Re: Mount iPod Touch

[Keith McKenzie]

On 23 July 2012 23:51, ricccardo  wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm still working to mount the iPod Touch. I read the backporting
> libimobiledevice 1.1.1 to Squeeze, in the debian Wiki page but when i
> try to build libgpod the terminal says:
>
> ric@ricmbp:~/Desktop/ComplilaLib/libgpod-0.7.93$ dpkg-buildpackage -b
> -us -uc
> dpkg-buildpackage: export CFLAGS from dpkg-buildflags (origin: vendor):
> -g -O2
> dpkg-buildpackage: export CPPFLAGS from dpkg-buildflags (origin:
> vendor):
> dpkg-buildpackage: export CXXFLAGS from dpkg-buildflags (origin:
> vendor): -g -O2
> dpkg-buildpackage: export FFLAGS from dpkg-buildflags (origin: vendor):
> -g -O2
> dpkg-buildpackage: export LDFLAGS from dpkg-buildflags (origin:
> vendor):
> dpkg-buildpackage: source package libgpod
> dpkg-buildpackage: source version 0.7.93-0.3
> dpkg-buildpackage: source changed by Hideki Yamane 
> dpkg-buildpackage: host architecture amd64
>  dpkg-source --before-build libgpod-0.7.93
> dpkg-checkbuilddeps: Unmet build dependencies: libsqlite3-dev
> dpkg-buildpackage: warning: Build dependencies/conflicts unsatisfied;
> aborting.
> dpkg-buildpackage: warning: (Use -d flag to override.)
>
> Using synaptic I sow that I can't install libsqlite3-dev because:
>
> libsqlite3-dev:
>   Depends: libsqlite3-0 (=3.7.3-1) but 3.7.12.1-1~bpo60+1 is to be
> installed
>
> How can I solve this??
>
> Regards
> R

Perhaps 'apt-get -f install' will do it.



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Re: Debian 5 - was Re: Query abouut root account

[Keith McKenzie]

.
>
>
> Maybe this is what you want (?)
>
> http://archive.debian.org/debian/dists/Debian-5.0/main/installer-i386/20090123lenny10/images/cdrom/
>
> HTH
> --


That is, I think, one of the places that I looked.

But, with what is there, being

"
Index of 
/debian/dists/Debian-5.0/main/installer-i386/20090123lenny10/images/cdrom
Name Last modified   SizeDescription

Parent Directory -
debian-cd_info.tar.gz   09-Mar-2012 09:08   319K
gtk/10-Mar-2012 14:31-
initrd.gz   09-Mar-2012 09:08   4.3M
vmlinuz 09-Mar-2012 09:14   1.4M



there appears to be nothing like an ISO image there.

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I should have looked deeper, sorry, how about,

http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/archive/5.0.3/i386/iso-cd/

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Re: wifi vanished today

[Keith McKenzie]

On 23 July 2012 08:23, Lorenzo Sutton  wrote:
> On 23/07/12 00:20, Hendrik Boom wrote:
>>
>> It was working this morning.  I have an ASUS HE1000 EEE netbook.  It runs
>> testing.  Early this morning at home the wifi worked fine.
>
> [...]
>
>> I right-clicked on the icon with two terminals and a red box
>> with an white X, got a menu, and unchecked the option that enabled
>> wireless.
>
> [...]
>
>> Later, back at home, I tried enabling wireless again.  TO my sutprise,
>> the option had disappeared from the menu.
>
> I don't know the machine you are using, but does it have a hardware button
> or touch 'thing' to enable/disable wifi? My HP laptop has a sort of hardware
> touch control, and disabling wifi with network manager (which I guess is
> what you did) also turns the wifi card off so that I have to first use such
> hardware control.
>
> Lorenzo.

Try 'edit connections', should be able to enable your wifi from there.
(You will probably need to enter your details.)

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Re: What does this mean?

[Keith McKenzie]

-- Forwarded message --
From: Paul E Condon 
Date: 23 July 2012 05:21
Subject: Re: What does this mean?

Using the disk I downloaded yesterday and got burnt today, there is a
fancy KDE gui, but no help screens about such trivia as getting it
working on possibly defective, broken, hardware. I got it working on a
different computer and discovered that it uses UNIONFS to overlay an
record of changes that one makes to files on the root partition.  But
even on my better computer, I couldn't find a way to exit from Knoppix
gracefully. Shutdown only shut down KDE and left the computer in a
state where it was unresponsive to any keyboard keys that I could
think to try. I had to do a press-and-hold the power button to recover
the use of the computer. When it came back up in Squeeze, the changes
that I had made to a file on the root partition were not there. The
had not been written to real disk during the somewhat brutal shutdown.

One bright spot for the day. The new memtest+ package in Squeeze has a
nice feature: It edits grub config to included memtest+ image in the
boot menu. With this, one doesn't have to have a working CDROM drive
to do a memtest. I have one running now on the problem box.

I'll be looking into earlier versions of Knoppix tomorrow.
--
Paul E Condon
pecon...@mesanetworks.net
~~

Knoppix sites for you to get a grounding in running the live cd/dvd.

http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/knoppix702-en.html
http://knoppix.net/wiki/Main_Page

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Re: Debian 5 - was Re: Query abouut root account

[Keith McKenzie]

 Bret Busby wrote:
>
> I have a Samsung MFP printer thing; a CLX-3185FW, and I had been
> able to use it with a Debian 5 system that I had been using. Then,
> the Debian 5 system went awry (a separate system from the firewall
> system), and became apparently unusable.
>
> So, I  installed Debian 6 on another computer (this computer), and
> have been using that on this system, for the past few or several
> months.
>
> But I was unable to install the drivers for the printer, on the
> Debian 6 workstation.

Maybe this is what you want (?)

http://archive.debian.org/debian/dists/Debian-5.0/main/installer-i386/20090123lenny10/images/cdrom/

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Re: is there a problem with flashplugin-nonfree on squeeze amd64?

[Keith McKenzie]

On 21 July 2012 13:03, Mika Suomalainen  wrote:
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Re: "drive already mounted or busy" ... dmsetup routine

[Keith McKenzie]

On 17 July 2012 21:30, John Magolske  wrote:
> Thanks for the reply.
>
> * Camaleón  [120711 16:09]:
>> On Tue, 10 Jul 2012 23:09:59 -0700, John Magolske wrote:
>>
>> > I've been having issues with a particular hard drive, where after a
>> > suspend-resume cycle with s2ram, it won't mount:
>> >
>> > # mount /dev/sdb1 /media
>> > mount: /dev/sdb1 already mounted or /media busy
>> > # umount /media
>> > umount: /media: not mounted
>>
>> I wouldn't use "/media" as mount point but an isolate mount point and
>> better yet "static" if the hard drive is to be used every day.
>
> Just did a bit of searching, not sure what isolate(d) or static mount
> points might be... Reading the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard I see
> that /media should be a mount point for removeable media, containing
> "subdirectories used as mount points for removeable media such as
> floppy disks, cdroms and zip disks". I just grabbed /media here as an
> example, simplifying what I typically use, which involves entries in
> /etc/fstab like this:
>
> /dev/disk/by-id/*hd1-id**-part1 /hd/e1 auto defaults,user,noauto 0 0
> /dev/disk/by-id/*hd2-id**-part1 /hd/e2 auto defaults,user,noauto 0 0
>
> an alias:
>
> mnt () {
> mount /$1/$2 && cd /$1/$2 && ls -ohF --color=auto
> }
>
> and directory structures like so:
>
> % tree /hd
> /hd
> |-- e1
> |-- e2
> |-- e3
> `-- h1
>
> % tree /fd
> /fd
> |-- e1
> |-- e2
> `-- e3
>
> Then, `mnt hd e1` will mount one hard drive, `mnt hd e2` will mount
> another hard drive, `mnt fd e2` will mount a particular flash drive,
> etc. Maybe there's a simpler/smarter way to handle mounting drives,
> but I set this up a while back in the interest of being able to
> tell by glancing at a short absolute file path exactly what drive
> is mounted, and it seems to be working well enough. In any case, my
> "already mounted or ..." & "dmsetup remove ..." routine is the same
> whether I use `mnt hd e1` or just do a `mount /dev/sdb1 /mountpoint`.
>
>> > So I end up doing the following routine:
>> >
>> > # dmsetup ls
>> >
>> > (observe the device uuid's and input those to the remove below)
>> >
>> > # dmsetup remove
>> > *-part1 #
>> > dmsetup remove
>> > *
>> >
>> > After this I can mount/umount multiple times no problem. But after every
>> > suspend-resume cycle I have to do that dmsetup routine again.
>>
>> Is the hard drive partition being used/recognized as as device mapper
>> volume? :-?
>
> I did not set up such a thing with this drive. I do have another script
> that uses cryptsetup like:
>
> cryptsetup create cryptodrive /dev/disk/by-id/usb-***-0:0-part1
>
> but that explicitly calls out a different disk by id, so I don't see
> how that would be contributing to this behaviour.
>
>> > Could this be a hard-drive hardware issue? Or maybe something is
>> > mis-configured? Seems to have started after a dist-upgrade a while back.
>> > I'm able to mount other flash-drives fine without the dmsetup routine.
>>
>> These errors are commom when resuming from suspension or even
>> hibernation. What you can do is unmounting the USB devices before
>> entering into suspension mode and mount them again after system comes to
>> life.
>
> I try to always unmount external drives & USB devices prior to a
> suspend/resume. It's possible I accidentally forgot to do so once
> with this drive (though I don't recall doing so). And I keep getting
> the described behaviour *every* time I try to mount that drive after
> a suspend/resume. It's also possible this drive was mounted during a
> dist-upgrade...not sure if that could've scrambled things up a bit.
>
> John
>
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Check that nothing else has been mounted over/on top of your mount point.


