Hi Can I tell root mail (from Cron) to go Elseware?

Hi everyone.   I would like to send these messages to my gmail account instead.  any ideas?   Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Received: from backup.enthalco.net ([EMAIL PROTECTED] [127.0.0.1])by backup.enthalco.net (8.13.4/8.13.4/Debian-3) with ESMTP id j8T4FAvk010676for <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >; Thu,

RE: Re: [OT] Drawing a rectangle with Gimp

This is not just your first impression. GIMP sucks even after long term usage in terms of usability - windows scattered over the whole desktop, overlapped toolbox windows, incredibly stupid archane file dialog, the gtk slowness etc.. However, there is a hope: the KDE's Krita program is the step

Re: Checking `bindshell'... INFECTED (PORTS: 3049)

Thanks for all. As i can see from "netstat -tulpe" ,it is cfsd(cfs daemon from the cfs packet(crypt filesystem)). (By the way , "# telnet localhost 3049" returns "conection refused") Of course , i am ashamed , but why this takes place ? Bug in the chkrootkit or in the cfs ? Killing cfsd makes r

Re: Re: [OT] Drawing a rectangle with Gimp

It's a pity people have to ask around before they can draw a rectangle with a graphics program. I had the same question. I haven't come across a less intuitive windows program than GIMP. I know I am commenting based on my quick first impression and criticizing a free tool. But what good is "free" i

Re: WiFi Problems (It doesn't work properly)

If you're accessing the Internet through a little router that's plugged intoyour DSL modem then the entry in your resolv.conf is probably fine.  Maybecheck the router's settings and see if there's something like "DNS Relay".If there is, make sure it's enabled.The router acts also as a modem. As to

Re: vncserver geometry

On 9/27/05, Steven Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Anybody have the syntax to set gnome and 1024x768 for vncserver? > > In ~/.vnc/xstartup I have > > gnome-session & > > but I want a higher resolution > > 1024 x 768 I believe another option is to have ~/.vnc/xstartup: geometry = "1024

Re: small characters on some windows, like OOo

Csanyi Pal wrote (composed of two emails): > > >Still, I have to small characters in menu for example in OpenOfficeorg > > >window, or X-Chat window. > > > > > >Where should I set up more to get bigger characters in these windows? > > When I log in with GNOME environment, then I haven't problem, th

Re: WiFi Problems (It doesn't work properly)

I gave a shot to pppoeconf, knowing that this is what I normally use to connect to the internet. The DNS address which I receive from sympatico is what they send me when there is a connection. I should not only not have to specify it: I can't. If I do, it will not work. As to this computer acting a

RE: eth0 does not start during boot, but can be started manually

Check wheither the pcmcia services start before networking or after. On my laptop the pcmcia starts after networking so I get no network until I manually restart. If so try changing the order during boot ie rm the Sxxx pcmcia link and remake it lower then the networking S. Regards Thing

eth0 does not start during boot, but can be started manually

this is probably a simple error but I'm stuck. System: IBM ThinkPad 570E, Debian Sarge, KDE, w/ most current updates (I think). Kernel version 2.4.27-2-386. NB. on this machine, networking is via a plugin PCMCIA card. After some upgrades:- (kernel 2.4.27-1-386 to 2.4.27-2-386, but many other

[RESOLVED] Re: Re: upgrade problem

On 2005-09-28T13:40-0400 Filipus Klutiero wrote: >> To reply to the list, check for example the "*Reply to:*" >> "debian-user@lists.debian.org >> " >> on http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2005/09/msg02773.html >> That works

annoying eog warnings

When I run "eog" to view an image, it always outputs some warnings: $ LANG=C eog ../images/image73-s1280x1024-a3-Ftriang-g1.8.png ** (eog:5433): WARNING **: Failed to lock: No locks available ** (eog:5433): WARNING **: Failed to lock: No locks available ** (eog:5433): WARNING **: Fai

Re: Wordpress Multiple Blog Configuration

On 20/08/05, Chris Purves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I just installed Wordpress and got it running. In the README.Debian > file there's a mention that the Debian configuration can support > multiple blogs, but no instructions as how to accomplish that. > > From README.Debian: > > >>> > >

