Re: Readonly filesystem on boot

On Sun, Mar 04, 2012 at 10:44:35PM +0200, Bob Proulx wrote: > Johann Spies wrote: > > Bob Proulx wrote: > > > If that didn't yield anything then I would boot into single user mode > > > and manually run each startup script up through mountall.sh and then > > > debug running that script to see what

Re: [SOLVED] How do I suppress dpms mode setting messages on text console?

On Sun, Mar 4, 2012 at 8:59 PM, Stephen Powell wrote: > On Sun, 04 Mar 2012 20:39:20 -0500 (EST), Scott Ferguson wrote: >> On 05/03/12 05:08, Tom H wrote: >>> >>> Isn't this a "/proc/sys/kernel/printk" issue? >>> >>> You can set "kernel.printk = 3 4 1 3" in "/etc/sysctl.conf". >> >> Yes - *that* s

Re: [OT] munin

On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 2:32 PM, Brad Alexander wrote: > On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 1:30 AM, Wolfgang Karall wrote: >> On Sun, Mar 04, 2012 at 06:44:47PM -0500, Brad Alexander wrote: >>> >>> Yes. Non-working: >>> >>>  echo -e 'list\nquit' | nc 192.168.4.9 4949 >>> (UNKNOWN) [192.168.4.9] 4949 (munin)

PAE kernels on old P4's (WAS Re: Latest update borks)

On 05/03/12 09:48 PM, Rui Miguel P. Bernardo wrote: On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 2:44 AM, Rui Miguel P. Bernardo wrote: On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 9:23 PM, Frank McCormick wrote: On 05/03/12 03:38 PM, Sven Joachim wrote: On 2012-03-05 14:46 +0100, Frank McCormick wrote: The latest upgrade to Sid h

Re: [OT] A quick Q: how to check the webpage building time

>> On Mon, 5 Mar 2012 23:28:12 +0800, >> lina said: L> Sometimes I wish to know the info. on some webpage, which is latest news L> or 7 years ago. How can I know the building time of those information. For static files, either "curl" or "HEAD" can do this. For example: % curl -I http://w

Re: Latest update borks

On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 2:44 AM, Rui Miguel P. Bernardo wrote: > On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 9:23 PM, Frank McCormick > wrote: >> On 05/03/12 03:38 PM, Sven Joachim wrote: >>> >>> On 2012-03-05 14:46 +0100, Frank McCormick wrote: >>> The latest upgrade to Sid has apparently borked creation of ini

Re: Latest update borks

On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 9:23 PM, Frank McCormick wrote: > On 05/03/12 03:38 PM, Sven Joachim wrote: >> >> On 2012-03-05 14:46 +0100, Frank McCormick wrote: >> >>> The latest upgrade to Sid has apparently borked creation of initrd.img. >>> This is what was upgraded: >>> >>> >>> Processing triggers f

Re: Install Abort

On 03/05/2012 06:37 PM, Andrei POPESCU wrote: On Lu, 05 mar 12, 02:42:09, FNU LNU wrote: i was about to instal debian into one of my laptops and then chose a different laptop at the last second...i had already installed my debian cd when i realized i was on the wrong laptop...now everytime i tur

Re: Persisting a one-off hostname change

If you're wondering, the way I did it was to change /etc/init.d/hostname.sh to include: PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin ... do_start () { if [ -z "${HOSTNAME}" ]; then MAC_MAGIC="$(macstr | sed 's/://g' | cksum | cut -d ' ' -f 1 | xargs printf '%08X')"

Re: sound issues

On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 15:05, Scott Ferguson wrote: > On 06/03/12 03:01, Kelly Clowers wrote: > > >> >> http://www.clowersnet.net/~krc/computers/realistic_linux_audio_v2.png >> (needs some updating and improving, e.g. libsydney never came to be) >> >> Which maybe you know all about, but I know ple

Re: Font intensity on desktop

Hello Gary, Gary Roach wrote: > Hi > > I have two systems running Debian Squeeze and have essentially the same > setup. I am running an ATI Radeon HD 5450 on my main system which has > good readable print on both the desktop icons and on the bottom panel. > My other system (older) is running

Re: Latest update borks

On 05.03.2012 14:46, Frank McCormick wrote: > Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ... > update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-2-686 > FATAL: Module xhci not found. > FATAL: Module ext4dev not found. > FATAL: Module af_packet not found. > FATAL: Module atkbd not found. > FATAL: M

