Re: prevent user from login?

2006-09-23 Thread Roberto C. Sanchez
On Sun, Sep 24, 2006 at 02:34:24PM +0800, Deephay wrote: > thanks for the help. > but I am not very much understand what is the meaning of changing the > default login shell to /bin/false. Could you explain it? Thanks. > Certainly, The man page for /bin/false reads: "false - do nothing, unsucc

Re: prevent user from login?

2006-09-23 Thread Deephay
thanks for the help. but I am not very much understand what is the meaning of changing the default login shell to /bin/false. Could you explain it? Thanks. On 9/24/06, Roberto C. Sanchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Sun, Sep 24, 2006 at 01:36:21PM +0800, Deephay wrote: > Greetings all > > I wan

Re: still in search of a good news reader

2006-09-23 Thread Marc Shapiro
Arthur Marsh wrote: After finding out that Thunderbird is unlikely to support newsgroup filtering based on cross-posts (something that I did at the news-server level with INN back in 1993), I looked at what other newsreaders were available for Debian unstable. I aborted installing knews because

Re: prevent user from login?

2006-09-23 Thread Roberto C. Sanchez
On Sun, Sep 24, 2006 at 01:36:21PM +0800, Deephay wrote: > Greetings all > > I want to disable certain user's login ability. Say, they are only > some email accounts, I want to prevent them from login the system, > they may only retrieve their emails through pop3 / IMAP, and these > accounts are q

prevent user from login?

2006-09-23 Thread Deephay
Greetings all I want to disable certain user's login ability. Say, they are only some email accounts, I want to prevent them from login the system, they may only retrieve their emails through pop3 / IMAP, and these accounts are quite few, so I do not want to use approaches like vpopmail. Are ther

last attempt with pan newsreader

2006-09-23 Thread Arthur Marsh
Has anyone persisted with the pan newsreader. I'm about to ditch it after a few reportbug submissions /-: for problems including lockups. Arthur. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Debian Love

2006-09-23 Thread Martin Richardson
Yes, I will agree, WELL DONE, and keep up the good work DD's. I have used a few distro's and what has made me come back to Debian is it's stability, and ease of updateing etc. One thing that makes it stand out over most other distro's is its maturity. Love it. Cheers, Martin. On 11:08 Fri 22

still in search of a good news reader

2006-09-23 Thread Arthur Marsh
After finding out that Thunderbird is unlikely to support newsgroup filtering based on cross-posts (something that I did at the news-server level with INN back in 1993), I looked at what other newsreaders were available for Debian unstable. I aborted installing knews because it appeared to only sup

OT ok even if MUA is threaded (Was Re: Pumping Gas in Oregon)

2006-09-23 Thread Chris Bannister
On Thu, Aug 24, 2006 at 12:47:31PM +1000, Daniel Rose wrote: > "Osama Bin Laden Take Over List!" > > It looks like the young man who started all this was at least partly > successful!! > > People who don't like off-topic threads need a thread-aware email > reader, then the problem goes away

Re: Good reference book

2006-09-23 Thread Chris Bannister
On Wed, Sep 13, 2006 at 10:37:42AM +0100, Clive Menzies wrote: > On (13/09/06 08:41), Kim Christensen wrote: > > * Sam Franc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-09-12 13:48:41 -0700]: > > > > > What is a good reference book to get to start to learn linux and debian? > > > Sam > > > > "The GNU Linux/Debian

Re: Program to draw chess boards

2006-09-23 Thread Chris Bannister
[Sorry about the late post] On Thu, Aug 24, 2006 at 12:45:58PM +0200, Paolo Pantaleo wrote: > [Maybe a little offtopic] > > I need to draw some chess boards, starting let's say from the FEN > description of the board, in an automatic way (something like a > script, good for automating the drawing

Re: Machine dropout from modem?

