LightDM in Linux Mint Debian Edition 201204

2012-05-06 Thread Jason Hsu
blacks out and does nothing. I know from the logs I looked at (had to boot up with a live ISO and mount the LMDE installation) that LightDM did try to start up. Why doesn't LightDM work properly? -- Jason Hsu, Linux literate software development engineer Founder and lead developer of Swift

Why does useradd cause a GLib-CRITICAL error?

2012-04-12 Thread Jason Hsu
)) More details are at http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=189p=565740sid=5c6825a8521aa1383c649b74a7f70dc2#p565740 . Exactly what is necessary to make sure that the useradd command works properly? -- Jason Hsu jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ

Re: Why did gtkdialog disappear from the repository?

2012-03-28 Thread Jason Hsu
of Python. Given how widely Python is used, I can't imagine support for it being dropped. (And it's included with Linux Mint and antiX Linux.) On Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:39:40 -0500 Jason Hsu jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com wrote: It would normally be at http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/pool/main/g/gtkdialog

Why did gtkdialog disappear from the repository?

2012-03-27 Thread Jason Hsu
distro Swift Linux, and so does antiX Linux. -- Jason Hsu jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com -- 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/20120328003940

Swift Linux 0.1.2 is now available!

2011-08-21 Thread Jason Hsu
of cramming everything into one repository). I have implemented Python scripts for transforming Diet Swift Linux into Regular Swift Linux and the special editions. There are even Python scripts that automatically generate scripts for building Regular Swift Linux and the special editions. -- Jason Hsu

Re: How do you change file associations in Thunar?

2011-08-13 Thread Jason Hsu
Aug 2011 10:30:32 + (UTC) CamaleĆ³n noela...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, 12 Aug 2011 17:39:21 -0500, Jason Hsu wrote: (...) Where are the file associations in the Thunar file manager, and how do I change them? When I click on a file in the Thunar window manager, I still get AbiWord

How do you change file associations in Thunar?

2011-08-12 Thread Jason Hsu
with Another Application. I'm looking for the solution that involves command line or directly editing files, as I need to automate the procedure on behalf of Swift Linux users. -- Jason Hsu jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com Founder and lead developer of Swift Linux (http://www.swiftlinux.org

VirtualBox: sharing files between the host and guest OS

2011-07-26 Thread Jason Hsu
missing? -- Jason Hsu jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com Founder and lead developer of Swift Linux (http://www.swiftlinux.org) -- 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

Re: VirtualBox: sharing files between the host and guest OS

2011-07-26 Thread Jason Hsu
The little detail I missed: For some reason, you cannot use share as the name of the folder. I changed the name of the folder in the host OS from share to guest, updated the mount command and the Devices-Shared Folders setup, and the file sharing now works. -- Jason Hsu jhsu802

How do you save passwords for Git/GitHub?

2011-07-21 Thread Jason Hsu
://help.github.com/ssh-key-passphrases/ , but the only thing that worked was entering ssh-keygen -p and eliminating the password. -- Jason Hsu jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com Founder and lead developer of Swift Linux (http://www.swiftlinux.org) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ

How do you save passwords for Git/GitHub?

2011-07-21 Thread Jason Hsu
://help.github.com/ssh-key-passphrases/ , but the only thing that worked was entering ssh-keygen -p and eliminating the password. -- Jason Hsu jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com Founder and lead developer of Swift Linux (http://www.swiftlinux.org) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ

Re: How do you save passwords for Git/GitHub?

2011-07-21 Thread Jason Hsu
the script to automatically delete the saved passwords at the end of the process. This is a great list. Not only are there so many subscribers, the average Debian user is FAR more knowledgable than the average user of most other distros. -- Jason Hsu jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com Founder and lead developer

Swift Linux 0.1.0 is now available!

2011-05-13 Thread Jason Hsu
appreciated: Linux Mint (very successful track record and user-friendly) Puppy Linux (very lightweight and user-friendly) antiX Linux (parent distro of Swift Linux) -- Jason Hsu jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject

What happened to OpenOffice 2.4.1?

