Re: repairing a ntfs partition with fdisk?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Saturday 31 August 2002 02:01 am, Matthias Szupryczynski wrote: > > And ss far as I can see from the description of the parted package, it > won't work for ntfs ... thanks for the warning though. > > I was just hoping there is some 'magic trick' I could perform to repair > the w2k partition using a linux tool ... but we will see. > > Thanks > > Matt Greetings Matt: I am sorry to jump into this late since I didn't see your original post, *but* I just did an install here on my laptop that had Win-xp on it. I looked at Gnu/Parted and Randish(sp) for partition resize tools, but neither looked promising for the NTFS type. I decided on Partition Magic 7 which did the job. Next, I did a base install and booted. That is when the error occurred locally, and the hard drive wouldn't boot *anything*. After I booted off my Woody-cd1 (in rescue mode), my brother found that when I used cfdisk, I had made both win-xp & Linux partitions bootable. He simply toggled the boot switch on the Linux partition, wrote the data, and suddenly I was able to boot into Lilo from the hard drive. If you made the same mistake as me, then perhaps this might help you solve your problem. gl, tatah - -- Jaye Inabnit\ARS ke6sls\/A GNU-Debian linux user\/ http://www.qsl.net/ke6sls If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid. I SHOUT JUST FOR FUN. Free software, in a free world, for a free spirit. Please Support freedom! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9cSvAZHBxKsta6kMRAg42AJ9V597FSe6dZQ5LRQwNslzs+37EIACfdTMJ cgjJ7QeM+VuNudl2fdUicog= =3uzx -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://security.debian.org down?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Don't know if there is a person that might know more about this server(or admin), but it isn't responding to my apt-get, nor pings. tatah - -- Jaye Inabnit\ARS ke6sls\/A GNU-Debian linux user\/ http://www.qsl.net/ke6sls If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid. I SHOUT JUST FOR FUN. Free software, in a free world, for a free spirit. Please Support freedom! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9cSxuZHBxKsta6kMRAtSvAKC9o9WqJ3NqBnX4NyM2pGPceZvEhwCePagz W3tMu7w56Chb07Xi2pGpy5k= =26If -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Should I consider making my program part of the distribution?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Monday 02 September 2002 10:46 am, andrej hocevar wrote: > Hello. > I think I need some advice on this: I've written a (small) Perl > program and am considering sharing it with other users who might be > interested. Thus I thought I could contribute to Debian and make it > a part of its distribution. Greetings Andrej: I think my first instinct would be to drop this message to debian-devel and listen to the suggestions there. Good luck! tatah - -- Jaye Inabnit\ARS ke6sls\/A GNU-Debian linux user\/ http://www.qsl.net/ke6sls If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid. I SHOUT JUST FOR FUN. Free software, in a free world, for a free spirit. Please Support freedom! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9c6AxZHBxKsta6kMRAozUAKC9EOM1mHu2Y3tlS1BTQwQBzT/RPQCeKq25 1/76o9hTllVG2Oh4KviWfd4= =0JEf -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: X hangs (ATI MOBILITY RADEON 7500 on Sony VAIO PCG-8A6M, GRX316G with X)
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Monday 02 September 2002 12:28 pm, Mariano Kamp wrote: > Hi, > > I am not sure how to describe this problem properly. Basically my machine > hangs every now and then. Sometimes it takes 20 minutes, sometimes five and > it is also sometimes running for 60 minutes until it hangs. Hangs means, I > cannot do anything anymore. At least CTRL+ALT+DEL/BS and CTRL+ALT+F1 do not > work anymore. Then if you press CAPS LOCK, the caps lock LED comes on? This is usually the sane test to determine if your cpu is locked. Yet you confuse me by telling me "it takes 20 minutes, sometimes five. . ." > I do have the feeling that it happens usually when I am also accessing > the disk, but it is very hard to be sure with these things. Right, my laptop has died many times as I configured it over this weekend, sometimes the DISK LED would stay on, sometimes it wouldn't. In each case, however, the CAPS LED would night turn on, nor could I get pings back from it. > Is there any log I can have a look at? /var/log/messages and > XFree86.0.log doesn't seem to have something meaningful regarding the crash > in there. The last possibly relevant message is: xfs: ignoring font path > element /usr/lib/X11/fonts/CID (unreadable). Good idea to start there. My box was crashing as it started run level 2, right at the very end. What confused me was that my screen would have white lines in it as if X was trying to start. Turned out to be pcmcia trying to run, and that is completely unrelated to X! :) Syslog is what I used to get an idea of where/when/where, and why. Another trick I use with syslog is a command 'tail -f /var/log/syslog &', this pops every event to your console as it happends and runs in the background so you can still use the console. > I do currently have X11 configured for "vesa". Is there any better driver > for my card? How do I know? I have never had good luck with VESA. The last box I used it on would end up with weird memory errors from out of nowhere. Memtest86 reported the memory was perfect. This *could* be part of your problem. The last suggestion is running top. Keep a top window open and see if there is a program going crazy and swamping the cpu. I have read many times of programs taking all the cpu for no apparent reason. > Cheers, > Mariano good luck to you, tatah - -- Jaye Inabnit\ARS ke6sls\/A GNU-Debian linux user\/ http://www.qsl.net/ke6sls If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid. I SHOUT JUST FOR FUN. Free software, in a free world, for a free spirit. Please Support freedom! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9c6PKZHBxKsta6kMRAoYmAJ4mKkuGAQh7kaM3zD3ysADzec4nPACgwkMD mu2qd1Pp9GHTW3JEWBXVX/k= =7OWr -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ACPI on notebooks? Can I burn my machine?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Monday 02 September 2002 12:29 pm, Mariano Kamp wrote: > Hi, > > I use a Sony VAIO PCG-8A6M, GRX316G and wondering how I can tell if > ACPI is setup and working? > > I read that it is possible to burn my laptop if ACPI is not activated. > Is that true? > > Mariano I think this question might get more response on debian-laptop! I am *trying* to configure my Gateway solo 1200 for apm. At this piont, I don't even have a clue if the little dude uses apm or acpi! I ran a test on the box with 'setiathome' and it became very hot. It would have been impossible to keep this on ones *lap* :) - -- Jaye Inabnit\ARS ke6sls\/A GNU-Debian linux user\/ http://www.qsl.net/ke6sls If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid. I SHOUT JUST FOR FUN. Free software, in a free world, for a free spirit. Please Support freedom! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9c6S4ZHBxKsta6kMRAjXzAKCqYxghxvirJyR2QQP7Y65jszH4FACgp8x9 NS6XYpt+oC+ldLLrNBV4dXw= =/ZBY -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: OT: reviving a battery
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Tuesday 03 September 2002 11:20 am, Stephen Ryan wrote: > On Tue, 2002-09-03 at 13:58, martin f krafft wrote: > > high folks, > > > > Excuse this off-topic post, I have yet again the desire to profit from > > your wisdom... > > > > I have a couple of batteries for my Dell laptops. Some of these > > haven't been in a system for months. Now I check one after the other, > > just to find that two of the batteries seem dead. APM (as well as the > > Dell BIOS) indicates 0% charge but status "Charging..." and yet, not > > even a tiny percent was added to the charge over the last two hours. > > It's still at 0%. > > > > Do you have any hints on what I could do to revive these batteries? > > I just can't believe that they die because of lack of attention... > > FWIW, I've had the same problem with a Thinkpad battery; a replacement > battery exhibited the same symptoms soon after purchase. IBM support > diagnosed it as a failed DC-DC converter board but then redirected me to > a non-existent local service to have it replaced. :-( Amateur radio operators (hams) run into this often. It is critical to tend to all NiCD, NiMH, and Li-ion batteries monthly. If you drain (discharge) a battery, let it fully cool, then get it on a charger without delay. I make it a point to rotate all my batteries to keep them both fully charged and in good condition with intended use loads. Letting a battery stand too long (<30 days) will always discharge the battery. The least prone to this effect is the typical non-rechargeable alkaline batteries. Car batteries, RV deep cycle batteries, and of course laptop batteries do need charged whether you use them or not. Prolonged negligence will always damage them, after a while, the damage is too much and many newer chargers won't even try to charge them (that's when the little red light starts blinking on the laptop). Also over discharging a battery can cause polarity reversal, this is caustic to the remaining cells in the pack. Further, if you have the newer Li-ion type batteries, don't interrupt a charging cycle. No, they will no longer explode, but they will begin to degrade. When it's time to charge it, make sure it is fully charged without interrupting your charging source power. If you really want to attempt a salvage, then you will need to learn how the cells are packed and where each lead goes. I would definitely determine if you have reversed cells, if so, will, good luck. tatah - -- Jaye Inabnit\ARS ke6sls\/A GNU-Debian linux user\/ http://www.qsl.net/ke6sls If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid. I SHOUT JUST FOR FUN. Free software, in a free world, for a free spirit. Please Support freedom! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9dXyUZHBxKsta6kMRAuy7AKCwy95p25ofuMIapn2H0hXFMS++ngCeJcTi 7YKkv4TWDV0aFvPNXzOvWFg= =cYmH -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Monitor problem: Please help
