Re: Very slim Desktop Manager

2008-11-11 Thread Tzafrir Cohen
On Fri, Nov 07, 2008 at 07:29:10AM +0530, Sridhar M.A. wrote: > On Thu, Nov 06, 2008 at 02:00:28PM +0100, Michael Ott wrote: >> >> I am looking for a very slim desktop manager. >> >> The system looking for is a 486 166MHz with 64MB Ram. >> >> I only want to run one or tw

Re: postfix can't send and receive mails

2008-11-11 Thread lee
On Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:57:54 +0800 (CST) Stephen Liu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > # grep relayhost /etc/postfix/main.cf > relayhost = Ok, I guess that would mean that there are no hosts specified for which xen05 is allowed to relay mail. > comment out that line 'mydestination'; http://www.postf

Re: Is this a bug in Mplayer?

2008-11-11 Thread Sven Joachim
On 2008-11-11 23:58 +0100, Rico Secada wrote: > I am running Debian Lenny with kernel 2.6.26-1-686. I have not > experienced any problems prior. > > Today I wanted to watch a movie, and Mplayer crashed with a panic. > Following Mplayer crashes no matter what I try to play. > > Should I report thi

Re: how to use mplayer to convert DVD to a file?

2008-11-11 Thread Alex Samad
On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 11:06:50PM -0800, Serena Cantor wrote: > I received 2 copies of your mail. > I will sign off now. > Thanks! > > [snip] What a strange person ! > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: virtualbox error-SOLVED

2008-11-11 Thread Alex Samad
On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 04:50:31PM -0500, Paul Cartwright wrote: > On Tue November 11 2008, Paul Cartwright wrote: > > On Tue November 11 2008, Mariusz Sielicki wrote: > > > aptitude install bridge-utils virtualbox-ose-source module-assistance > > > m-a auto-install virtualbox-ose > > > modprobe vb

Re: how to use mplayer to convert DVD to a file?

2008-11-11 Thread Serena Cantor
I received 2 copies of your mail. I will sign off now. Thanks! --- On Wed, 11/12/08, lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: how to use mplayer to convert DVD to a file? > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Wednesday, November 1

Re: TV has no sound in etch

2008-11-11 Thread lee
On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:02:05 -0800 (PST) Serena Cantor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I use snd_ens1371 module. > DVD has sound when I play it. > But xawtv and tvtime has no sound. > Maybe I shall use some wrapper for alsa driver? > Which command I should enter? http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-

Re: postfix can't send and receive mails

2008-11-11 Thread Stephen Liu
--- lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:59:10 +0800 (CST) > Stephen Liu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Nov 11 02:41:55 xen05 postfix/smtpd[3445]: NOQUEUE: reject: RCPT > from > > unknown[121.34.170.57]: 554 5.7.1 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Relay access > > denied; from=<[EMAIL PR

Re: how to use mplayer to convert DVD to a file?

2008-11-11 Thread lee
On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:45:17 -0800 (PST) Serena Cantor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I suggest your reading others' replies to my question. Their replies > are far more helpful. You were specifying what size the output file should be, but you didn't specify the size of the input file yet. Thus he

Re: Windows to Debian secure data transfer over internet

2008-11-11 Thread lee
On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:33:11 -0500 "H.S." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Rico Secada wrote: > > > > > Unless there is any pressing need for you to use SSH, I would > > recommend > > It is for encryption. I have no idea what my ISP does with my data and > moreover I just don't plain like idea of s

Re: OT: HP NetServer LPr dual P-II-450MHz, 250MB 2x9GB 2U server

2008-11-11 Thread lee
On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:46:43 -0500 "Douglas A. Tutty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I know that computers keep > getting quieter but I wonder what the fan noise would compare to, say > a dual P-133 box? If it's anything like a LH3, expect noise like from an industrial vacuum cleaner. Even if the n

Re: how to use mplayer to convert DVD to a file?

2008-11-11 Thread Serena Cantor
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html Are the rules above the rule of debian user list? I'm not sure. I suggest your reading others' replies to my question. Their replies are far more helpful. --- On Tue, 11/11/08, Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Ron Johnson <[EMAIL

Re: numlockx works?

2008-11-11 Thread T o n g
On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:30:04 +1300, Dean Sutherland wrote: >> However, neither "numlockx on", nor "numlockx off" works for me. . . >> > numlockx works here running lenny: Then I guess that it might be driver related because I've just found that this bug has the exact symptom that I'm experienc

RE: how to use mplayer to convert DVD to a file?

