Re: Alt-Tab does not work in my KDE

2011-09-19 Thread Mahesh T Pai
iguration / keyboard lay out issue. Check if you have anything special in your keyboard layout / switching options. Tried if this works fine in a new user?? Just create a new user, and log in as the new user. -- Mahesh T. Pai || That men do not learn much from the lessons of history is t

Re: Bug report - which package, what severity?

2011-09-18 Thread Mahesh T Pai
Grub. The "Grub terminal" is required when Grub install has botched up something. If you get some scrolling messages, after BIOS POST, chances are that your graphics card has some problems. Is there a /var/logs/Xorg.0.log file? Any hints in there? -- Mahesh T. Pai || "The gre

Re: Stopping auto indexing at start/login

2011-07-29 Thread Mahesh T Pai
cron job. OTOH, if the evil thing is done by KDE or GNOME, things are a lot more simpler, which of these do you use? -- Mahesh T. Pai || Encryption: A powerful algorithmic encoding technique employed in the creation of computer manuals. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email

Re: How do I examine the video in iceweasle problem

2011-07-29 Thread Mahesh T Pai
oblem. > > also I changed to different video, > > the same situation. > > Thanks for any suggestions, You can search for "flash plugin no sound" - there are several people complaining of things like this, and have got it solved. -- Mahesh T. Pai || A closed mouth ga

Re: restoring MBR

2011-07-29 Thread Mahesh T Pai
backup of the MBR available somewhere in the Linux rootfs? you can always restore the mbr. You can also use grub's rescue mode to boot from the USB device. -- Mahesh T. Pai || A closed mouth gathers no feet. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a

Re: pppoeconf can't find new Verizon DSL modem

2011-07-23 Thread Mahesh T Pai
as "modem" proper. That way, the public IP address is acquired by the machine running pppoe. -- Mahesh T. Pai || Learn from the mistakes of others. You won't live long enough to make all of them yourself. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org

Re: 32bit vs 64bit

2011-07-22 Thread Mahesh T Pai
Brad Alexander writes: > I was just hoping for an undocumented way of doing it as an upgrade... cdebootstrap?? -- Mahesh T. Pai || With freedom comes responsibility. Do not use unauthorised copies of copyrighted material. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-r

Re: Playing .ra files in Firefox

2011-07-12 Thread Mahesh T Pai
Marc Shapiro writes: > Is there any way to get RealPlayer to work? Or is there any other way > to play RealAudio files? ffmpeg from marillat / debian-multimedia.org? -- Mahesh T. Pai || ~/\$ mv -vfi linux gnu/linux -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debi

Re: help ! nvidia driver and X

2011-07-08 Thread Mahesh T Pai
me which generates xorg.conf. Was myself using nvidia binary drivers for some time, I had gone through the hell on an upgrade. Finally gave up on gnome3, 3D and reverted back to nouveau (and gnome2). Took another 3 hours to figure out that xorg.conf needs to be deleted. -- Mahesh T. Pai || Ma

Re: Debian changes active partition?

2011-07-08 Thread Mahesh T Pai
"nikhil jain" writes: > How can I know the /dev/sdaX address of the / partition of debian? > You were asked by the installer to to select the partitions and their mountpoint(s) a few minutes before you were asked about installing Grub. -- Mahesh T. Pai || Man's most

Re: alternative to kaffeine?

2011-07-08 Thread Mahesh T Pai
kaffeiene" :-) > Other than that, does anyone have an idea how to fix kaffeine? -- Mahesh T. Pai || -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87iprc26gy@gmail.com

Re: creating a preseed file

2011-07-08 Thread Mahesh T Pai
fulfledged debian desktop system in about 30 minutes. -- Mahesh T. Pai || Encryption: A powerful algorithmic encoding technique employed in the creation of computer manuals. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subjec

Re: A smaller iso

2011-07-08 Thread Mahesh T Pai
do not quite get what you mean by the w32 loader. More than 12 years since I used M$win for any productive thing. -- Mahesh T. Pai || Learn from the mistakes of others. You won't live long enough to make all of them yourself. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debia

Re: help ! nvidia driver and X

2011-07-08 Thread Mahesh T Pai
writes: > it's the strangest thing though, Xorg -configure still fails. It simply generates the xorg.conf which is practically useless and un-used (on your and my systems); so why bother?? -- Mahesh T. Pai || Encryption: A powerful algorithmic encoding t

Re: A smaller iso

2011-07-08 Thread Mahesh T Pai
Hope somebody else will help you here. IIRC, there is an option for this when you select the "Make system bootable" option in the installer. -- Mahesh T. Pai || -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Con