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wednesday 04 September 2002 04:04 pm, Suraj Peri wrote: > Dear Debian users, > I am trying to install Debian on my new Dell > optiplex GX240 with a Dell UltraSharp 1900 FP Flat > panel LCD monitor. > > My problem is that I can not see the picture. I > configured xfree86 for 1280x1024 at 60 Hz. But I could > not see the picture on the monitor. > > I am afraid if my graphics card is problematic. The > graphics card is ATI Rage Ultra. Did any one has also > the similar problem. Please help me suggesting a > solution to get my picture on my monitor properly. > Thanks > Suraj, Greetings Suraj: You don't specify what xfree version you are running, so I will assume you have Woody's x4.1. During the setup (using debconfig) it clearly asks whether your monitor is LCD or not. This *could* be part of your problem. I would suggest taking another look at it with: (as root) dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 That will start a the configuration program to help you get it all working, plus it will automatically modify your XF86Config-4 file. You can run it again and again until you find the right combination to make x work as you want it too. hth, good luck tatah - -- Jaye Inabnit\ARS ke6sls\/A GNU-Debian linux user\/ http://www.qsl.net/ke6sls If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid. I SHOUT JUST FOR FUN. Free software, in a free world, for a free spirit. Please Support freedom! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9dq01ZHBxKsta6kMRAkUcAJ990B6E1HtDcnj2qZAiYBlr+ExrqgCfRaYe 0OHeHfx/2XRgx4Vn7ABNvQk= =4E5K -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Speller
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Thursday 05 September 2002 12:16 am, Oki DZ wrote: > Hi, > > Is there any dict's client that works like ispell? > I mean, an ispell-like program that makes use the dict server. > > TIA, > Oki Greetings Oki: I am not sure what you want/need. I just installed 'wordinspect' to do word lookups. I am running into many rarely used words, and this handy little utility is now iconized and sits on my taskbar. Just click on it, paste the words, hit ok, in about a seconds, a new screen opens up with a complete definition. wordinspect uses the dict client. What would be absolutely awesome is having a pluggin for my browsers and editors that could be a right click option! hth - -- Jaye Inabnit\ARS ke6sls\/A GNU-Debian linux user\/ http://www.qsl.net/ke6sls If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid. I SHOUT JUST FOR FUN. Free software, in a free world, for a free spirit. Please Support freedom! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9d3xFZHBxKsta6kMRApZhAKCJ6XF+87veFGu9/L/og8FGcUeOqgCgql9S dL3zxj/VFStiVXM1KDeVOEA= =jS7H -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: xmms weirdness
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Saturday 07 September 2002 12:09 pm, Jeff Reed wrote: > hi guys... > > this one's got me totally stumped... > > i installed xmms and for some reason, the cdplayer plugin (that's > supposedly bundled with the xmms package) isn't showing up in the > preferences list... > > can't listen to my dern CD's! > > anyone know what's up with this? > > -TIA- > > -jeff I just checked my cache Jeff: >ROOT< |bogus.ampr.org| ~ pts/1$ > acs xmms | grep cd xmms-cdread - Input plugin for XMMS that reads audio data from CDs It is a pluggin that will need installing. apt-get install xmms-cdread should take care of it. - -- Jaye Inabnit\ARS ke6sls\/A GNU-Debian linux user\/ http://www.qsl.net/ke6sls If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid. I SHOUT JUST FOR FUN. Free software, in a free world, for a free spirit. Please Support freedom! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9eovVZHBxKsta6kMRAlqFAJ9RCgaAoZaBRaizsDiHXI/Iv/wQlwCgnd42 t+Ua5qGwtiD+ULGLPMUGNVQ= =kadG -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Login to home from work
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday 08 September 2002 08:14 pm, Phil Reardon wrote: > What needs to be set up in order to login to my home box from work? At > home there is a cable modem, then a router, then two linux boxes, with > mine running debian (sid). I have a 192.168.2.xx ip address. > > Phil Reardon *router* is a linux computer, or something like a Linksys or Cisco router? In my case, my LAN is up 24/7. I have an old P75 functioning as router/gateway. I simply ssh to my router, then ssh to my desktop machine. Another way I have done it is forwarding ports. I picked a high port number that is transparently routed directly to my desktop machine. Either way, you can easily configure this with ipmasq tools. gl tatah - -- Jaye Inabnit\ARS ke6sls\/A GNU-Debian linux user\/ http://www.qsl.net/ke6sls If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid. I SHOUT JUST FOR FUN. Free software, in a free world, for a free spirit. Please Support freedom! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9fLdOZHBxKsta6kMRAjzHAJ9G0HGHLxVo8CMXLZa0kEc1x/45JACglWTI br5FIQFRptSrccyEsH6RXEc= =/rw/ -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: cups -newbie
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Monday 09 September 2002 10:16 am, Setyo Nugroho wrote: > Hallo Rafael, > "echo "hello, world" | lpr -Pcanon1" produces nothing. > > further details: > cups is active. > > The flwg is conf of canon1 from http://localhost:631/printers/ > Description: No Information Available > Location: localhost > Printer State: idle, accepting jobs. > "Ready to print." > Device URI: usb:/dev/usb/lp0 > > but test print doesn't work at all. > > > Then flwg checks: > > 1. lpinfo -v > lpinfo: cups-get-devices failed: server-error-service-unavailable > > 2. # lpadmin -p canon1 -E -v parallel:/dev/usb/lp0 -m bjc-s450.ppd > lpadmin: add-printer failed: server-error-service-unavailable > > Could you help me please.. > > Setyo > > On Mon, 2002-09-09 at 18:04, Rafael Gomes Sasaki wrote: > > On Mon, Sep 09, 2002 at 05:19:07PM +0200, Setyo Nugroho wrote: > > > the flwg were also tested: > > > 1. "# echo "hello, world" > /dev/lp0" produced no answer. > > > 2. "echo "hello, world" > /dev/lp1", produced "bash: /dev/lp1: No such > > > device or address" > > > > Try echo "hello, world" | lpr -P > > > > HTH, > > Rafael Sasaki Greetings Rafael: I was just testing different cups drivers for my HP 560c printer. I have a desktop and a laptop. My desktop driver was S L O W to print. When I set up my laptop, I picked another driver for this and was amazed at how fast it was. I decided I would try some of the other drivers that I had available on the desktop. At least one of those drivers would produce no output at all to the printer. The print job was not sitting in queue and was reported completed. That *may* be the problem with your setup .. If there are other drivers (maybe more generic?) then try one and see if it works. gl tatah - -- Jaye Inabnit\ARS ke6sls\/A GNU-Debian linux user\/ http://www.qsl.net/ke6sls If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid. I SHOUT JUST FOR FUN. Free software, in a free world, for a free spirit. Please Support freedom! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9fVgKZHBxKsta6kMRAugRAJ9xbh6r1+bmCKOoxFF4072zTcy4DACeKI7r ydnzF0AqD+IGXPZZMpfBhVo= =+pfx -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: upgrading kernel 2.2 to 2.4.19
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Monday 09 September 2002 12:44 pm, Amir Tal wrote: > On Monday 09 September 2002 16:26, Srinivas Nyayapati wrote: > > Hello > > > > I just finished net installing Debian 3.0 on my pc. But after > > installation I realized that the kernel is still ver 2.2 > > How can I upgrade to ver 2.4.19. I know I can do this by editing my > > /etc/apt/sources.list file with the location for the the new kernels. > > Can somebody tell me where I can point to. When I do a - > > > > apt-get update > > apt-get -u dist-upgrade > > search for kernel-image. > search for the package for your system : > > # apt-cache search kernel-image |grep image > kernel-image-2.2.20-reiserfs - Linux kernel binary image for version > 2.2.20. kernel-image-2.2.20-udma100-ext3 - Linux kernel binary image for > version 2.2.20-udma100-ext3. > kernel-image-2.2.21 - Linux kernel binary image for version 2.2.21. > kernel-image-2.2.21-compact - Linux kernel binary image. > kernel-image-2.2.21-idepci - Linux kernel binary image. > kernel-image-2.4.18-386 - Linux kernel image for version 2.4.18 on 386. > kernel-image-2.4.18-586tsc - Linux kernel image for version 2.4.18 on > Pentium-Classic. > kernel-image-2.4.18-686 - Linux kernel image 2.4.18 on > PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/PIV. > kernel-image-2.4.18-686-smp - Linux kernel image 2.4.18 on > PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/PIV SMP. > kernel-image-2.4.18-bf2.4 - Linux kernel image for version 2.4.18 (bf > variant) on 386. > kernel-image-2.4.18-k6 - Linux kernel image for version 2.4.18 on AMD > K6/K6-II/K6-III > kernel-image-2.4.18-k7 - Linux kernel image for version 2.4.18 on AMD K7 > kernel-image-2.4.19-386 - Linux kernel image for version 2.4.19 on 386. > kernel-image-2.4.19-586tsc - Linux kernel image for version 2.4.19 on > Pentium-Classic. > kernel-image-2.4.19-686 - Linux kernel image 2.4.19 on > PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/PIV. > kernel-image-2.4.19-686-smp - Linux kernel image 2.4.19 on > PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/PIV SMP. > kernel-image-2.4.19-k6 - Linux kernel image for version 2.4.19 on AMD > K6/K6-II/K6-III > kernel-image-2.4.19-k7 - Linux kernel image for version 2.4.19 on AMD K7 > kernel-image-2.4.19 - Linux kernel binary image for version 2.4.19. > > do apt-get install to install it. > same goes for kernel-source if you want the sources to compile yourself. > > tal. > Those results are pretty interesting. Now I am wondering why I don't have any reference at all to kernel-* 2.4.19 on this Woody box or my laptop running Woody? Or are you running testing or unstable? tai - -- Jaye Inabnit\ARS ke6sls\/A GNU-Debian linux user\/ http://www.qsl.net/ke6sls If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid. I SHOUT JUST FOR FUN. Free software, in a free world, for a free spirit. Please Support freedom! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9fVupZHBxKsta6kMRAsYTAKCQaSfU5ghvHE0iwj0JFU9a+l7/jwCeIKsC qzXbp6W1JYRn6atRuXV0JAI= =KkGL -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: The problem for installing package
