timeout after 60 seconds and the login is aborted. I used to authenticate against ldap but i changed this in /etc/nsswitch.conf to "files" to be sure ldap isn't the problem. As it is, i'm stuck with a 2.6.10 kernel and i don't know why :) I thought it might have been a udev problem and that maybe the udev rules would not make a /dev/console. When i boot the 2.6.10, it's there. /etc/udev/rules.d contains links to udev.rules, permissions.rules and cd-aliases.rules. udev is version 0.056-3 0 (stable) and hotplug is version 0.020040329-25 0 (unstable) I have no idea what is going on. Any ideas? Regards, Benedict -- Benedict Verheyen Debian User http://www.heimdallit.bePublic Key 0x712CBB8D -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Newsreader: Best of the bunch?
On Mon, 2005-10-17 at 19:56 -0700, Steve Lamb wrote: > Ron Johnson wrote: > > Yeah, back in the day, vi users would say, "why use Emacs, I've > > already got an OS". > > "Back in the day"? You say that like non-emacs users don't say that > today. :D That's just reminiscing. Back when systems had 32MB or less, Emacs was a hog. Now, OOo takes *much* more RAM, and it's still a small % of RAM. -- - Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson, LA USA PGP Key ID 8834C06B I prefer encrypted mail. Why I Hate Liberalism: They *make* us, via government mandate, "save precious water" by using a low-flow toilet (even though I live 7 blocks from the largest river in North America). And to boot... now we need to flush the toilet 2 or more times per "incident", _using_more_water_, or risk clogging it up. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: shorewall post-int hangs on sarge
On 18 Oct 2005 13:36:18 -0700 "Colin Ingram" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I use sarge and when I recently tried to install the most recent > update to shorewall( v2.2.3-2) my system hangs when trying to > configure shorewall. ps shows the postins script zombified. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ps axfw > PID TTY STAT TIME COMMAND > > 7905 ?Ss 0:00 \_ sshd: colin [priv] > 7907 ?S 0:00 | \_ sshd: [EMAIL PROTECTED]/0 > 7908 pts/0Ss 0:00 | \_ -bash > 7914 pts/0S+ 0:01 | \_ aptitude > 7971 pts/0S+ 0:00 | \_ /usr/bin/dpkg > --configure shorewall > 7972 pts/0S+ 0:00 | \_ /usr/bin/perl -w > /usr/share/debconf/frontend /var/lib/dpkg/info/shorewall.postins > 7982 pts/0Z+ 0:00 | \_ > [shorewall.posti] > > > I tried downgraded and the same thing occures. Shorewall scripts seem > to be working fine. Has anyone else had this problem? Should I > submit a bug report? > > Colin > > I had shorewall problems last night. Not sure what caused it but it was a combination of (custom compiled 2.6.12.6 kernel, vmware 5.0 networking, and /sbin/ifconfig). Basically I'd start vmware (/etc/init.d/vmware start), that would load the vmnet module. After that everything seemed messed up so I tried to restart my workstation. Without fail the restart would hang trying to stop shorewall. Also /sbin/ifconfig would hang if vmnet module was loaded. So I'm guessing the problem wasn't shorewalls but instead shorewall was calling a busted /sbin/ifdown or something like that. I needed a workstation in the morning so I just installed a stock debian kernel and vmware 5.5 beta. That fixed everything. Not sure if the kernel or vmware was the culprit. Anyhow I've had shorewall problems recently :). -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Best practices for installing Debian in a new disk?
On Tue, Oct 18, 2005 at 05:46:46PM -0200, Bruno Buys wrote: > Will 'dpkg --get-selections' list all installed software? How about the > few ones I compiled from source? How do I document it? If you made them into .deb packages and installed them, they will be listed. -- If I start writing essays about Free Software for slashdot, please shoot me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
shorewall post-int hangs on sarge
I use sarge and when I recently tried to install the most recent update to shorewall( v2.2.3-2) my system hangs when trying to configure shorewall. ps shows the postins script zombified. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ps axfw PID TTY STAT TIME COMMAND 7905 ?Ss 0:00 \_ sshd: colin [priv] 7907 ?S 0:00 | \_ sshd: [EMAIL PROTECTED]/0 7908 pts/0Ss 0:00 | \_ -bash 7914 pts/0S+ 0:01 | \_ aptitude 7971 pts/0S+ 0:00 | \_ /usr/bin/dpkg --configure shorewall 7972 pts/0S+ 0:00 | \_ /usr/bin/perl -w /usr/share/debconf/frontend /var/lib/dpkg/info/shorewall.postins 7982 pts/0Z+ 0:00 | \_ [shorewall.posti] I tried downgraded and the same thing occures. Shorewall scripts seem to be working fine. Has anyone else had this problem? Should I submit a bug report? Colin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: direct rendering on i845G chipset
On Tuesday 18 October 2005 11:10, Lubos Vrbka wrote: > hi! > [snip] > >>... > >>(II) I810(0): 6392 kBytes additional video memory is required to > >> enable tiling mode for DRI. > >>(II) I810(0): 4344 kBytes additional video memory is required to enable > >>DRI. (II) I810(0): Disabling DRI. > > > > OK, here's where your problem is. You need more video memory to enable > > DRI. So use your bios configuration utility, and give the agp more > > memory. Then, try again. I think it should work after you do that. > > unfortunately i cannot do it in bios - the only choice there is 1mb/8mb. > can i do it somewhere else? some kernel parameter? > > what to do now? > I think you have 2 options. First, you could try to update the BIOS. Newer versions may support reserving more memory for video. If that doesn't work, you could try using 855patch. It's a program available at http://www.chzsoft.com.ar/855patch.html. Once you read the instructions and download the program, you'll need to edit your xorg.conf file: by adding a line Load "dri" to the Section "Module" by using the Driver "i810" in the Section "Device" by setting VideoRam to the desired value in the Section "Device" The first 2 lines, you already have. You'll just have to edit your VideoRam setting to something larger than its current value of 8192. Then, run the 855patch program before starting X. Then start X, and you should be good to go. To make the change permanent, you could call 855patch from an initscript, but make sure it runs before X is started. > thanks for great help! > > regards, > > -- > Lubos > [EMAIL PROTECTED]" -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[xserver-xorg] - can't install, reinstall, remove, upgrade nor purge package
Hi all, I'm running unstable, and last time i did a dist-upgrade, the computer froze, and i couldn't do anything but hard-reboot. Following that, the upgrade of xserver-xorg seems to be problematic. How to "make the system believe" that the package was never installed?? i've already done some dirty things like removing /var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-xorg.* or editing /var/lib/dpkg/satus and /var/lib/dpkg/available to remove things related to xserver-xorg. dpkg -i /var/cache/apt/archives/xserver-xorg_6.8.2.dfsg.1-9_i386.deb gives : (Lecture de la base de données... 130627 fichiers et répertoires déjà installés.) Dépaquetage de xserver-xorg (à partir de .../xserver-xorg_6.8.2.dfsg.1-9_i386.deb) ... dpkg : erreur de traitement de /var/cache/apt/archives/xserver-xorg_6.8.2.dfsg.1-9_i386.deb (--install) : le sous-processus pre-installation script a retourné une erreur de sortie d'état 1 Des erreurs ont été rencontrées pendant l'exécution : /var/cache/apt/archives/xserver-xorg_6.8.2.dfsg.1-9_i386.deb Any tips or help would be welcome : for the moment I just can't upgrade xorg! thanks Philippe
Best practices for installing Debian in a new disk?
I'm reinstalling my system onto a new sata disk I just purchased. I'd like to know what best practices people do, in order to get through this with the least possible hassle. I'm really just installing Debian in the new disk, and I'd like to have the new system as closely resembling the current as possible, in terms of installed software and configs. The current system runs off a ide disk. I'm keeping the ide disk in the computer, but, as said before, the system will run from the sata disk. In the new install the ide disk will store backups and video editing files. Will 'dpkg --get-selections' list all installed software? How about the few ones I compiled from source? How do I document it? The machine is mainly a desktop, with a few servers running (sshd and apache), but no esoteric server configurations. Thanks! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Where does Kopete keeps accounts info?
Hi, On Tue, Oct 18, 2005 at 03:49:00PM +0100, Carlos Correia wrote: > Though, I still have a problem: the passwords. Where are they kept? I > noticed that in kopeterc they are saved as '**'... > > I'm about to upgrade several desktops to new hardware, and I don't think > that every user knows all their passwords for all their accounts, so it > would be nice to transfer all the pertinent settings and do the upgrade > smoothly through the weekend and have them look at the new desktop on > monday, completely set up ;-) Why not just [r]sync all the home directories? HTH, Cameron Matheson -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: set from: address in standard command-line mailer (/usr/bin/mail)
Hi, On Tue, Oct 18, 2005 at 11:04:17AM +0900, Miles Bader wrote: > When I send mail using /usr/bin/mail, the From: address is wrong; it's > apparently just prepending my user-id to my domainname. > > How can I tell mail to use a different From: address? I've trawled > through the docs, but not found an answer... [the docs are pretty weird > to tell the truth -- they're a flashback to about 1983, and make it > sound like network email is something of a novelty.] The documentation (man page) is actually very well written and clear: -a Specify additional header fields on the command line such as "X- Loop: [EMAIL PROTECTED]" etc. You have to use quotes if the string con- tains spaces. This argument may be specified more than once, the headers will then be concatenated. so.. 'mail -s "blah" -a "From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Good luck, Cameron Matheson -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Third party repositories
MJang wrote: Folks, Just wondering if there's any "official" (or somewhat complete) list of third party repositories for Debian. By "third party repository," I'm refering to alternative apt sources such as ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat and http://archive.kalyxo.org/kalyxo/ . Thanks, Mike Maybe this? http://www.apt-get.org/main/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: NFS shares over the internet
On tirsdag 18 oktober 2005, 21:05, David Dawson wrote: > the remote machine can ls the share, send and receive small files > (say 100 bytes) but when an attempt to send or receive a larger file > is made, the konqueror process reports 'stalled' and goes into > uninterruptable sleep. Uh, ouch. Well, I think conventional wisdom teaches that you wouldn't want to expose NFS over the open network, allthough I personally don't see many bad things when you've firewalled it off like that. However, you might want to have a look at SFS: http://www.fs.net/sfswww/ There are debian packages. It takes quite a lot of configuration, but works great for me. Cheers, Kjetil -- Kjetil Kjernsmo Programmer / Astrophysicist / Ski-orienteer / Orienteer / Mountaineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: http://www.kjetil.kjernsmo.net/ OpenPGP KeyID: 6A6A0BBC -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: P4 HT doesn't work
On Mon, 2005-10-17 at 22:42 +0200, Debian wrote: > I have a P4 1.6 GHz with HT. It is enabled in the Bios and i'm using the > linux-image-2.6.12-SMP kernel. wheter x86info not /proc/cpuinfo are > knowing something about 2 virtual CPU's. > What is going wrong? Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't hyperthreading start at 2.8GHz? Hell I even have a 2.8 that doesn't have HT... the flag is there in cpuinfo, but no second cpu. I'm betting that's your problem, you believe it when cpuinfo says you have HT... I don't think you actually do though. Do a google search for "proc/cpuinfo ht flag" and you will find that most (all?) p4's have the flag set, but not all support HT. Joe -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: mail sender question
On Tue, 2005-10-18 at 16:43 +0200, roberto wrote: > Hello everyone > i'd like to know if it is possible to know which is the operating > system used by the sender of a mail received by a common web mail > provider, e.g. Yahoo or GMail, > i know there is the option "full header" or something like this but i > need to know the operating system, if possible :) I can think of no legit reason for knowing this... but even if there were I don't think it would be possible unless that information were included in the message header. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: new users
A good article on freshmeat http://freshmeat.net/articles/view/1576/ Then on your web server use the sftp javascript client mentioned in the article... and no, the webserver does not need to be on the same machine... My website (hosted by a service) uses the sftp applet to allow me an easy way to connect to my data on my server at home. On my laptop and office computer I use winscp to xfer files, but if I'm on some other computer I use the web tool to avoid installing software... I also use it as an ftp client to connect to other ftp servers (other than mine) when I'm on a machine without an ftp client. I'm slowly developing myself a web-toolbox that I can access from anywhere. Anyone know where I can get a web-based antivirus client (applet) for windows that I can host for personal use? Oh and how about an applet that creates a VNC server session as long as the applet is running... "mom just browse to fixme.com and I'll fix you right up" ;-) > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Network module options in Debian Sarge
On Tue, 2005-10-18 at 00:06 +0300, Simo Kauppi wrote: > On Mon, Oct 17, 2005 at 05:43:56PM -0300, Federico Petronio wrote: > > Hello, I write to you because after lot of trying I could not found a > > solution for this: > > > > I need to force 3 NICs (3Com 905C) to use "100baseTx-FD" mode, and I > > found that the correct way to do this (if I use mii-tools it does not > > work Ok) is using modules options (i.e. > > modprobe 3c59x options=0x204,0x204,0x204 > > ) > > > > That works fine, but I could not figure out how to set this for the next > > time the system startup. I try setting it in /etc/modutils/3c59x, I also > > tried setting it in modules.conf but with no good results. As far as I > > see, the modules are load previously in the boot process and the options > > I set are not taken in care (is this possible? am I right or I am doing > > something wrong?). > > You didn't mention what is your kernel version. > > If you are using 2.4.x, then /etc/modutils/3c59x is the right place to > set the module options. After creating/updating a file in > /etc/modutils/, you need to run update-modules, which will copy the info > into the /etc/modules.conf. > > With 2.6.x kernel you create a file with options in it in the > /etc/modprobe.d/ -directory and that's it. Modprobe will read the files > in that directory. The syntax is pretty much the same as with > modules.conf. > > Another possibility with 2.6.x kernel is to create /etc/modprobe.conf > file and have all the info there. There is a tool to convert your > /etc/modules.conf into a /etc/modprobe.conf. Personally I like the > /etc/modprobe.d/ -directory and I think that it is the Debian way to do > it. > > See man modprobe.conf for syntax of the files in /etc/modprobe.d/ > > If you only have the options in your /etc/modutils/3c59x, you can just > copy it into /etc/modprobe.d/. Note: if you have /etc/modprobe.conf > file, I think modprobe will ignore the files in /etc/modprobe.d/. > > > I would like to know what and in what order Debian does when booting, > > and where is the right plate to set these modules options. Also > > information about configuring NIC modules in Sarge could be helpful. Far easier way... install modconf and run modconf as root... locate the module, select it (maybe twice, once to remove and once to add) when adding it will prompt you for optional parameters... insert your options=... Joe -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
NFS shares over the internet
I am experimenting with NSF mounts over the internet. So far, the share works on the local network between my two local machines, but only "sort of" on the remote machine. The two local machines are running Debian Sarge and the NSF server is running the 2.6.8-2-386 Debian kernel. The other local machine and the remote are running 2.4.x kernels. both local machines are connected to a router with a firewall. I have opened up port 2049 to the remote machine (TCP & UDP). the remote machine can ls the share, send and receive small files (say 100 bytes) but when an attempt to send or receive a larger file is made, the konqueror process reports 'stalled' and goes into uninterruptable sleep. Would Samba work any better? Is there a proper NSF solution? Thanks -- ...Dave Dawson "If you wrestle in the mud with a pig, you both get dirty, and the pig likes it." -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Howto Debian Reinstall
T wrote: Unfortunately, there is no mechanism in Debian to let you reinstall easily. So you have to go through the "10 times" approach -- it took me several (>=3) days to fully downgrade from Debian testing to Debian stable, after a single update command... Oh, wait, I still have "17 not upgraded" packages... while upgrades are a "breeze" when using Debian, downgrades were never supported AFAIK. It is better to take sometime and make a better decision (the first time itself) as to which distribution is right for you. For more info on choosing the debian distribution appropriate for you, read http://people.cornell.edu/pages/kk288/debian_choosing_distribution.html thanks raju -- Kamaraju S Kusumanchi http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/kk288/ http://malayamaarutham.blogspot.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
xdvi gets updated only if it is active window
Using debian unstable, lets say I open a .dvi file using xdvi. Now I modify the latex source, and compile it. But then the contents in the xdvi window will not be changed until I bring xdvi window to the foreground. Is there any way to update the contents automatically even if the xdvi window is not the active window? thanks raju -- Kamaraju S Kusumanchi http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/kk288/ http://malayamaarutham.blogspot.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: A full list of package and section name
On Tue, Oct 18, 2005 at 12:10:03PM -0400, T wrote: > On Sun, 16 Oct 2005 13:12:12 +0300, Simo Kauppi wrote: > > >> Is there any way to list all the packages and their section names? > > > > How about aptitude --display-format "%p %s" search ~n.* > > Thanks. > > Now, how to redirect the output, with package description, to a file? ie. > > aptitude --display-format "%p %s %70d" search ~n.* > [...] > curselmisc simple > language to provide text application interfaces > > curvesdevel colorful > console interface for CVS version control > > cutilsdevel C source > code utilities > > cutternet > disconnect routed IP connections > > cuyo games > Tetris-like game with very impressive effects > > cvm admin > Credential Validation Modules > > cvm-dev libdevel > Credential Validation Modules (development files, documentation) > > cvm-mysql admin > Credential Validation Modules (mysql) > > [...] > > Of all the following that I tried, none of them worked as displayed. > > aptitude --display-format "%p %s %70d" search ~n.* > file > COLUMNS=120 aptitude --display-format "%p %s %70d" search ~n.* > file > > please help. thanks > > > tong You could try -w option, which should set the width of the display for aptitude instead of the width of the terminal. aptitude -w 120 --display-format "%p %s %70d" search ~n.* > file Simo -- :r ~/.signature signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: BitTorrent
On Tue, 2005-10-18 at 00:40 +0200, Hans du Plooy wrote: > especially torrents that take long. Every now and then I come across a > torrent which causes my adsl router (Netgear DG632) to stop forwarding > traffic. It shows it is still connected, but I cannot put any data through. > > How is this related to Debian? Well, it happens only in Debian with the > Debian build of BitTorrent (btdownloadheadless). Haven't seen it with debian or bittorrent in particular... but I know my Linksys doesn't like it when I open a large number of connections... I would be willing to bet that your problem is when you try and download a torrent with a whole ton of sources. I would browse the documentation for btdownloadheadless in search of a way to limit the number of simultanious connections... in fact I just did. From the manpage: --max_initiate number number of peers at which to stop initiating new connections (defaults to 40) --max_connections number the absolute maximum number of peers to connect with (0 = no limit) (defaults to 0) Try and adjust these values and see if it makes a difference... I bet it will! Joe -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: fail to load Gnome
Hi, could you include your whole .xsession-errors file? Or is it just repeats of the same stuff? I think i had this problem once and i just had to delete some of the temporary files GNOME keeps in /tmp. Maybe you could try that? HTH, Cameron Matheson On Tue, Oct 18, 2005 at 08:53:13AM -0700, Alexandru Cardaniuc wrote: > Hi All! > > Just did # apt-get update # apt-get upgrade > > After restart can't log in load Gnome. > > "Your session only lasted less than 10 seconds. If you have not logged > out yourself, this could mean that there is some installation problem > or that you may be out of diskspace. Try logging in with one of the > failsafe sessions to see if you can fix this problem." > > - > ~/.xsessions-errors: > > /etc/gdm/PreSession/Default: Registering your session with wtmp and > utmp /etc/gdm/PreSession/Default: running: /usr/bin/X11/sessreg -a -w > /var/log/wtmp -u /var/run/utmp -x "/var/lib/gdm/:0.Xservers" -h "" -l > ":0" "alexandru" /etc/gdm/Xsession: Beginning session setup... > - > > Logged in through 'Failsafe Gnome' and everything worked fine. I am > not out of disk space - I have more than 3Gb free. The only visible > difference in 'Failsafe Gnome session' as compared to normal Gnome > session is that GAIM doesn't start automatically upon logon. > > After that when I try to login Gnome session, I get the same error > again. > > Tried > # dpkg-reconfigure gdm > but that didn't help... > > tried also > # apt-get --reinstall install gdm > that didn't help either... > > running debian sid amd64 with linux stack kernel 2.6.12 > > > -- > Sincerely yours, > Alexandru Cardaniuc > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Third party repositories
Folks, Just wondering if there's any "official" (or somewhat complete) list of third party repositories for Debian. By "third party repository," I'm refering to alternative apt sources such as ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat and http://archive.kalyxo.org/kalyxo/ . Thanks, Mike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Wacom Graphire 3 (usb) under Debian Sarge
Hi List, recently, I got a nice Wacom Graphire 3 (usb) graphic table. As far as I know, the driver for this device is already integrated in the Debian Kernel.I adapted my XF86-Config-4 after having read quite a few pages on the internet. However, it is still not possible to *work* with the graphic table: the cursor is jumping (or a jumping white border is visible) around when I hold the stylus pen still on the table! Also, klicking on the menue buttons will not work properly. Besides, my USB-mouse is attached to the PS2-port with an adapter. Any ideas to solve this? Thanks, Wolfgang ps: The important sections of my XF86-Config-4: Section "ServerLayout" Identifier "XFree86 Configured" Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard" InputDevice "PS/2 Mouse" "CorePointer" #InputDevice "USB Mouse" "CorePointer" #InputDevice "Serial Mouse" "CorePointer" InputDevice "stylus""AlwaysCore" InputDevice "eraser""AlwaysCore" InputDevice "cursor""AlwaysCore" #InputDevice "pad" EndSection [..] Section "Module" Load "GLcore" Load "bitmap" Load "dbe" Load "ddc" Load "dri" Load "extmod" Load "freetype" Load "glx" Load "int10" Load "record" Load "speedo" Load "type1" Load "vbe" Load "wacom" # Load "synaptics" EndSection [...] Section "InputDevice" Identifier "stylus" Driver "wacom" Option "CorePointer" Option "Type" "stylus" Option "USB" "on" Option "Threshold" "10" Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom" Option "Mode" "Absolute" Option "PressCurve" "0,5,95,100" Option "zMin" "0" Option "zMax" "512" Option "KeepShape" "on" Option "debuglevel""10" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "eraser" Driver "wacom" Option "Type" "eraser" Option "USB" "on" Option "Threshold" "10" Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom" Option "Mode" "Absolute" #Option "Mode" "absolute" Option "Cursor""stylus" #Option "Mode" "absolute" Option "PressCurve" "0,5,95,100" Option "zMin" "0" Option "zMax" "512" Option "ZThreshold" "0" #Option "USB" "on" Option "KeepShape" "on" Option "debuglevel""0" EndSection Section "InputDevice" Identifier "cursor" Driver "wacom" Option "Type" "cursor" Option "USB" "on" Option "Threshold" "10" Option "Device" "/dev/input/wacom" Option "Mode" "Absolute" #Option "Mode" "absolute" Option "PressCurve" "0,5,95,100" Option "KeepShape" "on" Option "zMin" "0" Option "zMax" "512" Option "ZThreshold" "0" #Option "USB" "on" Option "debuglevel""0" EndSection -- 10 GB Mailbox, 100 FreeSMS/Monat http://www.gmx.net/de/go/topmail +++ GMX - die erste Adresse für Mail, Message, More +++ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: 2 wan + 2 fire + 1 mdz
On Tue, 2005-10-18 at 13:07 +0100, ns007532 wrote: > Hi > I recently upgrade my system with one more wan connection, connect to a > new firewall(Debian + iptables + snort + portsentry and bind9, etc.). I > only have one dmz box. Sorry, what is a DMZ box? As far as I know, DMZ stands for "DeMilitarized Zone", and that is not a box, it is a LAN area delimited with a firewall with certain security policies. > I have 2 nics (eth0 and eth1)on dmz 10.196.3.2 and 10.196.4.2, in the > firewall1 10.196.3.1 and in firewall2 10.196.4.1. > The problem is the default gateway on eth0 on dmz 10.196.3.2 who is > 10.196.3.1, so a connection from wan2 62.123.x.x in firewall2 gets to > dmz, but the response is from the gateway and go back as martian source > to firewall1! Well, Ive drawn your configuration, and I suppose you have this config: internet(isp1) --- fw1 --- |eth1 | |so-called-DMZ-box| --- eth2 to lan internet(isp2) --- fw2 --- |eth0 | You could have done this with just one box: internet(isp1) --- |eth1 | | FIREWALL | --- eth2 to lan internet(isp2) --- |eth0 | | | --- eth3 to DMZ > How can i resolve this? If I did understood ok, your problem is obvious. You have only one gateway definition. You must add this iproute definitions and delete the former: root # ip route 62.123.x.x/16 via 10.196.4.1 dev eth1 root # ip route your.other.wan.gateway via 10.196.3.1 dev eth0 Now, go to google and read "Load Balancing with Linux", to get the most from your both connections. Why do you have this expensive configuration? I have a 2-ISP load-balancing setup, with a DMZ in just one box: eth0 to ISP1, eth1 to ISP2, eth2 to DMZ and eth3 to lan. This box manages firewalling, balancing, routing and DNS, kinda your config. Dont you think this is simpler and cheaper? Why all that expensive stuff? Cant understand! Could you explain a little more? -- Rodolfo Alcazar - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Netzmanager Padep, GTZ 591-70656800, -22417628, LA PAZ, BOLIVIA http://otbits.blogspot.com -- When all else fails, read the instructions. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Everything SSH related is dead
On October 18, 2005 10:15 am, Graham Smith wrote: > Hi, > > Having a touch of trouble with SSH. Anything that goes near SSH fails > horribly with a segfault. For instance running SSH at a command > prompt gives: > > Oct 18 14:13:06 localhost kernel: ssh[6763]: segfault at > 00014a00432c rip 2ac40817 rsp 7fce6e58 error 4 > > in the syslog ssh-agent gives: > > Oct 18 14:07:20 localhost kernel: ssh-agent[6705]: segfault at > 000114211b2c rip 2ac40817 rsp 7fdbaa48 error 4 > > I would like to file a bug report (and fix the problem) but I'm not > sure what to file it against. I presume one of the base libraries is > at fault but how do I tell which one? > > I'm running the amd64 version of sid BTW. openssl would be the one to file on although from the posts to the amd64 list I would think more than one of them have filed already. You can downgrade the package if the old one is still in your cache by using dpkg -i package_in_cache or getting it here. http://amd64.debian.net/debian-amd64/pool/main/o/openssl/openssl_0.9.8-3_amd64.deb > TIA, > > Graham Stephen -- Debian the choice of a GNU generation GPG Public Key: http://users.eastlink.ca/~stephencormier/publickey.asc pgpG97AeuT315.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: direct rendering on i845G chipset
hi! (II) Module GLcore: vendor="X.Org Foundation" compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.0.0 I don't use the GLcore module. I recall using that disabled direct rendering for me, but I'll have to go back and check again to be sure. Suffice to say, I don't use it and I do have direct rendering enabled, but that may not be the cause of your problem. ok, i might try to remove glcore, but as you state below it§s probably unrelated - firstly i didn't have it in my xorg.conf ... (II) I810(0): 6392 kBytes additional video memory is required to enable tiling mode for DRI. (II) I810(0): 4344 kBytes additional video memory is required to enable DRI. (II) I810(0): Disabling DRI. OK, here's where your problem is. You need more video memory to enable DRI. So use your bios configuration utility, and give the agp more memory. Then, try again. I think it should work after you do that. unfortunately i cannot do it in bios - the only choice there is 1mb/8mb. can i do it somewhere else? some kernel parameter? what to do now? thanks for great help! regards, -- Lubos [EMAIL PROTECTED]" -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
cp -a broke libpthread-0.10.so?
[Using Debian-GNU/Linux 2.4.27-1-386 #1 Fri Sep 3 06:24:46 UTC 2004 i686 GNU/Linux] Hi all, I don't know exactly whether this is a bug or what, but I deemed it useful to report what happened. While running a script to backup my /usr dir to a partition on a second HD I had to stop it with CTRL+C as the destination partition had no more space on it. After that I noticed I could no longer use ls (or dir) and a few other basic progs and got instead this error: sleep: error while loading shared libraries: libpthread.so.0: invalid ELF header In my wandering around for a solution I did a vim /lib/libpthread.so.0 and could see a few lines of text (instead of the unreadable symbols which usually that command would yield). Unluckily, I didn't take note of the text! After a while I apparently solved the problem copying the library libpthread-0.10.so from the backup dir into my working /lib dir; now the ls and similar commands work, but mplayer, xine, aviplay still complain about missing libpthread.so.0! [see below]. I reconfigured or even re-installed those applications, re-configured libc6, but I'm still getting the same error. An ls -l /lib shows that libpthread.so.0 points to libpthread-0.10.so, so I don't understand what is wrong. The main question, however, is what might have caused this mess! Thanks for your attention. Regards, Ennio. PS: After re-installing libc6 directly from the Debian site everything seems to work well now :-) --- # ldd /usr/bin/aviplay 2>file - /usr/bin/aviplay: libpthread.so.0: version `GLIBC_2.3.2' not found (required by /usr/lib/libqt-mt.so.3) /usr/bin/aviplay: libpthread.so.0: version `GLIBC_2.3.2' not found (required by /usr/lib/libaviplay-0.7.so.0) /usr/bin/aviplay: libpthread.so.0: version `GLIBC_2.3.2' not found (required by /usr/lib/libSDL-1.2.so.0) /usr/bin/aviplay: libpthread.so.0: version `GLIBC_2.3.2' not found (required by /usr/lib/libgthread-2.0.so.0) /usr/bin/aviplay: libpthread.so.0: version `GLIBC_2.3.2' not found (required by /usr/lib/libasound.so.2) # ldd /usr/bin/mplayer 2>>file -- /usr/bin/mplayer: libpthread.so.0: version `GLIBC_2.3.2' not found (required by /usr/bin/mplayer) /usr/bin/mplayer: libpthread.so.0: version `GLIBC_2.3.2' not found (required by /usr/lib/libavcodec-cvs.so) /usr/bin/mplayer: libpthread.so.0: version `GLIBC_2.3.2' not found (required by /usr/lib/libasound.so.2) /usr/bin/mplayer: libpthread.so.0: version `GLIBC_2.3.2' not found (required by /usr/lib/libSDL-1.2.so.0) /usr/bin/mplayer: libpthread.so.0: version `GLIBC_2.3.2' not found (required by /usr/lib/libdirectfb-0.9.so.20) /usr/bin/mplayer: libpthread.so.0: version `GLIBC_2.3.2' not found (required by /usr/lib/libgthread-2.0.so.0) /usr/bin/mplayer: libpthread.so.0: version `GLIBC_2.3.2' not found (required by /usr/lib/libjack-0.80.0.so.0) /usr/bin/mplayer: libpthread.so.0: version `GLIBC_2.3.2' not found (required by /usr/lib/libldap_r.so.2) # ldd /usr/bin/xine 2>>file /usr/bin/xine: libpthread.so.0: version `GLIBC_2.3.2' not found (required by /usr/bin/xine) /usr/bin/xine: libpthread.so.0: version `GLIBC_2.3.2' not found (required by /usr/lib/libxine.so.1) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Howto Debian Reinstall
On Sat, 15 Oct 2005 16:07:51 -0500, Kent West wrote: > Meshbah Uddin Ahmed wrote: > >> " HOW TO REINSTALL DEBIAN FROM CD" > > Again, Debianites don't reinstall their systems (except in rare cases), > so it's not really a well-documented procedure. The short version is to > back up your /home directory (or leave that partition alone if it's a > separate partition), and then just reinstall like you're doing a new > install (making sure not to partition/format your /home partition if it > exists, or restoring it if it's not a separate partition). > > If you're having some sort of problem, let us know what it is and we can > probably help you fix it without a reinstall. Debian was designed by the pros and for the pros. It is still true now. I.e., if fixing the problem cost 10 times than reinstall, the pros would think "Ah, that's challenging. I'm sure I can handle it"; whereas norms like me would say, "why bother, let me reinstall" -- the fresh system will be up and running in less than an hour, stable and without any problem. Unfortunately, there is no mechanism in Debian to let you reinstall easily. So you have to go through the "10 times" approach -- it took me several (>=3) days to fully downgrade from Debian testing to Debian stable, after a single update command... Oh, wait, I still have "17 not upgraded" packages... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: guessnet problem
L.V.Gandhi a écrit : > > Maybe "arping -f" doesn't terminates with exit status 0. I imagine > > "arping -q" would do it. Still, guessnet "test-peer" should be able > > to find your host. Maybe with just "test peer" (not test3). > > arping is my test. Yes it is. I am saying that, in this context of test run by guessnet, "arping -q" might be more appropriate than "arping -f". I don't know for sure, actually. > One can not use test word. each test word has to be diifferent. Yes, but "per stanza". Anyway, this is not the issue here. > > > but with rebooting or doing /etc/init.d/networking restart > > > I don't get the static IP address of 150.1.35.141 as in work > > > stanza. > > > I tried with both command and also peer test. > > > > Please run "ifup eth0" and provide us with the output. Does it says > > the interface is already up/configured, or is guessnet complaining? > > It doesn't give desired reslut. Okay. I am sorry from being be such a inquisitive person, but what does it give, then ? -- Daniel Déchelotte http://yo.dan.free.fr/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: flexible restore/install system
There are folks who have been thinking about this problem for a lot longer than you or me. Check out http://infrastructures.org for the concepts and ISConf[1] for the software. 1. http://trac.t7a.org/isconf - Ryan On Tue, Oct 18, 2005 at 02:18:37PM +0200, Benedict Verheyen wrote: > Hi, > > at home I run a server with actually to many stuff on it to be safe. But > i want to test a lot of things that it evolved to this situation. It has > ldap, samba, courier, spamassassin, clamav, squirrel, exim4,... > Anyway, for normal quick restores, restoring a backup is quick and painless. > > But i was thinking of a way to not only "restore" the system but also > "move" it. For instance, my system acts weird sometimes because of my > tampering with it so i would love to start from a clean sarge install > but with all my data and services running on it without spending to much > time on the reinstall. > > To manage things better i've begun moving services to uml instances on > the server and it keeps thing organised. > Now this also makes restoring the services easy as one would only have > to install a base system, install needed utils (uml,bridge) and copy the > uml files containing the systems and start those. > > As for other files like /etc/profile, /etc/inputrc, /etc/environment, i > guess you could make a package containing those files and installing > them when you install the "customizing" package or whatever you would > call such a package. > > A server reinstall or recovery would look like this: > * install debian > * install "mybase" package > which would be a fake pacakge depending on real apps that you want to > * install like aptitude less vim > * install "base config files" package > package containing config files, ... > /etc/profile > /etc/inputrc > /etc/skel > /etc/environment > /etc/bash.bashrc > ... > > This would leave you with a server "customized" to your liking and with > the base apps you can't do without. Then further customizing would be > required to run the services: > > * install "uml base" package > installs uml-utilities bridge-utils + config files + root file system > /etc/init.d/uml-bridge > /etc/init.d/uml-start > /usr/local/uml/rootfs_template > /usr/local/uml/rootfs > > Next would be restoring the data > * restore /root /home > > As for backups, you would need to backup /root /home and the uml systems > + maintain changes you make to files used in the custom packages. > > As said, this is not the fastest restore method but with regards to > reinstalling a server it might be pretty quick and versatile. > > 1. Is this doable? Any things i'm overlooking/comments/... > 2. What would be an easy way to making such custom packages be it for > installing config files or fake packages used to install your favourite > apps? > > Regards, > Benedict > > -- > Benedict Verheyen Debian User > http://www.heimdallitservices.bePublic Key 0x712CBB8D > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: A full list of package and section name
On Sun, 16 Oct 2005 13:12:12 +0300, Simo Kauppi wrote: >> Is there any way to list all the packages and their section names? > > How about aptitude --display-format "%p %s" search ~n.* Thanks. Now, how to redirect the output, with package description, to a file? ie. aptitude --display-format "%p %s %70d" search ~n.* [...] curselmisc simple language to provide text application interfaces curvesdevel colorful console interface for CVS version control cutilsdevel C source code utilities cutternetdisconnect routed IP connections cuyo games Tetris-like game with very impressive effects cvm admin Credential Validation Modules cvm-dev libdevel Credential Validation Modules (development files, documentation) cvm-mysql admin Credential Validation Modules (mysql) [...] Of all the following that I tried, none of them worked as displayed. aptitude --display-format "%p %s %70d" search ~n.* > file COLUMNS=120 aptitude --display-format "%p %s %70d" search ~n.* > file please help. thanks tong -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Anyone know how to do a "timed program" with mplayer?
On Monday 17 October 2005 17:50, Oliver Lupton wrote:
> I guess this isn't the neatest either, but how about using mplayer's
> slave mode (-slave), so it reads for commands from stdin. And have a
> simple script which sleeps for 1:30 and then prints whatever mplayer's
> stop command is to mplayer?
Interesting, thanks.
> As I said it's not the neatest, but it's neater than killall mplayer
> :)
Actually, a friend sent me a link to this site
http://osl.iu.edu/~tveldhui/radio/
"Linux Radio Timeshift HOWTO"
which includes the following slightly more sophisticated version of
killall in a sample script.
vsound realplay http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-bin/... &
VSOUND_PID=$!
sleep 3660
kill `ps | grep realplay | awk '{ print $1 }'`
# Wait for vsound to terminate, creating vsound.wav
wait $VSOUND_PID
--
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fail to load Gnome
Hi All! Just did # apt-get update # apt-get upgrade After restart can't log in load Gnome. "Your session only lasted less than 10 seconds. If you have not logged out yourself, this could mean that there is some installation problem or that you may be out of diskspace. Try logging in with one of the failsafe sessions to see if you can fix this problem." - ~/.xsessions-errors: /etc/gdm/PreSession/Default: Registering your session with wtmp and utmp /etc/gdm/PreSession/Default: running: /usr/bin/X11/sessreg -a -w /var/log/wtmp -u /var/run/utmp -x "/var/lib/gdm/:0.Xservers" -h "" -l ":0" "alexandru" /etc/gdm/Xsession: Beginning session setup... - Logged in through 'Failsafe Gnome' and everything worked fine. I am not out of disk space - I have more than 3Gb free. The only visible difference in 'Failsafe Gnome session' as compared to normal Gnome session is that GAIM doesn't start automatically upon logon. After that when I try to login Gnome session, I get the same error again. Tried # dpkg-reconfigure gdm but that didn't help... tried also # apt-get --reinstall install gdm that didn't help either... running debian sid amd64 with linux stack kernel 2.6.12 -- Sincerely yours, Alexandru Cardaniuc -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
TV-OUT !!!
Howto configure xorg.conf to use LCD and TV at the same time? I've got intel852/855 videocard,I try i810switch and i855crt without any results. It's working correct under ms-windows. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: /dev/cdrom mounting
On Monday 17 October 2005 17:19, J Merritt wrote: > I have been using Debian for about 2 months now after having used > Mandrakelinux 10.1 for a much longer time. In Mandrake, the DVD/CD-writer > will automount and auto-unmount whenever you insert or eject DVD/CD > media. It has other issues, however. > > I like the way k3b works on the Debian side. Better than how it works on > the Mandrake side. In Debian, however, I'm having a problem that I'm sure > has a simple solution. I do not have automount enabled. I'm assuming it's > something you do with /etc/fstab (?). So what I do is shell out, su, and > 'mount -r /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom'. This works fine for reading a single CD > or DVD. However, after I enter the command, it will not allow me to > 'umount /dev/cdrom'. It keeps saying the device is busy. What do I need > to do to get it to eject the media? How can I enable automounting the way > it does it in Mdk? Or is it part of the same issue? > > TIA > > You should check out the fuser command. The -m switch may help. Once you figure out which process is accessing the mounted disk, you can stop that process. Alternately, if you can't stop the process, you can do a lazy unmount. Check the umount man page for a complete description. As others have said, you'll have to install the autofs package to get automounting, or use one of the other suggested solutions. Hope that helps, Justin Guerin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: direct rendering on i845G chipset
On Tuesday 18 October 2005 00:40, Lubos Vrbka wrote: > hi, > > > No, you're confusing kernel modules with X modules. You can't load X > > modules into the kernel and vice versa. > > ok, thanks for clarification. > > firstly, i get this in my dmesg > ... > Linux agpgart interface v0.101 (c) Dave Jones > agpgart: Detected an Intel 845G Chipset. > agpgart: Detected 8060K stolen memory. > agpgart: AGP aperture is 128M @ 0xd800 > ... > this is probably related to the fact that i have 8mb memory reserved for > agp in bios. am i right? and is that message ok? iirc, setting it to 1mb > (the only other option) didn't allow me to run x with desired > resolution/color depth when i tried in the past... > Yes, you're right. You have 8mb memory reserved for agp. That message is OK, but a message below indicates you might want to reserve more memory. > > Based upon your chipset, you'll need to modprobe i830. You may also > > need the "intel_agp", "agpgart" and "drm" modules loaded, but modprobe > > i830 should take care of that for you. > > i recompiled the kernel to have all of these as modules (i had them > compiled to the kernel). after modprobing i830 (or i915, respectively - > in 2.6.12 both of these are available for the i845G chipset) i get > > # modprobe i830 > ACPI: PCI Interrupt :00:02.0[A] -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16 > mtrr: 0xd800,0x800 overlaps existing 0xd800,0x40 > [drm] Initialized i915 1.1.0 20040405 on minor 0: Intel Corporation > 82845G/GL[Brookdale-G]/GE Chipset Integrated Graphics Device > # lsmod > Module Size Used by > i830 29248 0 > drm69588 1 i830 > intel_agp 24156 1 > agpgart35976 2 drm,intel_agp > ... > so everything seems to be ok. i get the same output for i915 (i830 > changed to i915, of course). > OK, this is good. I'm sorry I wasn't clear, though. You don't have to install the i830 driver as a kernel module. I didn't realize you had it compiled into the kernel. Compiled in is just as good as a module, once the module is loaded. My bad for not noticing. > mtrr gives me > # cat /proc/mtrr > reg00: base=0x ( 0MB), size= 512MB: write-back, count=1 > reg01: base=0x1ff8 ( 511MB), size= 512KB: uncachable, count=1 > reg02: base=0xd800 (3456MB), size= 4MB: write-combining, count=1 > i have 512mb of physical ram in my machine and 512mb of swap. > > > After those modules are loaded, try restarting X, and look for entries > > in the log file (/var/log/Xorg.0.log) like this [my comments in > > brackets]: (II) LoadModule: "i810" > > (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/i810_drv.o > > (II) Module i810: vendor="X.Org Foundation" > > compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.3.0 > > Module class: X.Org Video Driver > > ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7 > > ok, i have this... > (II) LoadModule: "i810" > (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/i810_drv.o > (II) Module i810: vendor="X.Org Foundation" > compiled for 6.8.2, module version = 1.5.160 > Module class: X.Org Video Driver > ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 0.7 > So far, so good... > > ... > > (II) I810: Driver for Intel Integrated Graphics Chipsets: i810, > > i810-dc100, i810e, i815, i830M, 845G, 852GM/855GM, 865G, 915G, E7221 > > (i915), 915GM, 945G > > and also this... > (II) I810: Driver for Intel Integrated Graphics Chipsets: i810, > i810-dc100, i810e, i815, i830M, 845G, 852GM/855GM, 865G, 915G, E7221 > (i915), 915GM, 945G > (II) Primary Device is: PCI 00:02:0 > (--) Chipset 845G found > OK, this is still good... > > ... > > drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0 > > drmOpenDevice: open result is 8, (OK) > > drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0 > > drmOpenDevice: open result is 8, (OK) > > drmOpenByBusid: Searching for BusID pci::00:02.0 > > drmOpenDevice: node name is /dev/dri/card0 > > drmOpenDevice: open result is 8, (OK) > > drmOpenByBusid: drmOpenMinor returns 8 > > drmOpenByBusid: drmGetBusid reports pci::00:02.0 > > (II) I810(0): [drm] DRM interface version 1.2 > > (II) I810(0): [drm] created "i915" driver at busid "pci::00:02.0" > > (II) I810(0): [drm] added 8192 byte SAREA at 0xdfdf6000 > > (II) I810(0): [drm] mapped SAREA 0xdfdf6000 to 0xb7c7a000 > > (II) I810(0): [drm] framebuffer handle = 0xf002 > > (II) I810(0): [drm] added 1 reserved context for kernel > > but this is missing. no occurence of drm* lines at all. > > > If you get an error message instead, try replacing your X i810_drv.o > > module with the one from this web site: > > http://www.fairlite.demon.co.uk/intel.html > > the same result with this driver. > > > Restart X, and if it still doesn't work, post the relevant portions of > > your log file. > > everything is above... > > the only errors in the xorg log are > (II) Loading sub module "GLcore" > (II) LoadModule: "GLcore" > (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/l
Re: KDE, Konqueror, open/view Java jar file
> What you can do is to change the MIME > type that .jar files map to so that it's application/zip instead of > application/java-archive. I suspect that KDE reads this file once at > startup and caches it, so you will probably have to end your KDE session > (i.e. logout) and start a new one after making the change. I think the problem has more to do with the fact that java jars, though in ZIP format they are, were created by the java's jar utility and, perhaps, have some subtle differences comparing to the "normal" ZIP format. If you use the jar utility to create zip archive (with extension zip), Konqueror will have the same probles opening it as it has with jar files. Thanks -- ___ No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding. Make My Way your home on the Web - http://www.myway.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Where does Kopete keeps accounts info?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Raphael Schneider wrote: | On Tuesday 18 October 2005 00:27, Carlos Correia wrote: | |>I'm transfering my system to a new PC and I'd would like to copy Kopette |>account settings to that machine, so I don't have to fill all the info |>again, as I will probably need to do it on other users machine. |> |>Can anyome tell me where does Kopete keeps his user info? I've been |>googling araund and notice that it seems to keep that info in a file |>called 'accounts.xml', though I couldn't find one in my system, at least |>not in '~/.*' directories. | | On KDE 3.4.2 (Kopete 0.10.3) your own account infos are in | ~/.kde/share/config/kopeterc . The list of your contacts are in | ~/kde/share/apps/kopete/contactlist.xml (as you already found out). | Thank YOU! Though, I still have a problem: the passwords. Where are they kept? I noticed that in kopeterc they are saved as '**'... I'm about to upgrade several desktops to new hardware, and I don't think that every user knows all their passwords for all their accounts, so it would be nice to transfer all the pertinent settings and do the upgrade smoothly through the weekend and have them look at the new desktop on monday, completely set up ;-) Greetings, Carlos - -- MEMÓRIA PERSISTENTE, Lda. Tel.: 219 291 591 - GSM: 967 511 762 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL: http://www.m16e.com AIM: m16e - ICQ: 257488263 - Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype.com username (VoIP): m16e.com -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFDVQtb90uzwjA1SJURAmzRAJ0Uwxpe4JS1xH2OXEscNmMD2+EqBwCeJPl9 6jkZ6xfJOBcFRVS/US509Ss= =QpaQ -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
mail sender question
Hello everyone i'd like to know if it is possible to know which is the operating system used by the sender of a mail received by a common web mail provider, e.g. Yahoo or GMail, i know there is the option "full header" or something like this but i need to know the operating system, if possible :) bye and thank you! -- roberto GNU/Linux, debian sarge
Re: apt-0.6 off line usage
On 10/17/05, Marty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > golfer wrote: > > > The only way I seem to be able to get packages installed is to go back > > on line and do the 'apt-get dist-upgrade'. For one or two packages, > > this may be ok, but it's not something I want to waste time doing > > routinely. > > The dist-upgrade option is not intended for routine use. Unless you are > mistaking it for the "upgrade" option, it may be a bug or a deprecated > feature. An off-line dist-upgrade seems like a problematic feature to > support. I think I figured out that the deleted files in /var/lib/apt/lists were because apt-0.6 now defaults to deleting these files to prevent accumulation of older versions. However, it's a problem for me because my dial up is off line, so new versions aren't downloaded. I was able to change this by adding 'APT::Get::List-Cleanup "false";' to my /etc/apt/apt.conf. regards,
Re: KDE, Konqueror, open/view Java jar file
On Tue, Oct 18, 2005 at 09:06:44AM -0400, rs wrote: } Is it possible to set up Konqueror so it would open (i.e. show the } content of ) a java jar file the way it does for, say, tar or zip files? } Currently, when I click on a Jar file, Konqueror opens the "Open with" } dialog: } } Open 'zip:/home/luser.../lib/junit.jar'? } Type: Java Archive } [Save] [Open With] [Cancel] } } I tried specifying "Open it with /usr/bin/unzip" (since jar file is } basically a Zip archive) but, at best, I was able to extract the whole } Jar into the current directory, instead of just viewing it. } } Any ideas? Thanks This is just an idea, and I can make no guarantee that it will work. Konqueror (or, more likely, KDE in general) must be using some kind of extension to MIME type mapping, then mapping MIME types to actions. (At least, I assume they are using MIME types, since it's standardized, has been done that way in numerous previous systems (e.g. Netscape), and it allows anything that talks HTTP to hook right in.) They clearly aren't using magic numbers, or jar files would be recognized as zip files. This means that, somewhere, there is a configuration file with that extension to MIME mapping. They may be using the standard /etc/mime.types or they may be using something KDE-specific (though I'm not finding anything promising in /etc/kde3). What you can do is to change the MIME type that .jar files map to so that it's application/zip instead of application/java-archive. I suspect that KDE reads this file once at startup and caches it, so you will probably have to end your KDE session (i.e. logout) and start a new one after making the change. It is also possible that the Konqueror preferences or KDE control center has a UI to altering this mapping, and you could do it there. In that case, there should be no need to restart your session. --Greg -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Everything SSH related is dead
Hi, Having a touch of trouble with SSH. Anything that goes near SSH fails horribly with a segfault. For instance running SSH at a command prompt gives: Oct 18 14:13:06 localhost kernel: ssh[6763]: segfault at 00014a00432c rip 2ac40817 rsp 7fce6e58 error 4 in the syslog ssh-agent gives: Oct 18 14:07:20 localhost kernel: ssh-agent[6705]: segfault at 000114211b2c rip 2ac40817 rsp 7fdbaa48 error 4 I would like to file a bug report (and fix the problem) but I'm not sure what to file it against. I presume one of the base libraries is at fault but how do I tell which one? I'm running the amd64 version of sid BTW. TIA, Graham -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: guessnet problem
On 10/18/05, Daniel Déchelotte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > Maybe "arping -f" doesn't terminates with exit status 0. I imagine > "arping -q" would do it. Still, guessnet "test-peer" should be able to > find your host. Maybe with just "test peer" (not test3). arping is my test. One can not use test word. each test word has to be diifferent. > > but with rebooting or doing /etc/init.d/networking restart > > I don't get the static IP address of 150.1.35.141 as in work stanza. > > I tried with both command and also peer test. > > Any idea to get the desired result will be appreciated. > > Please run "ifup eth0" and provide us with the output. Does it says the > interface is already up/configured, or is guessnet complaining? > It doesn't give desired reslut. -- L.V.Gandhi http://lvgandhi.tripod.com/ linux user No.205042
Re: Anyone know how to do a "timed program" with mplayer?
Adam Funk wrote: I can listen to a continuously ogg-streaming radio station with this command: mplayer http://engine.collegemedia.vt.edu:8000/wuvt.ogg and I've successfully recorded (using scripts and at) fixed-duration RealPlayer radio shows to .wav to listen to them later. But I'd like to record a specific show tonight from the continuous live ogg stream. I suppose I could set up an at job to start recording at 18:30 and another to "killall mplayer" at 20:00, but I think that might cause problems (and it's hideously inelegant). I've done just that to listen to KUSC at 2AM and stop at 5AM. But I did it with two commands I implemented with Qt: do_sm and do_km. Crontab starts do_sm at 2AM and it spawns mplayer to record. Crontab starts do_km at 5AM and it finds the record with the PID of do_sm and kills it with a TERM, which mplayer gets and terminates. Very elegant, but only because I did it that way of course ;-) If you want I can send you the code but don't respond to the from address but to hugovanwoerkom at yahoo dot com. Care2 is the pits. This prompts the question again: can you list and record at the same time with mplayer? H -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
KDE, Konqueror, open/view Java jar file
Hi, Is it possible to set up Konqueror so it would open (i.e. show the content of ) a java jar file the way it does for, say, tar or zip files? Currently, when I click on a Jar file, Konqueror opens the "Open with" dialog: Open 'zip:/home/luser.../lib/junit.jar'? Type: Java Archive [Save] [Open With] [Cancel] I tried specifying "Open it with /usr/bin/unzip" (since jar file is basically a Zip archive) but, at best, I was able to extract the whole Jar into the current directory, instead of just viewing it. Any ideas? Thanks ___ No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding. Make My Way your home on the Web - http://www.myway.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Newsreader: Best of the bunch?
%% marc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
m> I know, but here's a 'for example'. I've loaded xemacs and opened
m> gnus. It merrily waltzes off and downloads stuff from
m> new.gmane.org... then presents me with two ngs: nndraft:drafts,
m> nndraft:queue. Well, I presume they are ngs, although my other
m> clients don't see them.
They're not real newsgroups. Gnus has multiple "backends" that it can
use; it can do much more than read news (NNTP). Many people use Gnus to
read their mail as well: it has backends that can access various types
of mailbox formats ("nnfolder", "nnmbox", etc.) The "nndrafts" backend
is for posts you're working on but haven't sent yet. In the Gnus
manual, look up nndraft in the index (use "i", then "nndraft RET"--or
you can use the Info -> Index -> Lookup a string menu pick).
There's also an archive (usually using nnfolder) that saves your
outgoing posts after they're sent.
m> Next, I look everywhere to try to discover how I can see the sorted
m> list of available ngs and I try to find a relevant part of the docs
m> that might help. All I want to do is sub to a group and fiddle
m> about, but I can't even find the list of ngs? L just gives me the
m> aforementioned two.
Interesting; usually some basic newsgroups are automatically
subscribed. Maybe the Debian install disables that.
Gnus has multiple levels of "subscribedness". New groups you've never
seen before (which is all the groups in a new server) have a level of
"zombie", which is one level above "killed".
Go to Groups -> Listing -> List zombie groups to see all the possible
groups (or "A z"). You can subscribe what you want (use "u" to toggle
subscription) and kill the rest of the zombies (Groups -> Subscribe ->
Kill all zombie groups).
You can find out more about this, including the point behind it, in the
Gnus manual section "Group Levels".