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Re: Re(2): Backup system for use when Debian fails.

[Keith McKenzie]

Not quite OT :-

For a Debian Live recovery (or install) distro try SalineOS (XFCE desktop)

http://www.salineos.com/

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Re: Debian on a 32G USB flashdrive

[Keith McKenzie]

On 16 July 2012 11:56, Brian  wrote:

> On Mon 16 Jul 2012 at 09:35:20 +0300, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
> [...]
> As for the slight slowdown with a lot of read/writes, this might simply
> be the nature of the medium compared with a hard disk.
>
>
It certainly is; I tried running from a pendrive formatted with ext3; it
'killed' my pendrive.

If you still want to use usb you could use an SDHC card in a usb converter,
runs faster, (& so far hasn't died).

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Re: sc, i.e., spread sheet calculator using ncurses

[Keith McKenzie]

On 12 July 2012 18:29, Nick Lidakis  wrote:

> Does anyone use sc, the text based spreadsheet program?
>
> Over the years I've become more fond of the console and
> ncurses applications. I've recently found myself using sc
> as my first spreadsheet application for our new small
> business. Doing initial sales calculations, the program is fast,
> easy to use, and being ncurses very easy on the eyes.
>
> There's a bit of info about sc online but not much. I found a nice,
> albeit dated, mini-manual online:
> www.economics.utoronto.ca/jfloyd/stats/minmansc.pdf
>
> I can foresee issues exchanging data with people who use Excel. But then
> I don't know if any of the graphical clients have that capability either.
>
> Thoughts?
>
>
> P.S. I also find the command line accounting program ledger very intriguing
> as well.
>
>
> I often have mc sc fbi mpg123 mplayer on a machine for cli use, with a wm
& browser for the internet.

Mainly used sc for fairly simple stuff, whatifs, etc.

I like the commandline, but the internet is not friendly to text browsers.


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Re: Netbook acer ao-722 bz-893

[Keith McKenzie]

On 11 July 2012 21:13, Dr Beco  wrote:

> Dear Linuxers,
>
> (about debian on Netbook Acer AO-722, BZ-893)
>
> Some days ago I've got an Asus Eee-PC 1215B and I had a lot of trouble
> to make wireless and cable to work. To the point I got near a deadline
> of 7 days before returning it to the store, and I decided to return
> it.
>
> I changed to an Acer Aspire One 722 BZ893, hoping it would work out of
> the box. I even got a live debian distro in a pendrive to boot there
> in the store, to be sure it would work.
>
> Well, it worked with wrong resolution, but ok. The internet (cable)
> was fine for a while. Then I brought it home.
>
> For some unknow reason, I discovered that the internet only work for a
> few moments, then it stops. That is eth0.
> For wlan0 never appear.
>
> In this rare moments of useful internet using my KDE live distro, now
> installed, I was able to install synaptic, update the apt-get, install
> wireless-tools, google-chrome, and some other basic stuff.
>
> Now I can't get any internet time anymore. I don't know why...
>
> eth0 simple doesn't get an IP address, and ifconfig doesn't show wlan0.
>
> I'm in kind of a deadline because I need to decide if I'll keep it and
> keep trying, or return it for good. I feel very frustrated and
> although you doesn't need to know, I could barely sleep this night
> because of this problem that is ruining my vacations and finances.
>
> Please, if someone would be kind to guide my step-by-step and make it
> work, or if someone knows for sure I better return and buy something
> else more "compatible", I'm all ears.
>
>
> Finished the history, now some tech info:
>
>
> lspci -nn gives (among other things):
>
> 00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Device [1022:1510]
> 00:01.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: ATI Technologies Inc Device
> [1002:9807]
> 00:01.1 Audio device [0403]: ATI Technologies Inc Device [1002:1314]
> 00:14.2 Audio device [0403]: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 Axalia (Intel
> HDA) [1002:4383] (rev 42)
> 06:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Atheros Communications AR8152 v2.0
> Fast Ethernet [1969:2062] (rev c1)
> 07:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Atheros Communications Inc. Device
> [168c:0032] (rev 01)
>
>
> Audio is working ok. Just VGA, eth0 and wlan0 needs my attention. I
> even don't really care about HDMI or other things I can live without.
>
> A friend of mine gave me an old usb wireless adapter to help me out.
> It is a Netgear WPN111. But that doesn't work either.
>
> lsusb gives:
>
> Bus 001 Device 002: ID 1385:5f01 Netgear, Inc WPN111 (no firmware)
>
>
> lsmod gives:
>
> Module  Size  Used by
> powernow_k810978  0
> cpufreq_powersave902  0
> parport_pc 18855  0
> cpufreq_conservative 5162  0
> ppdev   5030  0
> cpufreq_stats   2740  0
> lp  7462  0
> cpufreq_userspace   1992  0
> parport27954  3 parport_pc,ppdev,lp
> sco 7225  2
> bridge 39646  0
> stp 1440  1 bridge
> bnep9427  2
> rfcomm 29629  0
> l2cap  24752  6 bnep,rfcomm
> crc16   1319  1 l2cap
> bluetooth  41827  6 sco,bnep,rfcomm,l2cap
> vboxnetadp  4193  0
> vboxnetflt 12525  0
> vboxdrv  1723671  2 vboxnetadp,vboxnetflt
> uinput  6376  1
> fuse   50924  1
> joydev  8459  0
> loop   11799  0
> snd_hda_codec_atihdmi 2251  1
> snd_hda_intel  20035  3
> snd_hda_codec  54292  2 snd_hda_codec_atihdmi,snd_hda_intel
> snd_hwdep   5380  1 snd_hda_codec
> snd_pcm60487  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
> snd_seq42881  0
> snd_timer  15598  2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
> snd_seq_device  4493  1 snd_seq
> uvcvideo   52127  0
> videodev   30089  1 uvcvideo
> psmouse49985  0
> i2c_piix4   8328  0
> snd46526  13
>
> snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
> rfkill 13044  2 bluetooth
> v4l1_compat11442  2 uvcvideo,videodev
> v4l2_compat_ioctl32 8474  1 videodev
> led_class   2433  0
> soundcore   4598  1 snd
> video  17445  0
> pcspkr  1699  0
> serio_raw   3752  0
> output  1692  1 video
> i2c_core   15819  2 videodev,i2c_piix4
> evdev   7352  24
> snd_page_alloc  6249  2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
> wmi 4323  0
> battery 4998  0
> processor  29935  3 powernow_k8
> fglrx2610490  0
> ac  2192  0
> button  4650  1 fglrx
> ext3  106710  2
> jbd37317  1 ext3
> mbca

Re: How to install Debian and what media to use - Was: Re: CD image doesn't exist for download?

[Keith McKenzie]

On 11 July 2012 20:12, Ralf Mardorf  wrote:

> OP of the original thread, please ignore this thread, I suspect the
> mailing list needs to discuss what really is the easiest way for people
> without knowhow, to install a Linux.
>
> Why do you all recommend those complicated ways?
>
>  
>

Most likely because, for some unknown reason, the OP was trying to download
via jigdo, which is not the easiest way for someone who doesn't know Linux
yet.

That is why I suggested to download a (standard) CD-1, & install from that.

Once they have a working Linux system, then is the time to start asking the
questions to learn about it.

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Re: CD image doesn't exist for download?

[Keith McKenzie]

On 11 July 2012 19:56, Gary Dale  wrote:

> Stop making it complicated. She just needs to download the netinst cd then
> burn the .iso image. There is no need to get a full image file, whether CD
> or DVD, to install Linux.
>

With no knowledge of Linux, using a net install CD _is_ more complicated
than just installing from a CD.

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Re: CD image doesn't exist for download?

[Keith McKenzie]

On 11 July 2012 16:36, Kirsten Milligan  wrote:

> After several attempts over several years, I haven't yet had complete
> success installing Linux.  I'm hungry to learn, but am very poor at
> computerspeak, so please be gentle.
>
> I'm trying again.  I know, some steps would be removed from the process if
> I'd buy disks, but I'd really like to master this.
> [.]
> Thanks very much for your attention.
>

Personally I recommend that you just download a (standard) CD-1 image from
the Debian site as you say you are not experienced with Linux.

It will make installation easier for you, & then once that is up & running,
start learning about Linux & Debian.

You will get plenty of encouragement from mailing lists & forums to help
you learn your new system, but until you have a working system of your own,
it will be difficult to explain things.

Another point : Do you want to replace your Win XP, or do you want to have
both (dual booting) on your computer.


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Re: help with xserver-xorg-video-ast

[Keith McKenzie]

On 10 July 2012 19:45, Shane Johnson  wrote:

>  Keith,
> That was my plan but I can't find where the autoconf file is trying to
> locate the macros at?  I located /usr/share/aclocal/xorg-macros.m4 but I
> can't find where the link is supposed to be.  Any ideas?
>
> Re :and now when I try to re-install is says glibc-2.13 is required when
2.14 is installed.

