Re: Issues with gnome3 after upgrade to testing
On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 11:35 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Fri, 2013-12-27 at 23:10 +1100, Daniel Dalton wrote: > > Upon resume though the virtual consoles seem to work fine, but gnome > > just locks up and I can do nothing with the desktop. As I'm blind and > > the screenreader stops working at this point I can not read if there > > is any error message on screen. > > Perhaps you could use a LiveCD with a screen reader or braille to take a > look at ~/.xsession-errors and perhaps other log files too. Since IIUC > GNOME does start, "just" locks up, I would take a look at > ~/.xsession-errors first. > > Hi, Thanks for the reply. I can still access the console so inspecting ~/.xsession-errors was no problem. It seems there are no reported errors though unfortunately. Sometimes suspend works and sometimes it doesn't I'm finding, but still can't find a solution to the second problem. I might just do a full reinstall at some point since I've made so many modifications to this system it's hard to track these minor bugs down. Dan
Issues with gnome3 after upgrade to testing
Hi, I'm experiencing two annoying issues with gnome3 after upgrading from wheezy to testing. 1. When I suspend my computer by clicking in the top pannel under my user name, suspend, the computer will suspend as expected. Upon resume though the virtual consoles seem to work fine, but gnome just locks up and I can do nothing with the desktop. As I'm blind and the screenreader stops working at this point I can not read if there is any error message on screen. 2. If my desktop crashes eg. in point 1, I used to be able to run: sudo /etc/init.d/gdm3 restart >From a console and everything would be good. I can no longer do this. Gdm3 just seems to do nothing after being started again. The only way I oculd get this to work is: * log out of gnome in the top pannel * then restart gdm3, that works ok, but restarting gdm3 while logged in does not work. I must restart my box to get the desktop going again. Obviously logging out of gnome isn't an option though if it crashed in the first place. Any advice with regards to fixing any of this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Daniel
Re: Keyboard remapping
> For instance, in my case, I had written a file > /etc/udev/keymaps/apple-aluminum containing: > > 0x70035 86 # Left to z: 102nd (providing backslash bar) > 0x70064 grave # Left to 1: grave notsign > 0x70068 insert # F13 > > for the remappings I needed. The first number is the scan code, the > second word is the key code or some associated symbol corresponding > to the KEY_* macros from "/usr/include/linux/input.h". Due to a bug > in the udev keymap utility, I had to use the key code 86 instead of > the symbol 102nd above (though I've now written a patch, see Debian > bug 654947). Thanks. This sounds fairly involved,however, it turns out shift+f10 will do what I want. Dispite it being annoying my keyboard seems to lack this key I think I'll stick to shift +f10 for now until I get some time to invest a few hours in doing this. Thanks for all your help and such a comprehensive response. Best regards, Daniel -- 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/20130302035556.ga5...@gwsc.vic.edu.au
Re: Keyboard remapping
On Fri, Mar 01, 2013 at 12:09:53PM +1100, Daniel Dalton wrote: > On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 11:56:29AM +0100, Paul Seyfert wrote: > > I only know of thinkpads having ctrl and fn swapped wrt. other vendors. > > As explained these are hard/impossible to swap in software which is why > > the bios of thinkpads offer the possibility to do this. > > > > Therefore I recommend, looking around in the bios whether you find there > > what you need. > > It looks like my only hope. This was indeed in the BIOS, thank you so much! I just need to figure out now how to remap my "menu" key to either right alt, right control or win key I guess... Ideas? Best regards, Daniel -- 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/20130301071108.ga5...@gwsc.vic.edu.au
Re: Keyboard remapping
On Fri, Mar 01, 2013 at 03:38:23AM +0100, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > On 2013-03-01 12:07:07 +1100, Daniel Dalton wrote: > > On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 07:36:24PM +0100, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > > > /lib/udev/keymap is probably better, though it is buggy. > > > > Ok, so I haven't made any changes in there yet. > > > > I've ran showkeys and found that the fn key has a key code. > > > > However, when I do fn+j for example only the fn key code is noted. > > What if you start showkeys in scan code dump mode? How to do this? > > In addition to this I've discovered that my keyboard does not have an > > application key or a right windows key (the key you press to get a > > context menu in a gui) It is the equivalent of right clicking > > basically. Since I'm blind and I can't use a mouse this key is kind of > > important. How could I bind right alt to act as this key? > > If you want to do this only for this keyboard (not for some USB > keyboard that you would connect), you can use /lib/udev/keymap > to map the scancode of the key to the wanted keycode (I don't > have such a key, so I don't know). How to do that though /lib/udev/keymap appears binary? Is it possible to do this through xmodmap or siilar I only need it for X (gnome). 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/20130301034909.ga12...@gwsc.vic.edu.au
Re: Keyboard remapping
On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 11:56:29AM +0100, Paul Seyfert wrote: > I only know of thinkpads having ctrl and fn swapped wrt. other vendors. > As explained these are hard/impossible to swap in software which is why > the bios of thinkpads offer the possibility to do this. > > Therefore I recommend, looking around in the bios whether you find there > what you need. It looks like my only hope. I shall have a look... Thanks for the tip. Best regards, Daniel -- 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/20130301010953.gb10...@gwsc.vic.edu.au
Re: Keyboard remapping
On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 07:36:24PM +0100, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > /lib/udev/keymap is probably better, though it is buggy. Ok, so I haven't made any changes in there yet. I've ran showkeys and found that the fn key has a key code. However, when I do fn+j for example only the fn key code is noted. While if I press the actual control key on the keyboard + j I see that both key codes are recognised. Does this ultimately mean that fn can't be used as a control key? I was able to bind fn to switch virtual terminals, but not as a control key it seemed to do nothing when I did fn+c to kill a process after binding it as a control key. In addition to this I've discovered that my keyboard does not have an application key or a right windows key (the key you press to get a context menu in a gui) It is the equivalent of right clicking basically. Since I'm blind and I can't use a mouse this key is kind of important. How could I bind right alt to act as this key? I thought Lenovo were known for good keyboards Sigh Thanks, Daniel -- 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/20130301010707.ga10...@gwsc.vic.edu.au
Re: Keyboard remapping
Hi, On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 10:19:38AM +, Karl E. Jorgensen wrote: > Annoyingly the laptop function key is where you'd expect the control key > and the control key is one key in from the left. > > Is it possible to make the fn key act as a control key inside of linux? > (I'd like to keep the functions of the fn key combinations if > possible). > >Oh - that's really something you want to check before buying it ! Yes, though not usually something that springs to mind sigh. (especially when buying online) > >Unfortunately, in my experience, the answer to your question is no. The >problem is that the Fn key does not send a keycode to the O/S like the >Ctrl key does - it is handled entirely in the keyboard (firmware?) itself. Hmm, I suppose I'll just get used to the layout eventually... :) Thanks for your help. Daniel -- 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/20130228112051.ga25...@gwsc.vic.edu.au
Keyboard remapping
Hi, I recently bought a new laptop. Annoyingly the laptop function key is where you'd expect the control key and the control key is one key in from the left. Is it possible to make the fn key act as a control key inside of linux? (I'd like to keep the functions of the fn key combinations if possible). Thanks, Daniel -- 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/20130228090928.ga15...@gwsc.vic.edu.au
Re: Some applications freezing up
On Wed, Dec 26, 2012 at 02:14:35PM +0100, berenger.mo...@neutralite.org wrote: > Maybe those softwares are using their own database? Rhythmbox yes, gmpc, would use mpd though? > well, not my problem, since I do not intend to use such kind of > softwares. I can avoid rhythmbox, but it'd be nice to have at least one of the gui apps working. Anyway looks like it is going to be tricky to debug so I suppose command line is better for now. Cheers, Dan -- 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/20121227020511.ga6...@gwsc.vic.edu.au
Re: SSD alignment for debian
On Sat, Dec 22, 2012 at 08:10:42AM -0600, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > I have the same SSD. Surprise: doing a suspend to disk to that swap > file you have on it makes no difference at all! Just as slow as to a > regular HDD. Why? suspend takes about 2 second to go into suspend and 2 second to wake from suspend. However, pm-hibernate does not work, but "hibernate" command does. No idea why, I think it stopped working after I made my ssd optomisation changes, but I couldn't track this down to anything. Also could not find any useful logs. Cheers, Dan -- 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/20121226030045.ge7...@gwsc.vic.edu.au
Re: Some applications freezing up
On Sat, Dec 22, 2012 at 02:43:26PM +0100, berenger.mo...@neutralite.org wrote: > It is a bug problem, but not related to Glib-GObject. yeah > Sounds like you are using mpd to play music. I have noticed that > sometimes it uses more CPU than it really needs (restart it usually > fix the problem so...) so it could be an mpd problem. > If you really think it might be the client (gmpc) try mpc, the > command-line client, ncmpcpp (a ncurse client), or ario (a gtk > client). Yes... I always use mpc and it works with no problem. Also control mpd from within emacs through emms is just fine also. > If you encounter the same problem with all of them, it is not the > client, so probably the server. > If you only have the problem with some of them, then you will have > to find a better, at least, less bugged, client. Ok so it looks like mpd is not the problem. The common problems are occurring with rhythmbox and gmpc. So it is hard to know what is the problem, maybe a commonly used library between the two (rhythmbox and gmpc)? Cheers, Dan -- 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/20121226025834.gd7...@gwsc.vic.edu.au
Re: Laptop fan control
On Sat, Dec 22, 2012 at 06:44:49PM +0100, Hans-J. Ullrich wrote: > just make sure, that the cooler free of dust. After some time, there is a lot > of dust in the cooler, which is clogging the air exit. Hi Hans, Pretty sure the cooler is free of dust now. > > If this is ok, you might want to try pwmconfig, which is creating the > configurationfile for fancontrol (/etc/fancontrol). I shall investigate this. Thanks for the idea. Cheers, Dan -- 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/20121226025423.gc7...@gwsc.vic.edu.au
