Re: Exim4 behaviour when long term failure of outgoing address
On 07/10/12 22:31, Chris Davies wrote: Alan Chandler wrote: I am using Debian Squeeze on a virtual machine that I lease. It has exim4 (light) version as its mail server. - its name is avalon.hartley-consultants.com However, it looks to me like its trying to send a failure e-mail to me locally somehow. 2012-10-05 07:42:09 1TK1bf-Mx-0C<= r...@avalon.hartley-consultants.com U=root P=local S=389 2012-10-05 07:42:09 1TK1bf-Mx-0C ** i...@mynewdomain.com R=dnslookup T=remote_smtp: retry time not reached for any host after a long failure period 2012-10-05 07:42:09 1TK1bt-N0-DT remote host address is the local host: avalon.hartley-consultants.com It's difficult to tell without knowing the precise setup on the machine, but this looks like you've aliased root to the offsite address i...@mynewdomain.com, but then you've got an entry somewhere that tells avalon that it *is* mynewdomain.com. This could be an entry in /etc/hosts, an MX or A record in DNS, or some fancy aliasing somewhere associated with exim itself. Avalon accordingly tries to deliver to info, locally, and finds that this does not exist. Because it's already trying to deliver a bounce message it simply discards the bouncing bounce and aborts. Unfortunately, without knowing what mynewdomain.com really is, I can't run any non-local diagnostics for you. Unless mynewdomain.com really is yours, in which case you've got a configuration problem there because it's not accepting mail. Chris I'll try and be more specific The domain in question is virginiaparkinson.com and I am having particular difficulty with the domain name hosting company to get e-mail forwarding working with them. The virtual machine is a standard squeeze setup with my update-exim4.conf.conf dc_eximconfig_configtype='internet' dc_other_hostnames='' dc_local_interfaces='' dc_readhost='' dc_relay_domains='' dc_minimaldns='false' dc_relay_nets='127.0.0.1;77.96.120.60' dc_smarthost='' CFILEMODE='644' dc_use_split_config='true' dc_hide_mailname='' dc_mailname_in_oh='true' dc_localdelivery='mail_spool' (77.96.120.60 is my home ip address where my main mail server sits - because this is effectively a dynamic ip address I have to route all outgoing mail through a remote smtp server. Normally I use my ISPs mail server, but occassionally it becomes slow, or is blacklisted - and this allows me to rapidly switch to this machine to route outgoing mail through) /etc/aliases has root: alan.chand...@hartley-consultants.com in it the virtual machines ip address is 80.68.94.252 and both hartley-consultants.com and virginiaparkinson.com have this domain referencing 80.68.94.252 BUT their MX records both point else where. In fact hartley-consultants MX record points to 77.96.120.60, whereas virginiaparkinson.com mx records point somewhere completely different (at first trial at what seems a non existant mail server that was refusing connections) I am trying to fix that now. -- Alan Chandler http://www.chandlerfamily.org.uk -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/507518e9.9070...@chandlerfamily.org.uk
Re: Partition Scheme for installing Debian Squeeze
On 10/10/2012 03:22 AM, Wally Lepore wrote: > On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 8:46 PM, Wolf Halton wrote: >> The sizes look sane. >> 2*ram=swap If your machine hibernates, all the contents of ram goes to swap. >> 15GB / plenty of space. >> .5GB Boot partition. Safe enough, but every 3 months or so, check capacity >> with df -h as the drive can fill up with old Linux images. >> The rest for home files makes sense as well. > > Hi Wolf, > > I have 1 gig of DDR RAM. Thus your suggesting I make the swap 2 gigs? > I do let my system hibernate. Also, if I set the swap to 2 gigs, then > the Appendix section 'C3' says, > > On some 32-bit architectures (m68k and PowerPC), the maximum size of a > swap partition is 2GB. That should be enough for nearly any > installation. However, if your swap requirements are this high, you > should probably try to spread the swap across different disks (also > called “spindles”) and, if possible, different SCSI or IDE channels. > The kernel will balance swap usage between multiple swap partitions, > giving better performance. -end- > > Not sure if this applies to me and my system? I think having more swap is not a problem. The only problem occurs if you are going to use this swap because you run out of ram. Then the system will slow down a lot. > Not to get 'over-partitioned' here but after reading the appendix > section titled, > C.3. Recommended Partitioning Scheme > http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/apcs03.html.en > > and