Re: gcalcli - commandline for google calendar
On Sat, Mar 09, 2013 at 01:21:56AM -0500, Tony Baldwin wrote: > On Fri, Mar 08, 2013 at 02:29:18AM +, Sharon Kimble wrote: > > I've just installed gcalcli and have sussed out?the?syntax, but am unable to > > contact my goggle calendar via the oauth interface. i have entered my user > > name and password into .gcalclirc and have proved that gcalcli is reading > > it, but its not connecting with my google calendar in the cloud. Can anyone > > help me to sort it out please, such that they both talk to each other? > > Sharon, did you generate an app-specific password in your google account > settings? > You may have to do that. > The user:pass for your gmail is not the pair to authenticate for the > calendar access. > > ./tony For the record, I DO use gcalcli, and I did generate an app-specific password. I don't have a .gcalclirc file, but have just scripted a number of things I use it for, such as #!/bin/bash # google cal agenda with gcalcli echo "Enter event (MM/DD HH:MM sometext here) : " read event gcalcli --user mygmailusern...@gmail.com --pw APPSPECIFICPASSWORDHERE quick "$event" exit or #!/bin/bash # google cal agenda with gcalcli if [ $1 ]; then gcalcli --user mygm...@gmail.com --pw APPSPECIFICPW calw 1 $1 else gcalcli --user mygm...@gmail.com --pw APPSECIFICPW calw fi exit works great. NOTE: I'm using it on Squeeze, not Wheezy. ./tony -- http://www.tonybaldwin.info artist, linguist, technologist 3F330C6E signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: gcalcli - commandline for google calendar
On Fri, Mar 08, 2013 at 02:29:18AM +, Sharon Kimble wrote: > I've just installed gcalcli and have sussed out�the�syntax, but am unable to > contact my goggle calendar via the oauth interface. i have entered my user > name and password into .gcalclirc and have proved that gcalcli is reading > it, but its not connecting with my google calendar in the cloud. Can anyone > help me to sort it out please, such that they both talk to each other? Sharon, did you generate an app-specific password in your google account settings? You may have to do that. The user:pass for your gmail is not the pair to authenticate for the calendar access. ./tony -- http://www.tonybaldwin.info artist, linguist, technologist 3F330C6E signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Two copies of E-Mail (Re: I wish to advocate linux)
Lisi Reisz wrote: > In case anyone wishes to point out to Bob that this information is > on the end of every email, it was not at the end of Bob's email, so > give him the benefit of the doubt and spare him - please? I know what you meant and I agree. Confusingly there are also two Bobs in that thread. :-) But I am a pedantic sort and so must say that every message does have the unsubscribe instructions added to the bottom of the message. But whether it is displayed or not depends upon your mailer. Signed messages like mine usually cause the mailer to only display the signed part of the message. Additional parts are hidden. Look at the raw message. Scroll down to the bottom. The mailing list includes them on each message. But your mailer doesn't show you anything outside the signed portion. Additionally the headers of every message also includes subscribe and unsubscribe information. It was just a shame that it was my message that was replied to since most of the messages are not signed. The majority of the messages will have that text plainly dislayed. To add some value to this message I will say that in the last 5704 messages sent to debian-user in the last 120 days there were there were 34 posters who signed 775 messages. There were 764 posters who did not sign 764 messages. There were 4.3% (34) of the posters signing 13.6% (775) of the messages. There were 95.7% (764) of the posters not signing 86.4% (4929) of the messages. There were an average of 47.5 messages per day. Bob signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Installer not reading preseed.cfg
On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 8:30 PM, Brian wrote: > On Fri 08 Mar 2013 at 19:04:41 -0600, keshav prabhakar wrote: >> >> netcfg/wireless_wep string#d-i mirror/country string USd-i > > The first post at > >http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1601750 > > is your situation. The second post gives a solution which is discussed > further at > >https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kickseed/+bug/662931 > > The downside is it's for a different distribution. But you never know. When it comes to d-i and preseed, Debian and Ubuntu are the same, except for the version names and the installation of a basic system (Debian's is "d-i tasksel/first multiselect system" and Ubuntu's is "d-i tasksel/first multiselect standard"). I've never tried it but I think that you can even use kickseed with Debian's d-i. -- 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/CAOdo=SzC5=tuhqp_4c1yh_jmqv+fhxytzx8_x1k6lo7xejj...@mail.gmail.com
Re: Installer not reading preseed.cfg