2011-05-09 Thread Jason Hsu
. LibreOffice and the newer versions of OpenOffice require more RAM. 128 MB is enough for OpenOffice 2.4.1, but LibreOffice and the newer versions of OpenOffice require at least 256 MB of RAM, with at least 512 MB recommended. -- Jason Hsu jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user

Libtrash: Have any of you successfully activated it?

2011-04-24 Thread Jason Hsu
successfully implemented libtrash? If libtrash is inherently ineffective, what are some lightweight alternatives I should use? -- Jason Hsu jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas

Re: Libtrash: Have any of you successfully activated it?

2011-04-24 Thread Jason Hsu
ANYONE successfully implemented libtrash? Did you configure it properly? -- Jason Hsu jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com -- 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

Re: Libtrash: Have any of you successfully activated it?

2011-04-24 Thread Jason Hsu
? If this isn't possible, is there another package I can install to fill the gap? -- Jason Hsu jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com -- 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

CD burning programs with verification

2011-04-09 Thread Jason Hsu
. So what CD burning programs do you like that have verification and do NOT have lots of dependencies (like the XFCE and KDE tools)? -- Jason Hsu jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas

Your favorite bug tracking system

2011-04-07 Thread Jason Hsu
by GNOME, KDE, OpenOffice, Red Hat, Mandriva, and Gentoo) and Launchpad (used by Ubuntu and others). -- Jason Hsu jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http

The following packages cannot be authenticated

2011-04-06 Thread Jason Hsu
? A Google search yields more information than I can understand, but it sounds like my authentication key is not up-to-date. How do I resolve this matter WITHOUT throwing security under the bus? -- Jason Hsu jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ

Re: Your favorite version control software

2011-03-25 Thread Jason Hsu
Why do you prefer Subversion for the central repository and git for laptops? On Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:14:39 -0400 Gregory Seidman gsslist+deb...@anthropohedron.net wrote: On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 03:33:44PM -0500, Jason Hsu wrote: What's your favorite version control software for software

Your favorite version control software

2011-03-24 Thread Jason Hsu
What's your favorite version control software for software development? Subversion? Git? Something else? -- Jason Hsu jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org

External hard drive with mounting problems

2011-03-19 Thread Jason Hsu
any problems. Shred had no difficulty writing to any part of the disk. What exactly is going on here? Does my drive have a hardware problem? What tools can I use to evaluate the condition of this drive? -- Jason Hsu jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ

Help needed for my first mail server

2011-03-15 Thread Jason Hsu
. If I'm even slightly wrong on just one thing, my system won't work properly. Do I need an MX hostname? There are so many unknowns that I don't know where to begin. -- Jason Hsu jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe

OT: servers vs. lightning and power outages

2011-03-14 Thread Jason Hsu
(though I still unplug my equipment from the power line and phone line when I go out of town or expect thunderstorms), but I'm not running anything on my home computer that the world needs to be able to access 24/7/365. -- Jason Hsu jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user

What is the most secure FTP server?

2011-03-10 Thread Jason Hsu
I understand that regular FTP has inferior security due to the lack of encryption. So I'm looking for an alternative to use on my home server. What is your favorite alternative and why? Implicit FTPS? SFTP? FTP over SSH? Or something else? -- Jason Hsu jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com

Re: Can't mount pendrive on testing

2011-03-10 Thread Jason Hsu
but may help narrow down where the problem lies. Install the package 'pmount'. Plug in the stick and, as a user, do pmount /dev/sdb1 List files on the drive with ls -l /media/sdb1 If that works the problem would appear to be with the automounting software. -- Jason Hsu jhsu802

Upgrading the old OS vs. fresh installation of the new OS

2011-03-09 Thread Jason Hsu
procedure from the previous version of Debian and make adjustments when appropriate. You need to properly back up the personal/company files in this case, but you'd have to do that anyway as a precaution if you use the upgrade route. What do you think? -- Jason Hsu jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com

Bridge mode vs. router mode in DSL modems

2011-03-06 Thread Jason Hsu
on Google gave me the idea that my DSL modem could be the culprit. This brings me to the questions at the beginning of this post. -- Jason Hsu jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas

How do I clone Computer A from Computer B?

