Re: configuring HP9100 CDWriter to burn CD;s

2004-10-12 Thread m ritch
Am 2004-10-13 07:37:31 schrieb(en) Vijaya S: Hi all, I have fixed a HP 9100 CDWRITER on to a Debian sarge with 2.6.7 kernel. i have installed cdrecord via apt-get. i am not able to write cds with it.. How do I configure it.. When i do cdrecord -scanbus i get the following error:- sh-2.05b# cdrecor

Re: basic newbie help: xp and debian

2004-10-12 Thread Duncan Lithgow
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 hi Jason, I've just got started myself (lot's of email on this list!) I'm now running a knoppix/ debian install. I've also just worked out how to edit the fstab file and group file so that me and my wife can both access our old xp files which I've moved

Re: Using an unstable package with an otherwise stable distribution

2004-10-12 Thread Brian Nelson
On Tue, Oct 12, 2004 at 11:08:44PM -0400, ted wrote: > I'd really like to use Mozilla 1.7.3 on my powerpc, but either the > documentation I've read on how to do so is wrong or I don't understand it. > > I've tried editing my /etc/apt/sources.list to include unstable, and > then gave the command

configuring HP9100 CDWriter to burn CD;s

2004-10-12 Thread Vijaya S
Hi all, I have fixed a HP 9100 CDWRITER on to a Debian sarge with 2.6.7 kernel. i have installed cdrecord via apt-get. i am not able to write cds with it.. How do I configure it.. When i do cdrecord -scanbus i get the following error:- sh-2.05b# cdrecord -scanbus Cdrecord-Clone 2.01a34 (i686-pc

Re: anyone tried chroot_safe?

2004-10-12 Thread Joey Hess
Greg Norris wrote: > Has anyone here has tried out chroot_safe[1]? Any comments on how well > it works, or how it compares security-wise to a normal chroot > environment? I have a couple of small apps (such as the [EMAIL PROTECTED] > client) which I'd like to run chroot'd, and this beastie sounds

Re: change /dev/console owner to user logged on console?

2004-10-12 Thread Travis Crump
Marc Wilson wrote: On Tue, Oct 12, 2004 at 09:51:34AM -0500, Tim Kelley wrote: Debian dynamically creates whatever devices that are neccessary when you log in (e.g., /dev/pts/) Not by default, it doesn't. Only if you're participating in the "my /dev is emptier than yours" dick-waving contest of d

Re: change /dev/console owner to user logged on console?

2004-10-12 Thread Marc Wilson
On Tue, Oct 12, 2004 at 09:51:34AM -0500, Tim Kelley wrote: > Debian dynamically creates whatever devices that are neccessary when > you log in (e.g., /dev/pts/) Not by default, it doesn't. Only if you're participating in the "my /dev is emptier than yours" dick-waving contest of devfs/udev. --

Re: Gdk-ERROR **: BadValue

2004-10-12 Thread Cathayan
Defoma with chinese chars? start the xfs-xtt server can solve it if your xmms' font config is ok. if you don't use defoma to manage chinese fonts, check your fonts.dir. On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 10:54:17 +0800, duzhenhuan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > when i run xmms on debian sid, > i got the fol

Using an unstable package with an otherwise stable distribution

2004-10-12 Thread ted
I'd really like to use Mozilla 1.7.3 on my powerpc, but either the documentation I've read on how to do so is wrong or I don't understand it. I've tried editing my /etc/apt/sources.list to include unstable, and then gave the command "apt-get -t unstable install mozilla" (and mozilla-browser) wi

Re: I need a Quantum SE32A011 urgently - Please answer

2004-10-12 Thread Scott Wolf
I have a fully functional SE32A011 Rev 01-B. Let me know if you still need one? Scott

Gdk-ERROR **: BadValue

2004-10-12 Thread duzhenhuan
Hi, when i run xmms on debian sid, i got the following error: dzh:/usr/local/share/fonts# xmms Gdk-ERROR **: BadValue (integer parameter out of range for operation) serial 94 error_code 2 request_code 45 minor_code 0 dzh:/usr/local/share/fonts# So what's the cause of this error and how can i fix

Re: MediaCenter auto-login

2004-10-12 Thread James Vahn
{in response to linux.debian.user} "Jacob221" wrote: > Hi, > I'm working on my computer to do a Linux MediaCenter (to play videos, DVS, > music, maybe games, and such). Since this computer will not have internet > nor LAN access, i'd like it to auto-login, so that by insterting a CD and > booting

Re: Serious problems after "apt-get dist-upgrade"

2004-10-12 Thread Eric Dickner
--- Carl Fink <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm an idiot, and I gave you bad advice. > > dpkg -r /var/cache/apt/archives would work and would > resolve the > dependencies (and would take a long time). > Carl, It went through everything, and I'm not sure that the above would do anything diffe

I only want to use SVN commit-email, How to config exim as a mail client ?