Re: Etch Lenny Squeeze upgrades and sysv-rc

On Lu, 05 mar 12, 12:29:30, Bonno Bloksma wrote: > Hi, > > I don't know if it is because several of my servers started out as > Etch then got upgraded to Lenny end then to Squeeze, or if it is > something in the Lenny to Squeeze upgrade but ... > c libdevmapper1.02

Re: Install Abort

On Lu, 05 mar 12, 02:42:09, FNU LNU wrote: > > i was about to instal debian into one of my laptops and then chose a > different laptop at the last second...i had already installed my > debian cd when i realized i was on the wrong laptop...now everytime i > turn on my computer the first screen t

Re: missing screen resolutions

On Du, 04 mar 12, 18:06:21, Robert Holtzman wrote: > > 1) which kernel? the latest 2.6 or the 3.0? Any conflicts with > choosing the 3.0? Libraries? $ apt-cache search -n linux-image | grep bpo linux-image-3.2.0-0.bpo.1-486 - Linux 3.2 for older PCs linux-image-3.2.0-0.bpo.1-686-pae-dbg -

Re: General unstability on wheezy (unstable repository)

On Lu, 05 mar 12, 10:36:45, Abou Al Montacir wrote: > > I'm speaking about "testing" not "unstable". It used to be quite stable > and works well for the last 5 years. > Now, it is unstable in the sense that there are many critical bugs that > were introduced recently. > For me such regressions sho

Re: sound issues

On 06/03/12 03:01, Kelly Clowers wrote: > On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 02:51, Scott Ferguson > wrote: >> On 05/03/12 19:18, Raffaele Morelli wrote: >>> 2012/3/5 Scott Ferguson >> > >>> >>> Just to clarify with Kelly about what "complicated" stands f

Re: Kshisen & Kapman taking at least 5 seconds for each move

Dear Debian: On 03/02/12 11:42, Sian Mountbatten wrote: when I play kshisen, I have to wait at least 5 seconds for the game to remove a pair of tiles. It's not just Kshisen (my version is showing the same behavior). Kapman pauses for perhaps five seconds at every significant event (ea

Compiling non-Debian package (amaya) OpenGL libraries required

Hi All! Does anybody know which package provides OpenGL libraries for development? I am using the siduction distribution which is based on Debian sid. -- Sian Mountbatten Algol 68 specialist -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trou

Font intensity on desktop

Hi I have two systems running Debian Squeeze and have essentially the same setup. I am running an ATI Radeon HD 5450 on my main system which has good readable print on both the desktop icons and on the bottom panel. My other system (older) is running an ATI Radeon RV250 and has lousy readabil

[SOLVED] Re: Seerious problems after NetworkManager upgrade - WAS: Re: Problem with NetworkManager

Bernard wrote: Selim T. Erdogan wrote: Bernard, 5.03.2012: Tom H wrote: [Stuff deleted] #apt-get install network-manager did a thourough job !!! At one time, it warned that : "The nm applet could not find some needed resources ; it cannot continue...". I clicked on the OK, and the proc

Re: ntp package. Client by default?

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 This might be a little offtopic, but Ubuntu is also allowing NTP to be accessed outside localhost by default too. Mika Suomalainen > gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 62FE66853913CB03 -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: APG v1.0.8

Re: ntp package. Client by default?

On Mon, Mar 05, 2012 at 10:30:28PM +0200, Mika Suomalainen wrote: > Also,aren't most of people using firewalls anyway? Defence in depth. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http:

Re: ntp package. Client by default?

On Mon, Mar 05, 2012 at 12:38:52PM -0700, Bob Proulx wrote: > The entire purpose of ntp is to interact on the network. Not doing > this would be similar to installing sshd and then wanting it not to > listen to the network. That would severely reduce its usefulness. If > you install ntp then the

Re: Latest update borks

On 05/03/12 03:38 PM, Sven Joachim wrote: On 2012-03-05 14:46 +0100, Frank McCormick wrote: The latest upgrade to Sid has apparently borked creation of initrd.img. This is what was upgraded: Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ... update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-2.6.38-2-686

Re: UML craches frequently

On 03/05/2012 10:31 AM, Abou Al Montacir wrote: On Thu, 2012-03-01 at 22:19 +0100, Abou Al Montacir wrote: Hi All, I used to have an UML based sid which I use to build FPC/Lazarus. This was working very well for many years. The host itself is running testing. Since few weeks, I'm starting expe

Re: ntp package. Client by default?