2011-03-03 Thread Jason Hsu
. -- Jason Hsu jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com -- 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/20110303114202.62edec96.jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com

Mounting and FTPing with SSH

2011-03-03 Thread Jason Hsu
Computer A is my firewall/server. Computer B is my main computer. I can access Computer A from Computer B by using SSH in a manner similar to telnet. What do I need to do to have FTP access to the files in Computer A? How do I mount a partition on Computer A from Computer B? -- Jason Hsu

Stopping the Shorewall firewall stops my Internet connection

2011-03-03 Thread Jason Hsu
access? I thought that the purpose of a firewall is to BLOCK connections, not MAKE connections. -- Jason Hsu jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http

Re: Please help

2011-03-03 Thread Jason Hsu
how things need to be typed in order to make the magic happen, but it hasn't happened for me yet. I think I may have installed a server version, but there is a way around that right? What can I do to get a desktop environment installed through my command line? -- Jason Hsu jhsu802

Re: Stopping the Shorewall firewall stops my Internet connection

2011-03-03 Thread Jason Hsu
Internet connection. Again, I had to start Shorewall up again to restore my Internte connection. -- Jason Hsu jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http

Re: Debian 6 uninstallable?

2011-03-02 Thread Jason Hsu
Hsu jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com -- 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/20110302124018.8c566f3a.jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com

Re: Debian 6 uninstallable?

2011-03-02 Thread Jason Hsu
When I boot up the Debian CD, I am never offered the option of adding boot codes. How do I add vga=normal fb=false? On Wed, 2 Mar 2011 15:33:08 -0400 Joey Hess jo...@debian.org wrote: Jason Hsu wrote: I've also had problems installing Debian 6.0.0 on my 10-year-old IBM NetVista computer

Re: Debian 6 uninstallable?

2011-03-02 Thread Jason Hsu
Thanks. I was able to add those boot codes. Unfortunately, the installer couldn't properly detect my CD drive, and I got the Error reading Release file error. Are there additional boot codes I need to add? On Wed, 2 Mar 2011 16:14:11 -0400 Joey Hess jo...@debian.org wrote: Jason Hsu wrote

Re: Debian 6 uninstallable?

2011-03-02 Thread Jason Hsu
those PartImage files of my Debian Lenny setups so that I can revert back to something that works. On Wed, 2 Mar 2011 16:19:15 -0500 Christopher Judd j...@wadsworth.org wrote: On Wednesday 02 March 2011 15:27:46 Jason Hsu wrote: Thanks. I was able to add those boot codes. Unfortunately

PasswordAuthentication option in /etc/ssh/sshd_config

2011-03-02 Thread Jason Hsu
the value to yes or no? -- Jason Hsu jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com -- 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/20110302215924.d5ca96b2.jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com

How do you use TCPDump?

2011-03-02 Thread Jason Hsu
I have it installed, and I can look up the parameters in the command. What I don't understand is how I use it to investigate intrusions. Can someone shed some light on this? -- Jason Hsu jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org

Re: Best and most popular distros for the enterprise desktop

2011-03-01 Thread Jason Hsu
from Ubuntu to another distro is MUCH less radical than the switch from Windows to Linux. -- Jason Hsu jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http

Command line: How do you keep the output from scrolling out of sight?

2011-03-01 Thread Jason Hsu
it impossible to properly troubleshoot when I don't know what I'm doing. Is there a way to get the output to temporarily stop so I can read it all if I wish? -- Jason Hsu jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble

How do I troubleshoot my DHCP server and eth1 configuration?

2011-03-01 Thread Jason Hsu
and the eth1 configuration? -- Jason Hsu jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com -- 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/20110301112708.064ca4c4.jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com

Your favorite server apps (firewall, DHCP, etc.)

2011-02-28 Thread Jason Hsu
reasonably lightweight, but I'm willing to compromise on this criterion in favor of more of the above. -- Jason Hsu jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http

How do you clone a server hard drive from another computer?

2011-02-28 Thread Jason Hsu
Hsu jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com -- 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/20110228113003.399cff87.jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com

Best and most popular distros for the enterprise desktop

2011-02-28 Thread Jason Hsu
. For those of you who have helped a company or organization migrate from Windows to Linux or from one Linux distro to another, what is your preference? -- Jason Hsu jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble

Re: Your favorite server apps (firewall, DHCP, etc.)

