Re: Intel Corporation HD Graphics 510 on GNOME

2016-10-30 Thread Samuel Bächler
On Sat, Oct 29, 2016 at 10:27 PM, Felix Miata <mrma...@earthlink.net> wrote: > Samuel Bächler composed on 2016-10-29 21:56 (UTC+0200): > > I have got a graphics adapter that is somehow integrated on the >> motherboard. [1] On this hardware I can use KDE but no GNOME. When

Re: Intel Corporation HD Graphics 510 on GNOME

2016-10-30 Thread Samuel Bächler
On Sat, Oct 29, 2016 at 10:27 PM, Felix Miata <mrma...@earthlink.net> wrote: > Samuel Bächler composed on 2016-10-29 21:56 (UTC+0200): > > I have got a graphics adapter that is somehow integrated on the >> motherboard. [1] On this hardware I can use KDE but no GNOME. When

Intel Corporation HD Graphics 510

2016-10-29 Thread Samuel Bächler
Dear All I have got a graphics adapter that is somehow integrated on the motherboard. [1] On this hardware I can use KDE but no GNOME. When installing GNOME I get the error message 'Oh no! Something has gone wrong. A problem has occurred and the system can't recover. Please contact a system

Intel Corporation HD Graphics 510 on GNOME

2016-10-29 Thread Samuel Bächler
Dear All I have got a graphics adapter that is somehow integrated on the motherboard. [1] On this hardware I can use KDE but no GNOME. When installing GNOME I get the error message 'Oh no! Something has gone wrong. A problem has occurred and the system can't recover. Please contact a system

Re: Convert HTML to PDF from CLI?

2009-05-18 Thread Samuel Bächler
I missed the beginning of the thread, but why not html2ps? And then ps2pdf... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org

Re: Convert HTML to PDF from CLI?

2009-05-18 Thread Samuel Bächler
I need to convert an HTML document to PDF from the CLI. Currently, I am using a Firefox extension to do this: http://torisugari.googlepages.com/commandlineprint2 However, this has many drawbacks and I would like to remove the dependency on Firefox. These are other solutions that I have looked

[OT] imap-server for short message services?

2009-05-10 Thread Samuel Bächler
Dear All Does anyone know if there exists a kind of imap-server for sms' (the one you can send and receive on your mobile phone)? If this kind of server exists one can receive, write and delete sms' from your mobile phone but also using a computer. Cheers Sam -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to

Hardware Firewall Suggestions

2009-04-28 Thread Samuel Bächler
Dear All I have 2 Computers behind a Firewall (currently D-Link DFL-200). Consider one of them having IP-address 192.168.1.10 and the other having 192.168.1.11. On both computers there is a ftp-server running. I want connect to the first by `foous...@192.168.1.10:21', to the second by

Re: Adding a user

2009-04-08 Thread Samuel Bächler
Hi Frank Frank McCormick wrote: Running Squeeze - tried to add a user today using the graphical front end under Gksudo ...everything except properties was grayed out. I have implemented root on this machine - so I modified GDM to allow root logons...same result. What am I missing here?

Re: Decrypt, Edit and Encrypt a File

2009-04-08 Thread Samuel Bächler
Douglas A. Tutty wrote: [snip] There are a limited number of place where a piece of software can leak info: 1. to /tmp:Its encrypted 2. to /var/tmp:Its encrypted 3. to somewhere on ~/ I have /home encrypted 4. left in swapits

Re: Decrypt, Edit and Encrypt a File

2009-04-07 Thread Samuel Bächler
Thanks a lot to everyone! Just as a short description: I installed easypg. In the console environment I type `emacs keys.pgp'. This starts emacs and prompts for passphrase of `keys.pgp'. After entering the passphrase you can edit your file with the passwords. When you are finished with altering

Re: Decrypt, Edit and Encrypt a File

2009-04-06 Thread Samuel Bächler
Thanks for the inputs so far. On Axels input I modified the script: #!/bin/sh gpg keys.gpg /dev/null emacs keys rm keys.gpg gpg -r user-ID -e keys srm keys # *secure*rm keys srm keys~# *secure*rm keys~ Drawback: During the time one works on the list `keys' it is readable at `/path/to/keys'.

