Re: packaging and archive management

2012-01-07 Thread andy baxter
On 27/12/11 15:34, andy baxter wrote: Hello, I have volunteered to do a bit of work for a small free software project (https://buddycloud.org), packaging the different parts of their system. This will initially be for debian but possibly for other distros as well at some point. I have

Re: [OT] web email acct compromised

2011-12-28 Thread andy baxter
should probably also contact Yahoo to let them know. Hope this helps, andy baxter. -- 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/4efb8b41.6020...@earthsong.free

Re: packaging and archive management

2011-12-27 Thread andy baxter
On 27/12/11 16:39, Andrei Popescu wrote: On Ma, 27 dec 11, 15:20:05, Andrew Baxter wrote: Hello, I have volunteered to do a bit of work for a small free software project (https://buddycloud.org), packaging the different parts of their system. This will initially be for debian but possibly for

packaging and archive management

2011-12-27 Thread andy baxter
, or something which can work with any distro. I read a bit about 'Dak', (Debian Archive Kit), but it says there is little or no documentation for this. I'm also wondering if it would be too debian-specific in the end. Thanks for any help, andy baxter -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ

Re: odd network error - wireless drops when browsing with mc over ssh

2011-10-18 Thread andy baxter
On 15/10/11 12:30, Camaleón wrote: On Sat, 15 Oct 2011 12:07:46 +0100, andy baxter wrote: I've just been trying to reproduce the error to give you some more information, and at the moment it's not doing it. I have a temporary workaround for the problem when it does occur, which is to cd

Re: odd network error - wireless drops when browsing with mc over ssh

2011-10-18 Thread andy baxter
On 18/10/11 13:02, Camaleón wrote: What's your current device (brand and model)? If you already said, I for sure forgot it :-P Netgear dgn1000. I just said 'cheap netgear router'. Can you still access to the router using an ethernet cable? If yes, and before throwing away your current

Re: odd network error - wireless drops when browsing with mc over ssh

2011-10-15 Thread andy baxter
On 14/10/11 22:44, Camaleón wrote: On Fri, 14 Oct 2011 20:40:35 +0100, andy baxter wrote: Yes I lose the connection between my laptop and my home router. I meant rebooting the router, not my computer. What happens is the wireless drops completely, and won't reconnect until I reboot the router

Re: odd network error - wireless drops when browsing with mc over ssh

2011-10-14 Thread andy baxter
On 14/10/11 15:40, Camaleón wrote: Hi, Please, don't cross-post between lists unless it is strictly necessary (I don't think this is such case ;-) ), it's a mess because users who follow Debian list could not be following the replies you get on the Ubuntu one (and viceversa) so we can miss

Re: odd network error - wireless drops when browsing with mc over ssh

2011-10-14 Thread andy baxter
On 14/10/11 01:34, Weaver wrote: http://au.billion.com/product/wireless/bipac7800n.php But other aspects could be at play here also. What sort of property is it? It's a stone terraced house, 2 floors. Older style with lead flashing? High degree of in-wall and obsolete (disconnected but

odd network error - wireless drops when browsing with mc over ssh

2011-10-13 Thread andy baxter
understand of how the relevant protocols are supposed to work. Any suggestions on what might be happening, or things to try to diagnose the problem further, would be much appreciated. andy baxter. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe

Re: odd network error - wireless drops when browsing with mc over ssh

2011-10-13 Thread andy baxter
Sorry for the duplicate messages - please reply in this thread. Thanks. :-) On 13/10/11 19:38, andy baxter wrote: Hello, I've been getting an odd network error when trying to work on a remote computer over ssh. What happens is: - I log in to the remote machine using ssh. - Then su

Re: odd network error - wireless drops when browsing with mc over ssh

2011-10-13 Thread andy baxter
On 13/10/11 20:20, Mike McGinn wrote: I have experienced wireless network disconnects when connected to remote machines. In my case this seemed to be a characteristic of the wireless network, which my wife and son hammer relentlessly. I now use a wired connection when connecting remotely. Try

Re: using samba with unix acls

2010-04-27 Thread andy baxter
Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: On Monday 26 April 2010 14:00:51 andy baxter wrote: I think that to achieve this I will need to set up samba with unix ACLs, but I'm not sure what's the best way of doing this - the two options seem to be using a patched kernel with an ext3 filesystem, or else

using samba with unix acls

2010-04-26 Thread andy baxter
of these would you recommend? The XFS option seems a lot simpler to maintain (no need to patch the kernel every time an update is released), but I'm worried that because this filesystem is not used so much, it may not be as reliable as ext3. Thanks for any help with this, andy baxter, lancaster UK

udev rule doesn't fire when device is removed

2009-10-17 Thread andy baxter
rule for this device? thanks, andy baxter. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org

Re: udev rule doesn't fire when device is removed

2009-10-17 Thread andy baxter
andy baxter wrote: Hi, I am trying to get fluidsynth to start and connect itself automatically when a usb midi keyboard is plugged in, and to stop when it is removed. The connecting script works fine, and the rule to trigger when it is plugged in fires OK, but when I remove the device

Re: udev rule doesn't fire when device is removed

2009-10-17 Thread andy baxter
andy baxter wrote: I have also tried separating the two rules, like this: ACTION==ADD, ATTR{manufacturer}==EDIROL, ATTR{product}==PCR, RUN+=/usr/local/bin/fluidrun ACTION==REMOVE, DRIVER==snd-usb-midi, RUN+=touch /tmp/udevtest Sorry, I made a mistake in the second rule - it should have