Re: firefox - no print output

On 9/28/05, Matt Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- Matt Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > I've googled this, but not had anything that's > > solved > > it. > > > > Debian Sarge: cupsys > > > > OpenOffice prints fine. > > > > Firefox doesn't even make the printer stir

Re: WiFi Problems (It doesn't work properly)

On 9/28/05, David R. Litwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Judging from your q&a you probably shouldn't be running your own dns > server. > > > I am? > > > Your resolv.conf though refers to your local system. > > You would probably want to change the resolv.conf to point to the dns > server > >

Re: How to list all files that are going to be installed when doing "apt-get upgrade"?

I know how to list the packages that are going to be installed, like with "apt-get -s upgrade" or "apt-show-versions -u", but I >would like to know which files included in these packages are going to be installed. I have tried "grep" when doing "apt-get -s >upgrade" and "apt-show-versions -u",

Re: compiling non-initrd 2.6 kernel?

Matt Price wrote: On 9/28/05, William Ballard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Wed, Sep 28, 2005 at 10:05:05PM -0300, Bruno Buys wrote: When booting, kernel panic tells me unable to mount root fs (which is reiser 3.6). I'm positive I compiled support inside the kernel for it. Other than t

Re: [Solved] C++ Compilation

Of course, you can always use gcc if you remeber to link against libstdc++ (I think). gcc is the universal front-end. It will compile and link anything supported by the compiler collection. However that said g++ is better for both compiling and linking c++ code, because it uses slightly differ

Re: Downgrading a system to a particular distribution

"Kevin B. McCarty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Alf wrote: Now my system is no very stable, and some applications crash now and then. Because of this, i'd like to return to a more stable state. Is there a way to uninstall all packages from unstable branch? I'd l

Re: compiling non-initrd 2.6 kernel?

On 9/28/05, William Ballard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, Sep 28, 2005 at 10:05:05PM -0300, Bruno Buys wrote: > > When booting, kernel panic tells me unable to mount root fs (which is > > reiser 3.6). I'm positive I compiled support inside the kernel for it. > > Other than that, I can't see

Re: compiling non-initrd 2.6 kernel?

On Wed, Sep 28, 2005 at 10:05:05PM -0300, Bruno Buys wrote: > I'm trying to compile a 2.6 non-initrd kernel, but all I get are kernel > panics. Did someone here manage to do it, or have any good link in this > subject? > I'm more or less following the article from > http://www.debian-administrat

compiling non-initrd 2.6 kernel?

I'm trying to compile a 2.6 non-initrd kernel, but all I get are kernel panics. Did someone here manage to do it, or have any good link in this subject? I'm more or less following the article from http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/202 with a few adaptations, including remove the --i

exim4 how to enable authorisation

I have installed exim4 and enabled sasl for authorisation according to the supplied docs, but I don't know how to get the server to authorise. If I allow relaying from all hosts, then I end up with an open relay. If I disable relaying, then there's no option to authorise. I'm sure this is a simp

GRUB woes (install to hde)

Hi folks, following up on several earlier threads, including one of my own -- I'm trying desperately to install grub on an auxiliary hard drive currently living on the 3rd IDE bus (/dev/hde). This is part of a scheme to do a mass debian install based on disk images... but for now, the important

Re: control of modules?

On Wed, Sep 28, 2005 at 04:27:24PM -0400, Matt Price wrote: > hi folks, > > on a system that's been running debian for several years, I seem to > have several systems for organizing modules on my machine -- > /etc/modules/ /etc/modules.conf, /etc/modutils, etc/modprobe.d ... > > I am running a

Re: problemas con debian

> Hola Esta lista es en inglés. Por favor, escribe en inglés, o inscríbete a esta: http://lists.debian.org/debian-user-spanish/ Cordialmente, Nelson.- -- Homepage : http://geocities.com/arhuaco The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool.