2004-10-12 Thread Dongsheng Song
I only want to use SVN commit-email, How to config exim as a mail client ? Can anyone give me a sample ? Thanks, Dongsheng Song -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Serious problems after "apt-get dist-upgrade"

2004-10-12 Thread Eric Dickner
--- Tim Kelley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It works fine when you go from one (former) stable > release to another, > though you would probably have to enter it several > times. > Tim, I am going from stable to testing so that may be the problem. My instinct was that iterating through those

Re: xfce

2004-10-12 Thread Lourens Steenkamp
Lourens replying to Patrick Wiseman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 13:49:44 +0200, Erik Jakobsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > But it also include -I think-, that I have to remove the gwm and > > kwm ? > > > > > P.S. I made an reboot, but have not removed gwm and

Universal Operating System Status

2004-10-12 Thread Rich Rudnick
Forwarded Message > From: Martin Schulze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Debian News Channel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Debian Weekly News - October 12th, 2004 > Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 21:03:19 +0200 > --- > Deb

Re: Removing password-based auth for login

2004-10-12 Thread Adam Aube
Stephen Tait wrote: > I have a bunch of users that have now been set up to use SSH keys for all > login purposes; however, they currently have password based auth as well, > and I'm unsure how to turn it off just for these users > Is it just a simple matter of deleting the appropriate entries (i.

Re: Trying to load mozilla loads firefox instead ???

2004-10-12 Thread Michael Marsh
On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 16:52:38 -0700, Paul Woods <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Okay, I have an IDE here (eclipse) that apparently relys somewhat on > mozilla 1.5 or 1.6 being installed. Lucky me, I have 1.6. Having > issues with Eclipse though, I was told that I had the wrong version of > mozilla mo

Re: What means that: FATAL: udev is already active on /dev/. ?

2004-10-12 Thread Christian Leimer
Christian Leimer wrote: > Sebastiaan wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> On Mon, 11 Oct 2004, Christian Leimer wrote: >> >>> Hello World! >>> >>> I have done something with MAKEDEV maybe this was not good at all. >>> But how can i undo that udev works and the error is gone. My system >>> still works. But wha

Trying to load mozilla loads firefox instead ???

2004-10-12 Thread Paul Woods
Okay, I have an IDE here (eclipse) that apparently relys somewhat on mozilla 1.5 or 1.6 being installed. Lucky me, I have 1.6. Having issues with Eclipse though, I was told that I had the wrong version of mozilla most likely. I started mozilla to check the version, and firefox loaded instead. I

Help: Getting ethernet PCMCIA card to work: "Device not found" error

2004-10-12 Thread Julian Gilbey
I'm trying to compile the fealnx.o module for a 2.4.24 kernel, in order to use a Myson technology PCMCIA 10/100Mbit ethernet card. I've compiled the kernel, building this as a module. I've insmod'ed all of the dependent modules (crc32, mii etc.) without a problem, but when I come to insmod fealnx.

Re: trouble with pam-ldap

2004-10-12 Thread Tim Kelley
On Tuesday 12 October 2004 15:09, Jeremy Brown wrote: > I'm trying to get a Debian sarge machine to authenticate against an > OpenLDAP server (running on the same box) with no success. > > Here are all non-comment lines in the relevant PAM files: > > /etc/pam.d/common-account: > account required pa

php modules problem - gd.so and mysql.so

2004-10-12 Thread Anthony DiSante
Hello, I'm having a problem with php on my server. I had to change something in my apache httpd.conf file, so I did so and restarted apache, but it gave me these php errors (which claim to be "warnings" but prevent the server from starting): PHP Warning: Unknown(): Unable to load dynamic libr

Re: Ethernet - Connected at 10 or 100 Mbps?

