Re: tcpip stops working after some time

2008-12-21 Thread Micha Feigin
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:37:44 -0800 (PST) Jeff D wrote: > On Fri, 19 Dec 2008, Micha Feigin wrote: > > > On Sat, 13 Dec 2008 01:07:12 +0200 > > subscriptions wrote: > > > > > On Fri, 2008-12-12 at 22:10 +0100, Micha Feigin wrote: > > > > > > &

Re: Lenny: which arch for a Intel Core 2 Duo?

2008-12-20 Thread Micha Feigin
On Sat, 20 Dec 2008 11:56:43 -0700 Mario wrote: > Mirto Silvio Busico wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > my new notebook is an Acer AS5930G which uses an Intel Core 2 Duo cpu. > > > > I should like to install the 64 bit version of Lenny. > > > > Which is the correct arch for this processor? > > > > T

Re: tcpip stops working after some time

2008-12-19 Thread Micha Feigin
On Sat, 13 Dec 2008 01:07:12 +0200 subscriptions wrote: > On Fri, 2008-12-12 at 22:10 +0100, Micha Feigin wrote: > > > > For some reason after a few days of uptime , tcp stops working on my > > machine. > > Ping and dns lookups work, tcp doesn't. I t

Re: OT: laptop recomendations

2008-12-17 Thread Micha Feigin
go. They are not work machines. They do have the advantage of being cheep, but like I said, I was looking for sane in work terms (~1500$) so that is not the issue. I do have a friend who claims that he can run matlab on an eee pc, but I still think that it's fiction ;-) > 2008/12/14 M

Re: OT: laptop recomendations

2008-12-14 Thread Micha Feigin
On Sun, 14 Dec 2008 16:34:48 +0100 Bernard wrote: > Micha Feigin wrote: > > >On Sat, 13 Dec 2008 00:37:04 +0100 > >Bernard wrote: > > > > > > > >>Dotan Cohen wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>2008/12/11 Micha

Re: tp_smapi config

2008-12-13 Thread Micha Feigin
On Sat, 13 Dec 2008 17:27:55 -0400 tyler wrote: > Micha Feigin writes: > > > On Sat, 13 Dec 2008 14:02:47 -0400 > > tyler wrote: > >> >> > >> >> oops. I'm missing something. I just installed the tp-smapi packages for > >> >>

Re: tp_smapi config

2008-12-13 Thread Micha Feigin
On Sat, 13 Dec 2008 14:02:47 -0400 tyler wrote: > Micha Feigin writes: > > > On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 11:23:35 -0400 > > tyler wrote: > > > >> Winfried Tilanus writes: > >> > >> > Install the tp_smapi modules. See http://www.t

Re: OT: laptop recomendations

2008-12-12 Thread Micha Feigin
On Sat, 13 Dec 2008 00:37:04 +0100 Bernard wrote: > Dotan Cohen wrote: > > >2008/12/11 Micha Feigin : > > > > > >>Hello, > >> > >>Sorry for being a bit off topic but it's time for a new laptop that will run > >>linux

Re: tp_smapi config [Was OT: laptop recomendations]

2008-12-12 Thread Micha Feigin
On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 11:23:35 -0400 tyler wrote: > Winfried Tilanus writes: > > > Install the tp_smapi modules. See http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Tp_smapi > > for more information. > > oops. I'm missing something. I just installed the tp-smapi packages for > my kernel, and according to the docu

tcpip stops working after some time

2008-12-12 Thread Micha Feigin
For some reason after a few days of uptime , tcp stops working on my machine. Ping and dns lookups work, tcp doesn't. I tried both wired and wireless, removing the firewall and unloading all firewall related modules but nothing seems to change. Only restarting seems to help Any ideas what else co

Re: OT: laptop recomendations

2008-12-12 Thread Micha Feigin
On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:10:35 -0500 Celejar wrote: > On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:20:03 +0200 > Micha Feigin wrote: > > ... > > > Not completely, what newer batteries hate is heat, over and under charging. > > If it's always plugged in it may kill the battery rathe

Re: OT: laptop recomendations

2008-12-12 Thread Micha Feigin
ing". Both in my > EEE Pc Debian and My girlfriends Aspire Windows XP. > 100% is too much for normal work, the battery has a better lifespan if you limit it to 90% or so, but AFAIK this is only possible with (possibly newer) thinkpads. > 2008/12/12 Michael Shuler : > > On

Re: OT: laptop recomendations

2008-12-12 Thread Micha Feigin
On Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:24:35 -0500 Celejar wrote: > On Thu, 11 Dec 2008 23:39:26 -0200 > "Ismael Scalcon" wrote: > > ... > > > Also, my girlfriend has bought herself an Acer Aspire (not the One), > > and, so far, we had no problems with it. > > I've been using an Acer (Aspire 3690) for about

Re: Freeze SO Linux, it's possible?

