wpa_supplicant returns too early to ifup? Scripts in /etc/if-up.d executed before network is ready

GNU/Linux Hans Ekbrand (http://sociologi.cjb.net) Q. What is that strange attachment in this mail? A. My digital signature, see www.gnupg.org for info on how you could use it to ensure that this mail is from me and has not been altered on the way to you. signature.asc Description: Digital

Re: Using old diskless machine as X terminal

On Sat, Dec 27, 2008 at 11:53:55AM -0800, Ross Boylan wrote: > On Fri, 2008-12-26 at 23:07 +0100, Hans Ekbrand wrote: > > > I've seen several suggestions for ways to make diskettes that will > > > either boot from CD or network. > > > > http://rom-o-matic.n

Re: Using old diskless machine as X terminal

> A number of options (such as using those tools or NFS mounting) are > complicated by the fact that my system is too heavyweight for the old > machine, so I need to pare things down so it's only an X server. The server can export a different tree than its own root file system.

Re: USB ownership

On Mon, Oct 20, 2008 at 05:06:25PM +0200, Emanoil Kotsev wrote: > Hans Ekbrand wrote: > > > On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 04:57:00PM +0200, Jochen Schulz wrote: > >> Paul Cartwright: > >> > > >> > My wife plugged in a USB stick, to save a file to it. It wou

Re: USB ownership

he USB-stick is inserted. Does gkrellm provide that functionality? -- Hans Ekbrand (http://sociologi.cjb.net) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Q. What is that strange attachment in this mail? A. My digital signature, see www.gnupg.org for info on how you could use it to ensure that this mail is f

Re: USB ownership

27;t the last part of this sentence is accurate. Only one VT is current when the USB-stick is inserted, the automounter should use the policy: The user who own the VT which is active when the USB-stick is inserted gets write permission on it. -- Hans Ekbrand (http://sociologi.cjb.net) <[EMAIL PROTECTE

Re: what linux/limit.h is needed for backporting cups from lenny to etch?

On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 05:09:56PM +0300, Aioanei Rares wrote: > > Install the source for the kernel in use and see if the problem still > appears. It's still there. -- Linux amin 2.6.18-4-486 #1 Mon Mar 26 16:39:10 UTC 2007 i586 GNU/Linux Hans Ekbrand (http://sociologi.cj

Re: what linux/limit.h is needed for backporting cups from lenny to etch?

On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 04:37:56PM +0300, Aioanei Rares wrote: > On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 3:15 PM, Hans Ekbrand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > > On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 06:57:56AM -0500, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > > > Hans Ekbrand wrote: > > > >Hi list!

Re: what linux/limit.h is needed for backporting cups from lenny to etch?

On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 06:57:56AM -0500, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > Hans Ekbrand wrote: > >Hi list! > > > >I was trying to backport libcups2-dev from lenny to etch when I met > >with the following error (from config.log) > > > > >/usr/include/bits/local_l

what linux/limit.h is needed for backporting cups from lenny to etch?

nclude | #endif |Syntax error How do I get around this? I did try to build cups again after having installed linux-headers-2.6.18-6-486, since linux/limit.h exist in that package, but that didn't help :-( -- Hans Ekbrand (http://sociologi.cjb.net) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Re: how to create an image of your debian computer hard drive for cloning

sda (or whatever hard disk on source is) of=/dev/sda (This tip is untested though). -- Linux amin 2.6.18-4-486 #1 Mon Mar 26 16:39:10 UTC 2007 i586 GNU/Linux Hans Ekbrand (http://sociologi.cjb.net) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> GPG Fingerprint: 1408 C8D5 1E7D 4C9C C27E 014F 7C2C 872A 7050 614E signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: automounting removable drives on multi-user systems

ives on multi-user systems > > On 09/30/08 10:08, Hans Ekbrand wrote: > >Hi fellow debian-user(s) > > > >My problem concerns auto-mounting of removable media on multi-user systems. > > > >What I want is a tool/some scripts that: > > > >Whenever a removable

automounting removable drives on multi-user systems

tically on my system at login-time by Xsession, as described in the documentation for ivman in Debian). Kind regards, -- Note that I use Debian version lenny/sid Linux samir 2.6.26-1-686 #1 SMP Thu Aug 28 12:00:54 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux Hans Ekbrand (http://sociologi.cjb.net) <[EMAIL