2004-10-12 Thread Kenneth Jacker
pedro-angel> Also try mii-tool. Just what I was looking for! Using "# mii-tool eth0", I can find the info I'm after without rebooting (want to keep up the how-long-since-I-had-to-reboot record!). Thanks to Pedro-Ãngel and the others who suggested using 'dmesg' after rebooting ... I do appreci

Re: basic newbie help

2004-10-12 Thread Katipo
Jason D. Berg wrote: Huy T. wrote: Hey all I'm looking for a new operating system to use as a primary OS instead of Windows XP. I noticed that there is extensive documentation located at tldp.org. Could anyone share any sites with me for expediting a newer user to getting up and setup running

Re: chkrootkit finds 'value too large for defined data type'

2004-10-12 Thread s. keeling
Incoming from Geoff Thurman: > > I'm running woody on one hd, and have recently installed sarge on > another by upgrading everything over the net after installing from my > original woody cds. Tonight on the sarge hd, chkrootkit gives about > twenty lines of > > /proc/1544/fd/1 : value too lar

Re: Nvidia quadro pci-e series card

2004-10-12 Thread Roberto Sanchez
Andrew Schulman wrote: I would like to install my nvidia quadro pci-e series card. What do i have to do for this ? I have no experience with it. First, Learn to ask intelligent questions: This seems a little harsh. It's true that he didn't say what architecture or software versions he's using, b

chkrootkit finds 'value too large for defined data type'

2004-10-12 Thread Geoff Thurman
Hello all, I'm running woody on one hd, and have recently installed sarge on another by upgrading everything over the net after installing from my original woody cds. Tonight on the sarge hd, chkrootkit gives about twenty lines of /proc/1544/fd/1 : value too large for defined data type with 1

Re: trouble with pam-ldap

2004-10-12 Thread John Schmidt
On Tuesday 12 October 2004 02:09 pm, Jeremy Brown wrote: > I'm trying to get a Debian sarge machine to authenticate against an > OpenLDAP server (running on the same box) with no success. > Take a look at: http://people.debian.org/~torsten/ldapnss.html John -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL

Re: Serious problems after "apt-get dist-upgrade"

2004-10-12 Thread Tim Kelley
On Tue, Oct 12, 2004 at 12:35:19PM -0700, Eric Dickner wrote: > > That was a very powerful command that I will remember > for later use...after I reinstall Woody and start > over. Tons of things were installed that "apt-get > dist-upgrade" missed but they ended up hosing the > system. I had to b

Re: MediaCenter auto-login

2004-10-12 Thread Greg Folkert
Info Below: On Mon, 2004-10-11 at 12:16 -0400, Greg Folkert wrote: > On Mon, 2004-10-11 at 17:32 +0200, Jacobo221 wrote: > > BTW, I'm still here, so if someone knows about a way to acomplish my > > desire... ;-) > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~]$ apt-cache show rungetty > Package: rungetty > Priority: opt

trouble with pam-ldap

2004-10-12 Thread Jeremy Brown
I'm trying to get a Debian sarge machine to authenticate against an OpenLDAP server (running on the same box) with no success. Here are all non-comment lines in the relevant PAM files: /etc/pam.d/common-account: account required pam_ldap.so /etc/pam.d/common-auth: authrequired pam_ldap.so /et

Re: cgi.pm and related issues

2004-10-12 Thread Antonio Rodriguez
On Tue, Oct 12, 2004 at 08:01:14PM +0100, Jon Dowland wrote: > On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 14:28:52 -0400, Antonio Rodriguez > Do you have libcgi-perl installed? I gather from your URL that you are > using unstable. You could use the debian packages to get your perl > stuff, or CPAN: > > # perl -MCPAN -e

Re: Serious problems after "apt-get dist-upgrade"

2004-10-12 Thread Carl Fink
On Tue, Oct 12, 2004 at 12:35:19PM -0700, Eric Dickner wrote: > Some of the dependency conflicts make no sense. One > that I remember clearly was libstdc++5 needed gcc-3.3 > to be configured. The *very next package* was gcc-3.3 > that said it needed libstdc++5 to be configured > (WTH?!). I'm an

anyone tried chroot_safe?

2004-10-12 Thread Greg Norris
Has anyone here has tried out chroot_safe[1]? Any comments on how well it works, or how it compares security-wise to a normal chroot environment? I have a couple of small apps (such as the [EMAIL PROTECTED] client) which I'd like to run chroot'd, and this beastie sounds like an ideal way to go ab

Re: cgi.pm and related issues

2004-10-12 Thread Antonio Rodriguez
On Tue, Oct 12, 2004 at 08:01:14PM +0100, Jon Dowland wrote: > On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 14:28:52 -0400, Antonio Rodriguez > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have some problems with cgi that I can't figure out. I've installed > > every package that has cgi.pm, > > To see if you have CGI.pm handy in Per

LVM with kernel 2.6.x ??

