Re: Synaptic wants to uninstall Gnome....

[Pedro M (Morphix User)]

My Sarge Synaptic doesn't work properly too.

Regards.


Redefined Horizons escribió:


I've just installed Debain Sarge! The OS looks great, even to a Linux noobie!

I've got the GNOME desktop installed. I thought I would try to install
some software on my new system using Synaptic. (I scanned all 14 of
the install CDs.)

However, when I try to install any of the packages listed under
Synaptic, "gnome" and "gnome-desktop-environment" are listed under the
"To be removed" section. I don't want to remove GNOME from my box to
install other software. This occurs with any package I choose from the
list.

Why is Synaptic wanting to uninstall GNOME? Is there a setting or
configuration I need to change somewhere, so that this doesn't occur?

Thanks for any information on this situation.

The Sunburned Surveyor


 




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Synaptic

[Pedro M (Morphix User)]

I cannot use Synaptic in my hard disk installed Morphix (Debian).

When I select the programs to download the program closes itself.

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Re: How to move debian from one drive to another and keep it working?

[Pedro M (Morphix User)]

Can anybody improve the page http://wiki.debian.net/?Move about the same 
topic ?.


Thank you a lot.


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RoboNexus

[Pedro M (Morphix User)]

I suggest offer a Debian Robotics Distro in Robonexus.
   http://www.robonexus.com
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Re: Sound problem.

[Pedro M (Morphix User)]

Other question:
Is there any midi / kar player for TOTEM ???.
(Totem works fine for me, but ALSA doesn't ).
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Re: Sarge and sound

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Ted Parks escribió:
I am trying to configure the sound card on a Toshiba Tecra 8000 using
Alsa drivers. The Sarge kernel includes OSS drivers, I think.
I cannot get the snd-opl3sa2 driver to load, despite the fact that
modinfo shows the driver is there.
Do the kernel OSS drivers interfere with ALSA? How can I get the ALSA
drivers to work? Neither alsaconf nor sndconfig will configure the
card.
Thanks,
Ted Parks
 

I think we would create debian-sound list.
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Re: distro for novices

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But is there one specific for novices ??,
I have seen :
http://wiki.debian.net/index.cgi?DebianNeo
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Re: distro for novices

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Scarletdown escribió:

The really great thing about Knoppix and its descendants is its 
portability due to the great hardware detection.  In most cases, you 
can install one of these on one system, then transfer the drive to 
another system fairly seamlessly.  That was how I got Damn Small 
working on my laptop, since DSL didn't recognize my parallel port 
CD-ROM drive initially.


Is Debian so detection-capable ??.
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Re: knoppix HD-install problem

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Alvin Oga escribió:
I thought, that the debian users are more tolerant than some others, but as
we know now, that´s just not the truth for all of us! 
 

most debianites are techies :-)  vs non-techies or new windoze converts
 

Sorry but Debianites are Windoze converts too.
Better: tolerant debianites vs.   fanatics ;)
Regards.
P.D. : I don't like fanatism .

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Re: CD/DVD writer successes anyone?

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Ron Johnson escribió:
On Thu, 2004-12-02 at 15:46 -0700, Dean Allen Provins wrote:
 

Hello:
I'm interested in adding a CD/DVD reader/writer to my meager system and
have been looking at LG GSA 4160B units (which allegedly `do it all').
I'm sure that there are alternatives, but I'm still in the infancy of my
search.  

I'm aware only that the LG GSA 4040B (an old unit) was supported by
Linux, but I haven't located any info to suggest that current units
were.
Have any readers any experiences with these units (or others) which they
would care to share?  
   

99.44% of all IDE devices are supported by Linux.  Unfortunately,
LG CD-RW burners are the only ones in many years that I've ever
heard give any trouble.
Scan the newspaper ads for the next time that Best Buy / CompUSA /
etc has no-name DVD-R/+RW burners on sale, and snag one.
 

This is interesting to add to Debian pages, giving suggestions to the 
buyers (before you buy...).

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Re: Microsoft Access

[Pedro M (Morphix User)]

A good page about free database manage program:
http://wiki.debian.net/index.cgi?DataBase
I prefere PostgreSql to MySql, because is more free .
And in that page there is solutions to use Access databases in 
Openoffice directly.

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Re: Java

[Pedro M (Morphix User)]

Dalibor Topic escribiÃ:
You can fetch debs from blackdown already, if you feel like it, afair.
 

I tried it, but it didn't worked in my computer ;(

Yes. But that's not Debian's problem ... it's Sun's. They have not been
seriously interested in fixing their licenses in the last 5+ years, though,
so I doubt they will ever be. 

So Debian's moving past Sun, and making sure that Java apps can go to main 
after they work with at least one of the various free runtimes. What Sun does
or doesn't do to fix their licenses does not matter any more.

 

Yes, I would like to find a package similar to Sun's and easy to install 
in Mozilla. I tried all them, but I cannot fine the mine :/ I use Debian 
Testing, so I can test some more ;) Any suggestions ( I tried Backdown, 
gcj ...).

I don't know if adding some MIME in my gnome-file-types-properties is 
enough to use automatically Java in my web browser too).

Thanks a lot because of your intelligent words. Regards.
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Re: Sources.list

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Maurits van Rees escribió:
On Fri, Dec 03, 2004 at 01:38:17PM +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 

Can anyone point me to a web page or manual page that shows how to set out 
sources.list (for apt-get) - like what to put in, where the servers are, 
etc.
   

man sources.list
 

Try also:
http://wiki.debian.net/index.cgi?SourcesList
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Re: Java

[Pedro M (Morphix User)]

Alex Malinovich escribiÃ:
On Sat, 2004-12-11 at 16:52 +, Pedro M (Morphix User) wrote:
 

Alex Malinovich escribiÃ:
   

--snip--
 

Can anyone create the .deb package, so everybody can download it using 
apt-get install.

I think we can create a program to install a Java Mozilla Plug-in and 
include in it the JRE.  If one creates a program, can package with it 
the Sun's JRE.

See http://wiki.debian.net/index.cgi?JRE
   

(Note: Taking this back to the mailing list so others can benefit from
the discussion as well.)
The requirements for redistributing the JRE are very specific. You can
not also distribute something that is meant to supersede the
functionality of the JRE. Since Debian distributes Kaffe, we would be
violating the license.
 

