Re: How do I upgrade my stock kernel via aptitude?

On 12/18/2006 08:26 PM, Grok Mogger wrote: Hey everyone, I am running a 2.4.27 kernel that came with my sarge system, no fancy custom stuff. I recently got a Debian Security update telling me about these vulnerabilities in the 2.4 kernel, and so naturally I'd like to upgrade to the 2.4.27-10

Re: Alsa needs reconfiguration after every reboot

On Mon, 2006-18-12 at 20:06 -0500, Colin wrote: > Bill wrote: > > I configure it with alsaconf. > > > > Everytime I reboot, I have to reconfigure it again with alsaconf. > > It's not alsactl store like the other posters have said. You need to > load the sound modules that alsaconf loads after it

Re: hijacking of deleted file from process that still ru it possible?

On Tue, 2006-12-19 at 08:22 +0200, Tshepang Lekhonkhobe wrote: > scenario: I delete a movie while still playing it and it continues > playing until the end, and only then is it really deleted. > > How does one, say on realizing the mistake, recover that file? Hi, Something like this should work,

Re: upgrade of etch from beta2 net install to current level

On Tue, Dec 19, 2006 at 12:17:18AM -0600, Gayle Lee Fairless wrote: >I have a dual-booting box with an ASUS P4P800e Deluxe motherboard > (socket 478) with a Radeon ATI 9550 graphics card. Etch using grub was > installed this past spring 2006 with a 2.6.12 kernel from the beta2 > network ins

Re: if I were a newbie how would I get sound?

On Mon, Dec 18, 2006 at 07:41:40PM -0500, Douglas Tutty wrote: > > > I don't know which __one__, but I have: > alsa-base > alsa-utils > alsaplayer-common, which brings in > alsaplayer-alsa > alsaplayer-gtk > alsaplayer-text > > It seems

Re: apt-get dist-upgrade failes on ssh

On Tue, Dec 19, 2006 at 03:26:35AM +0200, Hans du Plooy wrote: > Hi guys, > > Going from sarge to etch, I'm getting this: > > # apt-get dist-upgrade > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree... Done > You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these. > The following pa

upgrade of etch from beta2 net install to current level

I have a dual-booting box with an ASUS P4P800e Deluxe motherboard (socket 478) with a Radeon ATI 9550 graphics card. Etch using grub was installed this past spring 2006 with a 2.6.12 kernel from the beta2 network installation CDROM. Since I now have ADSL (the motherboard has built-in IE

Re: etch : not loading some kernel modules howto ?

On Tue, Dec 19, 2006 at 01:05:28PM +1100, John O'Hagan wrote: > On Monday 18 December 2006 05:56, Fabrice Lorrain wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I've been trying to not load some modules on a fresh etch install with > > almost no result. > > > > Any decent documentation explaining how to do it ? > > > >

hijacking of deleted file from process that still ru it possible?

Hi, scenario: I delete a movie while still playing it and it continues playing until the end, and only then is it really deleted. How does one, say on realizing the mistake, recover that file? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMA

Re: How do I upgrade my stock kernel via aptitude?

On Mon, Dec 18, 2006 at 10:59:34PM -0500, Grok Mogger wrote: > Douglas Tutty wrote: > >On Mon, Dec 18, 2006 at 09:26:44PM -0500, Grok Mogger wrote: > >>Hey everyone, > >> > >>I am running a 2.4.27 kernel that came with my sarge system, no > >>fancy custom stuff. I recently got a Debian Security u

Re: Adding /bin/false to /etc/shells

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 L.W. van Braam van Vloten wrote: > Hello group, > > Is there any objection against adding /bin/false to the file > /etc/shells? Most notably, are there any security considerations? > > I wish to create a user that can log in to my FTP server, but wit

Re: dumb question about mounting iso file as loop device....

* Michael Fothergill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [061218 22:00]: > In the jigdo how to manual it says that you can update an image with jigdo > either by scanning in the image from a CD or DVD > > OR > > if you have an ISO file on your hard drive you can mount it as a loop > device: > > Here is some m

Re: What is the best way to install Samba

2006/12/18, michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: On 18 Dec 2006 11:24:55 -0800, schmity wrote > Ok I have my debian machine connected to a XP machine through a router. Static IP is probably your best bet, although I think you can get away with having your samba server on a dynmanic IP since it will bro

Re: How do I upgrade my stock kernel via aptitude?