Re: Laptop fan control
On Sat, Dec 22, 2012 at 11:33:04AM -0600, Jack Schneider wrote: > Hey,Daniel Hey Jack, > > Try i8kutils, Dell laptops do their own thing!! Thanks! It seems to be for latitude and inspiron, but I have vostro. I will try it anyway. Thanks, Dan -- 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/20121226025244.gb7...@gwsc.vic.edu.au
Re: Some applications freezing up
On Sat, Dec 22, 2012 at 12:59:53PM +0100, berenger.mo...@neutralite.org wrote: > >Hmm, I really hope it is not h/w problem: > >Intel core I5 2.4 Ghz 4 gb ram 128 gb ssd. > > > >Do you still think it's a h/w problem? > > I do not know, it depends on how many stuff you have loaded at the > same time. But... well, to be honest, seeing your computer, I do not > really think it could be that... I don't really have anything running asside from some basic daemons and it is the only gui application running. > > >Running top shows many running processes (that's normal?). > > Yes, even on my configuration, which aim to be very lightweight, top > gave me many things, I guess most are kernel relative. Yeah, so it does look like rhythmbox could possibly be hogging cpu. from a quick look. I did some research and found: * if I run rhythmbox from the terminal here are the errors I see. (below my name) * I thought it could be "libglib2.0-0" causing some problems as it is a dependency of gmpc and rhythmbox. However, I have no solution at this stage rather than saying it is likely some bug? output below my name. Cheers, Dan (rhythmbox:8210): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_value_set_boolean: assertion `G_VALUE_HOLDS_BOOLEAN (value)' failed (rhythmbox:8210): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_value_set_boolean: assertion `G_VALUE_HOLDS_BOOLEAN (value)' failed (rhythmbox:8210): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_value_set_boolean: assertion `G_VALUE_HOLDS_BOOLEAN (value)' failed (rhythmbox:8210): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_value_set_boolean: assertion `G_VALUE_HOLDS_BOOLEAN (value)' failed (rhythmbox:8210): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_value_set_boolean: assertion `G_VALUE_HOLDS_BOOLEAN (value)' failed (rhythmbox:8210): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_value_set_boolean: assertion `G_VALUE_HOLDS_BOOLEAN (value)' failed (rhythmbox:8210): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_value_set_boolean: assertion `G_VALUE_HOLDS_BOOLEAN (value)' failed (rhythmbox:8210): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_value_set_boolean: assertion `G_VALUE_HOLDS_BOOLEAN (value)' failed (rhythmbox:8210): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_value_set_boolean: assertion `G_VALUE_HOLDS_BOOLEAN (value)' failed (rhythmbox:8210): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_value_set_boolean: assertion `G_VALUE_HOLDS_BOOLEAN (value)' failed (rhythmbox:8210): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_value_set_boolean: assertion `G_VALUE_HOLDS_BOOLEAN (value)' failed (rhythmbox:8210): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_value_set_boolean: assertion `G_VALUE_HOLDS_BOOLEAN (value)' failed (rhythmbox:8210): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_value_set_boolean: assertion `G_VALUE_HOLDS_BOOLEAN (value)' failed (rhythmbox:8210): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_value_set_boolean: assertion `G_VALUE_HOLDS_BOOLEAN (value)' failed (rhythmbox:8210): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_value_set_boolean: assertion `G_VALUE_HOLDS_BOOLEAN (value)' failed (rhythmbox:8210): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_value_set_boolean: assertion `G_VALUE_HOLDS_BOOLEAN (value)' failed (rhythmbox:8210): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_value_set_boolean: assertion `G_VALUE_HOLDS_BOOLEAN (value)' failed (rhythmbox:8210): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_value_set_boolean: assertion `G_VALUE_HOLDS_BOOLEAN (value)' failed (rhythmbox:8210): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_value_set_boolean: assertion `G_VALUE_HOLDS_BOOLEAN (value)' failed (rhythmbox:8210): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_value_set_boolean: assertion `G_VALUE_HOLDS_BOOLEAN (value)' failed (rhythmbox:8210): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_value_set_boolean: assertion `G_VALUE_HOLDS_BOOLEAN (value)' failed (rhythmbox:8210): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_value_set_boolean: assertion `G_VALUE_HOLDS_BOOLEAN (value)' failed (rhythmbox:8210): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_value_set_boolean: assertion `G_VALUE_HOLDS_BOOLEAN (value)' failed (rhythmbox:8210): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_value_set_boolean: assertion `G_VALUE_HOLDS_BOOLEAN (value)' failed (rhythmbox:8210): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_value_set_boolean: assertion `G_VALUE_HOLDS_BOOLEAN (value)' failed (rhythmbox:8210): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_value_set_boolean: assertion `G_VALUE_HOLDS_BOOLEAN (value)' failed (rhythmbox:8210): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_value_set_boolean: assertion `G_VALUE_HOLDS_BOOLEAN (value)' failed (rhythmbox:8210): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_value_set_boolean: assertion `G_VALUE_HOLDS_BOOLEAN (value)' failed (rhythmbox:8210): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_value_set_boolean: assertion `G_VALUE_HOLDS_BOOLEAN (value)' failed (rhythmbox:8210): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_value_set_boolean: assertion `G_VALUE_HOLDS_BOOLEAN (value)' failed (rhythmbox:8210): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_value_set_boolean: assertion `G_VALUE_HOLDS_BOOLEAN (value)' failed (rhythmbox:8210): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_value_set_boolean: assertion `G_VALUE_HOLDS_BOOLEAN (value)' failed (rhythmbox:8210): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_value_set_boolean: assertion `G_VALUE_HOLDS_BOOLEAN (value)' failed (rhythmbox:8210): GLib-GObject-C
Re: SSD alignment for debian
On Sat, Dec 22, 2012 at 03:45:45AM -0600, Stan Hoeppner wrote: > So the short answer to your question is: > > It's not possible to incorrectly partition an SSD. Right ok, that's nice to hear. Thanks, Dan -- 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/20121222114552.gb5...@gwsc.vic.edu.au
Re: Some applications freezing up
On Sat, Dec 22, 2012 at 12:27:40PM +0100, berenger.mo...@neutralite.org wrote: > >You could try using a DE/software which is lighter e.g LXDE, > >XFCE or even just a WM and start you software from an Xterm when > >needed. > > In short: he can stop to use a bloated desktop environment? ;) > To be honest, I can not say you're wrong, but I guess the OP does > not really want to try a new DE, he might had enough difficulties to > be accustomed to gnome 3 :D Ok, first of all I'm blind and it seems to be the most accessible option at this time. Lxde and xfce4 are gtk based and are alternatives, but I'm reasonably happy with gnome tbh. > Some tools will allows you to have better clue about what exactly in > your hardware is not powerful enough, look at any resources monitors > you want, which gave you some history. (I am using xosview, as > example, but there are plenty in aptitude) Hmm, I really hope it is not h/w problem: Intel core I5 2.4 Ghz 4 gb ram 128 gb ssd. Do you still think it's a h/w problem? Running top shows many running processes (that's normal?). The top few are things I use eg. brltty cpufreq etc. so looks pretty reasonable. Thanks, Dan -- 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/20121222114441.ga5...@gwsc.vic.edu.au
SSD alignment for debian
Hello, I've installed debian with a separate /home partition on my samsung 830 series ssd drive. I would like to verify partition alignment is correct though. Could someone tell me how to verify this or let me know if it is correct? Here is output of fdisk -l on my ssd: daniel@vostro-3350:/tmp$ sudo fdisk -l /dev/sda Disk /dev/sda: 128.0 GB, 128035676160 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 15566 cylinders, total 250069680 sectors Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes Disk identifier: 0x3f5f6184 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 *20483145932715728640 83 Linux /dev/sda23145932844042239 6291456 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/sda344042240 250069679 103013720 83 Linux sda1 is / sda2 is swap and sda3 is /home. Thanks in advance for any help. Cheers, Dan -- 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/20121222083049.ga6...@gwsc.vic.edu.au
Some applications freezing up
Hello, When I launch some applications from within gnome 3 mainly rhythmbox and gmpc the following occurs: * The fan goes to pull speed. * The desktop is locked up for about a minute * After about a minute the fan slows back down and the desktop is no longer frozen allowing me to use these programs. Does anyone have some ideas why this might be occurring and how to fix it? Basically I can't use rhythmbox or gmpc unless I'm happy to wait a minute first for the desktop to become unfrozen. I'm also using debian wheezy. Thanks in advance. Dan -- 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/20121222083618.gc6...@gwsc.vic.edu.au
Laptop fan control
Hello, I'm using a Dell vostro 3350 machine. At times I feel the intensity of the fan is unnecessarily high. This occurs when for example using firefox or watching flash. It seems most times when I restart the gui the fan returns to normal speed. This is a concern because it obviously will effect battery life. So I'm wondering if this is unusual behaviour, and if so how to maybe correct it? I've looked at thinkafan but no idea what I'm doing to be honest. Thanks in advance for any help. Cheers, Dan -- 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/20121222083331.gb6...@gwsc.vic.edu.au
Re: Laptop battery life with 64 bit
On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 12:45:25PM -0700, Bob Proulx wrote: > Daniel Dalton wrote: > > But should the knew kernel really improve battery life by apparently > > 5-6 hours (according to powertop) > > Five to six hours of improvement would be a very large amount. > Probably more than is reasonable. But smaller amounts would not be > unusual. Ok, so I updated the kernel to 3.6. I then tried to install the wl driver i.e. http://wiki.debian.org/wl I could not install for linux 3.6. I checked what ubuntu is using and it appears they use the module brcmsmac http://wiki.debian.org/brcm80211 Now it seems I am getting very similar battery life estimates from powertop of around 13 hours. Which is what I got with ubuntu. So it seems the kernel update helped a bit. Is it possible that the brcmsmac driver is much better with battery life? Perhaps the wl driver does not allow me to turn off the wifi, with rfkill (can't remember). What are the differences between brcmsmac and wl? Is wl an open source alternative to something that requires close source firmware? If so is it likely that wl is still inferia to brcmsmac? Anyway, I've solved my problem it seems, just interesting to know how I got to this solution. :) Thanks for everyone that helped me with this. Cheers, Dan -- 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/20121220032436.ga5...@gwsc.vic.edu.au