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Monday 09 September 2002 09:42 am, Jenny Yang wrote: > Hi, > > I tried to use apt tool to install/update the package, but I always get > the following problem. Could you please help me fix the following if you > know. > > > debian12:/etc/apt# apt-get install tcl8.2 > Reading Package Lists... Error! > E: Dynamic MMap ran out of room > E: Dynamic MMap ran out of room > E: Error occured while processing shx (NewVersion1) > E: Problem with MergeList > /var/state/apt/lists/http.us.debian.org_debian_dists_stable_main_binary-i38 >6 _Packages > E: msync > E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. > > > Thank you a lot, > Jenny Yang Greetings Jenny: Perhaps this will help, if not, please repost the results: Run these commands as root: apt-get update apt-get dist-upgrade gl tatah - -- Jaye Inabnit\ARS ke6sls\/A GNU-Debian linux user\/ http://www.qsl.net/ke6sls If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid. I SHOUT JUST FOR FUN. Free software, in a free world, for a free spirit. Please Support freedom! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9fVx8ZHBxKsta6kMRAppVAJ4qd55WVSMzm93BYEC0ZUGU8rr7nwCglf6H 1NavgthOe+BDSRqFHMreXt4= =KJxZ -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: OT: storing laptop (Li-ion) batteries
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Monday 09 September 2002 11:05 am, martin f krafft wrote: > also sprach Joe Hendrix <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002.09.09.2003 +0200]: > > Seal them in bags so they stay dry and store them in the freezer. They > > should stay charged quite a bit longer. > > Anyone ever done this? It doesn't matter if anyone has, it is not recommended. "Store in *cool, dry place*" doesn't mean keeping them in a freezer! :) tatah - -- Jaye Inabnit\ARS ke6sls\/A GNU-Debian linux user\/ http://www.qsl.net/ke6sls If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid. I SHOUT JUST FOR FUN. Free software, in a free world, for a free spirit. Please Support freedom! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9fV9SZHBxKsta6kMRAsSJAKDNmxWBHXJO9O5iyEKOjNceMwPyvQCbBc2e RGADsP3QjNuanBfh3ocWWPY= =xcHR -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Why mailing-lists? Usenet have been invented, I hear. ;-)
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Monday 09 September 2002 05:20 pm, Bob Bernstein wrote: > Quoting Kai Olsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Anyway. This is unworkable for me. Don't reply - I'm off. > > What a maroon. But hey, this means we can talk about him behind his back, > right? - and then I noted X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 - The only thing missing is the ~@hotmail.com return address :) Then again, it might not have occurred to the sender that some of us actually enjoy sorting it, reading it, archiving it. whatever gl and happy hacking tatah - -- Jaye Inabnit\ARS ke6sls\/A GNU-Debian linux user\/ http://www.qsl.net/ke6sls If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid. I SHOUT JUST FOR FUN. Free software, in a free world, for a free spirit. Please Support freedom! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9fWGqZHBxKsta6kMRAmhpAJ0SJONNLPZhNL4/vpgSOr7dt7HVaQCg1p9v /biqx73TwhHUzWqggqHz9gM= =CqaM -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Why mailing-lists? Usenet have been invented, I hear. ;-)
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Monday 09 September 2002 08:32 pm, Jerry Gaiser wrote: > This is the third time I've subscribed to debian-user. Each time I leave > in disgust because of the attitude of a few posters. Debian is *not* the > easiest distribution to install, but some of you folks are not helping > your cause. There are a few posters that have had *enough* and you can tell. Ever walk into a busy federal or state office and meet someone who has dealt with the very same issue you will confront them with for the 10^6 time? It happens, people get snappy, it happens. Still, if you really want to solve your issue, you grin and deal with it. > I've been a linux user since 0.12, so I'm hardly a newbie. But each > distribution has it's own peculiarities and I continue to try to > understand debian's as I suspect a lot of new users are. I don't post > because I've got a pretty good handle on Unix in general and Linux in > particular, but you've got people new to unix and new to linux with > valid questions and valid comments and what do they get?? -- A lot of > 'Fuck Off'. Great PR. I have been on this list for about 5 years, and I don't think I have ever seen one instance of "Fuck Off." I have heard many people advise others to go away, but never actually as blunt or blatant as that. > I hope to be around for a while longer. I truly like the non-commercial > aspects of debian and I'd love to make it my distribution. I've got > woody cd's on the way and I'll try again to create a system that's to my > liking and hopefully pull some more information from this list. If not, > I'll go back to the distributions that work (for me). I hope you do stick around. This is a great list and there are also some great posters! You sound like a Debian natural already. Welcome home! > Hey, I know.. Don't the the door hit me in the butt. But if you guys > want debian to be something more than it is, some of you who provide > support need to take a break and understand that everyone doesn't > understand Linux/debian the way you do and try to provide *real* > support. The reply of "don't let the door smack your butt" is generally reserved for individuals that clearly are out for vengeance while in a persuit of anger venting. I don't want to confront a redfaced moronic maniac either. I hope your install is smooth and the system purrs just the way you want it to! If it doesn't, I'll (and others will) still be happy to help if I (we) can via the list. gl tatah - -- Jaye Inabnit\ARS ke6sls\/A GNU-Debian linux user\/ http://www.qsl.net/ke6sls If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid. I SHOUT JUST FOR FUN. Free software, in a free world, for a free spirit. Please Support freedom! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9fXarZHBxKsta6kMRAuyiAKCjbzKZz46BxOV0Qgj8GHtSmPX5xwCeKZY4 hj3vWuuIgHnRSu6zVymJfbk= =sub3 -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Dynamic hostname
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Saturday 10 August 2002 07:22 am, William Lacy wrote: > I want to have my hostname assigned by the DNS server. This should be > set up for me but I'm not sure how it works on my end as far as my > computer knowing how to name itself, etc. In the past I have changed > the hostname of a computer by editing a startup script but I can't seem > to find it this time around. > > Basically, I am getting a domain name assigned by the DHCP server that > reserves my MAC address- will Debian automagically figure this out and > call itself that name? Also, right now the computer names itself > something else- do I need to change this and where do I do it? > > Any help will be greatly appreciated! Greetings William: I think you can do this. IIRC, I did this on my gateway when I was still attempting to get DHCP to actually work with my ISP via cable. The best way is to RTM on whichever DHCP client you are currently using. The client I used then was dhcpcd about two years ago. I don't know what is natively installed with a Woody install, but you should be able to learn it with: dpkg -l dhcp, then read the documentation that comes with that package. gl tatah - -- Jaye Inabnit\ARS ke6sls\/A GNU-Debian linux user\/ http://www.qsl.net/ke6sls If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid. I SHOUT JUST FOR FUN. Free software, in a free world, for a free spirit. Please Support freedom! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9fg8wZHBxKsta6kMRAmLMAKCDEGrDGKzfUX7FQXgoSQV0LxJh0ACfaNcN M2SZsbm7U0quD798sz9Qtpw= =CFp1 -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Linux won't boot
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wednesday 11 September 2002 06:55 am, Jerry Gaiser wrote: > On Wed, 2002-09-11 at 06:44, David Pastern wrote: > > Now I did a silly thing - after doing all the necessary stuff I just > > copied across the System.map and bzImage files to my /boot dir and > > renamed them to current kernel and .map files - overwriting them. I'm > > kicking myself for not being my usually careful self and backing original > > files up. > > Which is where your problem starts (I think). I suspect you're using > lilo and lilo doesn't like it when you change kernels without telling > it. > > Reboot with rescue disk and run lilo with your new kernel and it > *should* work. If you didn't make a rescue disk, use any of the debian install CD's .. Doesn't matter if it is Woody or Potato. At the prompt type: rescue root=/dev/hda2 where hda2 is the ROOT of the file system. Also, here is a quick link to making kernels step by step that I use every time I build a kernel: http://outcast-consultants.redmond.or.us/files/linux.doc gl tatah - -- Jaye Inabnit\ARS ke6sls\/A GNU-Debian linux user\/ http://www.qsl.net/ke6sls If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid. I SHOUT JUST FOR FUN. Free software, in a free world, for a free spirit. Please Support freedom! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9f1FPZHBxKsta6kMRAm0oAKDbpBo9AqqjtxAJUMIXnSV8hSBhxACgxzBe EXyL3ax5W7PWMFDY+f9REyA= =cbG+ -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Sound not working