I would try something like

ln -s glibc-2.14 glibc-2.13

HTH
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Re: help with xserver-xorg-video-ast

[Keith McKenzie]

On 9 July 2012 23:24, Shane Johnson  wrote:

> hello everyone,
> I am hoping someone can help me.  I am running Wheezy and got a driver
> from Aspeed for their on-board video driver.  Loaded it and it worked until
> I installed xen-qemu-dm-4.0 and now when I try to re-install is says
> glibc-2.13 is required when 2.14 is installed.  I contacted Aspeeds tech
> support and they suggested I compile from source.  I got the source package
> and run autoconf and get a error that xorg-macros needs to be installed.  I
> located it in xutils-dev and installed that package but it is still giving
> me a error about xorg-macros.  I have run autoconf -v to try and find out
> if it is expecting the libraries somewhere and I just need to link to them
> but it doesn't give me any idea on where.
> Question 1 - is there a easier way to do this?
> Question 2 - anyone have any idea on what I need to do to compile this
> driver?
>
>
Re Question 1 - in the past I have used a soft link in such situations; may
work for you.


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Re: Google Chrome is installed but won't run

[Keith McKenzie]

On 7 July 2012 07:21, Lisi  wrote:

> I have just installed Google Chrome on a vanilla almost default
> Squeeze/LXDE
> installation.  It is there, but won't run.  I have tried:
>
> click on icon in menu - nothing happens
>
> launch from launcher - command is accepted, but launcher then hangs
>
> run from terminal - command is accepted, but terminal then hangs
>
> run from terminal with complete path (/usr/bin/google-chrome) - command is
> accepted, but terminal then hangs
>
> Run from root terminal - error message comes up:
> 
> root@Hercules:/home/peter# google-chrome
> [2248:2248:412227201:ERROR:chrome_browser_main_extra_parts_gtk.cc(50)]
> Startup refusing to run as root.
> root@Hercules:/home/peter#
> 
>
> Help!
>
> Lisi
>
>

Just installed it on Wheezy via dpkg -i.

It required :

libgconf2-4 (>=2.27.0)
libcurl3
xdg-utils (>=1.0.2)

HTH
Keith

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Re: Random lockups

[Keith McKenzie]

On 3 July 2012 18:10, Frank McCormick  wrote:

>
>
>   My desktop running Debian Sid just locked up for the 4th or 5th time
> recently.
>
>There is nothing is the syslog...nothing in the xorg log. The system
> just locks changing what's on the screen to yellow tinged text.
> It locks so tight that only a hard reset gets it back. Alt-SysReq does
> nothing.
>
>It will lockup at different places...reading mail, browsing the web,
> reading a manual etc etc
>
>I am running an Intel D865GBF board, and Intel on-board video.
>
> uname -a
>
> Linux sid.dummy.org 3.2.0-2-686-pae #1 SMP Mon Jun 11 18:27:04 UTC 2012
> i686 GNU/Linux
>
> I have to use "processor.nocst=1" to allow this kernel to boot.
>
> I don't think it's kernel related as I have been running this kernel for a
> few months and the problem only started recently.
>
> I ran memtest86 for a couple of hours and it didn't show anything.
>
> Gkrellm was showing "normal temps" so neither the CPU nor the motherboard
> was overheated...voltages from what I remember were normal.
>
> I am  stumped. Suggestions ??
>
>
> --
> Cheers
> Frank
>
I had been experiencing random browser lock ups (Squeeze), & it turned out
to be my /var was filling up.

Possibly something to check.

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Re: CD/DVD diagnostic tools needed

[Keith McKenzie]

On 1 July 2012 15:30, Richard Owlett  wrote:

> I'm having various random problems installing from Live CD's.
> The problems are weird, inconsistent, and intermittent.
> The first thing is to determine whether or not I have faulty hardware, be
> it the target box or the box that burns the CD.
>
> I've already run memtest86 and Seagate disk diagnostics demonstrating that
> problems from that area is unlikely.
>
> I need two diagnostics:
>   1. verify what's on the CD matches the ISO from which it was generated.
>  [already have verified that the downloaded MD5SUM matches repository]
>   2. verify target system reads CD/DVD correctly.
>
> For the first I require both Linux and Windows versions.
> The second should probably be a Live CD itself.
>
> Any ideas?
>

Most likely your media (cd/dvd), or the speed you are writing at.

When you burn a disc, do you check it against the iso's MD5; it may not
have burned properly.
(Also, burn at a slow speed, even if it says it can be used at high speeds.
1x~4x)

Old cd drives don't like ReWriteable discs, & some just won't read some
makes of disc.

(Just a couple of problems I had in the past.)


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Re: Re (3): Apparent disagreement between df and cp.

[Keith McKenzie]

On 29 June 2012 23:41, Doug  wrote:

> On 06/29/2012 05:29 PM, peasth...@shaw.ca wrote:
>
>> From:   Dom
>> Date:   Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:02:45 +0100
>>
>>> Ok, I've just tested this. It is a FAT filesystem limitation.
>>>
>> /snip/
>
> I've looked at this thread a number of times, but I was then and
> still am puzzled.  According to "Linux in a Nutshell," by Siever, et al,
> cp is a copy command that applies to files or directories, and
> none of the options mentions determining the size of a file-
> system or the remaining space therein.  Please advise.
>
> --doug
>
>
It was about cp reporting 'no space left on device', whilst df said that
there was space available.

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Re: Where does Debian define/specify "standard bundles"?

[Keith McKenzie]

On 28/06/2012, Jon Dowland  wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 04:42:44PM +0100, Keith McKenzie wrote:
>> If you want tasksel, it is part of the Debian install process. the
>> regular (Debian suggested) desktop environment is Gnome, but you can
>> choose between Gnome, KDE, XFCE, or LXDE on installation.
>
> I think he does want tasksel, but it's not really part of the install
> process, it's merely called by the install process. I believe the tasksel
> maintainers have recently moved to a model where their tasks (bundles) are
> now simply packages - Here is a list of all binary packages provided by
> the source tasksel package in sid:
>
> http://packages.debian.org/source/sid/tasksel
>

Interesting tidbit, I'm still mainly on Squeeze, with one Wheezy setup
via the installer on XFCE/LXDE CD-1


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Re: Where does Debian define/specify "standard bundles"?

[Keith McKenzie]

You appear to be wanting to know the dependancies for packages,
whereas, installinux appears to run a distros installer.

If you want tasksel, it is part of the Debian install process. the
regular (Debian suggested) desktop environment is Gnome, but you can
choose between Gnome, KDE, XFCE, or LXDE on installation. OR, install
a 'standard system' & then boot into it & run apt-get install (or use
aptitude) to install your choice of programs, such as Xorg & a window
manager, or a desktop environment, & programs for office work, web
browsing, etc.

All necessary (open source) dependancies will be installed
automatically for you.

On 28/06/2012, Richard Owlett  wrote:
> Camaleón wrote:
>> On Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:31:26 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
>>
>>> In trying to find a reasonable way to create a custom installation I
>>> came across http://www.instalinux.com . I gather from what is on its
>>> site and several reviews it creates the equivalent of a customized
>>> netinst iso by using preseed files.
>>>
>>> At one point the site allows the user to select some "common" preference
>>>   saying: "Select Debian-Squeeze software bundles" and then listing
>>> desktop, laptop, etc.
>>>
>>> Where would I find those "bundles" defined? [Google not helpful :<
>>
>> There's a brief explanation of the involved packages here:
>>
>> http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch06s03.html.en#pkgsel
>>
>> Greetings,
>>
>
> I've seen either that page or a quotation of it. As it is
> from an "Installation Guide", the author's intended audience
> is a range typical end users, not someone wishing to make a
> tool for a very atypical end user.
>
> What I'm looking for is similar to the dependency info used
> in the background by synaptic etc.
>
> Pages similar to
> http://packages.debian.org/squeeze/desktop-base or
> http://packages.debian.org/squeeze/gdm3 would be closer to
> what I'm looking for.
>
>
>
>
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Re: / almost full

[Keith McKenzie]

Judging by your present setup, it looks like you have 8gb ram, half of
it being used as tmpfs; or am I wrong.

As for /tmp & /var, they would be under/on your / partition, as would
/usr. That is why I was suggesting at least 10gb; you appear to be
using about 4gb at present; that should leave enough room for any
further additional applications you install in the future.

Swap is not mandatory. :-)
If you think you will need some, add equal to system ram, but I don't
bother with swap on 2gb ram or more, as my usage of ram is pretty low,
web browsing, movie watching, playing music, etc.

The main reason for having separate / & /home is that I can re install
the system if necessary, without having to re install all my personal
files.
(Of course, I still have backups.) :-)

On 28/06/2012, Chris Bannister  wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 09:57:13AM +0100, Keith McKenzie wrote:
>> Personally, I would re install if this is a personal system, it will
>> make life easier in the future.
>>
>> If you do decide to;
>> create a / partition of about 10gb (minimum)
>> a swap partition (if you want one)
>
> swap would be almost mandatory, wouldn't it?
>
>> & the rest either as one partition for /home,
>>   or multiple partitions ( /home, /data, /movies, etc)
>
> What about /tmp? or is that not necessary now because of this new tmpfs
> thingy?
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Re: / almost full

[Keith McKenzie]

Mark Panen:
>
> FilesystemSize  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
> /dev/sdc1 323M  304M  2.6M 100% /
> tmpfs 3.9G 0  3.9G   0% /lib/init/rw
> udev  3.9G  212K  3.9G   1% /dev
> tmpfs 3.9G  2.6M  3.9G   1% /dev/shm
> /dev/sdc9 1.8T  248G  1.5T  15% /home
> /dev/sdc8 368M   17M  333M   5% /tmp
> /dev/sdc5 8.3G  3.3G  4.6G  42% /usr
> /dev/sdc6 2.8G  530M  2.1G  20% /var
>

Personally, I would re install if this is a personal system, it will
make life easier in the future.