2011-02-28 Thread Jason Hsu
and absolutely refuses to use it. On Mon, 28 Feb 2011 22:00:26 + Joe j...@jretrading.com wrote: And I'm willing to court unpopularity by admitting I absolutely loathe vi and its children. Hey, Windows 7 still has Edlin... -- Jason Hsu jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email

How do you avoid server/firewall downtime?

2011-02-27 Thread Jason Hsu
programs all have underlying assumptions that may be inaccurate and sometimes wildly inaccurate. I know from my recent experience with Debian that certain computers are compatible with a fresh installation of Lenny but not a fresh installation of Squeeze. -- Jason Hsu jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com

Debian vs. other firewall/server operating systems

2011-02-27 Thread Jason Hsu
features in it? (While it's not Windows, it sounds like a step in the wrong direction.) I've heard that CentOS is MUCH more difficult to upgrade than Debian, so why do people use CentOS on the server? -- Jason Hsu jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ

How do you remotely access a home server/network?

2011-02-26 Thread Jason Hsu
location? I have DSL broadband service, but I don't think I have a static IP address. -- Jason Hsu jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com -- 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

Debian stable vs. testing for Swift Linux (antiX derivative)

2011-02-23 Thread Jason Hsu
think version 3 would work well with 128 MB of RAM (minimum requirement for Swift Linux), and the extra space it requires would likely make the Swift Linux ISO file too large to fit on a CD. -- Jason Hsu jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org

How do I upgrade from Lenny to Squeeze?

2011-02-22 Thread Jason Hsu
to Squeeze this a simple apt-get update, apt-get upgrade and apt-get dist-upgrade or is there more I need to do? -- Jason Hsu jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive

Is there anything wrong with sticking with Lenny?

2011-02-22 Thread Jason Hsu
of Lenny on the old computer, upgrade it to Squeeze, and then set it up as a firewall/server. -- Jason Hsu jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http

Hardware needed for home network

2011-02-11 Thread Jason Hsu
-to-Ethernet adapter. If I use a regular Ethernet cable to connect the firewall/server computer to the DSL modem, would it work to use an Ethernet cross-cable and USB-to-Ethernet adapters to provide the connection to my main computer? Are there USB-to-USB cross cables? -- Jason Hsu jhsu802

Re: Hardware needed for home network

2011-02-11 Thread Jason Hsu
in networking, but I don't understand what setups they are appropriate for. -- Jason Hsu jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com -- 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/20110211142130

Difficulty installing Debian 6.0.0 on an old computer

2011-02-09 Thread Jason Hsu
from my CD. Have any of you experienced anything like this? Why does Debian Squeeze have so much difficulty with my old computer? Should I use Debian Lenny even though it's out-of-date even by Debian stable standards? -- Jason Hsu jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian

Re: Difficulty installing Debian 6.0.0 on an old computer

2011-02-09 Thread Jason Hsu
: Not being able to install Squeeze is puzzling even though you have taken a number of sensible approaches to try to make it happen. Failing a resolution of this problem I'd install Lenny and upgrade. This might be useful: http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/archive/ -- Jason Hsu jhsu802

Size of minimal Debian installation

2010-10-30 Thread Jason Hsu, embedded engineer, Linux user
lighter than Puppy Linux. And do Debian and the host OS show different sizes for my virtual Debian installation? Why is there a 241 MB difference? The error is almost double the size of Puppy Linux. -- Jason Hsu, Linux-literate embedded engineer (952) 715-7661 embedded_engin...@jasonhsu.com

What packages do I need for the ROX desktop environment?

2010-10-30 Thread Jason Hsu, embedded engineer, Linux user
What packages do I need for the ROX desktop environment? This is the same DE used in Puppy Linux. The clickable icons on the Puppy Linux desktop are provided by ROX, which provides the functionality of GNOME or KDE in a MUCH lighter package. -- Jason Hsu, Linux-literate embedded engineer

Packages for reboot and shutdown

2010-10-30 Thread Jason Hsu, embedded engineer, Linux user
What package do I need to add to a minimal Debian installation so that I can reboot or shut down from GNOME, XFCE, Fluxbox, IceWM, etc.? -- Jason Hsu, Linux-literate embedded engineer (952) 715-7661 embedded_engin...@jasonhsu.com http://www.jasonhsu.com/ee.html http://www.jasonhsu.com

How do you install Debian Live to a hard drive?