2008-12-10 Thread Micha Feigin
Tux on ice www.tuxonice.org has a keep image mode, although you need to be really careful with such stuff. You need to make sure that disks that do change are unmounted before you make the image or it will trash your drive (missmatch between memory state and disk state) On Wed, 10 Dec 2008 12:34:2

OT: laptop recomendations

2008-12-10 Thread Micha Feigin
Hello, Sorry for being a bit off topic but it's time for a new laptop that will run linux solely and I'm looking for recomendation on what has a good build quallity (will travel), descent battery life, although more important is good computing power and a good screen at 15.4" (needs to be workable

Re: Video editing

2008-12-10 Thread Micha Feigin
On Wed, 10 Dec 2008 12:34:53 -0600 Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 12/10/08 13:11, Rodolfo Medina wrote: > > Rodolfo Medina wrote: > > > Another thing I want to do is adding a simple text presentation at the > beginning of the file > > > > > > > > Arc Roca <[EMAIL PROTECT

the cost of ethernet bridging

2008-12-09 Thread Micha Feigin
I was thinking of using ethernet bridging to simplify naming and routing on my system. This system consists of four computers all interconnected. The question is whether there is any hidden cost, as I need the cards to work at full throughput (three ethernet cards). So, will this just give me the s

Re: I need to see open connections this moment - With Iptables i can only see logs

2008-12-09 Thread Micha Feigin
On Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:32:02 -0200 Eduardo M KALINOWSKI <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Carlos Carrero Gutierrez wrote: > > Hi, i use Iptables and i would like to find a tool or software in order > > to see my open connections. In doesn't care if it's a gui or not, and it > > can be not interactive (

Re: NFS boot with a dhcpless network

2008-12-09 Thread Micha Feigin
On Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:46:31 -0600 Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 12/09/08 15:38, Micha Feigin wrote: > > On Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:14:23 -0600 > > Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [snip] > >> And can't you tell DHCP to associate IP

Re: NFS boot with a dhcpless network

2008-12-09 Thread Micha Feigin
On Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:14:23 -0600 Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 12/09/08 13:47, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: > > On Tuesday 2008 December 09 11:49:42 Ron Johnson wrote: > >> On 12/09/08 11:25, Micha Feigin wrote: > >>> On Tue, 09 Dec 2008 10:2

Re: NFS boot with a dhcpless network

2008-12-09 Thread Micha Feigin
On Tue, 09 Dec 2008 10:27:28 -0600 Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 12/09/08 09:58, Micha Feigin wrote: > > I want to setup three machines to boot over the network from an nfs root. > > The network doesn't have a dhcp server (I prefer if it's possible to

Making sure eth interfaces are numbered consistently

2008-12-09 Thread Micha Feigin
Hello, i have 4 network interfaces in my machine all using the e1000e driver. Can I be assured that they are all numbered consistently on each boot (i.e that the same card is always eth0) or if not, is there a way to force it? Thanks -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subje

NFS boot with a dhcpless network

2008-12-09 Thread Micha Feigin
I want to setup three machines to boot over the network from an nfs root. The network doesn't have a dhcp server (I prefer if it's possible to do it without one) and the network card is only supported with newer kernels (2.6.28-rc). Is there a way to do it through grub or do I need to setup a mini

xfce doesn't recognize screen height on rotation

2008-12-09 Thread Micha Feigin
I'm trying to get xrandr -o left to work properly with an nvidia card on two machines under xfce (rotate the screen). The problem seems to be that the screen rotates but either X or xfce doesn't realize the change and when I maximize windows the maximize horizontally but vertically they only go to

Re: Building kernels the Debian way

2008-12-08 Thread Micha Feigin
On Mon, 08 Dec 2008 23:45:08 +0100 Sven Joachim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2008-12-08 23:01 +0100, Jochen Schulz wrote: > > > Sven Joachim: > >> Finally, some good advice. But before this step, you need to copy your > >> old config to linux-2.6.22.1/.config and cd to the kernel directory. >

remote system administration - grub via serial cable?

