Network connection doesn't work (etch on Thinpad 600x, Xircom card)

I've tried to install Debian etch on my Thinkpad 600X for several times. Without success. My network card is a Xircom combined Cardbus modem/ethernet (rbem56g-100). I also tried a WLAN PCMCIA card, no success either. Here's what happens: The (xircom) card is found and bound to eth0. The LED on the

3.1 r2 i386 install hangs on IBM ThinkPad A30p

Trying to install off a CD set onto a partition on a new 80G HD hangs with a blank screen right after the first line after starting syslogd and another demon (appears and vanishes too fast to read). Tried booting with the debug flags and floppy=thinkpad but makes no diff. Also with both linux a

swap problem

i am getting some problem with swap. the swap is not starting ok. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cat /etc/fstab # /etc/fstab: static file system information. # # proc/proc procdefaults0 0 /dev/sda6 / reiserfs notail 0

Boot messages

How I can read the boot messages? With /var/log grep and zgrep I can't locate some error messages that appears when the system starts. I.e. today have read some about /etc/ntp... ? and ntpdate doesn't sync the system clock. -- Benjamí http://blog.bitassa.cat .

Re: Speed of cdrom/dvd writing

On Fri, Sep 15, 2006 at 01:58:48PM +, Owen Heisler wrote: > > On Fri, 2006-09-15 at 10:03 +0200, Juraj Fedel wrote: > > I got my first dvd writer. It write both cdrom and dvd, something > > that bother me is that speed for dvd writing is never more than 2x > > (device and medium are able to do

Re: crt card advice needed

On Sun, 17 Sep 2006 12:03:12 +1000, Jude DaShiell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I want to be able to run X with debian. Older monitor died and had an ati card with it that does work the new monitor. The new monitor is an Gateway ev910 crt which was also known as a sony trinitron with single

Re: laser printer recommendation for personal use?

On Sun, 17 Sep 2006 11:56:57 +1000, Miles Bader <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Arafangion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: The lexmark printers appear to be better designed for recycling and are cheaper - albit at marginally worse print quality. (Both printers are very poor quality, so this makes little

Re: number of machines running Debian?

On Sun, Sep 17, 2006 at 01:50:51AM +, Gustavo Franco wrote: > > FYI, we had more than 1.2 million web servers (yeah, just web servers) > running Debian[0] in 2005. > > If you add Debian web servers not publishing this information, others > servers (2 * 1.2, at least?), desktops, embedded and

udf support in kernel 2.6.16

HiI am recompiling a 2.6.16 now and looking at all those menu items in the screen "make  menuconfig" where do I find the place to turn on udf support for my dvd+rw?thanks Stay in the know. Pulse on the new Yahoo.com. Check it out.

update-grub path change

After the today Grub update (Sid): - I must remove the full paths from /etc/kernel-img.conf or - I must change the paths because update-grub now is in /usr/sbin/ instead of /sbin/ My doubt is because this apt-listchanges note: -- grub (0.97-16) unstable; urgenc

crt card advice needed

I want to be able to run X with debian. Older monitor died and had an ati card with it that does work the new monitor. The new monitor is an Gateway ev910 crt which was also known as a sony trinitron with single gun so is very cool in temperature when it runs. The ati card will not work in X and

Re: laser printer recommendation for personal use?

Arafangion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > The lexmark printers appear to be better designed for recycling and are > cheaper - albit at marginally worse print quality. (Both printers > are very poor quality, so this makes little difference). Er, are there any popular choices that have _good_ print q

Re: number of machines running Debian?

On 9/15/06, Tshepang Lekhonkhobe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Somebody estimated Ubuntu to be installed in over 6 million machines*. Are there any estimates for Debian? * https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/Issue13 FYI, we had more than 1.2 million web servers (yeah, just web servers)

Re: window manager not picking up Xresources?

Ian Daniel Leroux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Putting a BSD kernel into an otherwise GPL system does nothing to > address that. To be fair, Debian is not a "GPL system," it's a free software system (with a specific definition of free software independent of the GPL). They happily package BSD-lic

Re: laser printer recommendation for personal use?