2008-11-11 Thread Serena Cantor
Thanks! What is "263 avi file"? How big is output.avi after 1st pass and 2nd pass? --- On Tue, 11/11/08, paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: how to use mplayer to convert DVD to a file? > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], debian-user@lists.debian.org > Date: Tues

Re: virtualbox error-SOLVED

2008-11-11 Thread Jeff Goodman
On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:50:31 -0500 Paul Cartwright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue November 11 2008, Paul Cartwright wrote: > > On Tue November 11 2008, Mariusz Sielicki wrote: > > > aptitude install bridge-utils virtualbox-ose-source > > > module-assistance m-a auto-install virtualbox-ose > >

Re: OT: HP NetServer LPr dual P-II-450MHz, 250MB 2x9GB 2U server

2008-11-11 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 10:29:16PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: > On 11/11/08 21:46, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: > >Its an HP NetServer LPr, Dual P-II 450 MHz, 256 MB ram, 2x9GB SCSI drive > >2U server. Its basically $60 CDN (plus tax) and I can drive to pick it > >up (no shipping cost). They have 4 ava

Re: OT: HP NetServer LPr dual P-II-450MHz, 250MB 2x9GB 2U server

2008-11-11 Thread Ron Johnson
On 11/11/08 21:46, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: Hello all, I need some advice. I need a medium-age computer. Re my low-MHz quest, further testing suggests that if I keep the speed under 500 MHz we may be tolerable (all things being equal, and it depends on the PSU). Looking on eBay, I've found ite

Re: OT: HP NetServer LPr dual P-II-450MHz, 250MB 2x9GB 2U server

2008-11-11 Thread Julian De Marchi
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 > Has anyone used these servers? Any gotya's? I ran one for 2 yrs as a DNS server with 18GB SCSI. It never missed a beat! However it was a very noisy sever. - -- Cheers, Julian De Marchi - -- OpenNIC user - http://www.opennicproject.org/ | http://ww

Re: how to use mplayer to convert DVD to a file?

2008-11-11 Thread Ron Johnson
Your requests for help do not contain the appropriate amount of background needed for us to answer you in anything other than generalities. So, remembering that we are not paid to answer your questions, read this and come back when you ask smart questions. http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/sma

RE: how to use mplayer to convert DVD to a file?

2008-11-11 Thread paul
> I have copy DVD to hard drive. > It's at /mnt/dos4/1415 > I want to convert it to save space. > Do you know the command? Encoding DVD to a file is a complex subject. The code below will do a two pass encode from your file to a 263 avi file. When done it will play the file. You can ctrl-c to

OT: HP NetServer LPr dual P-II-450MHz, 250MB 2x9GB 2U server

2008-11-11 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
Hello all, I need some advice. I need a medium-age computer. Re my low-MHz quest, further testing suggests that if I keep the speed under 500 MHz we may be tolerable (all things being equal, and it depends on the PSU). Looking on eBay, I've found item number 46408316. Its an HP NetServer L

Re: Very slim Desktop Manager

2008-11-11 Thread Celejar
On Fri, 7 Nov 2008 07:29:10 +0530 "Sridhar M.A." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Nov 06, 2008 at 02:00:28PM +0100, Michael Ott wrote: >> >> I am looking for a very slim desktop manager. >> >> The system looking for is a 486 166MHz with 64MB Ram. >> >> I only want t

Re: how to use mplayer to convert DVD to a file?

2008-11-11 Thread Serena Cantor
Your reply is not helpful. --- On Tue, 11/11/08, Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: how to use mplayer to convert DVD to a file? > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2008, 10:06 PM > On 11/11/08 19:03, Serena

Re: how to use mplayer to convert DVD to a file?

2008-11-11 Thread Ron Johnson
On 11/11/08 19:03, Serena Cantor wrote: If I give enough details, can you help me out? If my memory doesn't fail, there are only 2 directories in DVD, I copy them to /mnt/dos4/1415 And I can use vlc to play by just specifying directory. After conversion, I wish frame size is about 384x288. The

Re: Windows to Debian secure data transfer over internet

2008-11-11 Thread H.S.
Paul Cartwright wrote: > On Tue November 11 2008, H.S. wrote: >> For now what I have in mind is this: >> 1. Ask him to make archive volumes of the data, say 10 MB each. >> 2. Ask him to install the GUI scp client on his windows box. >> 3. Create account for him on my Debian router machine. >> 4. As

Re: Very slim Desktop Manager

2008-11-11 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 07:59:03PM -0500, Michael Pobega wrote: > On Thu, Nov 06, 2008 at 02:00:28PM +0100, Michael Ott wrote: > > > > I am looking for a very slim desktop manager. > > What would your wife say? :) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscri

Re: When stability is pointless

2008-11-11 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 12:13:42AM +, Sam Kuper wrote: > When 'stable' packages don't work, or are inadequately documented, it's a > pain because the upstream developers (who are otherwise often the first port > of call for help and documentation) may no longer support the version of the > so

Re: What is the point of RAID?

2008-11-11 Thread Mark Allums
Douglas A. Tutty wrote: On Sat, Nov 08, 2008 at 03:45:38AM -0600, Mark Allums wrote: lee wrote: On Fri, 7 Nov 2008 23:29:55 -0500 "Douglas A. Tutty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Fri, Nov 07, 2008 at 10:20:51PM -0600, Mark Allums wrote: If you do only have three drives, add it to the raid1 a

Re: Talking with Yahoo Messenger

2008-11-11 Thread steve
Michael Pobega wrote: > On Fri, Nov 07, 2008 at 11:16:49PM -0500, Kamaraju S Kusumanchi wrote: >> Martin wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> I find out that gaim is able to use text messaging with many >>> programs. I want to use voice messaging (use it as phone) >>> when other person is using Yahoo Messenger

Re: Windows to Debian secure data transfer over internet

2008-11-11 Thread H.S.
Paul Cartwright wrote: > On Tue November 11 2008, H.S. wrote: >> For now what I have in mind is this: >> 1. Ask him to make archive volumes of the data, say 10 MB each. >> 2. Ask him to install the GUI scp client on his windows box. >> 3. Create account for him on my Debian router machine. >> 4. As

Re: how to use mplayer to convert DVD to a file?

2008-11-11 Thread Serena Cantor
If I give enough details, can you help me out? If my memory doesn't fail, there are only 2 directories in DVD, I copy them to /mnt/dos4/1415 And I can use vlc to play by just specifying directory. After conversion, I wish frame size is about 384x288. The film is 90 minute long, I wish the file

Re: how to use mplayer to convert DVD to a file?

2008-11-11 Thread Raj Kiran Grandhi
Serena Cantor wrote: The page you list is too long. Isn't it just a command? Do you know? Indeed, it is just a command. Would you rather read the manpage? mencoder takes an input audio/video combination and transforms it to a different audio/video combination. Without telling anything about

Re: Talking with Yahoo Messenger

2008-11-11 Thread Michael Pobega
On Fri, Nov 07, 2008 at 11:16:49PM -0500, Kamaraju S Kusumanchi wrote: > Martin wrote: > > > Hello, > > I find out that gaim is able to use text messaging with many > > programs. I want to use voice messaging (use it as phone) > > when other person is using Yahoo Messenger on MS Windows. > > Is th

Re: Very slim Desktop Manager

2008-11-11 Thread Michael Pobega
On Thu, Nov 06, 2008 at 02:00:28PM +0100, Michael Ott wrote: > Hi! > > I am looking for a very slim desktop manager. > No pun intended, but you can install SLiM (Simple Login Manager). I use it myself, it is visually very nice (much improved over XDM) as well as fast and lightweight. If by 'de

Re: Canadian Walmart Photo Centre Problems?

2008-11-11 Thread Michael Pobega
On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 09:28:10AM -0500, Doug Mitton wrote: > On Sun, 09 Nov 2008 17:31:16 +0100, you wrote: > > >Hi All; > > > >I'm looking to see if anyone can confirm a change on the Walmart Photo web > >site. It appears it has gone "Internet Explorer" only as I can't get > >Konqueror or Mo

Re: how to use mplayer to convert DVD to a file?

2008-11-11 Thread Serena Cantor
The page you list is too long. Isn't it just a command? Do you know? Thanks anyway! --- On Tue, 11/11/08, Raj Kiran Grandhi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Raj Kiran Grandhi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: how to use mplayer to convert DVD to a file? > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > C

Re: how to increase FAT partition size in extended partition?