We would agree with other organization to include its repositories in 
sources.list
(co-official repository for Java).

Also, one of the other requirements is that you redistribute the JRE
with software that substantially adds to its functionality. As Mozilla
USES the JRE, but in no way ADDS to it, this would also be a violation
of the agreement. (The applets that the JRE might end up running THROUGH
Mozilla would add to it, but since Mozilla doesn't we cannot package the
two together.)
 

Because of this, the only way a non-Debian package could include the JRE
would be if it was a native Java program being packaged for Debian. 

This is a good idea. What about a Java program that could optionally 
abled or disabled by the user ???. It could include a JRE to run.

But
by doing this we would lose the benefit of distributing the JRE because
most people would want just the JRE and NOT the program that it comes
with.
 

It could be an ornamental (http://www.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ornamental ) 
program. This is, only usefull enough to create a package (some 
limited/ornamental functionalities/usefullness).

And, finally, the biggest problem is that the JRE license states that
any software you distribute WITH the JRE must be under a license that
"protects Sun's interests consistent with the terms contained in" their
license. In other words, you can NOT distribute a GPL'd program with the
JRE.
 

Really, their license is a bad thing ;(
But an ornamental program would not be interesting for Sun ;) Nor for 
us, excepting to package JRE in Debian ;)

On the other hand, we would claim a similar status to Windows:
"On Microsoft Windows platforms, but not in Linux, the Sun's Java 2 
Runtime Environment's installer automatically installs the java and 
javaw application launchers in a location that's on the operating 
system's default system path. That means you don't have to worry about 
finding the launchers to start your application, and you don't have to 
provide instructions to your users for fiddling with the paths on their 
systems".

This is a common path for all the Unices, including Linux ( if this 
really exists, include this information in the Sun's webpage).

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Re: moving from woody to sarge

[Pedro M (Morphix User)]

And I want to pass from Testing to Stable ;(
Very difficult and without documentation in the bellow links.
Regards.
linux escribió:
sorry, should have explicitly stated that one reason for the move from 
woody to sarge is that the former doesn't recognise my Ethernet card 
so I cannot do installations over the network
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A sound idea is to read
http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/ch-woody.en.html
first.
hth,
Jerome
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okay, I'm going to take the plunge and forget about using ''woody'' &
trying to upgrade the kernel (too many dependencies issues) and go 
str for
''sarge''... so, I presume I might as well just wipe the current
(non-WinXP!) partitions and start from scratch -- does that make sense?


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Re: WiFi

[Pedro M (Morphix User)]

Can anybody expand the list of native WiFi cards and WiFi (USB) boxes ??.
See : http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/phpwiki/index.php/List?action=edit
Regards.
Alvin Oga escribiÃ:
On Mon, 25 Oct 2004, Gilbert, Joseph wrote:
 

http://www.linuxant.com/driverloader/
I haven't had a chance to work with it yet.  Has anyone else done anything
with this driver wrapper?
   

http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net does the same thing and is free/GPL'd
whereas, linuxant is you have to pay or else
	you'd need to know make/install or apt-get 
	- or -
	pay linuxant $20 for not wanting to do apt-get :-)

- problem is bug fixes and if it doesn't work "right" ... 
 oh boy .. now what .. humm .. file a bug report, try to patch it,
 buy a another wifi card  that is supported natively on linux

c ya
alvin
 


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Re: How to back up from "sid" to "testing"?

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Rob Bochan escribió:
On Friday 19 November 2004 02:14 pm, William Ballard wrote:
 

Won't this be problematic?  Sarge has different package names in it
than Sid, and you may select something you really don't want to select
or may miss something key.  It seems like something you really need to
eyeball.
   

I've had good luck with this method. It handles the majority of the work for 
you. Between Sid and Sarge, the package names usually aren't that different, 
it's the versions that change the most. Like most anything else though, a 
little fine tuning by hand is sometimes in order. 

 

Thank you a lot for the information.
I have included it in
http://wiki.debian.net/index.cgi?DebianStability
I want "downgrade" (really up-stabilize ) Debian from Testing ( from 
Knoppix / Morphix  to Woody ;)

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Re: installer on HD onlive CD

[Pedro M (Morphix User)]

Leonardo Marques escribió:
Try copy all files for the HD, then you can try install.
Its just a suggestion, i dont know knoppix.
Leonardo.
On Sun, 28 Nov 2004 14:49:23 +0100, belahcene <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
 

Hi,
I downloaded the morphix installer and tried to install gnoppix 0.8
Onlive-Cd like knoppix, on HardDisk  (hardDisk installer wa missed in
0.8 version).
but when I tried to install it , dpkg -i morph.
I got the ReadOnly problem, It tried I think, to install it on the CD ??!!
how to fix the problem
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Try to find the answer in http://www.morphix.org (in the Wiki).
I think Gnoppix has its own hard disk installer.
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Re: sound driver

[Pedro M (Morphix User)]

Justin Guerin escribió:
On Thursday 18 November 2004 07:59, Jason Rennie wrote:
 

On Wed, Nov 17, 2004 at 01:25:51PM -0700, Justin Guerin wrote:
   

The size discrepency is most likely due to differing kernel versions. 
What kernel are you using in Sarge?  How about in Knoppix?
 

Both are 2.4.27
   

Hmm, the above output would seem to suggest that ogg123 is actually
working. If there isn't an error  message you forgot to copy, how about
turning up the volume via a mixer?
 

Sorry, forgot to mention the details of the problem...  the first
second of the song is repeated continuously.  It works in the sense
that I get out sound and it is sound from the song that I'm trying to
play, but it only plays the first second, over-and-over again.
Imagine a CD or record that keeps skipping.
Jason
   

Sounds like you have a DMA or IRQ problem.  Can you check which DMA and IRQ 
channels are assigned during Knoppix boot, and during Debian boot?  You may 
have to tell the sound module to use a specific IRQ when it's loaded.  I 
had to do the same thing with my ISA card, when I first configured it.  I 
just went down the list of available IRQs before I got to one that worked.

Hope that helps,
Justin
 

Try sndconfig  ( 
http://wiki.debian.net/index.cgi?sndconfig ). See 
http://wiki.debian.net/index.cgi?SoundConfiguration

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Re: Blackdown

[Pedro M (Morphix User)]

Jules Dubois escribió:
On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 15:10:03 +, Pedro M (Morphix User) wrote:
 

VSJ escribió:
   

Read these instructions:
http://serios.net/content/debian/java.php
to build you own up to date Debian Java packages.
 