Re: debmirror can't find public key to validate Release files

On Thu, Feb 02, 2006 at 11:08:54AM -0500, Daniel B. wrote: > Hans Ekbrand wrote: > > >On Wed, Feb 01, 2006 at 04:50:47PM -0500, Daniel B. wrote: > > > >>Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > >> > >>>On Wed, Feb 01, 2006 at 11:10:56AM -0500, Daniel B. wrote: &

Re: debmirror can't find public key to validate Release files

ring ?? > > Nope, that doesnt work. (There's no such package in Sarge > or the Sarge security updates (unless my mirror is broken).) > > What else? get debmirror from sarge manually (not apt-get). install with dpkg. -- Note that I use Debian version 3.1 Linux samir 2.6.8-2-386

Re: /var becomes read-only every day

On Tue, Jan 31, 2006 at 04:06:23PM -0500, Chris Howie wrote: > Hans Ekbrand wrote: > > Every day /var (which is on its own partition) becomes read-only. > > If /var is on a separate partition and is mounted with '-o errors=remount-ro' > then check dmesg and see if

/var becomes read-only every day

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Re: problem with automatic upgrade (changed conffile)

On Mon, Sep 19, 2005 at 09:07:45AM +0200, Hans Ekbrand wrote: [...] > My question is: > > "How do I do to get automatic security updates also for packages that > I have changed a conffile in?" The answer was in the Debian Reference Manual http://www.debian.org/do

Re: problem with automatic upgrade (changed conffile)

On Mon, Sep 19, 2005 at 12:29:38AM +0200, Kjetil Kjernsmo wrote: > On mandag 19 september 2005, 00:18, Hans Ekbrand wrote: > > > You must > > > expect issues like these, it is a feature... :-) > > > > Not getting security updates automatically installed a featur

Re: problem with automatic upgrade (changed conffile)

On Sun, Sep 18, 2005 at 11:50:28PM +0200, Kjetil Kjernsmo wrote: > On søndag 18 september 2005, 23:34, Hans Ekbrand wrote: > > I have changed /etc/kde3/kdm/kdmrc, but so what? Why does dpkg fail > > here? > > There are certain limitations to doing things automatically, an

problem with automatic upgrade (changed conffile)

hing like "End of file at stdin at question about conffile" (I can edit the crontab to run apt-get under LANG=C if that would help diagnosing the problem). I have changed /etc/kde3/kdm/kdmrc, but so what? Why does dpkg fail here? -- Hans Ekbrand (http://sociologi.cjb.net) <[EMAIL PR

Re: combining POP mail and mail file with local "repeating" and combining POP server?

On Tue, Jun 25, 2002 at 10:41:31PM -0400, Daniel Barclay wrote: > > > > From: Hans Ekbrand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > ... > > On Mon, Jun 24, 2002 at 11:31:06PM -0400, Daniel Barclay wrote: > ... > > > I'd like to have a local POP server that, whe

Re: send and receive mail through eth1

t domains are local etc), and it work automatically. -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 sön feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand pgpqfF2W98pAy.pgp Description: PGP signature

Thread stealing [was Re: [ Debian Users ] Subject Prefix ?]

