Re: Partitioning a drive with Windows 7 already installed

2010-10-25 Thread Tom H
On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 12:57 AM, Charles Kroeger wrote: > On Sat, 23 Oct 2010 15:20:01 +0200 > David Van Mosselbeen wrote: > >> 3 Windows operating systems >> (1 win7 and 2 of Vista which i don't have). Had need to run >> update-grub to get this issue fixed. Well, i still have an issue with >> s

Re: basic ping diff with windows ping

2010-10-25 Thread Camaleón
On Mon, 25 Oct 2010 23:37:44 +0100, Adam Hardy wrote: > Camaleón on 25/10/10 11:04, wrote: >>> Seriously slightly quirky, but now it's better than windows again, >>> which is the way it should be. >> >> The only thing it could make a difference between Windows "tracert" and >> Linux "traceroute"

Re: Number pad doesn't work gnome(squeeze) HPE-337c-b keyboard 5335u

2010-10-25 Thread Camaleón
On Mon, 25 Oct 2010 17:35:11 -0500, Bill Nickels wrote: > No change moving xorg.conf away.Booted into recovery mode. Number keys > worked. Invoked sensible-editor and number keys worked and turned on/off > with Num Lock toggle. Should this be a gnome bug submission or debian? Mmmm, in recovery mo

Re: Partitioning a drive with Windows 7 already installed

2010-10-25 Thread Doug
On 10/26/2010 12:57 AM, Charles Kroeger wrote: On Sat, 23 Oct 2010 15:20:01 +0200 David Van Mosselbeen wrote: 3 Windows operating systems (1 win7 and 2 of Vista which i don't have). Had need to run update-grub to get this issue fixed. Well, i still have an issue with showing 3 windows operatin

Re: Upgrade to Squeeze failed

2010-10-25 Thread lrhorer
lrhorer wrote: > > Well, this is the third or fourth upgrade to Squeeze from > Lenny I have > attempted, and they all have been painful. This one has failed, > though. I upgraded and got everything working, but then I decided to > clean up a bit. I did a couple of runs of `apt-

Re: Partitioning a drive with Windows 7 already installed

2010-10-25 Thread Charles Kroeger
On Sat, 23 Oct 2010 15:20:01 +0200 David Van Mosselbeen wrote: > 3 Windows operating systems > (1 win7 and 2 of Vista which i don't have). Had need to run > update-grub to get this issue fixed. Well, i still have an issue with > showing 3 windows operating systems in the bootloader, but that's >

Re: unable to run gsynaptics on lenny

2010-10-25 Thread vishnu vardhan
On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 8:48 AM, Jordan Metzmeier wrote: > On 10/22/2010 01:19 AM, vishnu vardhan wrote: > > On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 10:44 AM, vishnu vardhan < > > vishnuvardhan.li...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> i have read the readme. however, there is no .xsession or .xinitrc file > on > >> my sy

libbfd throws error while building OProfile package.

2010-10-25 Thread nelakurthi koteswararao
Dear debian members, I have one issue while building oprofile-0.9.6 source with latest Gcc-4.5.1 version only..(This build is made for ARMV7 archiecture and gcc-4.5.1 latest toolchain). Actually i am getting this error while building the OPROFILE package for ARM archiecture..not for X86 Architect

libbfd static linking error while buildin oprofile-0.9.6 package

2010-10-25 Thread nelakurthi koteswararao
-- Forwarded message -- From: Don Armstrong Date: Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 11:46 PM Subject: Re: libbfd static linking error while buildin oprofile-0.9.6 package To: nelakurthi koteswararao Cc: listmas...@lists.debian.org On Mon, 25 Oct 2010, nelakurthi koteswararao wrote: > I have

Re: Upgrade to Squeeze failed

2010-10-25 Thread lrhorer
Andrei Popescu wrote: > On Du, 24 oct 10, 23:52:40, lrhorer wrote: > >> machine. Grub comes up, and if I let it boot to Windows, it works, >> but if I select Linux (normal or recovery), very shortly after >> starting to >> boot the video output from the machine just dies. I don't mean it >> goes

Re: Upgrade to Squeeze failed

2010-10-25 Thread lrhorer
Mark Allums wrote: > On 10/24/2010 11:52 PM, lrhorer wrote: >> >> Well, this is the third or fourth upgrade to Squeeze from >> Lenny I have >> attempted, and they all have been painful. This one has failed, >> though. I upgraded and got everything working, but then I decided to

Re: Re (2): arp and /etc/ethers

2010-10-25 Thread Tom H
On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 10:24 PM, Bob Proulx wrote: > peasth...@shaw.ca wrote: >> 'man arp' has no mention of a configuration file.  How should >> arp reference /etc/ethers automatically at startup? >> ... >> My question was worded badly.  I want 'arp -f /etc/ethers' to happen >> automatically at

Re: Squeeze X broken on Inspiron 8500--how to report bug

2010-10-25 Thread Brian Sammon
> As I explained in that bug report, it's an incompatibility between the > Squeeze kernel and Lenny userland. Unfortunately, there is no way to > express this in package conflicts to ensure that it does not occur on > partial upgrades. Okay, so I'm clear: You're saying the Lenny xserver-xorg-vide