specifically in Appendix section 'C3' where it says, > > "For multi-user systems or systems with lots of disk space, it's best > to put /usr, /var, /tmp, and /home each on their own partitions > separate from the / partition." -end- > > I'm now thinking I should set something up like this: > > /boot > / > /usr > /var > /home > /tmp > Swap The system I am currently running uses only two partitions: "/" and Swap. Therefore it should also be ok to put everything on a single partition or (as you originally planned) to separate "/home" in order to be able to re-install the system without deleting your user-files. > The section Appendix 'C3' also says, > > "You might need a separate /usr/local partition if you plan to install > many programs that are not part of the Debian distribution. If your > machine will be a mail server, you might need to make /var/mail a > separate partition. Often, putting /tmp on its own partition, for > instance 20–50MB, is a good idea. If you are setting up a server with > lots of user accounts, it's generally good to have a separate, large > /home partition. In general, the partitioning situation varies from > computer to computer depending on its uses." -end- > > Based on the above, can a directory/partition be named /usr/local ? > and /var/mail ? I thought a directory can have only one name (i.e. > /usr -or- /local -or- /var -or- /mail). You can have /var on your "main" partition (which also contains "/") and mount another partition in the subdirectory "/var/mail". > Thank you > Wally -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/507512ea.9050...@web.de
DVB-T tuning problem
Hello! I have a DVB-T receiver and I'm trying to put it working. Apparently, it's supported by Debian (I can see its name and model using a program like gnome-dvb-setup). But I have a problem when trying to find the channels on my receptor to be able to watch or record TV. My "antenna" was not listed on the gnome-dvb-setup combobox (it's not on /usr/share/dvb/dvb-t) and using "brute force" didn't help (more than 20 minutes scanning and no channel found). Of course I have checked the TV-antenna connection, and this cable is the same I used to plug in my TV, working almost perfectly. I see some command-line tools (dvb-apps and dvb-tools) but neither help, because both requires (different) input files: th dvb-apps "scan" needs a "zap" file, stored in /usr/share/dvb, and as I already said, my region is not listed (using near locations doesn't help). I can't use dvbv5-scan program inside dvb-tools because it requires an input file, but I don't know what file is (it doesn't like the /usr/share/dvb/*). Plese, can somebody help? Best regards and thanks in advance signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Fwd: Re: Adding user to dual boot laptop
Original Message From: - Tue Oct 09 19:43:56 2012 X-Mozilla-Status: 0001 X-Mozilla-Status2: 0080 X-Mozilla-Keys: Message-ID: <5074e0eb.6080...@verizon.net> Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2012 19:43:55 -0700 From: Gary Roach User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.1.16) Gecko/20120726 Icedove/3.0.11 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Wally Lepore Subject:Re: Adding user to dual boot laptop References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On 10/09/2012 07:11 PM, Wally Lepore wrote: On Tue, 09 Oct 2012 16:53:14 -0700 Gary writes: I have a Toshiba Qosmio with 2 60 GB hard drives, one with Windows XP and the other with Debian Squeeze. I just decided to add my wife as a user to the linux side. For some reason the login screen won't work. I set up her account in passwd and group and I set up her home directory. I can log her in as an su user with no problem. When I re-boot the system and the splash screen comes up (KDE4), I can enter her name and password but the system rejects the pass word. I've checked everything about 3 times and can find nothing wrong. I would guess that I have missed some niggally detail. The Windows XP side works fine. Any ideas? Gary, I found this thread by someone who has as similar problem as yourself. Perhaps it may help. http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?p=45579 Regards wally Thanks for the reply. I read the reference but no joy. My login problem is happening at the kdm level before the OS is even started (I think). How does one activate /deactivate the initial login screen. I know this is possible. I think I set this up when I initially installed Debian from the iso network installation disk. I probably prompted me through the process at the time. I have since completely forgotten what I did at the time. I think I need to re configure kdm somehow. Gary R.