I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 sön feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand pgpgw8IydZreJ.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: combining POP mail and mail file with local "repeating" and combining POP server?

nloads" the messages and then displays them. So netscape is always operating on a copy of what the POP server actually got. There can be no lock problems as far as netscape is concerned, as I understand things. > Can fetchmail download only certain messages? (Maybe I could retrieve > the maili

Re: Solutions for booting dual OS (separate HDs)

onf is boot=/dev/fd0 Good Luck! -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 sön feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand pgpmf8Zgz3c

Re: LTSP packages

ote that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 sön feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand pgp9E9ps8U4qA.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: kernel upgrade to 2.4.18

Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 sön feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand pgpTcuDKFs9x6.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Another guide for a diskless installation?

other vfat partion, and the rest from the net. Untested, just the way I would go about and do it. Good Luck! -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 sön feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand pgpb3uF9HHbjD.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Another guide for a diskless installation?

emac140 2.4.17 #1 sön feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand pgpXDf1vWF20X.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: will configuration files get overwritten?

control over it. But in this case the "don't let dpkg upgrade it" in the last sentence only means that you chose (the default) to keep your own version when asked when the package is upgraded. -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 sön feb 10 20:21:22

Re: Frame Buffer Query

s. -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 sön feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand pgpC2e0ZWtiwB.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: so how do the pros read all those .gz docs, zless?

Seems to be > ideal. However then one encounters patches of HTML docs, which seem > best suited for galeon, mozilla, not w3...) w3m handles .gz and html nicely. -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 sön feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand pgpWwrrTcXYTo.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Unidentified subject!

call "enough permissions", they thereby defeats the whole purpose of sudo, and in addition makes it easier for a hacker to become root. -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 sön feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand pgpXPWTOoSHvK.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Beginning to try to secure my box.

0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 sön feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand pgpTr4eKdANFW.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Auto-update .twmrc?

the way my favorite applications are called by twm (my need for flexibility come from using different terminals with different resolutions). These scripts have entries in the twm-menus. Mail me off-list if you want examples. -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 sön feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand pgpaPV4rgaWZz.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: woody is killing me

at one. > What next? apt-get dist-upgrade -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 sön feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand pgpaMVd831oob.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Watch TV Card over remote X?

on (esd) supports sending audio to a remote esd running on another machine. For programs that don't supports esd directly, you can start them using esddsp to capture their output to /dev/dsp and send it through esd." Bryan Voss -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #

Re: Installing advanced library versions safely?

/usr/local. The debian package management system will never install files in /usr/local so this is the place for your own installs. Stow is probably a good helper here. -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 sön feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand pgpIF1qHzJz3l.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: High density text on console

ument to the fb driver (See the fb/framebuffer.txt for making custom mode lines) didn't work any more (just a blank screen), so now I have a boot script to get 1864x1400. -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 sön feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand pgpWdUJau18D3.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: PST to mutt

orrectly), importing to OE and just moving the folders (files) is another way if there is no IMAP server available (without dial-up and transferring 250 Mb twice). -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 sön feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand pgpxhVchAfDwc.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: some stranges things about apt-get install/remove

d file still there. use apt-get --purge remove to remove the configuration files of a package. -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 sön feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand pgpcsQo9y8aTy.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Root SSH permitted by default (was: how does root run a graphical prog)

an alias for su to a script that appears to be su but actually logs (or mails) the root password. -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 sön feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand pgp8nP81KwX1a.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Root SSH permitted by default (was: how does root run a graphical prog)

s not require the use of root's frequent use of sudo will never reveal the root password. No sane person will setup sudo to give unlimited root access, that would defeat the whole purpose with sudo. -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 sön feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand pgp5tWS7aIl9S.pgp Description: PGP signature

wrapping [was: Re: disable paragraph flows in mozilla?]

3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 sön feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand pgpbwhjvTt2oG.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Small footprint window manager

h 1 Mb of RAM (for 16 bits), could be very useable. For more info on X-terminals try www.ltsp.org -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 sön feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand pgpJHCgKKI6fw.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Colors in term?

