Re: Nvidia upgrade 304.48.1 in sid

2012-09-29 Thread Mark Allums
On 9/30/2012 12:13 AM, Charles Kroeger wrote: On Sat, 29 Sep 2012 20:30:01 +0200 Pascal Obry wrote: A clean-up of an old driver? I would advise to uninstall everything, exit X session and install back from a console. Pascal. Thanks for this suggestion, I did this, as you suggested, removed

Re: Nvidia upgrade 304.48.1 in sid

2012-09-29 Thread Charles Kroeger
On Sat, 29 Sep 2012 20:30:01 +0200 Pascal Obry wrote: > A clean-up of an old driver? I would advise to uninstall everything, > exit X session and install back from a console. > > Pascal. Thanks for this suggestion, I did this, as you suggested, removed and purged everything nVidia then reinstal

RE: fsck -fvy ?

2012-09-29 Thread Hadi Motamedi
> Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2012 14:04:17 +0100 > From: a...@cityscape.co.uk > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: fsck -fvy ? > > On Sat 29 Sep 2012 at 12:58:38 +, Hadi Motamedi wrote: > > > Thank you for your reply. I got file system inconsistency check and > > the prompt to enter th

Re: IA64 or AMD64?

2012-09-29 Thread Stan Hoeppner
On 9/29/2012 4:51 AM, Brad Rogers wrote: > On Sat, 29 Sep 2012 01:47:55 -0500 > Stan Hoeppner wrote: > > Hello Stan, > >> name I suggest above allows even the most challenged users to >> understand. > > I disagree. the use of the letters INTL are already established, > admittedly in other fiel

Re: Using wget to fill in a form

2012-09-29 Thread craig
In the end I did pretty much as suggested, using wget and re-using session IDs. I created a bash script that gets a session ID, reads the list of ISBN numbers, and then tries to retrieve their info. If the retrieval returns a session expired then it gets a new one. It also does a decent job of outp

Re: Using wget to fill in a form

2012-09-29 Thread craig
> They've learned a lot about the structure of classification systems since > LC was set up. I've been doing some reading, and there is work under way to modernize the classification system. In the meantime this works for my needs. I do appreciate the suggestion. Sent - Gtek Web Mail -- To UN

Re: Server upgrade to wheezy failed

2012-09-29 Thread Hendrik Boom
On Sat, 29 Sep 2012 20:53:52 +, Hendrik Boom wrote: > On Sat, 29 Sep 2012 16:05:43 -0400, Tom H wrote: > > >> >> Not necessarily helpful to the OP and more for the record for other >> upgraders: >> >> The wheezy release notes recommend: >> apt-get upgrade apt-get install linux-image- >> apt

Re: What is the procedure for patching the Debian kernel ?

2012-09-29 Thread Stephen Powell
On Sat, 29 Sep 2012 11:09:46 -0400 (EDT), Xelsior wrote: > ... > I did start to apply the extra patches to the Debian kernel another > way as test-patches is not recommended if you are making config > changes (following > http://kernel-handbook.alioth.debian.org/ch-common-tasks.html#s4.2.3 > ). > .

Re: Server upgrade to wheezy failed

2012-09-29 Thread Hendrik Boom
On Sat, 29 Sep 2012 16:05:43 -0400, Tom H wrote: > On Sat, Sep 29, 2012 at 6:18 AM, Brian wrote: >> On Fri 28 Sep 2012 at 19:50:22 +, Hendrik Boom wrote: >>> >>> My server upgrade from squeeze to wheezy just failed. But I'm not >>> panicking, I can still dual-boot into a back-up squeeze part

Re: Server upgrade to wheezy failed

2012-09-29 Thread Tom H
On Sat, Sep 29, 2012 at 6:18 AM, Brian wrote: > On Fri 28 Sep 2012 at 19:50:22 +, Hendrik Boom wrote: >> >> My server upgrade from squeeze to wheezy just failed. But I'm not >> panicking, I can still dual-boot into a back-up squeeze partition, and >> squeeze still works perfectly. >> >> I jus

Re: Reinstalling lost packages using /var/lib/dpkg/status-old

2012-09-29 Thread Lars Noodén
On 9/27/12 9:58 PM, lars nooden wrote: > If a bunch of packages have been uninstalled, what is an automated way > of reinstalling them using /var/lib/dpkg/status-old or > /var/backups/dpkg.status.* ? > > I see a lot of material mentioning status but nothing about precisely > how to use it. > > Re

Re: why would fdisk -l take so long?