Re: moving to testing

2011-06-30 Thread Mahesh T Pai
Hey - that is experimental. :-D I usually use the stable business card / netinst ISOs, and then directly upgrade to testing / unstable releases. I first install aptitutde and dpkg; libc6, the kernel, _reboot_ and then install the remaining packages. -- Mahesh T. Pai || Encryption: A powerfu

Re: Can't smoothly type in gnome-terminal

2011-06-30 Thread Mahesh T Pai
Miles Bader writes: >> WHich version of libgnomekbd? > > 2.91.91-2 I use 2.30.2-2 Probably, that makes a difference. -- Mahesh T. Pai || L'homme est libre au moment qu'il veut l'etre. * Man is free at the instant he wants to be. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: GTK3 themes

2011-06-30 Thread Mahesh T Pai
non-free, and I need to spend tiem building the nvidia modules. I really do not need much eye candy; very happy with what the nouveau drivers provide me. YMMV. -- Mahesh T. Pai || With freedom comes responsibility. Do not use unauthorised copies of copyrighted material. -- To UNSU

Re: Can't smoothly type in gnome-terminal

2011-06-30 Thread Mahesh T Pai
Miles Bader writes: > somewhat different hardware (AMD + radeon + USB keyboard vs. Intel + > i915 + PS/2 keyboard -- I mention those details because it might be > related to X / input handling...). WHich version of libgnomekbd? -- Mahesh T. Pai || That men do not learn much

Re: Can't smoothly type in gnome-terminal

2011-06-30 Thread Mahesh T Pai
.1-1 and I have no such problems. There was somebody here couple of days back with same problem, and his problems were solved with a reboot. -- Mahesh T. Pai || Distribute Free Software -- Help stamp out Software Hoarding! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian

Re: Debian 6 causes my SunFire T2000 system to not boot

2011-06-29 Thread Mahesh T Pai
o not have Sparc systems, but going through the bug report thread suggests that you may succeed if you use a later CD image. Have you tried with weekly / daily build images? -- Mahesh T. Pai || Funny how people infriging commercial software licences are called "pirates", whil

Re: Can't smoothly type in gnome-terminal

2011-06-29 Thread Mahesh T Pai
- I am however running sid + experimental; but same gnome-terminal; and *not* the gnome-shell. -- Mahesh T. Pai || ``Those willing to give up a little liberty for a little security deserve neither security nor liberty'' -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.

Re: [fsug-kochi-discuss] audio failure

2006-01-15 Thread Mahesh Pai
On 1/15/06, Jeffrin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hello all, > > Iam using debian GNU/Linux sid with audio support.sound was working fine > in user mode when i added the user into audio mode.when i made an APT > upgrade and after thet the sound is not working in user mode. Does this mean ``sound wo

sendmail local delivery problem

1998-03-10 Thread M K Pai
, whereas it should be delivered locally instead of going to the USA server. Please help. Thank you in advance. M. K. Pai [EMAIL PROTECTED] Rajesh Mittal [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- E-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST. Trouble? E-mail

Re: Running just an X-server

1998-03-06 Thread M K Pai
There are two X-clients for Win. You will find them at 1) www.microimages.com This is a free Win95/NT server. I like it very much. 2) www.orl.com/vnc This server is supposed to be good for NT and OK for 95. I have not tried it yet. Hope this helps M. K. Pai [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Thu

64 Kbps Leased connection - HELP

1998-03-02 Thread M K Pai
WinNT - a fate worse than death. Please help . Thanx in advance. M. K. Pai -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Re: Free X servers for win

1998-02-26 Thread pai
. Next comes introductory Motif. I think the lesstif + Mix server should do that trick. After that - Java, RDBMS, simple sysadmin ... Wish me luck. Thank you all once again. M. K. Pai [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL

Free X server for Win95

1998-02-24 Thread pai
Is there a free X server for Win95 / WinNT ? If so where ? -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Re: NIC Configuration

1998-02-21 Thread M K Pai
so I need all the help that I can. > The book I recommended will help do all that and more. Regards M. K. Pai -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Re: How to setup Linux Network

1998-02-18 Thread pai
You are probably using a plug and play network card. So you will have to boot into DOS and the warmboot into Linux using Loadlin, or you will have to use something called isapnptools. Pl see www.debian.org for details. On Tue, 17 Feb 1998, Dai Jian Jun wrote: > >Hi, > > >I am a newer of Linux

freedos

1998-02-17 Thread pai
this. Thank you in advance. M. K. Pai -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .

Questions

1996-08-03 Thread pai
"mount" command, it doesn't show CDROM is mounted. What's happened? Hung-Ta Pai