So we would find a single step package that would install Java in Debian 
and in the browsers at the same time.
   

Is the object of this discussion to make it easier for all Debian novices
to install a JRE or for you to install a JRE?  If it's only you, it's not
difficult to install Sun's (free but not Free) JREs.  (I don't
really remember how to install (or activate or whatever) a Java browser
plug-in but I it wasn't difficult with Mozilla.)
 

In Windows it was automatical, only clicking in the install.exe file.

 

Where can I find it (easy for neophyte, this is one single apt-get 
install package).
   

For you or for everyone?
For every neophyte. Imagine, I have to fullfill a formulary to join to the University using my internet browser with Java insalled. ;( I need a quick and easy solution, not read guides and so on. This is, a single apt-get someting
 

Sorry, but they are the circumstances.
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Re: Blackdown

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Juha Siltala escribió:
On 2004-11-10, Pedro M (Morphix User) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
 

Jules Dubois escribió:
   

 

I think that's what the 'java-package' package is designed to do: Make a
Debian package from Blackdown or Sun JRE.
 

 

If so, I think for newbbies is very interesting Debian Board would 
create this package , so the user only have to download it, not to 
create it.  I thing JavaSun has not direct browser integration (one have 
   

java-package does build a package that installs the browser plugin too. It 
is very easy to make. I have a package right here but cannot legally give 
it to you, you have to build your own. Not me, not Debian, nobody but Sun 
can distribute their Java. Which is a Bad Thing of course.

 

to install the plug-in for Java in Mozilla). This didn't happened to me 
with Macromedia Flash (it update mozilla chrome registry). This 
Macromedia solution is for me and for the newbies the ideal one.  And I 
   

Macromedia's distribution policy is a bit better, but the installer 
package still has to fetch the real thing from Macromedia's site and then 
install it. It's still Bad.

 

would like to see a Official / non-official repository for this ideal 
(one step sollution ) package to download.
   

Sure, but it's illegal.
 

So, the solution are the forks.
We need the best forks.
A message to Sun : or an easy Linux installation or we are going to 
promote Java forks only ;)

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Re: Blackdown

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Jules Dubois escribió:
On Tue, 09 Nov 2004 19:07:11 +, Pedro M (Morphix User) wrote:
 

But I like blackdown, becuase making an apt-get install, it installs 
automatically in Mozilla (in a similar way to Macromedia Flash Debian 
Package ).
   

I think that's what the 'java-package' package is designed to do: Make a
Debian package from Blackdown or Sun JRE.
 

If so, I think for newbbies is very interesting Debian Board would 
create this package , so the user only have to download it, not to 
create it.  I thing JavaSun has not direct browser integration (one have 
to install the plug-in for Java in Mozilla). This didn't happened to me 
with Macromedia Flash (it update mozilla chrome registry). This 
Macromedia solution is for me and for the newbies the ideal one.  And I 
would like to see a Official / non-official repository for this ideal 
(one step sollution ) package to download.

I would like a similar easy solution for newbbies for Java (Java is very 
used in the Internet ).
   

How about Kaffe?  It's Free and already packaged, it seems.
 

It only has browser integration for KDE . See 
http://wiki.debian.net/index.cgi?Kaffe

And similar for Adobe Acrobat ( I cannot print o click in the links in 
gxpdf :'-(
   

If you really need Acrobat Reader, add somthing like
 deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/ unstable main
 deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/ stable   main
to /etc/apt/sources.list.  This repository isn't "official" but it works
and has some otherwise-unavailable packages.
 

Information added to http://wiki.debian.net/index.cgi?Acrobat

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Re: Blackdown

[Pedro M (Morphix User)]

VSJ escribió:
Pedro M (Morphix User) wrote:
 

I cannot apt-get blackdown JRE. The program says: report the problem to
solve it. I do so.
I want to download and install this wonderfull environment now.
Regards.
   

Blackdown isn't wonderfull at all:
- Debian packages outdated
- Java doesn't work in Firefox (because Blackdown java compiled with a
different (older) compiler version)
Read these instructions:
http://serios.net/content/debian/java.php
to build you own up to date Debian Java packages.


 

So we would find a single step package that would install Java in Debian 
and in the browsers at the same time.

Where can I find it (easy for neophyte, this is one single apt-get 
install package).

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Re: kernel-image-2.6.8-1-686 unable to mount root

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Eddy Jacob escribió:
On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 14:43:07 -0700, Justin Guerin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
 

But I don't want to compile the kernel. What I don't understand is,
why the package I downloaded from debian sarge, causes that error? Is
it really because of the file system driver not compiled into the
kernel? I thought that packages from sarge should be common enough so
that user can just download them and use it.
 

This error might be happening because Knoppix is not Debian.  Last time I
did a Knoppix hard disk install, it used XFS.  XFS is provided as a file
system driver module in some kernels (I'm pretty sure Sarge has it), but
you have to make sure that you add it to the initial ram disk in order to
boot properly.
Stock kernels don't compile XFS into the kernel because they want to keep
the kernel lean, and it's not explicitly required to have your file system
driver compiled in statically in order to use it.  Stock kernels are all
about flexibility, so everything is compiled as a module.  It's just that
the file system module is harder to use than the rest.
In any case, I could be wrong, if your file system isn't XFS.  What
does /etc/fstab say?  Also, are those modules in the initial ram disk?
   

I use ext3 for all my files partition.
My /etc/fstab is:
# filesystem  mountpoint  type  options  dump  pass
/dev/hda7  /  ext3  defaults,errors=remount-ro  0  1
/dev/hda9  /var  ext3  defaults,errors=remount-ro  0  1
/dev/hda10  /tmp  ext3  defaults,errors=remount-ro  0  1
/dev/hda11  /home  ext3  defaults,errors=remount-ro  0  1
proc  /proc  proc  defaults  0  0
/dev/fd0  /floppy  autofs  defaults,user,noauto,showexec,umask=022  0  0
usbdevfs  /proc/bus/usb  usbdevfs  defaults  0  0
sysfs  /sys  sysfs  defaults  0  0
I've tried one suggestion found from googling, to put ext2 after ext3.
something like:
/dev/hda7  /  ext3,ext2  defaults,errors=remount-ro  0  1
but, that did not solve the problem also.
help, anybody?
 