2008-12-07 Thread Micha Feigin
I'm trying to do some kernel development remotely which requires reboots and the occasional kernel panic on start which is very annoying since then I need to wait a few days until I get to the computer or someone knowledged enough is around it to restart it into a working configuration. Is there s

changing execution permissions with thunar?

2008-12-07 Thread Micha Feigin
Is it possible to change the execution permissions of a file in thunar? All I could find was read/write permissions and even that I can't seem to do in batch mode, only one file at a time. Thanks -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [E

Re: question about a linux embedded router i have

2008-12-05 Thread Micha Feigin
On Fri, 5 Dec 2008 16:25:04 -0700 "CJ Kelley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > > ive been searching for hours and found very little information, but what I > have is a StepTech MAAT router which has linux embedded. Since DHCP is not > enabled by default on this router, i have to statically

Re: centralized authentication

2008-12-03 Thread Micha Feigin
On Wed, 3 Dec 2008 13:37:44 -0500 "Brian Schrock" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A good simple solution is pam mysql. You just stick the users in mysql > tables and configure pam and a few other files. In my experience ldap > is not quite as simple as libpam-mysql. > > > Brian, > > Thanks, I m

volume osd with xfce

2008-12-03 Thread Micha Feigin
Is it possible to get a volume osd such as in gnome with xfce/xfwm? I tried replacing xfce-mcs-settings with gnomes-settings-daemon, it mostly works, also using gnome solves this but the problem which is a deal breaker for me for both options is that you can't bind mod4 (the windows key) with gno

centralized authentication

2008-12-03 Thread Micha Feigin
I am trying to setup a local cluster in uni and I need a simple centralized authentication method (so that all users are defined on all computers and have the same passwork). Is there a (relatively) easy way to do this? not sure if just mounting etc (or the whole root system) through nfs is the be

Re: Building a cluster with debian?

2008-12-03 Thread Micha Feigin
On Wed, 3 Dec 2008 14:18:37 +0200 Micha Feigin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 3 Dec 2008 12:40:45 +0200 > Johann Spies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Tue, Dec 02, 2008 at 04:53:45PM +1100, Alex Samad wrote: > > > > > I believe there is so

Re: Building a cluster with debian?

2008-12-03 Thread Micha Feigin
On Wed, 3 Dec 2008 12:40:45 +0200 Johann Spies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Dec 02, 2008 at 04:53:45PM +1100, Alex Samad wrote: > > > I believe there is software out there that will do that, I read about > > some recently, but can't find reference to it now :( > > Have a look at http://g

Building a cluster with debian?

2008-11-30 Thread Micha Feigin
I'm trying to find out if it's possible to build a debian based cluster from 4 identical quad core machines that would behave as one NUMA machine? AFAIK we have one such machine based on opetron processors in uni but I haven't been able to find out how that is setup, i.e whether it's a hardware or

Re: Does Pirated Windows Install on New Hard Drives?

2008-11-30 Thread Micha Feigin
On Sun, 30 Nov 2008 11:37:04 -0700 TW <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I was trying to install a copy of Windows XP that I downloaded in > '06 onto my friend's mom's laptop computer, but it wouldn't take. I bought > her a new hard drive (Seagate, 80GB) so that she could have more spac

Re: OT: Hidden service disk

2008-11-30 Thread Micha Feigin
On Sun, 30 Nov 2008 06:28:23 -0500 Paul Cartwright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun November 30 2008, Raj Kiran Grandhi wrote: > > Check the partition type of the hidden partition. `fdisk -l ' > > should tell you that. It is probably set to empty or hidden or something > > similar. > >Devi

Re: laptop does not resume after suspend

2008-11-27 Thread Micha Feigin
On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:54:05 + "Vladimir Komendantsky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > Some days ago, following a normal package update, I noticed that my Dell > Inspiron 1525 laptop doesn't resume after suspend any more. Now the only way > to quit the suspended state is to switch the la

Re: Why packages in testing/unstable require the newer shared libraries ?