Re: Re (2): arp and /etc/ethers

2010-10-25 Thread Tom H
On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 10:07 PM, wrote: > From: Jordan Metzmeier >> >> Perhaps missing from Lenny, but the arp manpage in squeeze include >> information on it. >> >> -f filename, --file filename > > It's there is squeeze also and there is no problem using it > interactively. Ref. my original po

Re: Re (2): arp and /etc/ethers

2010-10-25 Thread Bob Proulx
peasth...@shaw.ca wrote: > 'man arp' has no mention of a configuration file. How should > arp reference /etc/ethers automatically at startup? > ... > My question was worded badly. I want 'arp -f /etc/ethers' to happen > automatically at startup. Should it be put in /etc/initab or where? It is v

Re (2): arp and /etc/ethers

2010-10-25 Thread peasthope
From: Jordan Metzmeier Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2010 22:24:48 -0500 > Perhaps missing from Lenny, but the arp manpage in squeeze include > information on it. > > - -f filename, --file filename It's there is squeeze also and there is no problem using it interactively. Ref. my original post. My qu

Re: basic ping diff with windows ping

2010-10-25 Thread Adam Hardy
Camaleón on 25/10/10 11:04, wrote: The potion can be improved to get a closer mimic of the windows "tracert": traceroute -I -z 500 mktgw1.ibllc.com (1 second generates much delay, by reducing to 500ms we can leave the 3 stantard queries without hassle) Seriously slightly quirky, but now it'

RE: Number pad doesn't work gnome(squeeze) HPE-337c-b keyboard 5335u

2010-10-25 Thread Bill Nickels
No change moving xorg.conf away.Booted into recovery mode. Number keys worked. Invoked sensible-editor and number keys worked and turned on/off with Num Lock toggle. Should this be a gnome bug submission or debian? From: billnick...@hotmail.com To: noela...@gmail.com; debian-user@lists.debian.o

RE: Number pad doesn't work gnome(squeeze) HPE-337c-b keyboard 5335u

2010-10-25 Thread Bill Nickels
I want to try one more thing. Thinking the xorg.conf settings for graphics (ati) may be causing the weird behavior.ill mv the xorg.conf out of the way and give it a try.Later, > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > From: noela...@gmail.com > Subject: Re: Number pad doesn't work gnome(squeeze) HPE

Re: scrollbar on left side

2010-10-25 Thread Chris Davies
On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 21:17, Chris Davies wrote: > Which is why usability testing is (should be) so important. Preferably > at the prototype/design stage rather than as an afterthought just > before release. Dotan Cohen wrote: > Are you kidding? In reference to KDE, at least, I have stopped pr

Re: Upgrade to Squeeze failed

2010-10-25 Thread Mark Allums
On 10/24/2010 11:52 PM, lrhorer wrote: Well, this is the third or fourth upgrade to Squeeze from Lenny I have attempted, and they all have been painful. This one has failed, though. I upgraded and got everything working, but then I decided to clean up a bit. I did a couple of runs of

Re: Number pad doesn't work gnome(squeeze) HPE-337c-b keyboard 5335u

2010-10-25 Thread Camaleón
On Mon, 25 Oct 2010 12:45:36 -0400, Rick Pasotto wrote: > On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 04:27:52PM +, Camaleón wrote: >> That's weird :-? >> >> To recap: you press the "num lock" key and the light switches on but >> you cannot type any number using the numeric pad. And if you press >> again the nu

Re: Number pad doesn't work gnome(squeeze) HPE-337c-b keyboard 5335u

2010-10-25 Thread Rick Pasotto
On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 04:27:52PM +, Camaleón wrote: > On Mon, 25 Oct 2010 11:19:31 -0500, Bill Nickels wrote: > > >> On Mon, 25 Oct 2010 10:42:46 -0500, Bill Nickels wrote: > >> > >> By terminal you mean "tty", right? I mean, no "gnome-terminal" nor > >> "xterm". I'm trying to determinate i

Re: Number pad doesn't work gnome(squeeze) HPE-337c-b keyboard 5335u

2010-10-25 Thread Camaleón
On Mon, 25 Oct 2010 11:50:06 -0500, Bill Nickels wrote: >> On Mon, 25 Oct 2010 11:19:31 -0500, Bill Nickels wrote: >> >> To recap: you press the "num lock" key and the light switches on but >> you cannot type any number using the numeric pad. And if you press >> again the num lock key, the light

RE: Number pad doesn't work gnome(squeeze) HPE-337c-b keyboard 5335u

2010-10-25 Thread Bill Nickels
Reca[ correctly states the symptoms.I don't have another computer using this os. but, this is dual boot to windows 7 and the keys fully function there. > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > From: noela...@gmail.com > Subject: Re: Number pad doesn't work gnome(squeeze) HPE-337c-b keyboard 5335u >