This is the big problem. Knoppix is not Debian and a Kernel update is 
not easy (think you have to use Ext3 filesystem in the kernel).

I would like an easy way to update hard disk installed kernel in Knoppix
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[Fwd: Re: Suggestion]

[Pedro M (Morphix User)]

Dear Genius customer,
We will forward this information to our RD and PM department. Right now we
focus on Windows and Mac system first and if people do need Linux driver, we
will consider to develop that soon.
Respectfully yours,
Customer Service Dept.
FAQ : http://www.geniusnet.com.tw/support/faq_index.htm
Driver : http://www.geniusnet.com.tw/download/Driverlist.htm
Tech. support : http://www.geniusnet.com.tw/support/account.htm
- Original Message - 
From: "Pedro M (Morphix User)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, November 08, 2004 9:27 PM
Subject: Suggestion


 

> I suggest include Linux drivers for wireless keyboards.
>
> You can see your Genius page at http://wiki.debian.net/index.cgi?Genius
>
> I think you would include more Genius goodies ( this is, all the
> products with Linux drivers too).
>
> On the other side, I suggest offer LCD monitor with bluetooth port ( to
> connect it to the PC wirelessly).
>
> Regards.
> *
   


 

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Dear Genius customer,

We will forward this information to our RD and PM department. Right now we
focus on Windows and Mac system first and if people do need Linux driver, we
will consider to develop that soon.

Respectfully yours,
Customer Service Dept.
FAQ : http://www.geniusnet.com.tw/support/faq_index.htm
Driver : http://www.geniusnet.com.tw/download/Driverlist.htm
Tech. support : http://www.geniusnet.com.tw/support/account.htm
> - Original Message - 
> From: "Pedro M (Morphix User)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, November 08, 2004 9:27 PM
> Subject: Suggestion
>
>
> > I suggest include Linux drivers for wireless keyboards.
> >
> > You can see your Genius page at http://wiki.debian.net/index.cgi?Genius*
> >
> > I think you would include more Genius goodies ( this is, all the
> > products with Linux drivers too).
> >
> > On the other side, I suggest offer LCD monitor with bluetooth port ( to
> > connect it to the PC wirelessly).
> >
> > Regards.
> > *
>



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Re: Blackdown

[Pedro M (Morphix User)]

Wim De Smet escribió:
On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 13:44:52 +, Pedro M (Morphix User)
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
 

I cannot apt-get blackdown JRE. The program says: report the problem to
solve it. I do so.
I want to download and install this wonderfull environment now.
   

the blackdown jre is not exactly wonderful. Last I checked it hadn't
been updated in months and was generally buggy. I use the sun jre,
packaged with 'java-package' which is now in sid.
Regards,
Wim
 

But I like blackdown, becuase making an apt-get install, it installs 
automatically in Mozilla (in a similar way to Macromedia Flash Debian 
Package ).

I would like a similar easy solution for newbbies for Java (Java is very 
used in the Internet ).

And similar for Adobe Acrobat ( I cannot print o click in the links in 
gxpdf :'-(

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Re: Blackdown

[Pedro M (Morphix User)]

Andrea Vettorello escribió:
On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 13:44:52 +, Pedro M (Morphix User)
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
 

I cannot apt-get blackdown JRE. The program says: report the problem to
solve it. I do so.
I want to download and install this wonderfull environment now.
   

It's a Debian or a Morphix related problem?
Andrea
 

The problem is with DEBIAN and the package for unstable.
Can anybody test install again this package in the unstable version ?..
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Blackdown

[Pedro M (Morphix User)]

I cannot apt-get blackdown JRE. The program says: report the problem to 
solve it. I do so.

I want to download and install this wonderfull environment now.
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Adobe Acrobat Reader

[Pedro M (Morphix User)]

I cannot install AAR following the instructions in
http://wiki.debian.net/index.cgi?Acrobat
Why I click in the script (*.sh )I recieve an error message.
I suggest include the tarbar in the Debian packages, in a similar way to 
the Macromedia Flash (this is important because I cannot print PDF files 
using the Acrobat Reader forks ).

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Re: faq on choosing a debian distribution - draft 1

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Kamaraju Kusumanchi escribió:
Hi all
  I read this list regularly. I find that people who want to try
Debian for the first time are often confused about the fact the there
are three debian distributions and do not know which one to choose. As
usual, everyone wants to do the right thing the first time. I made
this small FAQ to help them and would like to seek your expert
opinions. This is just a rough draft and will post the updated version
next week after receiving suggestions from all of you.
My questions are
1) Is it worth to make such a document/HOWTO? Do you think it will be
useful/useless?
2) Obviously the set of questions is not a complete list. I would like
to receive suggestions about new questions. If you can attach both
question and corresponding answers that would be great.
3) Any other advice?
***
choosing a debian distribution
***
1. How many Debian distributions are there?
Read http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-faq/ch-ftparchives.en.html#s-dists
. As it says, Debian comes in 3 distributions - stable, testing, unstable.
2. Which Debian distribution is better for me?
The answer is a bit complicated. It really depends on what you intend to do. The
best solution would be to ask a friend who runs debian. The following are
intended to supplement the information.
If you are worried about security and stability issues, install stable. period.
This is the most preferred way.
If you are a little bit daring, adventurous and do not mind having a system that
breaks once in a while then use unstable. Unstable is for experts who know what
they do. 

If you are unsure, stick with the stable distribution.
If you are new to Debian, install stable.
3. You asked me to install stable, but in stable so and so hardware is not
detected/working. What should I do?
Try to google around and see if someone else is able to get it working in
stable. Most of the hardware would work fine with stable. But if you have one of
those state-of-the-art cutting edge hardware, it might not work with stable. If
this is the case, you might want to install/upgrade to unstable.
4. Will there be different different versions of packages in different
distributions?
Yes. Unstable has the most recent (latest) versions. But the packages in
unstable are not well tested and might have bugs.
On the other hand, stable contains old versions of the package. But this
package is well tested and (99.99%) will not have any bugs.
For example, when I started writing this document the different versions of apt
package are as follows
stable   --- 0.5.4.0.1
testing  --- 0.5.27
unstable --- 0.6.25
5. If I were to decide to change to another deistribution, Can I do that?
It is a one way process. You can go from stable --> testing --> unstable.
But the reverse direction is not "possible". So better be sure if you are
plannning to install/upgrade to unstable.
6. Did anyone really ask these questions?
Oh yeah. Too many to list here. Read the debian-user mailing list archive and
you know what I am talking about.
7. I am still confused. What did you say I should install?
The safest bet would be stable distribution
 

You could include this FAQ in http://wiki.debian.net where is an article 
about stability.