If you do decide to;
create a / partition of about 10gb (minimum)
a swap partition (if you want one)
& the rest either as one partition for /home,
  or multiple partitions ( /home, /data, /movies, etc)

Splitting a large drive into smaller partitions will speed up file
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Re: Debian's grub doesn't detect Ubuntu

[Keith McKenzie]

You could, most likely, enter it by hand into the grub configuration;
& it should then be available on your next reboot.

In /boot/grub/grub.cfg;

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries.  Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment.  Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
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Re: backuppc failed full backup of itself

[Keith McKenzie]

The system isn't backed up normally, as you would have installation
media to restore it; you would just backup configuration. Having said
that, if you do want to back it up, use a  live media, not the running
system.

(Usually it is only your data that is irreplaceable.)

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Re: bash related question, adding variable into path

[Keith McKenzie]

I think maybe put ; after the first command before issuing the second
command mkdir

id=`/opt/zimbra/bin/mysql -e 'use zimbra;select id,comment from
mailbox;' | grep $username | cut -f 1` ; mkdir /tmp/$username
2>/dev/null

&/or, possibly you need to escape your statement

id=`/opt/zimbra/bin/mysql -e \'use zimbra;select id,comment from
mailbox;\' | grep $username | cut -f 1` ; mkdir /tmp/$username
2>/dev/null

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Re: musicplayer A-B repeat

[Keith McKenzie]

Rhythmbox

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Re: dependency tree on installed packages

[Keith McKenzie]

apt-cache dump | grep Package:
apt-cache dump | grep Version:

Those will get 2 separate lists of installed software names & versions.

Maybe that will get what you want in a roundabout way.  :-)



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Re: netinst on old dell hardware

[keith]

On Tue, 2012-06-19 at 11:56 -0600, Paul E Condon wrote:
> I purchased a dell desktop pc recently intending to
> use it as a untility server for things like backup
> and print serving, and I am having trouble installing
> Debian on it. I've been using Debian since Potato was
> new, so I didn't expect difficult problems. I want to
> install wheezy, since daily backup and print are services
> that if they break don't cut be off from getting help
> from this list, which I know that I need on a frequent
> basis.
> 
> But I am already in need of help:
> 
> The Squeeze netinstall CD that I have used for several previous
> installs on other hardware won't work on this hardware. It doesn't
> initialize the flat screen display properly. There is a Debian swirl
> but response to keyboard commands which should be screen displays on
> which I type answers, or menus from which I can select options are
> replaced by a jibberish of tiny rectangles, mostly empty but some
> having a single tiny letter. This is a real show stopper on installing
> Squeeze.  The same is true for Squeeze bizcard, and Wheezy bizcard.
> 
> But my old Lenny netinstall CD *does*work*. Now I need a repository to
> point it at. I've found archive.kernel.org (I'm in USA). But I'm
> having trouble composing the exact string that I need to type into the
> screen on my new(to me) computer. And, I have never had a good
> understanding of the magic involved in the apt-get system. I know about
> the option 'enter inforation manually' in the menu of countries. 
> But what do I enter there? 
> 
> And in the screen that follows asking for 'Debian archive mirror
> directory:' which is prefilled with a default of '/debian/', should I
> accept /debian/ or replace it? with what?
> 
> Lastly, there is a question about a proxy. I don't believe I have a
> proxy, but using archive.kernel.org might necessitate one. I hope not.
> Proxy?
> 
> Please help.
> 
> -- 
> Paul E Condon   
> pecon...@mesanetworks.net
> 
> 
Sounds like you need to use the non graphical install option.

Basically, go with the defaults offered, unless you have a specific need
for changing anything.



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Re: Samba Backup Tool Preserving File Owner/Group/Permissions

[keith]

On Mon, 2012-06-18 at 15:52 +0200, Andrej Kacian wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Jun 2012 12:54:34 +0300
> Volkan Yazıcı  wrote:
> 
> > In such a case, AFAIK, I won't be able to take benefit of
> > incremental backups and I will need to tar+cp the whole disk
> > everytime I want to take a backup. Am I mistaken?
> 
> You could use duplicity (http://www.nongnu.org/duplicity/) for
> incremental backups within tar archives - and I'm sure there are other
> similar tools.
> 
> Regards,
> -- 
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> 
> 
That sounds like an option.  :-)

Otherwise, a script to find by date & add into the tar file may be
possible. (Not used tar for a while.)



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Re: Samba Backup Tool Preserving File Owner/Group/Permissions

[keith]

On Mon, 2012-06-18 at 10:41 +0300, Volkan Yazıcı wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> I have access to a remote Samba storage device that I don't have
> a control over the uploaded file owner/group/permissions. Hence,
> once I upload my stuff to the remote end via rsync over Samba, I
> lose all my file attributes. Could you recommend any backup tool
> that provides a solution for such scenarios? That is, is there
> any backup tools that would preserve the file attributes in a
> secondary place? Or is there any other alternate path that you
> can recommend me to take?

Perhaps if you tar (& gzip) your files before sending to your Samba
storage. (man tar).


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re: any ideas?

[keith]

On Sun, 2012-06-17 at 10:30 -0400, Jude DaShiell wrote:
> The floppy won't even refoprmat.  Also, putting a never used floppy
> in 
> that drive and attempting to format it fails as well.
> 
Checked all the connections?
Cables damaged?



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Re: unable to install Debian using syslinux 4.05(stuck in "Load installer components from CD" step)

[keith]

On Sun, 2012-06-17 at 16:37 +0300, Martin T wrote:
> 
> I'm trying to install debian-6.0.5-amd64-CD-1.iso from USB
> memory-stick. The problem is, that Debian-Installer is not able to
> "Detect and mount CD-ROM" during the installation process. The USB
> memory-stick is a 2GB model containing MBR and FAT32 file system:

The first thing I would do is :-

dd if= of=/dev/ bs=1M

to put the cd image onto your usb stick/pendrive.

(I think that is where you are going wrong.)

Boot your computer from this pendrive & it should see your pendrive as
the cdrom & work as expected.

HTH



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re: any ideas?

[keith]

On Sun, 2012-06-17 at 09:49 -0400, Jude DaShiell wrote:
> I think the floppy in this machine is defective.  The information on bsd 
> wasn't useful in fact, as root I was prevented from changing permissions 
> on the /dev/fd0 device.
Looks like the FAT is corrupt. If the data is important to you, try
gddrescue, then attempt to loop mount the image. If that fails, I think
you will have lost your data, & will just have to try re formatting the
disk. 


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Re: Syslogd message...............

[keith]

On Sat, 2012-06-16 at 22:31 +1000, Charlie wrote:

> It changes the device from /dev/sdb1 to /dev/sdd1 and back again.
> 
> I am now mounting it as /dev/sdb1. That's what it has always been, and
> then it started to drop out while I was looking through the files and
> wouldn't mount and came up as /dev/sdd1 etc..
> 
> It keeps shifting, but it's working without error for now.
> 
> It's connected to a laptop, it's a laptop drive in an enclosure. Anyway
> it's mounting again now.
> 
> Interesting. I'll just have to see if it drops out again.
> 
Had the same problem with an external enclosure; Try a different data
cable.



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Re: books on debian of a beginner nature?

[keith]

On Fri, 2012-06-15 at 19:55 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> On Fri, 2012-06-15 at 17:55 +0100, keith wrote:
> > On Sat, 2012-06-16 at 03:55 +1200, Chris Bannister wrote:
> > > Mmmm, surely it is faster to read something than to listen to someone
> > > reading it aloud? 
> > 
> > Perhaps not if you're blind
> 
> Braille reading? Blind people have issues to type and to read at the
> same time, but just reading shouldn't be an issue for trained braille
> readers.
> 
> 
I bow to your greater knowledge as I believe you fit into that category
from what I am reading on here.



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Re: books on debian of a beginner nature?

[keith]

On Sat, 2012-06-16 at 03:55 +1200, Chris Bannister wrote:
> Mmmm, surely it is faster to read something than to listen to someone
> reading it aloud? 

Perhaps not if you're blind


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Re: dd_rescue No additional sense

[keith]

On Fri, 2012-06-15 at 08:24 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> 
> If you're using a licensed version of Win7, why don't you have the
> install medias? 

Because it is a factory install that reinstalls from a partition on
disk, most likely. 
However, there is a code sticker on the bottom of a laptop, that may let
you get a copy from the manufacturer.


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Re: dd_rescue No additional sense

[keith]

On Thu, 2012-06-14 at 09:59 -0400, Gary Dale wrote:
> I'm by no means an expert on dd_rescue but it looks like your drive has 
> died. You can try again after rebooting (use a different rescue .iso 
> image) but I suspect you'll get the same result.
> 
> 
> On 14/06/12 07:42 AM, KS wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I'm trying to recover data off a dying hard disk (2.5" Hitachi 320GB
> > HDD). I was able to get the first two partitions without errors. The
> > third (system partition) started off OK but after doing about 44GB, I
> > get the following in logs:
> >
Maybe try gddrescue, seems to work better.