Re: WiFi Problems (It doesn't work properly)

Judging from your q&a you probably shouldn't be running your own dns server. I am? Your resolv.conf though refers to your local system.You would probably want to change the resolv.conf to point to the dns serverof your isp:nameserver I'm not sure what or where this is. I use DSL which seems to do

Re: small characters on some windows, like OOo

On Wed, Sep 28, 2005 at 10:20:40PM +0200, Thomas Jollans wrote: > > > >Debian Sarge > >kernel-2.6.8 > >Window Maker > > > >I set up my X Window to have largers characters in some applications: > >ThoughTracker, URxvt, .. > > > >I edit for example the /etc/X11/app-defaults/URxvt-lite to get largers

problemas con debian

Hola Tengo instalado en mi equipo debian sid i386, mi problema viene cuando quiero instalar postfix-tls y postfix-mysql. Cuando instalo por separado postfix-tls me dice que instalará la versión de postfix en vez de la versión de postfix-tls. Me podrias decir como puedo instalar postfix-t

Re: What is the different between kernel-image and linux-image

On Wed, Sep 28, 2005 at 01:10:15PM +0100, Joseph Haig wrote: > --- Hendrik Boom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ... > > Official name of the next version of Windows, previously called > Longhorn. It is due to be released in summer 2004 - wait, I think the > deadline may have slipped a bit. > Ther

Re: Someone is breaking etch (testing)?

Joseph Haig wrote: > Chris Metzler wrote: >> (and that's without even getting into the subject that testing does >> not get direct security updates. Stable does. Unstable effectively >> gets them through uploads. Testing doesn't get them until the >> packages >> trickle down from unstable, whic

Re: firefox - no print output

--- Matt Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I've googled this, but not had anything that's > solved > it. > > Debian Sarge: cupsys > > OpenOffice prints fine. > > Firefox doesn't even make the printer stir. > > I've installed xprint to try to solve it. Doesn't > work > with or

Re: rosegarden4 no sound SOLVED

On Wed, Sep 28, 2005 at 08:14:07PM +0100, Joe Mc Cool wrote: > Please, > > sarge, 2.6 kernel, alsa > > I can get sound from neither rosegarden4 (wow, _what_ a program, > thanks a lot) nor kmid. I can play midi files fine using timidity. I didn't RFM :-( (again !) Once I

Re: pointer for home networking

michael wrote: On Mon, 2005-09-26 at 22:23 -0400, Hendrik Boom wrote: On Mon, Sep 26, 2005 at 06:18:15PM -0500, John Hasler wrote: Michael writes: I don't want to fork out dosh for a modem/router. The "router" can be an old junker pc running Linux. It can even be one of your two PC's, a

Re: automatically partition disk as in deb-installer?

On 9/28/05, Mike McCarty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Matt Price wrote: * > > sfdisk -d /dev/hdf > /var/scratch/hde.out > > WARNING Will Robinson! > > The output from sfdisk is not always usable as input > to sfdisk, even on the same disc, let alone another! > > I suggest you look carefully at the

control of modules?

hi folks, on a system that's been running debian for several years, I seem to have several systems for organizing modules on my machine -- /etc/modules/ /etc/modules.conf, /etc/modutils, etc/modprobe.d ... I am running a stock 2.6.12 kernel now (on Sid, i386) and I get a bunch of "module not fo

Re: GRUB bootloader issue

Jeremy Merritt wrote: I need help figuring out what is going on with my Debian / GRUB bootloader. Because of some Windoze issues, I had to re-install XP on my machine. It discarded the grub loader and now you can only boot to XP from hda1. I consulted with another Debian user who said to simply r

Re: GRUB problem

Antonio Rodriguez wrote: On Wed, Sep 28, 2005 at 03:11:18PM -0500, Mike McCarty wrote: I know I created a GRUB floppy some time back. I'd have to find some old notes to remember the exact steps. Mike This way from /usr/share/doc/grub/README.Debian.gz cat /boot/grub/stage1 /boot/grub/stage2

firefox - no print output

Hi all, I've googled this, but not had anything that's solved it. Debian Sarge: cupsys OpenOffice prints fine. Firefox doesn't even make the printer stir. I've installed xprint to try to solve it. Doesn't work with or without it installed. Doesn't work with any of the printers in the firefox p