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2 wan + 2 fire + 1 mdz
Hi I recently upgrade my system with one more wan connection, connect to a new firewall(Debian + iptables + snort + portsentry and bind9, etc.). I only have one dmz box. I have 2 nics (eth0 and eth1)on dmz 10.196.3.2 and 10.196.4.2, in the firewall1 10.196.3.1 and in firewall2 10.196.4.1. The problem is the default gateway on eth0 on dmz 10.196.3.2 who is 10.196.3.1, so a connection from wan2 62.123.x.x in firewall2 gets to dmz, but the response is from the gateway and go back as martian source to firewall1! How can i resolve this? Thanks in advance. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
flexible restore/install system
Hi, at home I run a server with actually to many stuff on it to be safe. But i want to test a lot of things that it evolved to this situation. It has ldap, samba, courier, spamassassin, clamav, squirrel, exim4,... Anyway, for normal quick restores, restoring a backup is quick and painless. But i was thinking of a way to not only "restore" the system but also "move" it. For instance, my system acts weird sometimes because of my tampering with it so i would love to start from a clean sarge install but with all my data and services running on it without spending to much time on the reinstall. To manage things better i've begun moving services to uml instances on the server and it keeps thing organised. Now this also makes restoring the services easy as one would only have to install a base system, install needed utils (uml,bridge) and copy the uml files containing the systems and start those. As for other files like /etc/profile, /etc/inputrc, /etc/environment, i guess you could make a package containing those files and installing them when you install the "customizing" package or whatever you would call such a package. A server reinstall or recovery would look like this: * install debian * install "mybase" package which would be a fake pacakge depending on real apps that you want to * install like aptitude less vim * install "base config files" package package containing config files, ... /etc/profile /etc/inputrc /etc/skel /etc/environment /etc/bash.bashrc ... This would leave you with a server "customized" to your liking and with the base apps you can't do without. Then further customizing would be required to run the services: * install "uml base" package installs uml-utilities bridge-utils + config files + root file system /etc/init.d/uml-bridge /etc/init.d/uml-start /usr/local/uml/rootfs_template /usr/local/uml/rootfs Next would be restoring the data * restore /root /home As for backups, you would need to backup /root /home and the uml systems + maintain changes you make to files used in the custom packages. As said, this is not the fastest restore method but with regards to reinstalling a server it might be pretty quick and versatile. 1. Is this doable? Any things i'm overlooking/comments/... 2. What would be an easy way to making such custom packages be it for installing config files or fake packages used to install your favourite apps? Regards, Benedict -- Benedict Verheyen Debian User http://www.heimdallitservices.bePublic Key 0x712CBB8D -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: apt-get update no longer functional after apt-get dist-upgrade earlier this morning
[dpkg([EMAIL PROTECTED]/dpkg)] i guess apt secure is in version >= 0.6 apt has the ability to verify gpg signatures of packages. read about it here: http://www.syntaxpolice.org/apt-secure/ ; until you perform the steps described on page 5, you will get warnings about packages that can't be authenticated, or see http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/174 From: Piszcz, Justin Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 6:29 AM To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: apt-get update no longer functional after apt-get dist-upgrade earlier this morning # apt-get update Get:1 http://mirrors.rcn.net testing Release.gpg [189B] Hit http://mirrors.rcn.net testing Release Get:2 http://secure-testing.debian.net etch/security-updates Release.gpg [189B] Hit http://mirrors.rcn.net testing/main Packages Hit http://mirrors.rcn.net testing/non-free Packages Get:3 http://ftp.nerim.net etch Release.gpg [189B] Hit http://mirrors.rcn.net testing/contrib Packages Hit http://mirrors.rcn.net testing/main Sources Hit http://mirrors.rcn.net testing/non-free Sources Hit http://secure-testing.debian.net etch/security-updates Release Hit http://mirrors.rcn.net testing/contrib Sources Ign http://secure-testing.debian.net etch/security-updates Release Hit http://ftp.nerim.net etch Release Ign http://ftp.nerim.net etch Release Hit http://secure-testing.debian.net etch/security-updates/main Packages Hit http://secure-testing.debian.net etch/security-updates/contrib Packages Hit http://ftp.nerim.net etch/main Packages Hit http://secure-testing.debian.net etch/security-updates/non-free Packages Hit http://secure-testing.debian.net etch/security-updates/main Sources Hit http://secure-testing.debian.net etch/security-updates/contrib Sources Hit http://secure-testing.debian.net etch/security-updates/non-free Sources Fetched 379B in 1s (296B/s) Reading package lists... Done W: GPG error: http://secure-testing.debian.net etch/security-updates Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 946AA6E18722E71E W: GPG error: http://ftp.nerim.net etch Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 07DC563D1F41B907 W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems # Any idea how to fix?
Re: guessnet problem
Hi, L.V.Gandhi a écrit : > I have my /etc/network/interfaces as below. > [...] > iface home inet static >[...] >test1 peer address 192.168.0.1 #mac 00:26:54:0E:8E:C0 >[...] > > iface work inet static >[...] > # test3 peer address 150.1.35.2 mac 00:50:8B:71:7E:D6 source > # 150.1.35.141 >test command $(arping -f 150.1.35.2) >[...] Maybe "arping -f" doesn't terminates with exit status 0. I imagine "arping -q" would do it. Still, guessnet "test-peer" should be able to find your host. Maybe with just "test peer" (not test3). > but with rebooting or doing /etc/init.d/networking restart > I don't get the static IP address of 150.1.35.141 as in work stanza. > I tried with both command and also peer test. > Any idea to get the desired result will be appreciated. Please run "ifup eth0" and provide us with the output. Does it says the interface is already up/configured, or is guessnet complaining? -- Daniel Déchelotte http://yo.dan.free.fr/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: How to use old CPUs (Not Debian Specific)
On Tuesday 18 October 2005 03:07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I have an old clunker that wouldn't take a big HDD so, being utterly > penniless I with great trepitation flashed the bios. It's not all that > hard and the box took an 80G hard drive no problem after that. Even if it is an older machine and the bios update doesn't help, the controller itself doesn't worry, just make sure you don't let the BIOS try to detect the drive. All it means is you have to have a small disc to boot off and the big disc as a slave. I had a 486 that had an 80mb disc as master mounted as /boot, and a 40GB as slave (only one IDE controller there). If you try to let the bios autodetect, it hangs on the slave, but all you do is configure the drive with only one drive plugged in, set the secondary to , shut down, plug in the big disc, power up and leave the BIOS alone. Linux will see the bigger disc and use it just fine. Speaking of older hardware, I had a "Super 7" board without a CPU. Found a Pentium 133 chip, added 512MB RAM (PC100), added a TNT2 AGP card, SATA controller and a 7200rpm disc. The board has got 1mb L3 cache too. Ended up being a not half bad PC. It is doing mailserver/fileserver/gateway/firewall duty for about 20 people -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
apt-get update no longer functional after apt-get dist-upgrade earlier this morning
# apt-get update Get:1 http://mirrors.rcn.net testing Release.gpg [189B] Hit http://mirrors.rcn.net testing Release Get:2 http://secure-testing.debian.net etch/security-updates Release.gpg [189B] Hit http://mirrors.rcn.net testing/main Packages Hit http://mirrors.rcn.net testing/non-free Packages Get:3 http://ftp.nerim.net etch Release.gpg [189B] Hit http://mirrors.rcn.net testing/contrib Packages Hit http://mirrors.rcn.net testing/main Sources Hit http://mirrors.rcn.net testing/non-free Sources Hit http://secure-testing.debian.net etch/security-updates Release Hit http://mirrors.rcn.net testing/contrib Sources Ign http://secure-testing.debian.net etch/security-updates Release Hit http://ftp.nerim.net etch Release Ign http://ftp.nerim.net etch Release Hit http://secure-testing.debian.net etch/security-updates/main Packages Hit http://secure-testing.debian.net etch/security-updates/contrib Packages Hit http://ftp.nerim.net etch/main Packages Hit http://secure-testing.debian.net etch/security-updates/non-free Packages Hit http://secure-testing.debian.net etch/security-updates/main Sources Hit http://secure-testing.debian.net etch/security-updates/contrib Sources Hit http://secure-testing.debian.net etch/security-updates/non-free Sources Fetched 379B in 1s (296B/s) Reading package lists... Done W: GPG error: http://secure-testing.debian.net etch/security-updates Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 946AA6E18722E71E W: GPG error: http://ftp.nerim.net etch Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 07DC563D1F41B907 W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems # Any idea how to fix?