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Re: unique install question? (Squeeze audio install using the Wheezy-di from a USB drive)

[keith]

On Wed, 2012-06-13 at 15:22 -0400, Karen Lewellen wrote:

>   Not that it matters now, it seems simplest to find a squeeze cd and hppe 
> I 
> can combine installing from both the cd and the external dvd.
> Which brings up another question, if I have all of the dvd images, do not 
> I have all of  the distribution?   why will I have to go on line for 
> anything at all until I learn more and want to make changes?
> Karen
Once the base system is installed you can run apt-cdrom to add in the
index files of all your dvd disks to your /etc/apt/sources.list, from
then on, when you run apt-get install , it will ask you to
insert one or more of your dvds. 
If you have all the dvds, you have the complete distribution.
Only security updates will then need an internet connection.


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Re: books on debian of a beginner nature?

[keith]

On Wed, 2012-06-13 at 19:22 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> Ponyland?
> 
> On Wed, 2012-06-13 at 18:02 +0100, keith wrote:
> > Midnight Commander (MC) is your friend for file management & editing.
> 
> Are you serious?
> 
> > .mp3
> 
> For musicians MP3 crap?
> 
> > Mutt is the usual email program, or (e)pine.
> 
> "Usual MUA" for whom? I won't recommend anything else, even while I'm
> using something different.
> 
> > Lynx or Links (elinks) are your basic web browsers.
> 
> That's a joke, isn't it? C'mon!
> 
> > These on top of a base Debian install, plus a screen reader.
> 
> Regarding to screen readers and braille, MC, Mutt, Alpine etc. might be
> common, but perhaps some much more spread GUI apps are more comfortable,
> depending to the reason, to use a screen reader.
> 
> Perhaps there isn't the need to use a screen reader or braille all the
> times and GUI based apps might be usable too?!
> 
> We don't know the OP!
> 
> 2 Cents,
> Ralf
> 
> 
> 
> 
If you are following this thread, you should have seen that she is using
a dos based system, that's why I have recommended all cli apps!



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Re: books on debian of a beginner nature?

[keith]

[QUOTE]I am thinking of external ones, I have a scanner, books with
pages 
smiles.
I just searched my local library for example, and found a debian bible
3 
x circle 2005...too dated?
Other authors / titles I might find?[/QUOTE]

The Debian Administrators Handbook
The Debian System
How Linux Works
Running Linux
Linux In A Nutshell
A Practicle Guide To Linux Commands, Editors & Shell Programming
Unix Power Tools

These are some of my books; I think you will be wanting books that
describe using the command line utilities & programs.

Midnight Commander (MC) is your friend for file management & editing.
mpg123 for your .mp3 files ogg123 for your .ogg files.
Herrie or mp3blaster for a full screen music player.
Mplayer if you want a movie player (doubtful).
Mutt is the usual email program, or (e)pine.
Lynx or Links (elinks) are your basic web browsers.

These on top of a base Debian install, plus a screen reader.

HTH.


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Re: unique install question?

[keith]

@ Karen Lewellen 
> Asa replacement, the testing images (i.e. Wheezy) can be
> downloaded from
> ]http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer , and when given the
> archive mirror choice, type '<' to get back to main menu, change
> the
> priority to lowest, enter the mirror selection part again in the
> main
> menu, and then one can choose to install Squeeze instead of
> Wheezy, and
> change the priority to high again with the same method. 

This is the bit you need to concentrate on.



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Re: Is there a way to use a custom background in terminal mode?

[keith]

On Mon, 2012-06-11 at 17:36 -0700, Greg Donoghue wrote:

> Is this the package you're thinking of?
> 
> Package: qingy
> Version: 0.9.7-2
> Priority: optional
> Section: admin
> Maintainer: Riccardo Stagni 
> Uncompressed Size: 741 k
> Depends: libc6 (>= 2.7), libdirectfb-1.2-9, libncurses5 (>= 5.7+20100313),
>  libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libx11-6, libxss1, libdirectfb-extra, dpkg 
> (>=
>  1.15.4) | install-info
> Description: framebuffer-enabled replacement for getty
>  qingy (Qingy Is Not GettY) is a replacement for getty that uses DirectFB to
>  provide a fast, nice GUI without the overhead of the X Window System. It 
> allows
>  the user to log in and start the session of his choice (text console, GNOME,
>  KDE, WMaker, ...). 
>  
>  Main features: 
>  * It works ;-) 
>  * It remembers last user who logged in, with focus on password 
>  * It also rememebers last session each user chose 
>  * Alternatively it remembers last session on a per-tty basis 
>  * Fully themable 
>  * A theme will look the same on all machines, independently of the 
> resolution 
>  * You can select your favourite theme, or a random one every time 
>  * Both text and X sessions are supported 
>  * You can start more that one X session at once 
>  * You can even start X inside a console when X sessions are already running 
>  * PAM support 
>  * Support for screen savers 
>  * Auto log-in support 
>  * Session locking support 
>  * tty specific options support 
>  * Customizable key bindings 
>  * Text mode support.
> Homepage: http://qingy.sourceforge.net/
> 
Yes, that was what I was thinking of suggesting to the OP; still not
sure if it's actually what is wanted. Thanks for the info, memory's not
as good as it used to be.  :-)



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Re: Is there a way to use a custom background in terminal mode?

[keith]

There certainly was a program to do it via the framebuffer, I think it
was called 'geecko' or 'geko', or something, but I can't seem to find
any reference to it now, sorry.


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Re: Turn Off Screen Saver

[Keith McKenzie]

System -> Preferences -> Power Management

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Re: wpa_supplicant.wlan1.pid

[Keith McKenzie]

[QUOTE]I have installed all the firmware and other packages that might work I
think. If you have an idea about what I might have left out please
don't hesitate to say.

Thank you,
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Re: System crashes for no apparent reason

[Keith McKenzie]

I would open the box & ensure all connections are secure, re seat the
ram, close the box, check the ram; then look elsewhere.


On 06/06/2012, ACro  wrote:
> Hello Marc,
>
> maybe this is a hardware problem? I'm not a hardware guru, but in the
> past I've had problems with power supply units getting unstable and
> causing the system to crash (with subsequent reboot) with no apparent
> reason: replacing the power unit solved the problem. I had also
> defective hard drive data connectors which caused the system to freeze.
> With laptops, I experienced crashes (with no reboots) and eventually
> dead systems because of defective power units.
>
> This is not much, but I hope it will help.
>
> All the best,
> Andrea
>
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Re: wpa_supplicant.wlan1.pid

[Keith McKenzie]

[QUOTE]Toshiba laptop with an Intel wireless adapter that I'm unable to get to
work[/QUOTE]

Is it dead or, maybe, it just needs some firmware to be installed.


On 05/06/2012, Charlie  wrote:
>  On Tue, 5 Jun 2012 15:41:57 + (UTC) "Camaleón noela...@gmail.com"
>  suggested this:
>
>>Okay, let's back to the warning message and the behaviour you get.
>>Some questions:
>>
>>1/ Despite the warning on the PID, is the wireless connection still
>>available and working?
>
> Yes, it appears to pick it up on the second try as shown in the
> original post
>
>>2/ How did you setup the network, by manually editing the
>>"/etc/network/ interfaces" file or using an applet such N-M or WICD?
>
> Yes by manually editing the "/etc/network/ interfaces" file
>
>>3/ Do you have a pattern for the error? I mean, when are you getting
>>that message? It could be normal if you (or a daemon) restart (or
>>shutdown and then start) the network service or that wireless
>>interface (wlan1).
>
> I don't have access to the wireless service at the moment and won't
> again probably till Monday June 11.
>
> But it appears that the daemon can't find a fie and then tries again
> and makes the connection.
>
> It's just that I haven't had this happen previously and just wondered
> why it was happening? As you suggest, it might be quite normal. It's a
> Toshiba laptop with an Intel wireless adapter that I'm unable to get to
> work, so I plug in a wireless dongle that is recognised by the Debian
> Wheezy system.
>
> I would have tested it again yesterday, but due to floods couldn't get
> back into town where I volunteer at the local community centre. I
> connect the lappy into their wireless network.
>
> I just noted that change while connecting on last Monday, and wondered
> if it would cause problems in the future.
>
> Thank you for your time in this. But until I can get back into town I
> won't be able to see if it's been fixed since the last update.
>
> Thank you.
> Charlie
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Re: Computer case

[keith]

If you're still looking for a case,these people supply some, see if any of them 
suit you.

www.novatech.com
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Re: Sound on Squeeze

[keith]

On Tue, 29 May 2012 17:55:22 +0100
Lisi  wrote:


> Where do I look next?  And for what do I look?
> 

Sometimes its the speaker volume you need. 


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Re: [OT] Re: Having great difficuty

[keith]

I would also advize not using LINUX EMPORIUM, as they take your money, give you 
an order number, & that's the last you hear from them !

Have emailed them 6 times in a 5 week period, & have not had the courtesy of a 
reply; needless to say, no goods have been sent !