Douglas Tutty wrote: On Mon, Dec 18, 2006 at 09:26:44PM -0500, Grok Mogger wrote: Hey everyone, I am running a 2.4.27 kernel that came with my sarge system, no fancy custom stuff. I recently got a Debian Security update telling me about these vulnerabilities in the 2.4 kernel, and so natura

RE: Problems with phpbb and mysql vi dselect

-Original Message- From: Angelo Bertolli [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Mon 12/18/2006 10:20 PM To: Bill Warren Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Problems with phpbb and mysql vi dselect Bill Warren wrote: > > Hello, > > I have dselected phpbb2 and mysql. The database is d

Re: CVS Application

Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > On Sun, Dec 17, 2006 at 07:46:43PM -0800, rocky wrote: > >> Hey, >> >> apt-cahce search CVS will pull lots of CVS application on the console. >> As a newbie to the Linux program development environment, I would like >> to hear your valueble comments on your favorite C

Re: How do I upgrade my stock kernel via aptitude?

On Mon, Dec 18, 2006 at 09:26:44PM -0500, Grok Mogger wrote: > Hey everyone, > > I am running a 2.4.27 kernel that came with my sarge system, no > fancy custom stuff. I recently got a Debian Security update > telling me about these vulnerabilities in the 2.4 kernel, and so > naturally I'd like

Re: Problems with phpbb and mysql vi dselect

Bill Warren wrote: > > Hello, > > I have dselected phpbb2 and mysql. The database is done and works. > When I go to http://mywebsite.com/phpbb the web page I get: > > The database module for the database you are using, MySQL, is not > available. Please (re)install the php4-mysql package or if it's

Re: Changing cable modum to ADSL modum.

On Saturday 16 December 2006 13:09, John C wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm looking for a simple way for a windows-only user to change a > computer's network settings from a cable modem to an ADSL modem. > > I was under the impression that my granddaughter, who lives > hundreds of miles from me, had a cabl

Problems with phpbb and mysql vi dselect

Hello, I have dselected phpbb2 and mysql. The database is done and works. When I go to http://mywebsite.com/phpbb the web page I get: The database module for the database you are using, MySQL, is not available. Please (re)install the php4-mysql package or if it's already installed, add extensi

Re: Mouse Pointer Disappears Under xorg "nv" Driver

Matt Miller wrote: > Om running etch on my shuttle XPC SN21G5. According to lspci, this > machine has on-board GeForce 6100 video: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/postgres/8.2.0/postgresql-8.2.0$ lspci |grep VGA > 00:05. VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation C51G [GeForce >6100] (rev a2) >

Re: What is the best way to install Samba

On Monday 18 December 2006 13:32, schmity wrote: > Ok I have my debian machine connected to a XP machine through a router. > I have made several attemps to install samba using apt-get and I have > modified the smb.conf on several occations. My first thought was to > start with a fresh reinstall o

Re: apt-get dist-upgrade failes on ssh

On Monday 18 December 2006 17:29, Hans du Plooy wrote: > On Tue, 2006-12-19 at 03:26 +0200, Hans du Plooy wrote: > Of course, the bigger issue is now, I can't open any new ssh sessions > to the box (which happens to be halfway accross the globe). I still > have some sessions open, but i'm on a di

How do I upgrade my stock kernel via aptitude?