On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 8:04 PM, keshav prabhakar wrote: >> >> Also 1483 seems like a very small preseed file. > > It is. > # ls -l preseed_Debian-6.0.7.cfg > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1488 Mar 8 14:00 preseed_Debian-6.0.7.cfg > # more preseed_Debian-6.0.7.cfg > #d-i netcfg/dhcp_timeout string 60 > #d-i debian-installer/locale string en_US > #d-i console-keymaps-at/keymap select us > #d-i keyboard-configuration/xkb-keymap select us > #d-i netcfg/choose_interface select eth0 > #d-i netcfg/get_nameservers string x.x.x.x > #d-i netcfg/get_hostname string myhostname > #d-i netcfg/get_domain string mydomain > #d-i netcfg/get_hostname seen true > #d-i netcfg/get_domain seen true > #d-i netcfg/get_ipaddress string y.y.y.y > #d-i netcfg/get_netmask string 255.x.x.x > #d-i netcfg/get_gateway string z.z.z.z > #d-i netcfg/confirm_static boolean true > d-i netcfg/wireless_wep string > #d-i mirror/country string US > d-i mirror/protocol string http > d-i mirror/http/hostname string 192.168.1.12 > d-i mirror/http/directory string /Debian-6.0.7-amd64/debian/ > d-i passwd/make-user boolean false > d-i passwd/root-password password > d-i passwd/root-password-again password > d-i clock-setup/utc boolean true > d-i time/zone string US/Eastern > d-i clock-setup/ntp boolean true > d-i partman-auto/disk string /dev/sda > d-i partman-auto/method string lvm > d-i partman-lvm/device_remove_lvm boolean true > d-i partman-lvm/confirm boolean true > d-i partman-auto/choose_recipe select home > d-i base-installer/kernel/linux/initramfs-generators string initramfs-tools > d-i base-installer/kernel/image string linux-image-2.6-486 > d-i debian-installer/allow_unauthenticated boolean true > d-i finish-install/keep-consoles boolean true > d-i finish-install/reboot_in_progress note d-i mirror/country string manual and d-i mirror/suite string stable or d-i mirror/suite string squeeze or d-i mirror/codename string squeeze -- 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/CAOdo=SyzYUz=wdekavn_3q_6n7txz5v_wdmfob6e9nuwb2i...@mail.gmail.com
Re: Installer not reading preseed.cfg
On Fri 08 Mar 2013 at 19:04:41 -0600, keshav prabhakar wrote: > netcfg/wireless_wep string#d-i mirror/country string USd-i The first post at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1601750 is your situation. The second post gives a solution which is discussed further at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kickseed/+bug/662931 The downside is it's for a different distribution. But you never know. -- 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/20130309013055.GI32477@desktop
RE: Installer not reading preseed.cfg
> Also 1483 seems like a very small preseed file. It is. # ls -l preseed_Debian-6.0.7.cfg -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1488 Mar 8 14:00 preseed_Debian-6.0.7.cfg# more preseed_Debian-6.0.7.cfg #d-i netcfg/dhcp_timeout string 60#d-i debian-installer/locale string en_US#d-i console-keymaps-at/keymap select us#d-i keyboard-configuration/xkb-keymap select us#d-i netcfg/choose_interface select eth0#d-i netcfg/get_nameservers string x.x.x.x#d-i netcfg/get_hostname string myhostname#d-i netcfg/get_domain string mydomain#d-i netcfg/get_hostname seen true#d-i netcfg/get_domain seen true#d-i netcfg/get_ipaddress string y.y.y.y#d-i netcfg/get_netmask string 255.x.x.x#d-i netcfg/get_gateway string z.z.z.z#d-i netcfg/confirm_static boolean trued-i netcfg/wireless_wep string#d-i mirror/country string USd-i mirror/protocol string httpd-i mirror/http/hostname string 192.168.1.12d-i mirror/http/directory string /Debian-6.0.7-amd64/debian/d-i passwd/make-user boolean falsed-i passwd/root-password password d-i passwd/root-password-again password d-i clock-setup/utc boolean trued-i time/zone string US/Easternd-i clock-setup/ntp boolean trued-i partman-auto/disk string /dev/sdad-i partman-auto/method string lvmd-i partman-lvm/device_remove_lvm boolean trued-i partman-lvm/confirm boolean trued-i partman-auto/choose_recipe select homed-i base-installer/kernel/linux/initramfs-generators string initramfs-toolsd-i base-installer/kernel/image string linux-image-2.6-486d-i debian-installer/allow_unauthenticated boolean trued-i finish-install/keep-consoles boolean trued-i finish-install/reboot_in_progress note# Do you see anything missing? The first few lines are commented out because I'm using most of them as the boot params on 'append' line.
RE: Installer not reading preseed.cfg
> Back to square one... > > Can you wget your preseed file from a d-i console? yes, the preseed file downloads successfully with wget. This was the next thing I tried after `wget http://www.debian.org` but missed mentioning before.
create chroot for armhf - creating tty fails
Hi, I want to create an image for a Nexus7 Android device. I am following this wiki: http://wiki.debian.org/EmDebian/CrossDebootstrap#Generating_cross_images_as_root_user and this command does not work: chroot /armelfs_debian sh -c "cd /dev; ./MAKEDEV ttyS0" Instead it says: /bin/sh: 1: ./MAKEDEV: not found Up to that point there were no errors, I have no idea, what I should do now. Is it even necessary? I mean could I just copy the install to the device at this point and setup apt there? Regards, Sladi
Re: Installer not reading preseed.cfg
On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 6:42 PM, Tom H wrote: > On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 2:02 PM, keshav prabhakar wrote: >> >> Thanks for responding. >> >>> When you define "interface=eth1" in your "append" statement, the >>> entire installation's meant to be done via this NIC. I doubt that you >>> can switch the NICs around via your preseed file as you're trying to >>> do - as is evidenced by the fact that d-i tries to contact debian.org >>> via your internal NIC. >> >> I wasn't really trying to switch the NICs but just wanted to configure eth0 >> with an IP, gateway etc. so that when the installation is complete, I would >> be able to ssh to it from my management network. Anyway, I commented out the >> that line in preseed.cfg so there's no confusion: >> >> #d-i netcfg/choose_interface select eth0 >> >> and continue having these lines to use my