Re: Laptop battery life with 64 bit
On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 11:55:08PM -0700, Bob Proulx wrote: > Jochen Spieker wrote: > > Daniel Dalton wrote: > > > My question: does 64 bit debian use more battery power than 32 bit? > > > > Short answer: no. The relevant difference is probably Debian vs. Ubuntu > > here. > > Agreed. The difference is probably the linux kernel version. Ubuntu > 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" has a Linux 3.5 kernel. Debian "Wheezy" > Testing has a Linux 3.2 kernel. Wheezy has been in freeze for many > months and that was the best version to support for several years of > security upgrades. Ubuntu also used Linux 3.2 in their latest LTS > (long term support) release too. Sure, very good point. But should the knew kernel really improve battery life by apparently 5-6 hours (according to powertop) > > I expect that linux kernel version difference between 3.5 and 3.2 and > device driver differences would make more difference than 32-bit Wouldn't device drivers be more or less the same on ubuntu and debian? Thanks for your help. Dan -- 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/20121218151518.ga4...@gwsc.vic.edu.au
Re: Laptop battery life with 64 bit
On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 07:39:17AM +0100, Jochen Spieker wrote: > Daniel Dalton: > > > > My question: does 64 bit debian use more battery power than 32 bit? > > Short answer: no. The relevant difference is probably Debian vs. Ubuntu > here. Good news. So now just to figure out how ubuntu is out performing debian. > > > Should I return to a 32 bit set up if battery life is important to me? > > Or is there perhaps something that maybe isn't configured quite right > > on this 64 bit system? > > The latter. Are you sure the screen is turned off completely just like > in Ubuntu? Yes, used exactly the same methods (vbetool) Thanks for your help. Dan -- 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/20121218151021.ge14...@gwsc.vic.edu.au
Laptop battery life with 64 bit
Hi, Before I do too much investigating I was wondering if anyone might be able to give me a simple yes/no answer to this question. I just installed debian 64 bit amd on my Dell vostro 3350 laptop. I turn all of the wifi bluetooth and screen off (I'm blind) and observe power using powertop. It reports a discharge rate of about 9W on average. On ubuntu 12.10 32 bit with this similar configuration it was just below 6 W. So this is quite easily 4 or 5 hours difference (I have an 80 W battery), it is huge. My question: does 64 bit debian use more battery power than 32 bit? Battery life is very important to me, and it seems there isn't a whole lot of benefit of running 64 bit for me at the current time. I haven't set too much up just yet so it is easy to change. Should I return to a 32 bit set up if battery life is important to me? Or is there perhaps something that maybe isn't configured quite right on this 64 bit system? Finally, I'm running debian wheezey (testing). Thanks in advance for any help. Dan -- 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/20121218050215.ga9...@gwsc.vic.edu.au
GDM3 very slow to load gnome
Hi, I've installed gnome using tasksel and I'm running debian wheezy. I've used rcconf and ticked gdm3 to start on boot. However, it takes an incredibly long time to load gnome. From the point where gdm3 is invoked to the desktop coming up (I have auto log in), is over a minute. I am using a core I5 2.4 GHZ machine with 4 Gb of ram so I'd expect it to be a bit faster. My netbook seems to load the GUI in about half the time it takes on this machine. Does anyone know how I can solve this problem? It seems that the first time I invoke gdm3 whether it be automatically on a boot or if I disable it from auto starting and then run the init script myself is very slow, but restarting the gdm3 server after the first time it has been started works in about 15-20 seconds. So it is just the very first time each boot gdm3 is ran which is causing me these problems. I'm also using gnome 3, but I've set it to use fallback mode since I'm blind and rather the old interface for accessibility, but I thought that couldn't be the problem. Thank you for any help. Daniel -- 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/20121119060658.ga4...@gwsc.vic.edu.au
Using a proxy with iceweasel
Hi, I am connecting to a wifi network which uses a proxy server. If I export the http_proxy variable correctly in /etc/bash.bashrc the proxy server is working correctly for command line browsers such as lynx. However, if I set the iceweasel proxy setting to "use system proxy server settings" it does not work. If I set the proxy server manually in iceweasel it does work. I connected to a variety of wifi networks though so I don't want to have to keep changing my proxy server settings manually in iceweasel. (I check that I'm connected to this particular network before setting http_proxy in /etc/bash.bashrc) Also, the http_proxy variable appears to be set in the GUI (I open gnome-terminal and type "echo $http_proxy") to verify this. So, my question is how to make iceweasel use the settings from http_proxy environment variable, so I don't need to update settings for different network profiles by hand? Thanks for any answers in advance. Cheers, Dan -- 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/20120903034759.ga8...@gwsc.vic.edu.au
Re: Disabling wifi to save battery
On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 01:21:35PM +, Camaleón wrote: > >> backlight, wifi, BT, hdd temperature sensors...) and maybe your dell > >> needs something similar :-? > > > > module wl controls wifi... I had to install it manually. > > No, I did not mean that. "wl" is a generic module for broadcom based wifi > chipsets but in addition to this driver my system also loads another one > that manages the "goodies" of the laptop (function/special keys, > backlight, wifi/BT swtich, etc...). Oh potentially allowing the hot keys to function? I'll look into that one, I just presumed they weren't supported:) Thx, Dan -- 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/20111013112738.gd16...@gwsc.vic.edu.au
Re: Disabling wifi to save battery
On Sun, Oct 09, 2011 at 11:45:41AM +, Camaleón wrote: > > laptop I could use the rfkill package like so: rfkill block wifi > > Here are some tips: > > http://www.lesswatts.org/tips/wireless.php Will take a look > > Another option could be disabling wifi and bluetooth adapter from BIOS > (if this is available). Yes, although I use wifi fairly frequently, so if I can't find a solution, I'll just accept the extra battery consumption...:) > backlight, wifi, BT, hdd temperature sensors...) and maybe your dell > needs something similar :-? module wl controls wifi... I had to install it manually. > Bringing down the interface still leaves the adapter "on", so I guess > there is no power-saving gain when doing this. Fair enough, thanks. > Is the wifi card already configured and detected by the system? Yes, but I had to configure manually... Thanks for your help, Dan -- 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/20111011072632.gd15...@gwsc.vic.edu.au
Re: Disabling wifi to save battery
On Sun, Oct 09, 2011 at 06:14:05AM +0100, Raf Czlonka wrote: > > I was planning to disable wifi, when it wasn't required. On my old > > laptop I could use the rfkill package like so: > > rfkill block wifi > > What does "rfkill list" say? daniel@debian-laptop:/tmp$ cd daniel@debian-laptop:~$ sudo rfkill list 0: hci0: Bluetooth Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no 1: dell-wifi: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no 2: dell-bluetooth: Bluetooth Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no Interestingly when I bring down eth1 (the wifi interface), and rfkill block wifi, it says: daniel@debian-laptop:~$ sudo rfkill list 1: dell-wifi: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: yes Hard blocked: no So maybe it is actually working, but what makes me worried is that I can do ifup eth1 and the interface comes up with no problems... On my old laptop this was not the case and when blocked, all sorts of nasty error messages would be present. BTW, the wifi according to rfkill list is still soft block again once I bring up the interface eth1, remembering that I blocked wifi just before with rfkill block wifi, (I have not ran an rfkill unblock wifi) command yet. So ultimately the wifi is working normally even though rfkill says it's "soft blocked"... > Yes, until you remove the module, the device is still in use. > What model wifi card is it and what module does it use? So could I just unload the module to save power? Module: wl 09:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4313 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN Controller (rev 01) > What does "modinfo 'modulename'" say? filename: /lib/modules/3.0.0-1-686-pae/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/wl.ko license:MIXED/Proprietary alias: pci:v14E4d0576sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v14E4d435Asv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v14E4d4359sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v14E4d4358sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v14E4d4727sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v14E4d4357sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v14E4dA99Dsv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v14E4d4353sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v14E4d432Dsv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v14E4d432Csv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v14E4d432Bsv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v14E4d432Asv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v14E4d4329sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v14E4d4328sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v14E4d4315sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v14E4d4313sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v14E4d4312sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v14E4d4311sv*sd*bc*sc*i* depends:lib80211 vermagic: 3.0.0-1-686-pae SMP mod_unload modversions 686 parm: oneonly:int parm: piomode:int parm: instance_base:int parm: nompc:int parm: name:string > > Regards, Thanks for your help. Cheers, Dan -- 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/20111011072238.gc15...@gwsc.vic.edu.au
Disabling wifi to save battery
Hi, I've recently purchased a Dell vostro 3350 laptop, and to save battery, I was planning to disable wifi, when it wasn't required. On my old laptop I could use the rfkill package like so: rfkill block wifi But it seems to have no effect on my Dell. The wifi hot key on the laptop does not seem to work either (from the console). Does anyone have any other ideas? If I do ifdown eth1 to bring down wifi, is it likely the wifi will still be consuming significant battery? Thanks for any help, Dan -- 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/20111009004456.ga11...@gwsc.vic.edu.au
Problems connecting to WPA2 networks
Hi,
I'm having difficulty connecting to a WPA2 enterprise network. The
system is fine connecting to standard WPA and open networks, but refuses
to connect to my school's WPA2 network.
We tried with another machine using different wireless chipset and that
works fine.