2012-09-29 Thread Albretch Mueller
On 9/29/12, Martin Steigerwald wrote: > Hi Albrecht! > > Am Samstag, 29. September 2012 schrieb Albretch Mueller: > > Two ideas: > > 1) floppy device activated in BIOS while no floppy device present > > 2) floppy emulation for USB mass storage activated in BIOS ~ that was it! Reset, checked and s

Re: Printing to parallel port printer

2012-09-29 Thread Brian
On Sat 29 Sep 2012 at 17:43:12 +0200, Felix Natter wrote: > I am trying to configure an /dev/lp0-Printer via: > http://localhost:631/admin > > I click on "Add Printer", but then I cannot choose a local printer > (it just shows: > Local Printers: > Discovered Network Printers: > Other Network Pr

Re: Nvidia upgrade 304.48.1 in sid

2012-09-29 Thread Pascal Obry
Charles, > Has anyone else done this upgrade and found it breaks an X session? Yes, I'm using it since some days now. No problem with gdm and GNOME Shell on my side, all works fine. > missing something? A clean-up of an old driver? I would advise to uninstall everything, exit X session and inst

Re: GRUB problem after clone

2012-09-29 Thread Brian
On Sat 29 Sep 2012 at 18:56:43 +0200, Artifex Maximus wrote: > On Sat, Sep 29, 2012 at 12:24 PM, Brian wrote: > > > > At the GRUB prompt press the 'e' key. Please post what you see. There > > will probably be a long UUID. To save some typing put 123 for it. > > Thanks. Might I was not clean. Thi

Nvidia upgrade 304.48.1 in sid

2012-09-29 Thread Charles Kroeger
Has anyone else done this upgrade and found it breaks an X session? I had to install the xserver-xorg-video-vesa server to take the place of the nvidia driver. My nvidia stuff: ii glx-alternative-nvidia 0.2.2 amd64 ii libgl1-nvidia-alternatives 304.48-2 amd64 ii libg

Re: GRUB problem after clone

2012-09-29 Thread Artifex Maximus
On Sat, Sep 29, 2012 at 12:24 PM, Brian wrote: > On Fri 28 Sep 2012 at 22:24:16 +0200, Artifex Maximus wrote: > >> I would like to move from old 320GB HDD to a new 1TB HDD. I have the >> following partition structure: >> >> sda1 - XP >> sda2 - Debian 7 x86_64 (boot partition) >> sda3 - swap >> >>

Re: telnet and harden-clients

2012-09-29 Thread Yoann CONGAL
I think that is because everything in telnet is sent in plaintext... password included. It is also vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks. See : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telnet#Security 2012/9/29 lina : > Hi, > > I have the harden-clients installed. > > when I tried to install the telnet, >

Re: Installation

2012-09-29 Thread Chris Bannister
On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 03:06:05AM -0400, Neal Murphy wrote: > System installation should be as automated as is possible. In fact, the > installer should ask as few questions as possible. The trouble is there are many different desirable setups depending on what you want to use it for. I wouldn't

Re: Installation

2012-09-29 Thread Chris Bannister
On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 09:02:33AM -0400, The Wanderer wrote: > On 09/25/2012 02:56 AM, Chris Bannister wrote: > > >On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 06:33:02PM +0200, lee wrote: > > > >>They even have begun to use different keys to get into the BIOS quite some > >>time ago. > > > >Really? Have you got a so

telnet and harden-clients

2012-09-29 Thread lina
Hi, I have the harden-clients installed. when I tried to install the telnet, it showed me conflict. # aptitude why telnet Unable to find a reason to install telnet. I am just curious how telnet work. Is it not so secure to have it? or what make it conflict with that package. Thanks for your t