internal server as the mirror: >> >> d-i mirror/protocol string http >> d-i mirror/http/hostname string 192.168.1.12 >> d-i mirror/http/directory string /Debian-6.0.7-amd64/debian/ >> >> well, it just tries to connect to ftp.us.debian.org anyway. >>> >>> Perhaps you can add "d-i netcfg/choose_interface seen false" then "d-i >>> netcfg/choose_interface select eth0" to your preseed file to switch >>> the NICs. I've never used " seen false" so this might not be >>> the correct use for it. AFAIK, it's used for you to be prompted for >>> that value not to reset it in order to pass it through the same >>> preseed file. >> >> I have disconnected eth0 for now and removed it from preseed.cfg so I guess >> this shouldn't matter (?) >>> >>> You might also want to add "DEBCONF_DEBUG=5" to the "append" line to >>> get more information about the failure but the latter's cause seems >>> quite clear nonetheless. >>> >> added it and saw that it infact is trying to connect to ftp.us.debian.org. I >> have no idea where it is getting it from: >> >> debconf: --> GET mirror/http/hostname >> debconf: <-- 0 ftp.us.debian.org >> >> (I guess '0' indicates it couldn't find a preseed value and falling back to >> using default, which is ftp.us.debian.org?) >> >> Thanks again for your time! > > You're welcome. > > Back to square one... > > Can you wget your preseed file from a d-i console? Also 1483 seems like a very small preseed file. -- 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/CAOdo=Sz3RpkEgjpZshhJq7RsxDU-uLzRA6xpbb5dFg=3Uj=0...@mail.gmail.com
Re: Installer not reading preseed.cfg
On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 2:02 PM, keshav prabhakar wrote: > > Thanks for responding. > >> When you define "interface=eth1" in your "append" statement, the >> entire installation's meant to be done via this NIC. I doubt that you >> can switch the NICs around via your preseed file as you're trying to >> do - as is evidenced by the fact that d-i tries to contact debian.org >> via your internal NIC. > > I wasn't really trying to switch the NICs but just wanted to configure eth0 > with an IP, gateway etc. so that when the installation is complete, I would > be able to ssh to it from my management network. Anyway, I commented out the > that line in preseed.cfg so there's no confusion: > > #d-i netcfg/choose_interface select eth0 > > and continue having these lines to use my internal server as the mirror: > > d-i mirror/protocol string http > d-i mirror/http/hostname string 192.168.1.12 > d-i mirror/http/directory string /Debian-6.0.7-amd64/debian/ > > well, it just tries to connect to ftp.us.debian.org anyway. >> >> Perhaps you can add "d-i netcfg/choose_interface seen false" then "d-i >> netcfg/choose_interface select eth0" to your preseed file to switch >> the NICs. I've never used " seen false" so this might not be >> the correct use for it. AFAIK, it's used for you to be prompted for >> that value not to reset it in order to pass it through the same >> preseed file. > > I have disconnected eth0 for now and removed it from preseed.cfg so I guess > this shouldn't matter (?) >> >> You might also want to add "DEBCONF_DEBUG=5" to the "append" line to >> get more information about the failure but the latter's cause seems >> quite clear nonetheless. >> > added it and saw that it infact is trying to connect to ftp.us.debian.org. I > have no idea where it is getting it from: > > debconf: --> GET mirror/http/hostname > debconf: <-- 0 ftp.us.debian.org > > (I guess '0' indicates it couldn't find a preseed value and falling back to > using default, which is ftp.us.debian.org?) > > Thanks again for your time! You're welcome. Back to square one... Can you wget your preseed file from a d-i console? -- 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/CAOdo=swy_owaiskunm9ji+y9e7fv9nmyrft0yadmasd71ox...@mail.gmail.com
Re: Two copies of E-Mail (Re: I wish to advocate linux)
On Friday 08 March 2013 16:40:50 Robert McKittrick wrote: > Somehow, I got on the debian help list. Pleas get me (mckitt1...@gmail.com) > off. I think my problems were due to bad sectors on my hard drive. I will > try again when I get a new one. I have the debian 1-8 i386 iso's burned to > dvds. We unfortunately can't do it for you. You have to do it yourself. Here's how: To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org You need to unsubscribe from the email address which the list has for you. In case anyone wishes to point out to Bob that this information is on the end of every email, it was not at the end of Bob's email, so give him the benefit of the doubt and spare him - please? > best of luck Thanks! HTH Lisi -- 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/201303082250.30442.lisi.re...@gmail.com
Re: Further to mirrors..........
On Fri, 8 Mar 2013 15:27:52 +0100 "David Sastre Medina d.sastre.med...@gmail.com" sent this: >Have you tried pinging those hosts? or tracerouting them? name >resolution problems? do you use a proxy? Thank you David, I did try ping and received a no host could be found, but thank you for the advice. It's very much appreciated, though tracepath doesn't work for me. Must be in a package that I don't have installed. While I think of it, I don't use a proxy. Thank you for your help. Charlie -- Registered Linux User:- 329524 *** If I seem to boast more than is becoming, my excuse is that I brag for humanity rather than for myself. - Henry David Thoreau *** Debian GNU/Linux - just the best way to create magic - -- 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/20130309075717.36771890@nomad
Re: Are the Debian mirrors working............
On Fri, 08 Mar 2013 09:27:01 -0500 "Wayne Topa linux...@gmail.com" sent this: >On 03/08/2013 08:29 AM, Charlie wrote: >> >> I can't seem to update or upgrade? Are the Debian mirrors >> working? >> >> I have tried: >> deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main non-free contrib >> deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main non-free contrib >> >> also: >> deb http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main non-free contrib >> deb-src http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main non-free contrib >> >> also: >> deb http://ftp.nz.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main non-free contrib >> deb-src http://ftp.nz.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main non-free contrib >> >> Nothing happening? >> >> Maybe all those repositories are down? >> > >The US link has been haveing dns problems for a few days now. > >Just checked the AU & NZ links and they are OK from here. > >HTH >-- >Wayne > Thanks Wayne, Much appreciated I went to bed at 1:45am and had no joy, but after all the chores were done animals fed and bottle fed at 7:45am tried the Australian mirror and it was fine. Thank you. I tend to fall back on the US link if any of the others don't seem to work. Might not have been the right choice this time. Charlie -- Registered Linux User:- 329524 *** Government is at best but an expedient; but most governments are usually, and all governments are sometimes, inexpedient. The objections which have been brought against a standing army, and they are many and weighty, and deserve to prevail, may also at last be brought against a standing government. ..Henry David Thoreau *** Debian GNU/Linux - just the best way to create magic - -- 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/20130309074535.7db77788@nomad
Re: How often to reboot a production Web server?
Hi, In article <327621362615...@web6f.yandex.ru>, Victor Porton wrote: > Should I reboot my production Web server? If yes, how often? Generally, the only time you need to reboot is when there's a kernel upgrade. Andy -- 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/slrnkjjral.9fq.a...@atom.gently.org.uk
RE: Installer not reading preseed.cfg
Thanks for responding. > When you define "interface=eth1" in your "append" statement, the > entire installation's meant to be done via this NIC. I doubt that you > can switch the NICs around via your preseed file as you're trying to > do - as is evidenced by the fact that d-i tries to contact debian.org > via your internal NIC. I wasn't really trying to switch the NICs but just wanted to configure eth0 with an IP, gateway etc. so that when the installation is complete, I would be able to ssh to it from my management network. Anyway, I commented out the that line in preseed.cfg so there's no confusion: #d-i netcfg/choose_interface select eth0 and continue having these lines to use my internal server as the mirror: d-i mirror/protocol string httpd-i mirror/http/hostname string 192.168.1.12d-i mirror/http/directory string /Debian-6.0.7-amd64/debian/ well, it just tries to connect to ftp.us.debian.org anyway. > > Perhaps you can add "d-i netcfg/choose_interface seen false" then "d-i > netcfg/choose_interface select eth0" to your preseed file to switch > the NICs. I've never used " seen false" so this might not be > the correct use for it. AFAIK, it's used for you to be prompted for > that value not to reset it in order to pass it through the same > preseed file. I have disconnected eth0 for now and removed it from preseed.cfg so I guess this shouldn't matter (?) > > You might also want to add "DEBCONF_DEBUG=5" to the "append" line to > get more information about the failure but the latter's cause seems > quite clear nonetheless. > added it and saw that it infact is trying to connect to ftp.us.debian.org. I > have no idea where it is getting it from: debconf: --> GET mirror/http/hostname debconf: <-- 0 ftp.us.debian.org (I guess '0' indicates it couldn't find a preseed value and falling back to using default, which is ftp.us.debian.org?) Thanks again for your time!
Re: Two copies of E-Mail (Re: I wish to advocate linux)
Somehow, I got on the debian help list. Pleas get me (mckitt1...@gmail.com) off. I think my problems were due to bad sectors on my hard drive. I will try again when I get a new one. I have the debian 1-8 i386 iso's burned to dvds. best of luck bob On Sun, Mar 3, 2013 at 3:44 PM, Bob Proulx wrote: > David Guntner wrote: > > Bob Proulx grabbed a keyboard and wrote: > > > For one I use the mailing list headers List-Id and List-Post. Those > > > are the standard headers and those are the best ones to use for filing > > > mailing list messages. Smart MUAs use those to know how to do a > > > list-reply. Therefore the copy I want is the copy that comes from the > > > mailing list. > > > > Not every MUA does, however. The one I'm using, for example, does not > > (or if it does, I've never figured out how to turn that feature on...). > > Therefor, I've also got a Procmail recipe that adds a Reply-To: > > pointing back to the list on my local copy (of debian-user, since it > > doesn't add one itself - on lists that do so, I don't use that rule) so > > that when I hit reply, it goes back to the list as it should since most > > of the time a reply should go back to the list when replying to a > > posting on the list. And I don't want to have to remember to do it > > manually each time I reply. :-) > > My takeaway is that you have applied a workaround that shouldn't be > needed to a problem that shouldn't exist. Applying Reply-To destroys > the sender's use of Reply-To which is reserved for them to use. > > The classic line here is, "Now you have two problems." :-) > > > It all depends on your experiences and own requirements. I for one am > > on a decade+ old list that was "home grown" - the guy running it "rolled > > his own," so to speak. It doesn't use a subject tag, and it has never > > had those now-standard List-ID headers, nor is it likely to anytime in > > the future. So even if I *were* using a MUA that understands those > > headers, it would do me no good. > > I would nag your buddy into adding those headers. It will help modern > mail user agents to be able to do the right thing automatically. > > > It has never occurred to me to ever filter based in a List-ID field, > > since back in the "old days" when I started doing this, they hadn't yet > > come into existence. :-) > > Every decade or so it is good to take a breath and look around and > make smart upgrades to systems. The Debian mailing lists have been > around for a long time and are basically a home grown system too > (using Smartlist) but they comply with modern standards. I operate > several Majordomo mailing lists and they all comply with the modern > standards. It is really as easy piping the message through formail > and having it add the headers. > > > And even *after* coming into existence, you > > still have to *send* your message to the list in question, thus the To: > > or Cc: will *always* be there, regardless of the presence (or lack > > thereof) of a List-ID header. Also, by filtering on those (To, Cc), it > > works 100% of the time - even if the above recipe deletes the list copy > > if it came in second. :-) > > For a nasty example, I hate it when people BCC mailing lists. Then > the To and CC fields are not able to reply to the mailing list because > they don't include it. But since List-Post is added by the mailing > list that value is correct. But that is an example of something that > shouldn't be happening. Many lists block bcc to the list since that > is an anti-spam strategy too. > > > For myself, this is what I use specifically for the Debian users list: > > ... > > It will pretty much catch the string being looked for if it shows up > > *anywhere* in the message headers. :-) Since I've never filtered based > > on a header which may-or-may-not be there, deleting the second, > > duplicate copy of a message has never caused a problem even if that one > > was the list-processed copy. > > > > In fact, I would argue that using the above filter (TO_) is *less* > > problematic than the method you use, since deleting a duplicate > > Message-ID does have the potential to remove the copy that actually went > > through the list - it doesn't matter which one got to you first, since > > it *still* gets filtered into the correct folder. > > > > But again, it's all a matter of personal taste, personal experiences and > > personal requirements (like I said, I'm on a really old mailing list > > which has never had List-ID headers and most likely hell will freeze > > over before it gets them; the list has been around longer than the RFC > > which defines List-ID). > > Yep. > > > > P.S. Here is the procmail rules I use to file all Debian mailing list > > > messages. > > > > > > :0 > > > * ^List-Id: .* > > > * ^List-Id: .* > > Lists/debian/$MATCH/ > > > > > > :0 > > > * ^List-Id: .*<[-a-zA-Z0-9]+\.lists\.alioth\.debian\.org> > > > * ^List-Id: .*<\/[-a-zA-Z0-9]+ > > > Lists/debian/$MATCH/ > > > > That's great for filing (a
Re: Installer not reading preseed.cfg
On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 9:21 AM, David Sastre Medina wrote: > On Fri, Mar 08, 2013 at 06:21:39AM -0600, keshav prabhakar wrote: >> >> append initrd=Debian-6.0.7-amd64/netboot/initrd.gz interface=eth1 >> domain=mydomain netcfg/get_nameservers=x.x.x.x >> netcfg/get_hostname=myhostname locale=en_US debian-installer/country=US >> debian-installer/language=en debian-installer/keymap=us >> console-keymaps-at/keymap="American English" auto=true priority=critical >> preseed/url=http://192.168.1.12/anaconda/cfg/preseed.cfg > > This is a snippet of what I use in the tftp server side, adapt it to your > needs: > > label debian6_64 > menu label Install - ^Debian Wheezy 64 > kernel debian-installer/amd64/linux > initrd debian-installer/amd64/initrd.gz > append locale=en_US.UTF-8 console-keymaps-at/keymap=es auto=true > priority=critical url=http://10.0.0.2/preseed.cfg > > Note it's not 'preseed/url', but 'url' alone. "url=" is short for "preseed/url=". -- 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/CAOdo=sx0sxozupha-mv6r1yybgufxlhjde1_mrswx9mjnj1...@mail.gmail.com
Re: Installer not reading preseed.cfg
On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 7:21 AM, keshav prabhakar wrote: > > Networking is setup by the kernel boot parameters that are on the 'append' > line. It looks like this: > > append initrd=Debian-6.0.7-amd64/netboot/initrd.gz interface=eth1 > domain=mydomain netcfg/get_nameservers=x.x.x.x > netcfg/get_hostname=myhostname locale=en_US debian-installer/country=US > debian-installer/language=en debian-installer/keymap=us > console-keymaps-at/keymap="American English" auto=true priority=critical > preseed/url=http://192.168.1.12/anaconda/cfg/preseed.cfg > > There are two interfaces (eth0 and eth1) on the client. eth1 is connected to > the pxeboot server, which is an internal setup (hence the 'interface=eth1' > on append line to fetch preseed.cfg). eth0 goes out to the Internet thru' a > proxy (which is defined in my preseed.cfg). > > I added the other boot parameters (domain=, get_hostname, locale, etc.) on > 'append' line so that these questions are not asked by the installer. It > works as expected. That is, all these questions are skipped when I boot but > it then starts connecting to ftp.us.debian.org for some reason.. Please bottom-post. When you define "interface=eth1" in your "append" statement, the entire installation's meant to be done via this NIC. I doubt that you can switch the NICs around via your preseed file as you're trying to do - as is evidenced by the fact that d-i tries to contact debian.org via your internal NIC. Perhaps you can add "d-i netcfg/choose_interface seen false" then "d-i netcfg/choose_interface select eth0" to your preseed file to switch the NICs. I've never used " seen false" so this might not be the correct use for it. AFAIK, it's used for you to be prompted for that value not to reset it in order to pass it through the same preseed file. You might also want to add "DEBCONF_DEBUG=5" to the "append" line to get more information about the failure but the latter's cause seems quite clear nonetheless. -- 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/CAOdo=SzKB6uUKX0sWqsmAaDiokLhFRw9whUiv8EdbE=ar8+...@mail.gmail.com
Re: Further to mirrors..........
On Sat, Mar 09, 2013 at 12:48:54AM +1100, Charlie wrote: > >This is the speed test I just completed. Not brilliant but abot as >good as it gets for me here: Have you tried pinging those hosts? or tracerouting them? name resolution problems? do you use a proxy? Something like: # ping -c1 ftp.de.debian.org PING ftp.de.debian.org (141.76.2.4) 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from ftp.de.debian.org (141.76.2.4): icmp_req=1 ttl=50 time=93.6 ms --- ftp.de.debian.org ping statistics --- 1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 93.694/93.694/93.694/0.000 ms # dig ftp.de.debian.org ; <<>> DiG 9.8.4-rpz2+rl005.12-P1 <<>> ftp.de.debian.org ;; global options: +cmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 7604 ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;ftp.de.debian.org. IN A ;; ANSWER SECTION: ftp.de.debian.org. 2620IN A 141.76.2.4 ;; Query time: 73 msec ;; SERVER: 8.8.8.8#53(8.8.8.8) ;; WHEN: Fri Mar 8 15:25:32 2013 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 51 # tracepath ftp.de.debian.org 1: pris.crapsteak.org0.092ms pmtu 1500 1: router.crapsteak.org 1.195ms 1: router.crapsteak.org 1.082ms 2: router.crapsteak.org 1.129ms pmtu 1492 2: 192.168.153.155.957ms 3: 241.Red-81-46-69.staticIP.rima-tde.net 55.899ms 4: So2-0-0-0-grtmadpe3.red.telefonica-wholesale.net166.974ms asymm 7 5: Xe7-1-3-0-grtmadno1.red.telefonica-wholesale.net 56.574ms asymm 8 6: 213.140.55.178 90.845ms asymm 9 7: 4.69.158.181103.649ms asymm 14 8: ae-61-61.csw1.Frankfurt1.Level3.net 288.445ms asymm 13 9: ae-3-80.edge5.Frankfurt1.Level3.net 93.170ms asymm 12 10: 212.162.4.6 88.419ms asymm 13 11: cr-erl1-te0-0-0-2-5.x-win.dfn.de102.770ms asymm 12 12: cr-erl1-te0-7-0-1.x-win.dfn.de 101.836ms 13: kr-dre80-0.x-win.dfn.de 363.887ms 14: ftp.de.debian.org 109.914ms reached Resume: pmtu 1492 hops 14 back 50 After that, and once you have discarded local problems, you can use some external service: http://www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com/ -- Primary key fingerprint: AD8F BDC0 5A2C FD5F A179 60E7 F79B AB04 5299 EC56 signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Are the Debian mirrors working............
On 03/08/2013 08:29 AM, Charlie wrote: I can't seem to update or upgrade? Are the Debian mirrors working? I have tried: deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main non-free contrib deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main non-free contrib also: deb http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main non-free contrib deb-src http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main non-free contrib also: deb http://ftp.nz.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main non-free contrib deb-src http://ftp.nz.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main non-free contrib Nothing happening? Maybe all those repositories are down? The US link has been haveing dns problems for a few days now. Just checked the AU & NZ links and they are OK from here. HTH -- Wayne -- 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/5139f535.9000...@gmail.com
Re: Installer not reading preseed.cfg
On Fri, Mar 08, 2013 at 06:21:39AM -0600, keshav prabhakar wrote: > > > This would imply preseeding might have set up networking. Has it? > Networking is setup by the kernel boot parameters that are on the 'append' > line. It looks like this: > append initrd=Debian-6.0.7-amd64/netboot/initrd.gz interface=eth1 > domain=mydomain netcfg/get_nameservers=x.x.x.x netcfg/get_hostname=myhostname > locale=en_US debian-installer/country=US debian-installer/language=en > debian-installer/keymap=us console-keymaps-at/keymap="American English" > auto=true priority=critical > preseed/url=http://192.168.1.12/anaconda/cfg/preseed.cfg This is a snippet of what I use in the tftp server side, adapt it to your needs: label debian6_64 menu label Install - ^Debian Wheezy 64 kernel debian-installer/amd64/linux initrd debian-installer/amd64/initrd.gz append locale=en_US.UTF-8 console-keymaps-at/keymap=es auto=true priority=critical url=http://10.0.0.2/preseed.cfg Note it's not 'preseed/url', but 'url' alone. Hope it's useful. -- Primary key fingerprint: AD8F BDC0 5A2C FD5F A179 60E7 F79B AB04 5299 EC56 signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Getting these sort of errors and posts not getting through to list...........
Err http://security.debian.org wheezy/updates Release.gpg Connection failed [IP: 150.203.164.38 80] Err http://ftp.us.debian.org wheezy Release.gpg Connection failed [IP: 64.50.233.100 80] Seems like there may be a problem? Maybe with my system? Though I can send and receive elsewhere and browse the net without a problem other tan the usual latency of a satellite internet connection? Charlie -- Registered Linux User:- 329524 *** A friend is one who incessantly pays us the compliment of expecting from us all the virtues, and who can appreciate them in us. The friend asks no return but that his friend will religiously accept and wear and not disgrace his apotheosis of him. They cherish each other's hopes. They are kind to each other's dreams. ..Henry David Thoreau *** Debian GNU/Linux - just the best way to create magic - -- 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/20130309004126.381f7c57@nomad
Are the Debian mirrors working............