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wednesday 11 September 2002 07:57 am, David Pastern wrote: > Hi again, > > I am not able to get sound working via sndconfig on my debian system. I'm > running woody, 2.4.18 kernel, i've compiled a kernel with modules for my > sound card ((via82cxxx chipset - onboard sound). Previously I hadn't > loaded the OSS modules, so as per advice from a friend, I loaded them. > sndconfig still errors out, with the following error message: David: Please take another look at the link I sent you earlier (linux.doc) and note what you need to do with your /lib/modules/2.x.x when installing a new kernel. When you build a kernel, you need to move the old modules (or delete them) so that you can install the new kernel and its modules. I think that might be the problem now. Also, two things to note is that you can list any modules that are loaded with the 'lsmod'. Do this to verify the modules aren't already loaded. Next thing to know is that you need to add your user to the audio group. Look at the file "group" in /etc: 'less /etc/group', the audio group is what you want to give yourself permission to use, so you can add yourself to that group with: 'adduser foobar audio' as root of course. I don't use sndconfig if I build my own kernels. I only use this when I have the default kernel (and all its modules) installed after a new Debian install. Since you already know what module you need, simply use 'modconf' to load it in after your new kernel is installed. If modconf fails, then you have to dig a little further to see what you might have done. Again, 'lsmod' is the tool you want to use to *see* what modules are already loaded. hth tatah - -- Jaye Inabnit\ARS ke6sls\/A GNU-Debian linux user\/ http://www.qsl.net/ke6sls If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid. I SHOUT JUST FOR FUN. Free software, in a free world, for a free spirit. Please Support freedom! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9f2hmZHBxKsta6kMRArG/AJ0cT1G0uMwVQNpCiMf8Nlp9XBDTNgCg0VZg Ssu8SrElUsohw43/QGjRBOg= =9Rmp -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: irc
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wednesday 11 September 2002 02:59 pm, jeff wrote: > > Oops! Just figured out what you were asking about...duh! > > ROFL... very sorry... i sould have made myself clear... > > the question should be: > > 'quite often, i see personal sites where people have nice screenshots of > their desktop with an irc client running in a transparent term window. > would someone be kind enough to fill me in on what irc client this might > be?' > > lol.. i know how to do the transparent stuff. > > thanks mucho guys... > > -jeff Jeff: Get xchat. Start xchat. Click on "Settings", click on "User Settings", click on "Interface", Click on "Channel Window", check the "Transparent Background" box, click on "Apply", Click on "ok". Enjoy xchatting. :) tatah - -- Jaye Inabnit\ARS ke6sls\/A GNU-Debian linux user\/ http://www.qsl.net/ke6sls If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid. I SHOUT JUST FOR FUN. Free software, in a free world, for a free spirit. Please Support freedom! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9f+J9ZHBxKsta6kMRAjugAKDFR7ACPQtGa3xstqysqHPZKhR42wCgjRKj i6ZMCafiAU9Y1pKsj9PuEk0= =6fUB -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
'ping -f' a Win98 box (was: Re: Collisions on lan using Linux versus Windows)
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Monday 16 September 2002 08:24 pm, Jeff wrote: > Bob Proulx, 2002-Sep-16 17:03 -0600: > > Jeff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-09-16 14:19:34 -0700]: > > > Robert Ian Smit, 2002-Sep-16 22:25 +0200: > > > > I suppose so. Is it still true that on a busy lan you only get 40% > > > > or less troughput? The guy who told me this years ago said that > > > > ethernet was dead and tokenring the thing to have since you're > > > > throughput would always be near 100%. Aesthetically ethernet was > > > > never a thing of beauty, but it's cheap and it works. > > > > > > On a busy Ethernet segment that's shared, not switched, it's more like > > > 60% throughput. The collisions and subsequent back-off routines > > > > But if you keep putting more and more talkers on the bus you will > > eventually see even more decay of performance. Because it is a > > collision detect and backoff process it is load dependent. Back in > > the days of coax we would meltdown to around 40% before things > > stabilized. I agree the 60% number is probably more typical of a > > badly loaded ethertwist lan. I have seen 65% considered normal. > > Good point. I now recall my time on a 1500 meter ThickNet segment > running 10MB/sec Ethernet. It was horrid! I seem to recall it ran at > about 50% with only 100 talkers. > > > > Token Ring is yet another example where it doesn't matter if the > > > technology is better. I think the "cheap and it works" is what did > > > the trick for Ethernet. > > > > Agreed. Also you might remember a 100VG protocol which was a > > collisionless protocol. It would give you sustainable bandwidth > > utilization regardless of load and the number of transceivers on the > > bus. But it could not compete with 100baseT being mostly a simple > > frequency push of 10baseT. I think the hardware was the same price. > > It just scared people that it used a slightly different technology > > than they were used to. Also for some reason it was only available on > > MS-Windows, where network performance was not considered critical, and > > not available for the longest time on unix servers where network > > performance was considered critical. Sigh. > > > > Bob > > I remember 100VG! I think HP came out with that and positioned it for > multimedia with it's low-latency characteristics. It sure sounded > cool! > > jc Greetings: I have been following the thread with interest. I decided to do a test my LAN here while my bride was playing a game on her computer. I started a ping - -f session on her box with my Linux laptop, then started another one from my Linux desktop box. I didn't realize it would hamper her computer, but the computer actually stopped responding to her simple Mahjongg game! Her box is a 550MHz AMD k6 with 256Mb of RAM. It really seems odd. I can do the same thing to the old Linux gateway/firewall p75 with 32Mb RAM without any noticeable slow down. Guess it's time to try it on a win-xp box. . . . tatah - -- Jaye Inabnit\ARS ke6sls\/A GNU-Debian linux user\/ http://www.qsl.net/ke6sls If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid. I SHOUT JUST FOR FUN. Free software, in a free world, for a free spirit. Please Support freedom! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9hr9vZHBxKsta6kMRApGBAJ9zMX49UsUm/v91qh/7xjaJbvbqOQCghPQK +lemdsJvC2qBY5xdm02H6dI= =TvPd -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: CDRecored problems -Teac cd-w54e
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Thursday 19 September 2002 09:10 pm, Hanasaki JiJi wrote: > I am having some problems with the Teac drive. It seems to work the > first time but then the drive bay locks and there is no way to open it. > Reboot required. cdrdao unlock doesnt even work. > > Any thoughts on this? Thanks. > > > > output of cdrecord -scanbus > 'TEAC' 'CD-W54E ' '1.0A' Removable CD-ROM Greetings Hanasaki: I have the same drive here: 0,0,0 0) 'TEAC' 'CD-W54E ' '1.1B' Removable CD-ROM I wonder if you have it mounted? If so, you must umount the drive before the door will open. This drive here has been solid as a rock, and considering I ripped the cup holder part out the same night I installed it, that's a major complement! :) tatah - -- Jaye Inabnit\ARS ke6sls\/A GNU-Debian linux user\/ http://www.qsl.net/ke6sls If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid. I SHOUT JUST FOR FUN. Free software, in a free world, for a free spirit. Please Support freedom! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9iqZ3ZHBxKsta6kMRAl4aAJ9lIvQ004AtREPrniVwiD/k+zOzEgCfUGcP 3CozHMlIirFmPl1ToYOiR+c= =9wEe -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Slow printing through CUPS
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Friday 20 September 2002 09:39 am, Alex Malinovich wrote: > I'm using CUPS to print to a network printer attached to a Windows 2000 > box. All printing is done via SMB. The big problem is that when I'm > printing from one of my Debian machines, the speed is absolutely > horrible. Approx 3 - 5 MINUTES per page. When printing from a Windows > box, I get about 3 - 5 PAGES per minute. Is there any easy way to figure > out what's wrong on the CUPS side? Or would I be better off just > connecting the printer to a Debian box and running CUPS with printing > over IPP? Any suggestions? > > -Alex Greetings Alex: I also had the same problem. I first used lprng, then switched over to CUPS. Both printed *really well* but very slowly. My bride could send over one of her print jobs from win98 and it would print very quickly. I didn't see any option unit recently when I installed a full stable Woody on my laptop. When I added the printer, I had over 5 drivers to choose from for my old hp-560c! The one I picked printed as fast as winX but only in black/white. The next one printed almost as fast as winX but in full color--eureka! I did a quick search and loaded more CUPS drivers with apt-get, then modified my printer config to use that driver. Much improvement for an impatient hippie :) The advice is check for optional drivers (gimp-print etc) and add them all, then see if you can find one that will really drive your printer well. gl tatah - -- Jaye Inabnit\ARS ke6sls\/A GNU-Debian linux user\/ http://www.qsl.net/ke6sls If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid. I SHOUT JUST FOR FUN. Free software, in a free world, for a free spirit. Please Support freedom! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9i+hgZHBxKsta6kMRAlwfAKCKQkoTCh/z2Zp/iudUsA7S+UjOlACfT0K+ 9ZJhgVB2wI+EtYBcETTsta8= =CTmv -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Printing trouble driving me crazy.