, it#8, lines#25, pairs#64, I have no colors on my (real) vt 320, has (a real) vt 220 colors? -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 sön feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand pgpX5JerTIdEK.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Mutliple IP addresses on single interface

.. > > -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 sön feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand pgpHeXvUBqxNm.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: OpenOffice 1.0 ,debs?

at will not require any additional, manual non-deb install of any java-thingy. -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 sön feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand pgpnJj8umACI1.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: CDwriter

ote that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 sön feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand pgpCWZu3HPVKS.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Re: Hard Discs and Virtual Memory ...

g). I recently made a router/firewall of a 386 SX 25 MHz 8 Mb RAM, 110 Mb harddisk. Rather tricky to install just a base system and upgrade to woody without running out of disk space, I'd say. -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 sön feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown H

Re: fb cursur disappears - howto restore

start gpm. rebooting should definately not be needed. -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 sön feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand pgp8MYxbmSuUE.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Problem installing SMC 8013wc NIC

r slackware system and use that instead of the stock debian kernel? -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 sön feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand pgpjlBpoG5msj.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: problem with syslog log rotation

th rotation 5 ! check /etc/cron.weekly/sysklogd -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 sön feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand pgpu1jc3g3e85.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Samba alternative

Coda when I realised the pretty high hardware requirements. NFS OTOH is so simple that any box can use it. Since it is in your home security might not be a priority, but NFS lacks real authentication mechanisms. -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 sön feb 10 20:21:22 CET

Installing NFS [was: Re: starting nfs]

s because I just picked up the nano and e3 editors. > > Suggestions ?? Install nfs-user-server or nfs-kernel-server. -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 sön feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand pgpjbOdtYVQxN.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: diskless

On Sun, Apr 14, 2002 at 09:46:59PM +0200, Hans Ekbrand wrote: > If you use etherboot to boot, you also have to compile in "IP: kernel > level autoconfiguration". To clarify, any solution which involves giving IP, hostname, and network information as boot arguments to the kernel

Re: diskless

On Thu, Apr 11, 2002 at 10:05:54PM -0500, dman wrote: > On Fri, Apr 12, 2002 at 12:07:26AM +0200, Hans Ekbrand wrote: > | On Thu, Apr 11, 2002 at 11:08:16AM -0300, Marcelo Leal wrote: > | > i have one FreeBSD box running diskless fine. > | > now, i wanna one linux box, and..

Re: diskless

org is a great diskless linux project. Their documentation is good. -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 sön feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand pgpclFWkbxT6r.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: How is my network-card module getting loaded?

ies and > i can't find a clue as to how that module is getting loaded. How?? > (I've got mostly a woody/sid system). /etc/modules holds the modules that automatically loads at boot. Have you looked there? -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 sön feb 10

Re: security updates for testing distibution

0:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand pgpzTwnn0mCWu.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Newbie:dpkg,dselect,apt?

estions for different packages. -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 sön feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand pgpvS7Py4wuxT.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Newbie:dpkg,dselect,apt?

ges >File not found' > (followed by a full screen of errors, ending in) > 'Information about 0 packages was updated' When you get dial-up working in Debian GNU/Linux, you will want to have something like this in /etc/apt/sources.list deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ woody main contrib non-free -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 sön feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand pgp3Bs5A8dJE9.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Auto-X problem

other ways of doing it) -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 sön feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand pgp5ycipidX4M.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: amazon search with konqueror shortcuts

a relative one (ie it includes > http://host.domian/ etc). If not edit it as necessary. Another way of doing it is to install a proxy server, run it temporarily in full log mode, and read the logs. -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 sön feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand pgp8VKCrGCWs3.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: security updates for testing distibution

f you are unlucky. So, for convenient security, stable is the way to go. -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 sön feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand pgpLqeKYmYFn5.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Apache 1.3.22 packages

1.3.22-5. You can grab them at: http://sociologi.cjb.net/cache/ -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 sön feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand pgpR4jvl4ensw.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: security updates for testing distibution

On Thu, Apr 04, 2002 at 10:53:52PM +0200, Hanspeter Roth wrote: > Can one get security updates for the testing distribution? No. There is no such thing. -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 sön feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand pgp0sfSbtZ3Nj.