Decrypt, Edit and Encrypt a File

2009-04-05 Thread Samuel Bächler
Dear Everyone I store logins and passwords of some dozen of Web-Services in an encrypted file. I used to use kgpg to read and update this file. Some weeks ago I found on debian-security [1] the following script: #!/bin/sh gpg keys.gpg /dev/null emacs keys rm keys.gpg gpg -r user-ID -e keys rm

Re: X-Window on HP ProLiant ML110

2008-11-04 Thread Samuel Bächler
Zaki Akhmad wrote: I am installing Debian AMD64 testing on my HP Proliant ML110. I try to run x-window on this machine. I've installed kde. But then the GUI won't show up. What do you mean by GUI (General User Interface) won't show up? I've done this # dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg But it

Re: Mounting an old external USB drive

2008-11-04 Thread Samuel Bächler
S D wrote: Am trying to mount an old BusLink USB drive but can't determine what device the USB drive is connected to, that is, the device that I'd pass to the mount command. I tried fdisk -l but it only appears to show my other internal HDs. Here is one (though unsexy) way to do it: (1)

Re: X-Window on HP ProLiant ML110

2008-11-04 Thread Samuel Bächler
Zaki Akhmad wrote: I am installing Debian AMD64 testing on my HP Proliant ML110. I try to run x-window on this machine. I've installed kde. But then the GUI won't show up. Samuel Bächler wrote: What do you mean by GUI (General User Interface) won't show up? Only the terminal, shows up. Does

Re: TV tuner card

2008-11-04 Thread Samuel Bächler
Hi Allan Allan Xavier Aguilar Castillo wrote: Hello, there! My question is this: how can I install my tv tuner card. Is the ATV-TUNER-FV model of Advantek Networks [1]. Thank you! It looks like that people of this list think you should start at How To Ask Questions The Smart Way [1].

Re: Test thunderbird

2008-10-30 Thread Samuel Bächler
Hi Jesus Jesus arteche wrote: I'd like to test how good thunderbird is with a huge amount of mails...Someone knows how can i test this...my idea is send a small files (10-mb) frequently to test this...but i dont know how to do this...someone has anyidea? Here is one way to do it: 1. Setup a

Re: latex/maketextfm problem

2008-10-23 Thread Samuel Bächler
Peter Robinson wrote: kpathsea: Running mktextfm hv /usr/share/texmf/web2c/mktexnam: Could not map typeface abbreviation v for hv. /usr/share/texmf/web2c/mktexnam: Need to update /usr/share/texmf-texlive/fonts/map/fontname/special.map? mktextfm: Running mf-nowin -progname=mf \mode:=ljfour;

Compiling alsa-driver-1.0.17 for Debian etch

2008-10-19 Thread Samuel Bächler
Dear All *This email just sums up what I did to compile the alsa-driver-1.0.17 with the hope that it might be useful to someone else.* (1) to (6) is information provided by Nigel Henry (see 'Alsa not working properly' on debian-user@lists.debian.org). I am using etch (see system

Re: ALSA not working properly

2008-10-19 Thread Samuel Bächler
[snip at lot], :-)] Moving on to option 2, simply upgrade the alsa driver. Many patches have been added to the alsa driver since 1.0.12rc1, particularly with reference to the snd-hda-intel module, so go to the link below, and download alsa driver 1.0.17, which is the current stable version.

Re: Problems in Debian Lenny XFCE I386 Weekly 20080922

2008-10-19 Thread Samuel Bächler
Hi Masatran Masatran / Deepak, R. wrote: I recently installed Debian Lenny XFCE I386 Weekly 20080922 alongside Debian Etch. I use Sawfish with XFCE panel, Thunar, etc. I have these problems: Do not put all your questions in one email. Moreover your mail looks like you did not try hard

Re: How can I clean the cache of debtorrent?

