Re: Intel X540-AT2 and Debian: intermittent connection

[Porter Smith]

Userslly it is considered best practice to use nics from a known comparable 
vendor for example Intel dual port nics can be found on sites like Amazon or 
neerhg for a reasonable amount of $.

On November 18, 2022 8:02:43 PM EST, David Christensen 
 wrote:
>On 11/18/22 05:23, hw wrote:
>> On Tue, 2022-11-15 at 16:42 -0800, David Christensen wrote:
>>> On 11/15/22 07:15, hw wrote:
 On Tue, 2022-11-15 at 12:38 +0100, hw wrote:
> On Mon, 2022-11-14 at 13:21 +0100, hw wrote:
>
> Any ideas?  Backups over an 1GB link are excruciatingly slow ...
> 
 
 Update: I booted a Fedora live system and the connection is also
 intermittent.
 So it's not a Debian issue.  It's still an issue, though ...
>>> 
>>> 
>>> What is the cable type?  Length?  Factory or home made?
>> 
>> I got a new cable today which is rated as cat 8.1.  It's only 1.5 meters 
>> long.
>> I have tried 3 different cables now, two of them about 1.5 and another 10 
>> meters
>> long.  Before I got the new cable, I tried the other port on the nic, and it
>> made no difference.
>> 
>> Even with the new cable, the connection is intermittent :(
>
>
>Different category cables have different characteristic impedance, and the 
>NIC's are designed for specific cables.  The EE buzzword is "transmission 
>line".  You want to use the cables that Intel designed for -- Category 6A or 
>Category 6, 100 meters or 55 meters maximum (respectively):
>
>https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/07404/ethernet-products.html
>
>
>I do not see a specification for minimum length; either on Intel or STFW.  
>Back in the day of 10BASE-*, I seem to recall hearing, reading, and/or 
>learning 2 meters minimum.
>
>
>So, I suggest trying a Category 6A factory patch cable at least 2 meters long.
>
>
>>> What is connected to the other end of the cable?  If it is a NIC in
>>> another server, what happens if you swap the two NIC's?
>> 
>> It's connected to a Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM57810 in another server.  The 
>> other
>> server has an identical mainboard and CPU in it, and the other port on the
>> Broadcom is connected to a client with the same card, and that connection 
>> works
>> fine.  So I'm assuming that the Broadcom card is ok.
>
>
>What OS's for the various machines?
>
>
>Do you compile your own kernels and/or NIC drivers?
>
>
>> I'm about to move the client into a new case in a couple days and then I 
>> might
>> swap the Broadcom from the client into the backup server.
>
>
>If you have another Broadcom NIC, what happens if you swap it with the Intel 
>NIC in the backup server?
>
>
>> Maybe I can reseat the heat sink on the card with new thermal paste.
>> Overheating might explain why the connection is intermittent.
>
>
>Do you have any diagnostic information that indicates the Intel NIC is 
>overheating?
>
>
>David
>

Re: tbird broken

[Porter Smith]

You could try doing a sudo apt --fix-broken install. I know that this trick 
works for me then again I am using a fully patched  installation of Debian 11 
Bullseye.  

This being said I also have both the application spacifoc repositories for 
Googlechrome and Oracle Virtual Box.