2008-11-27 Thread Micha Feigin
On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:53:01 -0500 Boris Toloknov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi All, > I have debian stable (etch). Sometimes I want to install the newest > versions of some packages from testing/unstable. Typically I can only > install some package with the newer version of the shared librari

emacs22 black text on white bg from menu but white text on black bg from console

2007-12-02 Thread Micha Feigin
I have a strange setup issue. I removed my emacs settings to redo them so now there are no theme commands (clean .emacs). Now, when I open emacs from the menus or file manager (thunar) it comes up in a dark text on light background theme (not very readable with the match of fonts and colors), and

Re: volume mgmt w/o gnome

2007-12-02 Thread Micha Feigin
On Sat, 1 Dec 2007 18:29:31 -0800 "Kelly Clowers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Dec 1, 2007 6:03 PM, Mark Grieveson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > If it is mass-storage, you just mount it with a command like "mount > > > -t auto /dev/sda1 /media/usb" (mount point and device might be > > > diff

Re: Recommend good notes/calendar plugin/client/suites ?

2007-12-01 Thread Micha Feigin
On Sat, 01 Dec 2007 23:38:34 +0800 Michael Yang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for info! > > After a round of search in the package list, I got "gdeskcal" and > "xfce4-notes-plugin" to manage my schedules. > "gdeskcal" is configurable and the event can be shown when mouse is > moved over t

Re: Installing xfce on existing Etch gnome install

2007-12-01 Thread Micha Feigin
No issues, they have no problem existing in parallel, I've seem machines with xfce, gnome, kde, fvwm and a few others in parallel. I personally switch window managers occasionally just for the fun of the change and have several existing in parallel. The only thing that may take some work is making

emacs22 black text on white bg from menu but white text on black bg from console

2007-12-01 Thread Micha Feigin
I have a strange setup issue. I removed my emacs settings to redo them so now there are no theme commands (clean .emacs). Now, when I open emacs from the menus or file manager (thunar) it comes up in a dark text on light background theme (not very readable with the match of fonts and colors), and

Re: Wireless network control (applet) for xfce4

2007-11-30 Thread Micha Feigin
On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:49:45 -0500 Michael Pobega <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Fri, Nov 30, 2007 at 02:27:55PM +0200, Micha Feigin wrote: > > I am looking for an easy way to control my wireless (and wired) network f

Wireless network control (applet) for xfce4

2007-11-30 Thread Micha Feigin
I am looking for an easy way to control my wireless (and wired) network for xfce4. I am currently using wlassistant, but it doesn't allow automatic connection (less important) and it has problems connecting to a wpa network, it attempts to connect properly but unless wpa_gui is also running in par

Re: windows won't boot anymore after installation of debian

2007-11-28 Thread Micha Feigin
On Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:22:24 -0800 Amit Uttamchandani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:24:33 +0200 > Micha Feigin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > A friend of mine tried to resize his windows partition using partition

windows won't boot anymore after installation of debian

2007-11-27 Thread Micha Feigin
Hello, A friend of mine tried to resize his windows partition using partition magic and then proceeded to install fedora (don't know the version but with kernel 2.6.5) which complained about some problem and after the installation when grub came up it showed an unknown os and would boot it, booted

Re: [OT] LaTeX

2007-11-25 Thread Micha Feigin
On Sun, 25 Nov 2007 11:12:38 -0500 Michael Pobega <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hello DU > > I'd like to begin writing my coursework for college in LaTeX, but I've > no clue where to start. I began by installing the vim-latexsuite > package, but

Re: Could you recommend file manager that are not based on KDE and GNOME?

2007-11-25 Thread Micha Feigin
On Sun, 25 Nov 2007 03:10:06 -0800 (PST) Serena Cantor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have used Linux for 8 years. > I have not found any suitable file manager(FM). > I use twm. I don't use KDE or GNOME. so don't recommend any FM based on KDE > or GNOME I still use command line. I will prefer GUI

Cannot mount root file system with vanilla kernel 2.6.24-rc3

2007-11-24 Thread Micha Feigin
I'm trying to compile vanilla kernel 2.6.24-rc3 due to some patches I need. When I try to boot the new kernel I get the error: vfs: Cannot open root device "sda3" or unknown-block(0,0) please append a correct "root=" boot option. Here are the available devices: [...] [...] sda3 [...] Kernel 2.6.

Re: 3-D graphing software for Linux?