John Hasler wrote: > Ntp should listen on the LAN by default but there is no reason for > it to listen on the _WAN_ by default. But the difference between those two things depends upon how the network is configured outside of the local host machine. In other words, how is the local host machine t

Re: ntp package. Client by default?

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 Hi, I agree with Bob, that ntp should interact with the network. Also,aren't most of people using firewalls anyway? John, how would you listen only LAN by default? There are multiple different router types and manufactors and not all of them shar

Re: Latest update borks

On 2012-03-05 14:46 +0100, Frank McCormick wrote: > The latest upgrade to Sid has apparently borked creation of initrd.img. > This is what was upgraded: > > sid:/home/frank# aptitude full-upgrade > The following packages will be upgraded: > gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-3.0 gir1.2-webkit-3.0 > libjav

Re: ntp package. Client by default?

I wrote: > Ntp should listen on the LAN by default but there is no reason for it > to listen on the LAN by default. Should read "Ntp should listen on the LAN by default but there is no reason for it to listen on the _WAN_ by default." -- John Hasler -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ

Re: Latest update borks

Hit me as well. Also PHP5 borked along w/ update-initramfs. PHP5 borked w/ no uuid.so apt-get install php5-uuid Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have requested an impossible

Re: ntp package. Client by default?

Bob Proulx writes: > The entire purpose of ntp is to interact on the network. Not doing > this would be similar to installing sshd and then wanting it not to > listen to the network. That would severely reduce its usefulness. If > you install ntp then there is an expectation that it will behave

Re: Problem with resolution 1366x768.

Hello Felipe Rozélio, Am 2012-03-05 13:55:43, hacktest Du folgendes herunter: > Good morning, well I used the amd64 debian squeeze in a philips monitor had a > resolution of 1024x768 > and had no problem. I bought a monitor from AOC e943Fwsk 18.5 'and then the > problems started, > first noticed o

Re: Any way to tell where the network problem is? Kudos

On Wed, 2012-02-08 at 22:44 -0800, Ross Boylan wrote: > I've been losing network connections between my laptop and main machine. > The logs from the main machine are below. Is there any way of telling > from them if the network problem is occurring on the local or remote > (laptop) machine? > > T

Re: ntp package. Client by default?

Alberto Fuentes wrote: > John Hasler wrote: > >Jon Dowland writes: > >>Wow, good point. Indeed it *does* appear to be listening as a server > >>for other clients, by default, and I'd agree this is perhaps not the > >>best default. > > > >As long as it listens only on the LAN I don't agree. > > wel

Re: [OT] munin

Disabled ipv6 both through /etc/modprobe.d/aliases and through /proc, and it didn't make a difference. Connection still refused on port 4949 when telnetting to localhost. I'm beginning to wonder if it is a missing or interfering package. --b On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 1:30 AM, Wolfgang Karall wrote

Re: Problem with resolution 1366x768.

On 05/03/12 16:55, Felipe Rozélio wrote: Good morning, well I used the amd64 debian squeeze in a philips monitor had a resolution of 1024x768 and had no problem. I bought a monitor from AOC e943Fwsk 18.5 'and then the problems started, first noticed on the right side there was a thin black belt

Re: ntp package. Client by default?

On 05/03/12 18:26, John Hasler wrote: Jon Dowland writes: Wow, good point. Indeed it *does* appear to be listening as a server for other clients, by default, and I'd agree this is perhaps not the best default. As long as it listens only on the LAN I don't agree. well, it does not. It listens

Re: Problem with resolution 1366x768.

2012/3/5 Felipe Rozélio : > Good morning, well I used the amd64 debian squeeze in a philips monitor had > a resolution of 1024x768 > and had no problem. I bought a monitor from AOC e943Fwsk 18.5 'and then the > problems started, > first noticed on the right side there was a thin black belt by cutti

Re: ntp package. Client by default?

Jon Dowland writes: > Wow, good point. Indeed it *does* appear to be listening as a server > for other clients, by default, and I'd agree this is perhaps not the > best default. As long as it listens only on the LAN I don't agree. -- John Hasler -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@

Problem with resolution 1366x768.