I can't seem to update or upgrade? Are the Debian mirrors working? I have tried: deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main non-free contrib deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main non-free contrib also: deb http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main non-free contrib deb-src http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main non-free contrib also: deb http://ftp.nz.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main non-free contrib deb-src http://ftp.nz.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main non-free contrib Nothing happening? Maybe all those repositories are down? TIA Charlie -- Registered Linux User:- 329524 *** I am not afraid of storms, because I am learning to sail my ship. .Louise May Alcot. *** Debian GNU/Linux - just the best way to create magic - -- 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/20130309002948.78fe93e3@nomad
RE: Installer not reading preseed.cfg
> This would imply preseeding might have set up networking. Has it? Networking is setup by the kernel boot parameters that are on the 'append' line. It looks like this: append initrd=Debian-6.0.7-amd64/netboot/initrd.gz interface=eth1 domain=mydomain netcfg/get_nameservers=x.x.x.x netcfg/get_hostname=myhostname locale=en_US debian-installer/country=US debian-installer/language=en debian-installer/keymap=us console-keymaps-at/keymap="American English" auto=true priority=critical preseed/url=http://192.168.1.12/anaconda/cfg/preseed.cfg There are two interfaces (eth0 and eth1) on the client. eth1 is connected to the pxeboot server, which is an internal setup (hence the 'interface=eth1' on append line to fetch preseed.cfg). eth0 goes out to the Internet thru' a proxy (which is defined in my preseed.cfg). I added the other boot parameters (domain=, get_hostname, locale, etc.) on 'append' line so that these questions are not asked by the installer. It works as expected. That is, all these questions are skipped when I boot but it then starts connecting to ftp.us.debian.org for some reason.. Mar 8 11:40:12 kdb-chooser[2338]: INFO: kdb_chooser: setting keymap usMar 8 11:40:12 main-menu[320]: DEBUG: resolver (libc6-udeb): package doesn't exist (ignored)Mar 8 11:40:12 main-menu[320]: INFO: Menu item 'choose-mirror' selectedMar 8 11:40:12 anna-install: Queueing udeb apt-mirror-setup for later installationMar 8 11:40:12 choose-mirror[2364]: DEBUG: command: wget -q http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/Release -O - | grep -E '^(Suite|Codename):' Does 'DEBUG: resolver (libc6-udeb): package doesn't exist (ignored)' line has got to do anything? not sure.. > In a console (ALT-F2) do > > wget www.debian.org> > and post the response. Here you go: ~ # wget http://www.debian.orgwget: bad address 'www.debian.org'~ # It fails because wget is trying to access thro' eth1 (configured on the append line) which is internal only. So, it fails to connect to www.debian.org. Connection to the mirror site ftp.us.debian.org (shown above) also fails for the same reason. I have debian ISO (4GB size, not the netinstall version) extracted on the server which I want to use for the installation. I have the location for the extracted ISO as well as for interface eth0 defined in preseed.cfg but is never read by the installer: extract from preseed.cfg: d-i netcfg/choose_interface select eth0d-i mirror/protocol string httpd-i mirror/http/hostname string 192.168.1.12d-i mirror/http/directory string /Debian-6.0.7-amd64/debian/ but as I mentioned before, preseed.cfg is fetched but never used: 192.168.1.199 - - [08/Mar/2013:06:36:37 -0500] "GET /anaconda/cfg/preseed.cfg HTTP/1.1" 200 1483 "-" "Wget" Keshav > Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2013 08:23:24 + > From: a...@cityscape.co.uk > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: Installer not reading preseed.cfg > > On Thu 07 Mar 2013 at 16:45:08 -0600, keshav prabhakar wrote: > > > I am trying to understand an issue i'm having with preseed'ing over > > the network. wondering if anyone has experienced this in the past > > and/or have a solution to it. > > > > My pxeboot server (running on centos 6.3) runs dhcpd and tftp from > > where I'm trying to boot and install debian 6.0.7. I’m able to get > > past the questions on locale, keyboard etc. by using the kernel boot > > parameters on 'append' line in my pxelinux file. At the end of the > > list on ‘append’ line, I also have a > > ‘preseed/url=http://mywebserver/path/to/preseed.cfg’ to get my > > preseed.cfg from an internal web server.The issue I’m having is, after > > the installer correctly sets the locale, keyboard etc as specified on > > the 'append' line, it just appears to ignore my ‘preseed/url’ > > parameter and moves on to display the main menu to choose a mirror > > site (‘ftp.us.debian.org’, etc.). > > This would imply preseeding might have set up networking. Has it? In a > console (ALT-F2) do > >wget www.debian.org > > and post the response. > > > -- > 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/20130308082324.GF32477@desktop >
Re: can't mount USB thumb drive
On Fri 08 Mar 2013 at 10:54:56 +, Brian wrote: > What is the output of > >hexdump -C /dev/sdc | head -n 40 ? ^ ^ sdb, of course. -- 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/20130308112844.GH32477@desktop
Re: can't mount USB thumb drive
On Thu 07 Mar 2013 at 20:53:23 -0500, Joe Zien wrote: > I am using mepis 12, a debian distro, on my ThinkPad T60 and can't > mount my thumb drive. > It is 4GIG fat32 and 90% filled with important files. > Below is all the info I have on this drive /dev/sdb1: [Snip] What is 'FS Type' using /sbin/cfdisk /dev/sdb ? What is the output of hexdump -C /dev/sdc | head -n 40 ? -- 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/20130308105456.GG32477@desktop
Re: Fixing /proc/mtab
On 08/03/2013, David wrote: > On 08/03/2013, Maroš Žilka wrote: >> >> when we list mounts with mount it shows is it but when we want to >> umount it says path (dir) not found or doesnt exist. > > I would try, instead of mount, run > cat /proc/mounts > to see what is mounted. > Then umount anything you see there that is related. > Might help? Also, after: cat /proc/mounts ... ... ... ... try: umount instead of: umount Might help? -- 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/CAMPXz=q+OkzjeteoQEC+HJ_24v==gYHYPwHxfS9=ohvrdut...@mail.gmail.com
Re: Fixing /proc/mtab
