Re: Internet Connection
On Tue, 20 Dec 2005 21:15:21 -0700 "Ed Paris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi There, > > I had to reinstall Debian from my cd-rom. In the earlier install (from the > same cd-rom), I could connect to the Internet through my Windows XP laptop > with no problem. They are connected by a Cat5 Crossover cable between their > Ethernet cards. Now, after the reinstall, I cannot connect to the outside > world from my Debian system. I pinged each system from the other and the > Ethernet connection is good. I tried to use apt-get update and the error > message said that apt could not resolve the name of the destination computer > to get the updates. I connected to the destination computer with the laptop > easily so it is there and running. > > I ran apt-setup as root and it did not work. I get through the connection > type (using http), the mirror country (US), get to the mirror selection > (cudlug.cudenver.edu or debian.uchicago.edu), get to the proxy screen (leave > blank like I used to do), and the next page has an error that says "Failed > to fetch" then a paragraph that I do not understand (I'm still a newbie) but > the final line says that "some index files failed to download, they have > been ignored, or old ones used instead." > > I ran the Home/Small Office Network Wizard on Windows like I did the first > time, but this time it made no difference. > > Obviously, I did something seriously wrong during the install that I cannot > seem to fix. Do any of you have ideas as to what I can do to fix this > connection? Any assistance you can give me will be greatly appreciated. > Thanks. > > Take care, > > Ed let me get this right your using a windoze laptop as a gateway for you linux box ? why is the first thing ive got to ask? that aside you say you can ping the laptop can you ping outside world past the laptop? what happens if you connect direct to the debian box without the laptop ? Arden > > . > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Why display the entire window contents when moving it?
On Tue, 20 Dec 2005 08:11:40 -0600 John Hasler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Tshepang Lekhonkhobe writes: > > When dragging a window around, why isn't only the border displayed during > > movement, instead of all the details. > > It is, with FVWM. > > > Is this a window manager kind of thing > > Yes. > > > I use GNOME > > Not a window manager. > -- > John Hasler > Is this really a problem? what do you want to do with the file while its in motion ? Arden > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
debian print server
Hi all Im want to set an old box (300Mhz 32meg RAM) up as a print server Ive loaded debian x is been a pig to setup on the 2meg s3 card but since its going to be headless see that as a side issue I know the printer connection is good date > /dev/lp0 returned an output Can some one please point me in the direction of a good how to which includes what to do at the client end Ive done this before using mandrakes nice gui tools but want to do this the "long way round this time" using the command line and learn along the way Arden -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: *nix cert
On Thu, 8 Dec 2005 02:01:58 -0800 (PST) Alvin Oga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Thu, 8 Dec 2005, arden wrote: > > > Slightly off topic sorry > > > > but Im trying to brake out of my hardware suppport role and into a more sys > > admin role > > > > My company will not support this so im doing this off my own back > > > > What cert would people recomend to do at home ? (This my own money here so > > cant afford corporate rates) > > > > I have a small home network running x86 machines So Aix is out unless can > > find a p-series box cheap > > take apart your machines ... and put it back together > - buy/get/beg for spare sparts from everybody that is > throwing out their old junk and make it work .. > > when you see people post problems in mailing lists, that xxx doesn't work > .. see if you can make it work on your boxes > > certs are meaningless in most cases, but experiences in > being to fix problems far outweigh any cert and PhD > > if you can't fix "the problem", having a cert that says you're > a level-5 sage sys admin expert won't help you > > "the problem" is the one that your boss cares about > that helped him get all the other monkeys off his back too > > but some folks won't give you the time of day unless oyu > do have a cert... ( seems odd to me, that it's in their requirements > for qualifications, and at the same time lists 