2010-10-28 Thread Jason Hsu, embedded engineer, Linux user
How do you install Debian Live to a hard drive? I'd like to install Debian Live to a VirtualBox hard drive (which I have successfully done with other distros), make some changes, and then create a new ISO for a modified version of the live CD. -- Jason Hsu, Linux-literate embedded engineer

Re: How do you install Debian Live to a hard drive?

2010-10-28 Thread Jason Hsu, embedded engineer, Linux user
mean? -- Jason Hsu, Linux-literate embedded engineer (952) 715-7661 embedded_engin...@jasonhsu.com http://www.jasonhsu.com/ee.html http://www.jasonhsu.com/swrwatt.html http://www.jasonhsu.com/ee-robot.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject

Re: How do you install Debian Live to a hard drive?

2010-10-28 Thread Jason Hsu, embedded engineer, Linux user
this, but theoretically, you can install Debian installer (package debian-installer) in the live environment and then use it to install the live system, but... Why not just grub the first CD and install it? -- Jason Hsu, Linux-literate embedded engineer (952) 715-7661 embedded_engin...@jasonhsu.com

[SOLVED]Connecting to the Internet

2009-09-07 Thread Jason Hsu
Thanks for the advice. It turned out that getting the Internet connection was even simpler than your suggestions. I left-clicked on the network connection icon in the upper right corner of the GNOME screen and selected wired network. -- Jason Hsu jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE

Switching from GNOME to another window manager

2009-09-06 Thread Jason Hsu
I used the default install to install Debian on a laptop as the sole OS. It boots up in GNOME, which is too slow and sluggish. How can I switch to XFCE, Fluxbox, or some other lightweight window manager? -- Jason Hsu jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ

Getting network connection

2009-09-06 Thread Jason Hsu
I successfully installed Debian on a laptop, but it's refusing to connect to the Internet. It had no difficulty connecting during the installation process, but it's not connecting now. How do I start a network connection? How do I start auto DHCP? -- Jason Hsu jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com

Re: Getting network connection

2009-09-06 Thread Jason Hsu
. Select the network/wireless LAN option. 4. Select eth0. 5. Click on Auto DHCP 6. When the configuration succeeds, save it. 7. Select Done. What's the analogous procedure in Debian Linux? -- Jason Hsu jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ

How do I start auto DHCP?

2009-09-06 Thread Jason Hsu
the network/wireless LAN option. 4. Select eth0. 5. Click on Auto DHCP 6. When the configuration succeeds, save it. 7. Select Done. What's the analogous procedure in Debian Linux? -- Jason Hsu jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org

Installation: How do I bypass partitioning?

2009-08-30 Thread Jason Hsu
to skip this step given that writing a partition essentially means deleting everything on the drive? Puppy Linux didn't insist on writing the partitions when I installed it after putting Windows XP on the first partition. -- Jason Hsu jhsu802...@jasonhsu.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian

flightgear

2005-10-29 Thread HSU
Hallo Leute, OS: Sarge Grafik: Riva TNT2 Modell62 Ich habe die Nvdia-Treiber fuer meine Grafikkarte installiert. Danach Flightgear. Wenn ich versuche das Programm zu starten, erscheint folgende Fehlermeldung: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ fgfs fgfs: freeglut_window.c:300: fgOpenWindow: Assertion

nvidia-installation II

2005-10-24 Thread HSU
Hallo Leute, Vorweg, falls mein Realname nicht erscheinen sollte, sondern nur HSU, ich bin auf der Suche nach dem Fehler. ;-)) OS:Sarge Kernel 2.6.13y Nachdem ich nun erfolgreich das nvidia-treiber-packet 7174pkg.run fuer meine Grafikkarte installiert habe, ist folgendes passiert. Ich habe

