Re: network restart

2008-08-31 Thread Robert Jerrard
On Fri, 2008-08-29 at 09:30 +0300, Andrei Popescu wrote: > On Wed,27.Aug.08, 21:34:38, Robert Jerrard wrote: > > I just got a new Siemens modem for the Telus high speed enhanced > > service. If I turn off the modem then turn it back on my Debian amd64 > > system has an IP ad

network restart

2008-08-27 Thread Robert Jerrard
I just got a new Siemens modem for the Telus high speed enhanced service. If I turn off the modem then turn it back on my Debian amd64 system has an IP address of 169 when it should be a 192 address from the DHCP set-up. No problem, just restart the network, right? However, when I do a /et

openntpd not adjusting the clock

2008-06-26 Thread Robert Jerrard
I am trying to use openntpd on a debian testing system, AMD64. My ntpd.conf file is: # $OpenBSD: ntpd.conf,v 1.7 2004/07/20 17:38:35 henning Exp $ # sample ntpd configuration file, see ntpd.conf(5) # Addresses to listen on (ntpd does not listen by default) #listen on * listen on 127.0.0.1 #listen

Re: java plugin for Debian testing on an AMD64?

2008-05-29 Thread Robert Jerrard
On Thu, 2008-05-29 at 10:21 -0700, Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 09:13:07AM -0600, Robert Jerrard wrote: > > Can anyone tell me where to get a java plugin for Debian testing on an > > AMD64? > > just for the record, I just installed and tested gcjweb

java plugin for Debian testing on an AMD64?

2008-05-29 Thread Robert Jerrard
Can anyone tell me where to get a java plugin for Debian testing on an AMD64? I thought www.blackdown.org was the place to get it but that site does not seem to exist. Any suggestion? Thanks, Bob -- Dr. Robert J. Jerrard, Professor of Mathematics, Concordia University College of Alberta, 7128 A

Apache2 .net and php

2008-04-23 Thread Robert Jerrard
I am running a Debian system and am trying to and the necessary bits to an apache2 server so as to be able to develop .net and php sites. I believe I needed to install libapache2-mod-mono mono-apache-server2 and when trying to do so got: penrose:~# apt-get install libapache2-mod-mono mono-apache-s

java applet compile problem

2007-12-11 Thread Robert Jerrard
I am trying to enter the world of java applets but am having problems compiling applet code. I downloaded an analog clock applet from the web (which works) but want to modify it. However: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/Java$ kaffe AnalogClockApplet java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: main at java.lang.VMThrowabl

Re: Mounting a USB Mass Storage Device

2007-12-01 Thread Robert Jerrard
On Sat, 2007-12-01 at 16:26 +0100, Samuel Bächler wrote: > Hi Everyone > > Does anyone know what is going wrong on my system or > what I am doing wrong or else? > > To mount a memory stick I do: > > # mount -t auto /dev/sda1 /mnt/usb > ... > # ls /mnt/usb > boot > bootmgr > MFGSTAT > preboot >

Re: [OT] LaTeX

2007-11-25 Thread Robert Jerrard
On Sun, 2007-11-25 at 13:42 -0500, Michael Pobega wrote: > So far I've used the latex command to compile a .dvi file for > viewing; What's the best way to process a .tex file into a .pdf? I typically run the commands dvips file.dvi -o ps2pdf file.ps once the dvi file has been created. The fir

Re: [OT] LaTeX

2007-11-25 Thread Robert Jerrard
On Sun, 2007-11-25 at 11:12 -0500, Michael Pobega wrote: > 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 that didn't seem to really work too well (The help pages > are both missing), and I ha

Re: reading fdf files

2007-11-09 Thread Robert Jerrard
On Fri, 2007-09-11 at 14:45 -0500, Sarunas Burdulis wrote: > As far as I understand, FDF is not intended for "conversion to PDF". > It's merely a way of storing/transferring data corresponding to a given > PDF form within some PDF document. That is, there really is no "FDF > version" of PDF documen

Re: reading fdf files

2007-11-09 Thread Robert Jerrard
On Fri, 2007-09-11 at 10:10 -0800, Amit Uttamchandani wrote: > > I understand that fdf files are dynamic pdf files that appear to need > > proprietary software from Abode to read them. Is there any open source > > applications that can convert as fdf file to a pdf? > > > > I haven't heard of fdf