2007-11-23 Thread Micha Feigin
On Thu, 22 Nov 2007 16:12:41 +0200 "Dotan Cohen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 22/11/2007, Hugo Vanwoerkom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dotan Cohen wrote: > > > 0In an advanced Calculus course, we are dealing with functions with 2 > > > (and more) variables. Is there any 3-D graphing software

Re: [OT]: free ddns service and port rediction 80<-->xyz

2007-11-22 Thread Micha Feigin
On Wed, 21 Nov 2007 11:07:41 -0500 "H.S." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Owen Townend wrote: > > > > > Hey, > > Easy fix that works for me. > > If your web server isn't already using it then just get ssh to listen > > on port 443 which the firewall will more than likely let through for > > htt

Re: Finding the name server owning a domain name

2007-11-13 Thread Micha Feigin
On Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:55:28 + Chris Davies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Micha Feigin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Is there a way to find which domain name server owns a given domain name? I > > don't want to lookup the IP address but rather where the name i

Finding the name server owning a domain name

2007-11-13 Thread Micha Feigin
Is there a way to find which domain name server owns a given domain name? I don't want to lookup the IP address but rather where the name is defined. I tried dig but it shows the name server defined in resolv.conf and not the actual owner thanks -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] w

Re: what is supposed to set $LANG?

2007-11-08 Thread Micha Feigin
Popescu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Nov 08, 2007 at 10:34:48AM +0200, Micha Feigin wrote: > > > I found out yesterday that this must be a bash setup problem since open a > > terminal doesn't set $LANG but su to a user does set it. I think that there > >

Re: what is supposed to set $LANG?

2007-11-08 Thread Micha Feigin
On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 20:34:31 -0500 David Clymer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 2007-11-06 at 23:59 +0200, Micha Feigin wrote: > > I noticed lately that $LANG is no longer set by default on my system. Seems > > that it is defined correctly in /etc/defaults and when chang

terminals with tabs very slow to resize in compiz

2007-11-07 Thread Micha Feigin
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Re: Can't connect to local machine using ssh

2007-11-07 Thread Micha Feigin
On Tue, 6 Nov 2007 16:22:22 -0800 Andrew Sackville-West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, Nov 07, 2007 at 05:24:28AM +0530, Raj Kiran Grandhi wrote: > > Micha Feigin wrote: > >> Doesn't seem to be that. Also I just tried to create a new user on the > >>

Re: Can't connect to local machine using ssh

2007-11-06 Thread Micha Feigin
ng <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Nov 06, 2007 at 11:44:29PM +0200, Micha Feigin wrote: > > I installed openssh server and client but I still can't connect to the local > > machine, neither remotely or localy > > > > ssh localhost > > The authenticit

what is supposed to set $LANG?

2007-11-06 Thread Micha Feigin
I noticed lately that $LANG is no longer set by default on my system. Seems that it is defined correctly in /etc/defaults and when changing to root it is also defined, but it is not defined for the default user seems like some programs get confused by the lack of a default encoding thanks -- T

Can't connect to local machine using ssh

2007-11-06 Thread Micha Feigin
I installed openssh server and client but I still can't connect to the local machine, neither remotely or localy ssh localhost The authenticity of host 'localhost (127.0.0.1)' can't be established. RSA key fingerprint is 86:df:53:2d:84:7e:e9:f4:8e:f8:06:ac:73:1b:05:f3. Are you sure you want to con

Re: Programmers Text Editor

2007-11-06 Thread Micha Feigin
On Tue, 6 Nov 2007 01:03:45 -0700 Nate Duehr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Nov 5, 2007, at 4:49 PM, Steve Lamb wrote: > > > David Brodbeck wrote: > >> Using vi requires you to keep track of the > >> editor's state in your head -- you have to remember whether it's in > >> input mode or comman

Re: Debian on Core2Duo 64bit

2007-11-01 Thread Micha Feigin
On Wed, 31 Oct 2007 22:59:29 -0400 Jose Luis Rivas Contreras <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Douglas A. Tutty wrote: > > On Wed, Oct 31, 2007 at 10:29:35PM +0100, P?l Cs?nyi wrote: > >> 2007/10/31, Jose Luis Rivas Contreras <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >>> Semih Gokalp wrote: > Hi. > > Which

configuring an external usb mouse wiith x to dynamically connect

2007-10-27 Thread Micha Feigin
I have a thinkpad laptop with a trackpoint, touchpad and occasionally an external usb mouse. The laptop goes to sleep between uses so X isn't restarted much. I want to be able to connect the mouse on occasions, when it was not connected when starting X, while still being able to give each device it