Hey everyone, I am running a 2.4.27 kernel that came with my sarge system, no fancy custom stuff. I recently got a Debian Security update telling me about these vulnerabilities in the 2.4 kernel, and so naturally I'd like to upgrade to the 2.4.27-10 kernel. I'm imagining that since I'm just

Re: Sid: Unable to "ls" after update a few minutes ago

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Monday 18 December 2006 19:03, Joey Hess was heard to say: > Curt Howland wrote: > > ls: relocation error: /lib/libacl.so.1: symbol getxattr, version > > ATTR_1.0 not defined in file libattr.so.1 with link time > > reference - - > >

Re: dvd a no go

On Mon, Dec 18, 2006 at 03:02:36PM -0500, Ed wrote: > Running etch. I used to be able to play dvds, but all of a sudden I > cannot. They can neither be played nor mounted. CDs work fine in > the same drive. I realize it may be a hardware problem, but I wonder > if anyone who has experienced

Re: New hardware in Etch

On Mon, Dec 18, 2006 at 09:24:19PM +0100, Christian Christmann wrote: > Hi, > > I've a system with 6 GB RAM, two AMD Opteron > CPUs and an S-ATA HD. Will these components run under > a default Debian Sarge. If so, where can I check that > both CPUs are running? Will /proc/cpuinfo provide > appropr

Re: if I were a newbie how would I get sound?

On Mon, Dec 18, 2006 at 07:51:45PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Mon, Dec 18, 2006 at 07:42:21PM -0500, Mark Grieveson wrote: > > > > If there's anyone who > (a) want sound, and > (b) doesn't often have difficulties with sound, > I'd like to know about it. > > Sound seems to be one of t

Re: if I were a newbie how would I get sound?

On Mon, Dec 18, 2006 at 07:42:21PM -0500, Mark Grieveson wrote: > > > >This is all goblygook to me; my current box has a SB16 > > > >...Note that I don't run gnome. I have been using icewm since my current > >box has a 486. > > Coming here is a good place to start when having issues getting s

Re: icewm & nautilus

On Mon, Dec 18, 2006 at 10:52:28PM +0100, csanyipal wrote: > Hello! > > I installed on an old Toshiba laptop the Debian Etch system. > > The windowmanager is icewm and I want to use the nautilus with it. > > I try to edit the ~/.xinitrc : > exec /usr/X11R6/bin/icewm > exec /usr/X11R6/bin/nautilu

Re: apt-get dist-upgrade failes on ssh

On Tue, 2006-12-19 at 03:26 +0200, Hans du Plooy wrote: > Hi guys, > > Going from sarge to etch, I'm getting this: > > # apt-get dist-upgrade > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree... Done > You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these. > The following packages

Re: What is the best way to install Samba

On Mon, 2006-12-18 at 11:32 -0800, schmity wrote: > Ok I have my debian machine connected to a XP machine through a router. > I have made several attemps to install samba using apt-get and I have > modified the smb.conf on several occations. My first thought was to > start with a fresh reinstall

apt-get dist-upgrade failes on ssh

Hi guys, Going from sarge to etch, I'm getting this: # apt-get dist-upgrade Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these. The following packages have unmet dependencies: ssh: Depends: openssh-client but it is not inst

Re: Alsa needs reconfiguration after every reboot

Bill wrote: > I configure it with alsaconf. > > Everytime I reboot, I have to reconfigure it again with alsaconf. It's not alsactl store like the other posters have said. You need to load the sound modules that alsaconf loads after it has run. And no, I don't know what those modules are because

Re: if I were a newbie how would I get sound?

On Mon, Dec 18, 2006 at 07:42:21PM -0500, Mark Grieveson wrote: > > > >This is all goblygook to me; my current box has a SB16 > > > > > > > >...Note that I don't run gnome. I have been using icewm since my current > >box has a 486. > > Coming here is a good place to start when having issues g

Re: etch : not loading some kernel modules howto ?

On Monday 18 December 2006 05:56, Fabrice Lorrain wrote: > Hello, > > I've been trying to not load some modules on a fresh etch install with > almost no result. > > Any decent documentation explaining how to do it ? > > The configuration is a small etch install with less than 176 packages > running

the three missing files........

Dear Debianists, Here are the three missing files from DVD#1 of Etch RC1: Jigdo went and found them: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ /usr/bin/jigdo-lite Jigsaw Download "lite" Copyright (C) 2001-2005 | jigdo@ Richard Atterer | atterer.net Loading settings from `/home/mikef/.jigdo-lite' -

Palm III xe

Greetings, I'm new to Debian, so please forgive me if this has been beaten to death. Through Red Hat, Fedora, and OpenSuSE I've not been able to get my old Palm IIIxe to connect and ultimately sync. This is something I was really hoping to be able to do with Debian but I'm beginning to wonder if

Re: dumb question about mounting iso file as loop device....