Thanks. 
Chip

On November 18, 2022 5:55:08 PM EST, gene heskett  wrote:
>On 11/18/22 13:06, Jeffrey Walton wrote:
>> On Fri, Nov 18, 2022 at 12:03 PM gene heskett  wrote:
>>> ...
>>> Synaptic shows me quite a few base64 thingies, but which one does tbird,
>>> as shipped for bullseye, use?
>>> 
>>> Or even better, is there a way to query apt to get a list of recommended
>>> dependencies.
>> 
>> Below is from Ubuntu (not Debian), but I believe it works with Denian, too.
>> 
>
>No mention of anything base64 related, in your output, or mine. But mine is 
>considerably older than yours. I get:
>Version: 1:91.13.0-1~deb11u1
>
>> $ apt-cache show thunderbird
>> Package: thunderbird
>> Architecture: amd64
>> Version: 1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
>> Priority: optional
>> Section: mail
>> Origin: Ubuntu
>> Maintainer: Ubuntu Mozilla Team 
>> Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
>> Installed-Size: 234663
>> Provides: mail-reader
>> Depends: libasound2 (>= 1.0.16), libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.12.4), libc6 (>=
>> 2.30), libcairo-gobject2 (>= 1.10.0), libcairo2 (>= 1.10.0),
>> libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14), libdbus-glib-1-2 (>= 0.78), libfontconfig1
>> (>= 2.12.6), libfreetype6 (>= 2.10.1), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.3),
>> libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.37.3), libgtk-3-0
>> (>= 3.13.7), libharfbuzz0b (>= 0.6.0), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0),
>> libpangocairo-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libstdc++6 (>= 9), libx11-6,
>> libx11-xcb1 (>= 2:1.6.9), libxcb-shm0, libxcb1, libxcomposite1 (>=
>> 1:0.4.5), libxcursor1 (>> 1.1.2), libxdamage1 (>= 1:1.1), libxext6,
>> libxfixes3, libxi6, libxrandr2 (>= 2:1.4.0), libxrender1, libxtst6
>> Recommends: myspell-en-us | hunspell-dictionary | myspell-dictionary,
>> libcanberra0, libdbusmenu-glib4, libdbusmenu-gtk3-4
>> Suggests: thunderbird-gnome-support, ttf-lyx, libotr5
>> Conflicts: mozilla-thunderbird
>> Breaks: enigmail (<< 2:2.2), jsunit (<< 0.2.2-2ubuntu1),
>> thunderbird-gnome-support (<= 3.0.4+nobinonly-0ubuntu3), tinyjsd (<<
>> 1.2+git1-1ubuntu1)
>> Replaces: mozilla-thunderbird, thunderbird-gnome-support (<=
>> 3.0.4+nobinonly-0ubuntu3)
>> Filename: 
>> pool/main/t/thunderbird/thunderbird_102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1_amd64.deb
>> Size: 57647748
>> MD5sum: 36fce2a754957d44ff9463f43091f457
>> SHA1: f252d1668816cd6d82d48e8e89b6180ad62c375d
>> SHA256: 27980be5e8756f4a781688031e261bea2c99a2a11b28e7a0747cd0ded2ba7570
>> SHA512: 
>> 23f71e605377fd5af88022a2b2bee2fba41ce0fe41c13009afd8b3037a0f7c953f9eb548ef6027f5b137837e1e41b46cf699556e8aeb93d753e94297a98a
>> Description-en: Email, RSS and newsgroup client with integrated spam filter
>>   Thunderbird is a full-featured email, RSS and newsgroup client that makes
>>   emailing safer, faster and easier than ever before. It supports different 
>> mail
>>   accounts (POP, IMAP, Gmail), has a simple mail account setup wizard, one-
>>   click address book, tabbed interface, an integrated learning spam filter,
>>   advanced search and indexing capabilities, and offers easy organization
>>   of mails with tagging and virtual folders. It also features unrivalled
>>   extensibility.
>> Description-md5: 68ed1001b79d708ad48956a0c129114d
>> Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-default-languages,
>> ubuntu-desktop-default-languages, ubuntu-desktop-default-languages,
>> ubuntu-desktop-default-languages, ubuntu-desktop-default-languages,
>> ubuntu-desktop-default-languages, ubuntu-desktop-default-languages,
>> ubuntu-desktop-default-languages, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full,
>> xubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop
>> 
>> Package: thunderbird
>> Architecture: amd64
>> Version: 1:68.7.0+build1-0ubuntu2
>> Priority: optional
>> Section: mail
>> Origin: Ubuntu
>> Maintainer: Ubuntu Mozilla Team 
>> Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
>> Installed-Size: 174096
>> Provides: mail-reader
>> Depends: libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.12.4), libc6 (>= 2.30), libcairo-gobject2
>> (>= 1.10.0), libcairo2 (>= 1.10.0), libdbus-1-3 (>= 1.9.14),
>> libdbus-glib-1-2 (>= 0.78), libfontconfig1 (>= 2.12.6), libfreetype6
>> (>= 2.10.1), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.3), libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0),
>> libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.31.8), libgtk-3-0 (>= 3.4), libharfbuzz0b (>=
>> 0.6.0), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libpangocairo-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0),
>> libpangoft2-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libsqlite3-0 (>= 3.14.0),
>> libstartup-notification0 (>= 0.8), libstdc++6 (>= 9), libx11-6,
>> libx11-xcb1 (>= 2:1.6.9), libxcb-shm0, libxcb1, libxcomposite1 (>=
>> 1:0.3-1), libxcursor1 (>> 1.1.2), libxdamage1 (>= 1:1.1), libxext6,
>> libxfixes3, libxi6, libxrender1, libxt6
>> Recommends: myspell-en-us | hunspell-dictionary | myspell-dictionary,
>> libcanberra0, libdbusmenu-glib4, libdbusmenu-gtk3-4
>> Suggests: 

Re: Starting Debian

[Porter Smith]

I  have heard good things said about Private Internet Access (PIA), from 
several YouTubers.