LTSP sound not working

I recently set up a small LTSP network, but for the life of me I can't get sound to work on the clients. Has anyone had any luck with this? Thanks, cliff -- Cliff Pankonien, CCNA ccp/ip, llc email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] office: 302.351.2518 cell: 302.270.4929 fax: 302.351.3922 -- To UNSUBSCRIB

Re: GRUB problem

On Wed, Sep 28, 2005 at 03:11:18PM -0500, Mike McCarty wrote: > > I know I created a GRUB floppy some time back. I'd have to find > some old notes to remember the exact steps. > > Mike This way from /usr/share/doc/grub/README.Debian.gz cat /boot/grub/stage1 /boot/grub/stage2 > /dev/fd0 works f

Re: GRUB problem

Antonio Rodriguez wrote: On Wed, Sep 28, 2005 at 10:34:43AM -0500, Mike McCarty wrote: described. and since, i've adopted a habit of keeping a GRUB boot disk around. (it's fairly trivial to create a bootable floppy. only slightly tougher to create a bootable CD.) i then use grub shell, to do

Re: PCMCIA broken in testing?

On 9/28/05, Patrick Wiseman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: PCMCIA is compiled into my 2.4.27 kernel, not modular.  I'm going to try recompiling the kernel with PCMCIA as modules, but anyone have any other thoughts about how I might address the problem? Turns out that worked.  Curious! Patrick

Re: automatically partition disk as in deb-installer?

Matt Price wrote: Hi, I'm installing debian on a bunch of old hard drives and am looking for a way to automate the install process, including partitioning drives. I thought all the hard drives were idenical, but they appear not to be, and I'm having trouble with the (very simple) script I was us

rosegarden4 no sound

Please, sarge, 2.6 kernel, alsa I can get sound from neither rosegarden4 (wow, _what_ a program, thanks a lot) nor kmid. I can play midi files fine using timidity. The midi settings for rosegarden4 look sensible to me. The details: #

Re: bittorrent query?

Brendan wrote: On Tuesday 27 September 2005 10:25 am, Paolo Alexis Falcone wrote: On Tue, 2005-09-27 at 10:12 -0400, Ishwar Rattan wrote: I just installed bittorrent-3.4.2-5 from testing. What is the command to invoke it? man btdownloadcurses --> if you want the ncurses-based UI man btdown

Re: small characters on some windows, like OOo

Csanyi Pal wrote: Hello! Debian Sarge kernel-2.6.8 Window Maker I set up my X Window to have largers characters in some applications: ThoughTracker, URxvt, .. I edit for example the /etc/X11/app-defaults/URxvt-lite to get largers character in rxvt-unicode xterm window. I use too Switch t

Add USB Mouse, lose keyboard

Some time back I posted a message requesting help with an unusual problem with a Debian installation. I installed a USB mouse to replace a PS/2 style mouse, and the PS/2 style keyboard seems not to be recognized any longer. The machine in question is dual boot to Debian (default) or Windows. Windo

automatically partition disk as in deb-installer?

Hi, I'm installing debian on a bunch of old hard drives and am looking for a way to automate the install process, including partitioning drives. I thought all the hard drives were idenical, but they appear not to be, and I'm having trouble with the (very simple) script I was using to copy the old

Re: Checking `bindshell'... INFECTED (PORTS: 3049)

On Wed, Sep 28, 2005 at 11:42:24AM -0700, Raquel Rice wrote: On Wed, 28 Sep 2005 12:38:27 +0200 Sonixxfx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The netstat command should show you what is listening on that port but rootkits often hide themselves from netstat, ps and such. What package does ps reside in?

PCMCIA broken in testing?