Nvidia installieren

2005-10-23 Thread HSU
Hallo Leute, Ich versuche gerade den Nvidia-Treiber zu installieren. Mein OS: Sarge Das Nvidia Paket heisst: NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-7676-pkg1.run Meine Grafikkarte ist eine Riva TNT 2 Modell64 Ich habe mir den Kernel 2.6.13y geholt und kompiliert. Kernel-Sourcen liegen also unter

Unit System bei freepascal

2005-06-25 Thread HSU
Hallo Leute, Ich habe mir von freepascal.org das neue 2.0.0 freepascal als tar archiv geholt und als user installiert. (home/hermx/fpc-2.0.0) Ich habe auch ~/etc erstellt. Mittels samplecfg habe ich dann eine cfg datei erstellen lassen. Der Compiler ist auch im Path eingetragen. Wenn ich aber

Re: Yanking a USB Hard Drive/ReiserFS causes Kernel Panic

2004-10-27 Thread Peter Hsu
I think you missed the point. As Ron Johnson pointed out, you need to use umount before you unplug the device. If you unplug without using umount, then you should EXPECT your system to puke. For practical purposes, you should consider time elapsed since you last wrote to the device

Re: Installing modem.

2003-11-15 Thread Aaron Hsu
Alright, it doesn't look like we are getting very far, so I am going to throw in the way I would diagnose this issue. *sigh* pppd, this is about the best way I can think of to get things done. It's a little harsh, but nothing a good man page can't handle. I am including exerts from the pppd

Re: Debian based working distribution

2003-11-15 Thread Aaron Hsu
Have you perhaps tried Debian-stable or testing? Aaron Hsu On Saturday, November 15, 2003, at 04:42 AM, Otto Wyss wrote: Since the current Debian sarge installation doesn't work (see debian-boot list) and I need an installation fast I'm looking for alternatives. So far I've tested Knoppix from

Re: Installing modem.

2003-11-12 Thread Aaron W. Hsu
, it's also console based. ;-) Aaron Hsu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Installing modem

2003-11-12 Thread Aaron W. Hsu
scripts where you will see output, I don't think echoing into the devices will out put anything unless you are watching the ttyS's. You might have to be dumping the ttyS* output using cat or something similiar in order to see any errors. Aaron Hsu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Installing modem.

2003-11-10 Thread Aaron W. Hsu
if I misunderstand what you are trying to do, and sorry if this was OT. Aaron Hsu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: G550 and 3D acceleration

2003-11-10 Thread Aaron W. Hsu
find there as well if recompiling the kernel with matrox drivers does not help. I hope this helps, Aaron Hsu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Installing modem.

2003-11-10 Thread Aaron W. Hsu
1. Use /dev/MAKEDEV to make the ttyS4 device in /dev, as your kernel will normally not make it for you. 2. The device should now be available under that name, and you should be able to use it freely in any system, you should probably also symlink it to /dev/modem so that some dialer

linux boot troubles

1999-06-07 Thread Ming Hsu
Hi all, have some problems with Linux boot up. It all started when I was having major problems in Windows and had to reinstall Windows. Afterwards, windows kind of took over lilo and wouldn't show the lilo prompt after I hold down the shift key anymore. This has happened before, and I would

Star Office installation

1999-05-25 Thread Ming Hsu
seem to change anything. And I haven't found a way to decompress all those files at once, unzip * did nothing. Sorry for the long message. Hope someone'll read it. :) Well, thanks in advance! Ming Hsu Asians are very gifted at creativity and invention

gtk

1999-02-20 Thread Ming Hsu
that means? Thanks. Ming Hsu

Re: NE2000 PCI Card

1999-02-17 Thread Ming Hsu
Got it. Thanks! At 09:28 AM 2/16/99 +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The NE2000 PCI-module is probing a number of addresses, make sure that your card is configured for one of those addresses. This can probably be done with the DOS-program (sorry) you have got with your card, Joop Ming Hsu

NE2000 PCI Card

1999-02-13 Thread Ming Hsu
to forcing recognition by putting an append line into LILO, but that didn't seem to work either. Are there any other ways to get the card recognized or did we miss a step or something? Thanks in advance, Ming Hsu Spiritus, minitus, invustrus appares. Tiny spirits of fire and light