2008-10-19 Thread Samuel Bächler
Hi Simon I just saw that there is a debtorrent-specific mailing-list. I never used debtorrent before Simon Pepping @ Home wrote: How can I clean the cache of debtorrent? I did this by find, also cleaning empty directories, but that was too aggressive, and brought debtorrent in a non-startable

Re: ALSA not working properly

2008-10-18 Thread Samuel Bächler
Nigel, Thanks. Hi Sam. If the above doesn't change anything on your T60 for the sounds, there are a couple of options I can suggest, both of which I've tried, and work. Not on a T60 admittadly, but on an Asus M2N-X Plus mobo, with hda intel Azalia soundcard. Especially the second

Re: ALSA not working properly

2008-10-16 Thread Samuel Bächler
Nigel, Florian, thank you so far for the hints. Nigel Henry wrote: On Wednesday 15 October 2008 16:41, Samuel Bächler wrote: Dear All I have an etch installed on a lenovo T60. Most of the times simply clicking on a mp3-file in konqueror [1] will start playing that specific file

ALSA not working properly

2008-10-15 Thread Samuel Bächler
Dear All I have an etch installed on a lenovo T60. Most of the times simply clicking on a mp3-file in konqueror [1] will start playing that specific file. But, sometimes it does not. There are three sound-bottoms on my keyboard: mute, volume-up and volume-down. In my opinion the sound

Re: Can't start X-Server as normal user

2008-07-26 Thread Samuel Bächler
# startx ...works $ startx ...does not In /home/sam/.xsession-errors I can see Xsession: X session started for sam at Fre Jul 25 09:07:21 CEST 2008 open: Permission denied Now, I saw somewhere on the web[1] that chmod 1777 /tmp might solve the problem. I remember that I was not able to

Re: [OT] FOSS Marketplace

2008-05-20 Thread Samuel Bächler
The idea which came to my mind some time ago was to establish a marketplace where geeks meet normal users. You invented the mailing list? That' s not what I meant. By the term normal user I am thinking of someone who sees some advantages of using a computer but does not want to make

Re: [OT] FOSS Marketplace

2008-05-20 Thread Samuel Bächler
You mean guru.com? Thanks for the input Steve. Guru.com is interesting to see if it works and how it works. But of course I would like to see it implemented in a FOSS way. s. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL

[OT] FOSS Marketplace

2008-05-19 Thread Samuel Bächler
Hi everyone I am using debian etch for everyday task since 2005. As more as I learn about computer I realize that one can do all the things on e can do with the other proprietary systems. The only drawback of FOSS is that it is sometimes harder to configure. The idea which came to my mind some

Re: problems installing openoffice.org in etch

2008-05-19 Thread Samuel Bächler
Reading task descriptions... Done Building tag database... Done The following packages are BROKEN: libhsqldb-java openoffice.org-base openoffice.org-calc openoffice.org-core openoffice.org-draw openoffice.org-impress openoffice.org-java-common openoffice.org-math openoffice.org-writer

Re: problems installing openoffice.org in etch

2008-05-19 Thread Samuel Bächler
Reading task descriptions... Done Building tag database... Done The following packages are BROKEN: libhsqldb-java openoffice.org-base openoffice.org-calc openoffice.org-core openoffice.org-draw openoffice.org-impress openoffice.org-java-common openoffice.org-math openoffice.org-writer

Re: problems installing openoffice.org in etch

2008-05-19 Thread Samuel Bächler
Here it is, no error messages: Now, what lead to the solution? s. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Kept back packages

2008-02-06 Thread Samuel Bächler
Dear All I did # aptitude update # aptitude upgrade [...snip...] The following packages have been kept back: ipw3945-modules-2.6-686 linux-image-2.6-686 [...snip...] Shall I do a # aptitude dist-upgrade to install the packages mentioned above? Regards Sam -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL

Re: Configuring Wireless Dlink

2008-01-30 Thread Samuel Bächler
debian:~# iwconfig sit0 essid Corporation Error for wireless request Set ESSID (8B1A) : SET failed on device sit0 ; Invalid argument. ... debian:~# iwconfig sit0 key Corporation Error for wireless request Set Encode (8B2A) : invalid argument chave Make sure that sit0 really is the name of

Re: Slow Name Resolution - I guess

2008-01-24 Thread Samuel Bächler
and you can check the file /etc/resolv.conf and try to add more DNS servers. For example, the ones from OpenDNS [1]: 208.67.222.222, 208.67.220.220 Thanks, Sergio that helped! S. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL

Re: X interesting problem

2008-01-24 Thread Samuel Bächler
Number one : I'm using Debian lenny repository. My desktop is gnome my desktop manager is gdm. When i don't X server, it means i work with just console, i can switch to other consoles(with CTRL+ALT+F1...F7) But when i start gdm it means my X is up, i can't switch to other consoles. By

Slow Name Resolution - I guess

2008-01-23 Thread Samuel Bächler
Hoi Everyone Consider I want to see www.foo.bar: I open my browser and type www.foo.bar. Now, my problem begins: Iceweasel says Looking up www.foo.bar... In recent days this Looking up process began to take quite a lot of time (more than 15 seconds). Now, I suppose that something is going wrong

Re: Jpeg to pdf filter?

2007-12-20 Thread Samuel Bächler
Is there such a utility that can convert a scaned image (saved in jpeg) to a pdf format? As far as I know sam2p [1] is one of the best for that kind of jobs. s. [1] http://www.inf.bme.hu/~pts/sam2p -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble?

Re: Mounting a USB Mass Storage Device

2007-12-02 Thread Samuel Bächler
Thanks for your many inputs so far! Are you sure /dev/sda1 is your usb stick and not your primary hard disk? Do a tail -f /var/log/syslog and then plugin your memory stick. That will give you some info as to what the actual device is. Your are right, Raj, sda* is my harddisk. Shame on

Re: Mounting a USB Mass Storage Device

2007-12-02 Thread Samuel Bächler
Is the vfat module loaded? You might want to check the filesystem type with file -s /dev/sdb1. Also are you able to access the files on any other system? If the data on the usb drive is not important, then try formatting it. mkdosfs /dev/sdb1 will create a fat16 filesystem while mke2fs will

Mounting a USB Mass Storage Device

2007-12-01 Thread Samuel Bächler
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 recovery SCRREC.VER swwork System Volume Information tvtos windows So, I can't see

Re: [OT] LaTeX

2007-11-29 Thread Samuel Bächler
Ctan.org recommends http://ctan.org/tex-archive/info/lshort/english/ as a document to start with. Cheers Sam -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: DHCP and domain name

2007-08-21 Thread Samuel Bächler
1) When I start the system, my IP address is 192.168.0.72. If I make a renew of ip address with dhclient, my IP address change 192.168.0.20. If I change again, my IP address stay at 192.168.0.20. Is that possible that at the startup of the computer, the network component just assign a choosen

Re: nslookup from behing router/modem

2007-08-16 Thread Samuel Bächler
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ less /etc/resolv.conf search nameserver 158.152.1.58 nameserver 158.152.1.42 In Switzerland I would say the dog is buried here (how to say in English?): I entered your nameserver in my resolv.conf and it did not work. For now try to use my configuration: search foo.ch

Re: Boot troubles

2007-08-11 Thread Samuel Bächler
I installed Windows XP, it setted it's own code in MBR. I wasn't confused, I just inserted first DVD of Debian GNU/Linux Sarge in DVD-ROM, but then I understood... The kernels on DVD doesn't support my reiserfs filesystem! In my opinion this point is confusing. Did you install XP when debian