Re: Adding user to dual boot laptop
On Tue, 09 Oct 2012 16:53:14 -0700 Gary writes: > I have a Toshiba Qosmio with 2 60 GB hard drives, one with Windows XP and the > other with Debian Squeeze. > I just decided to add my wife as a user to the linux side. For some reason > the login screen won't work. > I set up her account in passwd and group and I set up her home directory. > I can log her in as an su user with no problem. When I re-boot the system and > the splash screen comes up (KDE4), > I can enter her name and password but the system rejects the pass word. > I've checked everything about 3 times and can find nothing wrong. > I would guess that I have missed some niggally detail. The Windows XP side > works fine. Any ideas? Gary, I found this thread by someone who has as similar problem as yourself. Perhaps it may help. http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?p=45579 Regards wally -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CALDXikqHt=hdF1yZv11-5m88gJfd8MaoYe85J6p5ykziAhY=j...@mail.gmail.com
Re: Partition Scheme for installing Debian Squeeze
On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 8:46 PM, Wolf Halton wrote: > The sizes look sane. > 2*ram=swap If your machine hibernates, all the contents of ram goes to swap. > 15GB / plenty of space. > .5GB Boot partition. Safe enough, but every 3 months or so, check capacity > with df -h as the drive can fill up with old Linux images. > The rest for home files makes sense as well. Hi Wolf, I have 1 gig of DDR RAM. Thus your suggesting I make the swap 2 gigs? I do let my system hibernate. Also, if I set the swap to 2 gigs, then the Appendix section 'C3' says, On some 32-bit architectures (m68k and PowerPC), the maximum size of a swap partition is 2GB. That should be enough for nearly any installation. However, if your swap requirements are this high, you should probably try to spread the swap across different disks (also called “spindles”) and, if possible, different SCSI or IDE channels. The kernel will balance swap usage between multiple swap partitions, giving better performance. -end- Not sure if this applies to me and my system? Not to get 'over-partitioned' here but after reading the appendix section titled, C.3. Recommended Partitioning Scheme http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/apcs03.html.en and specifically in Appendix section 'C3' where it says, "For multi-user systems or systems with lots of disk space, it's best to put /usr, /var, /tmp, and /home each on their own partitions separate from the / partition." -end- I'm now thinking I should set something up like this: /boot / /usr /var /home /tmp Swap The section Appendix 'C3' also says, "You might need a separate /usr/local partition if you plan to install many programs that are not part of the Debian distribution. If your machine will be a mail server, you might need to make /var/mail a separate partition. Often, putting /tmp on its own partition, for instance 20–50MB, is a good idea. If you are setting up a server with lots of user accounts, it's generally good to have a separate, large /home partition. In general, the partitioning situation varies from computer to computer depending on its uses." -end- Based on the above, can a directory/partition be named /usr/local ? and /var/mail ? I thought a directory can have only one name (i.e. /usr -or- /local -or- /var -or- /mail). Thank you Wally -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/caldxikomdvhw7ezzx14uay1ygkg58reymeuddgkd98vy5fi...@mail.gmail.com
Re: Partition Scheme for installing Debian Squeeze
On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 7:48 PM, Wolf Halton wrote: > Wally, > looks like an ok partitioning scheme. Having /home on its own partition > means you can keep its contents even if you change the linux installed. > Personally, I don't use a /boot partition; I just use / and /home. Hi Wolf, Ok thanks. I guess I'm 'okay to go'. What do you think about how much space I have allocated to each partition? As you can see I have an 80 gig drive (total) that I'm installing debian too. Should I leave some 'free space' in the event I want to add another directory in the future? Also read about some other recommended partitioning schemes in the 'short' debian partitioning appendix here: Appendix C. Partitioning for Debian http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/apc.html.en Specifically these sub-sections (very short in length) titled: C.1. Deciding on Debian Partitions and Sizes http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/apcs01.html.en C.2. The Directory Tree http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/apcs02.html.en C.3. Recommended Partitioning Scheme http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/apcs03.html.en Thank you for your support. Wally -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/caldxikodu3pvsjhxgy7mmco9jzdrdoc7obpioj7av-dpetn...@mail.gmail.com
Re: Partition Scheme for installing Debian Squeeze