2006-09-23 Thread Chris Bannister
On Sat, Sep 23, 2006 at 07:14:30PM +1000, M-L wrote: > Using Debian Etch, > Acer 3614WLCi laptop > Maestro Woomera modem through a USB to RS232 cable. > The modem is connected to the ISP but the system has dropped off the modem > connection. > > The modem shows it's connected and yet the laptop

Re: Xen on Etch

2006-09-23 Thread Chris Bannister
On Fri, Sep 22, 2006 at 01:03:28PM +0200, Lars wrote: > Hi > > I'm trying to get Xen 3.0.2 working on Etch and installed the tools > and kernel-image with Debian's own packages: > ii libc6-xen 2.3.6.ds1-4 > ii linux-headers-2.6.16-2-xen-vserver 2.6.16

RE: xserver-xorg install/configuration fails with "null value not permitted"

2006-09-23 Thread Stephen Yorke
I just started running into the EXACT same error. -Original Message- From: RParr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2006 5:50 PM To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: xserver-xorg install/configuration fails with "null value not permitted" I am trying to add mini

Re: Search for real debian Live -cd

2006-09-23 Thread s. keeling
T <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Fri, 22 Sep 2006 12:22:14 -0400, Stephen Yorke wrote: > > > Jabka Atu wrote: > >> I'm searching for real debian live, > >> I'm familer with distrowatch but i couldnot find one that will be > >> deb > >> and not some spinoff . > >> the reason is that i need it to be eas

Re: good personal information manager

2006-09-23 Thread Marc Shapiro
James Richardson wrote: Hi, I have been searching for a good personal information manager that will run on GNU/Linux, unsecessfully. What I am looking for is something that works mostly like franklin planner for windows... I need a good todo list manager, appoinment manager, task manager, cont

Re: Strange networking woes

2006-09-23 Thread Leonid Grinberg
[sorry Ron, forwarding to list] Huh? Switches don't have IP addresses. (Well, ok, managed switches do, but that's only for managing them...) OK, that's what I thought. My LAN is configured like you want yours to be: PCs plug into switch, and the switch plugs into the router. What might be

good personal information manager

2006-09-23 Thread James Richardson
Hi, I have been searching for a good personal information manager that will run on GNU/Linux, unsecessfully. What I am looking for is something that works mostly like franklin planner for windows... I need a good todo list manager, appoinment manager, task manager, contact manager and the abilit

Re: Strange networking woes

2006-09-23 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 09/23/06 21:05, Leonid Grinberg wrote: > Thank you for your support, everyone! After some experimentation, I > realized that the problem was that the computer was not realizing that > it was on a switch. Connecting it directly to the router fixed th

Re: mplayer encounts premission problem of directfb

2006-09-23 Thread Jeff Zhang
José Alburquerque wrote: > Glad I could help. :) Does it work for all users? When you log out, > are the permissions reset to original state and then changed for other > users when they log in? The reason I ask is that the docs mention > something about enabling CLOSE_SESSION in /etc/login.defs

Re: Strange networking woes

2006-09-23 Thread Leonid Grinberg
Thank you for your support, everyone! After some experimentation, I realized that the problem was that the computer was not realizing that it was on a switch. Connecting it directly to the router fixed the problem. However, I would still like it better on the switch. The problem I think is that it

Re: Machine dropout from modem?

2006-09-23 Thread M-L
On Saturday 23 September 2006 14:02, Mumia W.. shared these thoghts with us all: >--> On 09/23/2006 07:42 AM, M-L wrote: >--> > On Saturday 23 September 2006 19:43, Mumia W.. shared this with us > all: --> >>> On 09/23/2006 04:14 AM, M-L wrote: >--> Using Debian Etch, >--> Acer 3614WLCi

Re: how can i use debian install from live-cds?

2006-09-23 Thread Paul Johnson
On Saturday 23 September 2006 05:14, Jabka Atu wrote: > Hello .. > > i need to run debian instalation wizzard from some live-cd or allready > knoppix installed on system. > how can i in run the debian instalation script ? . Check out the "from hard drive" instructions in the Debian installation m

Re: make-kpkg + 2.6.18 errors

2006-09-23 Thread Axel Beckert
Hi, > Anybody do make-kpkg with 2.6.18? Yep, built a package successfully during that week, as I did with 2.6.17.13 a few days earlier. But it failed when I tried to compile the thinkpad modules from Sarge for both. (But that looks as if the thinkpad modules from Sarge are incompatible with newer