When connecting my syslog fills with the following messages:
Oct 4 08:14:40 debian-eeepc kernel: [ 265.678837] wlan0: direct probe
to AP c4:7d:4f:8a:3b:40 (try 1)
Oct 4 08:14:40 debian-eeepc kernel: [ 265.876159] wlan0: direct probe
to AP c4:7d:4f:8a:3b:40 (try 2)
Oct 4 08:14:40 debian-eeepc kernel: [ 265.882235] wlan0: direct probe
responded
Oct 4 08:14:40 debian-eeepc kernel: [ 265.882249] wlan0: authenticate
with AP c4:7d:4f:8a:3b:40 (try 1)
Oct 4 08:14:40 debian-eeepc kernel: [ 265.884259] wlan0: authenticated
Oct 4 08:14:40 debian-eeepc kernel: [ 265.884326] wlan0: associate
with AP c4:7d:4f:8a:3b:40 (try 1)
Oct 4 08:14:40 debian-eeepc kernel: [ 265.886698] wlan0: RX AssocResp
from c4:7d:4f:8a:3b:40 (capab=0x431 status=13 aid=0)
Oct 4 08:14:40 debian-eeepc kernel: [ 265.886709] wlan0: AP denied
association (code=13)
Oct 4 08:14:40 debian-eeepc kernel: [ 265.886748] wlan0:
deauthenticating from c4:7d:4f:8a:3b:40 by local choice (reason=3)
Regarding the wireless network device inside my netbook, here is output
of lspci:
01:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR9285 Wireless
Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)
When I google Atheros Ar9285 with WPA2 I learn that there are problems
with this device. I came across the following link:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1244686
I should also say that I tested this machine with a live version of
ubuntu off the cd, with kernel 2.6.35 and experienced exactly the same
problems. I'm using wpasupplicant to connect, as well as tried with the
gui on ubuntu. No luck with any.
I'm running debian Testing (Squeeze), and kernel version:
Linux debian-eeepc 2.6.32-5-686 #1 SMP Sat Oct 30 22:47:19 UTC 2010 i686
GNU/Linux
I believe a possible solution is to use backports as suggested by the
page I pasted I believe. Is this the best solution? If so how can I
apply it to a debian system?
Does it look like there is a problem with the atheros drivers for this
device...?
Finally, if required below my name is my Wpa_supplicant configuration
along with my /etc/network/interfaces file.
If anyone can assist me with this issue I'd greatly appreciate it!
Cheers,
Dan
# /etc/network/interfaces:
# This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
# and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).
# The loopback network interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
# eth0
allow-hotplug eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp
# address 192.168.2.2
# netmask 255.255.255.0
# network 192.168.2.1
# broadcast 192.168.2.255
# gateway 192.168.2.1
# dns-search lan
# dns-nameservers 203.0.178.191
post-up /sbin/fw-start.sh # firewall
allow-hotplug wlan0
iface wlan0 inet manual
wpa-driver wext
wpa-roam /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
# post-up /sbin/fw-start.sh
# no id_str, 'default' is used as the fallback mapping target
iface default inet dhcp
iface school inet dhcp
# id_str="home"
iface home inet static
address 192.168.2.11
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 192.168.2.1
broadcast 192.168.2.255
gateway 192.168.2.1
dns-search lan
dns-nameservers 203.0.178.191
# /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
ctrl_interface_group=root
# Default behaviour is to associate with any open access point, further
# networks can be configured with wpa_cli/wpa_gui.
#
fast_reauth=1
network={
key_mgmt=NONE
}
# This is the network I'm having trouble connecting to
network={
ssid="ssid_of_school_network"
key_mgmt=IEEE8021X
eap=TLS
identity="eepc" #(name of the certificate/zipfile)
client_cert="/home/daniel/network/certs/usercert.pem"
ca_cert="/home/daniel/network/certs/root.pem"
private_key="/home/daniel/network/certs/userkey.pem"
private_key_passwd="psk"
eapol_flags=3
# id_str="school"
}
# Wep
#network={
# ssid="Example WEP Network"
# key_mgmt=NONE
# wep_key0=6162636465
# wep_tx_keyidx=0
# id_str="johns_house"
#}
# the following works fine
network={
ssid="home_ssid"
psk="PSK_for_home_network"
id_str="home"
}
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Connecting to a wifi network requiring certificate authentication
Hi, Using wpasupplicant could someone please try and give me a few hints what I should try in the wpasupplicant.conf file? I have the .der certificate file, and output of iwlist scan is below my name. Thank you very much, Daniel wlan0 Scan completed : Cell 01 - Address: C4:7D:4F:8A:90:20 Channel:9 Frequency:2.452 GHz (Channel 9) Quality=16/70 Signal level=-94 dBm Encryption key:on ESSID:"eduPaSS-8808-01" Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s 11 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s Bit Rates:24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s Mode:Master Extra:tsf=00258fb76178 Extra: Last beacon: 2032ms ago IE: Unknown: 000F656475506153532D383830382D3031 IE: Unknown: 010882848B0C12961824 IE: Unknown: 030109 IE: Unknown: 0507010200 IE: Unknown: 0706415520010B1A IE: Unknown: 2A0100 IE: Unknown: 2D1A6E181BFF IE: IEEE 802.11i/WPA2 Version 1 Group Cipher : CCMP Pairwise Ciphers (1) : CCMP Authentication Suites (1) : 802.1x IE: Unknown: 32043048606C IE: Unknown: 3D1609000700 IE: Unknown: 9606004096001A00 IE: Unknown: DD06004096010100 IE: Unknown: DD050040960305 IE: Unknown: DD050040960B09 IE: Unknown: DD050040961401 IE: Unknown: DD180050F2020101810003A427A44243BC0062326600 -- 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/20100901081351.ga2...@debian-eeepc
Re: stop automatic checkdisk on boot
On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 11:01:18PM -0300, Xavier Petit de Meurville wrote: >Hi, what is your filesystem on this partition ? >I don't very well, but maybe you can see the tune2fs command, Ah great, thank you. I think it was still set to check after 27 mounts or something. I had a read of the man page, and I think I have enabled what I want now. Thanks! Dan -- 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/20100227023215.ga6...@debian-eeepc
stop automatic checkdisk on boot
Every 20 odd boots my system does a checkdisk scan of sda5 (root file system) and sda7 /home. As it's a laptop and I need fast booting, how can I stop these checks all together? I tried setting the 6th field of fstab to 0 for both partitions. I thought it was working, but it seemed to do one check just before, so I'm concerned it's not working. Or is this just a one off? It's possible I failed to shutdown the machine correctly. I forget now. Thanks, Dan signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: wireless from the command line
On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 05:43:52AM +1100, Alex Samad wrote: > there are examples in /usr/share/doc/wpasupplicant/examples/ Ah yes, and the readme proved very useful. I've got it all working with wpa_supplicant now. It works well on my home net, so lets hope it connects to open wifi:) I'm very confident it will as I'm using roaming mode. I did try wicd-curses, but as I'm blind it didn't seem to work great with speakup. It was manageable, but wpa_supplicant works far better for me. Thanks for everyone's help! Cheers, Dan signature.asc Description: Digital signature
wireless from the command line
Hi, I've had a good look around and still can't work this one out. Does anyone know how to configure wifi from the command line? I'm currently using wicd, so all my hardware is supported, however, as I rarely start X I would prefer to manage wifi connections through the cli. I believe I have to use wpasupplicant. Can someone point me to a howto that gives me a few examples of the wpasupplicant config and interfacing it with /etc/network/interfaces. I would like my setup to automatically connect to open networks. It should connect to the one with the strongest signal. If that fails then it should connect to any wpa networks if they are in range. I would like some examples, so I can learn how to tweak the config quickly. Any help is greatly appreciated. I'm using the asus eeepc 1008ha and debian squeeze if that matters. Cheers, Dan -- 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/20100226132439.ga15...@debian-eeepc
Re: changing file browser lxde
On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 08:26:19AM -0500, Rob Owens wrote: > > lxde from pcmanfm to nautilus? I'm wanting to do this as I'm blind and > > use orca, and it appears nautilus runs better than pcmanfm with > > orca. I've tried running nautilus from the shell and it works great, so > > a way to make this the default file browser in lxde would be fantastic. > > > Would simply putting a Nautilus button in the LXDE panel suffice? I would prefer to make it the default browser for opening all directories. > In case you don't know, here is the command to get nautilus running > without having it take over your desktop: I want it to take over my desktop, as pcmanfm is not accessible with orca. Thanks, Dan -- 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/20100221202415.gb6...@debian-eeepc
changing file browser lxde
Hi, Could someone please inform me how to change the default file browser in lxde from pcmanfm to nautilus? I'm wanting to do this as I'm blind and use orca, and it appears nautilus runs better than pcmanfm with orca. I've tried running nautilus from the shell and it works great, so a way to make this the default file browser in lxde would be fantastic. Thanks for any help, Dan -- 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/20100219094626.ga11...@debian-eeepc
firewall on laptop
Hi, What is the best way to run a firewall script with lots of iptables lines in it when a connection is put up? Eg. when I connect to ethernet or wifi the script should run. If I'm offline then it shouldn't run. I'm using wicd to manage all my wifi connections. Is it possible to get this script to run every time I connect to a wifi network? Thanks, Dan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: suspend on my asus eeepc
On Fri, Feb 05, 2010 at 03:44:00PM +0100, Florian Reitmeir wrote: > Package: > uswsusp Couldn't find this in squeeze, so used unstable's version. S2disk works ok and s2ram doesn't. I think when I close the lid it uses command pm-suspend (found this after some research.) Thanks, Dan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: suspend on my asus eeepc
On Wed, Feb 03, 2010 at 09:14:26AM +0100, Florian Reitmeir wrote: > Hi, > > s2ram > s2disk What package? I get command not found when running these as root. > > and put your script in.. /etc/pm/sleep.d > this direcorty is generated by the package pm-utils in which you can > also find the docs how to write the correct script. Ah yes, thanks, I'll go do that. Thanks, Dan signature.asc Description: Digital signature
suspend on my asus eeepc
Hi, Can someone please advise me how to suspend from the command line? Also when my laptop lid is closed, the system suspends. I'm just on the command line, no gui is running. I see this in syslog, but am unsure what program is responsible...? Feb 3 18:16:58 debian-eeepc kernel: [ 3493.605992] Suspending console(s) (use no_console_suspend to debug) Anyway, on resuming from suspend, does anyone know how I can call a script once the system is back up again? eg. I want to call /usr/local/bin/post-suspend. How do I do this when the laptop resumes? Thanks very much, Dan signature.asc Description: Digital signature
eeepc booting troubles