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Re: Linux on a Thinkbad T42

[Pedro M (Morphix User)]

I can not apt-get the package 
http://http.us.debian.org/debian/pool/main/o/openoffice.org-debian-files/openoffice.org-debian-files_1.1.2-4+1_all.deb
for openoffice.

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:(
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Re: Lost printing from OpenOffice; spadmin doesn't add printer

[Pedro M. (Morphix User)]

I am sure we need a standard, easy, free(freedom), free( gratis) system 
for printing in Linux, in a similar way to Windows (relating to standard 
and easy).

Regards.
Uwe Dippel escribió:
I found it impossible to generate a new printer with spadmin. 
Though I'm running from su, "New Printer ..." only offers fax and PDF; the upper
"Add a Printer" is greyed out; just as the lower "Import printers ...". 
Initially I had two printers defined and working. Since I moved office, the
parameters had to be changed.
I tried to add one; with the result as above (greyed out), changed one, without
success (seemed to not accept my new parameters).
Finally I deleted the existing ones to start from scratch. Now the field is
empty; I have all printers lost; and the "Add a Printer" still greyed out.

System-wise, lprng is doing a good job; I can use lpr without any trouble.
I was stupid enough to file a bug with OpenOffice, since this seems most
normal as I was told immediately:
"That's not a bug at all but shows that you are running CUPS (and the lpr you are
using in this case is most likely the CUPS backwards compatibility tool). In
this case adding a printer is disabled since you can, should and must do this
using your system printer administration tool."
I'm obviously too much of a newbie and still don't understand. 
I never installed CUPS:

$ dpkg -l | grep cups
ii  gnome-cups-man 0.18-2 CUPS printer admin tool for GNOME
ii  libcupsys2-gnu 1.1.20final+rc Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - libs
ii  libgnomecups1. 0.1.12-1   GNOME library for CUPS interaction
ii  libgnomecupsui 0.18-2 UI extensions to libgnomecups
$
and don't want to use it.
I set the printers with lprngtool; and added them last time just a
few months back with spadmin.
I simply cannot print now; there is no printer available in OpenOffice 
and nothing prints.

Can someone please give me a site or something that is comprehensible
enough to tell me how to get printing back for OpenOffice ??
And I prefer lprng compared to CUPS.
Thanks,
Uwe
 


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Re: Pros/Cons Kde vs Gnome?

[Pedro M. (Morphix User)]

Edward Murrell escribió:
On Tue, 2004-06-15 at 09:10, Cecil wrote:
 

I am curious as to what the pros and cons would be of picking just one 
desktop and deleting the other. Please tell me which you prefer, and 
resons why.  I have bothe kde and gnome now. Thanks,

Cecil
   

 

You can install and/or try them both ( you can use 
http://www.morphix.org liveCDs to try the Gnome CD and the KDE CD). 
Later, you can definetively use the best for you.


It's really a case of how much you want to fiddle with things. KDE is
big on options. GNOME is big on setting the defaults for you (which by
and large, I prefer, with the exception of that weird ass spatial
nautilus thing).
 

Yes, I would like to see in Nautilus the option "Get root", to get root 
in Nautilus ( introducing the password, like in a root terminal ).

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Re: Shockwave flash plugin

[Pedro M. (Morphix User)]

Pedro M. (Morphix User) escribió:
When trying to install Macromedia Flash Player ( in the free version 
from sourceforce,  doesn't work the links

gzip:stdin: not in gzip format.
/usr/sbin/update-flashplugin:221: in  `chdir': No such file or 
directory /temp/flashupdater1363.o/install_flash_player_6_linux 
(Error:  ENOENT).

:(
Regards

I could finally install it wouthout problems downloading the installer 
directly from Macromedia

See http://wiki.debian.net/index.cgi?FlashPlayer
and executing it in a text terminal.
But, I have more problem with Mozilla. I cannot click (they are 
disabled)  in the links in http://www.mtas.es/insht

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Shockwave flash plugin

[Pedro M. (Morphix User)]

When trying to install Macromedia Flash Player ( in the free version 
from sourceforce,  doesn't work the links

gzip:stdin: not in gzip format.
/usr/sbin/update-flashplugin:221: in  `chdir': No such file or directory 
/temp/flashupdater1363.o/install_flash_player_6_linux (Error:  ENOENT).

:(
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Apt-announce

[Pedro M. (Morphix User)]

It would be very intesting the user could utilize Synaptic to recieve 
automatically information about the update of certain packages, to 
upgrade them .

This is, mark the packages to recieve information about the package 
update (only of this/these package/s).

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Re: apt dependency problems

[Pedro M. (Morphix User)]

Lee Hanxue escribió:
Hi,
Recently apache 1.3.29 (testing branch) refuse to start. I wanted to remove it, 
and use apache 2 instead. It seems that earlier dependency problems caused apache to 
be not cleanly uninstalled. I tried using
apt-get remove apache
apt-get remove --purge apache
dpkg -r apache
but to no avail. There seemed to be some dependency problem with the packages:
phpwiki
smarty
ucf
I manually removed those files listed by "dpkg -L packagename", and edited the 
/var/lib/dpkg/status file by hand to change the status to "purge ok not-installed".
This is the current status:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/hanxue# apt-get install apache
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
 libclamav1 proftpd ucf
Suggested packages:
 apache-doc proftpd-doc
The following packages will be upgraded:
 apache libclamav1 proftpd ucf
4 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 629 not upgraded.
11 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/831kB of archives.
After unpacking 987kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
When I answer "Y", this is the response:
Reading changelogs... Done
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 127263 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace apache 1.3.29.0.2-4 (using .../apache_1.3.29.0.2-4_i386.deb) ...
dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute new pre-installation script: Permission denied
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/apache_1.3.29.0.2-4_i386.deb (--unpack):
subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 2
dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute new post-removal script: Permission denied
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 2
Preparing to replace libclamav1 0.67-7 (using .../libclamav1_0.70-4_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libclamav1 ...
dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute old post-removal script: Permission denied
dpkg: warning - old post-removal script returned error exit status 2
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute new post-removal script: Permission denied
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libclamav1_0.70-4_i386.deb (--unpack):
subprocess new post-removal script returned error exit status 2
dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute new post-removal script: Permission denied
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 2
Preparing to replace proftpd 1.2.9-6 (using .../proftpd_1.2.9-12_i386.deb) ...
dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute old pre-removal script: Permission denied
dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 2
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute new pre-removal script: Permission denied
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/proftpd_1.2.9-12_i386.deb (--unpack):
subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 2
dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute post-installation script: Permission denieddpkg: 
error while cleaning up:
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Preparing to replace ucf 1.06 (using .../apt/archives/ucf_1.06_all.deb) ...
dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute new pre-installation script: Permission denied
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/ucf_1.06_all.deb (--unpack):
subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 2
dpkg (subprocess): unable to execute new post-removal script: Permission denied
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
subprocess post-removal script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/apache_1.3.29.0.2-4_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/libclamav1_0.70-4_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/proftpd_1.2.9-12_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/ucf_1.06_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