Re: Strange networking woes

2006-09-23 Thread Ron Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 09/23/06 17:37, Leonid Grinberg wrote: > Hi all, > > I am trying to install Debian Etch on a Pentium III machine. It > is connected to a switch which is connected to a router. Both > switch and router are confirmed to be working perfectly. Debian,

Re: df and du disagree, or "How to get 1.1GB of data onto a 650MB CD"

2006-09-23 Thread re2823
Original Message From: Rob Sims <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: df and du disagree, or "How to get 1.1GB of data onto a 650MB CD" Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 16:41:09 -0600 >> I also have an empty directory: >> poota:~# ls -l temp/ >> total 0 >> >> Then I mount

Re: Strange networking woes

2006-09-23 Thread Rodney D. Myers
What is in the /etc/resolv.conf file? Does it point to the router or the switch? -- Rodney D. Myers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Registered Linux User #96112 ICQ#: AIM#: YAHOO: 18002350 mailman452 mailman42_5 They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety d

rcS.d

2006-09-23 Thread Marc
Hi there, I have a feeling that I have a problem with the sysinit scripts (rcS.d) I put additional modules to be loaded (e.g. ip_nat_ftp) into /etc/modules, however they are not loaded when the system boots. I have executed /etc/rcS.d/S20module-init-tools manually, which does what it should. Now I

Re: [SOLVED] make-kpkg + 2.6.18 errors

2006-09-23 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: Hi, Suddenly "make-kpkg --revision 1 kernel_image" fails with kernel 2.6.18. (attached) That worked OK with 2.6.17 5 days ago. Anybody do make-kpkg with 2.6.18? Was solved by upgrading to kernel-package 10.057. Upon suggestion by the -ck mailing list. The message

Strange networking woes

2006-09-23 Thread Leonid Grinberg
Hi all, I am trying to install Debian Etch on a Pentium III machine. It is connected to a switch which is connected to a router. Both switch and router are confirmed to be working perfectly. Debian, however, is acting strangely with the network. The machine sees the network hardware. That is, ls

Re: python: local site-packages

2006-09-23 Thread Jerome BENOIT
Thanks for the answer. Since my email, I have made some progress in Python: there is a debian switch (which is incompatible with the --prefix switch): python setup.py install --debian So far, I get only error messages: I guess I have to dig this matter. Thanks, Jerome Larry Holish wrote: On

Re: error inserting genrtc

2006-09-23 Thread Mumia W..
On 09/23/2006 03:42 PM, ciol wrote: Hi, I have got the following message on boot : """ modprobe : WARNING: Error inserting genrtc ( /lib/modules/2.6.8-2-386/kernel/drivers/char/genrtc.ko ) : Device or resource busy generic RTC driver v1.07 """ I have searched on the Internet, some people ge

xserver-xorg install/configuration fails with "null value not permitted"

2006-09-23 Thread RParr
I am trying to add minimal X to a new installation and am getting a failure during xserver-xorg configuration. The console / curses display pop-up says "Null value not permitted" OK? At which point any input including CTRL-C, etc. either does nothing or pops the box back up. I installed usin

error inserting genrtc

2006-09-23 Thread ciol
Hi, I have got the following message on boot : """ modprobe : WARNING: Error inserting genrtc ( /lib/modules/2.6.8-2-386/kernel/drivers/char/genrtc.ko ) : Device or resource busy generic RTC driver v1.07 """ I have searched on the Internet, some people get the same message but I did not fou

Re: how can i use debian install from live-cds?