The sizes look sane. 2*ram=swap If your machine hibernates, all the contents of ram goes to swap. 15GB / plenty of space. .5GB Boot partition. Safe enough, but every 3 months or so, check capacity with df -h as the drive can fill up with old Linux images. The rest for home files makes sense as well. Wolf PS make sure you Reply All or your email goes off-list. Wolf Halton http://sourcefreedom.com Apache developer: wolfhal...@apache.org On Oct 9, 2012 8:13 PM, "Wally Lepore" wrote: > On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 7:48 PM, Wolf Halton wrote: > > Wally, > > looks like an ok partitioning scheme. Having /home on its own partition > > means you can keep its contents even if you change the linux installed. > > Personally, I don't use a /boot partition; I just use / and /home. > > Hi Wolf, > > Ok thanks. I guess I'm 'okay to go'. What do you think about how much > space I have allocated to each partition? As you can see I have an 80 > gig drive (total) that I'm installing debian too. Should I leave some > 'free space' in the event I want to add another directory in the > future? > > Thank you for your support. > Wally > > > > > Wolf Halton > > http://sourcefreedom.com > > Apache developer: > > wolfhal...@apache.org > > > > On Oct 9, 2012 7:32 PM, "Wally Lepore" wrote: > >> > >> Hi > >> > >> In order to be sure that Debian installs successfully, I also have a > >> USB stick that has the required debian firmware files loaded in the > >> event the debian installer asks for it during set-up. > >> > >> Debian said: > >> If any of the hardware in your system requires non-free firmware to be > >> loaded with the device driver, you can use one of the tarballs of > >> common firmware packages or download an non official image including > >> these non-free firmwares. Instructions how to use the tarballs and > >> general information about loading firmware during an installation can > >> be found in the Installation Guide (see Documentation below). > >> > >> source: http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/debian-installer/ > >> > >> The firmware files were downloaded from: > >> > >> > http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/firmware/squeeze/current/ > >> > >> Thank you > >> Wally > >> > >> > >> -- > >> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > >> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > >> listmas...@lists.debian.org > >> Archive: > >> > http://lists.debian.org/CALDXikooWbA=f_voqzjwy9dzn9gebihreby5fpekvpoluru...@mail.gmail.com > >> > > >
Re: USB boot creator
If you already have a linux machine you can write the iso to a usb drive with 'dd' or 'cat'. Check out the documentation on the debian web site for more details. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87a9vvnpta@mudspark.zetetik.net
Adding user to dual boot laptop
I have a Toshiba Qosmio with 2 60 GB hard drives, one with Windows XP and the other with Debian Squeeze. I just decided to add my wife as a user to the linux side. For some reason the login screen won't work. I set up her account in passwd and group and I set up her home directory. I can log her in as an su user with no problem. When I re-boot the system and the splash screen comes up (KDE4), I can enter her name and password but the system rejects the pass word. I've checked everything about 3 times and can find nothing wrong. I would guess that I have missed some niggally detail. The Windows XP side works fine. Any ideas? Gary R. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/5074b8ea.9070...@verizon.net
Re: Partition Scheme for installing Debian Squeeze
Wally, looks like an ok partitioning scheme. Having /home on its own partition means you can keep its contents even if you change the linux installed. Personally, I don't use a /boot partition; I just use / and /home. Wolf Halton http://sourcefreedom.com Apache developer: wolfhal...@apache.org On Oct 9, 2012 7:32 PM, "Wally Lepore" wrote: > Hi > > In order to be sure that Debian installs successfully, I also have a > USB stick that has the required debian firmware files loaded in the > event the debian installer asks for it during set-up. > > Debian said: > If any of the hardware in your system requires non-free firmware to be > loaded with the device driver, you can use one of the tarballs of > common firmware packages or download an non official image including > these non-free firmwares. Instructions how to use the tarballs and > general information about loading firmware during an installation can > be found in the Installation Guide (see Documentation below). > > source: http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/debian-installer/ > > The firmware files were downloaded from: > > http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/firmware/squeeze/current/ > > Thank you > Wally > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: > http://lists.debian.org/CALDXikooWbA=f_voqzjwy9dzn9gebihreby5fpekvpoluru...@mail.gmail.com > >
Re: Partition Scheme for installing Debian Squeeze
On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 6:41 PM, Wally Lepore wrote: > > I have downloaded the netinst iso file and verified the file using > MD5SUM and it passed. I forgot to add this additional information. I am installing Debian netinst file titled: debian-6.0.6-i386-netinst.iso (32 bit) > System specs: > >W iWill DVD266R motherboard > 'Dual' Pentium III cpu's (1 GHz each) Total: 2 GHz > 1 gig DDR memory > CD-R/RW > DVD - R/R Also, amended system specs: W iWill DVD266R motherboard 'Dual' Pentium III cpu's (1 GHz each) Total: 2 GHz 1 gig DDR memory CD-R/RW DVD - R/R USB - 2 ports Thank you On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 6:41 PM, Wally Lepore wrote: > Hi Debian users. > > I have downloaded the netinst iso file and verified the file using > MD5SUM and it passed. I burned the netinst iso image to a CD > successfully, booted to the CD and I am currently installing Debian > Squeeze. I will be installing debian to its own hard disk in a dual > boot set-up. > > I have an 80 gig Western Digital Hard disk with Windows installed. The > windows