What is the problem? Is it because of some corrupted dpkg related file? Any hints on 
solving this?
Thank you in advance.
Lee Hanxue
 

This corruption  problem are often in Debian. I would like to see an 
easy solution (i.e. in synaptic or aptitude) for this.

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Re: Download utility

[Pedro M. (Morphix User)]

Johann Spies escribió:
On Thu, May 13, 2004 at 11:08:20AM +0200, JFL wrote:
 

I need a command line utility than can download several files 
simultaneously and only if they have been updated.
   

It depends from what kind of server you are downloading.  Depending on
the services available you could try tools like rsync, lftp (the
mirror option), wget (also the mirror option) or unison.
Regards
Johann
 

And jigdo.
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Re: edit pdf's

[Pedro M. (Morphix User)]

Dave Thayer escribió:
On Tue, May 11, 2004 at 02:08:58PM -0400, Antonio Rodriguez wrote:
 

On Tue, May 11, 2004 at 01:01:16PM -0400, Matt Price wrote:
   

On Tue, May 11, 2004 at 11:30:11AM -0400, Ralph Katz wrote:
thanks for the flues folks.  pdftohtml -- which I confess I *did*
already know about, sorry, should havesaid so -- won't work so well
for me, i odn't think;  these are scanned-in texts from the jstor
journal collection, and it's important I keep the pages in order...  

as ,er, someone mentioned earlier (don't have the thread in front of
me at the moment), a complex process involving gimp and pdftops seems
to be the best bet, but it's insanely labour-intensive for long
documents, so I may forego the whole project.  thx all though.  

 

Well, if you have scanned all the pages in about the same position,
and you can establish reassonably well the coordinates of the crop,
you can write a script that does all the work in one step (containing
all the inner steps).
   

The imagemagick package contains 'convert' which can take pdf as input
perform various transformations including cropping. This might be a little
easier than pdf2ps+gimp
dt
 

You can copy text using adobe acrobat reader ( 
http://wiki.debian.net/index.cgi?Acrobat ) and paste it to OpenOffice.

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Re: mozilla-firefox & extensions

[Pedro M. (Morphix User)]

I cannot see the page http://www.mtas.es/insht properly ( jump to the 
different linked pages there ) using Mozilla.

Is this a bug ??.
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Acrobat Reader

[Pedro M. (Morphix User)]

I send an interesting link to install Adobe Acrobat in Debian ( with the 
adventage of copy the text of the pdf files to ehte clipboard, something 
that one cannot do with xpdf and derivatives).

http://wiki.debian.net/index.cgi?Acrobat
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Kernelcfg

[Pedro M. (Morphix User)]

From where can I download http://wiki.debian.net/index.cgi?Kernelcfg 
for Debian ???.

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Upgrade

[Pedro M. (Morphix User)]

How me, a newbie, can easily upgrade the kernel form 2.4 to 2.6 ??
http://wiki.debian.net/index.cgi?InstallKernel
Perhaps using InstallKernel and Synaptic ??.
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Problemas coln GDM

[Pedro M. (Morphix User)]

Al intentar instalarme una versión mejorada de GDM recibo el siguiente 
mensaje cada vez que se inicia Gnome:

Ha ocurrido un un error al iniciar el demonio del Administrador de 
Preferencias de GNOME.

Algunas cosas como las configuraciones de temas, sonidos o fondo de 
pantalla puede que no funcionen correctamente.

El Administrador de Preferencias se ha reiniciado demasiadas veces.

GNOME seguirá intentando reiniciar el demonio del Administrador de 
Preferencias la próxima vez que inicie una sesión."

Asimismo, recibo este otro :

"Nautilus no puede utilizarse ahora debido a un error inesperado de 
Bonobo cuando intentaba registrar el servidor de vistas del 
administrador de archivos."

¿Qué puedo hacer para solucionarlo y, sobre todo, para recuperar mi 
escritorio  - o aunque no fuera el mio, poder comenzar desde cero, para 
poner de nuevo todas las preferencias y reconstruirlo, pero ahora no me 
deja ver ninguno, ni siquiera puedo utilizar el terminal.

Un saludo.

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Re: Xwindow Panic

[Pedro M. (Morphix User)]

Joris Huizer escribió:

Pedro M. (Morphix User) wrote:

I decided to install the new Xwindow version, but I panic when I see 
the program asking (again) the configuration files. I have my 
XF86Config files installed and I don't want to install them again ( 
it can happen a disaster).

So, I suggest the program preserve the config files if the user 
doesn't decide to reinstall them ( giving the concrete command).

And include the "skip" option in synaptic to stop installing a 
package is something is going wrong or un-desired.

Regards.

As you know the program will want to install configuration files, you 
can make a backup of the original/working files and then let it do 
what it wants - so you won't have a problem when the new configuration 
isn't working.
Just a thought, I've done so myself too :-)

HTH

Joris


I would prefer a program that respect the existing files ( excepting an 
explicit user option ), because the (specially new) user has to know 
which files are touched by the program (in this case, the XWindow  program).