where do answers go [was Re: XFree86 problems]

implemented "group-reply" function, but that might not respect the Mail-Followup-To header, and can thus cause unwanted copies to the person you are replying to. -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 sön feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand pgpJ8iF1VnyU0.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: New Install

7 #1 sön feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand pgp7GZkTEES6E.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: XF86Config location

xserver-common > xserver-svga > xbase-clients > xfree86-common > xlibs X v4 uses /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 The xserver-xfree86 package includes the new all-cards server, it replaces the old xserver-svga. -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140

Re: putting a kernel onto a floppy (w/out kpkg...)

). -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 sön feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand pgprxIJ5L3fwo.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: OpenOffice (was Re: Advice on wysiwyg editor)

Office works under both. -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 sön feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand pgprJBFmrCrKW.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: putting a kernel onto a floppy (w/out kpkg...)

ot;' | /sbin/lilo -C - -b /dev/fd0 -i /fd/boot.b -c -m /fd/map -d 150 umount /fd - The other alternative is rdev, which I have not used, but it seems rather straight forward, and probably what you want to try first. See man rdev (in the util-linux package). -- Note that I use Debi

Re: Swap files on Reiserfs

On Mon, Mar 25, 2002 at 03:53:30PM +0700, Oki DZ wrote: > Hi, > > Has any of you installed your swapfiles on reiserfs...? No, why would anyone not use dedicated partions for swap? -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 sön feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unkn

Re: Advice on wysiwyg editor

rint Preview" would be very valuable. As others have already stated, there is. -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 sön feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand pgpJjxx0FQdIw.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Installing Debian or Linux

res of course that you have a (good) net connection on the machine that you are going to install it on. I have never tried SuSe. Learned from Debian (v 2.1). -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 sön feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand pgpzTV0OAuNK9.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: 3c5x9setup adapter failure on isa etherlink 3

ther hand, it might be some problem with the EEPROM, which could be cured. In my case, I did a successfull rewrite of the EEPROM, and after that there where no error messages whatsoever, but still no light and of course no connection. -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1

SUN12x22 font

0 > /etc/console-tools/config to activate it. Is that correct? I have never messed with /etc/console-tool/config, just compiled it in and it gets used from the very start of the boot process. -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 sön feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686

Re: Disabling X from starting up

n Debian runlevels 2-5 are identical by default. Stopping the Display manager is a FAQ, there are several ways of doing it, including deinstalling it apt-get remove [x|g|k]dm or removing the startup scripts by the command update-rc.d, see man update-rc.d -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Li

Re: Trident display card

ards: > CONFIG_FB_TRIDENT > > Perhaps it helps a bit? That option concers the FrameBuffer (FB). You might try using X with FB, but there will be no acceleration under X. But that might of course be better then "fragmented" display. -- Note that I use Debian versi

Re: Trouble after installing

ou have a working network connection, you have ifconfig working. ifdown/ifup are shortcuts for what you want. see man ifdown. -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 sön feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand pgpvl98d8PgcP.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: XFree86 and NVidia GeForce 2 MX 400

list, try apt-get update and apt-get dist-upgrade -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 sön feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand pgpdtw81gCbs4.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: svgatextmode and ATI rage 128 video cards

On Mon, Mar 18, 2002 at 06:11:37AM -0600, Curt Daugaard wrote: > On Mon, Mar 18, 2002 at 12:28:25AM +0100, Hans Ekbrand wrote: > > On Sun, Mar 17, 2002 at 04:11:15PM -0600, Curt Daugaard wrote: > > > Has anyone on the list had any luck in configuring svgatextmode with > >

Re: svgatextmode and ATI rage 128 video cards

fo frame buffer device timings" in /usr/src/kernel-source/Documentation/fb/framebuffers.txt -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 sön feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand pgpjLzBv6oiVX.pgp Description: PGP signature

good use of framebuffer [was: Re: Dual head howto?]