5-10 yrs exp > and BS or MS preferred ) > > but if you have a BS/MS/PhD, you're over qualified to > be doing "sys admin" but you will do that in either case > whether you want to or not ... > > why people treat sys admin so badly, i donno .. > esp when it is the sysamdin who they turn to when the computer > breaks > > - get a 4yr college degree ... > $1200 for certs or a year of college tuition(?) > > c ya > alvin Thanks for the reply Taking stuff apart and fixing it is not a prob I fix everything at work IBM x-p-i and even z series plus sun dec and hp kit Its proving I can move out of the screwdriver hands Job on and move onto supporting the OS I know I can do it been using linux at home for years no windoze boxes here, need to prove it to closed minded Managers Arden > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
*nix cert
Hi All Slightly off topic sorry but Im trying to brake out of my hardware suppport role and into a more sys admin role My company will not support this so im doing this off my own back What cert would people recomend to do at home ? (This my own money here so cant afford corporate rates) I have a small home network running x86 machines So Aix is out unless can find a p-series box cheap Arden -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Debian on Toshiba Satellite Pro M70
On Sat, 26 Nov 2005 18:37:29 +1100 Wei Hu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > do a google search, and go to the website: http://www.linux-laptop.net/. > > > > On 11/26/05, Bernard Fay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello Group, > > > > My office provided me with a M70 laptop. I plan to install Debian on it. > > I would like to know if anyone had a chance to installed Debian or other > > Linux distros on this laptop and how succesful the installation went. > > Are there any particularities for the installation? > > > > Thanks, > > Bernard > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > im running linux on a satellite pro 4600 have tryed many distros on it > without probs Arden > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: can i install debian on a sunblade 150 machine??
On Thu, 24 Nov 2005 08:35:45 +0100 Daniel Nilsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Nov 24, 2005 at 11:54:27AM +0800, cwinl wrote: > > > hi,all: > > i have a sunblade 150 workstation.i tried to install debian on it but failed > > yesterday. > > i download the netinst cd from here : > > > > http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/3.1_r0a/sparc/iso-cd/debian-31r0a-sparc- > > netinst.iso > > > > and burn a cdr. > > > > then i wanted to boot the machine from it. > > > > i click STOP-a before the machine boot up , and type "setenv boot-device > > cdrom" , and reboot. > > > > but boot from cdrom failed. > > The CD should be bootable on your machine. How did you burn the CD? > Just to make sure, you are aware that the iso image contains the whole > filesystem? So when you mount that CD after you burn there should be > many files on the CD, not one single .iso file. Is that the case? Can > you mount the CD on the Blade 150 when running Solaris (I assume > that is what is on the disk today)? What files do you see? > > /Daniel > > google turned this up my-be of interst ? http://www.de-brauwer.be/docs/debian_on_sun.html > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Installation
On Tue, 22 Nov 2005 16:31:25 +0100 (ora solare Europa occidentale) "Giancarlo Carrai" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am quite new of Linux and I experienced a problem in installing it. > I purchased the 2 DVDs Debian 3.1r0a. > I intended to install Linux on my Compaq Evo N1020v on an external USB 2.5" > HD and I followed the following procedure: > I have formatted 40Gb out of 80 Gb available to leave space for Linux. > I set CD booting and restarted the PC with the CD in. > Debian starts but at the first screen asking for selecting the language, it > stucks and there is no way to go ahead. > My questions are: > 1) how to overcome the problem of installation > 2) is it possible to have a Linux partition on an external HD and how I can > boot from it? > Thanks > what type of keyboard do you have usb/ps2 ? arden > > > > Giancarlo Carrai > > SVALTEC srl. - Firenze > voice: +390556236003 > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Linux crashing often