Hello everyone, I've got myself into quite a bit of trouble. Problem: My system no longer can boot windows and if I try booting debian it gives errors regarding the root file system. Here is what I did: I booted windows for the first time with no problems, so then booted a livecd off my usb drive and did resizing with gparted. I resized the sda1 partition, the one in which windows resides on. I think it may have said resize and move, this may be where the problem lies. I'm totally blind so going off what a sighted person tells me. Apparently it said something like resize and move. This appeared to go fine, until I rebooted (changes were reflected in gparted). I got the error: "No operating system" I decided to install linux hoping grub would correct the problem. The machine is running windows 7 and I told the installer to use largest continuous free space. Then when I wrote the changes to the mbr, it said windows vista was found. I assumed this must just be because grub hadn't been updated for win 7 so I said yes. Now when I boot I can choose from a grub menu: Debian linux or debian recovery And windows vista I try the two debian ones and get errors regarding the root file system and it doesn't boot more than a recovery console. I tried the windows one, this starts a recovery program however, after trying to recover a few times nothing changes. So if someone could help me out I would be extremely grateful. Will it be possible for me to get a bootable windows again or should I just install linux to the whole disk. I kind of need windows every now and then, so hoping I can get it booting again. Or will I have to purchase some sort of windows cd. Finally is there any sort of full system recovery I could do that would help me? I'm using the asus eeepc 1008ha. Sorry about the very long post, I thought it was important I describe exactly what I did. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you very much, Daniel -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: lxde/setting environment variables
On Sat, Jan 16, 2010 at 12:48:49AM +, Liam O'Toole wrote: > > I've just installed lxde and like the concept of it. I must set an > > environment variable so I can run orca under the desktop. What file > > should I place an export command in to export this variable to the lxde > > desktop, to save me from having to export it every time before I launch > > a program eg. > I recommend ~/.xsessionrc. Thanks, now with the variable exported, orca seems to run fine if launched from an lxterm (terminal window), but doesn't work if it is invoked from the alt+f2 run dialog. Should the alt+f2 dialog honour the variables value? Thanks very much Dan signature.asc Description: Digital signature
lxde/setting environment variables
Hi, I've just installed lxde and like the concept of it. I must set an environment variable so I can run orca under the desktop. What file should I place an export command in to export this variable to the lxde desktop, to save me from having to export it every time before I launch a program eg. saving me from having to open a term, export the variable then run the program from the term, I can just run the program from the desktop as the var has already been exported at startup. So what file should I look into for exporting environment variables to lxde? Thanks very much Dan signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: debian support and laptops
On Wed, Dec 09, 2009 at 03:13:38PM +0100, tv.deb...@googlemail.com wrote: > Hi, I have a HP/Compaq 6730s (Intel c2duo T5870 (2ghz), ATI mobility > Radeon HD 3430, same reference can come with very different hardware). Thanks for sharing -- the closest to that I find is the hp 6730b is this a good choice? > Squeeze right now. Pay attention to the cpu if you want to use virtual > machines, mine doesn't have the required cpu flags. What am I looking out for? Thanks for all the help everyone -- I read all the emails. I think this one summarises best what I need to know. Daniel signature.asc Description: Digital signature
debian support and laptops
Hi, Following is a list of laptops. I've narrowed it down to 3 and am considering buying one and running debian on it. How good is debian support on these machines? What is good, what is worth avoiding? I will be doing: programming, typing, msn, irc, web, email, music, virtual machines etc. Here is the list: 1. Acer travel mate 6293 AU$1799 2. hp Compaq 6530S AU$1279 3. hp Compaq 610 AU$999 Thanks for your help. Cheers, Dan signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: The purchase of a new laptop on debian
On Wed, Dec 02, 2009 at 03:24:31PM +0100, Jochen Schulz wrote: > My Thinkpad X200 is approaching its first birthday and I really love it. > If you can afford it, it is a really good choice and well worth the > price. Yes, all the reviews sounded positive. > > The only drawback is that you probably won't have that much fun running > stable on it, because I don't think stable supports the graphics chip I run squeeze > yet. Wifi may be a problem as well (depending on the exact model). But Does wifi work on the X 200 though? Thanks for your help -- Cheers, Dan http://members.iinet.net.au/~ddalton/ signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: The purchase of a new laptop on debian
> I've been happily using Debian on Thinkpads for just over 11 years now. Excellent:) > > > What other brands should I consider Dell and HP don't seem to be as > > powerful as these Lenovos, but maybe I'm wrong. What should I consider > > with good linux support (debian)? I'm looking at a 12.1 inch system, but > > am also happy to buy a 14 inch. I will need something with dual core > > 2ghz+ cpu and 2 gb+ ram. I also may run virtual machines too. > > Nowadays the vast majority of hardware just works. The biggest issues seems > to be in Wireless and high-end video support. Video is the main thing to Video isn't too much of a concern just need to make sure the screen is readable for people I may be working with. Internal wifi is nice to have so will try and buy with that supported. > worry about as you can always use a USB Wireless device while waiting for the > built-in hardware to be supported. True Thanks very much for your help -- Cheers, Dan http://members.iinet.net.au/~ddalton/ signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: The purchase of a new laptop on debian
On Wed, Dec 02, 2009 at 02:34:36PM -0600, John W Foster wrote: > I dont often buy systems, I build my own, but laptops are not a DIY > project. I have been shopping for a new laptop to use in my work & what > someone told me to do was: burn a Ubuntu live disk & take it with me > when shopping. Thats what I did & if the machine runs the 'live disk' Good idea -- are they normally happy to let you test? Thanks for your help Dan signature.asc Description: Digital signature
The purchase of a new laptop on debian
Hi All, I'm looking to buy a knew laptop. I have been recommended by a few people to look at the Lenovo thinkpad X 200 and t 400/500. What are your thoughts on these systems? What is positive, what is negative? What other brands should I consider Del and HP don't seem to be as powerful as these Lenovos, but maybe I'm wrong. What should I consider with good linux support (debian)? I'm looking at a 12.1 inch system, but am also happy to buy a 14 inch. I will need something with dual core 2ghz+ cpu and 2 gb+ ram. I also may run virtual machines too. Any advice is greatly appreciated. -- Cheers, Dan http://members.iinet.net.au/~ddalton/ signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: clive doesn't extract youtube file
On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 11:35:09PM +, Rodolfo Medina wrote: > Hi to all Debian users. > > I installed clive in my Lenny partition with: `aptitude install clive', but it > seems that it does not manage to download the video I installed it for: Hi, I wrote my own script to do this in python, just to see if I could actually do it, it basically retrieves the flash player file, and puts it through mplayer, and then saves the video to a local file... Of course you don't have to auto play the video -- just uncomment the appropriate line. Do you want a copy? If so email me off list. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: samba query
On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 10:50:10PM -0500, David Parker wrote: >This works fine for me. You might simply be missing a line in your config >file or something. > >In your smb.conf: Thanks:) I'll give that a shot and see how it goes. On a home network with wpa encryption, and a firewall that drops just about everything, except out going, and receiving of data from a connection that was established from behind the router, am I pretty safe to not worry about password encryption? I do trust everyone currently on the network. Or is it still a good idea. I'll enable it for another level of security, but just wondering how necessary this is for a small home network? Thanks, Dan signature.asc Description: Digital signature
samba query
Hi, How can I make samba only accept log ins, if the password supplied by the client, matches that username on the server? eg. blank or wrong passwords shouldn't be allowed access to the server, so how do I enable this? It seems samba by default accepts blank passwords, and lets the client mount the share, or even if the password is wrong. Also, will this behaviour that I am asking about be compatible with win xp? I'll add a user on the linux server, with the same user name as the xp one, will the xp client be able to connect? Thanks, Dan. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: iptables
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 01:48:49PM +0100, Johannes Graumann wrote: > -s, --source address[/mask] > Source specification. Address can be ... a network IP address (with > /mask), ... The mask can be either a network mask or a plain number, Thanks, I think this should work, I have added the rules, and shall test tomorrow. Thanks everyone for your help, Dan signature.asc Description: Digital signature
iptables
Hi, Just one quick question regarding iptables: How do I specify an ip address to act on with -s that matches a certain pattern. For example, I want all addresses that begin with 192.168.1.1 to make my rule true. 192.168.1.1* doesn't seem to work? So how do I make any ip address starting with this pattern make the rule true and therefore activated? eg. iptables -i INPUT -s 192.168.1.1* -p tcp --dport 22 -j ACCEPT How do I make this work for all ips that start with 192.168.1.1, the * doesn't work. Thanks for any help. -- Cheers, Dan http://members.iinet.net.au/~ddalton/ signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: dpkg fails - exact errors
On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 01:02:16PM +1100, Daniel Dalton wrote: > I've tried to remove adobe-flashplugin, with the force option, but that > didn't work, now if I take dpkg's advice and reinstall I also get errors. > I've solved this issue, I simpley removed all the files /var/lib/dpkg/adobe-flashplugin.list pointed to, and I made each script in there return 0 and do nothing by placing exit 0 at the top. So now I did dpkg force remove and it worked, not the nicest solution, but better than a reinstall. Dan signature.asc Description: Digital signature
dpkg fails - exact errors