2004-10-12 Thread Mark D. Hansen
Can I use LVM 1.0 with my 2.6.x kernel? Or do I have to go to LVM 2.0?

Re: Serious problems after "apt-get dist-upgrade"

2004-10-12 Thread Eric Dickner
--- Carl Fink <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Oct 11, 2004 at 04:21:08PM -0700, Eric > Dickner wrote: > > > ... I got all the > > packages...the problem is they sit in the > > /var/cache/apt/archives directory uninstalled, > except > > for a few crucial ones that hurt more than they > > he

Re: firefox and RealPlayer10

2004-10-12 Thread John L Fjellstad
Andrea Vettorello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Try to delete the file "pluginreg.dat" that you'll find in your > ~/.mozilla/ dir and restart firefox. Tried it. Didn't change anything. >I'm not sure, but don't you need to put both files (nphelix.so and > nphelix.xpt) in the plugins dir? I do h

Re: ghostscript/cups problem

2004-10-12 Thread Richard Lyons
On Tuesday 12 October 2004 19:22, ognen wrote: > Richard Lyons wrote: > > > Anyone here know where to seek help with a ghostscript or cups > > problem? I did try asking here but got no response (problem of > > ghostscript cropping A3 images to A4 - or maybe it's cups doing > > that). I have go

Re: cgi.pm and related issues

2004-10-12 Thread Jon Dowland
On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 14:28:52 -0400, Antonio Rodriguez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have some problems with cgi that I can't figure out. I've installed > every package that has cgi.pm, To see if you have CGI.pm handy in Perl's include path, execute the following $ find `perl -e 'print "@CGI"'`

Re: Which kernel in sarge (solved)

2004-10-12 Thread Oliver Fuchs
On Tue, 12 Oct 2004, Andreas Janssen wrote: > Hello > > Oliver Fuchs (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > > > at the moment I am running a 2.2.20 kernel (compiled by myself) on my > > debian woody box. For the upcoming next version (sarge) I'd like to > > know if I have to upgrade my kernel to another

cgi.pm and related issues

2004-10-12 Thread Antonio Rodriguez
I have some problems with cgi that I can't figure out. I've installed every package that has cgi.pm, see next http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_contents.pl?version=unstable&arch=i386&case=insensitive&word=cgi.pm&searchmode=searchword But still I get into a lot of problems. So I wonder if t

Re: ghostscript/cups problem

2004-10-12 Thread ognen
go to the cups admin page (http://localhost:631) - select "manage printers" then select your printer, after which go to "configure printer" and then look at "media size" -- check to make sure it is set correctly (i.e. A3 not A4) -- thats the only thing i can think of that would cause cropping

Re: lm-sensors watching daemon?

2004-10-12 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
Johannes Graumann wrote: Hello, I recently got lm-sensors to play along with my stock unstable 2.6.8 kernel. Now I'm looking for a daemon which utilizes the information read from the Mobo. I have found two which do what I want (shutting down at certain threshold values): 1) sentinelle (http://denis

Re: basic newbie help

2004-10-12 Thread Jason D. Berg
Huy T. wrote: Hey all I'm looking for a new operating system to use as a primary OS instead of Windows XP. I noticed that there is extensive documentation located at tldp.org. Could anyone share any sites with me for expediting a newer user to getting up and setup running this system effectiv

Re: Nvidia quadro pci-e series card

2004-10-12 Thread Andrew Schulman
> > I would like to install my nvidia quadro pci-e series card. > > What do i have to do for this ? > > I have no experience with it. > > First, Learn to ask intelligent questions: This seems a little harsh. It's true that he didn't say what architecture or software versions he's using, but tha

ghostscript/cups problem

2004-10-12 Thread Richard Lyons
Anyone here know where to seek help with a ghostscript or cups problem? I did try asking here but got no response (problem of ghostscript cropping A3 images to A4 - or maybe it's cups doing that). I have googled with no success and have no idea how to proceed. TIA -- richard -- To UNSUBS

Re: Enabling hyperthreading

2004-10-12 Thread Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
On Wed, 13 Oct 2004, Paolo Alexis Falcone wrote: > > I've got P4 3GHz Hyperthreading on Intel 865PERL > > mainboard, > > hyperthreading enable on BIOS. > > I'm currently using sid 2.4.27 kernel with alsa > > compiled. > > I had tried to use 2.4.27-smp kernel and debian just > > freeze at boot. > >

Re: change /dev/console owner to user logged on console?