Re: xkb settings messed up, seems to be two keyboards installed

2007-10-25 Thread Micha Feigin
On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:13:13 -0400 Celejar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 01:57:20 +0200 > Micha Feigin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I have two keymaps that I used to switch between with xkb alt_shift_toggle. > > At some point it stopped wo

xkb settings messed up, seems to be two keyboards installed

2007-10-24 Thread Micha Feigin
I have two keymaps that I used to switch between with xkb alt_shift_toggle. At some point it stopped working. xfce xkb applet shows that the keyboard is switching but it doesn't do anything, sometimes it decides to start switching between US and en_US instead of IL. setxkbmap does change the keyboa

Re: OT: camera for small work

2007-10-22 Thread Micha Feigin
On Mon, 22 Oct 2007 19:27:12 -0400 "Douglas A. Tutty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Oct 22, 2007 at 11:52:24PM +0200, Micha Feigin wrote: > > > not sure about macro work, but consumer digital cameras have a > > rediculous depth of field due to th

Re: OT: camera for small work

2007-10-22 Thread Micha Feigin
On Mon, 22 Oct 2007 19:27:12 -0400 "Douglas A. Tutty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Oct 22, 2007 at 11:52:24PM +0200, Micha Feigin wrote: > > > not sure about macro work, but consumer digital cameras have a > > rediculous depth of field due to th

Re: OT: camera for small work

2007-10-22 Thread Micha Feigin
On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 08:59:03 +0100 John Stumbles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Douglas A. Tutty wrote: > > > Ideas? > > Magnifying glass on a stand? > > The depth of field with a camera is likely to be so shallow it'd be > useless for 3D work. > not sure about macro work, but consumer digital

Problem associating Wireless network - intel iwl4965agn

2007-10-15 Thread Micha Feigin
i have an IBM T61 laptop with the intel iwl4965agn wireless chipset (centrino related i believe). I got the drivers and even the new mac80211 installed and the card is up and running. I can find close access points with no problem with iwlist wlan0 scan but when I try to associate it keeps showin

[OT] package for talking to usb device using visa protocol

2007-06-25 Thread Micha Feigin
Hopping that I didn't miss spell this, I am looking for a reference or preferably a library that would enable me to talk to a usb device that uses the vesa protocol. I found some info from national instruments that the device should be available under /dev but no code Will be grateful for any p

windows compatability issues with ftpd (wrong filenames sent)

2007-06-24 Thread Micha Feigin
I set up ftpd on my machine to easily trasfer the occational files to windows systems (it's usually disabled for the security aware, only enabled inside secure networks for the duration of the transfers) The problem: the file names and directories appear under windows with their time as part of th

Re: can you recommend any open source presentation tool?

2007-06-07 Thread Micha Feigin
On Mon, 04 Jun 2007 10:04:07 +0200 Johannes Wiedersich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Micha Feigin wrote: > > The downside with the latex option is videos open in an external window and > > for better or w

Re: reliable wifi manager for gnome

2007-05-30 Thread Micha Feigin
On Mon, 28 May 2007 09:42:32 -0500 Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 05/28/07 04:12, Jose Rodriguez wrote: > [snip] > > > > As far as I know--which is not much, in any case--the cosmetic > > protections like hiding the essid, MAC filtering and changing the > > default WEP password are

Re: deranged mouse behaviour with ibm thinkpad t31

2007-05-27 Thread Micha Feigin
On Sun, 27 May 2007 18:51:53 +0300 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andrei Popescu) wrote: > On Sat, May 26, 2007 at 02:29:46AM +0300, Micha Feigin wrote: > > I am installing linux on a thinkpad t31. Most things work, but I think that > > the mouse is setup wrong since after playing with the

Re: reliable wifi manager for gnome

2007-05-26 Thread Micha Feigin
On Sat, 26 May 2007 10:34:32 +0100 Chris Lale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Micha Feigin wrote: > > I am looking for a reliable wifi manager for gnome for my dad (I'm > > comfortable enough with the command line and fvwm). > > > > I tried using the install