Printing to parallel port printer

2012-09-29 Thread Felix Natter
hi, I am trying to configure an /dev/lp0-Printer via: http://localhost:631/admin I click on "Add Printer", but then I cannot choose a local printer (it just shows: Local Printers: Discovered Network Printers: Other Network Printers: Continue ) Similar result when using the gnome add printe

Re: Server upgrade to wheezy failed -- now trying just to boot new kernel.

2012-09-29 Thread Hendrik Boom
On Sat, 29 Sep 2012 11:18:39 +0100, Brian wrote: > On Fri 28 Sep 2012 at 19:50:22 +, Hendrik Boom wrote: > >> My server upgrade from squeeze to wheezy just failed. But I'm not >> panicking, I can still dual-boot into a back-up squeeze partition, and >> squeeze still works perfectly. >> >> I

Re: fsck -fvy ?

2012-09-29 Thread Wolf Halton
On Sat, Sep 29, 2012 at 9:04 AM, Brian wrote: > On Sat 29 Sep 2012 at 12:58:38 +, Hadi Motamedi wrote: > >> Thank you for your reply. I got file system inconsistency check and >> the prompt to enter the root password to get system maintenance. At >> there , I issued fsck and then reboot. > > A

Re: IA64 or AMD64?

2012-09-29 Thread Brad Rogers
On Sat, 29 Sep 2012 01:47:55 -0500 Stan Hoeppner wrote: Hello Stan, >name I suggest above allows even the most challenged users to >understand. I disagree. the use of the letters INTL are already established, admittedly in other fields, as representing "International". For one letter, what's

Re: fsck -fvy ?

2012-09-29 Thread Brian
On Sat 29 Sep 2012 at 12:58:38 +, Hadi Motamedi wrote: > Thank you for your reply. I got file system inconsistency check and > the prompt to enter the root password to get system maintenance. At > there , I issued fsck and then reboot. Ah, I see. Did you try holding down the shift key to mak

RE: fsck -fvy ?

2012-09-29 Thread Hadi Motamedi
> Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2012 13:52:25 +0100 > From: a...@cityscape.co.uk > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: fsck -fvy ? > > On Sat 29 Sep 2012 at 12:37:57 +, Hadi Motamedi wrote: > > > Excuse me , I am rebooting my machine by pressing Alt+Ctrl+Del and at > > the start up I do no

Re: fsck -fvy ?

2012-09-29 Thread Brian
On Sat 29 Sep 2012 at 12:37:57 +, Hadi Motamedi wrote: > Excuse me , I am rebooting my machine by pressing Alt+Ctrl+Del and at > the start up I do not see the grub screen. Do I need to try for a > fresh OS install from scratch? A fresh OS install should not be needed. Hold the shift key down

Re: why would fdisk -l take so long?

2012-09-29 Thread Albretch Mueller
On 9/29/12, Jude DaShiell wrote: > run d-ban on the disk and do a thorough cleaning of the disk then try ~ The only "data erasure" I know of is shredding your hard drives to pieces, smashing them to dust and melting them. This is by the way what US gov does with their hard drives and monitors ~

RE: fsck -fvy ?

2012-09-29 Thread Hadi Motamedi
> Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2012 13:14:55 +0100 > From: a...@cityscape.co.uk > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: fsck -fvy ? > > On Sat 29 Sep 2012 at 12:04:38 +, Hadi Motamedi wrote: > > > Thank you very much for your help. But unfortunately, the grub boot > > loader screen is not e

Re: fsck -fvy ?

2012-09-29 Thread Brian
On Sat 29 Sep 2012 at 12:04:38 +, Hadi Motamedi wrote: > Thank you very much for your help. But unfortunately, the grub boot > loader screen is not enabled in my case here. Is there still any > solution that I can solve my problem or I need to try fresh OS > installation from scratch ? Someon

RE: fsck -fvy ?