2004-10-12 Thread Paul Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Tim Kelley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [re: changing device ownership based on login] > Why would you want to do this? Why do you want "remote" users to be > treated any different than "local" ones? Well, I know with sound, I've always wanted to add

Re: Enabling hyperthreading

2004-10-12 Thread Paolo Alexis Falcone
On Mon, 11 Oct 2004 13:41:13 +0800 (CST), ms linux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm very sorry for asking the same question as I had > before. > But since googling doesn't help me much ( no luck I > guess or I'm just > too lazy ), I wonder if anybody here got good enough > how to to > enabling hype

Re: xterm ignores XTerm*backarrowKey resource

2004-10-12 Thread Thomas Dickey
Vincent Lefevre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2004-10-10 23:05:32 -0400, Mason Loring Bliss wrote: >> Hi, all. I've got Sarge running on my laptop, and I'm having a >> fairly annoying problem. To wit, xterm ignores my XTerm*backarrowKey >> resource. I know it's taking some direction from my X res

Re: applying debian kernel patch

2004-10-12 Thread Andrea Vettorello
On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 04:57:29 -0400, dmx9595 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On October 12, 2004 03:03 am, Andrea Vettorello wrote: > > On Mon, 11 Oct 2004 19:55:42 -0400, ekco9595 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hey, > > > how are you supposed to apply a kernel-patch-debian patch i take it you > > >

Re: basic newbie help

2004-10-12 Thread Clive Menzies
On (12/10/04 09:22), Huy T. wrote: > Hey all I'm looking for a new operating system to use as a primary OS > instead of Windows XP. I noticed that there is extensive documentation > located at tldp.org. Could anyone share any sites with me for > expediting a newer user to getting up and setup

Re: xfce4 related questions

2004-10-12 Thread Sergio Basurto
On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 16:11:00 +0100, Simon Huggins wrote: > > On Tue, Oct 12, 2004 at 04:07:45PM +0100, David Dorward > wrote: > > On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 07:37:43 -0700 (PDT), Sergio > Basurto > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > 1. The latest version is enough stable to install > in a > > > producti

Re: basic newbie help

2004-10-12 Thread Chris Metzler
On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 09:22:37 -0500 "Huy T." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey all I'm looking for a new operating system to use as a primary OS > instead of Windows XP. I noticed that there is extensive documentation > located at tldp.org. Could anyone share any sites with me for > expediting

Re: xfce4 related questions

2004-10-12 Thread Sergio Basurto
On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 16:11:00 +0100, Simon Huggins wrote: > > On Tue, Oct 12, 2004 at 04:07:45PM +0100, David Dorward > wrote: > > On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 07:37:43 -0700 (PDT), Sergio > Basurto > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > 1. The latest version is enough stable to install > in a > > > producti

Re: xfce4 related questions

2004-10-12 Thread Sergio Basurto
On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 16:11:00 +0100, Simon Huggins wrote: > > On Tue, Oct 12, 2004 at 04:07:45PM +0100, David Dorward > wrote: > > On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 07:37:43 -0700 (PDT), Sergio > Basurto > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > 1. The latest version is enough stable to install > in a > > > producti

Re: change /dev/console owner to user logged on console?

2004-10-12 Thread Marc D Ronell
The following message is a courtesy copy of an article that has been posted to gmane.linux.debian.user as well. >> "Tim" == Tim Kelley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Tue, Oct 12, 2004 at 09:19:48AM -0400, Marc D Ronell wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Under Debian, is there a method which allows a

Re: xfce

2004-10-12 Thread Erik Jakobsen
Patrick Wiseman wrote: If you, as root, 'chmod 644 /etc/init.d/*dm', kdm, gdm, and xdm, if present, will become non-executable. The advantage of disabling them that way is that upgrades don't reactivate them. Patrick Hi Patrick It was a clever idea. It is working great, and has the advantage, t

Re: Help! Lost keyboard.

2004-10-12 Thread Clive Menzies
On (12/10/04 08:36), Michael Satterwhite wrote: > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > From: Michael Satterwhite <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 08:36:37 -0500 > Subject: Help! Lost keyboard. > > I'm running Sid. Everything was working fine. I did *NOT* run any apt command > or (knowingly) make a

Re: xfce4 related questions

2004-10-12 Thread Simon Huggins
On Tue, Oct 12, 2004 at 04:07:45PM +0100, David Dorward wrote: > On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 07:37:43 -0700 (PDT), Sergio Basurto > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 1. The latest version is enough stable to install in a > > production server?, right now I have woody on it. > The "latest" version of XFCE is m

Re: change /dev/console owner to user logged on console?