disk has been backed up and the jumper is set as 'Master'. I > am not installing or changing anything on this 'windows' disk. I will > install Debian squeeze 'netinst' to a separate 80 gig Western Digital > Hard disk. The jumper is set as 'Slave'. Both disks are on the same > ribbon cable and plugged into the primary IDE slot on my motherboard. > > I am at the critical point in the installation process known as the > partition set-up. I have chosen 'manual' set-up for the partitions and > have arrived at the part where its asking me to partition the 2nd hard > disk (sdb). I have not advanced through this section therefore I do > not know what questions will arrive next. I don't want to mess this > up. I will be installing debian-squeeze to its own hard disk (sdb) in > a dual boot set-up. > > An interesting side note: Both identical drives are 'Enhanced IDE' > drives (EIDE). However for some reason during the debian set-up, the > installer identified them as SCSI drives and labeled them as follows > > SCSI1 (0,0,0) (sda) -80.0 GB ATA WDC [serial number] > SCSI1 (0,1,0) (sdb) -80.0 GB ATA WDC [serial number] > > Question #1 please: > Is this SCSI labeling something I can ignore? I continued on and moved > forward to the partition section (where I'm at now) with no issues. > > I am primarily utilizing the set-up instructions for debian squeeze here: > http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ > > and currently reading: > Section 6.3.3. titled, 'Partitioning and Mount Point Selection' > http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch06s03.html.en > > I will also be utilizing this set-up for dual boot utilizing two > separate hard disks: > page 1: > http://www.linuxbsdos.com/2012/07/23/dual-boot-ubuntu-12-04-and-windows-7-on-a-computer-with-2-hard-drives/ > page 2: > http://www.linuxbsdos.com/2012/07/23/dual-boot-ubuntu-12-04-and-windows-7-on-a-computer-with-2-hard-drives/2/ > > I will install the /boot directory to the 2nd hard disk (sdb). Doing > so, will allow me to view a menu at start-up asking which operating > system I want to boot (Windows or Debian). This will be accomplished > by changing the boot order in my BIOS to boot the 2nd hard disk (sdb). > I already tested this procedure using two hard disks each with windows > installed. With the boot order (in BIOS) changed as previously > described, I successfully booted to the 2nd hard disk (sdb). This 2nd > hard disk (sdb) is set to 'slave' on the same 40 pin ribbon cable as > the 1st hard disk (sda). > > My partition scheme (that I have not set-up yet and based somewhat on > the above link) will be as follows: > > 1st Partition -- Boot Partition > /boot-- Type: Primary -- 500MB -- Ext4 journaling file system -- > Location: Beginning > > Second Partition -- Root Partition > / -- Type: Logical -- 15000MB -- Ext4 journaling file system > -- Location: Beginning > > 3rd Partition -- Home Partition > /home -- Type: Logical -- 6MB -- Ext4 journaling file system -- > Location: Beginning > > SWAP Area > Swap -- Type: Logical -- 2000MB -- Ext4 journaling file system -- > Location: Beginning > > Question #2 please: > Is this an acceptable partition set-up? Based on a disk capacity of 80 > gigs, are the allotted partition sizes acceptable? Any suggestions > please ? > > I am also 'meticulously' reading the debian install instructions as > well and Debian mentions other available directories such as: > dev, lib, opt, var, usr, sys --- etc. Please see the list of > additional directories: > http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/apcs02.html.en > > Question #3 please: > I am not sure if I need to include 'any' of these additional > directories (listed above) in my partition scheme. I am also studying > the following programming languages: 'C' then C++ and Object 'C' and > would like to know if I need to include any additional > directories/partitions (from the list above) for my 'programming' > needs. > > System specs: > >W
Re: USB boot creator
On 09/10/12 05:20 PM, istimsak abdulbasir wrote: I am looking for a usb disk creator in debian squeeze to burn .iso images to a usb drive. Are there any good ones included in debian 6.0.5 or must I download them from the internet? Istimsak Abdulbasir Unetbootin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/5074a9d1.3040...@rogers.com
Partition Scheme for installing Debian Squeeze
Hi Debian users. I have downloaded the netinst iso file and verified the file using MD5SUM and it passed. I burned the netinst iso image to a CD successfully, booted to the CD and I am currently installing Debian Squeeze. I will be installing debian to its own hard disk in a dual boot set-up. I have an 80 gig Western Digital Hard disk with Windows installed. The windows disk has been backed up and the jumper is set as 'Master'. I am not installing or changing anything on this 'windows' disk. I will install Debian squeeze 'netinst' to a separate 80 gig Western Digital Hard disk. The jumper is set as 'Slave'. Both disks are on the same ribbon cable and plugged into the primary IDE slot on my motherboard. I am at the critical point in the installation process known as the partition set-up. I have chosen 'manual' set-up for the partitions and have arrived at the part where its asking me to partition the 2nd hard disk (sdb). I have not advanced through this section therefore I do not know what questions will arrive next. I don't want to mess this up. I will be installing debian-squeeze to its own hard disk (sdb) in a dual boot set-up. An interesting side note: Both