2012-09-29 Thread Hadi Motamedi
> Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2012 12:37:41 +0100 > From: a...@cityscape.co.uk > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: fsck -fvy ? > > On Sat 29 Sep 2012 at 10:43:46 +, Hadi Motamedi wrote: > > > Thank you for your reply. Actually , it is a third party application > > names omcd that I hav

Re: fsck -fvy ?

2012-09-29 Thread Brian
On Sat 29 Sep 2012 at 10:43:46 +, Hadi Motamedi wrote: > Thank you for your reply. Actually , it is a third party application > names omcd that I have installed on my server . After rebooting the > server , it read as : > Startup > Setting clock [ok] > Starting sshd

RE: fsck -fvy ?

2012-09-29 Thread Hadi Motamedi
> Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2012 11:28:35 +0100 > From: a...@cityscape.co.uk > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: fsck -fvy ? > > On Sat 29 Sep 2012 at 08:44:11 +, Hadi Motamedi wrote: > > > My server got inconsistency from sudden power cut that I fixed it with > > #fsck -fvy /dev/hda

Re: mounting extern FREECOM HD in squeeze

2012-09-29 Thread Martin Steigerwald
Am Donnerstag, 27. September 2012 schrieb Filipe Freire: > Dear All! > > I am having problems getting a stable mount of an extern FREECOM HD on > debian squeeze. > > Sometimes it mounts and by running > # blkid -o list -c /dev/null > > get > > /dev/sdb1 vfatFREECOM HDD /media/FREECOM HDD 1

Re: why would fdisk -l take so long?

2012-09-29 Thread Martin Steigerwald
Hi Albrecht! Am Samstag, 29. September 2012 schrieb Albretch Mueller: […] > [11750.572197] ata2: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 300) > [11750.572245] ata1: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 300) > [11750.676244] ata3.00: ACPI cmd ef/03:0c:00:00:00:a0 (SET FEATURES) > filtered out > [11750.676

Re: fsck -fvy ?

2012-09-29 Thread Brian
On Sat 29 Sep 2012 at 08:44:11 +, Hadi Motamedi wrote: > My server got inconsistency from sudden power cut that I fixed it with > #fsck -fvy /dev/hda at the maintenance prompt . But after reboot, one > of the installed applications is preventing it from booting up (as can > be seen in the boot

Re: GRUB problem after clone

2012-09-29 Thread Brian
On Fri 28 Sep 2012 at 22:24:16 +0200, Artifex Maximus wrote: > I would like to move from old 320GB HDD to a new 1TB HDD. I have the > following partition structure: > > sda1 - XP > sda2 - Debian 7 x86_64 (boot partition) > sda3 - swap > > The GRUB is on the sda2 partition not in the MBR. That's

Re: Server upgrade to wheezy failed

2012-09-29 Thread Brian
On Fri 28 Sep 2012 at 19:50:22 +, Hendrik Boom wrote: > My server upgrade from squeeze to wheezy just failed. But I'm not > panicking, I can still dual-boot into a back-up squeeze partition, and > squeeze still works perfectly. > > I just upgraded my server from squeeze to wheezy. Lots of

fsck -fvy ?

2012-09-29 Thread Hadi Motamedi
Dear All My server got inconsistency from sudden power cut that I fixed it with #fsck -fvy /dev/hda at the maintenance prompt . But after reboot, one of the installed applications is preventing it from booting up (as can be seen in the boot up process list). Can you please let me know how can I

Re: IA64 or AMD64?

2012-09-29 Thread Stan Hoeppner
On 9/28/2012 7:54 AM, Jon Dowland wrote: > On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 01:35:49AM -0500, Stan Hoeppner wrote: >> Maybe we could start some kind of petition for "Itanium" and >> "AMDINTL64". I think these tell everyone at a glance what they need to >> know when selecting a port, and would completely el