de just can't give (with Matrox anyway). (If I want more chars I can use 1864x1400 which gives 155x63, but on a 17" I find that a little too small for regular use.) -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 sön feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand pgpCdmi2WqAqI.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: inappropriate racist and other offensive material

there sure is a limit for how many packages one can stand to try and be offended by. -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 sön feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand pgphRVSM8pSM4.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: unable to mount ide-scsi drives

d devices, > but no matter what I try, I just can't mount a CD. Any suggestions? TIA. Try /dev/scd0 -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 s?n feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand pgpNokcmuqsiU.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: XDMCP Howto?

t has only ONE > X-server session capability. I know it can be done, but just don't know > how...:( This might be trivial to you, but have you tried: ~>X :1 vt9 -query foo -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 s?n feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown

Re: NEWBIE TIP #110 [was Re: suggestion[data in .sig file]]

On Thu, Mar 07, 2002 at 11:21:28AM -0600, Dimitri Maziuk wrote: > * Crispin Wellington ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) spake thusly: > > On Thu, 2002-03-07 at 18:13, Hans Ekbrand wrote: > ... > > > I fail to understand why you came up with the example above. No one > > > have s

Re: NEWBIE TIP #110 [was Re: suggestion[data in .sig file]]

On Thu, Mar 07, 2002 at 08:31:09AM -1000, Joseph Dane wrote: > >>>>> "Hans" == Hans Ekbrand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Hans> Since no one else has disputed this post yet, I think it is > Hans> time to do so. I have used X-forwarding over

Re: UNSUBSCRIBE

MAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > Baloo What about a procmail rule that auto-replied that off-list? I for one would happily use it :-) -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 s?n feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand pgp3gALiwtNWa.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: Smart Debian Backup?

n packages that don't follow the FHS? -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 s?n feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand pgp2KkuVbAho5.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: which command to configure x window?

= > Linux is all my life > -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 s?n feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand pgpGooGxmKk5i.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: NEWBIE TIP #110 [was Re: suggestion[data in .sig file]]

On Tue, Mar 05, 2002 at 01:44:40PM -1000, Joseph Dane wrote: > >>>>> "Hans" == Hans Ekbrand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Hans> This tip is bad. It does not work. The first line makes the > Hans> following fail (or, I think, in case of bad se

Re: Install problems from a newbie

t it? I can find no reference to this in the Debian install > document. That is because it is a hardware related problem. -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 s?n feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand

Re: compile 2.4.17 kernel error

On Wed, Mar 06, 2002 at 04:27:10PM +0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >On 05 Mar 2002, Hans Ekbrand wrote: > >> On Tue, Mar 05, 2002 at 04:33:42PM +0800, Eric. He wrote: > >> > I compile kernel-2.4.17 to support my ac'97 sound card of intel i815e. > >> &

Re: Redhat to Debian?

g massive amount of dependency information of RPMs into the dpkg database, which seems practically impossible, don't you think? I don't know much about RPM <-> deb differences to really tell though. -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 s?n feb 10 20:21:22

Re: home directory permissions

assumes you're running "testing" or "unstable". I don't remember > if this was configurable via dpkg-reconfigure in potato. > > Gary Thanks Gary for a very informative answer. Can I send a revised version to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for inclusion in the Debian FAQ? -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 s?n feb 10 20:21:22 CET 2002 i686 unknown Hans Ekbrand pgpP4VwJlhTNz.pgp Description: PGP signature

NEWBIE TIP #110 [was Re: suggestion[data in .sig file]]

gt; > Also see http://newbieDoc.sourceForge.net/ ... This tip is bad. It does not work. The first line makes the following fail (or, I think, in case of bad security on client succeed but by-pass the ssh-tunnel). -- Note that I use Debian version 3.0 Linux emac140 2.4.17 #1 s?n feb 10 20:21:

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