Re: lynx and readme.gz

On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 08:28:26AM +0100, Sven Joachim wrote: > On 2008-11-24 08:00 +0100, lee wrote: > > > On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 07:09:19AM +0100, Sven Joachim wrote: > > > >> Use w3m-el, it is much better than w3 since it does not block Emacs > >> while retrieving data from the web. > > > > Th

Re: lynx and readme.gz

On 2008-11-24 08:00 +0100, lee wrote: > On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 07:09:19AM +0100, Sven Joachim wrote: > >> Use w3m-el, it is much better than w3 since it does not block Emacs >> while retrieving data from the web. > > That's what I installed, but it's not available for emacs22, and I'm > trying ou

Re: lynx and readme.gz

On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 07:09:19AM +0100, Sven Joachim wrote: > Put a line with > > (auto-compression-mode 1) > > into your ~/.emacs. Cool, thanks :) > > And w3 mode is > > not available for the current emacs ... > > Use w3m-el, it is much better than w3 since it does not block Emacs > while

Re: Help - Adding size to a document? More security

On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 04:39:19PM +0100, Manuel Gomez wrote: > How could i do this? I am using "SFX compiler" for join an archive (3 > gb, for example) with my documents, but i would like to know how its > done. You could use gpg to encrypt your files, that would save a lot of space. -- To UN

Pasting the old config file to new kernel source for compilation..

I have pasted the config file of 2.6.18 (already compiled working kernel config file) to kernel source of version 2.6.26 , after that also it is asking queries without compiling it when i ran the command "make" .. why is it happening like that? -- bossganesh BOSSTeam CDAC

Re: How to install to Sata Drive with Promise Tx4 installer? etch or lenny

On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 12:45:30PM -0500, Mitchell Laks wrote: > Is there a way to load kernel modules for the Tx4 (ie ata_generic > and sata_promise) into the running kernel of the installer, so it > will recognize this hard drive? The installers used to have an option to load more modules from

Re: lynx and readme.gz

On 2008-11-24 03:04 +0100, lee wrote: > Hi, > > how do I configure lynx to display or to have an option to display > gziped files (like README.Debian.gz) instead of only offering to > download them? > > The w3 mode of emacs doesn't display them, either. Can that be changed > to display them? Hm, e

Xsession: warning XRDB command not found: X resources not merged.

Hello! After boot-up, but before log-in, comes a warning window with the following message: Xsession: warning XRDB command not found: X resources not merged. At first, I was getting a small square window with a large lightbulb. It said: Xsession and needed to be "OK'd". Then and now everything

Re: Not Charging But On AC Power

On Sunday 23 November 2008 09:16:13 pm Zaki Akhmad wrote: > Hi All, > > I am using Debian Testing on Toshiba Satellite L20. I am wondering, > why my laptop battery won't charging. The status is On AC Power. Is > there any tool/package from Debian to check my problem? > > Thanks! > > -- > Zaki Akhma

Re: lynx and readme.gz

On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 10:47:23PM -0500, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: > On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 08:04:22PM -0600, lee wrote: > > how do I configure lynx to display or to have an option to display > > gziped files (like README.Debian.gz) instead of only offering to > > download them? > > I'm not sure h

Re: playing multimedia over my local network - how?

H.S. wrote: > Now what remains to be done is to get the right configuration for samba. > At present, I am using sudo with username and password to mount the > samba folder: > $> sudo mount -t cifs -o username=hs //gurh/Music /mnt/videos Better alternative: $> smbmount //M/Videos ~/Videos -o usern

Not Charging But On AC Power

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi All, I am using Debian Testing on Toshiba Satellite L20. I am wondering, why my laptop battery won't charging. The status is On AC Power. Is there any tool/package from Debian to check my problem? Thanks! - -- Zaki Akhmad -BEGIN PGP SIGNATU

Re: lynx and readme.gz

On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 08:04:22PM -0600, lee wrote: > how do I configure lynx to display or to have an option to display > gziped files (like README.Debian.gz) instead of only offering to > download them? I'm not sure how you set it _not_ to. I just right-arrow over the link and read them. Sorr

lynx and readme.gz

Hi, how do I configure lynx to display or to have an option to display gziped files (like README.Debian.gz) instead of only offering to download them? The w3 mode of emacs doesn't display them, either. Can that be changed to display them? Hm, emacs22 loads and ungzips gziped files, but emacs21 l

Re: Help - Restrict root privileges - What is indispensable?