Re: Dial-up modem 'No CARRIER'
On Tue, 18 Oct 2005 09:54:53 +0100 marc considered, crafted and sent: >|--- Charlie said... >|--- > On Mon, 17 Oct 2005 15:36:54 +0100 >|--- > marc considered, crafted and sent: >|--- > >|--- > >|--- John Hasler said... >|--- > >|--- > Marc writes: >|--- > >|--- > > Any suggestions on how to improve things? >|--- > >|--- > >|--- > >|--- > Run pppconfig as root, answer the questions, and start ppp with >|--- > 'pon' and >|--- > >|--- > stop it with 'poff'. Post the results and the output of the >|--- > 'plog' >|--- > >|--- > command. >|--- > >|--- >|--- > >|--- = >|--- > >|--- chat script >|--- > >|--- >|--- > >|--- # This chatfile was generated by pppconfig 2.3.10. >|--- > >|--- # Please do not delete any of the comments. Pppconfig needs >|--- > them. >|--- > >|--- # >|--- > >|--- # ispauth PAP >|--- > >|--- # abortstring >|--- > >|--- ABORT BUSY ABORT 'NO CARRIER' ABORT VOICE ABORT 'NO DIALTONE' >|--- > ABORT 'NO >|--- > >|--- DIAL TONE' ABORT 'NO ANSWER' ABORT DELAYED >|--- > >|--- # modeminit >|--- > >|--- '' ATZ >|--- > >|--- # ispnumber >|--- > >|--- OK-AT-OK "ATDT08089916106" >|--- > >|--- # ispconnect >|--- > >|--- CONNECT \d\c >|--- > >|--- # prelogin >|--- > >|--- >|--- > >|--- # ispname >|--- > >|--- # isppassword >|--- > >|--- # postlogin >|--- > >|--- >|--- > >|--- # end of pppconfig stuff >|--- > >|--- >|--- > >|--- = >|--- > >|--- ppp peers >|--- > >|--- >|--- > >|--- # This optionfile was generated by pppconfig 2.3.10. >|--- > >|--- # >|--- > >|--- # >|--- > >|--- hide-password >|--- > >|--- noauth >|--- > >|--- connect "/usr/sbin/chat -v -f /etc/chatscripts/myisp" >|--- > >|--- debug >|--- > >|--- /dev/modem >|--- > >|--- 115200 >|--- > >|--- defaultroute >|--- > >|--- noipdefault >|--- > >|--- user "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" >|--- > >|--- remotename myisp >|--- > >|--- ipparam myisp >|--- > >|--- >|--- > >|--- usepeerdns >|--- > >|--- = >|--- > >|--- >|--- > >|--- # pon myisp >|--- > >|--- # tail /var/log/messages -n 25 >|--- > >|--- >|--- > >|--- Oct 17 15:12:15 localhost pppd[22368]: pppd 2.4.3 started by >|--- > root, uid 0 >|--- > >|--- Oct 17 15:12:16 localhost chat[22370]: abort on (BUSY) >|--- > >|--- Oct 17 15:12:16 localhost chat[22370]: abort on (NO CARRIER) >|--- > >|--- Oct 17 15:12:16 localhost chat[22370]: abort on (VOICE) >|--- > >|--- Oct 17 15:12:16 localhost chat[22370]: abort on (NO DIALTONE) >|--- > >|--- Oct 17 15:12:16 localhost chat[22370]: abort on (NO DIAL TONE) >|--- > >|--- Oct 17 15:12:16 localhost chat[22370]: abort on (NO ANSWER) >|--- > >|--- Oct 17 15:12:16 localhost chat[22370]: abort on (DELAYED) >|--- > >|--- Oct 17 15:12:16 localhost chat[22370]: send (ATZ^M) >|--- > >|--- Oct 17 15:12:16 localhost chat[22370]: expect (OK) >|--- > >|--- Oct 17 15:12:16 localhost chat[22370]: ATZ^M^M >|--- > >|--- Oct 17 15:12:16 localhost chat[22370]: OK >|--- > >|--- Oct 17 15:12:16 localhost chat[22370]: -- got it >|--- > >|--- Oct 17 15:12:16 localhost chat[22370]: send (ATDT08089916106^M) >|--- > >|--- Oct 17 15:12:16 localhost chat[22370]: expect (CONNECT) >|--- > >|--- Oct 17 15:12:16 localhost chat[22370]: ^M >|--- > >|--- Oct 17 15:12:16 localhost chat[22370]: ATDT08089916106^M^M >|--- > >|--- Oct 17 15:12:34 localhost chat[22370]: NO CARRIER >|--- > >|--- Oct 17 15:12:34 localhost chat[22370]: -- failed >|--- > >|--- Oct 17 15:12:34 localhost chat[22370]: Failed (NO CARRIER) >|--- > >|--- Oct 17 15:12:35 localhost pppd[22368]: Exit. >|--- > >|--- = >|--- > >|--- >|--- > >|--- Listening in on the line, the modem dials, the ISP picks up and >|--- > attempts >|--- > >|--- negotiation - which, clearly, doesn't happen. >|--- > >|--- >|--- > >|--- -- >|--- > >|--- Best, >|--- > >|--- Marc >|--- > >|--- > With pon it creates a file called /etc/ppp/peers/provider Like this >|--- > sample:- >|--- > >|--- > I use a RS232 USB to Serial cable, so take no notice of the dev/ttyUSB0. >|--- > >|--- > If you don't have this file you might need to work with pon again? >|--- >|--- Yes, I have this file, but the man says that it is only used when pon is >|--- issued without including the ISP parameter, which I am providing. In my >|--- case it uses the file /etc/ppp/peesr/myispsname >|--- >|--- -- >|--- Best, >|--- Marc I know it sounds crazy, but maybe try it without your /etc/ppp/peesr/myispsname I have never had pon fail, as long as i had the modem switched on and the telephone line into it and the phone line wasn't down. There seems to be some sort problem with trying to get at your ISP, and I suppose that you have entered it correctly? Silly question because it connects sometimes. Maybe if you can connect each time without specifying your ISP, then you will be able to troubleshoot that part of myisp which doesn't quite allow it to work each
Re: udev and hotplug status in unstable
Carl Fink wrote: > > I'm running Testing, so my situation won't be exactly the same. > > Everything still works, but not as easily. I have to manually install the > visor kernel module (to sync my Palm Tungsten T3) and the usblp module (to > print to my Laserjet). It seems that udev doesn't detect them. > Just did an upgrade with dselect and everything seems to be working fine. Haven't done a reboot yet. Hopefull that would be uneventfull too. /KS -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Kernel 2.6 Problems
Hello, I am having problems installing kernel 2.6 on my Dell Optiplex GX280. I have seen a lot of traffic on the web and the forums about this, but have not found a full fix. I am starting with a working 2.4 installation. This required me to switch the SATA mode in the bios from compatability to normal. I have tried to install the 2.6 kernel image package, but it fails to boot. It fails on a cannot access /dev/console kernel panic. I understand that this is due to the disks not being accessible. I have seen reference to changing the kernel arguments from "root=/dev/hda2" to "root=/dev/sda2" . I have tried this with no success. I have then tried to do an install from the netinstall 31r0a ISO. Doing either a "linux26" or an "expert26" it fails to find the CD drive after the initial boot and language selections. It is rather important that I am not left with an unbootable system - I need to keep my working 2.4 system viable until I have a working alternative. I am sure that there must be documentation on this problem somewhere. Please can someone point me at it. Ta Dave -- Dave Whiteley [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone +44 (0)113 343 2059 School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering The University of Leeds. Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Network Bandwidth Monitoring Utility
Byron, On Tue, Oct 18, 2005 at 10:14:20AM +1000, Byron Hillis wrote: > Does anybody know a simple network monitoring utility that > I can use to determine what individual processes on my > Debian Sarge system are continually using up my bandwidth? if you want to look on the bandwith used by specific processess SNMP based statistice won't help you much as it just tells you the overall bandwith which is used by your box. Instead of it you may consider to use a flow based approach which is able to tell you more information about the traffic, eg. with src and dest address and src and dest ports. There are several packages covering this topic, eg. for capturing the flow information you can use fprobe, and for gathering the data to the disk flow-tools may be a good approach. (An alternative to fprobe may be iptables which support flow based accounting in newer 2.6 kernels.) Nevertheless, to get data summarized by process you need to know which src ports they have used or at least the targets they have talked to. Cheers, Klaus signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: How to use old CPUs (Not Debian Specific)
Bruno Buys wrote: > Nikolai Hlubek wrote: [...] >> Just get yourself a IDE (raid) controller card. The cheapest will do >> since you are not going to use any of the raid features. I got one for >> 10 euros. >> >> Install Linux on the original hard disk and attach your modern ones to >> the IDE controller. My file server (P1 133MHz) now has the extraordinary >> capacity of 0.5 TB (read terra byte ;-)). [...] > Nikolai, > I considered building such a server. How did you cope with the power > requirement of your modern discs? Are you using the original power > supply of the P133 in this file server? Hi Bruno, hi everyone First I removed every unnecessary compenent including the floppy drive. (I'm not sure if it would also be possible to remove the graphics card.) Now, I only have the following devices in the PC: 1x mainboard 1x graphics card 1x old hard disk 1x ide controller card 1x ethernet card 4x modern hard disk 2x hard disk fan At first I also had an usb 2.0 card inserted and the system had trouble booting. It only worked every once in a while. I'm not sure what was the problem here, because removing the hard disks did not help. Maybe usb needs a lot more power? I also was considering buying a new power supply but for now I've been using the original one with the above setup (without usb card) and the system has been running stable for a month now. So I guess everything is all right. When I get home today and find some time I will have a look at the power supply but I believe it has around 250W or so. Nikolai -- "1984" is not a howto! Égalité (+ 1848) Fraternité (+ 1914) Liberté (+ 2001) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Freeze with Debian Sarge
The fix is there http://users.utu.fi/sjsepp/linuxcompaqarmada100s.html Jacques
Re: Where does Kopete keeps accounts info?
On Tuesday 18 October 2005 00:27, Carlos Correia wrote: > I'm transfering my system to a new PC and I'd would like to copy Kopette > account settings to that machine, so I don't have to fill all the info > again, as I will probably need to do it on other users machine. > > Can anyome tell me where does Kopete keeps his user info? I've been > googling araund and notice that it seems to keep that info in a file > called 'accounts.xml', though I couldn't find one in my system, at least > not in '~/.*' directories. On KDE 3.4.2 (Kopete 0.10.3) your own account infos are in ~/.kde/share/config/kopeterc . The list of your contacts are in ~/kde/share/apps/kopete/contactlist.xml (as you already found out). Hope this helps Raphael -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: apt-get install without internet connection
On Mon, Oct 17, 2005 at 02:12:51PM +0200, Marc Brünink wrote: > Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 14:12:51 +0200 > From: Marc Brünink <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: apt-get install without internet connection > > > On Montag, Okt 17, 2005, at 13:25 Europe/Berlin, Marc Brünink wrote: > > >I've a pretty trivial question: > >I've a computer without any internet access. But I want to install a > >specific package which is not included on my debian CDs. So I used > >"apt-get clean" > > and "apt-get -d install " to get the packages on a > >machine with internet access. Thereafter I copied /var/cache/apt to > >the first machine and tryed to "apt-get install" the package. This > >didn't work. "apt-cache" cannot find the package, too. What's wrong? > > > If I had have a brain I had read the APT Howto Section 2.2: > http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/apt-howto/ch-basico.en.html#s-dpkg- > scanpackages > > Strangely the machine without internet access didn't have > dpkg-scanpackes. You have to install dpkg-dev package to have dpkg-scanpackages command. Best wishes -- Alexei Chetroi Smile... Tomorrow will be worse. (c) Murphy's Law -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