Hi, I've tried to remove adobe-flashplugin, with the force option, but that didn't work, now if I take dpkg's advice and reinstall I also get errors. Here is the errors I get with the removal: dpkg: warning: overriding problem because --force enabled: Package is in a very bad inconsistent state - you should reinstall it before attempting a removal. (Reading database ... 268294 files and directories currently installed.) Removing adobe-flashplugin ... update-alternatives: error: no alternatives for iceape-flashplugin. update-alternatives: error: no alternatives for iceape-flashplugin. dpkg: error processing adobe-flashplugin (--remove): subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 2 postinst called with argument `abort-remove' dpkg: error while cleaning up: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: adobe-flashplugin Now here is what I get with the install of adobe-flashplugin using dpkg -i Selecting previously deselected package adobe-flashplugin. (Reading database ... 268295 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace adobe-flashplugin 10.0.32.18-1 (using install_flash_player_10_linux.deb) ... update-alternatives: error: no alternatives for iceape-flashplugin. update-alternatives: error: no alternatives for iceape-flashplugin. dpkg: warning: old pre-removal script returned error exit status 2 dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ... update-alternatives: error: no alternatives for iceape-flashplugin. update-alternatives: error: no alternatives for iceape-flashplugin. dpkg: error processing install_flash_player_10_linux.deb (--install): subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 2 postinst called with argument `abort-upgrade' dpkg: error while cleaning up: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: install_flash_player_10_linux.deb So if anyone could tell me how to totally remove this package, so I don't get anymore errors, and so I can continue using apt to install other packages, and updates, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks, Dan. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
broken packages
Hi, I tried to install a deb package from a website, it only parcially installed, and now won't remove. I've even tried using the --force option, it just says I should try reinstalling, but when I do that I get errors with installations. So how do I remove this package from my system? Because dpkg won't remove it no matter what I try i just tried the usual way as well as with the --force option.. Thanks -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: pidgin not loading
Solved, used ldconfig and compiled myself. Thanks, Dan. On Sat, Oct 03, 2009 at 06:19:34PM +1000, Daniel Dalton wrote: > On Fri, Oct 02, 2009 at 11:33:39PM +0200, Florian Kulzer wrote: > > > Something seems to be wrong with libpurple on your system. Please post > > the output of: > > > > nm -D /usr/lib/libpurple.so.0 | grep purple_theme_loader > > 0008d450 T purple_theme_loader_build > 0008d470 T purple_theme_loader_get_type > 0008d560 T purple_theme_loader_get_type_string > 0008d4d0 T purple_theme_loader_set_type_string > > > > > ldconfig -pNX | grep libpurple > > libpurple.so.0 (libc6) => /usr/local/lib/libpurple.so.0 > libpurple.so.0 (libc6) => /usr/lib/libpurple.so.0 > libpurple.so (libc6) => /usr/local/lib/libpurple.so > libpurple.so (libc6) => /usr/lib/libpurple.so > libpurple-client.so.0 (libc6) => /usr/local/lib/libpurple-client.so.0 > libpurple-client.so.0 (libc6) => /usr/lib/libpurple-client.so.0 > libpurple-client.so (libc6) => /usr/local/lib/libpurple-client.so > libpurple-client.so (libc6) => /usr/lib/libpurple-client.so > > > > > apt-cache policy libpurple0 > > libpurple0: > Installed: 2.6.2-1 > Candidate: 2.6.2-1 > Version table: > *** 2.6.2-1 0 > 500 http://ftp.au.debian.org squeeze/main Packages > 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status > > I'm on debian squeeze, but I've installed a few packages from unstable, > perhaps even pidgin, but I would imagine lib purple is a dependency for > pidgin and would be updated too. > > So if you can help me out I'd greatly appreciate it. > > Thanks for your help, > Dan. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: pidgin not loading
On Fri, Oct 02, 2009 at 11:33:39PM +0200, Florian Kulzer wrote: > Something seems to be wrong with libpurple on your system. Please post > the output of: > > nm -D /usr/lib/libpurple.so.0 | grep purple_theme_loader 0008d450 T purple_theme_loader_build 0008d470 T purple_theme_loader_get_type 0008d560 T purple_theme_loader_get_type_string 0008d4d0 T purple_theme_loader_set_type_string > > ldconfig -pNX | grep libpurple libpurple.so.0 (libc6) => /usr/local/lib/libpurple.so.0 libpurple.so.0 (libc6) => /usr/lib/libpurple.so.0 libpurple.so (libc6) => /usr/local/lib/libpurple.so libpurple.so (libc6) => /usr/lib/libpurple.so libpurple-client.so.0 (libc6) => /usr/local/lib/libpurple-client.so.0 libpurple-client.so.0 (libc6) => /usr/lib/libpurple-client.so.0 libpurple-client.so (libc6) => /usr/local/lib/libpurple-client.so libpurple-client.so (libc6) => /usr/lib/libpurple-client.so > > apt-cache policy libpurple0 libpurple0: Installed: 2.6.2-1 Candidate: 2.6.2-1 Version table: *** 2.6.2-1 0 500 http://ftp.au.debian.org squeeze/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status I'm on debian squeeze, but I've installed a few packages from unstable, perhaps even pidgin, but I would imagine lib purple is a dependency for pidgin and would be updated too. So if you can help me out I'd greatly appreciate it. Thanks for your help, Dan. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
pidgin not loading
Hi, When I run pidgin I get this error. pidgin: symbol lookup error: pidgin: undefined symbol: purple_theme_loader_get_type So how can I correct this problem? I see this error, but pidgin does not open so therefore isn't usable at the minute. So if someone can advice me on how to correct this error I'd greatly appreciate it. Thanks, Dan. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: file system errors
On Sat, Sep 05, 2009 at 08:22:36PM +0200, Jochen Schulz wrote: > Daniel Dalton: > > > > The hard drive in the mp3 just spins up and back down when I plug the > > usb in. Now it's not even showing up under /dev. Do you guys think it's > > a bad hdd and it's time to get a new mp3? > > Yes and no. The hd is probably dying, but if I were you, I would search > for a replacement of the hd and keep the player. I own an iriver H120 > and still love it. I installed Rockbox on the very first day and I It's a nice player, just a bit big. > really recommend doing that as well. I'm totally blind and rockbox is great I've also ordered a sansa too. > > Instead of buying an 1.8" hd, you could buy a compact flash card and use > that instead. You'll need to install Rockbox, though. See here for more > details: > > http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/CFModGuide Ah yes, that's a great idea, I'll have to do that at some stage. Thanks very much, Dan. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: file system errors
The hard drive in the mp3 just spins up and back down when I plug the usb in. Now it's not even showing up under /dev. Do you guys think it's a bad hdd and it's time to get a new mp3? Oh and when I ran badblocks, I believe there were some errors, but it was hard to tell, because there was no output for a while then my braille terminal was flooded with numbers. What do you think? Thanks, Dan. On Sat, Sep 05, 2009 at 10:09:42PM +1000, Daniel Dalton wrote: > On Tue, Sep 01, 2009 at 12:33:41PM +0200, Jochen Schulz wrote: > > rsync has an -- exclude option. > > How should this be used? In this case? > > > player's storage. I would wipe it and try a badblock scan. Maybe the > > flash is dying. > > How and what does a badblock scan do? The mp3 player is hdd based btw. > > Thanks, > Dan. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: file system errors
On Tue, Sep 01, 2009 at 12:33:41PM +0200, Jochen Schulz wrote: > rsync has an -- exclude option. How should this be used? In this case? > player's storage. I would wipe it and try a badblock scan. Maybe the > flash is dying. How and what does a badblock scan do? The mp3 player is hdd based btw. Thanks, Dan. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: file system errors
On Tue, Sep 01, 2009 at 05:26:52AM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > On 2009-09-01 05:04, Daniel Dalton wrote: > >If I remount, I can't remove these effected files, the only way to fix > >things is to make use of fsck.vfat > > That seems to indicate that the error is on your mp3 player. Ok. So there isn't any way of checking if files stored on an ext3 fs are bad? Why do some files work ok and others don't? > > > -wa. > > > > When looking at "man mkfs.vfat", I don't see those options. But > then, it's really an alias to MKDOSFS(8). Sorry, -w and -a I just used -wa > > >So, I can't continue syncing as if I get rid of the effected files, they > >just come back on the next sync. > >There is no problem on the ext3 file system. So how can I stop this from > >happening, and get a clean sync. Do I remove the effected files from the > >ext 3 fs, or is there another way to tell rsync to skip the files. How > > Why do that? So errors stop occuring and I can sync all of my music? > > >do I see what files are causing the trouble? I believe the file > >system is fat 32 on the mp3 player, this is the > >command I used to make it: > >sudo mkfs.vfat /dev/sdg1 > >Oh and here is my rsync command I use. > >rsync -avz /media/daniel-external/music/ /media/disk/music > > > > What about a simple "cp -vr"? It is a sync so only new files added get synced after the initial sync... cp fails as well btw from memory. > > > >If anyone could help me out with this I'd greatly appreciate it. > > Is this (the fs being set to RO) a repeatable process? Yes > > If so, and multiple mkfs.vfat and fsck.vfat commands don't solve the > problem, could some of the MP3 player's flash RAM be bad? Sure. The mp3 is about 3 years old and it's storage method is hdd (20 gb). It's an iriver h320... What are your thoughts? Is this likely the issue? How would you check if the mp3 is the problem? Thanks very much, Dan. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
file system errors
Hi, Ok, here is what I'm trying to do: Sync music files from my computer, to my 20 gb mp3 player. There is 8 gb of data to sync However, midway through the sync process, the fs is set to read only as there seem to be errors with certain files. If I remount, I can't remove these effected files, the only way to fix things is to make use of fsck.vfat -wa. So, I can't continue syncing as if I get rid of the effected files, they just come back on the next sync. There is no problem on the ext3 file system. So how can I stop this from happening, and get a clean sync. Do I remove the effected files from the ext 3 fs, or is there another way to tell rsync to skip the files. How do I see what files are causing the trouble? I believe the file system is fat 32 on the mp3 player, this is the command I used to make it: sudo mkfs.vfat /dev/sdg1 Oh and here is my rsync command I use. rsync -avz /media/daniel-external/music/ /media/disk/music If anyone could help me out with this I'd greatly appreciate it. Thanks, Dan. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: openoffice.org won't open files on my usb drive