2008-11-11 Thread Raj Kiran Grandhi
Serena Cantor wrote: Is there any free software for doing that? Yes there is. Try gparted. It lets you do all sorts of things with your disk partitions. -- If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. -- Albert Einstein -- To

Re: Windows to Debian secure data transfer over internet

2008-11-11 Thread H.S.
Paul Cartwright wrote: > On Tue November 11 2008, H.S. wrote: >> For now what I have in mind is this: >> 1. Ask him to make archive volumes of the data, say 10 MB each. >> 2. Ask him to install the GUI scp client on his windows box. >> 3. Create account for him on my Debian router machine. >> 4. As

Re: Windows to Debian secure data transfer over internet

2008-11-11 Thread H.S.
Rico Secada wrote: > > Unless there is any pressing need for you to use SSH, I would recommend It is for encryption. I have no idea what my ISP does with my data and moreover I just don't plain like idea of somebody going over our family photos. That is the main reason. Thanks. -- Please re

Re: how to use mplayer to convert DVD to a file?

2008-11-11 Thread Raj Kiran Grandhi
Serena Cantor wrote: I have copy DVD to hard drive. It's at /mnt/dos4/1415 I want to convert it to save space. Do you know the command? The mplayer/mencoder documentation has a detailed chapter on ripping a dvd. It is really worth reading before proceeding. http://www.mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/HTML

Re: Windows to Debian secure data transfer over internet

2008-11-11 Thread Raj Kiran Grandhi
H.S. wrote: Hello, I am in a situation where a friend of mine wants to send tons of photos to me. Internet connection being what it is regarding stability, I am aiming to a method where the photos' transfer can be resumed if the connection breaks and is recreated. Keeping security in mind, I am

Re: Windows to Debian secure data transfer over internet

2008-11-11 Thread Paul Cartwright
On Tue November 11 2008, H.S. wrote: > For now what I have in mind is this: > 1. Ask him to make archive volumes of the data, say 10 MB each. > 2. Ask him to install the GUI scp client on his windows box. > 3. Create account for him on my Debian router machine. > 4. Ask him to start scp transfer of

Re: Windows to Debian secure data transfer over internet

2008-11-11 Thread Ron Johnson
On 11/11/08 18:08, H.S. wrote: [snip] Now I wanted to know what is the best way to go about this. He is not a computer savvy and does not use Linux. Otherwise I would have just asked him to send it over rsync via ssh. Savvy or not, is he amenable to rote learning? -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferso

Re: how to use mplayer to convert DVD to a file?

2008-11-11 Thread Ron Johnson
On 11/11/08 18:04, Serena Cantor wrote: I have copy DVD to hard drive. As an ISO file? It's at /mnt/dos4/1415 I want to convert it to save space. That's way too non-specific. How compact? Shrink image width/height? What format do you want it stored as? Do you know the command? Depend

Re: Question about files when installing Debian

2008-11-11 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Tue,11.Nov.08, 23:20:08, Camilo Masso Quiceno wrote: > Hi, I appreciate you could help me with this. > > I'm a windows user but after reading and hearing other people talking > about the great performance you can get from your machine with > GNU/Linux, I've been considering installing Debian

Re: Windows to Debian secure data transfer over internet

2008-11-11 Thread Rico Secada
On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:08:33 -0500 "H.S." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > I am in a situation where a friend of mine wants to send tons of > photos to me. Internet connection being what it is regarding > stability, I am aiming to a method where the photos' transfer can be > resumed if the

Re: When stability is pointless

2008-11-11 Thread Sam Kuper
Dear all, I'm grateful for your comments on this thread. I've learned about a few parts of the Debian system I wasn't aware of before (volatile/sloppy) and have been pleased to see a range of perspectives, including from upstream of the distro. A number of comments missed my main point, which was:

Windows to Debian secure data transfer over internet

2008-11-11 Thread H.S.
Hello, I am in a situation where a friend of mine wants to send tons of photos to me. Internet connection being what it is regarding stability, I am aiming to a method where the photos' transfer can be resumed if the connection breaks and is recreated. Keeping security in mind, I am thinking of a

(solved) Re: how to increase FAT partition size in extended partition?

2008-11-11 Thread Serena Cantor
Thanks! I find etch has gparted. I'll try it later on. --- On Tue, 11/11/08, Umarzuki Mochlis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Umarzuki Mochlis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: how to increase FAT partition size in extended partition? > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Tuesday, November 11, 200

how to use mplayer to convert DVD to a file?