On Fri, Mar 08, 2013 at 10:19:36AM +0100, Maroš Žilka wrote: > Hi, > > we have problem and its bit complicated to explain but i will try. > There are two servers on same LAN (let's say server A and server B) on > both is mounted same storage(S1) on /apps/ . We created dir on that > storage /test so on server A and server B it shoes as /apps/test but > on server A we mounted on /apps/test other storage (S2) and on server > B there was mounted again other storage (S3). We wanted to delete > /apps from both servers so we first unmounted S3 on server B and > deleted test dir (which was shared on A and B) which made server A > messed up coz there was still mounted S2 on path which doesnt rly > exist now... OK. Let me see if I have this right? Server A: /apps -> S1:/ /apps/test -> S2:/something Server B: /apps -> S1:/ /apps/test -> S3:/something On Server B: # umount /apps/test # rmdir /apps/test On Server A: # umount /apps/test No such file or directory Is that it? If so, you've hit the feature of *nix whereby deleted inodes (files, directories) are not removed from the system until all references to them are gone. No new processes can access the directory, but the existing ones (the mount) can. So, instead of umounting by directory name, try unmounting by target instead: # umount S2:/something > > when we list mounts with mount it shows is it but when we want to > umount it says path (dir) not found or doesnt exist. > > we tried to recreate test and then mount/umount it but that just > created new entry and after umounting original mount was still listed > by mount. > > If I am right mount reads info from /etc/mtab which is linked to /proc/mtab > > is there any way to flush/clear/update /proc/mtab ? Its important to > keep server running... > > Sorry for long post and thanks for any ideas :) > > > -- > 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/CAGQ+rPHpUcPt2uZ+r=eR=dbw+6qukqk6ukipwyoi7n7t-tk...@mail.gmail.com > signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Fixing /proc/mtab
On 08/03/2013, Maroš Žilka wrote: > > when we list mounts with mount it shows is it but when we want to > umount it says path (dir) not found or doesnt exist. I would try, instead of mount, run cat /proc/mounts to see what is mounted. Then umount anything you see there that is related. Might help? -- 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/CAMPXz=qhnmek=ig59jd5vsydy49mnd4br9cr-r9abm4+irx...@mail.gmail.com
Re: Fixing /proc/mtab
On Fri, Mar 08, 2013 at 10:19:36AM +0100, Maroš Žilka wrote: > Hi, > > we have problem and its bit complicated to explain but i will try. > There are two servers on same LAN (let's say server A and server B) on > both is mounted same storage(S1) on /apps/ . We created dir on that > storage /test so on server A and server B it shoes as /apps/test but > on server A we mounted on /apps/test other storage (S2) and on server > B there was mounted again other storage (S3). We wanted to delete > /apps from both servers so we first unmounted S3 on server B and > deleted test dir (which was shared on A and B) which made server A > messed up coz there was still mounted S2 on path which doesnt rly > exist now... > when we list mounts with mount it shows is it but when we want to > umount it says path (dir) not found or doesnt exist. > we tried to recreate test and then mount/umount it but that just > created new entry and after umounting original mount was still listed > by mount. > If I am right mount reads info from /etc/mtab which is linked to /proc/mtab > is there any way to flush/clear/update /proc/mtab ? Its important to > keep server running... You never say how do you share your filesystems, NFS? If that is the case, try restarting the NFS server, or at least (if can't do that) 'exportfs -rva'. You might have stale filehandles, in which case, you'll probably need to reboot. -- Primary key fingerprint: AD8F BDC0 5A2C FD5F A179 60E7 F79B AB04 5299 EC56 signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Fixing /proc/mtab
Hi, we have problem and its bit complicated to explain but i will try. There are two servers on same LAN (let's say server A and server B) on both is mounted same storage(S1) on /apps/ . We created dir on that storage /test so on server A and server B it shoes as /apps/test but on server A we mounted on /apps/test other storage (S2) and on server B there was mounted again other storage (S3). We wanted to delete /apps from both servers so we first unmounted S3 on server B and deleted test dir (which was shared on A and B) which made server A messed up coz there was still mounted S2 on path which doesnt rly exist now... when we list mounts with mount it shows is it but when we want to umount it says path (dir) not found or doesnt exist. we tried to recreate test and then mount/umount it but that just created new entry and after umounting original mount was still listed by mount. If I am right mount reads info from /etc/mtab which is linked to /proc/mtab is there any way to flush/clear/update /proc/mtab ? Its important to keep server running... Sorry for long post and thanks for any ideas :) -- 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/CAGQ+rPHpUcPt2uZ+r=eR=dbw+6qukqk6ukipwyoi7n7t-tk...@mail.gmail.com
Re: Installer not reading preseed.cfg
On Thu 07 Mar 2013 at 16:45:08 -0600, keshav prabhakar wrote: > I am trying to understand an issue i'm having with preseed'ing over > the network. wondering if anyone has experienced this in the past > and/or have a solution to it. > > My pxeboot server (running on centos 6.3) runs dhcpd and tftp from > where I'm trying to boot and install debian 6.0.7. I’m able to get > past the questions on locale, keyboard etc. by using the kernel boot > parameters on 'append' line in my pxelinux file. At the end of the > list on ‘append’ line, I also have a > ‘preseed/url=http://mywebserver/path/to/preseed.cfg’ to get my > preseed.cfg from an internal web server.The issue I’m having is, after > the installer correctly sets the locale, keyboard etc as specified on > the 'append' line, it just appears to ignore my ‘preseed/url’ > parameter and moves on to display the main menu to choose a mirror > site (‘ftp.us.debian.org’, etc.). This would imply preseeding might have set up networking. Has it? In a console (ALT-F2) do wget www.debian.org and post the response. -- 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/20130308082324.GF32477@desktop