On Sun, 17 Sep 2006 10:15:24 +1000, B.Hoffmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Thanks everybody for the feedback. I'll be going for a Brother, they seem to bundle DEBs and other format linux drivers on their cd, should be supported. Just why is the HL-2070N $136,- on newegg and £144 on dabs here? A

Re: How to measure stability?

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 09/16/06 17:17, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > On Sat, Sep 16, 2006 at 05:06:23PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: >> On 09/16/06 16:51, Bruno Buys wrote: >>> Is there any way to objectively measure stability among debian >>> flavours? I mean, does anybod

Re: laser printer recommendation for personal use?

Thanks everybody for the feedback. I'll be going for a Brother, they seem to bundle DEBs and other format linux drivers on their cd, should be supported. Just why is the HL-2070N $136,- on newegg and £144 on dabs here? At an exchange rate of around $1.80 to one £ this should be... a lot less. Oh we

Re: How to measure stability?

On Sun, 17 Sep 2006 07:51:43 +1000, Bruno Buys <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Is there any way to objectively measure stability among debian flavours? I mean, does anybody know of a webpage or project or something to build statistics on bug reports? I'm asking this because every now and then w

aolserver 4.5 on debian

I’m trying to install aolserver from source and got a permission error:   desktop:/usr/local/src/aolserver4.5/aolserver-4.5.0# make install ./util/nsmakeall.tcl install nsthread nsd nstclsh make: execvp: ./util/nsmakeall.tcl: Permission denied make: *** [install-bins] Error 127 deskto

Re: How to measure stability?

On (16/09/06 18:51), Bruno Buys wrote: > Is there any way to objectively measure stability among debian > flavours? I mean, does anybody know of a webpage or project or something > to build statistics on bug reports? I'm asking this because every now > and then we have threads asking how much u

Re: How to measure stability?

On Sat, Sep 16, 2006 at 05:06:23PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > On 09/16/06 16:51, Bruno Buys wrote: > > Is there any way to objectively measure stability among debian > > flavours? I mean, does anybody know of a webpage or project or something > > to build statistics on bug reports? I'm asking

Re: How to measure stability?

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 09/16/06 16:51, Bruno Buys wrote: > Is there any way to objectively measure stability among debian > flavours? I mean, does anybody know of a webpage or project or something > to build statistics on bug reports? I'm asking this because every now

Re: How to measure stability?

Hello Bruno. > If a there's a good soul somewhere keeping statistics of broken > stuff and bugs grouped by packages and flavours, I'd REALLY like to see it. Here it is: http://www.debian.org/Bugs/ Regards, Mathias -- debian/rules signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature

strange behavior of sound chip AD1986A (Nvidia)

hello list, i installed etch with kernel 2.6.17-486 on an asus am2 motherboard with a sempron 1800 >>3200+ processor, a 32 bits_machine. i tried out diverse kernels under etch but did not succeed to compile and install the nvidia (motherboard) graphic and sound drivers because they tell me t

How to measure stability?

Is there any way to objectively measure stability among debian flavours? I mean, does anybody know of a webpage or project or something to build statistics on bug reports? I'm asking this because every now and then we have threads asking how much unstable unstable is, and the replies are always

Re: groups output proplem

Hello Fred. > Mathias Brodala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello Fred. > > Yeez, isn’t Yahoo Mail able to communicate with mailing lists? > > I don't understand what you mean. Yahoo Mail destroys the List-Post header thus forcing me to reply to you and replace your adress with that of this list.