identical drives are 'Enhanced IDE' drives (EIDE). However for some reason during the debian set-up, the installer identified them as SCSI drives and labeled them as follows SCSI1 (0,0,0) (sda) -80.0 GB ATA WDC [serial number] SCSI1 (0,1,0) (sdb) -80.0 GB ATA WDC [serial number] Question #1 please: Is this SCSI labeling something I can ignore? I continued on and moved forward to the partition section (where I'm at now) with no issues. I am primarily utilizing the set-up instructions for debian squeeze here: http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ and currently reading: Section 6.3.3. titled, 'Partitioning and Mount Point Selection' http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch06s03.html.en I will also be utilizing this set-up for dual boot utilizing two separate hard disks: page 1: http://www.linuxbsdos.com/2012/07/23/dual-boot-ubuntu-12-04-and-windows-7-on-a-computer-with-2-hard-drives/ page 2: http://www.linuxbsdos.com/2012/07/23/dual-boot-ubuntu-12-04-and-windows-7-on-a-computer-with-2-hard-drives/2/ I will install the /boot directory to the 2nd hard disk (sdb). Doing so, will allow me to view a menu at start-up asking which operating system I want to boot (Windows or Debian). This will be accomplished by changing the boot order in my BIOS to boot the 2nd hard disk (sdb). I already tested this procedure using two hard disks each with windows installed. With the boot order (in BIOS) changed as previously described, I successfully booted to the 2nd hard disk (sdb). This 2nd hard disk (sdb) is set to 'slave' on the same 40 pin ribbon cable as the 1st hard disk (sda). My partition scheme (that I have not set-up yet and based somewhat on the above link) will be as follows: 1st Partition -- Boot Partition /boot-- Type: Primary -- 500MB -- Ext4 journaling file system -- Location: Beginning Second Partition -- Root Partition / -- Type: Logical -- 15000MB -- Ext4 journaling file system -- Location: Beginning 3rd Partition -- Home Partition /home -- Type: Logical -- 6MB -- Ext4 journaling file system -- Location: Beginning SWAP Area Swap -- Type: Logical -- 2000MB -- Ext4 journaling file system -- Location: Beginning Question #2 please: Is this an acceptable partition set-up? Based on a disk capacity of 80 gigs, are the allotted partition sizes acceptable? Any suggestions please ? I am also 'meticulously' reading the debian install instructions as well and Debian mentions other available directories such as: dev, lib, opt, var, usr, sys --- etc. Please see the list of additional directories: http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/apcs02.html.en Question #3 please: I am not sure if I need to include 'any' of these additional directories (listed above) in my partition scheme. I am also studying the following programming languages: 'C' then C++ and Object 'C' and would like to know if I need to include any additional directories/partitions (from the list above) for my 'programming' needs. System specs: iWill DVD266R motherboard 'Dual' Pentium III cpu's (1 GHz each) Total: 2 GHz 1 gig DDR memory CD-R/RW DVD - R/RW Thank you very much wally -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/caldxikoorg_z+pooke0y+5y1im3jqv7b1g4evyldg2eb6dj...@mail.gmail.com
Re: Installation problem on Dell Latitude D810
On Sun, Oct 07, 2012 at 08:38:14PM +0200, Cesar Enrique Garcia Dabo wrote: > > Thanks a lot! > I have now successfully installed Debian with image firmware-6.0.6-amd64- > i386-netinst.iso and it works fine. I used that because I read that my wifi > card > needs non free firmware. However the WLAN configuration didn't work. The card > was detected but when trying to look for access points it wouldn't find any. > I ended up using the ethernet cable, but is it normal that it cannot find > any > wlan network? The firmware seems to be installed, at least it asked to agree > on > the license... > Regards, > Enrique I've installed Debian on a Dell d420 and a d620, and the wifi and everything worked awesome right out of the box, without adding non-free firmware, even. weird... Or maybe just the older hardware doesn't require newer/non-free firmware? ./tony -- http://www.tonybaldwin.me all tony, all the time! 3F330C6E signature.asc Description: Digital signature
fglrx driver
Gents and Ladies :-) please advise. I have an HP notebook with Ati Radeon 4200 GPU on board and sometimes i like to play old good windows games with help of "wine" while my little daughter is sleeping. But recently a real disaster had happened, ATI dropped a support of Radeon 4xxx cards and after update i was oblige to install a radeon driver instead of fglrx. Unfortunately this driver doesn't allow me to play Heroes of MM V. I tried to return to previous version of fglrx-driver(from snapshots.debian.org repo), but didn't succeed in it because driver depends on many packages including Xorg and so forth. I also tried fglrx-legacy-driver from experimental repository, but it hangs my system. Could you suggest please what steps i should do to manage my radeon working as it was before. My debian version is wheezy, current version of radeon driver which i see in the repo is 1:12-6+point-1. It is really important because i can't eat, i'm always in a bad mood, i'm bad with women and i'm suffering from insomnia without my old good games :-))) Thank you in advance. P.S. Please do not advise any pills. -- Cheers, Roman V.Leon. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/50746244.7090...@meta.ua
Re: Perl: where is the command in system("command -v wget") documented?