Thanks. Turns out I had FS errors on the drive. Fix those. Everything is working as expected now. Please disregard that message. Thanks, Dan. On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 05:03:15PM +0530, Kousik Maiti wrote: >First check whether openoffice is running/not by the following command > >ps -aux| grep soffice > >Here you get the process id (pid) of open office > >Kill the process by the following command >kill -9 . > >On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 4:41 PM, Daniel Dalton <[1]d.dal...@iinet.net.au> >wrote: > > Hi, > > When I try and open a word file on my usb drive with [2]openoffice.org > here > on debian squeez, I get this error: > Openoffice.org: The file has been locked by unknown user. > Open read only > Open a copy. > > So, how can i stop it from saying this so I can edit files again on my > usb with oo? > > Thanks, > Dan > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) > > iEYEARECAAYFAkqbr+AACgkQQCYsNYjKJVCe0QCaAi/aQiAP/fc7D/yDxUmmitwe > Cu4AoJBxBqt1Z8H4bo/bLOIscgGKmJfv > =lls8 > -END PGP SIGNATURE- > >-- >Wishing you the very best of everything, always!!! >Kousik Maiti(কৌশিক মাইতি) >Registered Linux User #474025 >Registered Ubuntu User # 28654 > > References > >Visible links >1. mailto:d.dal...@iinet.net.au >2. http://openoffice.org/ signature.asc Description: Digital signature
openoffice.org won't open files on my usb drive
Hi, When I try and open a word file on my usb drive with openoffice.org here on debian squeez, I get this error: Openoffice.org: The file has been locked by unknown user. Open read only Open a copy. So, how can i stop it from saying this so I can edit files again on my usb with oo? Thanks, Dan signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: rhythmbox won't stop coming up
On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 11:30:06AM +0300, Andrei Popescu wrote: > > sessions options under preferences about start up apps, but didn't see > > it listed there. > > So how do I stop it from automatically launching rhythmbox? > > Try stopping all instances of rhythmbox (check with ps or top to make > sure) and then save your session. Also check the config options of That did the trick! Thank you, Dan. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: rhythmbox won't stop coming up
On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 01:09:27PM +0300, Aioanei Rares wrote: > >So how do I stop it from automatically launching rhythmbox? > > > >I'm using gnome with gdm to log in. > > > >Thanks, > >Daniel. > Go to system -> preferences -> startup applications to check if > Rhythmbox ain't there. I went to system>preferences>sessions. Looked at start up tab, rhythmbox isn't there... Any ideas. Thanks, Dan. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
rhythmbox won't stop coming up
Hi, On this system of mine, which I recently reinstalled, for various reasons, this problem still persists. Everything was whiped except /home, and if I log in as a different user the problem does not occur. When gdm starts and logs in as "daniel", rhythmbox is always launched, but minimized eg. the window doesn't pop up it just runs in the background. Where can I stop this from happening, I looked in the sessions options under preferences about start up apps, but didn't see it listed there. So how do I stop it from automatically launching rhythmbox? I'm using gnome with gdm to log in. Thanks, Daniel. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: system taking ages to resolve dns
On Mon, Jul 06, 2009 at 06:11:38AM -0400, Alan Greenberger wrote: > > system works fine, and no one else on the network seems to have issues > > Some routers don't know IPV6. Look at /etc/resolv.conf . It probably has the > IP of your router. Remove it and put in your ISP's DNS numbers to bypass it. Ah yes! Thanks so much, it works! I've been trying to solve this for ages. Cheers, Daniel. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: system taking ages to resolve dns
On Sun, Jul 05, 2009 at 02:49:49PM +0200, Florian Kulzer wrote: > On Sun, Jul 05, 2009 at 22:03:39 +1000, Daniel Dalton wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I just reinstalled debian this week. It has not solved my issue of > > resolving dns taking a long time. Basically the issue is: If I want to > > access a dns such as google, or debian.org, it takes for ever to resolve > > the dns. Whether I'm using firefox or lynx to browse the web or msmtp to > > send email, the resolving of dns is over 30 seconds. If I use the ip > > address though, access is almost instant. So what can I do to solve this > > problem? Only occuring on my debian system, windows vista on the same > > system works fine, and no one else on the network seems to have issues > > like these. The issue started happening when I got my new dsl2 modem > > (netgear, nb5). As I said I did a reinstall, and with the base system > > and testing with lynx, I found the problem pretty much the same. So how > > can I speed up dns resolution? > > Do you see any difference in the response time for the following two > queries? > > dig -t A debian.org > > dig -t debian.org The last one times out. The first one takes a little while to resolve, if I run it straight away again (the first dig command, it is pretty fast) signature.asc Description: Digital signature
system taking ages to resolve dns
Hi, I just reinstalled debian this week. It has not solved my issue of resolving dns taking a long time. Basically the issue is: If I want to access a dns such as google, or debian.org, it takes for ever to resolve the dns. Whether I'm using firefox or lynx to browse the web or msmtp to send email, the resolving of dns is over 30 seconds. If I use the ip address though, access is almost instant. So what can I do to solve this problem? Only occuring on my debian system, windows vista on the same system works fine, and no one else on the network seems to have issues like these. The issue started happening when I got my new dsl2 modem (netgear, nb5). As I said I did a reinstall, and with the base system and testing with lynx, I found the problem pretty much the same. So how can I speed up dns resolution? Thanks, Daniel. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: problems installing lenny on dell laptop
On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 01:48:55AM -0700, Don Raikes wrote: > Hi all, > > I am a blind user of lenny. I installed lenny using my braille display > without a problem onto my gateway desktop system. So am I :) > However, when I boot the lenny dvd or cd on my dell latitude d600 > laptop, it is not recognizing the usb connection to either my external > keyboard or braille display until well into the install process. Well an usb display by all reports should be detected automatically. If you just somehow at the prompt invoke brltty like: brltty=display,device,table display being your two letter braille driver, and device being the port its on eg. ttyUSB, or whatever. I forget what usb is called now; I use a usb to serial device. table I think is optional, but your braille table en_us or en_uk are good starting ones. This should force the installer to use text mode! So perhaps you'll need a ps2 keyboard to initially type this??? Daniel. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: where to download sid?
On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 01:26:57PM -0700, Don Raikes wrote: > Hi, > > I am very new to the debian world, but someone suggested I try out sid. Probably not the best idea if you are new to linux or debian... I would recommend stable: debian lenny... What do you need from sid? Also, have you considered pinning? Daniel. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: key bindings
Thanks very much, I'll give that a shot. Cheers, Daniel. On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 10:08:39AM +0100, David Jardine wrote: > On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 12:00:19PM +1000, Daniel Dalton wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I'm looking at doing some remaps on my system with the keymap. After > > reading man dumpkeys, man keymaps and man loadkeys, briefely, I was just > > wondering if someone could tell me where the default keymap is stored so > > I can back it up! And then edit it? > > If you've got console-setup installed - which was the only way I found > to remap the keys - the default map is at > > /etc/console-setup/boottime.kmap.gz > > You can make the above a link to your own keymap in > > /usr/local/share/keymaps/ > > That at least is what I did and it seems to work. > > HTH, > David > > > -- > "Running Debian/GNU Linux and > loving every minute of it." -L. von Sacher-M. (1835-1895) > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: dist-upgrade to linux-image-2.6.26-2(Lenny5.0.0 to 5.0.1).Disk space question.
> > Still I wouldn't think it would take 70 mb, but maybe I'm wrong... :) > It's not only about the kernel image. The whole modules for the new kernel > will be installed into your /lib/modules/2.6.26-2 directory. That will take > much space. Ah right, yes I know that, but still didn't think it was that much. Now I think about it again, I guess it is. Thx Daniel. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: dist-upgrade to linux-image-2.6.26-2(Lenny5.0.0 to 5.0.1).Disk space question.
On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 07:18:44PM -0700, Luis Maceira wrote: > > apt-get tells me that to dist-upgrade to the new linux-image-2.6.26-2 > (lenny5.0.1) an additional of more then 70MB disk space will be used.Why is > that? > Doesn't the previous linux image be replaced by the new one,maintaining > approximately the same disk space? Or can I get rid of the old one Nope. It keeps them all there. > after a computer restart(and the remove of the old one is not done > automatically)? Yes you can remove the old one with apt/dpkg. But I never bother. It's good to have them around as well encase you have problems with the new kernel although highly unlikely. Still I wouldn't think it would take 70 mb, but maybe I'm wrong... :) Daniel. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
key bindings
Hi, I'm looking at doing some remaps on my system with the keymap. After reading man dumpkeys, man keymaps and man loadkeys, briefely, I was just wondering if someone could tell me where the default keymap is stored so I can back it up! And then edit it? Thx Daniel. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
bitlbee
Hi! I've been playing with bitlbee! It seems good, but I just have a couple quick questions about it, which would make my experience that bit better: 1. Using the msn protocol how do I set a personal message? I read somewhere there is a pse command, but this doesn't seem to exist on my version... Where can I get the latest sources from eg. is there an svn checkout? Or does anyone know how to enable this functionality? 2. Is it possible to make bitlbee set my personal message to my currently playing song using mpd? 3. Can bitlbee do offline messages? 4. Can bitlbee do nudges? If so how? Thanks! Daniel signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: autolock console
On Wed, Apr 08, 2009 at 11:45:44PM -0800, Ken Irving wrote: > Maybe look at screen. From screen(1): > >idle [timeout [cmd args]] > >Sets a command that is run after the specified number of seconds >inac- tivity is reached. This command will normally be the >"blanker" command ... Ah yes! That did the trick. idle 420 screen lock in ~/.screenrc Thanks for all the help everyone Cheers, Daniel. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: etch to lenny upgrade - X apps no longer see keystrokes?