Hello: When I try to start PCMCIA services since updating my laptop testing system, it tells me modprobe: can't locate module i82365 and bails out. PCMCIA is compiled into my 2.4.27 kernel, not modular.  I'm going to try recompiling the kernel with PCMCIA as modules, but anyone have any other t

small characters on some windows, like OOo

Hello! Debian Sarge kernel-2.6.8 Window Maker I set up my X Window to have largers characters in some applications: ThoughTracker, URxvt, .. I edit for example the /etc/X11/app-defaults/URxvt-lite to get largers character in rxvt-unicode xterm window. I use too Switch to set up fonts size in

Re: Checking `bindshell'... INFECTED (PORTS: 3049)

On Wed, 28 Sep 2005 12:38:27 +0200 Sonixxfx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The netstat command > should show you what is listening on that port but rootkits often > hide themselves from netstat, ps and such. What package does ps reside in? -- Raquel ===

php page errors on apache2

I've been trying to get some php scripts to run on my sarge desktop machine, but keep getting the error "Internal Server Error". They used to work up until a few months ago, but went back to check on things last week, and suddenly it doesn't work. All I can guess is that an apt-get update chang

Re: bios - Re: GRUB problem (long, description of BOOT)

hi ya On Wed, 28 Sep 2005, Mike McCarty wrote: :-) > > you keep going to filesytem > > No, you do. i see we're assumign too many stuff .. i never once said aything but servo info being the same as fs info .. etc..etc > > am not talking about the head alignment and gaps or anything > > B

Re: bios - Re: GRUB problem (long, description of BOOT)

Alvin Oga wrote: hi ya On Wed, 28 Sep 2005, Mike McCarty wrote: [snip] Yes, I'm talking about servo data, which cannot be seen by dd or any other normal (or even driver level) accesses. i think we;re talking about the different kidns of servo data ... created/maintained at different lev

Re: GRUB problem

On Wed, Sep 28, 2005 at 10:34:43AM -0500, Mike McCarty wrote: > >described. and since, i've adopted a habit of keeping a GRUB boot disk > >around. (it's fairly trivial to create a bootable floppy. only slightly > >tougher to create a bootable CD.) i then use grub shell, to do a 'setup' > >of >

input method doesn't work sometimes

I'm using Sarge with Gnome 2.8. X Input Method is set to be the default input method. But sometimes it stops working, that means pressing any of the keys on the keyboard doesn't give me the corresponding letter in the input box. I have to change the input method of that certain input box to "Defaul

Re: bios - Re: GRUB problem (long, description of BOOT)

hi ya On Wed, 28 Sep 2005, Mike McCarty wrote: > You are obviously smart > and intelligent, but you weren't THERE. I was. i been playing with them removable 14" disk platters and stripping um and reassemble um and stick it back into the dg/dec/si washing machines > > the disk controller on th

Re: tar backup ok but restore errors w/ scsi dat dds2

On Wed, 28 Sep 2005, Mike McCarty wrote: > Alvin Oga wrote: > > [snip] > > > - do NOT put a tape drives on the same (ide) cables as disks > > - do NOT put disk ond cdrom/dvd on the same (ide) cables > > [snip] > > Umm, why not put hard disc and CDROM drive on same ATA cable? cdroms

Re: tar backup ok but restore errors w/ scsi dat dds2

On Wed, 28 Sep 2005, Ralph Eagle wrote: > shinzon:~# mt -f /dev/st0 setblk 32768 > shinzon:~# find /usr/kbmosas/std | tar zcvbf 64 /dev/st0 -T - ... > shinzon:~# tar tzvbf 64 /dev/st0 > incomplete literal tree ... > gzip: stdin: invalid compressed data--format violated > tar: Unexpected EOF

Re: tar backup ok but restore errors w/ scsi dat dds2

Hi Frank, Yes, but you didn't give tar an output block size. shinzon:~# find /usr/kbmosas/std | buffer | tar zcvf /dev/st0 -T - Try: mt -f /dev/st0 setblk 32768 find /usr/kbmosas/std | tar zcvf /dev/st0 -T -b 64 - Ok - here's what I got: ran this - shinzon:~# mt -f /dev/st0 setblk 32768 shinz

Re: tar backup ok but restore errors w/ scsi dat dds2

On Wed, Sep 28, 2005 at 10:18:18AM -0400, Ralph Eagle wrote: > >so try to copy stuff to tape, again ... > > > >find /home/ralph | buffer | tar zcvf /dev/st0 -T - > > > >should sound nice and smooth .. no stopping and starting > >- it should be a constant and steady whine > >>I think I've exhausted