RapQuebec.com -

Ceci n'est pas du SPAM mes plutot une lettre d'information envoyez par [EMAIL PROTECTED] pour faire la promotion du site web http://www.RapQuebec.com/ site web sur le rap au quebec. Nous vous invitons a le joindre, vous pouvez vous si inscrire(avec e-mail valide) afin de pouvoir télécharger mp3

Re: install nvidia for latest debian kernel

Derek wrote: I use the nvidia installer,never had a broken system,dunno where you got those instructions from.Just download the nvidia installer,run it and you should be good to go(assuming you have all the stuff needed to compile the kernel module). I agree. I currently use NVIDIA-Linux-x86

Re: Re: start networking problem

Thanks to all for your help. My /etc/network/interfaces was ok, just added the line modprobe tulip to /etc/modules and rebooted and all is well now. Marty -- Marty Landman, Face 2 Interface Inc. 845-679-9387 Free Database Search App: http://face2interface.com/Products/FormATable.shtml Web In

Re: hibernate desktop?

Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: Hi, Anybody done this successfully? Details? On a desktop running a two-seater Sid and kernel 2.6.17-ck1 and suspend2-2.2.7.5-for-2.6.17 applied to that kernel with Hibernate Script 1.93 I can hibernate and resume, provided: 1. I stop apcupsd, gdm, gpm beforehand 2.

Sid fontconfig broken?

fc-cache can no longer write its caches. This means that KDE and such takes a ridiculous amount of time coming up at all and each app stalls as well trying to get at the fonts. I tried downgrading to the "testing" version. Did not help. Anyone else had the problem? Fixed it? -- To UNSUBSCRIB

Re: install nvidia for latest debian kernel

I use the nvidia installer,never had a broken system,dunno where you got those instructions from.Just download the nvidia installer,run it and you should be good to go(assuming you have all the stuff needed to compile the kernel module). On 9/16/06, Francesco Pietra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi al

Re: groups output proplem

"Fred J." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Mathias Brodala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello Fred. > > > I am using debian/testing with 2.6.15. > > the difference in the outputs below is the problem. > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ groups > > fred dialout cdrom floppy audio video plugdev > >

Re: groups output proplem

Mathias Brodala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello Fred.Yeez, isn’t Yahoo Mail able to communicate with mailing lists?I don't understand what you mean.Oh, and please cite only the least necessary part of my mail ok.and don’t answerbelow my signature. Thank you.I have been told to answer at the bottom

Re: groups output proplem

Hello Fred. Yeez, isn’t Yahoo Mail able to communicate with mailing lists? Oh, and please cite only the least necessary part of my mail and don’t answer below my signature. Thank you. > on the xterm I typed 'exit' then reopen the xterm again. is that the way to > log out and log back in? No, yo

Re: groups output proplem

Mathias Brodala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello Fred.> I am using debian/testing with 2.6.15.> the difference in the outputs below is the problem.> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ groups > fred dialout cdrom floppy audio video plugdev> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ groups fred> fred : fred dialout cdrom floppy

Re: groups output proplem

Hello Fred. > I am using debian/testing with 2.6.15. > the difference in the outputs below is the problem. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ groups > fred dialout cdrom floppy audio video plugdev > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ groups fred > fred : fred dialout cdrom floppy audio src video plugdev Did you ad

groups output proplem

HiI am using debian/testing with 2.6.15.the difference in the outputs below is the problem.[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ groups fred dialout cdrom floppy audio video plugdev[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ groups fredfred : fred dialout cdrom floppy audio src video plugdev[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ thanks Do you Yaho

Re: is it possible to create a black box with debian?

> This is just a general opinion based upon general, not specific, > experience. I can't really comment in detail because I don't know what > exactly you are trying to accomplish. As a general rule I believe that > to the extent that anyone has local, physical access or even proximity > to your sy

Re: Problem with soundcard

On Sat, Sep 16, 2006 at 12:49:19PM +0300, Margiolas Christos wrote.. > But I can't boot on debian how I can do that? Mayby I could try to > add the module at /etc/modules from a live cd... Sorry, I missed your statement in your first message that you were not able to even boot. A coupl

Re: debian unstable, stable enough?