Good morning, well I used the amd64 debian squeeze in a philips monitor had a resolution of 1024x768 and had no problem. I bought a monitor from AOC e943Fwsk 18.5 'and then the problems started, first noticed on the right side there was a thin black belt by cutting a small piece of the picture, I r

Re: ntp package. Client by default?

On Mon, Mar 05, 2012 at 03:20:05PM +0100, Alberto Fuentes wrote: > I think /usr/share/doc/ntp/README.Debian.gz is bad worded. Correct > me if im wrong but it says "[...]The default ntp.conf file is set up > for an NTP "client" that [...]" "[...]Extra configuration work will > be necessary to offer

Re: Re: Bug in both update manager and in apt-get

Unfortunately in my case it consistently stops at the same point: not able to retrieve bug reports... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1330962610.2400.1

Re: Re: Bug in both update manager and in apt-get

Unfortunately not. It only gives me a chance to try again retrieving bug reports. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1330962513.2400.9.camel@pier

Re: sound issues

On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 02:51, Scott Ferguson wrote: > On 05/03/12 19:18, Raffaele Morelli wrote: >> 2012/3/5 Scott Ferguson > > >> >> >>> >>> Just to clarify with Kelly about what "complicated" stands for :-) >>> >>> IMHO you are going to get what you w

Re: Re: Bug in both update manager and in apt-get

Many thanks Camaleon. Very much likely it's me, I'm a newbie ;-) This is not transient as I've been trying daily for the past few days. Also, apt-get install works with some application, but doesn't with others. I am on a temporary accommodation at the moment, with wireless only access to internet

Re: UML craches frequently

On Thu, 2012-03-01 at 22:19 +0100, Abou Al Montacir wrote: > Hi All, > > I used to have an UML based sid which I use to build FPC/Lazarus. This > was working very well for many years. The host itself is running > testing. > > Since few weeks, I'm starting experiencing many hangs. This seems to be

[OT] A quick Q: how to check the webpage building time

Hi, Sometimes I wish to know the info. on some webpage, which is latest news or 7 years ago, seems not all webpages showed the entry time, How can I know the building time of those information. Thanks ahead, Best regards, -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org wit

Re: Latest update borks

hvw59601 wrote: Frank McCormick wrote: On 05/03/12 08:58 AM, Claudius Hubig wrote: Hello Frank, Frank McCormick wrote: sid:/home/frank# aptitude full-upgrade The following packages will be upgraded: gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-3.0 gir1.2-webkit-3.0 libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0-0 libjavascri

Re: Latest update borks

Frank McCormick wrote: On 05/03/12 08:58 AM, Claudius Hubig wrote: Hello Frank, Frank McCormick wrote: sid:/home/frank# aptitude full-upgrade The following packages will be upgraded: gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-3.0 gir1.2-webkit-3.0 libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0-0 libjavascriptcoregtk-3.0-0 l

ntp package. Client by default?

I think /usr/share/doc/ntp/README.Debian.gz is bad worded. Correct me if im wrong but it says "[...]The default ntp.conf file is set up for an NTP "client" that [...]" "[...]Extra configuration work will be necessary to offer time service to other hosts. [...]" By default, it works as a server

OT: English (was: Re: rsync)

On Sunday 04 March 2012 07:11:17 pm Lisi wrote: > When I started at Cambridge in 1961 we had a freshers' fair to introduce us > to the available societies. I have just Googled to see whether new > students still do, and they do. > > So perhaps the term is being imported from England rather than Am

Re: Latest update borks

On 05/03/12 08:58 AM, Claudius Hubig wrote: Hello Frank, Frank McCormick wrote: sid:/home/frank# aptitude full-upgrade The following packages will be upgraded: gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-3.0 gir1.2-webkit-3.0 libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0-0 libjavascriptcoregtk-3.0-0 libwebkitgtk-1.0-0 libweb

Re: Debian and EFIKA MX Smartbook

On Monday 05 March 2012 12:27:11 Robert Pommrich wrote: > Is there anybody who owns one and has Debian installed? I've bought its sibling: the smarttop [1] > 1. The support of the armhf architecture starts with wheezy. But there > are no install images, except those on [3], right? When can one ex