Re: tar backup ok but restore errors w/ scsi dat dds2

Alvin Oga wrote: [snip] - do NOT put a tape drives on the same (ide) cables as disks - do NOT put disk ond cdrom/dvd on the same (ide) cables [snip] Umm, why not put hard disc and CDROM drive on same ATA cable? I agree that it is bad practice to make a hard disc a slave to a

Re: WiFi Problems (It doesn't work properly)

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wed, 28 Sep 2005 02:40:10 +0200, David R. Litwin wrote: Well, thats a lot of unreadble data, but seeing as you mention wireless, I thought I'd better mention that WPA is cranky at the beat of times. - -- Stephen Patterson [EMAIL PROTECTED] http:/

Re: newbie boot question

michael wrote: On Tue, 2005-09-27 at 07:57 -0400, Jim Woodward wrote: michael wrote: michael wrote: On Mon, 2005-09-26 at 12:20 -0400, Jim Woodward wrote: How do I retrieve the messages that I see when booting? dmesg does not have all the information. I'm using kernel 2.6.13.2 Thanks

Re: mail server replacement for qmail/vpopmail

On Wed, Sep 28, 2005 at 05:54:10PM +0300, Haim Ashkenazi wrote: > Hi > > I'm trying to find replacement for qmail/vpopmail (that is, mail server > with virtual domains and non-system users). the reason I'm doing that is > that I'm installing many servers with this configuration, and doing it > fro

Re: ViewCVS w/ NFS-Mounted Repository

khj> I can't get the 'viewcvs' package to work. Sorry for the followup to my own posting ... But I wanted to record the solution: the NFS dir had permissions that were too restrictive for 'apache' to access! I *thought* I had checked all relevant dirs, but obviously missed one ... -Kenneth

Re: GRUB problem

anoop aryal wrote: On Tuesday 27 September 2005 07:05 pm, Jeremy Merritt wrote: I have been having a problem getting my GRUB bootloader to return on boot. No matter what I do, it keeps going to XP. I consulted with other people on this list and got some good input. But have run into a dead end

Re: how to add java support to mozilla in woody

On Wed, Sep 28, 2005 at 10:16:03AM -0400, Kevin B. McCarty wrote: > Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > > > On Wed, Sep 28, 2005 at 07:57:07AM +0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Thanks in advance! > > > Get java-package from Sarge, download a suitable JRE or JVM (from Sun, > > IBM, Blackdown, etc) and

Re: bios - Re: GRUB problem (long, description of BOOT)

Alvin Oga wrote: hi ya mike Hi yourself. Glad to meet you. I hope this message doesn't seem pugnacious. It isn't intended to be. But your response seems to me to contain some factual and comprehensional errors. Since this is a technical forum, I don't feel comfortable allowing what I percieve

Re: how to add java support to mozilla in woody

On Wed, Sep 28, 2005 at 12:42:49PM +0200, Paolo Pantaleo wrote: > > A little more dirty solution: > (BTW i tryed java-package and i did't be very happy) > Why were you not happy with java-package? -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sanchez http://familiasanchez.net/~roberto pgpOBwQesKcRp.pgp Description

Re: vncserver geometry

On Wed, Sep 28, 2005 at 04:10:18PM +1200, Steven Jones wrote: > Anybody have the syntax to set gnome and 1024x768 for vncserver? > > In ~/.vnc/xstartup I have > > gnome-session & > > but I want a higher resolution > > 1024 x 768 > Here is what I have: $ cat .vncrc $vncStartup = "~/.xinit

Re: apache2 memory consumption?