2006-09-23 Thread Jabka Atu
10qOn 9/23/06, Roberto C. Sanchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Sat, Sep 23, 2006 at 02:14:46PM +0200, Jabka Atu wrote:> Hello ..>> i need to run debian instalation wizzard from some live-cd or allready> knoppix installed on system.> how can i in run the debian instalation script ? . >> i set a loc

RE: Search for real debian Live -cd

2006-09-23 Thread T
On Fri, 22 Sep 2006 12:22:14 -0400, Stephen Yorke wrote: > Jabka Atu wrote: >> I'm searching for real debian live, >> I'm familer with distrowatch but i couldnot find one that will be >> deb >> and not some spinoff . >> the reason is that i need it to be easy to do apt-get upgrade >> dist-upgrade

Re: Debian Love

2006-09-23 Thread T
On Fri, 22 Sep 2006 11:08:23 -0500, Jason Martens wrote: > It seems that morale is a bit low among the developers right now, so I Really? This is the fist time that I hear about it. Any more reading? I really hope not, because I love Debian so much. > thought it might be nice for all of us users

Re: Debian Love

2006-09-23 Thread rick . thomas
-- Original message -- From: Jason Martens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > It seems that morale is a bit low among the developers right now, so I > thought it might be nice for all of us users to remind them why Debian > is such an awesome project. I love Debian. I love how

RE: closing mailing lists (was: spamcop)

2006-09-23 Thread Seth Goodman
On Friday, September 22, 2006 12:15 PM -0500, Andrei Popescu wrote: > "Seth Goodman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Thursday, September 21, 2006 3:38 PM -0500, Andrei Popescu > > wrote: > > > > > It's not nice to require *everybody* to receive 100-150 > > > mails/day just for a simple answer.

Re: must run alsaconf alll the time for sound to work

2006-09-23 Thread Nelson Castillo
At my Etch-system, some of my programs need for alsaconf to be run before I start the program, in order to get the sound to work. This does not apply to all progs (native KDE/Gnome progs do not need this, example. k3b, noautun, gaim). Of the programs I use daily, it is Skype, Wine and some linux g

Re: Is there any software dedicated to small to medium non-profit making organizations?

2006-09-23 Thread s. keeling
Hoi Tak Yau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > I am a final year computer student, and my final year project is to > build a management application for small and medium-sized non-profit > making organization. I have been searching on the web some weeks, but > I cannot find a software suite that do the j

Re: must run alsaconf alll the time for sound to work

2006-09-23 Thread Pollywog
On Saturday 23 September 2006 16:41, Vegard L. Rekaa wrote: > I was not able to test this, since mpeg123 is no longer available trhough > apt (how come?). Either way I reinstalled all crucial ALSA-packages, > including the oss-emulation package. This had no effect on my problem. > > Either way, tha

Re: apt-build

2006-09-23 Thread S. M. Ibrahim (Lavlu)
On 9/23/06, Roberto C. Sanchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Sat, Sep 23, 2006 at 10:58:31PM +0600, S. M. Ibrahim (Lavlu) wrote:> any body here using apt-build ??> i am interested to use it to get optimized package for my em64t (i don't> like amd64 unoffical ) Well, em64t is just Intel's name for a

Re: apt-build

2006-09-23 Thread Roberto C. Sanchez
On Sat, Sep 23, 2006 at 10:58:31PM +0600, S. M. Ibrahim (Lavlu) wrote: > any body here using apt-build ?? > i am interested to use it to get optimized package for my em64t (i don't > like amd64 unoffical ) Well, em64t is just Intel's name for amd64. It is their way of trying to avoid losing face

Re: Debian Love

2006-09-23 Thread Bruno Buys
Scott Lair wrote: >Jason Martens wrote: > > >>It seems that morale is a bit low among the developers right now, so I >>thought it might be nice for all of us users to remind them why Debian >>is such an awesome project. I love Debian. I love how the system works. >>I love the quality of the pac

apt-build

2006-09-23 Thread S. M. Ibrahim (Lavlu)
any body here using apt-build ?? i am interested to use it to get optimized package for my em64t (i don't like amd64 unoffical ) -- S. M. Ibrahim (Lavlu) Home page: http://lavluda.tripod.com Blog: http://lavluda.tk Yahoo!! ID: lavluda MSN ID: lavluda Skype : lavluda gpg public key: A9910F9E sign