2004-10-12 Thread Tim Kelley
On Tue, Oct 12, 2004 at 09:19:48AM -0400, Marc D Ronell wrote: > > Hi, > > Under Debian, is there a method which allows any user directly logged > onto the host and using the host's keyboard and monitor to take > ownership of some that host's devices? For example, to change the > own

Re: xfce4 related questions

2004-10-12 Thread David Dorward
On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 07:37:43 -0700 (PDT), Sergio Basurto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 1. The latest version is enough stable to install in a > production server?, right now I have woody on it. The "latest" version of XFCE is marked as beta and I find it runs fine on my Sarge laptop. The latest sta

Re: basic newbie help

2004-10-12 Thread Paul E Condon
On Tue, Oct 12, 2004 at 09:22:37AM -0500, Huy T. wrote: > Hey all I'm looking for a new operating system to use as a primary OS > instead of Windows XP. I noticed that there is extensive documentation > located at tldp.org. Could anyone share any sites with me for > expediting a newer user to

Re: xfce

2004-10-12 Thread Patrick Wiseman
On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 13:49:44 +0200, Erik Jakobsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > But it also include -I think-, that I have to remove the gwm and kwm ? > > P.S. I made an reboot, but have not removed gwm and kwm, and the common > boot window appearead after the boot. If you, as root, 'chmod 644 /

xfce4 related questions

2004-10-12 Thread Sergio Basurto
I have this issue, I test xfce the version that comes with woody and I like it very much, so right now I am planning to upgrade to xfce4 then the questions are the following: 1. The latest version is enough stable to install in a production server?, right now I have woody on it. 2. I should have k

Re: which version of the ssh daemon is more secure?

2004-10-12 Thread Leandro Guimaraens Faria Corsetti Dutra
Em Tue, 12 Oct 2004 14:20:09 +0200, Anonymous escreveu: > it safer to run > the stable ssh (1:3.4p1-1.woody.3) or the unstable one (1:3.8.1p1-8)? Stable is more mature, with unstable we never know what errors may be yet lurking... -- Leandro GuimarÃes Faria Corcete Dutra <[EMAIL PROTECT

Re: Fw: How does a linux dhcp client know it's name?

2004-10-12 Thread John Van Lierde
Icebiker wrote: - Original Message - From: "Alan Chandler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 11, 2004 15:37 Subject: Re: How does a linux dhcp client know it's name? On Monday 11 October 2004 14:59, Icebiker wrote: /etc/hostname said "flipper". I tried pas

basic newbie help

2004-10-12 Thread Huy T.
Hey all I'm looking for a new operating system to use as a primary OS instead of Windows XP. I noticed that there is extensive documentation located at tldp.org. Could anyone share any sites with me for expediting a newer user to getting up and setup running this system effectively? Starting

gnupg2 packages?

2004-10-12 Thread Nicos Gollan
Hi, I tried to install kleopatra from unstable, but that package depends on the gnupg2 package. The problem is that there is no such package anywhere. I tried some google searches, and it seems there have been several attempts at introducing it, without any result. There are also the pinentry

Re: Upgrading PHP Version

2004-10-12 Thread S.D.A.
On Tue, Oct 12, 2004 at 08:55:42AM -0500 or thereabouts, Ed Curtis wrote: > > > On Tue, 12 Oct 2004, S.D.A. wrote: > > > > > I don't know about 'dotdeb' but according to the URL I gave you above -- Putting > > 'deb http://debian.moolfreet.com ./' in your sources list would be an example of > > s

Samba Ports

2004-10-12 Thread Chris
Hi   I have samba running on web web server and need to be able to access it from a windows programme running on my windows server.   I have protected the system with hostsallow so only my IP addresses are allowed.   I need to have the server resond on ports: 137; 138 and 139   How do I open

Re: Upgrading PHP Version

2004-10-12 Thread Ed Curtis
On Tue, 12 Oct 2004, S.D.A. wrote: > > I don't know about 'dotdeb' but according to the URL I gave you above -- Putting > 'deb http://debian.moolfreet.com ./' in your sources list would be an example of > somewhere to start getting a newer backport of PHP4 for Woody. So yeah, you seem > to be th

Re: how to print PDF from mozilla

2004-10-12 Thread H. S.
Apparently, _John L Fjellstad_, on 10/12/04 01:37,typed: "H. S." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: I couldn't search for the archives (in lists.debian.org). Wondering if someone could provide a link(?) This link talks about it: http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2004/10/msg00321.html This is the threa

Help! Lost keyboard.