You have been warned!   :(


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Re: how to update Debian OS properly

[keith]

On Sat, 26 May 2012 19:57:19 +0300
Andrei POPESCU  wrote:

> On Sb, 26 mai 12, 13:39:26, keith wrote:
> > 
> > My understanding is ->
> > 
> > If you apt-get upgrade, you are updating your system (squeeze)
> > 
> > When you use apt-get dist-upgrade you change your system from squeeze to 
> > wheezy
> 
> No, see 'man apt-get' for the difference between the two.
> 
> Kind regards,
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I was wrong about dist-upgrade, as has been pointed out above.

(Sorry for the bum steer; but when I 'changed' from squeeze to wheezy I did use 
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Re: how to update Debian OS properly

[keith]

On Sat, 26 May 2012 17:06:04 +0500
Muhammad Yousuf Khan  wrote:
> i was reading this article and it is very helpful and something new
> that i learned but i am a bit confuse. how come i be safe in this
> technique because what this article is saying means if i wanted to
> install a specific package this would be helpful and if the package is
> not in the "stable" then apt will check in testing and finally in sid.
> but what if i run "apt-get upgrade" then my question is, would it be
> safe and will not upgrade my OS to sid or testing.

When I upgraded squeeze to wheezy, i did ->

apt-get update; apt-get upgrade; apt-get dist-upgrade

My understanding is ->

If you apt-get upgrade, you are updating your system (squeeze)

When you use apt-get dist-upgrade you change your system from squeeze to wheezy

If you install a package from wheezy/sid  it won't be upgraded until the 
version number is reached in the stable (i.e. squeeze) version.

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Re: how to update Debian OS properly

[keith]

On Sat, 26 May 2012 16:43:45 +0500
Muhammad Yousuf Khan  wrote:

> if i use Squeeze (the code name) instead stable, sid or anything.
> should i not to worry about system crash? is it what people here mean
> to say (who support code name "squeeze" ) that if i "apt-get
> upgrade/full-upgrade/safe-upgrade" will not crash my system if using
> squeeze. because what i am worried about  here is system crash.

I can see you are getting confused; best practice suggests using the stable 
dist by name.(Currently Squeeze)

When you want to upgrade to the next stable version, replace squeeze with 
wheezy, in your /etc/apt/sources.list.

~~

My sources.list on a clean installation of Debian Squeeze 6.0.5, with the 
addition of non-free

deb http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates main contrib non-free
deb-src http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates main contrib non-free
deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ squeeze main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ squeeze main contrib non-free

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Re: OT Seach for Elaborate Address Book Program

[keith]

On Fri, 25 May 2012 11:39:08 -0400
"Thomas H. George"  wrote:

> I am planning to put a vast array of handwritten notes into some kind of
> order.  Notes include names and associated information - addresses,
> phone numbers, email addresses, spouse's name, childrens' names, boat
> names, birthdays, misc information.
> 
> An elaborate address book?  An apt-cache search addressbook found
> several programs.  rubric seemed the closest to meeting my needs but
> there was an installation problem:
[...] 
> Any suggestions of other programs to consider?
> 
> Tom
> 
Maybe just use sqlite3, it's not that hard.
(A commandline program)

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Re: how to update Debian OS properly

[keith]

On Fri, 25 May 2012 19:38:31 +0100
keith  wrote:

> > deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free
> > deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free

My apologies, I somehow missed that, as someone else has pointed out. Use 
squeeze not stable.

(I know it's no excuse but I was distracted by someone whilst I was in the 
middle of replying, again sorry for missing that.)
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Re: how to update Debian OS properly

[keith]

On Fri, 25 May 2012 18:28:29 +0500
Muhammad Yousuf Khan  wrote:

> ok found a website for which generates source.list
> 
> http://debgen.simplylinux.ch/
> 
> deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free
> deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free
> deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ squeeze-updates main contrib non-free
> deb-src http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ squeeze-updates main contrib non-free
> deb http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates main contrib non-free
> deb-src http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates main contrib non-free
> 
> please confirm if above repositories are good to go with,
> 
> In conclusion i found out that i should stick to stable and should not
> play with the source list until unless it is necessary. even if i add
> a repo then  i must comment it after installing the "whatever package"
> 

I think that sources.list will work OK
(I believe it will prioritize the us sites if they come first)

With regard to using stable as a designation; I don't, I use Squeeze, but I 
thought I would just mention it.

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Re: Wheezy printing problem: 2 identical (?) machines and 1 does not print PDFs

[keith]

On Fri, 25 May 2012 14:39:01 +0200
Joost Kraaijeveld  wrote:
[...]
> use the same printer). The problematic machine prints a PDF file as an
> almost empty pages with the following text:
> "PCL CL error 
> Subsystem: IMAGE 
> Error: ExtraData 
> Operator:  ReadImage 
> Position:  7"
> I have re-installed/purged/rebooted etc. and nothing helped so far.
> 
> Does anyone recognises this problem? Which *machine-dependent* files
> exist and in which directory are there, after an
> installation/configuration? Anyone any ideas?
> 
> TIA

Could it be a corrupted file on that machine ?
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Re: how to update Debian OS properly

[keith]

On Fri, 25 May 2012 17:37:16 +0500
Muhammad Yousuf Khan  wrote:
[...]
> >
> > [0] It seems like you had several entries in your sources.list file(s)
> > - post the content of your file here.
> 
> deb http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates main
> deb-src http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates main
> deb http://backports.debian.org/debian-backports squeeze-backports main
> deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian sid main
> 

Delete the last line from your /etc/apt/sources.list

(# deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian sid main)

And, I believe you can change 'squeeze' to 'stable', & remain updating the 
stable version, whatever the name.

Just as an aside; to make it easy on yourself, if you need to re-install again, 
make your partitioning scheme friendly.

i.e. One partition for swap, One partition for the / (system), & at least 
another for your /home (&/or data);
then if you have to re-install, only overwrite your / partition. You should, of 
course, still have backups of your data as well.

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Re: FS rights error with Samba share

[keith]

On Thu, 24 May 2012 15:11:06 + (UTC)
Camaleón  wrote:

> 
> Nah... that never works. 
> 
> By that time the samba team will have completely rewrote their smb stack 
> which will be radically different from the current implementation so the 
> tip you have saved as a treasure will be of no effect and you will be 
> forced to ask all over again, an again, and again... that's known as "the 
> curse of the sysadmin secure-saved-tip loop".
> 
> (just joking ;-P)
> 
> Greetings,
> 
> -- 
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> 

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Re: FS rights error with Samba share

[keith]

On Wed, 23 May 2012 22:14:08 +0500
Muhammad Yousuf Khan  wrote:

> Finally Solved..
> 
> !!!  it is sooo relaxing 
> 
>  i have been working on this for 2 days. even i knew it too but mind
> was not going that way. but now i will remember it till death :) as i
> have over-googled this matter.
> 
> Thanks a million :),
> 

Don't forget to write it down so that you can find it in 5(?) years time.   :)



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Re: Help New Debian User to install

[keith]

On Tue, 22 May 2012 16:20:16 + (UTC)
Camaleón  wrote:

> On Tue, 22 May 2012 12:20:14 +0200, felix chisoni wrote:
> 
> (...)
> 
> > I have managed to downloaded the debian-6.0.5-i386-iso
> > (191.00mb-napoleon.um.se) and copied it on a CD.  It is a small
> > installation image from Debian website. This morning, I was trying to
> > install it for testing. Whilst it was scanning the mirrors, It indicated
> > this
> > warning "Bad archive mirror). It appears the reason is my poor internet
> > connection. I am expecting to work overnight when the speed improves.
> > 
> > I am not sure if I have made any mistake.
> > 
> > Please Help.
> 
> If you have a bad/poor Internet connection you better download the first 
> ISO image (CD or DVD) and install from there -that is, from a local media 
> source- so you don't have to depend on Internet "glitches".
> 
> Greetings,
> 
> -- 
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> 
Preferably from an FTP server, if you get disconected, it should pick up from 
where it left off.

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Re: GCC - Best way to build cross compiler?

[keith]

On Sat, 19 May 2012 22:00:59 -0400
rbmj  wrote:

> On 05/14/2012 08:49 PM, rbmj wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > So, I want to create packages for a cross compiler targeting 
> > powerpc-wrs-vxworks on Wheezy.  I don't exactly know how to approach 
[]
> Bump...  Am I posting this on the wrong list?
> 
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Maybe; take a look here 

http://gcc.gnu.org/lists.html

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Re: how to practice.

[keith]

On Fri, 18 May 2012 17:18:20 +0500
Muhammad Yousuf Khan  wrote:

> Ok I have been working in IT network field since 7 years and just one and
> half year back i have started exploring Linux and I believe, someone said
> to me lately that if you start loving black and white terminal then you
> will never look back to Windows GUI. I literally can experience this thing
> at the stage I am standing with Linux. As I consider myself a newbie in
> Linux but according to my previous experience if i don’t practice I will
> forget things very easy (as there are tons of commands to remember which I
> will forget with less or 0 practice). so i am here to ask all the old Pros
> that how you guys manage to remember all the commands and practice all the
> previous work. Since after the deployment of some Linux services there is
> only the log which i have to see for further errors. So how it is possible
> to keep in my mind all the old stuff and along with that I can move forward
> with the new goals.
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks

What I have done since my first days of learning 'DOS', is to keep a small 
notebook at hand & jot down everything I think I might want to use into it. Not 
the basic stuff, but things like how to configure various services, etc.