;)

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Re: Compatible DVD Burner with Linux

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hugo vanwoerkom escribió:

David Cunningham wrote:

Thank you.  Yes, that post shows their GUI successfully burning a DVD 
under
Linux.  (I couldn't read the French.)  I find that reassuring!
There is an interesting and informative web page on the subject of MMC
compliance (and non-compliance) at
http://fy.chalmers.se/%7Eappro/linux/DVD%2BRW/hcn.html .  This seems 
to a
key issue when determining DVD burner behavior under Linux.  The article
seems to imply not all DVD burners will behave themselves well under 
Linux.
I just stumbled on this after posting to this list.
Thank you for your feedback.  I don't want to pay a restocking fee if I
choose the wrong DVD burner.  ;)

So what's your choice?

H.


Yes, I want to know it to buy a similar DVD burner, Linux compatible ( 
or Linux Perfectworking ;)

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Xwindow Panic

[Pedro M. (Morphix User)]

I decided to install the new Xwindow version, but I panic when I see the 
program asking (again) the configuration files. I have my XF86Config 
files installed and I don't want to install them again ( it can happen a 
disaster).

So, I suggest the program preserve the config files if the user doesn't 
decide to reinstall them ( giving the concrete command).

And include the "skip" option in synaptic to stop installing a package 
is something is going wrong or un-desired.

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Re: How to downgrade kernel?

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Colin Watson escribió:

On Tue, May 11, 2004 at 07:54:22PM +0200, Pedro M. (Morphix User) wrote:
 

For me, It wasn't so easy to upgrade. How can I see If I have upgraded 
my kernel to 2.6.X (i.e.).
   

uname -a

 

I recieve

Linux Linux 2.4.21-xfs #13 SMP Tue Aug 26 01:46:14 CEST 2003 i686 GNU/Linux

And I have got and installed the 2.6 kernel using synaptic ( apt-got the 
image).

So, why isn't it working 2.6?..

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Re: How to downgrade kernel?

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Jonathan Melhuish escribió:

Kent West wrote:


Anyway, at the expense of being locked to a specific kernel version, 
I'd really like to get it working.  So I use apt-get to download the 
appropriate kernel, headers and pcmcia-modules.  But how do I 
"activate" it?  Presumably I need an initrd image in my boot 
partition?  None have been forthcoming.

When you apt-getted the kernel, it should have placed the new kernel 
and the initrd.img in /boot, created symlink (vmlinuz and initrd) in 
/ that points to them, and then run lilo. When lilo ran, it should 
have warned you about putting "initrd=/initrd.img" in /etc/lilo.conf.


It should, and indeed it does whenever I upgrade the kernel.  But it
doesn't when you're downgrading the kernel, which is fair enough.
Performing these steps manually got it working.
Thanks a lot for your help!

Cheers,

Jon



For me, It wasn't so easy to upgrade. How can I see If I have upgraded 
my kernel to 2.6.X (i.e.).

I apt-get the kernel images, and I only see my 2.4 kernel (I think).

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Re: Compatible DVD Burner with Linux

[Pedro M. (Morphix User)]

David Cunningham escribió:

Hi people.  I'm looking at the NEC ND-2500A as a solution for writing DVDs
under Linux.  Does anyone have experience with using this drive for writing
DVDs under Linux?  If not can you recommend a good DVD burner that will
"play nice" with Linux userland tools?
Thanks in advance.



 

I think we would look for boxes with the sentence "Linux Compatible" ;)

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Re: DVD-RW

[Pedro M. (Morphix User)]

I obtain :

Cdrecord-Clone 2.01a26 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2004 Jörg 
Schilling
NOTE: this version of cdrecord is an inofficial (modified) release of 
cdrecord
 and thus may have bugs that are not present in the original version.
 Please send bug reports and support requests to 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>.
 The original author should not be bothered with problems of this 
version.

Linux sg driver version: 3.1.25
Using libscg version 'schily-0.8'.
scsibus0:
   0,0,0 0) 'HL-DT-ST' 'DVD-ROM GDR8162B' '0015' Removable CD-ROM
   0,1,0 1) 'SAMSUNG ' 'CD-R/RW SW-408B ' 'BS02' Removable CD-ROM
   0,2,0 2) *
   0,3,0 3) *
   0,4,0 4) *
   0,5,0 5) *
   0,6,0 6) *
   0,7,0 7) *
Regards.

A good first step in diagnosing the problem would be to open a
command-line shell and type "cdrecord -scanbus".  Is your DVD-RW 
mentioned?

Cheers,

Jon





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Re: offline apt howto

[Pedro M. (Morphix User)]

hugo vanwoerkom escribió:

Hi Debian!

I find references to such document, but cannot find it.

Anyone knows where it might exist?

Thanks.

Hugo


You can use httrack  and  download it ( and print it if necessary).

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Re: Keydrive

[Pedro M. (Morphix User)]

Joey Hess escribió:

Pedro M. (Morphix User) wrote:
 

I suggest simplify the installation of Debian in a Keydrive, to boot if 
from a memory stick
   

 

We must offer a more easy tool than slackware (see above link).

   

The debian installer allows you to write the installer to one keychain,
plug it in, plug in a second that will hold the target system, and do a
straightforward installation to it without touching any local disk.
(Alternatively, you can boot the installer from a CD.)
Booting the result can be a little bit tricky; at least my computer will
not boot grub from a usb keychain.
 

That's a good new. I am going to include this information in the wiki.

Thanks.



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Re: apt-get in a webbrowser

[Pedro M. (Morphix User)]

Niels L. Ellegaard escribió:

"Pedro M. (Morphix User)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

 

Good idea .  One can create "plug-in" s for Mozilla to run Synaptic
from Mozilla.
   

I found this one, but I am not sure if it solves your problem:

http://packages.debian.org/stable/doc/dpkg-www
http://olympus.het.brown.edu/cgi-bin/man2html?dpkg-www+8
Also I am not sure if it works well with xsu or similar.

   Niels

 

I am going to try it.
Thank you a lot for the information.
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Re: 2.6.4 kernel install wants to remove current kernel

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Nori Heikkinen escribió:

on Fri, 09 Apr 2004 01:47:26PM -0400, Derrick 'dman' Hudson insinuated:
 

On Fri, Apr 09, 2004 at 12:32:10PM -0400, Nori Heikkinen wrote:
| after hearing all the brouhaha about the 2.6 kernel, i thought i'd try
| it out.  but a simple `apt-get install kernel-image-2.6.4-1-686` wants
| to remove packages i don't want it to:
| 

About this topic, I suggest to the help-web-sites, create a form(ulary) 
where the user can specify :

- the version (or simply, the last).
- the computer processor
and recieve the name of the kernel-image to load.