Re: Number pad doesn't work gnome(squeeze) HPE-337c-b keyboard 5335u

2010-10-25 Thread Camaleón
On Mon, 25 Oct 2010 11:19:31 -0500, Bill Nickels wrote: >> On Mon, 25 Oct 2010 10:42:46 -0500, Bill Nickels wrote: >> >> By terminal you mean "tty", right? I mean, no "gnome-terminal" nor >> "xterm". I'm trying to determinate if GNOME is the problem here or just >> X server misconfiguration or a

RE: Number pad doesn't work gnome(squeeze) HPE-337c-b keyboard 5335u

2010-10-25 Thread Bill Nickels
Yes it was a terminal ctrl-alt f1 login invoke sensible-editor and test.(system/preferences/keyboard/keyboard layout)? shows a generic 105-key(intl) PC.The keyboard has sound control keys at upper right but they work. All else seems standard/generic.The same symptom was there before I entered

Re: Number pad doesn't work gnome(squeeze) HPE-337c-b keyboard 5335u

2010-10-25 Thread Camaleón
On Mon, 25 Oct 2010 10:42:46 -0500, Bill Nickels wrote: >> On Mon, 25 Oct 2010 10:25:28 -0500, Bill Nickels wrote: >> >> > "Shift-F8" didn't work.The num lock toggles but the keys don't >> > respond.Thinking more of a keycode issue. >> >> "Shift-F8" enable/disable Num. Lock/arrow movement (indee

RE: Number pad doesn't work gnome(squeeze) HPE-337c-b keyboard 5335u

2010-10-25 Thread Bill Nickels
Thanks for the quick reply, Went to terminal, opened sensible-editor and same behavior. > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > From: noela...@gmail.com > Subject: Re: Number pad doesn't work gnome(squeeze) HPE-337c-b keyboard 5335u > Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:32:23 + > > On Mon, 25 Oct 2010 10

RE: Upgrade to Squeeze failed

2010-10-25 Thread Bill Nickels
Recommend burning a super grub iso http://www.supergrubdisk.org/wiki/SGD_Howto_make Boot from it to gain access to file systems. Remove /etc/X11/xorg.conf and try to boot the system. I am new to linux, just relating what work for me before so, this info is coming with a few grains of salt.. >

Re: Number pad doesn't work gnome(squeeze) HPE-337c-b keyboard 5335u

2010-10-25 Thread Camaleón
On Mon, 25 Oct 2010 10:25:28 -0500, Bill Nickels wrote: >> On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 11:14:30 -0500, Bill Nickels wrote: >> >> > should i look elsewhere for >> > the settings or select a different model? >> >> Not sure if this will help, but you can click "Shift+F8" to enable/ >> disable "numlock" sta

RE: Number pad doesn't work gnome(squeeze) HPE-337c-b keyboard 5335u

2010-10-25 Thread Bill Nickels
"Shift-F8" didn't work.The num lock toggles but the keys don't respond.Thinking more of a keycode issue. > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > From: noela...@gmail.com > Subject: Re: Number pad doesn't work gnome(squeeze) HPE-337c-b keyboard 5335u > Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2010 17:12:24 + > > On S

Re: how to improve the quality of DVD created by qdvdauthor

2010-10-25 Thread Klistvud
Dne, 25. 10. 2010 02:47:43 je Yuwen Dai napisal(a): I use mpeg2 files as source to create a DVD. The Resolution of the mpeg2 is 720x576 and clear, but the result is blurer although its resolution is 720x576 too. When I play the DVD, I can see obvious mosaics. Did I misconfigure anything? I

Re: window selector

2010-10-25 Thread Liam O'Toole
On 2010-10-24, Doug wrote: > On 10/24/2010 4:50 AM, Liam O'Toole wrote: >> On 2010-10-23, Klistvud wrote: >>> Dne, 23. 10. 2010 22:54:14 je Doug napisal(a): Is there any way to put the open programs that appear in the "Window Selector" box onto the bottom panel (the one with the "s

Re: basic ping diff with windows ping

2010-10-25 Thread Camaleón
On Mon, 25 Oct 2010 10:25:13 +0100, Adam Hardy wrote: > Camaleón on 25/10/10 07:51, wrote: >> I come with additional magic (it's just a matter of playing with >> traceroute modifiers): >> >> traceroute -I -z 1 -q 1 mktgw1.ibllc.com > > That is the final incantation that does everything. The sor

Re: basic ping diff with windows ping

2010-10-25 Thread Adam Hardy
Camaleón on 25/10/10 07:51, wrote: On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 21:54:51 +0100, Adam Hardy wrote: Camaleón on 24/10/10 21:21, wrote: (...) Okay, okay... let's add more magic: traceroute -I -n mktgw1.ibllc.com No name resolve but all the hosts are there (and is very quick) :-) Haha! You can guess

Re: window selector

2010-10-25 Thread Camaleón
On Sun, 24 Oct 2010 14:32:13 -0400, Doug wrote: > On 10/24/2010 4:50 AM, Liam O'Toole wrote: >> I think the OP is asking about the 'Window Selector' applet rather than >> the 'Window List' applet. The former appears in the top panel by >> default. >> >> You can add the applet to the bottom panel