Basic commands embed themselves into memory the more you use them. The 
commandline is very attractive for getting things done, & usually, you have 
more options than with a graphical program.

Midnight Commander (mc) is one program to get to know, & also 'screen' would be 
another very useful program.


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Re: OT: language (was: Re: something about rm)

[keith]

On Thu, 17 May 2012 17:33:45 +0100
Tony van der Hoff  wrote:

> It would be much better to originate a new word, such as "heshe", or
> "shehe", and "hisher", instead of overloading an existing plural.

One does normally use 's/he'.   :)

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Re: 各類廠商存貨 貨辦 倉底貨 碼頭櫃貨 退港貨等

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On Fri, 11 May 2012 15:55:18 +0100
Tony van der Hoff  wrote:

> a fuckwit :(

Doesn't appear to be in The English Oxford Dictionary.....
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[keith]

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Re: SB16 i386 Squeeze Scavenger hunt

[keith]

On Wed, 09 May 2012 09:44:46 -0500
Martin McCormick  wrote:

>   Ah, the brave new world of separate firmware. 
> 

> Stuff I Don't yet Understand.
> 
>   Lots of things, but specifically, my old lenny backups do
> have the kernel modules for SB16 cards. Basically, what is the
> best way to end up with workable firmware in the
> /lib/firmware/sb tree?
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> Martin McCormick
> 

I used to use the firmware from a Knoppix CD/DVD, if I couldn't find it easily 
elsewhere.


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Re: ACPI Menagement

[keith]

On Tue, 8 May 2012 10:06:49 -0700
Riley Paxton  wrote:

> I'd get rid of acpid. All it's mostly used for is to bypass the
> screensaver and darken the screen IMO. Really useless. It's mostly
> useless after booting the machine, to me.
> 
> Sorry for my assumptions, but I really don't get why (U)EFI/ACPI even
> exist if they're so complicated to understand, and vary with
> instructions from machine to machine.

If I'm not mistaken, the purpose of ACPI is to help save/extend a laptops 
battery charge/life.

Suspend saves ram content & powers down unnecessary power drains like hard 
drives. Usually set to function on closing the lid.

Hibernate saves ram content to disk, then shuts down the computer. To resume, 
just press the power button.

Hope that helps you to understand why it gets included.

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Re: Edgeport8 usb-RS-232 Converter Firmware Squeeze

[keith]

On Sun, 06 May 2012 12:29:39 -0500
Martin McCormick  wrote:


> May  6 12:00:20: [12119.995271] usb 3-2: firmware: requesting 
> edgeport/down.fw
> May  6 12:00:20: [12120.025217] usb 3-2: firmware: requesting 
> edgeport/boot.fw

Seems to me you need to get these 2 files :
edgeport/down.fw
edgeport/boot.fw

(Put them in /lib/firmware)

(If you still have copies of your original files, they would most likely work)

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Re: Panning the screen to get an usable GNOME desktop in netbooks

[keith]

On Sat, 5 May 2012 14:35:41 + (UTC)
Camaleón  wrote:

> Yes, I tried... but despite it's not a "normal" window (like the ones 
> with the title, minimize, maximize and close buttons that can be moved) 
> this one remains static even when I press Alt+F7, I only can expand it 
> horizontally <--> → <-> but that's all.
> 
> Anyway, even for normal windows (those that can be freely moved along the 
> screen) I can only put the window at the top but it stops (and goes no 
> further) when the title bar reaches the edge top of the screen.
> 
> This situation is a bit frustrating and kinda ridiculous :-)

Any chance of 'tabbing' to the desired buttons.
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Re: Swap space not used

[keith]

On Wed, 2 May 2012 15:48:30 +0800 (WST)
Bret Busby  wrote:

> Hello.
> 
> I am running Debian 6.
> 
> When I installed it, I had a swap partition of about 40GB set up, as is 
> shown by gparted.
> 
> But, for some strnge reason, Debian 6will not use the swap space, even 
> though gparted shows it to be "Active".
> 
> Instead of Debian 6 using the swap[ partition, it just runs out of 
> memory, progressively, requiring rebooting every few days.
> 
> Why is this so?


Perhaps it isn't in /etc/fstab.

You could try using swapon / swapoff on the partition

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Re: Install a package from testing?

[keith]

On Tue, 1 May 2012 11:17:57 -0500
Nick Meyers  wrote:

> 
> Yuck, I'm not sure I can turn html off from the hotmail interface. I use 
> hotmail for stuff like this for the sake of safety. FWIW, I do have html 
> disabled by default on Icedove, but I don't have this email account tied to 
> that, so I have to use the web interface. I will ry to figure that out, but 
> in the meantime I'll abstain from posting again, and...
> 
No need to abstain from posting; go into Hotmail -> 'New' -> (3rd item along, 
after 'Send' & 'Save draft') change to 'Plain text'.

(You can also get your mail via a good email program such as Icedove or 
Sylpheed) 


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Re: genisoimage and truncating of file names

[keith]

On Mon, 30 Apr 2012 02:47:11 +0100
Sharon Kimble  wrote:

> I am creating an iso with genisoimage prepatory to burning it to dvd
> for backing up of my music collection, and on checking the resulting
> disc I'm finding that the mp3 name is truncated to the first word of
> its title. I feel that this is happening with genisoimage and would
> obvioulsy like to have the full mp3 title.
> 
> The command to genisoimage is . genisoimage -o
> ~/irishceltic.iso /home/boztu/Music/Irish\ Celtic\ Music\ Collection\
> Version\ 2/ .. which creates the file irishceltic.iso .
> 

Try it with:-

genisoimage -o irishceltic.iso -R -J -l -v -V "Irish Celtic" -hide-rr-moved .


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Re: cd number

[keith]

On Sun, 29 Apr 2012 12:01:26 -0400
Daniel Sarrazin  wrote:

> 
> There is 52cd and I downloaded 4. Do I need to install all 52cd to have a 
> secure distribution?
> 
> Daniel Sarrazin
> 
No, the first CD is all that is needed to install a normal system. Other CD's 
contain additional installable software, if you need it.
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Re: grub2 loop back is not working

[keith]

J. Bakshi wrote:

As I mentioned before, one of my pendrives having grub-1.95 has no problem to 
boot the iso,
but the one with grub-1.99 has problem with same iso. The location of the iso 
is correct.
I guess there is something with 1.99 version of grub


Not all pendrives will boot, perhaps you have one of those?


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Re: install iwlwifi driver in debian 6

[keith]

hamed hosseini wrote:

hi
i want install iwlwifi driver in debian 6.0.4, what i am must to do?

i have
PCI: 8086:0085 Intel Corporation Centrino Advanced-N 6205

but Squeeze dont support this pci and i want install this driver from here

http://intellinuxwireless.org/?n=Downloads



*6005 Images – for Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 *
iwlwifi-6000g2a-ucode-17.168.5.3.tgz 
 
	



Sorry, replied too quickly; it is a gzipped tar file, therefore you will 
have to extract it first :-


tar -xzf iwlwifi-6000g2a-ucode-17.165.53.tgz

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Re: install iwlwifi driver in debian 6

[keith]

hamed hosseini wrote:

hi
i want install iwlwifi driver in debian 6.0.4, what i am must to do?

i have
PCI: 8086:0085 Intel Corporation Centrino Advanced-N 6205

but Squeeze dont support this pci and i want install this driver from here

http://intellinuxwireless.org/?n=Downloads



*6005 Images – for Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 *
iwlwifi-6000g2a-ucode-17.168.5.3.tgz 
 
	




how can install this driver is debian 6?



note  : debian Wheezy support this pci

http://wiki.debian.org/iwlwifi

Basically, download the driver, & as root user, copy it to /lib/firmware/.

You will then need to restart your computer; it should then show up & 
allow you to configure your wifi card.



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Re: Anyway of keeping gnome2 while upgrading from Squeeze to Wheezy

[keith]

Dom wrote:


I'd just like to say that I'm not completely against gnome3, but it 
doesn't work for me (yet). I have to accept that with the hardware 
that I'm using I may have to move off to another desktop.


Have a go with LXDE alongside your present setup, & see how you feel 
about it, no need to dump what you're used to yet.



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Re: What kind of digital video camera

[keith]

Augustin wrote:

Hello,

  I am about to purchase my very first digital video camera. I have never bought
this kind of hardware before, and as a KDE user, I'd like to enquire what the
linux community would recommend. I want a low-to-mid range camera (up to $500,
more only if specific features are worth the price difference).

  What specs should I pay attention to?
  Storage?
  Generally speaking, how is the linux support for digital video camera?
  What about kdenlive support?

  Thanks,

  Augustin.


I have a JVC video camera that uses sdhc cards & a Lumix bridge camera 
that also uses sdhc cards. Both are from the lower to mid price range & 
will do more than I need from them. Both have a large zoom range, & can 
go in for close ups.


First make a note of what you want, then make a note of cameras that 
offer that, then go & look/try the cameras.


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Re: Backup backup backup -- sound problem SOLVED using a backup

[keith]

Indulekha wrote:

Without knowing the cause of the original problem one
cannot really call it "solved" though...
Or am I missing something?
I think I remember him saying he had 'been messing around' before losing 
his sound; so for him the problem is solved, i.e. he has his system back 
where it was, before he broke it.



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Re: Problem with resolution on Radeon HD 7459 card (Squeeze)

[keith]

張 漢秀 wrote:

On 2012/04/25, at 20:26, keith  wrote:


I've used a 6xxx series driver from their website OK on my Acer running Debian 
Squeeze 6.0.4.