On Tue, Dec 19, 2006 at 12:43:11AM +, Michael Fothergill wrote: > # mount -o loop woody-i386-1.iso /mnt > > What does this mean? > Do you have to move the iso file to the /mnt directory and then run this > mount command? No. It mounts the iso image into /mnt (as if it were a real CD, fo

Re: dumb question about mounting iso file as loop device....

On Tue, Dec 19, 2006 at 12:43:11AM +, Michael Fothergill wrote: > > if you have an ISO file on your hard drive you can mount it as a loop > device: > mount -t iso9660 -o loop /path/to/file.iso /mnt/somewhere Regards, -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sanchez http://people.connexer.com/~roberto http:

DVD#1 of Etch RC1 does not contain all the files for CD#2 of Etch RC1

Dear Debianists, I used the first DVD image of Etch RC1 to make CD #2 of Etch RC1 using the appropriate jigdo files. As you can see from the output only 358 of the 361 files to be found in CD#2 were present in DVD#1: Jigsaw Download "lite" Copyright (C) 2001-2005 | jigdo@ Richard Atterer

Re: Mouse Pointer Disappears Under xorg "nv" Driver

> > my mouse pointer disappears. > > That's a known bug, you can turn of the hardware cursor as a work > around. See https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3009#c8 Perfect. I added this line: Option "HWCursor" "off" to my "Device" section, and the mouse pointer returned. -- To UNSUBSCR

Re: if I were a newbie how would I get sound?

On Mon, Dec 18, 2006 at 09:24:30AM -0800, Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > On Mon, Dec 18, 2006 at 11:07:17AM -0500, Douglas Tutty wrote: > > On Mon, Dec 18, 2006 at 03:30:43PM +, Chris Lale wrote: > > > Douglas Tutty wrote: > > > >[...] > > > >Yesterday I downloaded xorg. Today I downloaded som

dumb question about mounting iso file as loop device....

Dear Debian folks, In the jigdo how to manual it says that you can update an image with jigdo either by scanning in the image from a CD or DVD OR if you have an ISO file on your hard drive you can mount it as a loop device: Here is some material from the how to on this: On the other hand

Re: if I were a newbie how would I get sound?

This is all goblygook to me; my current box has a SB16 ...Note that I don't run gnome. I have been using icewm since my current box has a 486. Coming here is a good place to start when having issues getting sound. Some suggestions: try installing alsa-base, alsa-utils, and alsa-oss.

Re: Sid: Unable to "ls" after update a few minutes ago

Curt Howland wrote: > I open an Xterm, type "ls -al", and get the following: > > - - > $ ls -al > ls: relocation error: /lib/libacl.so.1: symbol getxattr, version > ATTR_1.0 not defined in file libattr.so.1 with link time reference > - - This is a problem that was

Re: Sid: Unable to "ls" after update a few minutes ago

On Mon, Dec 18, 2006 at 04:10:38PM -0500, Curt Howland wrote: > Up to date Sid, in fact updated about an hour ago. > > First I noticed that the KDE desktop crashed. A neat skull and > crossbones cursor, thanks guys. > > Anyway, I exited and restarted Xwindows, and KDE refused to come > up. "Can

DVD probs ... again

Hi all There I was playing my Led Zep DVD when all of a sudden a dialog box pops up, tells me that "Maybe you don't have enough rights for this, or source doesn't contain data (e.g. not disc in drive). (Error reading NAV packet.)" WTF? Any help on this please? I was using Xine at the time, s

Sid: Unable to "ls" after update a few minutes ago

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Up to date Sid, in fact updated about an hour ago. First I noticed that the KDE desktop crashed. A neat skull and crossbones cursor, thanks guys. Anyway, I exited and restarted Xwindows, and KDE refused to come up. "Cannot initialize kinit, check y

Re: apt cache files (*.bin) corruption

Andy Hawkins wrote: Hi, In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Andrew Sackville-West<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: what version of apt? there was a segfault problem in -2 or -3 which is supposedly fixed in -4. version 0.6.46-3 I think it was. Apologies, should have said. This is Debia

Re: Mouse Pointer Disappears Under xorg "nv" Driver

On Mon, 2006-12-18 at 15:06 -0700, Matt Miller wrote: > my mouse pointer disappears. The mouse still works; if I move it around I'll > eventually see some evidence of where the pointer should be, and I can > click away as usual. However, I can't seem to get an X configuration > that has both snap

Re: Re: Debian 3.1r4: support for intel 82801 gb/gr/gh (ich7) serial ata storage controller?