Re: must run alsaconf alll the time for sound to work

2006-09-23 Thread Vegard L. Rekaa
I was not able to test this, since mpeg123 is no longer available trhough apt (how come?). Either way I reinstalled all crucial ALSA-packages, including the oss-emulation package. This had no effect on my problem. Either way, thanks for the hint. Just too bad it didn't work. :)If anyone else have

newsreader for Debian unstable with cross-posting/filtering controls

2006-09-23 Thread Arthur Marsh
Hi, I read newsgroups from my ISP's nntp server and from news.gmane.org. Many of the spam messages coming from news.gmane.org have a cross-post to gmane.spam.detected. What newsreader packages are available in Debian unstable that have the ability to filter (even if only mark as read) message

cpld's

2006-09-23 Thread Enrique Morfin
Hi! A user needs to work with cpld's. Specifically with CY7C372I Is there a pld programmer or somthing like picporg or picp, but for pld's? ghdl can compile for that cpld? Thanks __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam pr

Re: WTF is binding "Control-O" key in Gnome apps?

2006-09-23 Thread Andrei Popescu
"Mumia W.." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 09/23/2006 07:35 AM, Andrei Popescu wrote: > > [...] > > in .xmodmaprc > > > > keycode 96 = F10 > > keycode 76 = > > > > and I execute 'xmodmap .xmodmaprc' from .icewm/startup > > > > In xterms this works as it should (F12 closes mc, and F10 doesn't d

Re: SQL insert dupe prevention problem

2006-09-23 Thread Oliver Jato
Am Samstag, den 23.09.2006, 11:06 -0400 schrieb Ben Breslauer: > You really want to use a primary key or unique constraint on table.a in > order to prevent duplicates from being entered. The documentation for > your database should tell you how to set one up. in addition to that you may want to

Re: WTF is binding "Control-O" key in Gnome apps?

2006-09-23 Thread Mumia W..
On 09/23/2006 07:35 AM, Andrei Popescu wrote: [...] in .xmodmaprc keycode 96 = F10 keycode 76 = and I execute 'xmodmap .xmodmaprc' from .icewm/startup In xterms this works as it should (F12 closes mc, and F10 doesn't do anything), but IceWM still reacts to the F10 key. Regards, Andrei In my

Re: Machine dropout from modem?

2006-09-23 Thread Mumia W..
On 09/23/2006 07:42 AM, M-L wrote: On Saturday 23 September 2006 19:43, Mumia W.. shared this with us all: On 09/23/2006 04:14 AM, M-L wrote: Using Debian Etch, Acer 3614WLCi laptop Maestro Woomera modem through a USB to RS232 cable. The modem is connected to the ISP but the system has dropped

Re: SQL insert dupe prevention problem

2006-09-23 Thread Ben Breslauer
Dirk wrote: I have a SQL problem INSERT INTO table (a, b, c, d, e, f) VALUES ( "72fa545b9cc60c3b0af851c155128a9d", "a", "b", "c", 1158935640, "f" ) IF NOT EXISTS ( SELECT * FROM table WHERE ( table.a = "72fa545b9cc60c3b0af851c155128a9d" ) ) ; what I'm doing wrong? I want to check table.a

SQL insert dupe prevention problem

2006-09-23 Thread Dirk
I have a SQL problem INSERT INTO table (a, b, c, d, e, f) VALUES ( "72fa545b9cc60c3b0af851c155128a9d", "a", "b", "c", 1158935640, "f" ) IF NOT EXISTS ( SELECT * FROM table WHERE ( table.a = "72fa545b9cc60c3b0af851c155128a9d" ) ) ; what I'm doing wrong? I want to check table.a to prevent ins

Re: how can i use debian install from live-cds?

2006-09-23 Thread Roberto C. Sanchez
On Sat, Sep 23, 2006 at 02:14:46PM +0200, Jabka Atu wrote: > Hello .. > > i need to run debian instalation wizzard from some live-cd or allready > knoppix installed on system. > how can i in run the debian instalation script ? . > > i set a locale mirror in apt (sources list) and on http://twiki

Re: df and du disagree, or "How to get 1.1GB of data onto a 650MB CD"

2006-09-23 Thread T
On Fri, 22 Sep 2006 09:14:37 +0100, re2823 wrote: > I have a strange problem: I have an iso image file which (according to ls) > is 569M in size: > > ... > > Now for the problem... > The relevant line from "df -h": > poota:~# df -h > FilesystemSize Used Avail Use% Mounted on /root/i