On 2006-09-16 10:00:12 -0500, John Hasler wrote: > Vincent Lefevre writes: > > And this can take months. Losing mail for months is not acceptable. > > Updates are available from proposed-updates. Also, these updates seem to be for the current stable version. And the maintainer didn't want to have

GS and fonts (was Re: CUPS suddenly doesn't like WP8 Postscript)

On 9/16/06, Alan Greenberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 2006-09-15, Patrick Wiseman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:>> All of a sudden, the Postscript generated by WP8's Passthrough Postscript> won't print properly.  The first page of a document prints, but no more. > I've tried to print to PDF and to

Re: is it possible to create a black box with debian?

> >Local access ? > >Game over. > >You lose. > > Thanks for your answer. > I accept that my way could be wrong, but at the same time I'd appreciate > your suggestion based in your experience. > > Grretings > Enediel > > This is just a general opinion based upon general, not specific, experie

Re: debian unstable, stable enough?

On 2006-09-16 10:00:12 -0500, John Hasler wrote: > Updates are available from proposed-updates. I wonder why the Debian web pages don't mention it. -- Vincent Lefèvre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - Web: 100% accessible validated (X)HTML - Blog: Work:

RE: Linux Will Get Buried (Off)

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Friday 15 September 2006 21:57, "Seth Goodman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> was heard to say: > The individual making the accusation/insult here also has politics. >  No one can say another's political affiliation makes their ideas > worthless without calli

Re: geek blog

No, it wasn't spam. It looked like spam, and I jumped to a conclusion. On Sat, Sep 16, 2006 at 05:04:18PM +0200, Jabka Atu wrote: > It's aint spem i exidantly send it to debian list and to spesifc person ... > It is off topic yes but it is not spam. > > On 9/13/06, Carl Fink <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: CUPS suddenly doesn't like WP8 Postscript

On 2006-09-15, Patrick Wiseman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > All of a sudden, the Postscript generated by WP8's Passthrough Postscript > won't print properly. The first page of a document prints, but no more. > I've tried to print to PDF and to a printer which has before printed WP8's > Postscrip

Re: debian unstable, stable enough?

Andrei Popescu wrote: > This is the rule for stable. Grave bugs are fixed for the next update > though. Vincent Lefevre writes: > And this can take months. Losing mail for months is not acceptable. Updates are available from proposed-updates. -- John Hasler -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL

Re: GNOME update and mouse cursor

On Thu, 2006-09-14 at 20:40 +0400, Aleksej wrote: > I've been using mixed GNOME for some time -- 2.8+2.12+2.14 etc. > Yesterday I updated all the GNOME packages to 2.14, and got some mouse > problems. > I'm using a graphic tablet, and the mouse is on the left, and is > configured to be left-handed.

Re: alsa troubles

On Wed, 2006-09-13 at 20:05 +0200, Albert Dengg wrote: > the system has 2 soundcard, one onboard via card (which is disabled in > the bios but for some reason shows up in lspci nevertheless), and a > creative sb live 1024 running with the emu10k1 driver. > > now, for some reason sometimes upon sys

Re: Recovering deleted vfat file?

On Wed, 2006-09-13 at 13:10 -0400, Michael S. Peek wrote: > Is it possible to recover a deleted vfat file under linux? > > Is it possible when you know the directory it was in, but not the exact > filename? Hi, This could be a starting point: http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/420 -

Re: punctuation in Epiphany

On Wed, 2006-09-13 at 20:30 -0400, Mark Grieveson wrote: > Hello. On some pages, quotation marks and apostrophes are not rendered > with Epiphany browser on my computer. Most frequently this occurs on > large sites which use a content management system of some sort. For > example, the Toront

install nvidia for latest debian kernel

Hi all; could please someone adapt the following (official) procedure for amd64 to 32bit debian etch (the last two lines for manual downloading): Never EVER use the NVidia installers - they're a quick route to a broken system. 1) ensure you have non-free enabled in your sources.list 2) install

Re: geek blog

It's aint spem i exidantly send it to debian list and to spesifc person ...It is off topic yes but it is not spam.On 9/13/06, Carl Fink < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:On Tue, Sep 12, 2006 at 10:22:42PM -0300, Gabriel Parrondo wrote: > El mar, 12-09-2006 a las 02:29 +0300, Jabka Atu escribió:> > Hi Mich

Re: window manager not picking up Xresources?