Re: Latest update borks

Hello Frank, Frank McCormick wrote: > sid:/home/frank# aptitude full-upgrade > The following packages will be upgraded: >gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-3.0 gir1.2-webkit-3.0 > libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0-0 >libjavascriptcoregtk-3.0-0 libwebkitgtk-1.0-0 libwebkitgtk-1.0-common > libwebkitgtk-3.0-

Seerious problems after NetworkManager upgrade - WAS: Re: Problem with NetworkManager

Selim T. Erdogan wrote: Bernard, 5.03.2012: Tom H wrote: [Stuff deleted] Sounds like when you turn off wicd, then ifup and ifdown work the way you want them to. Yes. But this is not the way I wanted it, since this PC is supposed to be used by a number of persons who may not

Latest update borks

The latest upgrade to Sid has apparently borked creation of initrd.img. This is what was upgraded: sid:/home/frank# aptitude full-upgrade The following packages will be upgraded: gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-3.0 gir1.2-webkit-3.0 libjavascriptcoregtk-1.0-0 libjavascriptcoregtk-3.0-0 libwebkitgtk

Re: printing dead slow since squeeze

On Mon 05 Mar 2012 at 12:26:56 +0100, Rémi Letot wrote: > Camaleón writes: > > > [...] > > >> The ppd is the one provided with cups, and I also tried with the generic > >> ps ppd. > > > > Try also with Brother's PPD file: > > > > > >> http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/bsc/public_s/id/linux/

Etch Lenny Squeeze upgrades and sysv-rc

Hi, I don't know if it is because several of my servers started out as Etch then got upgraded to Lenny end then to Squeeze, or if it is something in the Lenny to Squeeze upgrade but During most of my upgrades the sysv-rc upgrade failed at first because of the old libdevmapper1.02 package.

Problema com a resolução 1366x768.

Bom dia, bom eu usava o debian squeeze amd64 em um monitor philips que tinha resolução de 1024x768 e não tinha nenhum problema. Comprei um monitor AOC e943Fwsk de 18,5' e aí começaram os problemas, primeiro notei que no lado direito existia uma fina faixa preta cortando uma parte pequena da imag

Debian and EFIKA MX Smartbook

Hello, I am interested in buying the EFIKA MX Smartbook [1]. Is there anybody who owns one and has Debian installed? Besides I read some documentation, like [2], the documents that can be found here [3], and [4], I still have some questions. I'd prefer to have Debian over Ubuntu installed. 1.

Re: Network-manager woes (wifi)

Hans-J. Ullrich, 4.03.2012: > Hello! > > I have a selfmade working network connection now for many, many years. The > files /etc/network/onterfaces and /etc/resolv.conf are manually edited by me. > > In earlier times resolv.conf was a link to somewhere, but I forgot, to where. > It is now a s

Re: printing dead slow since squeeze

Camaleón writes: [...] >> The ppd is the one provided with cups, and I also tried with the generic >> ps ppd. > > Try also with Brother's PPD file: > > >> http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/bsc/public_s/id/linux/en/download_prn.html#HL-4050CDN This dit it. I tried everything, including creat

Re: sound issues

2012/3/5 Scott Ferguson > On 05/03/12 19:18, Raffaele Morelli wrote: > > 2012/3/5 Scott Ferguson > > > > > > > >> > >> Just to clarify with Kelly about what "complicated" stands for :-) > >> > >> IMHO you are going to get what you want in two steps: k

Re: [OT] sorry, bad url reference

On Sun, Mar 04, 2012 at 01:36:24PM -0500, Randy Kramer wrote: > On Sunday 04 March 2012 11:40:56 am Chris Bannister wrote: > > On Mon, Mar 05, 2012 at 04:30:13AM +1300, Chris Bannister wrote: > > > [1] http://thescreamonline.com/essays/essays08-01/basically.html > > > > That URL produces "406 Not A

Re: sound issues

On 05/03/12 19:18, Raffaele Morelli wrote: > 2012/3/5 Scott Ferguson > > > >> >> Just to clarify with Kelly about what "complicated" stands for :-) >> >> IMHO you are going to get what you want in two steps: killall >> pulseaudio && aptitude install