2004-10-12 Thread Michael Satterwhite
I'm running Sid. Everything was working fine. I did *NOT* run any apt command or (knowingly) make any changes - other than a sound level change in kmix. Regardless, things were working perfectly up to the point of a reboot. I'm using KDE / KDM. I rebooted my system to Windows for a test, then bo

Re: Upgrading PHP Version

2004-10-12 Thread S.D.A.
On Mon, Oct 11, 2004 at 03:30:02PM -0500 or thereabouts, Ed Curtis wrote: > > On Mon, 11 Oct 2004, S.D.A. wrote: > > > OK, I did a search on 'apt-get.org' and looks like they have some; > > > > > > > > Just make sure you grab

change /dev/console owner to user logged on console?

2004-10-12 Thread Marc D Ronell
Hi, Under Debian, is there a method which allows any user directly logged onto the host and using the host's keyboard and monitor to take ownership of some that host's devices? For example, to change the ownership of /dev/xconsole or /dev/fd0 to be owned by the user currently

Re: which version of the ssh daemon is more secure?

2004-10-12 Thread Rob Weir
On Tue, Oct 12, 2004 at 02:00:17PM +0200, Anonymous said > I'm running an "unstable" system and I need remote access by > ssh. "Stable" is considered better for servers (but I need > unstable for newer versions of a lot of packages on my > workstation), "testing" gets security updates last, but > "

Re: insmod.old/lsmod.old etc probs

2004-10-12 Thread Piers Kittel
Usually "su" but when I login as console knowing I need root do to stuff, I login as root. In Konsole: deaf-pc15:/home/piers# echo $PATH /sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin deaf-pc15:/home/piers# which lsmod /sbin/lsmod deaf-pc15:/home/piers# Interesting - lo

Kernel 2.6.8.1 with SATA & DHCP

2004-10-12 Thread Philippe Dhont (Sea-ro)
Hi, I found the errors... For sata to work, i also had to change the fstab file (/dev/hda to /dev/sda etc...) For dhcp, appearantly there is now a new option for DHCP so i changed that and now that's also working. Thnx anyway 4 the help. Philippe. Disclaimer : This e-mail is intended for t

Re: applying debian kernel patch

2004-10-12 Thread ekco9595
On October 12, 2004 03:03 am, Andrea Vettorello wrote: > > > Hey, > > > how are you supposed to apply a kernel-patch-debian patch i take it you > > > just untar then goto kern source dirc and > > > do . ../kernel-patch-debian/all/2.6.8/apply/debian cause thats what I > > > did then the screen clear

Re: Losing sound

2004-10-12 Thread Michael Satterwhite
On Tuesday 12 October 2004 07:30 am, Nicos Gollan wrote: > On Tuesday October 12 2004 13:24, Michael Satterwhite wrote: > > When I first boot-up and start, sound is running. I know this because I > > hear the KDE startup sound (KDE 3.3). I then lose the ability to play > > sounds. No sound notifica

Can't find "socket filtering" in kernel 2.6.8.1

2004-10-12 Thread Philippe Dhont (Sea-ro)
Hello, I'm configuring my kernel to use DHCP and for that i need to enable config_packet (packet socket) and config_filter (socket filtering) in my kernel but i am unable to find socket filtering via menuconfig. Where did they put it or am i overlooking it ? Cheers, Phil. Disclaimer : This

Re: Debian Sarge printing ?.

2004-10-12 Thread Erik Jakobsen
Clive Menzies wrote: FWIW I also had problem with IPP so I used samba. I've got Samba installed on the File/Print server and smbclient on the client PC's. Select Add Printer Insert Printer_name (forget Location and Description - optional) Device: Windows printer via Samba Device URL: smb://Domain_

Re: Losing sound

2004-10-12 Thread Nicos Gollan
On Tuesday October 12 2004 13:24, Michael Satterwhite wrote: > When I first boot-up and start, sound is running. I know this because I > hear the KDE startup sound (KDE 3.3). I then lose the ability to play > sounds. No sound notifications of any type are played. I checked, and the > user is a memb

Re: apache-ssl and virtual hosts

2004-10-12 Thread Harland Christofferson
*snip* > >As far as I see, everything is fine. >Be aware that, whatever the port the server listens to, you have to tell >the browser what protocol to talk, and in this case it is https. > >:wq > >-- >Pedro-Ángel González >NAPSIS >http://www.napsis.com >GPG key http://www.napsis.com/pedro-angel.g

which version of the ssh daemon is more secure?