2008-11-11 Thread Serena Cantor
I have copy DVD to hard drive. It's at /mnt/dos4/1415 I want to convert it to save space. Do you know the command? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

TV has no sound in etch

2008-11-11 Thread Serena Cantor
I use snd_ens1371 module. DVD has sound when I play it. But xawtv and tvtime has no sound. Maybe I shall use some wrapper for alsa driver? Which command I should enter? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

how to increase FAT partition size in extended partition?

2008-11-11 Thread Serena Cantor
Is there any free software for doing that? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Question about files when installing Debian

2008-11-11 Thread Camilo Masso Quiceno
Hi, I appreciate you could help me with this. I'm a windows user but after reading and hearing other people talking about the great performance you can get from your machine with GNU/Linux, I've been considering installing Debian operating system, but I still have one doubt. I'm aware that I c

Re: Unusual use of Wiimote

2008-11-11 Thread lee
On Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:18:59 +0100 "Mirco Piccin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~johnny/projects/wii/ > > Well, the interesting thing is that : > "For most of these projects, you don't need the Nintendo Wii console. > You only need the Wii controller and a bluetooth connec

Re: Unusual use of Wiimote

2008-11-11 Thread Mirco Piccin
Hi! >> Today i find this site: >> >> http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~johnny/projects/wii/ >> >> and i feel enthusiast. >> I register myself to www.wiimoteproject.com and i see that it works >> also with linux. >> >> Does anyone have some "experiment"? >> Should i buy a wiimote for xmas? :-D > > Well, I use

Re: usb discovery fails on initial boot

2008-11-11 Thread Russell Gadd
Florian Kulzer wrote: The first thing we need to know is if the device node(s) for the USB stick are created reliably. When you have a "first boot" and the icon does not show up, please run ls -l /dev/disk/by-path/ | grep usb and post the output here (or let us know if there is no output).

Re: Unusual use of Wiimote

2008-11-11 Thread lee
On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:43:26 +0100 "Mirco Piccin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all. > Today i find this site: > > http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~johnny/projects/wii/ > > and i feel enthusiast. > I register myself to www.wiimoteproject.com and i see that it works > also with linux. > > Does anyone ha

Re: Software For Book Writing

2008-11-11 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 07:57:15AM +0100, NN_il_Confusionario wrote: > On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 10:40:20PM -0500, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: > Surprisingly, from a very limited test on beige G3 mac machines (the > above tests were instead on a pentium mmx 200 machine), I expect that > lenny should NO

Re: Software For Book Writing

2008-11-11 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 11:10:25AM -0500, Stefan Monnier wrote: > BTW, what do you mean by "disable UTF"? > Other than setting LANG=C what else have you done to tune the system? > remove all the locales-related packages (remove anything I didn't specifically need: disk space is limited too).

Unusual use of Wiimote

2008-11-11 Thread Mirco Piccin
Hi all. Today i find this site: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~johnny/projects/wii/ and i feel enthusiast. I register myself to www.wiimoteproject.com and i see that it works also with linux. Does anyone have some "experiment"? Should i buy a wiimote for xmas? :-D Regards M -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email

Re: virtualbox error-SOLVED

2008-11-11 Thread Paul Cartwright
On Tue November 11 2008, Paul Cartwright wrote: > On Tue November 11 2008, Mariusz Sielicki wrote: > > aptitude install bridge-utils virtualbox-ose-source module-assistance > > m-a auto-install virtualbox-ose > > modprobe vboxdrv I went to the VirtualBox web site: http://www.virtualbox.de/wiki/Lin

Re: dpkg compare version bug ??

2008-11-11 Thread Paul Dwerryhouse
On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 12:54:15PM -0800, NewDeb wrote: > When I try to compare 3.102 to 3.34, I get an incorrect answer as follows. > dpkg --compare-versions 3.102 ge 3.34; echo $? > 0 > However, if I specify 3.34 as 3.340, I get the correct answer as follows: > dpkg --compare-versions 3.102 ge

Re: dpkg compare version bug ??

2008-11-11 Thread Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
On Tuesday 11 November 2008, NewDeb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote about 'dpkg compare version bug ??': >When I try to compare 3.102 to 3.34, I get an incorrect answer as > follows. dpkg --compare-versions 3.102 ge 3.34; echo $? >0 dpkg's thinking: 3 > 3? false. 3 = 3? true. "." > "."? false. "." = ".