Re: WEP??? (was Re: reliable wifi manager for gnome)

2007-05-25 Thread Micha Feigin
On Fri, 25 May 2007 18:41:22 -0500 Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 05/25/07 18:25, Micha Feigin wrote: > [snip] > > do ifdown wlan0 followed by a ifup wlan0 and it will sometimes work. In > > roamin

deranged mouse behaviour with ibm thinkpad t31

2007-05-25 Thread Micha Feigin
I am installing linux on a thinkpad t31. Most things work, but I think that the mouse is setup wrong since after playing with the mouse (it's the red point in the middle of the keyboard, not sure what it's called) for a few seconds to minutes (not consistent) it suddenly goes crazy opening windows,

reliable wifi manager for gnome

2007-05-25 Thread Micha Feigin
I am looking for a reliable wifi manager for gnome for my dad (I'm comfortable enough with the command line and fvwm). I tried using the installed NetworkManger Applet but it doesn't seem to setup things properly, in manual mode after I plug in the usb wifi thingy I need to do ifdown wlan0 followe

Re: why linux?

2007-05-21 Thread Micha Feigin
On Mon, 21 May 2007 09:36:39 +0200 "Raffaele Morelli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 2007/5/21, S C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > For months now I have been trying to make Debian behave like a real OS. > > However, I still cannot print, format/initialize a new cd or use one to back > > up files, get

Re: why linux?

2007-05-21 Thread Micha Feigin
On Mon, 21 May 2007 02:57:09 -0400 (EDT) S C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For months now I have been trying to make Debian behave like a real OS. > However, I still cannot print, format/initialize a new cd or use one to back > up files, get the sound working, watch a movie or read images from my d

Re: can you recommend any open source presentation tool?

2007-05-17 Thread Micha Feigin
On Thu, 17 May 2007 10:26:23 -0400 Kevin Mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, May 15, 2007 at 10:32:46PM -0700, Serena Cantor wrote: > > Which software is Linux's equivalence of M$'s PowerPoint? > Lots of folks create a presention in tex [ or similar markup languages] > and then turn them int

Re: [workaround] Recent upgrade killed matlab [and everything java related]

2007-05-13 Thread Micha Feigin
On Mon, 7 May 2007 00:01:13 +0300 Micha Feigin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, 6 May 2007 10:24:09 -0600 > "Wesley J. Landaker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Tuesday 01 May 2007 01:58:49 Micha Feigin wrote: > > > Recent upgrades of sid kil

Re: TeTex to TeXLive

2007-05-08 Thread Micha Feigin
On 07 May 2007 23:35:59 GMT Tyler Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2007-05-07, Micha Feigin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Tyler Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> I just jumped in, and the only issue I had was getting my source files >

Re: TeTex to TeXLive

2007-05-07 Thread Micha Feigin
On 07 May 2007 19:22:40 GMT Tyler Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2007-05-07, Amy Templeton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > TeX installation. Is there some safe way of moving over? > > I just jumped in, and the only issue I had was getting my source files > (ie. non-standard .bst, .bib, .cls

Re: TeTex to TeXLive

2007-05-07 Thread Micha Feigin
On 07 May 2007 19:22:40 GMT Tyler Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2007-05-07, Amy Templeton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > TeX installation. Is there some safe way of moving over? > > I just jumped in, and the only issue I had was getting my source files > (ie. non-standard .bst, .bib, .cls

Re: TeTex to TeXLive

2007-05-07 Thread Micha Feigin
On Mon, 7 May 2007 15:06:50 -0400 "Michael Marsh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 5/7/07, Micha Feigin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Mon, 07 May 2007 14:53:18 -0400 > > Amy Templeton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > So recently, occasio

Re: TeTex to TeXLive

2007-05-07 Thread Micha Feigin
On Mon, 07 May 2007 14:53:18 -0400 Amy Templeton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey all, > > So recently, occasionally when upgrading (I use Lenny) I've > had to remove some TeX component or other because it now > won't depend on TeTeX. So I suppose that that means it's > time to get with the progr

Re: Recent upgrade killed matlab [and everything java related]

2007-05-06 Thread Micha Feigin
On Sun, 6 May 2007 10:24:09 -0600 "Wesley J. Landaker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tuesday 01 May 2007 01:58:49 Micha Feigin wrote: > > Recent upgrades of sid killed matlab 7 (sp2) for me. When I try to start > > it with the jvm active (gui) I get the error