Re: Empty syslog

2006-09-23 Thread Benjamí Villoslada
El Dissabte 23 Setembre 2006 15:07, Benjamí Villoslada va escriure: > El Divendres 22 Setembre 2006 23:20, Paul Dwerryhouse va escriure: > > Restart syslog and it will start writing to the /var/log/syslog file > > again. > > Thanks! I've restarted syslogd and then /var/log/syslog works ... but > b

Re: Language change

2006-09-23 Thread Mumia W..
On 09/22/2006 06:38 AM, John Graves wrote: I installed Knoppix on an available laptop as quick way to check debian. Somewhere I either changed a switch or missed it and a large number of things are in German. I know if I start the live CD, I can enter the language switch from the command line

Re: Mouse Problems with KVM Switch

2006-09-23 Thread aladdin
On Friday 22 September 2006 23:19, David Christensen wrote: > aladdin wrote: > > Has anyone found a solution (besides a capacitor connected > > across the mouse leads) to the problem of the mouse going > > bonkers when you switch a KVM between windows and linux? > > A modern electronic KVM switch

Re: copy a dvd

2006-09-23 Thread Mark Grieveson
... > Install k9copy from christian marillat source. k9copy is the linux > dvdshrink option. > > > I can't, first I use etch and k9copy is for sarge. second, it depends > on kde and I use icewm. I don't have kde installed on my computer, and I use Etch, and I was able to install k9copy

Re: mplayer encounts premission problem of directfb

2006-09-23 Thread José Alburquerque
Jeff Zhang wrote: José Alburquerque wrote: Jeff Zhang wrote: thanks :) I have installed the package, but it seems that it doesn't work if just change permission of tty0. I have to find out other related devices first then to make it working. If you read the docs, it says how

Re: copy a dvd

2006-09-23 Thread Mark Grieveson
Hi I have a dvd, one that I placed in my tv-dvd unit and it played, with video and sound. I want to copy it, I have a dvd burner in my debian/testing. I suggest installing the package k9copy, from the multimedia repository. Mark -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject o

Font problem: The font ... does not support all the required character sets for the current locale

2006-09-23 Thread Vincent Lefevre
After upgrading X-related packages (mainly a switch from XFree86 to Xorg) on one of my machines, some fonts can no longer be displayed. And I've just got an error: The font "-adobe-helvetica-medium-r-normal-*-12-*-*-*-p-*-iso8859-1" does not support all the required character sets for the current

Re: Empty syslog

2006-09-23 Thread Benjamí Villoslada
El Divendres 22 Setembre 2006 23:20, Paul Dwerryhouse va escriure: > Restart syslog and it will start writing to the /var/log/syslog file > again. Thanks! I've restarted syslogd and then /var/log/syslog works ... but before 6:25 am, have /var/log/syslog.0 again :( -- Benjamí http://blog.bitass

Re: substitute for k3b

2006-09-23 Thread Mark Grieveson
Could someone recommend a substitute for k3b? Gnomebaker is good. Easy interface, and works well. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Machine dropout from modem?

2006-09-23 Thread M-L
On Saturday 23 September 2006 19:43, Mumia W.. shared this with us all: >--> On 09/23/2006 04:14 AM, M-L wrote: >--> > Using Debian Etch, >--> > Acer 3614WLCi laptop >--> > Maestro Woomera modem through a USB to RS232 cable. >--> > >--> > The modem is connected to the ISP but the system has dropped

Re: WTF is binding "Control-O" key in Gnome apps?

2006-09-23 Thread Andrei Popescu
"Mumia W.." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 09/23/2006 03:55 AM, Andrei Popescu wrote: > > "Mumia W.." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> On 09/21/2006 08:13 PM, Miles Bader wrote: > >>> Starting sometime in the past year or so, Gnome apps on my machine have > >>> begun to treat Control-O (that'

Re: Language change

2006-09-23 Thread Andrei Popescu
John Graves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I installed Knoppix on an available laptop as quick way to check > debian. Somewhere I either changed a switch or missed it and a large > number of things are in German. I know if I start the live CD, I can > enter the language switch from the command

how can i use debian install from live-cds?