My system, a Dell PowerEdge server, has: 00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801GB/GR/GH (ICH7 Family) Serial ATA Storage Controller IDE (rev 01) I could NOT get Sarge to work with it, using either a 2.4 or 2.6 kernel. I had to use Etch to get it to work. This was about 6 months ago. I

Re: Alsa needs reconfiguration after every reboot

On Mon December 18 2006 14:21, Bill wrote: > Hi folks, > > I have alsa installed and working properly. > > I configure it with alsaconf. > > Everytime I reboot, I have to reconfigure it again with alsaconf. > > It's only a few keypresses but annoying. > > Is this a known issue? > > What can I do to

Re: Alsa needs reconfiguration after every reboot

Hello Bill. Bill, 18.12.2006 23:21: > I have alsa installed and working properly. > > I configure it with alsaconf. > > Everytime I reboot, I have to reconfigure it again with alsaconf. Try „alsactl store“. Regards, Mathias -- debian/rules signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signa

Alsa needs reconfiguration after every reboot

Hi folks, I have alsa installed and working properly. I configure it with alsaconf. Everytime I reboot, I have to reconfigure it again with alsaconf. It's only a few keypresses but annoying. Is this a known issue? What can I do to stabilize the situation and make the config permanent?

Re: icewm & nautilus

csanyipal: > > The windowmanager is icewm and I want to use the nautilus with it. > > I try to edit the ~/.xinitrc : > exec /usr/X11R6/bin/icewm > exec /usr/X11R6/bin/nautilus This will icewm and then, when icewm exits, run nautilus. You need to run nautilus first, with an appended ampersand (&)

Re: Mouse Pointer Disappears Under xorg "nv" Driver

> Give us the default files for such problems: /etc/X11/xorg.conf and > /var/log/Xorg.0.log > > (The former without comments and the latter with the last relevant > lines.) Thanks. Here's xorg.conf first, and then the last 50 or so lines of Xorg.0.log: ==

preserving vnc sessions across reboots

Hi Is it possible to preserve vnc sessions across reboots? I am currently using Etch $dpkg -l vnc\* | grep ^ii ii vnc-common 3.3.7-13 Virtual network computing server software ii vnc-java 3.3.3r2-7 VNC java applet and command line program ii vncserver 3.3.7-13

Re: icewm & nautilus

On Mon, 2006-12-18 at 22:52 +0100, csanyipal wrote: > I installed on an old Toshiba laptop the Debian Etch system. > > The windowmanager is icewm and I want to use the nautilus with it. > > I try to edit the ~/.xinitrc : > exec /usr/X11R6/bin/icewm > exec /usr/X11R6/bin/nautilus > > I make .xini

Re: Mouse Pointer Disappears Under xorg "nv" Driver

Hello Matt. Matt Miller, 18.12.2006 23:06: > What can I try next? Give us the default files for such problems: /etc/X11/xorg.conf and /var/log/Xorg.0.log (The former without comments and the latter with the last relevant lines.) Regards, Mathias -- debian/rules signature.asc Description:

Mouse Pointer Disappears Under xorg "nv" Driver

Om running etch on my shuttle XPC SN21G5. According to lspci, this machine has on-board GeForce 6100 video: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/postgres/8.2.0/postgresql-8.2.0$ lspci |grep VGA 00:05. VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation C51G [GeForce 6100] (rev a2) Now, "dpkg-reconfigure xserver