Re: Install Abort

On 05/03/12 10:42, FNU LNU wrote: i was about to instal debian into one of my laptops and then chose a different laptop at the last second...i had already installed my debian cd when i realized i was on the wrong laptop...now everytime i turn on my computer the first screen that pops up prompts

Install Abort

i was about to instal debian into one of my laptops and then chose a different laptop at the last second...i had already installed my debian cd when i realized i was on the wrong laptop...now everytime i turn on my computer the first screen that pops up prompts install.is there a way to

Re: Problem with NetworkManager - WAS: Re: Help needed to repair a damaged dual boot Debian System

Bernard, 5.03.2012: > Tom H wrote: > >On Sun, Mar 4, 2012 at 8:43 AM, Bernard wrote: > >>Selim T. Erdogan wrote: > >>>Andrei POPESCU, 3.03.2012: > On Sb, 03 mar 12, 20:59:30, Bernard wrote: > >Thanks in advance for your help with the 'NetworkManager' or any > >other convenient tool t

Re: Debian and OSS vs vSphere

On Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:33:38 +, Jon wrote in message <4f4df0f2.6060...@debian.org>: > On 29/02/12 08:02, Davide Mirtillo wrote: > > How should i consider technologies like KVM and openVZ regarding > > stability? I'm talking about downtimes and maintenance time. I heard > > multiple opinions o

Re: How to direct output into the LibreOffice Calc

On Wed, 29 Feb 2012 03:17:50 +1300, Chris wrote in message <20120228141750.GA32201@tal>: > On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 10:06:48PM +0800, lina wrote: > > Hi, > > Hi, > > > I wonder: > > > 2] > > Don't know about libreoffice, sorry. > > > Is it possible to do a quick sum calculations for some out

Re: What's clobbering /etc/network/interfaces?

On 5 March 2012 17:52, Bob Proulx wrote: > I think you should ask on debian-live mailing list because there isn't > anything that will be modifying /etc/network/interfaces on reboot.  :-) Fair enough! >> dhcp3-server > > dhcp3-server?  Did you mean isc-dhcp-client? Definitely the server, but ye

Re: What's clobbering /etc/network/interfaces?

Jason Heeris wrote: > I have a Wheezy live system, built with live-build, with persistence > to a COW live-rw partition enabled. I'm sure that persistence is > working, because when I write a test file to /etc, it's there on > subsequent boots. Hence, I don't think this is an issue specific to > th

Re: Network-manager woes (wifi)

Hans-J. Ullrich wrote: > I have a selfmade working network connection now for many, many years. The > files /etc/network/onterfaces and /etc/resolv.conf are manually edited by me. Sounds good. > In earlier times resolv.conf was a link to somewhere, but I forgot, to where. > It is now a static f

Re: Problem with NetworkManager - WAS: Re: Help needed to repair a damaged dual boot Debian System

Bernard wrote: > Now that I wish to get rid of 'wicd', just in case it > would interfer with 'NetworkManager', I can't get rid of it ! > > #apt-get remove wicd > > did remove it, so it said... if I try to remove it again, it says > that it is no longer there... however, I can still see 'wicd netw

Re: General unstability on wheezy (unstable repository)

On Sun, 2012-03-04 at 20:56 +1300, Chris Bannister wrote: > On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 10:59:03PM +0100, Abou Al Montacir wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > During the last few months I've been experiencing an increasing > > instability on my systems running wheezy. This used to be a good quality > > reposi

What's clobbering /etc/network/interfaces?

I have a Wheezy live system, built with live-build, with persistence to a COW live-rw partition enabled. I'm sure that persistence is working, because when I write a test file to /etc, it's there on subsequent boots. Hence, I don't think this is an issue specific to the live nature of the system, b

Re: Persisting a one-off hostname change

Christofer C. Bell wrote: > /bin/echo dt$(/sbin/ifconfig eth0 | head -1 | awk -F: '{print $4$5$6}') > > /etc/hostname Why the full paths? Those have only ever hurt me. It is therefore a pet peeve of mine to challenge the use of them. They always hurt me. And I always remove them whenever I see

Re: sound issues

2012/3/5 Scott Ferguson > > > > > Just to clarify with Kelly about what "complicated" stands for :-) > > > > IMHO you are going to get what you want in two steps: > > killall pulseaudio && aptitude install jackd qjackctl > > > > regards > > -r > > "what you want" meaning a complicated setup that