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Tuesday 24 September 2002 09:51 am, Johannes Graumann wrote: > Hello, > > I installed lpr-ppd, printfilters-ppd and printtool through dselect. > I used printtool to set up our printer and have the problem that I can't > print to it now. When (as a user) I do 'lpr -Plj8150 maccoss_2002.pdf && > lpq' I get: no entries. 'ps aux | grep lpd' gives me: > root 23485 0.0 0.0 2048 732 ?S09:33 0:00 > /usr/sbin/lpd - so that seems to be running. > I have attached /etc/printcap, lpc 'status' and ls -l /var/spool/lpd > output. > > Please give me a hint. What am I doing wrong? > > Joh Hello Joh: IMO, the thing you did wrong was not installing cups. I think it has to be the most user-friendly way to get a printer up and running on any distro of Linux. The driver base is huge and the ability to configure drivers on the fly is awesome. I migrated from Lprng to cups on this box, and I just completed a new install of Woody with cups on my laptop. Both run perfectly. gl to you tatah - -- Jaye Inabnit\ARS ke6sls\/A GNU-Debian linux user\/ http://www.qsl.net/ke6sls If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid. I SHOUT JUST FOR FUN. Free software, in a free world, for a free spirit. Please Support freedom! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9kQB0ZHBxKsta6kMRAqmQAJwK6bCE2zWmBTWZi/uta8VX4Z9uEQCfcMHv T7OWh3zf0JF7EuwaggaQU74= =QbWw -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
OT - RMS homepage moved?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Greetings: I am looking for RMS's homepage. I am getting "unknown host" when attempting a connect to http://www.slallman.org. Anyone have any info on a current url? tia. tatah - -- Jaye Inabnit\ARS ke6sls\/A GNU-Debian linux user\/ http://www.qsl.net/ke6sls If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid. I SHOUT JUST FOR FUN. Free software, in a free world, for a free spirit. Please Support freedom! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9kU2EZHBxKsta6kMRAgl+AJ4qX7rl7hBL5YaUsKe13wFbx9WXXACfd0MQ mZw3Ddqlo0S4VIckxNhn7sI= =UBOt -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: filesystem error???
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Tuesday 24 September 2002 08:54 pm, axacheng wrote: > .i have 2 partition and 1 swap in my disk > love:/# df -alhT > FilesystemTypeSize Used Avail Use% Mounted on > /dev/hda3 xfs 36G 1.2G 35G 4% / > /dev/hda1 xfs 89M 8.5M 80M 10% /boot > > i tried xfs_repair to check/repair my /dev/hda1 that have a warning > appeared on! > > love:/# xfs_repair /dev/hda1 > xfs_repair: /dev/hda1 contains a mounted filesystem > fatal error -- couldn't initialize XFS library > love:/# xfs_repair /dev/hda1 > > those mean,i should be use boot my system from cdrom than use xfs_repair to > check/repair /dev/hda1 again??? I think you are probably on the right track. Did this happen when you tried to run this program while the harddrive was mounted? Either use the cdrom or use toms root boot disk. I don't use xfs, so this is just my speculation. best of luck to you. tatah - -- Jaye Inabnit\ARS ke6sls\/A GNU-Debian linux user\/ http://www.qsl.net/ke6sls If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid. I SHOUT JUST FOR FUN. Free software, in a free world, for a free spirit. Please Support freedom! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9kVi9ZHBxKsta6kMRAgdEAJ0WwIAE9fFlM5sgsrQj7Rg4F4tukQCfYb5X GoR+mzDaTx/RrMOXJDRg2IY= =Fq43 -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: how to install CUPS
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Tuesday 24 September 2002 09:47 pm, J.S.Sahambi wrote: > I am using LPD for my print in Debain 2.4.19. Can any body guide me how > to upgrade the printing on my system with CUPS? > > If cups does not work, can I still use my older LPD for printing? > > Thanking in advance > J S Sahambi You can use lpd if cups doesn't satisty your needs. Simply backup your current config files and save them somewhere safe. As far as installing cups, here is what I have installed on my desktop: ii cupsomatic-ppd 0.20010420-4 cups printer ppd's from LinuxPrinting.org ii cupsys 1.1.14-3 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - server ii cupsys-bsd 1.1.14-3 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - BSD comman ii cupsys-client 1.1.14-3 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - client pro ii cupsys-driver- 4.2.0-4gimp-print printer driver for CUPS ii cupsys-pstoras 1.1.14-3 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - pstoraster ii kdelibs3-cups 2.2.2-13.woody KDE print system (CUPS support) ii libcupsys2 1.1.14-3 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - libs ii libqtcups2 2.0-4 Qt interface library for CUPS ii qtcups 2.0-4 Qt front-end for CUPS. For finding (and installing) these programs, you might use dselect and search for cups packages (/cups). An alternative is 'apt-cache search cups' for locating packages you will want or need, then apt-get install. Once you have the basic cups package installed, adding a printer is as easy as opening a web browser and typing: localhost:631 (enter) I think it is even easier then the M$ way. :) gl tatah - -- Jaye Inabnit\ARS ke6sls\/A GNU-Debian linux user\/ http://www.qsl.net/ke6sls If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid. I SHOUT JUST FOR FUN. Free software, in a free world, for a free spirit. Please Support freedom! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9kVpcZHBxKsta6kMRAvifAJ95iUfblCr/zlUEyoVHy9EzZyyfJQCcDeqa NpyT3tVQx8g2ESF4HP1Bkkg= =YeAt -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: DHCP problem
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Thursday 26 September 2002 04:56 pm, lorac wrote: > I can not seem to get DHCP to work on its own, except with the stock kernel > that came with Debian. It sees the card, but just does not pull an IP. I > can get it to pull an IP if I manually run pump /sbin/pump -i eth0. I have > no problems using a static ip, or getting an ip in Windows. > > I have enabled kernel level auto configuration as well w\ dhcp. I'm not > sure what other information i can give, but if someone could help me it > would be appreciated. > > lorac > > - > "Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent." - Salvor Hardin Great sig .. I completely concur ^ Iorac: What do you have in your /etc/network/interfaces file? Look at it and also read the man page on interfaces. Here's a paste of part of mine: auto lo iface lo inet loopback auto eth0 iface eth0 inet dhcp This should give you a good start. gl - -- Jaye Inabnit\ARS ke6sls\/A GNU-Debian linux user\/ http://www.qsl.net/ke6sls If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid. I SHOUT JUST FOR FUN. Free software, in a free world, for a free spirit. Please Support freedom! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9k7yBZHBxKsta6kMRAh4RAKCHti68YwhX56lnp0hcURUObG/ChwCfXXdm m8/hwY60GaebxAZ660OlJuE= =P7h0 -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
proftpd connection refused (421 Service not available, remote server has closed connection)
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Greetings: I have a really odd problem trying to ftp my gateway from this desktop. Every time I try, the connection is closed. From any other box behind the LAN I can connect just fine. From any other box outside the LAN I can connect just fine. From this box that sits right next to the gateway, I am refused! I have checked my hosts.allow/deny files and I am simply stumped. Why would my gateway refuse only this one box? Any suggestions greatly appreciated. My LAN systems are all Debian Woody and a single win98 box. Gateway also Woody w/2.4.18 kernel and stable Proftpd. tia - -- Jaye Inabnit\ARS ke6sls\/A GNU-Debian linux user\/ http://www.qsl.net/ke6sls If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid. I SHOUT JUST FOR FUN. Free software, in a free world, for a free spirit. Please Support freedom! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9ly9iZHBxKsta6kMRAhOlAKDDuBOcwRkKE9mIFClxIZnv91lBNwCgwGBF M4+Dfpzy5xp7y1+5G4Gh+Ss= =0ay3 -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: XFree86 Problems [continues Woody Installation Problems II]
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday 29 September 2002 02:45 pm, Daniel Fabian wrote: > Hi List, > > Sorry to bother you all again. As some of you told me, I setup a minimal > system, and installed xfree86 and kde with apt-get. Now that the installed > completed correctly, I'm experiencing my next problem: startx sets my > screen into graphic mode and I see two stripes in gray (looks somehow like > the screen does not support a that high color depth, but in windows I have > 32bit color depth, and in xfree, I set it to 16). > > The according section in XF86Conf-4 is probably Device and the "Driver" > option is set to "sis" (it's a SIS630 chip onboard). I have some experience > with linux in a server environment, but I have absolutly zero experience > with linux as desktop, so I can't really help myself. I read up on my > laptop on linux-laptop.net (well, the google cache, it's down again), but > did not find anything usefull. > > Thanks in advance once more! > Daniel Daniel: 1. dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86is the command to reconfigure your xserver the Debian way (as root). 2. According to http://xfree86.org/current/Status30.html#30 "4.2.1: Support (accelerated) for the SiS 530, 620, 6326 is provided by the "sis" driver. The 630, 300, and 540 are also supported, but this code is new and there are some problems with it in this version." This MAY mean that you might need to use the frame buffer mode. hth and gl tatah - -- Jaye Inabnit\ARS ke6sls\/A GNU-Debian linux user\/ http://www.qsl.net/ke6sls If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid. I SHOUT JUST FOR FUN. Free software, in a free world, for a free spirit. Please Support freedom! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9l6KnZHBxKsta6kMRAijnAKCm1DqOQcnFZUWOloutZ8J0Sk2STQCfaxWn 9t5UDyd/T/6HmT/8uMPT0cg= =D+s4 -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: XFree86 Problems [continues Woody Installation Problems II]
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Monday 30 September 2002 12:06 am, Daniel Fabian wrote: > > I replaced that with the xserver-svga driver. Yes it is 3.3.6 not 4.x, > > but with this driver, I find the video to be quite satisfactory > > (although I haven't tried anything really demanding.) This version of > > the older driver works with the other components of X 4.x. > > My fscking laptop is driving me crazy. One problem hunts the other. I > resolved the xfree86 problem (by using vesa as driver instead of sis) and > now x starts correctly and I get to the grapical login manager. I try to > login, and the kde startscreen shows up. Then the keyboard symbol is > embossed, it switches back to the konsole for a second, then back to the > kde startscreen again, and then I'm at the graphical loginmanager again. > ??? wtf ???. > > > Bob > > Thanks, > Daniel Daniel: Were you attempting an x loggin as root? That might not be a good idea, and it also might not work depending on your security setup. Were you attempting to log in as user? Then take a look at the file in this user home file called .xsession-errors for any details related to the kde failure. Off the top of my head, it might be a missing lib or component for kde. The errors should help you track it down. In my case, I start with blackbox and IceWM first. Once these two super light weight GUI's are installed, I then install kde. If kde breaks, I always have a solid desktop GUI to fall back on. It is also helpful when I am doing a lot of *stuff* to use blackbox to free up extra hardware resources. Congrats on the xfree setup. You're half way there! :) hth tatah - -- Jaye Inabnit\ARS ke6sls\/A GNU-Debian linux user\/ http://www.qsl.net/ke6sls If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid. I SHOUT JUST FOR FUN. Free software, in a free world, for a free spirit. Please Support freedom! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9mFuqZHBxKsta6kMRAiTwAJ41DSS26rp69SrmwTnGrQO/+JwKzACfWzzy DeB48nvqnNVoGujY53HjKJA= =JZ5R -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Conv. from STATIC to DHCP
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On Monday 30 September 2002 01:02 am, Emil Hägerlund wrote:
> Hi,
>
> during install I shose not to go for DHCP.
> What changes do I need to do now that I want to
> switch back to DHCP instead?
>
> How should folowing look like:
> /etc/network/interfaces
> /etc/resolv.conf
> ...
>
> Can I activate that particular set of install
> questions again?
>
> I have read the howtos I could find but is it just
> enough to apt-get the 'dhcpcd' package?
>
> Yours
> Emil
Greetings Emil:
I did the same thing locally. During install, I setup the eth0 as static and
proceeded with the install. Next, I changed my /etc/network/interfaces
to look like this:
# interfaces file
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
# The first network card - this entry was created during the Debian
#installation
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp
#end of interfaces file
This *should* have caused the computer to get a new IP at boot time, but it
didn't. I don't know which client is installed at install time, but the box
would only gain an IP if I manually invoked it. Finally, I manually purged
all dhcp-clients and installed the stable pump. Once installed, it worked
perfectly at boot. My advice is to manually check to verify that pump is
already installed, if not, fetch it or install it first.
The commands to start/stop your network are:
/etc/init.d/networking {start|stop|reload|restart}
In your case, I would do: '/etc/init.d/networking stop'
Edit the interfaces file then: '/etc/init.d/networking start'
That should fetch your new IP (or old IP).
The resolve file will be updated with nameservers during the DHCP for an IP
since that is part of the DHCP protocol.
hth, gl
tatah
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Re: Kde or gnome
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wednesday 02 October 2002 04:24 pm, Joyce, Matthew wrote: > I played with gnome 1.4 and kde2, I really couldn't see much difference. > I only have a 800x600 display and only a 233mhz pentium, so perhaps this > could help me choose. > > Is one better suited to this spec than the other ? > > Matthew Joyce > > > > -Original Message- > From: David Pastern [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, 3 October 2002 9:22 AM > To: Joyce, Matthew; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Kde or gnome > > > Try both, see for you which one you prefer by usage, not opinion. I've > been a gnome user for several years now, and i'm only just trying kde out. > Both desktops are great imho, but try them both extensively to see which > one you prefer. > > Dave Greetings: I was going to reply to your prior post, but I read the rest of the thread first. Anyway, with the limited speed of your box, you might want to try both of them, but it is *very* likely you will like something like Blackbox, Fluxbox, or IceWM. These last three will reduce the sluggishness of your computer in graphical mode. I am really pleased with both IceWM and Blackbox myself. So much so that I have IceWM default on both this box and my laptop. I really like Kde as well. It has a lot of features (aka bloat) that I enjoy. I kind of shun away from Gnome, but that is just silly seizure-like moments of flashbacks to my installs of Red Hat 6.2-7.3 :) Now also know that you can add any of these as your "default" GUI if you use Gdm or Kdm (these both come with Gnome/Kde). In my case, after I start x, I see IceWM. From Ice, I can start any other GUI. Debian makes it very easy to choose these on the fly. Bottom line: If you have the room on the harddisk, then install them all! Try them all out, then remove any of them that you don't like. hth gl - -- Jaye Inabnit\ARS ke6sls\/A GNU-Debian linux user\/ http://www.qsl.net/ke6sls If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid. I SHOUT JUST FOR FUN. Free software, in a free world, for a free spirit. Please Support freedom! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9m65jZHBxKsta6kMRAkHQAJ9/QXfjZRIK8MR0F9dKkyU7nfo9owCgxFCY /Q8x9XVpgY7ksnt+VtIb1rU= =sl0X -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Viewing avi files
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wednesday 02 October 2002 05:09 pm, Bijan Soleymani wrote: > bob parker wrote: > >On Thu, 3 Oct 2002 02:13, you wrote: > >>>Using Woody. > >>>Please advise what program to view avi files > >> > >>Install mplayer :) > >>here : http://mplayer.nmeos.net/ > >> > >>cya > > > >Thanks, I downloaded the K6 binary for my k7 box and installed just fine. > >When I start Mplayer it just thrashes around for a while and then dies. > >Any clues? > >regards > >Bob > > You should really consider installing mplayer from source. > There are tons of things that are determined during compilation > (optimization for cpu, etc...). > It's really not as bad as it used to be, actually for a program of it's > size it is incredibly easy (I've installed emacs, gcc, Xfree86 from > source and > compiled kernels, and IMHO this is easier). > > Simply get the src tar.bz2 file, the windows dll tar.bz2, and make sure > that bzip2 is installed (if not apt-get install bz2). > Then simply do: > tar -xjvf Mplayer-XX.tar.bz2 > tar -xjvf w32-codes-XX.tar.bz2 > become root (either with su, or login in as root) > mv w32-codec-XX/ /usr/lib/win32 > logout from root > cd Mplayer-XX/ > ./configure > (this will take a minute or two, > just look which options are avaiable > if anything you want is missing > simply get the relevant debian dev packages > for example for ogg vorbis support > get vorbis-dev and ogg-dev) > make > (this will take a while, hopefully this works... always has for me) > then become root and > make install - --snip-- > Bijan Greetings Bijan: That is *one* way to do it. I stopped doing the non-Debian way two years ago after battling some of my manual installs. My point is that I believe there is a documented Debian way to use source code to build a full .deb file so that the user has the power of dpkg/apt to add/remove it (the package, doc, config etc) later. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if there was a mini how-to for this. Food for thought. Reading your post makes me want to learn about it just so I could actually install mplayer and supporting libs for a top of the line player. tatah - -- Jaye Inabnit\ARS ke6sls\/A GNU-Debian linux user\/ http://www.qsl.net/ke6sls If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid. I SHOUT JUST FOR FUN. Free software, in a free world, for a free spirit. Please Support freedom! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9m7BFZHBxKsta6kMRAjCeAJ4780z63k7wk9+bpOUXLLenXDUJxgCeOKm2 YhjqSa1GlKz7ZvuA6CqML/k= =sn21 -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: chip on guard antivirus warning on lilo
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wednesday 02 October 2002 10:25 pm, Sandip P Deshmukh wrote: > i have a win98 - linux dual boot system. i use lilo as a boot loader > loaded in mbr. > > when i boot, lilo comes up properly. the trend chip on guard anti virus > gives an error saying there is a virus. > > i have to assure that there is no virus before the booting can contuinue. > > is there any way of working around this problem? > > being a newbie, i will request step by step instructions. > > thanx in advance, > > sandip > > -=- > No raindrop ever considers itself responsible for a flood > -=- Greetings Sandip: Before the boot of the computer, you *should* be able to access the systems CMOS/BIOS (usually F2 or DEL key, Read your manual how to access yours). Once inside the settings, you will find the TREND/away *feature*. Simply toggle this setting to OFF or DISABLE. Save the settings and boot without ever seeing that silly message every again :) It may take you a while to figure out how to navigate around so be careful. tatah - -- Jaye Inabnit\ARS ke6sls\/A GNU-Debian linux user\/ http://www.qsl.net/ke6sls If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid. I SHOUT JUST FOR FUN. Free software, in a free world, for a free spirit. Please Support freedom! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9m9iDZHBxKsta6kMRArd7AJwJwiT430IgAl6LGaTC5mc3Y3YOtQCgnKTG cbdwd/Ab4RUG+pLlREOY/jE= =4BNX -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: On Learning Debian
