Re: Need Help With Slightly Borked Debian Testing System
On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 11:55 PM, Ed wrote: > First check if your kernel got updated - it may not have picked > up/remained in sync with the options from your previous kernel. If so, try > booting the old one. Life still upside-down? that was the easy path.. > > Your update left you with a video driver that can no longer find a GPU - > Gnome3 requires accelerated video, the fallback looks like Gnome2. The > video and mixed-up keyboard(s) leads me to think you are going to have to > clean out your borked* /etc/X11/xorg.conf & friends. I would put what you > have aside and try a clean regeneration of your X - once you get it > restored to the way you like, back it up ;) > *your upgrade may have saved your original xorg.conf - look for that too > > unless debian does this differently too, Hans? > > Going forward, keep in mind that tools like apt & yum support typical > configurations - once you setup a complex configuration, you also need to > be able to recreate it after upgrades (which tend to restore the > conventional) > > good luck > > > On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 7:24 PM, Mark Phillips > wrote: > >> I am running Debian testing on my laptop. I use my laptop in two >> configurations - stand alone and with an external monitor and bluetooth >> keyboard and mouse. Everything was working in that I could switch back and >> forth as needed. >> >> I then had a need to write a bunch of documents/emails in German so I >> tried to add a German keyboard mapping and dictionary to the system. I was >> successful and could switch back and forth between German and English in >> LibreOffice and Gmail using the external keyboard. >> >> I then ran an aptitude update and then an upgrade and the world collapsed. >> >> * I no longer have gnome 3, but a fall back version of gnome 2. >> >> * I can type correctly with the external keyboard, but the keyboard on >> the laptop is all messed up. The keys do not type what is printed on the >> keys. >> >> * I don't have a German keyboard mapping any more. >> >> I googled for some solutions, ran some dpkg-reconfigures but I just >> cannot get the laptop keyboard to work properly, nor get back to gnome 3. >> When I run an aptitude update and then upgrade now, I get this >> >> # aptitude upgrade >> Resolving dependencies... >> open: 8922; closed: 14679; defer: 68; conflict: 194 >> >> and the conflicts are never resolved - the numbers just keep changing and >> the cpus are pegged at 100%. >> >> apt-get upgrade shows many packages to be upgraded, and does not report >> any dependency issues. >> >> Should I try apt-get upgrade to see if it fixes the problem? How do I go >> about fixing the keyboard and gnome 3 issues? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Mark >> >> -- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > damn - sorry about the top post - my bad --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Re: Need Help With Slightly Borked Debian Testing System
First check if your kernel got updated - it may not have picked up/remained in sync with the options from your previous kernel. If so, try booting the old one. Life still upside-down? that was the easy path.. Your update left you with a video driver that can no longer find a GPU - Gnome3 requires accelerated video, the fallback looks like Gnome2. The video and mixed-up keyboard(s) leads me to think you are going to have to clean out your borked* /etc/X11/xorg.conf & friends. I would put what you have aside and try a clean regeneration of your X - once you get it restored to the way you like, back it up ;) *your upgrade may have saved your original xorg.conf - look for that too unless debian does this differently too, Hans? Going forward, keep in mind that tools like apt & yum support typical configurations - once you setup a complex configuration, you also need to be able to recreate it after upgrades (which tend to restore the conventional) good luck On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 7:24 PM, Mark Phillips wrote: > I am running Debian testing on my laptop. I use my laptop in two > configurations - stand alone and with an external monitor and bluetooth > keyboard and mouse. Everything was working in that I could switch back and > forth as needed. > > I then had a need to write a bunch of documents/emails in German so I > tried to add a German keyboard mapping and dictionary to the system. I was > successful and could switch back and forth between German and English in > LibreOffice and Gmail using the external keyboard. > > I then ran an aptitude update and then an upgrade and the world collapsed. > > * I no longer have gnome 3, but a fall back version of gnome 2. > > * I can type correctly with the external keyboard, but the keyboard on the > laptop is all messed up. The keys do not type what is printed on the keys. > > * I don't have a German keyboard mapping any more. > > I googled for some solutions, ran some dpkg-reconfigures but I just cannot > get the laptop keyboard to work properly, nor get back to gnome 3. When I > run an aptitude update and then upgrade now, I get this > > # aptitude upgrade > Resolving dependencies... > open: 8922; closed: 14679; defer: 68; conflict: 194 > > and the conflicts are never resolved - the numbers just keep changing and > the cpus are pegged at 100%. > > apt-get upgrade shows many packages to be upgraded, and does not report > any dependency issues. > > Should I try apt-get upgrade to see if it fixes the problem? How do I go > about fixing the keyboard and gnome 3 issues? > > Thanks, > > Mark > > > > > --- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
Need Help With Slightly Borked Debian Testing System
I am running Debian testing on my laptop. I use my laptop in two configurations - stand alone and with an external monitor and bluetooth keyboard and mouse. Everything was working in that I could switch back and forth as needed. I then had a need to write a bunch of documents/emails in German so I tried to add a German keyboard mapping and dictionary to the system. I was successful and could switch back and forth between German and English in LibreOffice and Gmail using the external keyboard. I then ran an aptitude update and then an upgrade and the world collapsed. * I no longer have gnome 3, but a fall back version of gnome 2. * I can type correctly with the external keyboard, but the keyboard on the laptop is all messed up. The keys do not type what is printed on the keys. * I don't have a German keyboard mapping any more. I googled for some solutions, ran some dpkg-reconfigures but I just cannot get the laptop keyboard to work properly, nor get back to gnome 3. When I run an aptitude update and then upgrade now, I get this # aptitude upgrade Resolving dependencies... open: 8922; closed: 14679; defer: 68; conflict: 194 and the conflicts are never resolved - the numbers just keep changing and the cpus are pegged at 100%. apt-get upgrade shows many packages to be upgraded, and does not report any dependency issues. Should I try apt-get upgrade to see if it fixes the problem? How do I go about fixing the keyboard and gnome 3 issues? Thanks, Mark --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
vpn connection
> From: Dennis McClellan > Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2014 12:53:34 -0800 > > I am trying to install a pptpsetup to use a vpn connection. > On the command line I've done this: > > dad@dad-Satellite-L675D:~$ locate pptpsetup > /usr/sbin/pptpsetup > /usr/share/man/man8/pptpsetup.8.gz Ya, you got it. Locate located two files. > dad@dad-Satellite-L675D:~$ sudo apt-get install /usr/sbin/pptpsetup > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done > E: Unable to locate package /usr/sbin Apt-get takes a package name, the name of a bundle of many files, not a file name. Thus the "E" (error) "Unable to locate package..." > dad@dad-Satellite-L675D:~$ sudo apt-get install > /usr/share/man/man8/pptpsetup.8.gz > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done > E: Unable to locate package /usr/share/man/man8 You get an A for persistence. > dad@dad-Satellite-L675D:~$ sudo apt-get install pptpsetup.8.gz > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done > E: Unable to locate package pptpsetup.8.gz > E: Couldn't find any package by regex 'pptpsetup.8.gz' A+ > dad@dad-Satellite-L675D:~$ > > I'm sure I;m doing something wrong, but I don't know what. > Any ideas? You may find the commandline frustrating. You probably want to read this: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/VPN --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