This would be helpfull for newbies.

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Re: CDRW conf

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Elimar Riesebieter escribió:

On Sat, 10 Apr 2004 the mental interface of
Manu told:
 

Hi

I have never used a CDRW on Linux and was wondering
how to configure it. I am using kernel 2.6.4-1 and
I have when starting my pc I see the following:
---
hdc: PLEXTOR CD-R PX-W1610A, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive 
---

when I execute "cdrecrod -scanbus" I get:
   

On an ATAPI system you must use:

$ cdrecord -scanbus dev=ATAPI

To burn a cd you have always to use dev=/dev/hdc.

Ciao

Elimar

 

I am sure we need a more easy configurator in Gnome... (graphical 
configurator and detector ).

Some ideas ??.

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Re: CDRW conf

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Katipo escribió:

Katipo wrote:

Manu wrote:

Hi

I have never used a CDRW on Linux and was wondering
how to configure it. I am using kernel 2.6.4-1 and
I have when starting my pc I see the following:
---
hdc: PLEXTOR CD-R PX-W1610A, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive ---
when I execute "cdrecrod -scanbus" I get:

cdrecord: No such file or directory. Cannot open '/dev/pg*'. Cannot 
open SCSI driver.

I thought with kernel 2.6.x I would not need ide-scsi
emulation..


Following is the list of module I have currently
loaded:
What am I missing? I also read I need to add something
to lilo.conf...
 

Hello Manu,

It looks like you're missing the sg module.
I've got an external Plexwriter 24/10/40U, which is recognised as:-
Linux sg driver version:  3.1.25
Using libscg version  'schily-  0.8'.
scsibus1:
 1,0,0   100)  'PLEXTOR'   'CD-RPX-W2410A'
'1.03'   Removable  CD-ROM

It works well.
I just did my first burn with it, the new Beta 3 Sarge Installer.
You might also find this handy:-

http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-cdburn.html

Regards,

David.








Added to http://wiki.debian.net/index.cgi?Burner

Can anybody write a clear and easy guide ??.

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Keydrive

[Pedro M. (Morphix User)]

I suggest simplify the installation of Debian in a Keydrive, to boot if 
from a memory stick

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keydrive

We must offer a more easy tool than slackware (see above link).

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Re: apt-get in a webbrowser

[Pedro M. (Morphix User)]

Jaap Haitsma escribió:

Hi,

When installing new apps I find myself searching on 
packages.debian.org and then look at changelogs descriptions and maybe 
go to the site where the development to read something about the app 
and then finally do an apt-install or I run synaptic.

I think it would be fantastic if the whole thing including 
installation would be completely web based. I.e you install the 
packages by clicking on a link on the webpage.

Advantages are:
* Just one simple interface taking care of the searching / browsing / 
selection and installing

* It is extremely user friendly

* Maintainer can very easily update information/documentation

It's a bit like running apt inside your browser.

Are people working on this?

Jaap

PS Don't get me wrong, Debian has the best package management system 
I've seen so far, but things can always be improved


Good idea .  One can create "plug-in" s for Mozilla to run Synaptic from 
Mozilla.

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Re: why must Debian call Taiwan a "Province of China"?

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John Hasler escribió:

 

OK, then I vote that we replace "United States of America" with
"America".  It's also universally understood.
   

"America" is ambiguous.  "United States of America" is not a
controversial political statement at variance with common usage.
 

I agree. America is more than US ( i.e. South America).

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Re: Update

[Pedro M. (Morphix User)]

Florian Ernst escribió:

Using aptitude you can also download the changelog before even
downloading the new debs...
HTH,
Flo
 

Installed. Thank you a lot.

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Update

[Pedro M. (Morphix User)]

I suggest in Synaptic the user can see the description of the updates, 
before installing it (not only the description of the total program ).

This is, include the more significant innovations.

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Re: Gnome2 install - HELP

[Pedro M. (Morphix User)]

Setyo Nugroho escribió:

Hi Pedro,
Thans for your e-mail.
Perhaps you misunderstood me. 
Morphix is a distro based on Knoppix (which is in turn based on Debian). I have already Debian in my box. It works very well, except gnome. 
And I do not intend to install another distro (morphix etc) in my box just in order to get my gnome run. 

Any help is still highly appreciated.

Setyo

--
 

I installed Gnome Morphix, because is Gnome for Debian ( Gnobian 
http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/gnobian).
   

 

So, I had not to install Gnome in Debian, because I installed them both 
at the same time ( Gnome Morphix ).
   

 

I suggested a compact installation ( Debian and Gnome at the same time; 
remember that Morphix includes autodetection).
   

 

Regards.
   



 

Try http://wiki.debian.net/index.cgi?DebianGnome

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Re: printer problems

[Pedro M. (Morphix User)]

Darik Horn escribió:

You need to install a print filter, which is much like a print driver 
under Microsoft Windows.

I use ApsFilter with my HP printers.  Run this command as the root 
user to install the package:

# apt-get install apsfilter

IIRC, the ApsFilter installer will print a colorful test page.  If you 
get that far, then it should be easier to get additional instructions 
about how to configure the print subsystem from Google.

terryfitzgerald wrote:

where would i go in google to set my hp deskjet 400 printer
so i can print out colored pages?
it will not allow me to print,it come's out in all nothing but
green green blotches,the picture will not print.
my settings are properly set.can you help me?
thank-you so much.
yours truly
  terry.



You can try CUPS too

See http://am.xs4all.nl/phpwiki/index.php/MorphixHdFaqUsing

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Locales

[Pedro M. (Morphix User)]

I suggest create

dpkg-reconfigure all-locales

to change : 

*  dpkg-reconfigure locales
*  dpkg-reconfigure console-common
*  dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 

at the same time with a single command.

Regards. 



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Re: Print Drivers

[Pedro M. (Morphix User)]

Krikket escribió:

One thing I've been banging my head over is how do you load your printer's
drivers?
I just did a Sarge install, and everything is pretty much working exactly
as I could have hoped.  With the exception of the printer.  I don't know
if I forgo to turn it on during the install, or if it just doesn't cover
this part...
Any suggestions as to how I can get my printer working?

Thanks in advance!

Krikket

 

Read www.morphix.org wiki ( faq about using / printer ).

Regards.

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