Did you just run their installer?
Wouldn't it cause any future problem?

Han Soo

Yes, just ran their installer; don't know about the future.  :)

(It probably just wrote a line or two in xorg.conf; haven't actually 
checked)



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Re: Problem with resolution on Radeon HD 7459 card (Squeeze)

[keith]

Han Soo Chang wrote:

I found a proprietary linux driver in AMD's site
(http://support.amd.com/us/Pages/AMDSupportHub.aspx)
for Radeon HD 7XXX series, but I don't know if it is safe to use it.
I've used a 6xxx series driver from their website OK on my Acer running 
Debian Squeeze 6.0.4.



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Re: USB Boot

[Keith]

On 22/04/12 06:08, Daniel Koch wrote:

Am Sonntag, 22. April 2012, 06:59:16 schrieb 汗青:
   

I want to look for a software that can make USB Boot Disk of Debian.iso on
Windows 7 .
 

dd or UNetBootIn
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I believe also rawrite would do it.


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Re: Which partition is which

[Keith]

On 18/04/12 17:47, Jens Tobiska wrote:

I have a computer with windows xp and two ntfs partitions. One of them
(D:) is empty and I would like to use it for debian. My problem is to
figure out which partition corresponds to the empty partition when
installing debian, i.e. which partition I can modify.

The partitions appear as follows in Windows XP disk management:

C: 139.80 GB NTFS, logical, boot
D: 139.65 GB NTFS, primary, system

In debian installer they appear as:

#2 primary 149.9 GB ntfs B
#5 logical 150.1 GB ntfs

I would guess that #2=D and #5=C based on relative size and
"logical/primary". However, I am a bit confused by the "B" (which I
assume means "boot"), shouldn't that be on the logical/C partition?


   
#5 logical 150.1 GB ntfs would be your D: as it is a logical partition & 
not a primary, which is needed for a regular Windows installation.


(You can make certain by using a live distro & mounting it & checking 
the content.)



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Re: wLAN interface recognised, wicd won't co-operate (plz CC!)

[keith]

Brian wrote:

On Wed 18 Apr 2012 at 12:40:42 +0300, Jason Filippou wrote:

[Tale about a Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG snipped.]


I have included "wlan0" under wicd preferences and installed
firmware-ralink as suggested here:

At

http://wiki.debian.org/iwlegacy

it suggests you want the firmware-iwlwifi package.


Kindly CC me as I'm not subscribed on the list,

Done.


...and then > Network > Find a hidden network > enter ESSID > connect ; 
will ask for your password, enter it, then hit 'connect' again; should 
now work.


Keith

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Re: old machine wheezy vs apt

[Keith]

On 17/04/12 15:10, Dom wrote:
I run a basic Wheezy system on old machines with 64MB or 32MB of RAM 
on i386.

I like your style   :)


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Re: difficult to isolate problem - browser access to router has problems on on machine but not other

[Keith]

On 17/04/12 14:53, Arthur Marsh wrote:



Thanks for your suggestions, but I've tried several browsers on the 
AMD64 machine and experience the same fault, so I'm tending towards an 
AMD64-specific bug that happens with the realtek 8169 chipset.


Arthur.


I haven't been following this thread, so may have missed it but have you 
got the firmware drivers on your 64bit system, as you say it works on 
your 32bit system?



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Re: Icedove setting

[keith]

lina wrote:

Hi,

When I tried to add an account of quasi-hotmail [1] one in the icedove.


POP setting
Server name: pod51003.outlook.com
Port: 995
Encryption method: SSL

SMTP setting
Server name: pod51003.outlook.com
Port: 587

The re-test process and password all passed, but once the account set 
up. when I tried to send email, it popped up some waring.


An error occurred sending mail: The mail server sent an incorrect 
greeting:  +OK The Microsoft Exchange POP3 service is read


I tried:
IMAP setting
Server name: pod51003.outlook.com
Port: 993

The same problem.

Thanks ahead for your suggestions,


[1] I hate this email, kinda of... but it has thousands of email there 
and for years. work mainly. so can't switch to other email. It's 
window live one but didn't end up with .hotmail, rather something else.



My Hotmail account uses 'live.com'; Have had problems with it. It does 
work on one machine but doesn't work on two others; I think they only 
allow one machine to access the mail server, but that is just my 
thoughts on it.   :)


pop3.live.com995
smtp.live.com587
(ssl/tls)




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Re: work Debian from usb-hdd

[keith]

Простаков Алексей wrote:

Hello dear friends,
I need your help.
Some days ago I want install Debian in USB-HDD.  I read 
documentation/FAQ and can install Debian with  kernel 2.6.32-5 on 
USB-HDD. I installed only console version. But can not run it. I 
reboot and upload by my USB-HDD - ok

lilo run - ok
but system no work, I see - filesystem no mount, I think problem with 
usb-support but no understand how I can repair. Perhaps somebody have 
like problem and can help me?
My target is have usb-hdd with  linux console, for repair and copy 
data from main hdd if they will be broken.


With best regard, Alexey.

P.S. my english no good, please write to my very easy.


It would probably be easier to use the grub boot loader with a usb-hdd 
installation.


You might need to mount it via the disk id.

Hope that helps.


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Re: Checking for kernel freshness

[keith]

Bernhard Schmidt wrote:

Hi,

the company I work for has a script on SLES/SuSE, that checks the
following three kernel versions

- latest version available in the repository
- version installed in /boot and thus likely to be loaded on next boot
- version running

and warns (and/or fixes) if there is a mismatch. I've been trying to
think of a way to do the same, but failed so far.

Latest version available in the repository is easy enough, just check
for the version the metapackage depends on (or, even easier, check for
updates of the kernel package).

Checking for the version in /boot is semi-easy (check the package
version installed and hope the user did not fiddle with grub), too.

The hard part seems to be matching the running kernel against the
version installed. I cannot figure out a good way so far. Nothing in the
running kernel seems to show the Debian version (i.e.
2.6.32-41squeeze2), thus I cannot compare it. It is printed in the
bootup messages

[0.00] Linux version 2.6.32-5-amd64 (Debian 2.6.32-39squeeze1)
(da...@debian.org) (gcc version 4.3.5 (Debian 4.3.5-4) ) #1 SMP Mon Jan
9 20:49:59 UTC 2012

but that might be long gone when I check. I could not find this version
string in /proc or /sys yet.

Any idea how to solve that?

Bernhard



Doesn't 'uname -a' give you that...



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Re: install

[keith]

R.H.van Es wrote:

LS.
I wanted to install Debian 6 and I am wondering if we live in 2012? 
Because still the Grub install gave me no Idea were Grub is going and 
I stoped the installation. I must have more info about de HD's to be sure.

Greetings, B. Gates


Geen virus gevonden in dit bericht.
Gecontroleerd door AVG - www.avg.com 
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04/10/12



Grub gets installed onto /dev/sda boot section by default.


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Re: Need some help!

[keith]

Ιάσονας Παπαδόπουλος wrote:
I am a bit confused here. When i go download the full debian DVD for 
my USB thumb (8 GB) it sends me to this website ( 
http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/6.0.4/i386/bt-dvd/ ) which has 8 
iso files. does that mean that i have to install them in a row (like 
the game "The Sims"?) ?


Please help me.
You only need DVD-1 (CD-1 or xfce+lxde-CD-1) to install a system; the 
dvd gives more choice & a bigger selection of packages.


You want an .iso hybrid image, & 'dd' it (or some other image writing 
program) to your pendrive.


('bt-dvd' is a bittorrent download)


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Re: [OT] Posting styles

[keith mckenzie]

Decided the easiest way to stop the annoyance of 'Mika Suomalainen', is to send his 
messages straight to 'trash'. No more half page fulls of meaningless 
numbers/letters,&  no more requests for confirmation; life has returned to 
normal.  :)



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Re: [OT] Posting styles (now PGP)

[keith]

Chris Bannister wrote:

Some people say that if you get a laptop with a finger identification
setup on it you are safer, I say, the opposite, I want to keep all my
fingers.

All that does is prevent someone seeing your password


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Re: ATA/IDE hard drive problem

[Keith]

On 08/04/12 00:41, Gary Roach wrote:
 Swapping cables didn't help. The two units are mounted too far apart 
to make one master and the other slave on the same IDE port.


I've run out of ideas. Anyone else have any?

Perhaps a longer cable..

(Upto 1 meter long, I think; may also be joined together.)


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Re: [OT] Posting styles

[Keith]

On 07/04/12 21:49, Indulekha wrote:

Of course, that's merely my opinion.:)
   

Not just your opinion, but the opinion of, probably, the silent majority.

I also dislike that big block of 'signature'; it's annoying.




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Re: Free as in speech hardware ebook reader

[Keith]

On 06/04/12 22:12, Panayiotis Karabassis wrote:

looking for is a hardware reader that is designed to respect my
freedoms. Preferably one that runs a GNU/Linux system, and which I am
allowed to tinker with. It does not have to work out of the box, and I
am prepared to invest time in it and deal with bugs, as I would with a
regular computer, provided it has a community around it to support it,
as Linux distros do.

Any suggestions?

   
I would take a look at an Android 7" tablet & install an e-reader on it; 
you'd then have both.


(Or maybe that new Galaxy Note that's being advertised on TV just now.)


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