Mumia W. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What are those hard-coded commands you're talking about? That's > important because terminal emulators recognize their resources based > upon their names. So if you define resources for "XTerm" (note the > capitals), but you start the program as "xterm," it

Re: debian unstable, stable enough?

On 2006-09-14 17:33:17 +0300, Andrei Popescu wrote: > This is the rule for stable. Grave bugs are fixed for the next update > though. And this can take months. Losing mail for months is not acceptable. > > There are other problems with Debian/stable, such as external > > software that can't be in

Re: Installation Problem

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Hello, > > I have trouble installing lates Debian release 31R3 - i386 onto > NVidia6100+AMD > ATHLON64+512MB DDR2 + HDD SATA2. > Debian installation procedure doesn't recognize LAN,SATA controller and HDD. > With Ferora Core 5 I had no problems at all. > I he

Installation Problem

Hello, I have trouble installing lates Debian release 31R3 - i386 onto NVidia6100+AMD ATHLON64+512MB DDR2 + HDD SATA2. Debian installation procedure doesn't recognize LAN,SATA controller and HDD. With Ferora Core 5 I had no problems at all. I hecked on Nvidia site they say drivers are integr

Re: window manager not picking up Xresources?

On Saturday 16 September 2006 01:03, Kevin Mark wrote: > On Fri, Sep 15, 2006 at 11:52:51AM -0400, Ian D. Leroux wrote: > > On Fri, 15 Sep 2006 09:03:23 -0500, "Mumia W." > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > > On 09/15/2006 07:50 AM, Ian D. Leroux wrote: > > > > I'm having a strange (to me) proble

rcS.d

Hi there, I have a feeling that I have a problem with the sysinit scripts (rcS.d) I put additional modules to be loaded (e.g. ip_nat_ftp) into /etc/modules, however they are not loaded when the system boots. I have executed /etc/rcS.d/S20module-init-tools manually, which does what it should. Now I

Etch, Samba 3, passwordproblem, Win2000

Hello, we have been running SuSE 9.3 on server and Win98SE, Win2000 and XP-Clients with Samba 3 without any problems After setting up the server with Debian Etch and Samba 3 (PDC) only WIN98SE users can logon. On Win2000 and XP only one user can logon without problems (password not changed,

Re: Problem with soundcard

But I can't boot on debian how I can do that? Mayby I could try to add the module at /etc/modules from a live cd...

Re: mkdir on dvd+rw

#include * Fred J. [Fri, Sep 15 2006, 11:53:18AM]: > Hi > > using debian/testing 2.6.15 > cannot I use a dvd+rw as a hard drive? I mean, to > make directories, > move files around, > change content of a file, > ...? > > I just copied "or should I say burned" some files using > growisofs -Z /dev

Re: Usb hard-disk wrongly claimed by ehci-hd module [SOLVED]

On Wednesday 13 September 2006 20:25, John O'Hagan wrote: > Hi, > > Given the number of posts about usb device problems, I thought this might > be of use: on a Thinkpad T40 running testing, my Lacie 40-gig usb drive was > wrongly claimed by the ehci-hd module. This meant that the drive could not >

Re: mkdir on dvd+rw

Kevin Mark wrote: On Fri, Sep 15, 2006 at 11:53:18AM -0700, Fred J. wrote: Hi using debian/testing 2.6.15 cannot I use a dvd+rw as a hard drive? I mean, to make directories, move files around, change content of a file, ...? I just copied "or should I say burned" some files using growisofs -Z /

Re: laser printer recommendation for personal use?

On 15 Sep 2006, Ken Wahl wrote: > I'm quite satisfied with the Brother HL-2060 I purchased a year ago for > about $120. It sells now on NewEgg for $106. The Brother HL-2070N looks > like the model that would fit your needs, specifically ethernet > connectivity. It's selling on NewEgg for $135. Go h