Re: reading fdf files

2007-11-09 Thread Robert Jerrard
On Fri, 2007-09-11 at 19:02 +0100, Florian Kulzer wrote: > On Fri, Nov 09, 2007 at 07:19:14 -0700, Robert Jerrard wrote: > > I understand that fdf files are dynamic pdf files that appear to need > > proprietary software from Abode to read them. Is there any open source > >

reading fdf files

2007-11-09 Thread Robert Jerrard
I understand that fdf files are dynamic pdf files that appear to need proprietary software from Abode to read them. Is there any open source applications that can convert as fdf file to a pdf? Thanks for any help, Bob -- Dr. Robert J. Jerrard, Professor of Mathematics, Concordia University Colleg

Re: what's your favourite FLOSS?

2007-11-07 Thread Robert Jerrard
On Wed, 2007-07-11 at 21:38 +0200, Tshepang Lekhonkhobe wrote: > On Nov 7, 2007 8:34 PM, Robert Jerrard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > evince, xpdf > > How come this is? What's the limitations of each? Evince is nice in that it remembers what slide you stopped at last t

Re: what's your favourite FLOSS?

2007-11-07 Thread Robert Jerrard
On Wed, 2007-07-11 at 21:23 +0200, Tshepang Lekhonkhobe wrote: > On Nov 7, 2007 8:34 PM, Robert Jerrard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 2007-11-06, Tshepang Lekhonkhobe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Here's a template where you can fill in your favouri

Re: what's your favourite FLOSS?

2007-11-07 Thread Robert Jerrard
On 2007-11-06, Tshepang Lekhonkhobe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Here's a template where you can fill in your favourites; feel free to > add missing categories: > > audio player: > * gnome-cd > cd-ripper: > * grip > desktop OR window manager: > * metacity > development: > * emacs, gcc, bash, mak

Re: Update failure

2007-10-18 Thread Robert Jerrard
On Thu, 2007-10-18 at 18:37 -0400, Richard Carter wrote: > Hi Andrew and Johannes, > > My reply of a few hours ago had the wrong subject! Sorry for the mix > up. > > No Andrew, /var is not full: there is still 2.4GB free out of 2.9GB. > I have pasted the complete output from aptitude below.

Re: "aptitude update" Problem

2007-10-17 Thread Robert Jerrard
On Wed, 2007-10-17 at 07:01 -0500, Randy Patterson - [Tech] wrote: > On Tuesday 16 October 2007 21:37, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: > > On Tue, Oct 16, 2007 at 06:09:50PM -0500, Randy Patterson - [Tech] wrote: > > > Hey, > > > > > > When I run this command; > > > > > > aptitude update > > > > > > I get

Re: Cups printing problem

2007-09-02 Thread Robert Jerrard
On Sun, 2007-09-02 at 22:03 +0200, Florian Kulzer wrote: > On Sat, Sep 01, 2007 at 11:43:18 -0600, Robert Jerrard wrote: > > I have just installed Debian etch from scratch. In attempting to set up > > the printing the cups printer section tells me: > > > > "/

Cups printing problem

2007-09-01 Thread Robert Jerrard
I have just installed Debian etch from scratch. In attempting to set up the printing the cups printer section tells me: "/usr/lib/cups/backend/http failed" and /var/log/cups/error_log gives: E [01/Sep/2007:10:22:33 -0600] [Job 1] Destination printer does not exist! E [01/Sep/2007:10:22:33 -0600]

Re: libc6 kernel upgrade problem

2007-08-18 Thread Robert Jerrard
On Sat, 2007-08-18 at 23:05 +0200, Sven Joachim wrote: > Robert Jerrard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > But, when I try 'apt-get -f install' I get: > > > > penrose:~# apt-get -f install > > Reading package lists... Done > > Building depende

Re: libc6 kernel upgrade problem

2007-08-18 Thread Robert Jerrard
On Sat, 2007-08-18 at 17:06 -0400, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: > On Sat, Aug 18, 2007 at 02:45:43PM -0600, Robert Jerrard wrote: > > I am running debian unstable with kernel 2.6.5-1-k7 on an AMD Athlon > > processor. When I try to upgrade the kernel it tells me: > > > > pe

libc6 kernel upgrade problem

2007-08-18 Thread Robert Jerrard
I am running debian unstable with kernel 2.6.5-1-k7 on an AMD Athlon processor. When I try to upgrade the kernel it tells me: penrose:~# apt-get install -t etch linux-image-2.6.22-1-k7 Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to corr