Re: Spamassassin configurations priority

Andrea Ganduglia wrote: Hi. Where can I find documentations about spamassassin file configuration priority? I want share DB with bayes records between my users but if usr have .spamassassin directory and user_pref into it, those config. are ignored, and system wide file is used. If usr do not hav

icewm & nautilus

Hello! I installed on an old Toshiba laptop the Debian Etch system. The windowmanager is icewm and I want to use the nautilus with it. I try to edit the ~/.xinitrc : exec /usr/X11R6/bin/icewm exec /usr/X11R6/bin/nautilus I make .xinitrc executable. Still the nautilus want not to run automatica

Re: snmpwalk to remote address gives timeout

Bart wrote: Fabrice LORRAIN wrote: Bart wrote: Fabrice LORRAIN schreef: ... However if I run "snmpwalk -v 1 -c public 192.168.1.36 system" on the stable box, with 192.168.1.36 the IP address of the testing box, i get: Timeout: No Response from 192.168.1.36 snmpd is up and running, I can pin

Re: Slow window repaint under 'Etch'

On Mon, Dec 18, 2006 at 14:36:53 +, Peter Hillier-Brook wrote: > Hello All, > > Can anyone suggest a starting point for me to analyse the very slow > repaint of windows following an unidentified update of 'Etch'? By very > slow I mean that dragging a window across the screen results in quite

Re: Slow window repaint under 'Etch'

On Mon, 18 Dec 2006 14:36:53 + Peter Hillier-Brook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello All, > > Can anyone suggest a starting point for me to analyse the very slow > repaint of windows following an unidentified update of 'Etch'? By > very slow I mean that dragging a window across the screen r

Re: What is the best way to install Samba

Let's back up a few steps. Should I be able to see the other computers on the Network before I install SAMBA? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: What is the best way to install Samba

On Mon, 18 Dec 2006 12:03:21 -0800 "michael" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 18 Dec 2006 11:24:55 -0800, schmity wrote > > Ok I have my debian machine connected to a XP machine through a > > router. I have made several attemps to install samba using apt-get > > and I have modified the smb.conf on

New hardware in Etch

Hi, I've a system with 6 GB RAM, two AMD Opteron CPUs and an S-ATA HD. Will these components run under a default Debian Sarge. If so, where can I check that both CPUs are running? Will /proc/cpuinfo provide appropriate information? Regards, Chris -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: What is the best way to install Samba

On (18/12/06 12:03), michael wrote: > On 18 Dec 2006 11:24:55 -0800, schmity wrote > > Ok I have my debian machine connected to a XP machine through a router. > > I have made several attemps to install samba using apt-get and I > > have modified the smb.conf on several occations. My first though

Re: Adding /bin/false to /etc/shells

"L.W. van Braam van Vloten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hello group, > > Is there any objection against adding /bin/false to the file > /etc/shells? Most notably, are there any security considerations? It's common to use /bin/false for users who can't log in, and that usually includes blocking

Re: if I were a newbie how would I get sound?

Douglas Tutty wrote: On Sun, Dec 17, 2006 at 09:22:47PM -0800, Andrew Sackville-West wrote: On Sun, Dec 17, 2006 at 11:56:28PM -0500, Douglas Tutty wrote: [...] Yesterday I downloaded xorg. Today I downloaded some apps (I'm on very slow dialup at 1.5-2.5 KB/s) and alsa. Tomorrow I'll get so

Re: etch 965Q video 16:10

On Sun, 2006-12-17 at 19:32 +0100, Jörg Becker wrote: > Hello, > > I installed successfully an AMD64 etch on my new Dell Optiplex 745. > Everything > I tested yet works fine (SATA, LVM, onboard network, sound), except the video > output. The installer has not recognized the internal graphic (in

Re: What is the best way to install Samba

* schmity <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [061218 13:52]: > Ok I have my debian machine connected to a XP machine through a router. > I have made several attemps to install samba using apt-get and I have > modified the smb.conf on several occations. My first thought was to > start with a fresh reinstall of S

Re: What is the best way to install Samba

On 18 Dec 2006 11:24:55 -0800, schmity wrote > Ok I have my debian machine connected to a XP machine through a router. > I have made several attemps to install samba using apt-get and I > have modified the smb.conf on several occations. My first thought > was to start with a fresh reinstall of

dvd a no go

Running etch. I used to be able to play dvds, but all of a sudden I cannot. They can neither be played nor mounted. CDs work fine in the same drive. I realize it may be a hardware problem, but I wonder if anyone who has experienced the same problem knows of any software glitches I can check