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I will attempt this one paragraph at a time. On Wednesday 02 October 2002 10:31 pm, Mark Seven Smith wrote: > I wish to really master Debian. I've run Red Hat and SuSE; but I have > switched to Debian, because I have always wanted it--and I don't like to > have everything done for me, all my choices made for me, the way the two > mentioned distros do. The thing is, having run those distros in the past, > didn't really leave me prepared for a "real" Linux distribution like > Debian. Good for you. It is great to have previous experience. Now it's Debian's turn at bat.. > Now, I have printed out the Debian FAQ, and the Debian Reference and Quick > Reference, and I am sort of having trouble getting started. There is so > much to learn! The other guide that is important is the Debian install guide: http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/installmanual Do take the time to read it and then begin your quest a bit more enlightened. This is the place to start. Next, it's time to jump in the water and start splashing. > What is the suggested course to follow, to learn? I have "Running Linux", > but I can't really get any new books this month, and my health makes it > difficult to read at the computer for long periods of time (which is why I > made the printouts). I've made other printouts as well (the apt-get HOWTO, > Debian installation manual, the Debian Kernel HOWTO, some other things, but > where to start?) I hear some poor remarks about Running Linux, but I really liked it myself. I found a few tricks I never knew by reading debian-user. The books are really kind of nice because you get good exposure to other distro's. I think this can also be the books downfall. Stick with debian-user, the doc's that will be installed on your computer at install time, and of course the man pages. Also, http://www.linuxdoc.org/ has great how-to reference. > Any ideas, suggestions, what helped for you, etc. etc. would be > appreciated. The support from debian-user is my primary backup when I find I am clueless. I also read up on lwn.net for security and new stuff I might need but didn't yet know I wanted :) > One thing I need to do, is to re-build my kernel so that I can use the > experimental USB patch for USB support for my Sharp Zaurus--and in reading > a recent thread started by a guy who has a SubWiki page on building the > Debian kernel, has left me totally confused! I added USB to my 2.4.18 kernel not long ago to support an unsupported web cam. When I say unsupported, I mean really unsupported by the manufacture! They don't even support M$ users. A fellow M$ user gave it to me when he couldn't get it to work on his box. shrug, it worked for me here :) > TIA, gl Mark, I think you really have a great grip on it all by what you have already explained. Happy splashing . . tatah - -- Jaye Inabnit\ARS ke6sls\/A GNU-Debian linux user\/ http://www.qsl.net/ke6sls If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid. I SHOUT JUST FOR FUN. Free software, in a free world, for a free spirit. Please Support freedom! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9m9yUZHBxKsta6kMRArA2AKCoyNOgCieR0dYN//B1CHDmJYMmOQCfYgbr 5v6JuzqoMKpuxcH2q/oOGGg= =BC93 -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: OT: mass installation on XBox
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wednesday 02 October 2002 10:57 pm, martin f krafft wrote: > also sprach Preben Randhol <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002.10.03.0717 +0200]: > > > Because it's a cheap P3-700 that we can put into a cluster for > > > evolutionary computation. > > > > Are you sure it isn't for devolutionary gaming ;-) > > Well, with the 100 DVD players and camserv, we are then planning to > have 100 different movies streamed to the entire lab when the cluster > isn't doing something useful. haha, just joking. > > > I find this hard to believe. > > Sorry. We'll invite anyone to come and visit the first > Microsoft-sponsored cluster of Linux nodes. Greetings Martin: Personally, I also find your quest a bit alarming. Having said that, I also think it is quite amusing. One must understand that if you succeed in building this xbox cluster, it will be a hallmark! This will either make you famous, or infamous, or both! I just sold an old laptop for US$25. It was a 486/20MHz with broken pcmcia and M$win3.11. The person wanted it to copy files from another old computer. Why do I mention this? This person could have bought my other laptop that had cdrom, floppy, much bigger hd, pcmcia and was 6x faster, but he wanted to play with old software for the pure sake of playing with old software. That was the point really, it was there and he was willing. I also agree with your conceptual argument: cheap cheap cheap. I have never played with an xbox because of its origin, but I think it's great that you are in a land where you *can* do this. That is a basic freedom we somehow started to loose not so long ago here. . That's about it Martin. If you get your grant, your xboxes, and Linux installed and working, you will be well known :) heehee. gl tatah - -- Jaye Inabnit\ARS ke6sls\/A GNU-Debian linux user\/ http://www.qsl.net/ke6sls If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid. I SHOUT JUST FOR FUN. Free software, in a free world, for a free spirit. Please Support freedom! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9m+PMZHBxKsta6kMRAiWJAJ9XfGvI7ylKOLWL260noYJNEBiS/QCfXDJ0 j35z3A84lGZ9rZFLmwWhbUU= =bBNL -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: On Learning Debian
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Thursday 03 October 2002 04:56 am, Robert Wilhelm Land wrote: > Jaye Inabnit ke6sls wrote: > > I added USB to my 2.4.18 kernel not long ago to support an unsupported > > web cam. When I say unsupported, I mean really unsupported by the > > manufacture! They don't even support M$ users. A fellow M$ user gave it > > to me when he couldn't get it to work on his box. shrug, it worked for > > me here :) > > May I pop in this thread? - Jaye, was this USB2.0? > > I'm very intersested for the near future in getting a debian system on a > USB mashine without any > PS/2 devices and I have no idea if Woody would install on this? > > Robert Greetings Robert: Good question. Also, I know next to nothing about USB, the only reason I made it work now is to see if that silly cam would operate with mfd support under Linux. :) The box is about 1 year old now. I picked up the cheap motherboard and AMD-1800xp online. The chipset is via. Here is lspci -vvv: 00:11.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. UHCI USB (rev 1b) (prog-if 00 [UHCI]) Subsystem: Unknown device 0925:1234 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- SERR- http://www.qsl.net/ke6sls If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid. I SHOUT JUST FOR FUN. Free software, in a free world, for a free spirit. Please Support freedom! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9nFZuZHBxKsta6kMRArg5AKDDuNbRt3y43AzZ0YXoS0qm7CSRUgCdFckg YvcyQByL9ae/vx8fVcC3lTs= =PYEz -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: OT: mass installation on XBox
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Thursday 03 October 2002 03:06 pm, Alex Malinovich wrote: > On Thu, 2002-10-03 at 17:02, ben wrote: > > On Thursday 03 October 2002 11:31 am, Jamin W.Collins wrote: > > > On 03 Oct 2002 09:58:59 -0500 Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > Not quite. As I understand it, the XBox has hardware to restrict the > > > execution of code to that signed and authorized by MS. For the XBox to > > > run Linux, one would first have to circumvent this mechanism. Based on > > > a cursory look at the provided link and referenced section it would > > > seem that the application of a mod chip would be a violation. Again, > > > IANAL. > > > > surely, m(acro)$ would have to show that martin's manipulation of the > > xbox caused them real financial loss in order to prove a violation of > > patents or copyrights. even in order to prove that software > > copy-protection had been circumvented, one should have to provide > > evidence that copies had not only been made but also used in a fashion > > contrary to the conditions of the license, in order to justify a claim > > that that was the object of the manipulation. > > Unfortunately, I think that MS could make a justifiable claim that they > are losing money. X-Boxen are sold below cost for maximum market > pentration. > -Alex Good point Alex. Funny thing is that I *think* that this, in itself, is illegal (US). The proviso is that any company selling goods for less than cost is undermining the market unfairly. . Fair, what the hell has fair got to do with market anyway . . . - -- Jaye Inabnit\ARS ke6sls\/A GNU-Debian linux user\/ http://www.qsl.net/ke6sls If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid. I SHOUT JUST FOR FUN. Free software, in a free world, for a free spirit. Please Support freedom! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9nRfAZHBxKsta6kMRAkdfAJ9V3GsLE07CRnK5jyWycuxUy3QbyQCePt9Z 24byWFXeU541IUpu4KJAVzM= =CYlp -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
java debs, where?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 deb ftp://ftp.tux.org/pub/java/debian woody non-free Hello: I have been getting errors from this server for the last week or so. Each time I attempt an update, the server reports that it is full. Is there alternate site for these debs? tia - -- Jaye Inabnit\ARS ke6sls\/A GNU-Debian linux user\/ http://www.qsl.net/ke6sls If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid. I SHOUT JUST FOR FUN. Free software, in a free world, for a free spirit. Please Support freedom! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9n1RUZHBxKsta6kMRAsWZAKC+nCl0RoLdm2/cWUIKoFUyp1AFrACfWOom yVD/crfEmuy4iL0r2mzhwPw= =PsHj -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
j2se-common (was Re: java debs, where?)