On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 09:21:16 -0800 James Vahn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Alex Goldman wrote: > > My Debian Sarge system crashes like daily (the last few days). The > > way it crashes is always the same: it feels as if the HD becoms > > inaccessible (I can switch between windows, but any command just > > hangs) > > Sounds like a drive problem, it should show up in the output of dmesg. > Run "smartctl -HA /dev/hda" and examine the results, assuming you've > already installed smartmontools and have SMART available and enabled, > and it has already run its tests. > > > 1. ran memtest86 for 15 minutes, it found no errors (I think the > > whole test suite may take hours) > > Memtest should run from a lilo boot entry for hours/days. Your > computer will be unusable for the duration. > > > 2. ran dd if=/dev/hda of=/dev/null, which finished without errors > > It could silently stumble and move on. IDE drives aren't supposed to > announce bad sector remapping, that's what SMART is for. > > > 3. tried to run fsck on /home, but it doesn't do anything useful, > > just returns immediately, saying the file system (ext3) is "clean" > > Of course. Read the manpage quick, before you ruin something. :-) > > > 4. tried to remount / read-only to run fsck on it too, but "/ is > > busy", and even then it's also ext3, so fsck probably wouldn't be > > useful > > Better read the manpage for tune2fs while you're at it. The short > answer to both questions is to set the mount count beyond the max and > reboot: tune2fs -C 100 /dev/hda1 > > You can also use "single user mode" at boot time, or boot from a > utility CD, and in either case --force a fsck. Tune2fs is easier. > > > Any ideas? This is a relatively new machine, and I ran the > > unmentionable OS on it for months without any problems. > > There is so much wrong with that statement, but maybe I can sum > it up by saying that Windows probably uses the memory and hard drive > differently. Most likely the problem wouldn't surface until you were > working it hard, then you'd shrug it off as "windows" and reboot. > try running a stand alone diag disk I use dft you will prob be able to get one from the drive makers web site or follow this link for dft http://www.hgst.com/hdd/support/download.htm Arden > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
test
new to list just testing Arden -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
burning CD Images?
Using Windows 95 with a HP 9350i CD burner. I've been trying to burn a Debian CD and I'm having trouble, to understate the matter. I downloaded ftp://debian.uchicago.edu/debian-cd/stable/official/2.2_rev3/i386/binary-i386-1.iso then downloaded md5sum.exe (from elsewhere) and checked the MD5 sum. It matches. I looked up several sets of instructions on how to burn a IS09660 image using Nero. I burned it as Data Mode 1, NOT raw data, 2048 bytes block size, 0 image header and trailer, NOT scrambled, NOT swapped. I've tried Finalized, not Finalized, Disc-At-Once, not DAO, etc. I don't seem to have any luck. Each time I burn the CD I get the same thing. When I check the MD5 sum using: md5sum --check md5sum.txt It finds that numerous files fail. The majority of the files do pass, though. Upon closer investigation, many (or possibly all?) of the files that fail have sizes of 0 bytes, and there appears to be missing files, although I haven't checked too closely. On the chance that Nero was to blame, I downloaded Golden Hawk Technology's CDRWIN and tried that with the same exact results. I've never had any unexplainable trouble with Nero or my CD-burner, although I've never tried burning an ISO9660 image before, either... I'm starting to wonder if perhaps the CD is actually fine, and if those files would be readable under Linux...but I'd rather not risk destroying my computer if some of the files ARE corrupt. I have a CD-RW at my disposal, which I've been using for these tests since I made my first CD-R Debian coaster. I'll gladly burn day and night until I get this problem solved. Any advice? Just ask and I'll give you any other relevant data you'd like. Thanks for your time. -Arden Spiller [EMAIL PROTECTED]
ipchains and 2.4
Hello everyone... I have migrated over from Redhat and Mandrake to Debian and am loving it. I had compiled 2.2.18 successfully a few months ago and had been using it awhile. I heard that 2.4 became stable so I compiled it and installed it... I cannot get ipchains to work... Im not sure if I missed something in the config or if it doesnt support it at all. I noticed there was an option to install Network Packet filtering which replaced ipchains... Did I miss something or is ipchains not supported at all? >>ipchains: Incompatible with this kernel<< Thanks for your help... Jason P.S. APT RULES.