Re: [Etch] pppoe problem - unable to ping or lookup

2007-05-06 Thread Micha Feigin
On Sun, 6 May 2007 19:11:34 +0530 "Deboo ^" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 5/5/07, Andrew Sackville-West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sat, May 05, 2007 at 05:12:25PM +0530, Deboo ^ wrote: > > > Also note that I tried pinging remote ip addresses (like google.com's > > > and yahoo.com's) and w

Re: %20MATLAB: xcb_xlib.c:50: xcb_xlib_unlock: Assertion `c->xlib.lock'failed.

2007-05-06 Thread Micha Feigin
I was hopeful but it didn't solve the problem, thanks anyway (assuming I don't need to do it before X starts) It seems to be something with the java awt actually and should be corrected by either sun or x.org I haven't managed to figure out which from google. running matlab as matlab -nodesktop -

MATLAB: xcb_xlib.c:50: xcb_xlib_unlock: Assertion `c->xlib.lock' failed.

2007-05-05 Thread Micha Feigin
Since a recent upgrade to sid I've started getting this error whenever I try to startup matlab. This seems to come from the java environment since disabling java removes the error (but also the gui and the ability to open images). I tried googling around and this comes up with relation to several

Recent upgrade killed matlab

2007-05-01 Thread Micha Feigin
Recent upgrades of sid killed matlab 7 (sp2) for me. When I try to start it with the jvm active (gui) I get the error: MATLAB: xcb_xlib.c:50: xcb_xlib_unlock: Assertion `c->xlib.lock' failed. Aborted Any idea what this is, is it solvable and whether it is a common problem or only me ? Thanks -

Re: GCC compiler

2007-04-28 Thread Micha Feigin
On Sat, 28 Apr 2007 22:20:08 -0300 "Iuri Sampaio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > > > I tried to compile a C source code, using make command: > > > > The Makefile script is: > > > > BINDIR = ./ > > LIBDIR = /foo/im/lib/Linux24 > > INCLUDE = /foo/im/include > > > > CC = gcc

Re: wireless - is it possible?

2007-04-28 Thread Micha Feigin
On Sat, 28 Apr 2007 23:24:35 +0200 Andreas Janssen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Default User (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > > > Easy question: has anyone been able to get any currently available > > wifi USB or PCMCIA adapter to work with a 2004 Toshiba Satellite > > M35X-S109 laptop (no built-in

Re: dnsmasq in debian

2007-04-15 Thread Micha Feigin
On Sun, 15 Apr 2007 16:27:48 -0500 "Andrew Bassett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 4/15/07, Jochen Schulz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Gunnar Björkdahl: > > > > > > I'm trying to setup dnsmasq on my LAN. I configured the adresses in > > > /etc/hosts and I can ping them fine. But I am unable

Re: Help compiling source package (autoconf) - AM_SANITY_CHECK not found

2007-04-07 Thread Micha Feigin
On Sat, 07 Apr 2007 08:51:45 -0400 Greg Folkert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, 2007-04-07 at 15:44 +0300, Micha Feigin wrote: > > I am trying to compile ImageMagick from source (trying to cross compile it > > actually with mingw, but I have the same problem wi

Help compiling source package (autoconf) - AM_SANITY_CHECK not found

2007-04-07 Thread Micha Feigin
I am trying to compile ImageMagick from source (trying to cross compile it actually with mingw, but I have the same problem with native compilation). Configure runs file, but that when I try to do make I get the error: configuring ImageMagick 6.3.3 checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu c

Re: [OT] Graphics programming

2007-04-05 Thread Micha Feigin
On Thu, 5 Apr 2007 12:26:32 -0400 Roberto C. Sánchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Apr 05, 2007 at 01:51:03PM +0200, Jan Willem Stumpel wrote: > > I would like to try some simple graphics programming on Linux -- > > plotting points, lines, and arcs to a window, filling areas with > > colour

Re: Accessing berkely database files

2007-04-01 Thread Micha Feigin
On Sun, 01 Apr 2007 22:39:14 GMT "s. keeling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Micha Feigin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Is there any program available for linux (preferably packaged for > > debian), that would allow me to examine the contents of berkely > &

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