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Saturday 05 October 2002 03:42 pm, Edward Guldemond wrote: > On Sat, Oct 05, 2002 at 02:06:24PM -0700, Jaye Inabnit ke6sls wrote: > > Hello: > > > > I have been getting errors from this server for the last week or so. > > Each time I attempt an update, the server reports that it is full. Is > > there alternate site for these debs? > > http://www.blackdown.org/java-linux/mirrors.html > > Happy to help, Thanks Edward. This now brings me to this problem: j2re1.3 installed ; install (was: install). Optional j2re1.3 depends on j2se-common (>> 1) j2se-common does not appear to be available Googling isn't helping much either! Is this package supported? I came up with this apt line: deb ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/linux/devel/lang/java/blackdown.org/debian woody non-free (without the linebreak of course). Do I need to add additional apt lines for other parts of this java? tia - -- Jaye Inabnit\ARS ke6sls\/A GNU-Debian linux user\/ http://www.qsl.net/ke6sls If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid. I SHOUT JUST FOR FUN. Free software, in a free world, for a free spirit. Please Support freedom! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9n3y5ZHBxKsta6kMRAv3QAJ4lOJzij0IHLZJncznAHM/cTSZMfACgphgl Yt/I6QvbAcSym3Ol091Fx10= =5+Wu -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Debian login
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Saturday 05 October 2002 03:08 pm, MLiva wrote: > Dopo aver installato correttamente Debian 3.0 "Woody" all'avvio il sistema > mi chiede di inserire la Debian login, di cui probabilmente non mi sono > accorto. Provo ad inserire la root password, la normal user password e > Debian user ma nessuna di queste va bene. E' possibile ripescarla in > qualche modo o bisogna reinstallare per forza tutto? Grazie. Saluti: Dovete in primo luogo introdurre il nome dell'cUtente come "la radice" allora che vi chiederà la parola d'accesso. Assicurisi che fate entrambi. Per l'utente "radice" avete bisogno della parola d'accesso della radice e per l'utente normale, avrete bisogno di che il nome di inizio attività ha seguito da quella la parola d'accesso degli utenti. Spero che questo aiuti. Sto utilizzando i mezzi di traduzione del google. Questa lista è normall in inglese. tatah - -- Jaye Inabnit\ARS ke6sls\/A GNU-Debian linux user\/ http://www.qsl.net/ke6sls If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid. I SHOUT JUST FOR FUN. Free software, in a free world, for a free spirit. Please Support freedom! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9n340ZHBxKsta6kMRAjQCAKCbcnn/I2SjRLf1t4uYC/lRGiWwcwCg0AJ3 Eb27wqcVwI1UxkGIIZHkRa4= =HXZ5 -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: java debs, where?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Saturday 05 October 2002 03:41 pm, Seneca wrote: > On Sat, Oct 05, 2002 at 02:06:24PM -0700, Jaye Inabnit ke6sls wrote: > > deb ftp://ftp.tux.org/pub/java/debian woody non-free > > > > Hello: > > > > I have been getting errors from this server for the last week or so. > > Each time I attempt an update, the server reports that it is full. Is > > there alternate site for these debs? > > I use > ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/linux/devel/lang/java/blackdown.org/debian > testing non-free main > > Take a look at http://www.blackdown.org Thank you. I just sent a reply to another response questioning where j2se-common was! Anyway, I modified the apt link to: deb ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/linux/devel/lang/java/blackdown.org/debian woody non-free main and it worked. Eureka! Here, it required that I run apt-get install -f to finish, but at least it's done. thanks again. tatah - -- Jaye Inabnit\ARS ke6sls\/A GNU-Debian linux user\/ http://www.qsl.net/ke6sls If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid. I SHOUT JUST FOR FUN. Free software, in a free world, for a free spirit. Please Support freedom! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9n4AWZHBxKsta6kMRAtBTAKC6PjlCP79y2zizYJkQNPNlJ54IGgCgqmzl vfM3S4TUH3pwyNIWxxY/TWA= =3tk8 -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: j2se-common (was Re: java debs, where?) SOLVED
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Saturday 05 October 2002 04:58 pm, Jaye Inabnit ke6sls wrote: > On Saturday 05 October 2002 03:42 pm, Edward Guldemond wrote: > > On Sat, Oct 05, 2002 at 02:06:24PM -0700, Jaye Inabnit ke6sls wrote: > > > Hello: > > > > > > I have been getting errors from this server for the last week or so. > > > Each time I attempt an update, the server reports that it is full. Is > > > there alternate site for these debs? > > > > http://www.blackdown.org/java-linux/mirrors.html > > > > Happy to help, > > Thanks Edward. This now brings me to this problem: > > j2re1.3 installed ; install (was: install). Optional > j2re1.3 depends on j2se-common (>> 1) > j2se-common does not appear to be available > > > Googling isn't helping much either! Is this package supported? I came up > with this apt line: > deb ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/linux/devel/lang/java/blackdown.org/debian > woody non-free > (without the linebreak of course). Do I need to add additional apt lines > for other parts of this java? > > tia This was solved by using this in my /etc/apt/sources.list deb ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/linux/devel/lang/java/blackdown.org/debian woody non-free main (without the line break). thanks all. tatah - -- Jaye Inabnit\ARS ke6sls\/A GNU-Debian linux user\/ http://www.qsl.net/ke6sls If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid. I SHOUT JUST FOR FUN. Free software, in a free world, for a free spirit. Please Support freedom! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9n4CnZHBxKsta6kMRAm5cAJ4r5tEHuEG7h+N2dhBVno28DqfWlwCfcvT8 gtQKo+m4Wye6GP0IQJAQelw= =W6ZS -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: GPS shopping tips?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Tuesday 08 October 2002 05:22 pm, Michael Jinks wrote: > Hi all. > > As a motorcycle enthusiast, I've got an itch for a GPS unit that will > mount on my handlebars and save me from ever trying to fold a road map > again. Not to mention my propensity for getting lost. Real bikers don't need maps, they are never lost. :) > As a Free Software enthusiast, I'm wary of electronic doo-dads which > won't talk to my Debian boxen, or which will do so only to limited > extent. I'd hate to buy a spiffy new GPS unit only to find that I've > just paid for a bunch of features that I'll only be able to use if I set > up a Winders box. For example I hear that the Garmin line comes with a > Windows app which lets you view maps, plot routes and so forth, and send > data back and forth from the GPS over USB. Greetings Michael: Good points. If you hadn't mentioned it here, I would not likely have given much thought to the situation. Seems like there must be some non-amateur GPS software out there. I would even look into possible GPS/Amateur radio apps. I doubt you need the radio side, but perhaps the GPS side could be worth while. Then again, how open are maps? I have only tinkered lightly with GPS's and data ports to run APRS mobile. Must see about getting a cheap GPS one of these days :) Pass along what you learn, this could turn into something very interesting. tatah - -- Jaye InabnitA Debian-Gnu/Linux user If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid. I SHOUT JUST FOR FUN. Free software, in a free world, for a free spirit. Please Support freedom! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9o5OEZHBxKsta6kMRAiY2AKC16aadXYn0+RlwZhVLMKsK+YXvCwCgoaWh KtPxF9ZksMcRcdtKcjf4xMY= =O+34 -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: New Debian User - Totally Impressed
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Thursday 10 October 2002 04:44 pm, Chip Rose wrote: > Greetings, Salutations! > I just switched to deb3.0 from Mandrake8.0. I am beyond ecstatic with > it. The install was easy (used 7cds from Linux Central), user-friendly, > the defaults were acceptable even for a total beginner. I don't know a > whole lot about Linux even after my past several years of constant use - > the Redhat/Mandrake world has fogged my brain I guess. I am glad you found it so comfortable. I've been using Debian for almost 5 years now, and there is no end in sight to my personal learning curve :) > I've installed > and used Redhat 5.0, 5.1, 6.0, Mandrake 6.0 and 8.0 over the past few > years, and have been using Linux exclusively for that whole time. > Redhat crashed often, and was a mind-numbing puzzle to update RPM's and > figure out where things installed - nothing matched the Linux info I was > reading on the web. Mandrake was more graphical and easier - I tired of > puzzling over the thing - just wanted something stable, and I knew > (thought) that Linux was more stable and powerful than M$-Windows. But > despite its graphical ease, Mandrake crashed constantly! I thought it > was my flaky hardware (not!), and I despaired of using Linux. I had > often bragged to friends about how stable Linux was, how > resource-efficient, and how Linux users rarely had to turn their > computers off or reboot because of crashes. But it was practically a > lie! I was so embarrassed when my system would crash constantly, even > when no apps were running - yaaaghh! Similar thing just happened to me not long ago with an essay I was working on. Openoffice.org just wacked my system for no apparent reason. Frustration isn't a good enough word in my opinion! The crashes still sound like an alarming situation. Since the system crashed on both Mandrake and Redhat, I would think there must be some kind of connection. > I've been using Debian3.0 for 3 days now - fast and stable - tons of > packages that are easy to get and install. Already I've learned how to > start ppp from the console and how to do it via scripts > (chat/provider/pon/poff) - something I could never do in Mandrake/Redhat > - I normally just rely on kppp to do the job for me, and I never learned > anything in the process! Even rebooting my computer with Mandrake would > cause a kernel panic - I had to wait 5 minutes before turning my > computer back on or else Mandrake would freeze/kernel panic during the > boot. Doing a system halt would segfault under Mandrake! I couldn't > leave my computer on at the kdm logon screen - it would freeze the > entire system. Once I spent a long hour on the web creating an online > retirement plan with a lot of details, and then my computer just FROZE > UP and I lost everything! Yaaagh!! The list just goes on and on.. > I could talk your ear off with it all. One thing that popped into my mind reading this paragraph is the ext3 filesystem. I have converted all my boxes to ext3 and it is wonderful! This desktop computer doesn't die no matter what horrible things I subject it to. My laptop on the other hand has locked up a number of times. It is nice not having to endure the endless fsck's! It is very easy to convert your ext2 to ext3 if you are interested (providing you didn't install it at install time). > Normally I wouldn't have dared to type such a long note without first > saving it, in case Mandrake would crash and I'd lose all my wonderful > typing. Sorry for abusing bandwidth and list etiquette with this long > email - I'm just on cloud nine because I'm finally using a REAL Linux, > and I can now truthfully say: > LINUX IS UNBELIEVABLY POWERFUL AND STABLE! > Debian Linux that is! > > Thanks again for listening, > > Chip Rose No worries Chip. I see a few of these types of messages every now and again on debian-user, and they are always a pleasure to read. I am evaluating Mandrake 9.0 and Libranet 2.0 right now. I have old hardware and a fried harddrive, so it is not the kindest box to play with. Libranet (Debian based) installed after four harddisk time-outs that resulted in system crashes. It is amazing how well that little distro runs on this broken hardware! Mandrake never made it past the partitioning. The monitor would blank right after trying to do a normal install or low-res install, which left only a text install as the only option. So far, I'm not too impressed with Mandrake .. Heehee. I hope to find another (not so dead) harddisk to try it again with. Still, Libranet, with apt-get, was able to endure the repeated crashes and still produce a working system--that's the power of Debian I think! tatah - -- Jaye InabnitA Debian-Gnu/Linux user If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid. I SHOUT JUST FOR FUN. Free software, in a free world, for a free spirit. Please Support freedom! -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version