What is the best way to install Samba

Ok I have my debian machine connected to a XP machine through a router. I have made several attemps to install samba using apt-get and I have modified the smb.conf on several occations. My first thought was to start with a fresh reinstall of Samba so that I could start with the original smb.conf

What is the best way to install Samba

Ok I have my debian machine connected to a XP machine through a router. I have made several attemps to install samba using apt-get and I have modified the smb.conf on several occations. My first thought was to start with a fresh reinstall of Samba so that I could start with the original smb.conf

Spamassassin configurations priority

Hi. Where can I find documentations about spamassassin file configuration priority? I want share DB with bayes records between my users but if usr have .spamassassin directory and user_pref into it, those config. are ignored, and system wide file is used. If usr do not have, spamassassin force to

Re: smooth upgrades

On Mon, Dec 18, 2006 at 10:59:26AM -0800, tom arnall wrote: > On Saturday 18 November 2006 17:33, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > > On Sat, Nov 18, 2006 at 07:47:21PM -0500, Leonid Grinberg wrote: > > > I assume that you mean that upgrades do not break your system. Testing > > > is always better at thi

Re: smooth upgrades

On Saturday 18 November 2006 17:33, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > On Sat, Nov 18, 2006 at 07:47:21PM -0500, Leonid Grinberg wrote: > > I assume that you mean that upgrades do not break your system. Testing > > is always better at this than Unstable. Etch is a particular example, > > because it will b

Bluetooth dongle and internal DVD/CD-RW rule of thumb.

I am interested in purchasing a Bluetooth dongle and an internal DVD/CD-RW for an IBM ThinkCentre A50p with Debian Etch installed. Is there a rule of thumb when purchasing hardware for Linux systems? Hardware models and configurations are often different from continent to continent and country to

Re: gmplayer up the creek for DVDs

Sven Arvidsson on 18/12/06 14:43, wrote: On Mon, 2006-12-18 at 14:30 +, Adam Hardy wrote: mplayer is working pretty well on my system with DVDs, but gmplayer is a disaster. My main problems (which are fine when run from the comand line) are: - the aspect ratio is wrong (the pic is too tal

tcl-debug / tcl-dbg ?

Hello there I am trying to debug a tcl application but I cannot find anywhere the -dbg libraries. Is there a way to get the tcl libraries with debugging ? Thanks -- Mathieu Ps: backtrace in gdb is not very usefull with debug info: (gdb) bt #0 0xa6af21c3 in Tcl_CommandComplete () from /usr/li

Re: apt cache files (*.bin) corruption

Hi, In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Andrew Sackville-West<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > what version of apt? there was a segfault problem in version>-2 or -3 which is supposedly fixed in -4. version 0.6.46-3 I > think it was. Apologies, should have said. This is Debian Stable: apt-get

Re: if I were a newbie how would I get sound?

On Mon, Dec 18, 2006 at 11:07:17AM -0500, Douglas Tutty wrote: > On Mon, Dec 18, 2006 at 03:30:43PM +, Chris Lale wrote: > > Douglas Tutty wrote: > > >[...] > > >Yesterday I downloaded xorg. Today I downloaded some apps (I'm on very > > >slow dialup at 1.5-2.5 KB/s) and alsa. Tomorrow I'll ge

jigdo says the checksums don't match on my Etch DVD download...

Dear Debian folks, I have so far successfully downloaded the first two DVD images for Etch RC1 i386 with jigdo. But the third image seems to have a problem. After jigdo finished downloading it (this took about 10 hours) it ran the checksum test and it says that the checksums don't match and

Re: sarge->etch upgrade hits dependency hell

On Tue, Dec 12, 2006 at 10:58:33AM -0800, Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > On Tue, Dec 12, 2006 at 11:54:24AM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Mon, Dec 11, 2006 at 10:27:29AM -0800, Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > > > On Mon, Dec 11, 2006 at 08:57:03AM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > On

Re: if I were a newbie how would I get sound?