Re: why can't feh view tiff images

2007-08-08 Thread Samuel Bächler
I'm using feh to view most the images that I have but whenever I try to open a tiff file using feh, it just shows a blank black screen. Any ideas? I read up on the documentation but could not find anything saying that tiff is not supported. I do not know feh. I am using gwenview which works

[OT] Recommended Router Hardware

2007-08-06 Thread Samuel Bächler
Hi Everyone I want to improve my home network. I have got a Laptop and an old desktop machine. I want to use the old desktop for server services such as web- and mail-sever. I am connected to the ISP using a cable modem. Question A: Can someone recommend a router with the following

Re: [OT] Recommended Router Hardware

2007-08-06 Thread Samuel Bächler
I want to improve my home network. I have got a Laptop and an old desktop machine. I want to use the old desktop for server services such as web- and mail-sever. I am connected to the ISP using a cable modem. Question A: Can someone recommend a router with the following properties:

Re: [OT] Recommended Router Hardware

2007-08-06 Thread Samuel Bächler
Well - it isn't that old. It is a Compaq Desktop EN, Pentium III with about 500MB RAM. But there is only one Ethernet-Connection which - I guess - can be solved by using a Hub or Switch, isn't it? no. to use a desktop machine as a router, you need two network connections: one for the

Re: Installing problems: Debian 4.0r0, on LiteON DVD-RW LH-20A1p

2007-07-21 Thread Samuel Bächler
The drive is a ATAPI CDROM LiteOn DVD LH-20A1p Search the Net to see if anybody else had the same problem using the divices above. In my opinion a nice way to search is: (1) google.com (2) KEYWORD site:lists.debian.org Happy hacking Cheers Sam -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL

Re: kile

2007-07-04 Thread Samuel Bächler
In testing, kile has been removed. It appears that texlive is undergoing a reorganization. As a result, kile's dependencies are at odds with the new organization. When will kile be returned to the distribution? I started using eclipse with a LaTeX-plugin (or whatever you call it). It works

Re: Printers won't run

2007-06-03 Thread Samuel Bächler
The first printer is a windows printer, HP Deskjet 6540, IP connected, and all of my windows computers can send to it just fine. Just not my Debian Etch. I have never done such a thing before. Assuming that you are using CUPS go to localhost:631/help/ get yourself a cup of coffee and start

Re: Making Deb Packages

2007-05-31 Thread Samuel Bächler
How do I get started making my own debian package files from source. I need to use non-debian source, ie. a spanking new ffmpeg source from svn. Go to http://www.debian.org/doc/FAQ/ch-pkg_basics.en.html#s-creatingdebs; and press the link at 6.15 How do I create Debian packages myself?. That

Re: GUI and USB question

2006-12-30 Thread Samuel Bächler
Hi Keath Unfortunatly I can not help on every topic you mentioned. 1st question is, how do I start the GUI (KDE, Gnome, whatever) that I assume is bundled with the distro? Well, as far as I know you have to install these things first. Type *dpkg -l kde-core* or generally *dpkg -l package*

Re: Perl Programming within Debian

2006-12-30 Thread Samuel Bächler
Hi Rocky I'm thinking of learning Perl Programming. Can any of you help me get started on how to programming Perl in Debian? In my opinion you should go through *Leaning Perl* by O'Reilly. I quite liked it. I am sure you will find it somewhere in the web. To install perl do *apt-get install

Re: Mount digital camera

2006-11-18 Thread Samuel Bächler
A quick google of 'Sony DSC-W30 linux' showed that mounting might only work since kernel 2.6.16, ie. from debian etch or a sarge kernel from backports.org Trrhaa, I installed a etch version of debian which uses 2.6.17. Now I can do a 'mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/camera' and everything works fine.

Re: Mount digital camera

2006-11-14 Thread Samuel Bächler
A quick google of 'Sony DSC-W30 linux' showed that mounting might only work since kernel 2.6.16, ie. from debian etch or a sarge kernel from backports.org That is what I am going to do next. Cheers Sam -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble?