Regid Ichira writes:
> I am a perl beginner. I stambled upon a perl line
>
>if (system("command -v wget >/dev/null 2>&1") == 0)
>
>I was able to find perl's documentation for system. But where is
>the documentation for command?
The command, command is a shell builtin. On Debian you can find
information about it in:
$ man 7 builtins
or
$ man 7 bash-builtins.
If you install man posix manpages:
$ sudo apt-get install manpages-posix manpages-posix-dev
You should find further information about it under
$ man 1p command
> Am I right that that line tests whether wget is installed in the
>system? How does it do that?
- From the man page:
``The command utility shall cause the shell to treat the arguments as a
simple command, suppressing the shell function lookup that is described
in Command Search and Execution, item 1b.''
So, basically it will run the wget, ignoring some shell functions
and builtins. This is used often as a security measure.
/mek
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Re: apache2's handling of IP version 6
Hi, Tom H > > >> All that you really need for ipv6 is the "::1 ..." line. Having one > >> line less on your X-less box won't make a difference. > >> > >> Is this your entire "/etc/hosts"? Don;t you have any ipv4 settings?! > > > > The entire text is the following: > > > > 127.0.0.1 localhost > > 192.168.xx.xx .xxx.xx > > Is the "192.168..." line added by network-manager? > The "192.168..." line exists from the beginning after I installed Squeeze by debian-6.0.3-i386-netinst.iso (The package of network-manager is not installed. ) Thanks, Satoru -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20121010022030.1c93f7e8.trn...@otip.jp
Copacabana Temporada - Rio de Janeiro - Excelentes Apartamentos para Alugar por Temporada Curta ou Longa
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Re: Current user friendly documentation of Debian repository structure and use???
Curt wrote: On 2012-10-05, Richard Owlett wrote: To summarize: I effectively _HAVE_ the contents of a relevant repository on 8 physically discrete DVDs. I *REQUIRE* that content to reside on a single partition of a single disk in a form acceptable to apt-get. For reasons I'll not go into, any solution requiring networking of any form is irrelevant. The thread below looks edifying for a simple solution to your difficulties, if I'm understanding them correctly (it consists of copying the dvds to disc as "iso" files and using apt-cdrom to create sources accessible by apt-get). http://oldsite.debianhelp.org/node/10486 HTH Thanks. I'm not sure if that ends up at quite the same point I'm aiming at. I'm a newbie whose methodology ,_at the moment_, is driven more by desire to understand Linux than to than using it. I was comparing the version of "Debian Repository HOWTO " at http://www.isotton.com/debian/docs/repository-howto/ with the older version which is on debian.org. Initial readings seemed the same. I didn't understand why one was labeled "obsolete". So I started doing a sentence by sentence comparison. That slowed me down enough to start understanding what I was reading ;/ That and having the CD in the drive and looking at the files as I was reading about them. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/50743c86.2000...@cloud85.net
Re: Running 32bit OpenGL program with amd64
lee writes: > Francesco Pietra writes: > >> Hello: >> I would like to continue to use a 32bit graphical program based on >> OpenGL. It worked well on i386, requiring libXm.so.3 (from libmotif3). >> >> Is it conceivable to simply add libXm.so.3 (taken from my dismissed >> i388 PC) to ia32-libs? > > If you're running stable, it might work if all dependencies are > fulfilled. You could try it out ... In testing, 32bit support is > broken, and ia32-libs seems to be deprecated in favour of brokenarch. I had no problems using multiarch in testing and installing the required :i386 packages. However, I had to use the nvidia drivers from experimental in order to have working 32-bit OpenGL libraries. -- Alberto -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87fw5npug3@eps142.cdf.udc.es
Re: Running 32bit OpenGL program with amd64
Francesco Pietra writes: > Hello: > I would like to continue to use a 32bit graphical program based on > OpenGL. It worked well on i386, requiring libXm.so.3 (from libmotif3). > > Is it conceivable to simply add libXm.so.3 (taken from my dismissed > i388 PC) to ia32-libs? If you're running stable, it might work if all dependencies are fulfilled. You could try it out ... In testing, 32bit support is broken, and ia32-libs seems to be deprecated in favour of brokenarch. -- Debian testing iad96 brokenarch -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/874nm3ls39@yun.yagibdah.de
Re: Perl: where is the command in system("command -v wget") documented?