All I can recommend is to boot single user mode, sudo aptitude update sudo aptitude safe-upgrade sudo dpkg --configure gdm perhaps even aptitude remove gdm and aptitude install gdm then reboot into multy user mode. On Thu, Apr 09, 2009 at 06:10:41PM +1000, Graham Williams wrote: > Have just upgraded a fairly vanilla etch install on a Dell Precision > 690 (AMD64) with an nvidia graphics chip. All seemed to proceed well, > but on reboot and starting up GDM, most key presses result in the > screen resolution changing - I can't login! > > After quite a bit of research and attempts to determine what is going > on, I have run out of ideas! Ctrl-Alt-f1, etc, do not function. The > simplest way I've figured out to log on is through single user > mode. Keyboard works just fine there. Booting into a Red Hat partition > is also just fine. > > I've created a .xinitrc which only runs xev so I can see what keys it > is seeing. When I run with video driver as "nv" (in > /etc/X11/xorg.conf) xev is not seeing any keyboard activity. Changing > to "vga" at least I can see that xev gets the keystrokes (but the > screen is not usable). Changing to "vesa" exhibits the same behaviour > as "nv" - that is, no keys reported by xev, and any key press seems to > change the screen resolution. > > With the "nv" driver (xserver-xorg-video-nv) I can seeverything on the > screen. Mouse and menus work. Ctl-Alt-Backspace works (to terminate > X11). But most other keys simple cause this screen resolution change. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks, > Graham > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: autolock console
On Wed, Apr 08, 2009 at 08:41:27PM -0700, gcr...@vcn.bc.ca wrote: > On Wed, Apr 08, 2009 at 10:26:27AM +1000, Daniel Dalton wrote: > > Hi, > > > > On the standard console (alt+ctr+f1), no x session running, is it > > possible to run a command after a certain number of minutes where no > > keys have been pressed? Like the gnome screen saver, except for the > > console. I want to be able to run vlock after say 15 minutes with no one > > pressing anything on the keyboard. > > Would timeoutd help you? Ah, yes. It seems it can just log a user out, not lock the screen... Which is unfortunate... Thanks for the help though, I'll look into this one Cheers, Daniel. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: autolock console
On Tue, Apr 07, 2009 at 08:37:42PM -0800, Ken Irving wrote: > On Wed, Apr 08, 2009 at 10:26:27AM +1000, Daniel Dalton wrote: > > possible to run a command after a certain number of minutes where no > > keys have been pressed? Like the gnome screen saver, except for the > > console. I want to be able to run vlock after say 15 minutes with no one > > pressing anything on the keyboard. > > > > Thanks! > > I don't know where to get that information, the time since last keypress, > but my guess is that it's probably somewhere in the /proc/ filesystem. Ok. > If you can find it there, then come up with a command, e.g., using grep > or awk, to check for the condition you're interested in and do something. > Invoke that every minute or so via cron, perhaps in a wrapper script. Not hard, just finding the info is the tricky bit... :) > > You might try google for resolving or at least hinting at questions > like this. Just describe your query very briefly at www.google.com. > Include terms like linux or debian to help narrow it down if necessary. I have, not much info around really, but will keep searching. Perhaps when I complete my python book I'll just write a program do do this... Run as a daemon, listen for a key press, if key press then reset timer. If timer gets above user.preference_timer os.system(run) or something along those lines. A lot more code than that though! > Try it; it's quite an amazing resource. ;-) It is... :) > > Ken > Daniel. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: live-helper and custom live cd images
On Wed, Apr 08, 2009 at 11:16:40AM +0300, Andrei Popescu wrote: > On Tue,07.Apr.09, 19:43:14, Chris Bannister wrote: > > > > There is a debian live mailing list, although I'm not sure of the exact > > name. > > debian-live ;) > > http://lists.debian.org/debian-live Yes. Thanks, might subscribe and see what happens. Daniel. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
autolock console
Hi, On the standard console (alt+ctr+f1), no x session running, is it possible to run a command after a certain number of minutes where no keys have been pressed? Like the gnome screen saver, except for the console. I want to be able to run vlock after say 15 minutes with no one pressing anything on the keyboard. Thanks! Daniel. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
anacron
Hi, Are the following lines in /etc/anacrontab ok? Anyway to verify they will work or do I just have to wait? Here are the lines: 1 20 rsnapshot_day /usr/bin/rsnapshot daily 7 35 rsnapshot_weekly /usr/bin/rsnapshot weekly @monthly50 rsnapshot_month /usr/bin/rsnapshot monthly Thx, Daniel. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: debian testing
On Tue, Apr 07, 2009 at 04:29:42AM -0700, Thorny wrote: > I suggest you wait until you can run a release version without having to > ask questions for help. Until such time as you can understand what > is happening when breakage occurs and describe the conditions exactly in a > bug report, those are the kind of bug reports that are helpful, many I'm probably at that stage, my questions aren't directly related to my release or bugs, more things i would like to learn how to do. I have ran testing in the past, but as you say, when I ran it about 6 months before it was roled out into 5.0, it was most likeley more stable than the testing available now. I'll wait a bit and then upgrade. Daniel. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: rss and general linux discussion
On Tue, Apr 07, 2009 at 07:43:48PM +1200, Chris Bannister wrote: > On Mon, Apr 06, 2009 at 05:17:18PM +1000, Daniel Dalton wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Does anyone know of a general linux discussion mailing list with many > > General? LUGs usually have mailing lists -- have a google. ok > > > users as another source of info? Also, I'm quite busy, and would be > > Too busy to google? Possibly > > > interested in a few rss feads to add to snownews, which would update > > For HOWTOs, -- tldp.org, Had a look, the rss feed didn't work in snownews, but will attempt again when I have more time, probably I didn't read the important parts! :) > but for Debian related stuff, google "debian > planet". I will. > There are also free online magazines -- The Linux gazzette comes to > mind. Will check it out > > You could also set up a "google alert" Ok, will check that one out as well. Thanks, Daniel. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: debian testing
On Tue, Apr 07, 2009 at 12:02:50PM +0200, Cassiel wrote: > Another thing is if more people would submit bugs. Really help the > maintainers. Help the project and community. That's a valid point. Thanks to everyone that replied I'll consider it, might wait a few months and do it, but sure I will! Cheers, Daniel. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
debian testing
Hi, How stable is debian testing (squeeze)? Is it worth updating to? Or should I wait a little bit until more development has been done? I used to run debian when it was testing, so wonder if squeez is this stable? Daniel. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: problem with live-helper
I'm also having problems. I'm trying to do a similar thing. Anyone know why my generated iso doesn't contain any of the packages from packages.list even though I did lh_config --packages-list ~/packages.list And file from ~/build/config/includes aren't on the livecd either. What's going on here? I only get a very basic system, no gui. Some of the options I used were: -p gnome --packages -a i386 -d lenny --categories main contrib non-free # should this have quotes around it? Anyway, anyone know what I'm doing wrong? One other thing, how do I get kernel modules installed in a livecd? And what's the best way to modify the boot scripts? Add them in the includes directory? Thx Daniel. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
debian testing
Hi, How stable is debian testing (squeeze)? Is it worth updating to? Or should I wait a little bit until more development has been done? I used to run debian when it was testing, so wonder if squeez is this stable? Daniel. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
debian testing
Hi, How stable is debian testing (squeeze)? Is it worth updating to? Or should I wait a little bit until more development has been done? I used to run debian when it was testing, so wonder if squeez is this stable? Daniel. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
rss and general linux discussion
Hi, Does anyone know of a general linux discussion mailing list with many users as another source of info? Also, I'm quite busy, and would be interested in a few rss feads to add to snownews, which would update with new howtos for debian and just linux in general, so if I find something cool, I can check it out. Is a such source available? Thanks! Daniel. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: mutt mailing list
On Mon, Apr 06, 2009 at 07:16:20AM +0200, Michelle Konzack wrote: > Hi Daniel, Hi Michelle, > To: majord...@mutt.org > Body: subscribe mutt-users Ah yes! Thanks very much that worked! Cheers, Daniel. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
mutt mailing list
Has anyone had any luck subscribing to mutt-users? I can't seem to subscribe, I get my email returned with an error about Mailing to remote domains not supported. Tried with my iinet.net.au address, and gmail as well as hotmail. Anyone know how I can join this group? Thx Daniel. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: unable to boot, how to install the package that cause problem?
On Sun, Apr 05, 2009 at 09:53:36PM -0500, zhang zhengquan wrote: > Dear debian users, Good afternoon > I have installed some boot splash related packages on my girlfriends > laptop running sid, > and it turned out that it is unable to boot after that, Ah damn! :) > I have a system rescue cd that boots well in to another linux on the cdrom. Great. > > I wonder if it is possible to uninstall the package installed on > debian using the system rescue cd? I'm sure it is... Perhaps not the best way: but you could mount the partition eg. mount /dev/sda1 /mountpoint Now just run a find command on /usr or whatever directory it is installed in and delete the binaries. Otherwise just find out which start up script is starting it and remove the call to start it on boot. This should allow you to boot the machine then use aptitude to remove it. Perhaps consult /etc/rcS.d/ or rcconf, or /etc/rc.local, but most likeley not... But I would first look in the boot scripts. Daniel. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