Fw: scanning question

2008-11-11 Thread Brad Rogers
Given some of the content (expressions of gratitude to another responder), I believe Bogdan meant to send this to the list. Glad we could help, Bogdan. *** Begin forwarded message: Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:37:09 +0200 Subject: Re: scanning question Brad Rogers wrote: > On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:

Re: dpkg compare version bug ??

2008-11-11 Thread Sven Joachim
On 2008-11-11 21:54 +0100, NewDeb wrote: > Hi, > > When I try to compare 3.102 to 3.34, I get an incorrect answer as follows. > dpkg --compare-versions 3.102 ge 3.34; echo $? > 0 > > However, if I specify 3.34 as 3.340, I get the correct answer as follows: > dpkg --compare-versions 3.102 ge 3.34

Re: virtualbox error

2008-11-11 Thread Paul Cartwright
On Tue November 11 2008, Mariusz Sielicki wrote: > aptitude install bridge-utils virtualbox-ose-source module-assistance > m-a auto-install virtualbox-ose > modprobe vboxdrv when I look in /usr/src here is the modules file I see: virtualbox-ose-modules-2.6.26-1-686_1.6.6-dfsg-3+2.6.26-8_i386.deb

dpkg compare version bug ??

2008-11-11 Thread NewDeb
Hi, When I try to compare 3.102 to 3.34, I get an incorrect answer as follows. dpkg --compare-versions 3.102 ge 3.34; echo $? 0 However, if I specify 3.34 as 3.340, I get the correct answer as follows: dpkg --compare-versions 3.102 ge 3.340; echo $? 1 Is this a bug ? If this is not the corr

Re: scanning question

2008-11-11 Thread Bogdan
--- Begin Message --- Brad Rogers wrote: On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:57:31 +0200 Bogdan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello Bogdan, I'm on Debian Sid / KDE 4.1. I have a HP PSC 1110 multifunction printer. I found a way to configure the printing function, but I don't seem to be able to scan with i

Re: Phone App

2008-11-11 Thread Celejar
On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:49:02 + Tzafrir Cohen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 11:30:38PM -0500, Celejar wrote: > > > Asterisk? It may be overkill, but from the little I know of it (I've > > never actually used it), it can almost certainly do what the OP wants, > > althoug

Re: scanning question

2008-11-11 Thread Brad Rogers
On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:57:31 +0200 Bogdan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello Bogdan, > I'm on Debian Sid / KDE 4.1. I have a HP PSC 1110 multifunction > printer. I found a way to configure the printing function, but I don't > seem to be able to scan with it. I installed Kooka but it didn't do Firs

Re: scanning question

2008-11-11 Thread Robert Hodgins
On Tue, 2008-11-11 at 21:57 +0200, Bogdan wrote: > Hey, > > I'm on Debian Sid / KDE 4.1. I have a HP PSC 1110 multifunction printer. > I found a way to configure the printing function, but I don't seem to be > able to scan with it. I installed Kooka but it didn't do the trick ( > afterwards I n

scanning question

2008-11-11 Thread Bogdan
Hey, I'm on Debian Sid / KDE 4.1. I have a HP PSC 1110 multifunction printer. I found a way to configure the printing function, but I don't seem to be able to scan with it. I installed Kooka but it didn't do the trick ( afterwards I noticed that kooka has been removed from KDE 4.1 ). Any sugg

Re: Phone App

2008-11-11 Thread Tzafrir Cohen
On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 11:30:38PM -0500, Celejar wrote: > Asterisk? It may be overkill, but from the little I know of it (I've > never actually used it), it can almost certainly do what the OP wants, > although IIUC, he'll need special hardware to connect to the POTS. Asterisk and others won't

Re: virtualbox error

2008-11-11 Thread Mariusz Sielicki
2008/11/11 Paul Cartwright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Tue November 11 2008, Carl Fink wrote: >> >> Instead of just installing the debs, use the brilliant module-assistant to >> compile the needed modules, as explained here: >> >> http://debaday.debian.net/2007/12/05/virtualbox-a-virtual-pc-for-you/

[testing] sane states "scan aborted" but no output

2008-11-11 Thread Marcel
Moin! Sane won't scan for me. As dumb as it sounds. This is the output of scanimage: (with no other parameters to prevent it from hanging because of that) [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ scanimage -vv scanimage: scanning image of size 202x150 pixels at 24 bits/pixel scanimage: acquiring RGB frame P6 # SANE

Re: virtualbox error

2008-11-11 Thread Paul Cartwright
On Tue November 11 2008, Carl Fink wrote: > > Instead of just installing the debs, use the brilliant module-assistant to > compile the needed modules, as explained here: > > http://debaday.debian.net/2007/12/05/virtualbox-a-virtual-pc-for-you/ > -- that would be nice if it worked.. actually, the

Re: Software For Book Writing

2008-11-11 Thread Stefan Monnier
> As for measuring speed, it was dramatic. From the bash prompt, hit > enter to get a new prompt thus > $ > $ > On Debian with UTF enabled (and the box otherwise idle), it would take > more than one second, without the UTF stuff installed it was about half > a second. OpenBSD was as instantane

Re: virtualbox error

2008-11-11 Thread Carl Fink
On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 09:48:40AM -0500, Paul Cartwright wrote: > when I try to install an OS, it gets to where you start the installation and > I > get this error: > The version of the VirtualBox kernel modules and the version of VirtualBox > application are not matching. You can correct this

Re: Print margins in iceweasel 3.0

2008-11-11 Thread Johannes Wiedersich
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Raj Kiran Grandhi wrote: > I find that I am no longer able to tweak the margins while printing in > iceweasel 3. Am I alone? No. Printing from iceweasel has probably never been a pleasure [1], since iceweasel has it's own history of ignoring cups sett

Print margins in iceweasel 3.0

2008-11-11 Thread Raj Kiran Grandhi
I find that I am no longer able to tweak the margins while printing in iceweasel 3. Am I alone? Also, the other print settings, such as paper size, header/footer options, etc are not persistent. I am being required to set them every time. I don't remember such behaviour from version 2. How do

virtualbox error

2008-11-11 Thread Paul Cartwright
I'm trying to get virtualbox running on debian Lenny. my system is a Dell desktop: # uname -a Linux paulandcilla 2.6.26-1-686 #1 SMP Thu Oct 9 15:18:09 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux I have these applications installed: ii virtualbox-ose 1.6.6-dfsg-3

Re: Canadian Walmart Photo Centre Problems?

2008-11-11 Thread Doug Mitton
On Sun, 09 Nov 2008 17:31:16 +0100, you wrote: >Hi All; > >I'm looking to see if anyone can confirm a change on the Walmart Photo web >site. It appears it has gone "Internet Explorer" only as I can't get >Konqueror or Mozilla on Linux (or WinXP) to work. The clerk at the store >says she is pr

Rhythmbox to remember last played song

2008-11-11 Thread Vinicius Massuchetto
It's a feature no one wants to code, but this guy¹ made a python plugin that can do it. I used to have this installed and working properly, but for some reason it's not working anymore after some apt updates. If this can interest someone I would like to have feedbacks. It's beautiful to just

default interface issue

2008-11-11 Thread Stephen Vaughan
Hi, I'm stumped on this one, have a dedicated server which with a /30. So I have ips on eth0, eth0:1, eth0:2 etc. For some reason the default route is eth0:1, so for any outbound traffic the source address of the server is eth0:1, but it should be eth0, which is the primary interface and also has

Re: USB drive not ready

2008-11-11 Thread Virgo Pärna
On Sun, 9 Nov 2008 23:01:59 +0100, Florian Kulzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That looks more and more like you found a regression in the USB driver. > If you can reproduce the problem with an upstream 2.6.27 kernel then it > is probably best to contact the kernel mailing list directly about thi

Re: compiz is black (was: Re: alternative to brightside)

2008-11-11 Thread lee
On Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:51:40 -0600 lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:54:26 -0600 > "Stackpole, Chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Umm, I believe it should...I am thinking something isn't right with > > your compiz install. > > Yeah, I guess so ... Maybe I missed an imp

Re: Etch and ATI Xpress 200G video support?

2008-11-11 Thread Kelly Clowers
On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 8:14 AM, Scott R. Ehrlich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a Compaq desktop whose motherboard has an intergrated ATI Tech RS480 > [Radeon Xpress 200G series] video card. I have pretty decent video support > now under Ubuntu. If I were to switch to Debian, what are peopl