On Mon, Dec 18, 2006 at 11:07:17AM -0500, Douglas Tutty wrote: > On Mon, Dec 18, 2006 at 03:30:43PM +, Chris Lale wrote: > > Douglas Tutty wrote: > > >[...] > > >Yesterday I downloaded xorg. Today I downloaded some apps (I'm on very > > >slow dialup at 1.5-2.5 KB/s) and alsa. Tomorrow I'll ge

Re: FF 1.5.0.8 SRC DEBs

Ron Johnson wrote: > Anyone know where I can get them from? snapshot.debian.net -- Address:Daniel Baumann, Burgunderstrasse 3, CH-4562 Biberist Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet: http://people.panthera-systems.net/~daniel-baumann/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROT

Re: Adding /bin/false to /etc/shells

On Mon, Dec 18, 2006 at 03:49:26PM +0100, L.W. van Braam van Vloten wrote: > Hello group, > > Is there any objection against adding /bin/false to the file > /etc/shells? Most notably, are there any security considerations? > > I wish to create a user that can log in to my FTP server, but withou

Re: apache build process

On Mon, Dec 18, 2006 at 10:42:38AM +, Andrew Critchlow wrote: > Hi all, > I am busy learning how to build apache from source.I see how there are two > different ways to do this, via using DSO and compiling in modules. How do you > do both these methods? In the examples i have seen, When using

Re: CVS Application

On Sun, Dec 17, 2006 at 07:46:43PM -0800, rocky wrote: > Hey, > > apt-cahce search CVS will pull lots of CVS application on the console. > As a newbie to the Linux program development environment, I would like > to hear your valueble comments on your favorite CVS applications! > You almost certai

Re: VCD no go with MPlayer.

Hi Sven, On 12/18/06, Sven Arvidsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Sat, 2006-12-16 at 14:03 +0100, Brian Durant wrote: > > In this case, all I can find out is that it's not an > > uncommon warning, but it seems to be harmless. > > I don't know how harmless it is. It is preventing me from using t

Re: if I were a newbie how would I get sound?

On Mon, Dec 18, 2006 at 03:30:43PM +, Chris Lale wrote: > Douglas Tutty wrote: > >[...] > >Yesterday I downloaded xorg. Today I downloaded some apps (I'm on very > >slow dialup at 1.5-2.5 KB/s) and alsa. Tomorrow I'll get something that > >will make a sound. I ran alsaconf which is supposed

Re: if I were a newbie how would I get sound?

On Mon, Dec 18, 2006 at 08:05:14AM -0500, Douglas Tutty wrote: > > I know they're connected since I assembled the computer. The sound is > integral to the Asus M2N-SLI Deluxe MB: (from the MB manual) > > SoundMAX ADI AD1988B 8-channel CODEC > Supports Jack Sensing, Enumeration, Multi

Re: gdm startup window manager and other program

E0x napisał(a): don't exist a way for startup things ? On 12/18/06, *Jakub Narojczyk* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: E0x napisał(a): > hello i use pekwm ( window manager ) i choose and make it my default > session in gdm but i want startup some progra

Re: apt cache files (*.bin) corruption

On Mon, Dec 18, 2006 at 09:16:31AM +, Andy Hawkins wrote: > Hi all, > > Recently, I've been getting regular instances of the bin files in > /var/cache/apt getting corrupted (any apt related command seg-faults unless > I delete these files and do another 'update). > > There is plenty of space

Re: Errors while playing video-DVD

On Sat, 2006-12-16 at 19:09 +0100, Bernd Kloss wrote: > Etch 2.6.18-3-k7 > w32codecs installed > KDE 3.5.5 > Kaffeine 0.8.3 or mplayer > LG-DVD-RW > ATI Technologies Inc Radeon RV100 QY [Radeon 7000/VE] > 2GHz, 512 MB > > Hello, > > while playing commercial videos the software crashes > > kaffei

tg3 driver and kernel 2.6.8

Hallo all I have an IBM xseries260 that i have managed to get debian up and running on. It has been up now for about 2 weeks but not really doing anything for the last week as i have been away on holiday. When i had a look at it today the networking had gone down. The server uses the infamous b

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