2006-09-23 Thread Jabka Atu
Hello .. i need to run debian instalation wizzard from some live-cd or allready knoppix installed on system.how can i in run the debian instalation script ? .i set a locale mirror in apt (sources list) and on

Re: WTF is binding "Control-O" key in Gnome apps?

2006-09-23 Thread Mumia W..
On 09/23/2006 03:55 AM, Andrei Popescu wrote: "Mumia W.." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 09/21/2006 08:13 PM, Miles Bader wrote: Starting sometime in the past year or so, Gnome apps on my machine have begun to treat Control-O (that's "oh", not zero) as meaning "toggle input method", i.e., the s

Re: Machine dropout from modem?

2006-09-23 Thread Mumia W..
On 09/23/2006 04:14 AM, M-L wrote: Using Debian Etch, Acer 3614WLCi laptop Maestro Woomera modem through a USB to RS232 cable. The modem is connected to the ISP but the system has dropped off the modem connection. The modem shows it's connected and yet the laptop isn't connected to it. I try

Language change

2006-09-23 Thread John Graves
I installed Knoppix on an available laptop as quick way to check debian. Somewhere I either changed a switch or missed it and a large number of things are in German. I know if I start the live CD, I can enter the language switch from the command line but how do I do that from an installed cop

Xen on Etch

2006-09-23 Thread Lars
Hi I'm trying to get Xen 3.0.2 working on Etch and installed the tools and kernel-image with Debian's own packages: ii libc6-xen 2.3.6.ds1-4 ii linux-headers-2.6.16-2-xen-vserver 2.6.16-18 ii linux-headers-2.6.16-2-xen-vserver-686 2.6.16-

Re: Debian Love

2006-09-23 Thread Gerard Robin
Even Debian unstable (sid) is more stable than other the stable dists. Thanks to the developers and to those who manage this mailing list. -- Gérard

Machine dropout from modem?

2006-09-23 Thread M-L
Using Debian Etch, Acer 3614WLCi laptop Maestro Woomera modem through a USB to RS232 cable. The modem is connected to the ISP but the system has dropped off the modem connection. The modem shows it's connected and yet the laptop isn't connected to it. I try to run "pon" again. Nothing. I try "p

Re: WTF is binding "Control-O" key in Gnome apps?

2006-09-23 Thread Andrei Popescu
"Mumia W.." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 09/21/2006 08:13 PM, Miles Bader wrote: > > Starting sometime in the past year or so, Gnome apps on my machine have > > begun to treat Control-O (that's "oh", not zero) as meaning "toggle > > input method", i.e., the same thing that Shift-Space normally

Re: WTF is binding "Control-O" key in Gnome apps?

2006-09-23 Thread Mumia W..
On 09/21/2006 08:13 PM, Miles Bader wrote: Starting sometime in the past year or so, Gnome apps on my machine have begun to treat Control-O (that's "oh", not zero) as meaning "toggle input method", i.e., the same thing that Shift-Space normally does. In some apps it doesn't matter, but somtimes

Re: Help request insta ETCH on Intel D975XBX

2006-09-23 Thread Andrei Popescu
"Eligon, Michael" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I attempted to send a bug report for installation of ETCH beta and was > advised to submit question / issue to this mailing list so here goes. > > Attempted to install ETCH on my newly build Intel system which failed > loading the boot loader. Whic

Re: start up problems

2006-09-23 Thread Andrei Popescu
Before a guru jumps in with the right answer, maybe I can at least point you in the right direction. See below. Mark Grieveson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello. I use Etch, and occasionally run into some start up problems. > As it's booting, it will read something like this: > > PPDEV: user

Xen 3.0.2 on Etch

2006-09-23 Thread Lars Staun Knudsen
Hi I'm trying to get Xen 3.0.2 working on Etch and installed the tools and kernel-image with Debian's own packages: ii libc6-xen 2.3.6.ds1-4 ii linux-headers-2.6.16-2-xen-vserver 2.6.16-18 ii linux-headers-2.6.16-2-xen-vserver-686 2.6.16-