Mount digital camera

2006-11-13 Thread Samuel Bächler
Hi everyone I am running a debian sarge using the 2.6.8-2-386 kernel. I have got a Sony DSC-W30. Its Device ID is 054cx0010. Here some information that may be useful: When I connect my camera to the computer using USB the system says: Nov 13 12:30:39 localhost kernel: usb 1-2: new full speed

Re: how many CDs for v3.1 r3?

2006-11-13 Thread Samuel Bächler
A. First of all you should not call yourself anonymous, tell us your real name. I would like to know whether all these CDs have binary files or are these also include CDs with sources and documentation. If so, which ones of them? As far as I know they include documentation and source code

Re: Mount digital camera

2006-11-13 Thread Samuel Bächler
Thanks for your inputs, :). One can copy all the pictures on a camera using 'gphoto2' with 'gphoto2 -P' over PTP. But as far as I know gphoto can not copy any movies. I am running a debian sarge using the 2.6.8-2-386 kernel. I have got a Sony DSC-W30. Its Device ID is 054cx0010. Here some

Re: Building deb package?

2006-07-26 Thread Samuel Bächler
How do I build a deb package, check out 6.15 How do I create Debian packages myself?[1] as a starting point. cheers sam [1]http://www.debian.org/doc/FAQ/ch-pkg_basics.en.html#s-creatingdebs -- Samuel Bächler, Zurich -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject

Ign file: bei apt-get update

2006-07-06 Thread Samuel Bächler
Paketlisten werden gelesen... Fertig 5) Meine Frage: Wieso bringt dieser Schlingel Ign file: debs/ Release Für Tipps danke ich euch im voraus. Gruss Sämi -- Samuel Bächler, Zurich -- Haeufig gestellte Fragen und Antworten (FAQ): http://www.de.debian.org/debian-user-german-FAQ/ Zum AUSTRAGEN

Re: Ign file: bei apt-get update

2006-07-06 Thread Samuel Bächler
interessant. Siehe http://www.debiananwenderhandbuch.de/debianrepositories.html#release-dateien Anlegen einer Release-Datei im Verzeichnis ~/debs: Archive: stable Component: main Origin: Samuel Bächler Label: Sämi's Debian-Packete Architecture: i386 danach gings! cool, merci... -- Samuel Bächler

Re: Printer setup!

2006-06-05 Thread Samuel Bächler
I could not get any help googling around. Please a suggestion? hi rodolfo, install the following packages and try again: foomatic-gui, foomatic-db, foomatic-db-engine, foomatic-filters and cupsys (as others said). i guess it will work then. bb sämi -- Samuel Bächler -- To UNSUBSCRIBE

Diese Liste in Newsreader lesen

2006-05-25 Thread Samuel Bächler
effizient das Listen-Archiv von Debian durchsuchen? Gruss Sämi -- Samuel Bächler Wunderlistrasse 24 8037 Zürich baechlerATboeserPUNKTch Tel. +41(0)43 535 92 67 Mob. +41(0)79 478 49 42 -- Haeufig gestellte Fragen und Antworten (FAQ): http://www.de.debian.org/debian-user-german-FAQ/ Zum AUSTRAGEN

Re: Mind Mapping Tool

2006-05-13 Thread Samuel Bächler
hi ritesh, In Debian, we have freemind, vym and kdissert. Can somebody share their experiences about what is good in which software and which they have found to be the best and most convenient to use ? I guess that freemind is the most famous mind-mapping software. Personally I never heard

Fehler beim Erstellen von Postscript-Dateien

2006-04-30 Thread Samuel Bächler
Hallo Leute Bei mir werden Postscript-Dateien irgendwie fehlerhaft erstellt. Wenn ich z.B. mit pdf2ps file.pdf file.ps eine Postscript-Datei erstelle, dann wird am rechten Rand ein Stück abgeschnitten - habe ein Beispiel dafür aufs Web gestellt[1]. Ich bin schon seit über einer Woche mit der