On Tue, Sep 27, 2005 at 11:13:19PM -0400, Robert Wolfe wrote: > - Original Message > From: Roberto C. Sanchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: apache2 memory consumption? > Date: 27/09/05 23:54 > > > Has anyone had issues with apache2 eating all t

mail server replacement for qmail/vpopmail

Hi I'm trying to find replacement for qmail/vpopmail (that is, mail server with virtual domains and non-system users). the reason I'm doing that is that I'm installing many servers with this configuration, and doing it from source is a lot of work (installing and searching for security updates). I

Re: tar backup ok but restore errors w/ scsi dat dds2

On Wed, Sep 28, 2005 at 10:18:18AM -0400, Ralph Eagle wrote: > Ran the tar through buffer: Yes, but you didn't give tar an output block size. > shinzon:~# find /usr/kbmosas/std | buffer | tar zcvf /dev/st0 -T - Try: mt -f /dev/st0 setblk 32768 find /usr/kbmosas/std | tar zcvf /dev/st0 -T -b 64 -

Re: GRUB problem

On Tuesday 27 September 2005 07:05 pm, Jeremy Merritt wrote: > I have been having a problem getting my GRUB > bootloader to return on boot. No matter what I do, it > keeps going to XP. I consulted with other people on > this list and got some good input. But have run into a > dead end again. Can so

Re: tar backup ok but restore errors w/ scsi dat dds2

so try to copy stuff to tape, again ... find /home/ralph | buffer | tar zcvf /dev/st0 -T - should sound nice and smooth .. no stopping and starting - it should be a constant and steady whine I think I've exhausted my resources attacking this from the software side. Will do a little mobo swap a

Re: Someone is breaking etch (testing)?

--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > If this is its > > intended pupose, wouldn't it be a good idea to try to assure that > large > > scale problems are kept to a minimum? > > No, because that isn't its intended purpose. This being the case, is it possible (and relatively easy) for me to set up my

Re: how to add java support to mozilla in woody

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Thanks in advance! What version of Mozilla are you running? The version that was included with Woody, 1.0, is horribly outdated and has never received security updates. Even the ones available at backports.org are nine months old and many new security flaws in Mozilla

Re: tar backup ok but restore errors w/ scsi dat dds2

On Wed, 28 Sep 2005, Ralph Eagle wrote: > shinzon:~# find /usr/kbmosas/std | buffer | tar zcvf /dev/st0 -T - > Backed up 110 files, 1.2MB without any errors from tar ... > shinzon:~# tar tzvf /dev/st0 > drwxrws--- root/users0 2005-08-25 10:10:35 usr/kbmosas/std/ > -rw-rw root/users

Re: Howto start X in a default resolution?

On Wed, 2005-09-28 at 15:50 +0200, Pep Serrano wrote: > Hi lists. I am trying to setup an X server with KDM on a laptop which has > wide screen format (1280x768) and normal screen (1280x1024) when connected > to an external monitor. > But I don't get to configure the wide screen format as the defa

Re: Someone is breaking etch (testing)?

Hi. Please do not cc me. I read the list. Thanks. Art Edwards wrote: > Chris Metzler wrote: >> >> Hm, well, I understand that you're having a problem, but I don't really >> see it as a problem with testing, or that testing is broken; but rather, >> it seems more like a problem with the idea t

Howto start X in a default resolution?

Hi lists. I am trying to setup an X server with KDM on a laptop which has wide screen format (1280x768) and normal screen (1280x1024) when connected to an external monitor. But I don't get to configure the wide screen format as the default one. Actually it is running inside a vmware, but don't get

Re: how to add java support to mozilla in woody

Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > On Wed, Sep 28, 2005 at 07:57:07AM +0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Thanks in advance! > Get java-package from Sarge, download a suitable JRE or JVM (from Sun, > IBM, Blackdown, etc) and create a .deb. Install it and it will install > the correct mozilla plugin. I

Re: Downgrading a system to a particular distribution

Alf wrote: > Now my system is no very stable, and some applications crash now and > then. Because of this, i'd like to return to a more stable state. Is > there a way to uninstall all packages from unstable branch? I'd like to > get my system back to testing, say, or stable. Downgrading in genera

Re: Problem moving to 2.6.12

On Wednesday 28 September 2005 05:27, David Goodenough wrote: >I have an elderly machine which I use as a sacrificial machine and > update every morning to the latest unstable. That way I know when it > is sensible to update other machines. > >But I have a problem updating it to 2.6.12. It has be

Re: Debian Installation with a Redhat kernel/drivers

My friend, you are leet. On Wed, 28 Sep 2005, Madl Alfred - Together AT wrote: > Hi ! > > Just want to inform that we have successfully installed Debian Sarge 3.1r0a > (32 Bit, 64 Bit AMD64/EM64T will follow next days) on an IBM x345 with QLogic > SAN adapters (no local disks) and on an IBM x4

Re: xserver-xfree86 and xserver-xorg problem

James Vahn wrote: > Kevin B. McCarty wrote: >>"For now" is right. This is probably not such a good idea in the long >>run. If you are running etch or sid (which I assume you are, otherwise >>you wouldn't need snapshot.debian.net to get XFree86) then you won't get >>any security fixes for XFree86

Re: tar backup ok but restore errors w/ scsi dat dds2

hi ya ralph On Wed, 28 Sep 2005, Ralph Eagle wrote: > > - moreimportantly, do NOT type commands and hints people > > post in the list w/o knowing what it will do > :( -- feeling like a scolded step child now... :( :-) ... just watching out for ya... to not cut-n-paste commands but couldn;t res

Re: tar backup ok but restore errors w/ scsi dat dds2

- moreimportantly, do NOT type commands and hints people post in the list w/o knowing what it will do :( -- feeling like a scolded step child now... :( - i assume you know to add the right options to find - i assume you know to go find the program called buffer - i assume you know the options

Re: Debian Kernel 2.6.12 and parallel port problems.

Malcolm Lalkaka wrote: I just thought of another thing that could be causing this problem: udev. When I upgraded to kernel version 2.6.12, it would not let me upgrade my kernel unless I upgraded udev as well. Since you seem to be having similar problems with a different sort of device, I'm led t

Re: Latest Gome

I had the same problem with KDE 3.4. The best way to do it is to switch branches in your /etc/apt folder. Then do apt-get update, then apt-get dist-upgrade. I can't remember what to put in there, I'll post it here later. I don't have time now, though, time for school! HTH ~NaiOn 9/28/05, nidr <[EM

Re: Linux-PAM problem

solved after installed latest shadow, seems /etc/pam.d/login is too old ... On 9/28/05, swhe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > any detail? > > On 9/28/05, cc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > hi, all > > i installed a new Linux-PAM library , > > and then i found i locked my self outdoor. > > anyone ca

Re: What is the different between kernel-image and linux-image

--- Hendrik Boom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Sep 27, 2005 at 09:40:57AM +0100, Joseph Haig wrote: > > --- Tony Godshall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Debian is moving toward equality among kernels- hurd, bsd, > > > and even windows (gah!). > > > > > > > So there is truth

Re: What is the different between kernel-image and linux-image

On Tue, Sep 27, 2005 at 09:40:57AM +0100, Joseph Haig wrote: > --- Tony Godshall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Debian is moving toward equality among kernels- hurd, bsd, > > and even windows (gah!). > > > > So there is truth in the rumours that Windows Vista is going to be > Linux based?

Latest Gome

So Gnome 2.12 is out, and I wonder how I can get it on my sarge desktop? I kinda don't want to build it from source myself;P When will it be available trough synaptic?

Debian Installation with a Redhat kernel/drivers

Hi ! Just want to inform that we have successfully installed Debian Sarge 3.1r0a (32 Bit, 64 Bit AMD64/EM64T will follow next days) on an IBM x345 with QLogic SAN adapters (no local disks) and on an IBM x460 with QLogic SAN adapters (no local disks) by using a custom kernel which was built dire

bios - Re: GRUB problem (long, description of BOOT)

hi ya mike On Tue, 27 Sep 2005, Mike McCarty wrote: > > > > the "tracking info" is dependant on the filesystem > > It is not. i beg to differ ... different fs has different disk structure to tune itself for various things to make it better or worst than other fs > It is used by the uControll

Re: GRUB bootloader issue

On Wed, 28 Sep 2005, H.S. wrote: > Mike S wrote: > > Did you mount /boot first? > > umm, no, I don't recall so. I jotted down the steps I took and mounting > /boot doesn't appear in those. My method worked properly on a laptop *you* do NOT ( manually ) mount /boot or / or /usr or /var or /tmp

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