2004-10-12 Thread Anonymous
I'm running an "unstable" system and I need remote access by ssh. "Stable" is considered better for servers (but I need unstable for newer versions of a lot of packages on my workstation), "testing" gets security updates last, but "unstable" has a higher version number of ssh. it safer to run the s

Re: Debian Sarge printing ?.

2004-10-12 Thread Clive Menzies
On (12/10/04 13:40), Erik Jakobsen wrote: > Hi. > > I have tried to setup the printer using http://localhost:631, but had no > luck to link to > the printers in the network on my server. > > I choosed IPP, as there is no network option with the :631. > > What can I do to get it to work ?. > >

Re: xfce

2004-10-12 Thread Erik Jakobsen
Hi Lourens I would also suggest that you do "apt-cache search xfce4" and install all the xfce4 packages that look interesting to you. I have done that. When booting, my machines start in the console and I use startx to run XFCE4. This will only work if you, as your normal user, in your home d

Re: Debian Sarge printing ?.

2004-10-12 Thread Erik Jakobsen
Hi. I have tried to setup the printer using http://localhost:631, but had no luck to link to the printers in the network on my server. I choosed IPP, as there is no network option with the :631. What can I do to get it to work ?. I also modified the cupsd.conf file according to the details I have

Re: Removing password-based auth for login

2004-10-12 Thread Sacha Chua
Stephen Tait <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I have a bunch of users that have now been set up to use SSH keys > for all login purposes; however, they currently have password based > auth as well, and I'm unsure how to turn it off just for these > users, and googling for it has so far netted me a wh

Losing sound

2004-10-12 Thread Michael Satterwhite
I'm running Debian Sid and have a SoundBlaster Live card. When I first boot-up and start, sound is running. I know this because I hear the KDE startup sound (KDE 3.3). I then lose the ability to play sounds. No sound notifications of any type are played. I checked, and the user is a member of t

Re: HOWTO apt-get kde 3.2.3 to woody 30r2

2004-10-12 Thread Andreas Janssen
Hello [EMAIL PROTECTED] (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: > I'm "strong" newbie woody and used Kmail. But Kmail 1.3.2 and kde > 2.2.2 are too old huh? Can anybody explain to and show me how to > upgrade these into KDE 3.2.3 to use Kmail 1.6.2? I clicked the KDE > help and saw help page with many addre

Re: xfce

2004-10-12 Thread steef
Lourens Steenkamp wrote: Lourens replying to Erik Jakobsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: steef wrote: > i do not understand! when i do apt-cache search xfce: i get a > 'cholesterol free dekstop-environment', and, > kpackage under sarge installs xfce without any trouble. so: what is > > wrong wi

Re: xfce

2004-10-12 Thread Michael Graham
Erik wrote: > >To start xfce4 from the console you should do as a normal user: > > >cat << EOF > .xsession > >#!/bin/bash > > > >exec xfce4-session > > > >EOF > >chmod +x .xsession > > > >and use the startx command to start it. > > > Are the above lines simple being typed at the prompt ?. Yes, a

Re: Debian Sarge printing ?.

2004-10-12 Thread Andrea Vettorello
On Tue, 12 Oct 2004 10:06:58 +0200, Erik Jakobsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Clive Menzies wrote: > > >Hi Erik > > > >In a browser go to: localhost:631/admin > >This is the web based configuration tool for cups > > > >http://www.cups.org/sum.html > > > >Regards > > > >Clive > > > > > > > > > Hi

Re: Debian Sarge printing ?.

2004-10-12 Thread Clive Menzies
On (12/10/04 10:06), Erik Jakobsen wrote: > Clive Menzies wrote: > > >Hi Erik > > > >In a browser go to: localhost:631/admin > >This is the web based configuration tool for cups > > > >http://www.cups.org/sum.html > > > >Regards > > > >Clive > > > > > > > > > Hi Clive. > > Thanks for your reply

HOWTO apt-get kde 3.2.3 to woody 30r2

2004-10-12 Thread maikhai
Hi All! I'm "strong" newbie woody and used Kmail. But Kmail 1.3.2 and kde 2.2.2 are too old huh? Can anybody explain to and show me how to upgrade these into KDE 3.2.3 to use Kmail 1.6.2? I clicked the KDE help and saw help page with many address, but I cant run #apt-get update. How I must edit

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