Thanks, 
Chip

On November 17, 2022 2:12:20 PM EST, Larry Rodgers  
wrote:
>Dear Debian.org  Personnel:
>   I’ve unsuccessfully tried to use Ubuntu on my Linux-based computer for 
> quite some time.  The problems seem to be related to security issues and 
> hacking.  I’ve made progress, but I notice that the only commands that work 
> well are the commands that are entered through the Terminal.
>   I am interested in purchasing Debian if I could find a good eraser, 
> good security through a VPN, and information on using Debian.
> Respectfully submitted,
>Larry Rodgers

Re: Seeing progross during fsck on boot

[Porter Smith]

Along the lines of what the others have said, as a policy it is  always  an 
extremely excellent idea to make  frequent and thorough backupa an store them 
in two or three separate places  as cloud based storage is abundant and dirt 
cheap.

On September 1, 2022 6:56:16 PM PDT, David  wrote:
>On Fri, 2 Sept 2022 at 07:59, Mike  wrote:
>
>[... fsck ... it would be nice to see the progress bar ...]
>
>> Does anyone have any suggestions for a solution or indeed where one may
>> look for one?
>
>Hi,
>
>To add to other replies, there is information about the '-C' option of the fsck
>command in two different manpages. Run the below commands to display them:
>man 8 fsck
>man 8 e2fsck
>(when you run fsck on a ext2/3/4 filesystem, it calls e2fsck to do the work).
>

Re: Windows on VMware on Deb 11: safely usable?

[Porter Smith]

You should be able to do that, however the main restricting factor is your host 
machines number of virtual  Threads (cps)  in addition to the amount of 
physical memory or ram that your  main board has available to use which is 
usually decreased due to your host ps and also the professor also used some 
threads for housekeeping tasks such as   managing memory and data bus  
maintenance. 

On September 1, 2022 9:19:39 AM PDT, "Махно"  
wrote:
>Helli. You need to install these packages. As root (or sudo) apt
>install qemu-kvm libvirt-clients libvirt-daemon libvirt-daemon-system
>bridge-utils virtinst virt-manager. It is a good idea to add your user
>to libvirt and ibvirt-qemu groups. As root (or sudo) #adduser username
>libvirt #adduser username libvirt-qemu. Also reboot is required.
>
>2022-09-01, kt, 17:29 Tom Browder  rašė:
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 22, 2022 at 1:26 PM john doe  wrote:
>> ...
>> > > So I will try Debian 11's packages "qemu-kvm" and "aqemu" and install
>> > > Windows 10" as a test on my current main host, but only if I can remove 
>> > > all
>> > > if I need to and if it will not interfere with my smooth running setup. 
>> > > Is
>> ...
>> > If you go with Libvirt, you can remove everything if you so choose by
>> > doing something like:
>> > $ apt-get --autoremove purge libvirt
>>
>> So I should install package libvrt and that's all I need? Will it
>> bring in all the other packages mentioned above?
>>
>> -Tom
>>
>

Re: libdbi-perl broken?

[Porter Smith]

Jeremy,

Have you tried to completely  wipe the hard drive that your using in the   
machine mentioned in the post. This of course would intail a through backup of 
all important data sets.

To nuke your stove I would like to recommend dban.

On August 30, 2022 8:03:29 PM PDT, Jeremy Ardley  wrote:
>I am install a VM for a LEMP server using the latest ISO 
>debian-11.4.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso
>
>The problem is installing mariadb (after installing nginx and php-fpm and 
>doing apt update and apt upgrade)
>
>sudo apt install default-mysql-server
>
>...
>
>The following packages have unmet dependencies:
> libdbi-perl : Depends: perlapi-5.28.1
>
>similarly
>
>sudo apt install mariadb-server
>
>and
>
>sudo apt install libdbi-perl
>
>Checking on the error message on the internet, there is nothing recent
>
>Any suggestions?
>
>
>As an aside, I notice the latest debian install is very minimalist. It doesn't 
>even install sudo. Is this a change from previously? Or have I become 
>accustomed to armbian etc?
>
>-- 
>Jeremy
>

Re: Debian 11 - KDE and NumLock

[Porter Smith]

Could you please provide us with more  information.Such as  excerpts of log 
files and dmsg.
Thanks,
Chip

On August 26, 2022 3:14:36 AM PDT, Amn  wrote:
>Hi there!!
>Every time I restart my Acer Aspire E5-771G running Debian 11 I find that 
>NumLock is off, is there a way to set up Deb11 to automatically turn on the 
>NumLock?
>Thanks.
>