On Mon, Oct 08, 2012 at 10:58:27PM +0100, Karl E. Jorgensen wrote: > "command" is a shell built-in command - so you should find it in the > documentation for your shell - e.g. "man sh" should get you to the > right manual page. Exactly *which* shell this is, depends on your > system, but it is most likely "bash" or "dash" which provides /bin/sh. For this reason I'd shy away from relying on 'command' in a script where you cannot guarantee the execution shell. 'which' is a suitable shell-agnostic alternative. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20121009130242.GC17431@debian
Re: devscripts:rc-alert: A patch for on the fly selection of curl or wget
Cool - you should probably send this to the devscripts devel team, though: devscripts-de...@lists.alioth.debian.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20121009130115.GB17431@debian
Running 32bit OpenGL program with amd64
Hello: I would like to continue to use a 32bit graphical program based on OpenGL. It worked well on i386, requiring libXm.so.3 (from libmotif3). Is it conceivable to simply add libXm.so.3 (taken from my dismissed i388 PC) to ia32-libs? Thanks for advice francesco pietra -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAEv0nmvNMH5hH_=p3mrlpa6uhth+n_zwhkv3eg3bxxo9p1-...@mail.gmail.com
Re: Persistent MySQL Process
On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 5:11 AM, Daniel Latter wrote: > On Tuesday, 9 October 2012 02:00:02 UTC+1, Christofer C. Bell wrote: >> >> Do you by any chance use KDE? >> > > I do not use KDE myself but my colleague does, but its just to browse to a > web address, can I ask what you are alluding to? KDE depends on MySQL embedded for Akonadai, Nepomuk, and Amarok. Normal use of KDE will cause a mysqld process to be running on your machine, one that is not started via the system init scripts (and that runs as your user). I was thinking this might be why your system is running MySQL without your explicit knowledge. -- Chris -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAOEVnYudjbdu3K42EBpZ=RthXpfryzB=5odjq7a_p89mzsq...@mail.gmail.com
Re: Persistent MySQL Process
On Tuesday, 9 October 2012 02:00:02 UTC+1, Christofer C. Bell wrote: > On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 2:48 PM, Daniel Latter wrote: > > > Hi, Thanks for the reply. > > > > > > I did as you suggested and found evidence in the second command, but the > > only that stood out was the Debian start up script that I have already > > commented out and restarted MySQL, I'm going to try a server reboot, but > > I'm not 100% that will get rid of the process. > > > > > > Would you suggest anything else? > > > > Do you by any chance use KDE? > > > > -- > > Chris > > > > > Hi, I do not use KDE myself but my colleague does, but its just to browse to a web address, can I ask what you are alluding to? Thanks. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/e6c4bad7-894c-4a49-a094-3a1140144...@googlegroups.com
Re: Persistent MySQL Process
Hi, It seems to be the second issue (I/O) load. Here's a snippet from top: PID USER PR NI VIRT RES SHR S %CPU %MEMTIME+ COMMAND 22178 mysql 20 0 416m 119m 7456 S 31 3.0 137:12.52 mysqld I know there needs to be a mysqld process but this does not look right? On Monday, 8 October 2012 22:50:03 UTC+1, Sven Hartge wrote: > Daniel Latter wrote: > > > > > I did as you suggested and found evidence in the second command, but > > > the only that stood out was the Debian start up script that I have > > > already commented out and restarted MySQL, I'm going to try a server > > > reboot, but I'm not 100% that will get rid of the process. > > > > Umm, why do you have MySQL installed when you don't want to use it? > > > > If course will there be a running mysqld-process, because MySQL needs a > > running mysqld to function, there is now way to prevent this and _still_ > > be able to use a MySQL-DB. > > > > I fail to grasp your problem. If the mysqld crashes your server, then > > you need to investigate why. Foremost you need to define (and tell this > > list) what you mean by "crashes the server". > > > > Does it run out of free RAM? > > Does it create a heavy I/O load and thus slowing down everything else? > > > > Grüße, > > Sven. > > > > -- > > Sigmentation fault. Core dumped. > > > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/8650c525-1647-485d-b90b-b51158dcf...@googlegroups.com