Re: udev rule doesn't fire when device is removed

2009-10-17 Thread andy baxter
andy baxter wrote: Hi, I am trying to get fluidsynth to start and connect itself automatically when a usb midi keyboard is plugged in, and to stop when it is removed. The connecting script works fine, and the rule to trigger when it is plugged in fires OK, but when I remove the device

Re: udev rule doesn't fire when device is removed

2009-10-17 Thread andy baxter
andy baxter wrote: Hi, I am trying to get fluidsynth to start and connect itself automatically when a usb midi keyboard is plugged in, and to stop when it is removed. The connecting script works fine, and the rule to trigger when it is plugged in fires OK, but when I remove the device

Re: locale problem when setting up a chroot using debootstrap

2009-08-17 Thread andy baxter
Thanks a lot. I was trying to find something like that using dpkg -l and apt-cache search, but obviously missed it. Cheers, andy Kevin Ross wrote: -Original Message- From: andy baxter [mailto:a...@earthsong.free-online.co.uk] Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2009 2:28 PM To: debian-user

Re: locale problem when setting up a chroot using debootstrap

2009-08-17 Thread andy baxter
Osamu Aoki wrote: On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 07:31:04AM +0100, andy baxter wrote: Thanks a lot. I was trying to find something like that using dpkg -l and apt-cache search, but obviously missed it. some packages (e.g. mc), there are a load of errors which seem to be to do with locales

locale problem when setting up a chroot using debootstrap

2009-08-16 Thread andy baxter
the chroot? Thanks, andy baxter -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org

software fan control

2009-08-14 Thread andy baxter
Hi, I have just built a mini-itx box with a jetway J7F4 motherboard. It's great, apart from the fan is a bit noisier than I had hoped - I bought it hoping that it would be quiet enough to leave switched on all the time in my living room, but it isn't. I've thought of just disconnecting the

Re: software fan control

2009-08-14 Thread andy baxter
the same thing. Sorry for not doing a bit more research before I posted. andy 2009/8/15 andy baxter a...@earthsong.free-online.co.uk: Hi, I have just built a mini-itx box with a jetway J7F4 motherboard. It's great, apart from the fan is a bit noisier than I had hoped - I bought it hoping

Re: Instalar Lenny+kde, con instalador via internet?

2008-10-08 Thread andy baxter
consultores1 wrote: Alguno de uds. sabe como instalar Lenny-KDE, con el instalador via internet; antes habia una opcion Desktop-KDE o algo asi? gracias. PD: Ademas me gustaria hacer la instalacion con una tarjeta inalambrica RTL8187L, ya que no necesita firmware, pero no la reconoce el

Re: icedove

2008-10-07 Thread andy baxter
John Lindsay wrote: I have just switched over to Debian. I like it a lot better than openSuse and my wife likes it as well. In icedove, if i click on a url it opens up the default web browser. I would much prefer it to open up the Iceweasel browser which is my preferred browser. Where in

Re: compatibility

2008-08-21 Thread andy baxter
Kenn Bannerman wrote: I'm looking at various Linux versions but none seem to indicate whether they are compatible with certain software programs such as: AutoCAD Adobe Photoshop et al SoundForge Any info you can supply would greatly help my decision. Linux is a quite different operating

Re: Problem with chrooted Etch

2008-08-18 Thread andy baxter
Roger Leigh wrote: Thomas H. George [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I installed this chrooted version of Etch as described in Debian Reference - Debian tips, sections 8.6.35.1-4. From the console (Ctl-Alt-F8) I can enter commands and edit files with no problems. From X-Window (CTL-ATL-F9) I can

test post

2008-08-18 Thread andy baxter
just checking that I can post to the list? (I tried twice replying to a post and it failed) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Problem with chrooted Etch

2008-08-18 Thread andy baxter
andy baxter wrote: #!/bin/bash # # testing-shell - start a root shell chrooted to the testing release. # must be run as root JAIL_ROOT=/jail # modify this to point to your chrooted directory. PROGRAM=$0 if [ `id -u` -ne 0 ] ; then echo Must be run as root exit fi

Re: Problem with chrooted Etch

2008-08-18 Thread andy baxter
Roger Leigh wrote: Thomas H. George [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: When I open a terminal from an X-Window it does not accept entries and after a minute displays a message, There was an error creating a child process for this terminal. In some cases there was a message like failed to create

configure error: C compiler cannot create executables

2008-03-29 Thread andy baxter
; | } configure:1664: error: C compiler cannot create executables See `config.log' for more details. /usr/bin/ld is installed (in binutils). I'm never come across this error before, and I don't know what to do. Can anyone help? andy baxter. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: format grep ouput

2007-07-16 Thread andy baxter
BartlebyScrivener wrote: On Jul 15, 2:30 pm, Ron Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Try this. It's untested but should nudge you in the right direction. Almost, it prints each word on a separate line, but I'll pursue the idea. Thank you, rd grep -R 'the' * | (of=; while read f l

Re: [debian-user] Subject Confusion

2007-07-11 Thread andy baxter
'. Incidentally, it would help me at least if the list software could set the 'reply-to' header to the list address. andy baxter. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Gnome problems with sarge

2005-10-23 Thread Andy Baxter
in nautilus seem wrong when I run it standalone - there's no difference between the icon for a file and a directory, for example. Is there anything I can do about this, and is it a known problem? I can post logs or system details if needed. thanks, andy baxter. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL