Re: Question

2006-04-07 Thread Christopher Nelson
On Fri, Apr 07, 2006 at 10:11:27PM -0400, kamaraju kusumanchi wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >Hello, > > > >I'm very new to Linux. I've installed Debian on my PowerPC, and I'd like > >to use > >the Gnome interface. I installed Gnome, but I can't figure out how to use > >it. I still see the

Re: Upgrading Debian 3.1 kernel from 2.4.27-2-686-smp to 2.6.8-3-686-smp, but had complications with 2.6.x kernel at Debian installer

2006-04-07 Thread Christopher Nelson
On Fri, Apr 07, 2006 at 04:27:16PM -0400, Yu,Glen [Ontario] wrote: > What I'm wondering now is if we upgrade to the 2.6.8-3-686-smp kernel via > apt would it have any ill effects (i.e. it can't detect any hard disks > again)? If you're willing to sacrifice your uptime, you can install the kerne

Re: cdrecord + udev

2006-04-07 Thread Christopher Nelson
On Fri, Apr 07, 2006 at 03:57:56PM -0500, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > It might be that most users use cdrecord through the frontends, which I > never use. And those may be smart enough to do dev=help, get the > available id's, then -scanbus dev= and you will probably get > the right dev= parame

Re: not able to install kio-locate

2006-04-07 Thread kamaraju kusumanchi
Stephen Cormier wrote: On Saturday 08 April 2006 00:18, kamaraju kusumanchi wrote: I downloaded kio-locate_0.4.5-1_i386.deb from http://arminstraub.de/browse.php?page=programs_kiolocate&lang=en . But I am unable to install it on Debian Sid running kde 3.5.2. The exact errors are $sudo dpkg -

Re: not able to install kio-locate

2006-04-07 Thread Stephen Cormier
On Saturday 08 April 2006 00:18, kamaraju kusumanchi wrote: > I downloaded kio-locate_0.4.5-1_i386.deb from > http://arminstraub.de/browse.php?page=programs_kiolocate&lang=en . But I > am unable to install it on Debian Sid running kde 3.5.2. The exact > errors are > > $sudo dpkg -i kio-locate_0.4.5

Re: "Bizarre Error" message from apt-get

2006-04-07 Thread nick
Ross Boylan wrote: > On Fri, 2006-04-07 at 11:01 -0700, Ross Boylan wrote: >> apt-get update gives me (at the end of the downloads) >> W: Bizarre Error - File size is not what the server reported 189 191 >> W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems >> > The problem's gone now.

Re: No DVD download

2006-04-07 Thread Kevin Mark
On Fri, Apr 07, 2006 at 03:21:26PM +0100, Wackojacko wrote: > Frank Lanitz wrote: > >Am Freitag 07 April 2006 16:01 schrieb steef: > >>Steve McIntyre wrote: > >>>http://www.debian.org/CD/faq/#small-dvd > >>the content of this link is in dutch! my native tongue. > > > >Well, I don't think so. > >I

Re: Removing packages?

2006-04-07 Thread Kevin Mark
On Fri, Apr 07, 2006 at 12:22:04PM -0700, Redefined Horizons wrote: > I am trying to install Mono on my Debian System. I went to backports.org and > downloaded the Mono packages for Sarge, the version of Debian I am running. > When I tried to install Mono apt told me that I needed a more recent ver

Re: diskload install?

2006-04-07 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Sat, Apr 08, 2006 at 12:13:02AM +0200, Eric Persson wrote: > Hi, > > I have an old laptop which i've been trying to install debian onto, but > since it neither has cd or floppy or the ability to boot from > usbdevices, i figured i could take out the harddrive and put it onto a > usb-ide adap

Re: umount partition is busy

2006-04-07 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Fri, Apr 07, 2006 at 05:53:06PM -0700, charles norwood wrote: > On Fri, 2006-04-07 at 16:22 -0500, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I do: > > > > umount /hda14 > > > > and get: > > > > umount: /hda14: device is busy > > umount: /hda14: device is busy > > > > > > Is there a way of fin

Re: Multi server package management

2006-04-07 Thread Jacob S
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Fri, 07 Apr 2006 17:21:46 -0400 "Roberto C. Sanchez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Simon wrote: > > Hi There, We are gathering quite a few debian servers now and have > > just started testing a debian xen server, thus giving us more debian > > serve

not able to install kio-locate

2006-04-07 Thread kamaraju kusumanchi
I downloaded kio-locate_0.4.5-1_i386.deb from http://arminstraub.de/browse.php?page=programs_kiolocate&lang=en . But I am unable to install it on Debian Sid running kde 3.5.2. The exact errors are $sudo dpkg -i kio-locate_0.4.5-1_i386.deb Selecting previously deselected package kio-locate. (Re

Re: Simple introduction to email handling under Debian Linux? [SOLVED]

2006-04-07 Thread Charles Fletcher
Thanks to those who replied. Most useful help came from http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/141. It seems that with exim 4.50 neither SA-exim nor exiscan nor anything else are required for transport. Fetchmail delivers by smtp to exim4 which puts the mail in /var/mail/. exim4-daemon-h

Machine-independent object files (Re: Is it possible to simply copy the kernel from one machine to another and use it?)

2006-04-07 Thread hendrik
On Sat, Apr 08, 2006 at 12:33:20AM +0200, Joris Huizer wrote: > > > > It'd be *really* cool if linux & gcc/as somehow manage to produce code > that is meaningfull on different architectures ;-) > > > regards, > > Joris > The basic technique would probably involve putting the last stages of

Re: Question

2006-04-07 Thread kamaraju kusumanchi
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, I'm very new to Linux. I've installed Debian on my PowerPC, and I'd like to use the Gnome interface. I installed Gnome, but I can't figure out how to use it. I still see the black and white Debian console. I've searched through my directories trying to find s

Question

2006-04-07 Thread boonstra
Hello, I'm very new to Linux. I've installed Debian on my PowerPC, and I'd like to use the Gnome interface. I installed Gnome, but I can't figure out how to use it. I still see the black and white Debian console. I've searched through my directories trying to find some file that will start G

Package to decode wmv video web stream?

2006-04-07 Thread Juanjavier Martínez
Is there any package in Debian Stable or Testing which allows to decode wmv video streams (webcast or local)? I heard something about win32...don't-know-what...but I don't remember its name. Does anyone remember? Thanks in advance. Juan Javier. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: umount partition is busy

2006-04-07 Thread Luis R Finotti
Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: Hi, I do: umount /hda14 and get: umount: /hda14: device is busy umount: /hda14: device is busy Is there a way of finding out *why* it is busy? Obviously it is linked to someplace, but where? Thanks! H You can try "lsof" to find what is keeping the device busy:

Re: umount partition is busy

2006-04-07 Thread charles norwood
On Fri, 2006-04-07 at 16:22 -0500, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > Hi, > > I do: > > umount /hda14 > > and get: > > umount: /hda14: device is busy > umount: /hda14: device is busy > > > Is there a way of finding out *why* it is busy? Obviously it is linked > to someplace, but where? > > Thanks! >

Re: Debian - Apache problem

2006-04-07 Thread Felipe Sateler
John Graves wrote: > The error is: > Syntax error on line 9 of /etc/apache/modules.conf: Well, you have probably an error on line 9 of your modules.conf file. What does it say? PS: As a sidenote, you also seem to have a duplicated entry for http_core -- Felipe Sateler -- To UNSUBSCRIBE,

Re: umount partition is busy

2006-04-07 Thread charles norwood
On Fri, 2006-04-07 at 16:22 -0500, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > Hi, > > I do: > > umount /hda14 > > and get: > > umount: /hda14: device is busy > umount: /hda14: device is busy > > > Is there a way of finding out *why* it is busy? Obviously it is linked > to someplace, but where? > > Thanks! >

Re: dune2 on debian

2006-04-07 Thread Marc Shapiro
Chris Roddy wrote: For "graphic-intensive" DOS games, Dosbox tends to be the better choice. Dosbox also does not require any actual DOS command interpreter, as it provides its own. With some tuning, I've gotten games based on the original Doom engine to run on my Athlon 64 3000+ system. Thank

umount partition is busy

2006-04-07 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
Hi, I do: umount /hda14 and get: umount: /hda14: device is busy umount: /hda14: device is busy Is there a way of finding out *why* it is busy? Obviously it is linked to someplace, but where? Thanks! H -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Troub

Re: cdrecord + udev

2006-04-07 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
Christopher Nelson wrote: On Fri, Apr 07, 2006 at 04:11:28AM -0500, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: Christopher Nelson wrote: On Thu, Apr 06, 2006 at 05:29:16PM -0500, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: Just a thought: have you tried using the device name, eg. dev=/dev/ ? I did, and that produces a message fr

Re: PUHHLLLEEEEZZZE LOOK AT THESE RETARDED NAMES OF EXE's YOU DEBIAN PACKAGE DUDES

2006-04-07 Thread Tommi
Hop. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/westk:> aptitude show crossfire > > E: Unable to locate package crossfire > > $ apt-cache search crossfire > crossfire-client-sounds - Sound files for playing crossfire. > crossfire-client - Base Client of the game Crossfire > crossfire-client-gtk - GTK Client of

help - xlibmesa-gl-dev_6.9.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb

2006-04-07 Thread Jim Woodward
I am running etch with kerne; 2.6.16.1 and don't know how to fix problem. I will include what happens when I run synaptic: (Reading database ... 127280 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking xlibmesa-gl-dev (from /xlibmesa-gl-dev_6.9.0.dfsg.1-4_i386.deb) ...dpkg: error proces

Re: PUHHLLLEEEEZZZE LOOK AT THESE RETARDED NAMES OF EXE's YOU DEBIAN PACKAGE DUDES

2006-04-07 Thread Steve Block
On Fri, Apr 07, 2006 at 10:25:06PM +0200, Dirk wrote: Gregory Seidman wrote: On Fri, Apr 07, 2006 at 09:40:03PM +0200, Dirk wrote: } It really, REALLY sucks to install a package and afterwards not being } able to find(!)/start the exe because some retard named them like: [...] Gee, Dirk, you're

Re: Debian - Apache problem

2006-04-07 Thread Roberto C. Sanchez
John Graves wrote: > I restarted my Debian server to check some things and when I restarted, > Apache did not start. I get the following error when I try to start and > I am not sure where to go with the problem. Can someone point me in the > right direction. I checked the list from webmin and m

Re: PUHHLLLEEEEZZZE LOOK AT THESE RETARDED NAMES OF EXE's YOU DEBIAN PACKAGE DUDES

2006-04-07 Thread Joris Huizer
Ron Johnson wrote: This is what I'd use to track down package names: locate | grep bin dpkg -S apt-get search or try apt-file search -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Is it possible to simply copy the kernel from one machine to another and use it?

2006-04-07 Thread Joris Huizer
Christopher Nelson wrote: On Fri, Apr 07, 2006 at 10:01:08PM +0200, Joris Huizer wrote: Yu,Glen [Ontario] wrote: I was wondering if it's possible to copy the vmlinuz-x.y.z from one machine to another and have the other machine run properly with it. You'll also need to copy the module

Re: Re: Getting Thunderbird to use Firebird as default browser [RESOLVED]

2006-04-07 Thread Don Jackson
Linas Zvirblis wrote: > Don Jackson wrote: > > >>I wish to (again) be able to click on a URL link in an email in >>Thunderbird and have that link brought up on Firefox rather than >>Konqueror. Some time ago, this was possible, but I cannot find the >>magic combination of settings to do this any

diskload install?

2006-04-07 Thread Eric Persson
Hi, I have an old laptop which i've been trying to install debian onto, but since it neither has cd or floppy or the ability to boot from usbdevices, i figured i could take out the harddrive and put it onto a usb-ide adapter and load it through my other computer. It worked well until I get t

Re: "Bizarre Error" message from apt-get

2006-04-07 Thread Ross Boylan
On Fri, 2006-04-07 at 11:01 -0700, Ross Boylan wrote: > apt-get update gives me (at the end of the downloads) > W: Bizarre Error - File size is not what the server reported 189 191 > W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems > The problem's gone now. I'm still wondering what

Re: Getting Thunderbird to use Firebird as default browser

2006-04-07 Thread Linas Zvirblis
Don Jackson wrote: > I wish to (again) be able to click on a URL link in an email in > Thunderbird and have that link brought up on Firefox rather than > Konqueror. Some time ago, this was possible, but I cannot find the > magic combination of settings to do this any more. You could try usind De

Re: soundcard via ac97

2006-04-07 Thread Linas Zvirblis
Mark Walter wrote: > Does this mean my soundcard is not supported from alsa ? That is possible, but I have a similar card (VIA 8233) and, as far as I know, they both are supported. In case you have not resolved your problem yet, please post output of "cat /your/kernel.config | grep -e "SND\|SOUN

Getting Thunderbird to use Firebird as default browser

2006-04-07 Thread Don Jackson
I wish to (again) be able to click on a URL link in an email in Thunderbird and have that link brought up on Firefox rather than Konqueror. Some time ago, this was possible, but I cannot find the magic combination of settings to do this any more. I am using KDE 3.5.1 and 2.6.8-1-386 (updated/upgr

Re: dune2 on debian

2006-04-07 Thread theo
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Lubos Vrbka wrote: > hi guys, > > is there any way how to play good old dune2 (by westwood) and maybe > other dos games on debian? > > thanks for any suggestions, > > -- > Lubos > [EMAIL PROTECTED]" Hi Vrbka ! I personally use dosbox + http://www.

Re: Multi server package management

2006-04-07 Thread Chris Roddy
Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > Simon wrote: >> Hi There, We are gathering quite a few debian servers now and have >> just started testing a debian xen server, thus giving us more debian >> servers :). Is there anything out there to manage the packages on all >> these servers? (kind of like how redhat

Debian - Apache problem

2006-04-07 Thread John Graves
I restarted my Debian server to check some things and when I restarted, Apache did not start. I get the following error when I try to start and I am not sure where to go with the problem. Can someone point me in the right direction. I checked the list from webmin and mod_status i s checked a

Re: Multi server package management

2006-04-07 Thread Roberto C. Sanchez
Simon wrote: > Hi There, We are gathering quite a few debian servers now and have > just started testing a debian xen server, thus giving us more debian > servers :). Is there anything out there to manage the packages on all > these servers? (kind of like how redhat does it online). A nice > web-ba

Re: PUHHLLLEEEEZZZE LOOK AT THESE RETARDED NAMES OF EXE's YOU DEBIAN PACKAGE DUDES

2006-04-07 Thread Ron Johnson
On Fri, 2006-04-07 at 13:50 -0700, Steve Lamb wrote: > Ron Johnson wrote: > > These programs are meant to be started from package-installed menu > > items. > > Which is foolish since not all WMs utilize package menus. I totally concur. Besides, it's easier to run something from an xterm, if

Re: libapache-mod-php4 not on Debian3.1r1

2006-04-07 Thread Sumo Wrestler (or just ate too much)
Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: You're on Debian3.1r1 *CD's*? Or are you on 3.1r1 using the security updates? If you're on the CD's you are on a level of December 19 2005 and that library is not on it when I do a search! $ grep libapache-mod-php4 md5sums.txt 38cc33f1a4c6a70af7f6749cdf9694f6 ./pool/m

Multi server package management

2006-04-07 Thread Simon
Hi There, We are gathering quite a few debian servers now and have just started testing a debian xen server, thus giving us more debian servers :). Is there anything out there to manage the packages on all these servers? (kind of like how redhat does it online). A nice web-based tool would be good!

Re: icewm and keys

2006-04-07 Thread Jesus Arocho
Actually I had misdiagnosed. I had an error in the keys file, missing double quotes. icewm apparently reads key assignments and stops if it encounters an error; hence some work and some did not. Why the debian list? I guess because the machine I first noticed it on, a laptop, is running debi

Re: PUHHLLLEEEEZZZE LOOK AT THESE RETARDED NAMES OF EXE's YOU DEBIAN PACKAGE DUDES

2006-04-07 Thread Steve Lamb
Ron Johnson wrote: > These programs are meant to be started from package-installed menu > items. Which is foolish since not all WMs utilize package menus. -- Steve C. Lamb | I'm your priest, I'm your shrink, I'm your PGP Key: 8B6E99C5 | main connection to the s

Re: AudioCD mount kernel 2.6.16-1

2006-04-07 Thread Linas Zvirblis
Mirco Piccin wrote: > Can anyone help me? A world without music is like a world > without...opensource!! Totally! > I'm running a Kernel 2.6.16-1, and i've this problem: > I'm not able to play audiocd! :-( > > Before upgrade kernel i remember there was not problem. > Now, if i insert audiocd, d

Re: PUHHLLLEEEEZZZE LOOK AT THESE RETARDED NAMES OF EXE's YOU DEBIAN PACKAGE DUDES

2006-04-07 Thread Ron Johnson
On Fri, 2006-04-07 at 21:40 +0200, Dirk wrote: > It really, REALLY sucks to install a package and afterwards not being > able to find(!)/start the exe because some retard named them like: > > "GSnes9x" > "gtkBitchX-1.1-final" (what were you thinking) > "gtkBitchX" > ...and the list goes on (fo

Re: "Bizarre Error" message from apt-get

2006-04-07 Thread Tim Beauregard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Ross Boylan wrote: > apt-get update gives me (at the end of the downloads) > W: Bizarre Error - File size is not what the server reported 189 191 My approach to this, albeit basic, is the wait and see one. The following day it is usually ok. If I'm

Upgrading Debian 3.1 kernel from 2.4.27-2-686-smp to 2.6.8-3-686-smp, but had complications with 2.6.x kernel at Debian installer

2006-04-07 Thread Yu,Glen [Ontario]
Hello everyone, In the very beginning, our intention was to install Debian 3.1 Sarge with the 2.6.8 kernel (via 'linux26' at install prompt) on our Dell PowerEdge 2800 server, but at the step in the installation process where it was suppose to partition the hard disks, it gave an error citing n

"Bizarre Error" message from apt-get

2006-04-07 Thread Ross Boylan
apt-get update gives me (at the end of the downloads) W: Bizarre Error - File size is not what the server reported 189 191 W: You may want to run apt-get update to correct these problems I saw this on an update from about 7 hours ago, and again just now. Which kind of undermines my original theory

Re: PUHHLLLEEEEZZZE LOOK AT THESE RETARDED NAMES OF EXE's YOU DEBIAN PACKAGE DUDES

2006-04-07 Thread Dirk
Gregory Seidman wrote: > On Fri, Apr 07, 2006 at 09:40:03PM +0200, Dirk wrote: > } It really, REALLY sucks to install a package and afterwards not being > } able to find(!)/start the exe because some retard named them like: > [...] > > Gee, Dirk, you're kind of a dick. Now that we're done insultin

Re: Is it possible to simply copy the kernel from one machine to another and use it?

2006-04-07 Thread Christopher Nelson
On Fri, Apr 07, 2006 at 10:01:08PM +0200, Joris Huizer wrote: > Yu,Glen [Ontario] wrote: > >I was wondering if it's possible to copy the vmlinuz-x.y.z from one > >machine to another and have the other machine run properly with it. > You'll also need to copy the modules for kernel x.y.z > (/

Re: Is it possible to simply copy the kernel from one machine to another and use it?

2006-04-07 Thread Mike McCarty
Yu,Glen [Ontario] wrote: Hello everyone, I was wondering if it's possible to copy the vmlinuz-x.y.z from one machine to another and have the other machine run properly with it. [snip] This will not, in general, work. You need loaded modules, and the initial RAM disc. Mike -- p="p=%c%s%c;main

Re: PUHHLLLEEEEZZZE LOOK AT THESE RETARDED NAMES OF EXE's YOU DEBIANPACKAGEDUDES

2006-04-07 Thread Chris Roddy
Kent West wrote: > Hmm: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/westk:> aptitude show crossfire > E: Unable to locate package crossfire > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/westk:> aptitude show GSnes9x > E: Unable to locate package GSnes9x > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/westk:> aptitude show gtkBitchX > E: Unable to locate

Re: PUHHLLLEEEEZZZE LOOK AT THESE RETARDED NAMES OF EXE's YOU DEBIAN PACKAGE DUDES

2006-04-07 Thread Matt Zagrabelny
> Hmm: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/westk:> aptitude show crossfire > E: Unable to locate package crossfire $ apt-cache search crossfire crossfire-client-sounds - Sound files for playing crossfire. crossfire-client - Base Client of the game Crossfire crossfire-client-gtk - GTK Client of the game

Re: lists.debian.org vs google groups

2006-04-07 Thread Christopher Nelson
On Fri, Apr 07, 2006 at 11:25:32AM +0100, Doofus wrote: > I still haven't read a reasoned case for leaving the list open for > posting to The World, subscribed or not. Because there are those who are like me before I learned how to use mutt -- they won't use pine for liscence reason, the graph

Re: PUHHLLLEEEEZZZE LOOK AT THESE RETARDED NAMES OF EXE's YOU DEBIAN PACKAGE DUDES

2006-04-07 Thread Kent West
Dirk wrote: It really, REALLY sucks to install a package and afterwards not being able to find(!)/start the exe because some retard named them like: "GSnes9x" "gtkBitchX-1.1-final" (what were you thinking) "gtkBitchX" ...and the list goes on (for sure) what about "crossfire"??? Hmm:

Re: Is it possible to simply copy the kernel from one machine to another and use it?

2006-04-07 Thread Joris Huizer
Yu,Glen [Ontario] wrote: Hello everyone, I was wondering if it's possible to copy the vmlinuz-x.y.z from one machine to another and have the other machine run properly with it. Here's the scenario: I have 2 systems, both running Debian 3.1 (Sarge), and their hardware is a little different f

Re: PUHHLLLEEEEZZZE LOOK AT THESE RETARDED NAMES OF EXE's YOU DEBIAN PACKAGE DUDES

2006-04-07 Thread Gregory Seidman
On Fri, Apr 07, 2006 at 09:40:03PM +0200, Dirk wrote: } It really, REALLY sucks to install a package and afterwards not being } able to find(!)/start the exe because some retard named them like: [...] Gee, Dirk, you're kind of a dick. Now that we're done insulting each other: dpkg -L | grep bin

Re: disableing gnome destop background?

2006-04-07 Thread Chris Roddy
Britton Kerin wrote: > I would like to be able to display pictures for my desktop background, > and change them every so often. It seems that gnome doesn't do this, > so I though I'd just do it from a script with xsetbg, but I think for > this to work I need to somehow tell gnome to not do anythin

Is it possible to simply copy the kernel from one machine to another and use it?

2006-04-07 Thread Yu,Glen [Ontario]
Hello everyone, I was wondering if it's possible to copy the vmlinuz-x.y.z from one machine to another and have the other machine run properly with it. Here's the scenario: I have 2 systems, both running Debian 3.1 (Sarge), and their hardware is a little different from each other. Suppose my

PUHHLLLEEEEZZZE LOOK AT THESE RETARDED NAMES OF EXE's YOU DEBIAN PACKAGE DUDES

2006-04-07 Thread Dirk
It really, REALLY sucks to install a package and afterwards not being able to find(!)/start the exe because some retard named them like: "GSnes9x" "gtkBitchX-1.1-final" (what were you thinking) "gtkBitchX" ...and the list goes on (for sure) what about "crossfire"??? I know I've installed it

Re: cdrecord + udev

2006-04-07 Thread Christopher Nelson
On Fri, Apr 07, 2006 at 04:11:28AM -0500, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > Christopher Nelson wrote: > >On Thu, Apr 06, 2006 at 05:29:16PM -0500, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > >Just a thought: have you tried using the device name, eg. > >dev=/dev/ ? > > > > I did, and that produces a message from cdrecord t

Re: win-axe clones

2006-04-07 Thread J. Van Lierde
Bill Marcum wrote: On Thu, Apr 06, 2006 at 11:04:47AM -0600, ChadDavis wrote: Does anyone know of an open source software that does something similar to Win-axe? What does win-axe do? Win-axe is a Windows X emulator like Hummingbird Exceed or (I forget the vendor) Reflections.

Removing packages?

2006-04-07 Thread Redefined Horizons
I am trying to install Mono on my Debian System. I went to backports.org and downloaded the Mono packages for Sarge, the version of Debian I am running. When I tried to install Mono apt told me that I needed a more recent version of libc6 and libglib. I donwloaded these from the main debian reposit

Re: amd64: why is sizeof(int) =4? why not =8?

2006-04-07 Thread Mike McCarty
mitchell laks wrote: Eduard Bloch gmx.de> writes: I guess you mean int64_t and uint64_t (in contrary to int32_t/uint32_t, etc.). And IMO one should use these types nowadays when the value range is known upfront. Symbolic names are unreliable, int may be anything larger than 16 bit and long ma

Re: resizing swap partition

2006-04-07 Thread Willie Wonka
Ron Johnson wrote: > On Tue, 2006-04-04 at 18:07 -0400, Chris Roddy wrote: > > Ron Johnson wrote: > > > If you are using a 2.6 kernel, then you can also use a swap *file*. > > > "man mkswap" tells you how to set it up. > > > > > > Oh! I'd forgotten about that. But I didn't know that was new with

Re: Installing a 3Com EhterLink Driver

2006-04-07 Thread Jacob S
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Fri, 7 Apr 2006 11:28:25 -0700 "Redefined Horizons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm still relatively new to Linux, but I'm learning :] I've been using > Debian for a few months, and I'm ready to connect to the internet. > I've got a Debian box at

disableing gnome destop background?

2006-04-07 Thread Britton Kerin
I would like to be able to display pictures for my desktop background, and change them every so often. It seems that gnome doesn't do this, so I though I'd just do it from a script with xsetbg, but I think for this to work I need to somehow tell gnome to not do anything to the X root window. I c

Unidentified subject!

2006-04-07 Thread Willie Wonka
Ron Johnson wrote: > On Tue, 2006-04-04 at 18:07 -0400, Chris Roddy wrote: > > Ron Johnson wrote: > > > If you are using a 2.6 kernel, then you can also use a swap *file*. > > > "man mkswap" tells you how to set it up. > > > > > > Oh! I'd forgotten about that. But I didn't know that was new with

inadvertent bouncing

2006-04-07 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
hey, this is a preemptive apology. I was tweaking some mail settings here and dropped a '!' in exim4.conf. The result is that it looks like I splattered a whole slew of emails all over the place. If I hit you, I apologise. Andrew -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject

Re: external to internal email

2006-04-07 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Fri, Apr 07, 2006 at 01:45:14PM -0400, Chris Parker wrote: > I 'm inquiring about how/best way to get email from external hosts to an > inside email server. > 1)would it be fetchmailed to a folder-sorted to user mbox? or the > internal server pull the email in another way. I'm no expert, but ha

Re: kde in sarge

2006-04-07 Thread Andrés Ghigliazza
On 4/7/06, Florian Kulzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Andrés Ghigliazza wrote: > > Yes, I have made apt-get update. My source list, recently made by > > "netselect-apt sarge", is: > > > > # the main Debian packages. > > deb http://ftp.univie.ac.at/systems/linux/debian/debian/ sarge main contrib >

Installing a 3Com EhterLink Driver

2006-04-07 Thread Redefined Horizons
I'm still relatively new to Linux, but I'm learning :] I've been using Debian for a few months, and I'm ready to connect to the internet. I've got a Debian box at work and at home. I'd like to connect the work box to my company's T1 connection.   I ran:   dmesg | grep eth   which returned nothing.

Re: I recieve spam "Debian security."

2006-04-07 Thread Michelle Konzack
Hi Gene, Unfortunatly I am Off-Line curently and must download my Message via an Internet Cafe. But however, I allready do such stuff. Becasue My laptop is not fast enough, to fetch the messages and do online-scanning (I get 1600-3500 messages per day) I do it at home. next day, back in the Int

Re: activate ssh X11Forwarding on Etch

2006-04-07 Thread Willie Wonka
Rakotomandimby Mihamina wrote: > Hi, > I have an up yo date Etch on a Celeron 633/256Mo > I installed xorg-xserver gnome and gdm. > If I ssh login on the machine, X11 is not forwarded: > > $ ssh -X remote > $ xclock > $ Error: Can't open display: > > The result is the same weth

Re: No DVD download

2006-04-07 Thread Mike McCarty
steef wrote: http://www.debian.org/CD/faq/#small-dvd the content of this link is in dutch! my native tongue. there is only a small statistical chance pannes can read and understand this language unless you know more of him than i do. Your browser tells the web page what your language pr

Permanently swapping a key

2006-04-07 Thread David A. Parker
Hello, I have an old laptop which I installed Debian on, but then discovered that the control key (CTRL) does not work at all. I can solve this by swapping control with the unused Windows key and using that key instead. I was able to reassign CTRL to the Windows key in X using xmodmap as fo

Re: libapache-mod-php4 not on Debian3.1r1

2006-04-07 Thread Willie Wonka
> > You're on Debian3.1r1 *CD's*? Or are you on 3.1r1 using the > security > > updates? > > > > If you're on the CD's you are on a level of December 19 2005 and > that > > > library is not on it when I do a search! > > > > Hi; > I'd like to help, but not sure how to search the *CD* only -- I h

Re: libapache-mod-php4 not on Debian3.1r1

2006-04-07 Thread Willie Wonka
Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > Sumo Wrestler (or just ate too much) wrote: > > Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> For some reason libapache-mod-php4 is not on any of the Debian3.1r1 CD's. > >> > >> Can anybody verify that? > >> > >> Thanks! > >> > >> H > > No, I can't. > > > > I can't verify

external to internal email

2006-04-07 Thread Chris Parker
I 'm inquiring about how/best way to get email from external hosts to an inside email server. 1)would it be fetchmailed to a folder-sorted to user mbox? or the internal server pull the email in another way. Nothing is set up as of yet. Mixed enviroment- some win$xp and rest are Debian boxes. Re

Re: amd64: why is sizeof(int) =4? why not =8?

2006-04-07 Thread mitchell laks
Eduard Bloch gmx.de> writes: > > I guess you mean int64_t and uint64_t (in contrary to int32_t/uint32_t, > etc.). And IMO one should use these types nowadays when the value range > is known upfront. Symbolic names are unreliable, int may be anything > larger than 16 bit and long may be anything

Re: Trojan installed?

2006-04-07 Thread Csanyi Pal
On Fri, Apr 07, 2006 at 05:20:24PM +0200, Brent Clark wrote: > Csanyi Pal wrote: > > > >Tiger automatic auditor at debian-csp citation: > >---> > ># Running chkrootkit (/usr/sbin/chkrootkit) to perform further > >checks... > >NEW: --WARN-- [rootkit004w] Chkrootkit has detected a possib

RE: cdrecord + udev

2006-04-07 Thread Yu,Glen [Ontario]
What's the output when you do: dmesg | grep -i scsi ? If possible, can you post it? -- Glen Yu | 416-739-4861 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- -Original Message--

Re: No DVD download

2006-04-07 Thread Frank Lanitz
Am Freitag 07 April 2006 16:21 schrieb Wackojacko: > Frank Lanitz wrote: > > Am Freitag 07 April 2006 16:01 schrieb steef: > >> Steve McIntyre wrote: > >>> http://www.debian.org/CD/faq/#small-dvd > >> > >> the content of this link is in dutch! my native tongue. > > > > Well, I don't think so. > > I

AudioCD mount kernel 2.6.16-1

2006-04-07 Thread Mirco Piccin
Hi all.I'm running a Kernel 2.6.16-1, and i've this problem:I'm not able to play audiocd! :-(Before upgrade kernel i remember there was not problem.Now, if i insert audiocd, dmseg tell me something like:  hdc: command error: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } hdc: command error: error=

Re: vfat to ext3 without data loss

2006-04-07 Thread Ron Johnson
On Fri, 2006-04-07 at 01:45 -0500, Mike McCarty wrote: > Paul Johnson wrote: > > On Thursday 06 April 2006 07:01, Mike McCarty wrote: [snip] > > > > You might want to do a dd if=/dev/random of=/dev/borrowed-disk if you don't > > want the owner knowing what was on the borrowed disk and intend to r

Re: Trojan installed?

2006-04-07 Thread Brent Clark
Csanyi Pal wrote: Hello! My system is Debian GNU/Linux Sarge, with kernel 2.6.8. I get the e-mail from tiger. Tiger automatic auditor at debian-csp citation: ---> # Running chkrootkit (/usr/sbin/chkrootkit) to perform further checks... NEW: --WARN-- [rootkit004w] Chkrootkit has d

Re: No DVD download

2006-04-07 Thread Frank Lanitz
Am Freitag 07 April 2006 16:21 schrieb Wackojacko: > Frank Lanitz wrote: > > Am Freitag 07 April 2006 16:01 schrieb steef: > >> Steve McIntyre wrote: > >>> http://www.debian.org/CD/faq/#small-dvd > >> > >> the content of this link is in dutch! my native tongue. > > > > Well, I don't think so. > > I

Re: No DVD download

2006-04-07 Thread Chris Roddy
Wackojacko wrote: > Frank Lanitz wrote: >> Am Freitag 07 April 2006 16:01 schrieb steef: >>> Steve McIntyre wrote: http://www.debian.org/CD/faq/#small-dvd >>> the content of this link is in dutch! my native tongue. >> >> Well, I don't think so. I've got this page in german ;) >> Greetings

Trojan installed?

2006-04-07 Thread Csanyi Pal
Hello! My system is Debian GNU/Linux Sarge, with kernel 2.6.8. I get the e-mail from tiger. Tiger automatic auditor at debian-csp citation: ---> # Running chkrootkit (/usr/sbin/chkrootkit) to perform further checks... NEW: --WARN-- [rootkit004w] Chkrootkit has detected a possible ro

Re: dune2 on debian

2006-04-07 Thread Chris Roddy
Frank Lanitz wrote: > Am Freitag 07 April 2006 10:01 schrieb Lubos Vrbka: >> is there any way how to play good old dune2 (by westwood) and maybe >> other dos games on debian? > > There is a big number of software, that emulates DOS or other "former" > systems. Maybe you look at dosemu or dosbox.

Re: kde in sarge

2006-04-07 Thread Florian Kulzer
Andrés Ghigliazza wrote: Yes, I have made apt-get update. My source list, recently made by "netselect-apt sarge", is: # the main Debian packages. deb http://ftp.univie.ac.at/systems/linux/debian/debian/ sarge main contrib # Uncomment the deb-src line if you want 'apt-get source' # to work with m

Using recode: File size limit exceeded ???

2006-04-07 Thread Joost Kraaijeveld
Hi, I have to convert a PostgreSQL database from SQL_ASCII encoding to UTF8 encoding. I use a text backup of that database with a file size of 1682552521 butes that I feed to GNU recode. This goes wron with the following error: recode latin1..utf8 wifi4all.backup File size limit exceeded 1. Wh

Re: netbeans and sid.

2006-04-07 Thread L . V . Gandhi
On 4/6/06, Ryan Nowakowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > apt-get install bc Thanks for the response. I searched troubleshooting section of netbeans installation and found out. I installed bc and now it is ok. -- L.V.GandIhi http://lvgandhi.tripod.com/ linux user No.205042

Re: No DVD download

2006-04-07 Thread Wackojacko
Frank Lanitz wrote: Am Freitag 07 April 2006 16:01 schrieb steef: Steve McIntyre wrote: http://www.debian.org/CD/faq/#small-dvd the content of this link is in dutch! my native tongue. Well, I don't think so. I've got this page in german ;) Greetings, Frank In English here !! :) W

Re: Debian documentation question

2006-04-07 Thread Andrew Cady
On Thu, Apr 06, 2006 at 09:53:31AM +0200, Achim Stumpf wrote: > > So I read the installation manual and in chapter 5.3.5 Bug Reporter is > written: > > If you get through the initial boot phase but cannot complete the > install, the bug reporter menu choice may be helpful. [...] > So what do

Re: No DVD download

2006-04-07 Thread Frank Lanitz
Am Freitag 07 April 2006 16:01 schrieb steef: > Steve McIntyre wrote: > > http://www.debian.org/CD/faq/#small-dvd > > the content of this link is in dutch! my native tongue. Well, I don't think so. I've got this page in german ;) Greetings, Frank -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROT

Re: No DVD download

2006-04-07 Thread steef
Steve McIntyre wrote: Andres Pannes wrote: Dear Sir, Dear Mrs. Why can I not download the DVD Editon of Debian Sarge ?? Link http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/3.1_r0a/i386/iso-dvd/ I have loaded this at 2005 on your Ftp Server and it works great now i must have a new DVD

adaprec 2130S

2006-04-07 Thread Igor
Hello! I tried to install Debian 3.1R1 on server with adaptec 2130 SCSI RAID controller.. But Debian can't see HDD diring partitioning stage. I've got error like: "No partitionable media were found. Please check that a hard disk is attached to this machine" Probably Debian installation is lack

  1   2   >