On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 12:54:09AM +0100, Manuel Gomez wrote: > Hi, i would like to restrict the privileges of root. Now goes the > question: why? But if you restrict too far, you can not manage system with GUI etc. > I only need the essential for run my OS: If you really want this, disable sud

Re: Help - Adding size to a document? -> No security, think differently

Hi, (I send direct reply to OP and Ubuntu intentionally with reason... I am afraid message from OP may spread a wrong idea.) I know double posting to ML (Debian and Ubuntu in this case.) is not generally considered good. If the original poster uses Ubuntu, he should post there only. On Sun, No

Re: Setting up a USB WiFi adapter from the terminal

Sam Kuper wrote: > 2008/11/23 en0f <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [ ... ] > Thanks for the pointer. I had been a bit puzzled about that, because of > being able to supposedly configure wifi via /etc/network/interfaces, but > I've installed the wpasupplicant package now and - after a lengthy bout with > the

Re: Setting up a USB WiFi adapter from the terminal

2008/11/23 en0f <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sam Kuper wrote: > > I've just installed Etch on a Thinkpad 240 and installed a Netgear > WG111v3 > > USB WiFi adapter according to the instructions > > here< > http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-hardware-18/wifi-card-netgear-wg111v3-usb2.0-in-debia

Re: receive system mail into inbox?

Jack wrote : It's very easy in kmail. Just create a new account, choose "local inbox," and point it to the account (in /var/mail/ ) that you want to monitor. Thanks for the quick reply It was indeed very easy to setup, but i'm getting an error: Transmission failed: Could not lock /var/mail/

Re: playing multimedia over my local network - how?

On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 5:04 PM, H.S. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > I am looking for a setup to play movies and music and to browse photos > over my local home network (mostly Debian, one Ubuntu machine, sometimes > a Windows machine on the wireless network). How do I start doing that? >

apache2 warning

Hi, what is one supposed to do about the warning "[warn] NameVirtualHost *:80 has no VirtualHosts"? I realize that apache2 is configured (by default) to have a virtual host, but I don't have a virtual host, only a non-virtual one. What's the Debian way to handle apache2 configuration and to chan

Re: playing multimedia over my local network - how?

Bob Cox wrote: > > Do you have the samba share mounted on the machine you are trying to > view the video from? > > I cannot get the smb://M/Videos approach to work; albeit I have only > just tried it. > > Try mounting the Videos directory and then see what happens. Something > like: > > # mo

Re: Web development on Debian - Etch or Lenny?

On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 4:59 AM, Csanyi Pal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "中和刘" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 3:48 PM, Csanyi Pal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> I want to setup a web developing environment with Eclipse, JDK and >>> Tomcat on Debian. >>> >>> I tried on De

KVM - multiple guest networking problem with birdge+tap setup.

Hi, I am trying to setup two guest windows XP on host linux amd64. Every thing except inter-kvm network works. I have started the two kvm machines with different macaddr to ensure there is no hwaddr conflict. However, kvm assigns tap1 a hw address that is same as br0's hw address. Here is my

Help - Restrict root privileges - What is indispensable?

Hi, i would like to restrict the privileges of root. Now goes the question: why? I only need the essential for run my OS: Can access to my frontend netfilter (iptables) shorewall. Use chmod, run sh scripts, and any command essential for running the OS. I would like more security, and i have to o

Re: Very slim Desktop Manager

On 2008-11-18, s. keeling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Not to mention, gpm config is a black art. I have no clue how to gpm > my mouse, and haven't for years. I knew how long ago, but gpm is not > easy these days. What protocol does a three button, serial, logitech > mouse use? None of what I'

Re: Setting up a USB WiFi adapter from the terminal

Sam Kuper wrote: > Dear all, > I've just installed Etch on a Thinkpad 240 and installed a Netgear WG111v3 > USB WiFi adapter according to the instructions > here. > Now I ne

Étoilé (GnuStep based desktop) in Debian Sid

Hi folks I installed the packages camaelon.app, dictionaryreader.app and wildmenus.app. See [0] How to start Étoilé? In GDM you cant choose Étoilé as a desktop environment. Sven [0] http://packages.debian.org/source/sid/x11/etoile -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject o

Re: receive system mail into inbox?

On 11/23/08 12:22, Jack wrote: Hello, is it possible to receive system user mail (the mail one can usually read using the command line "mail" program, for example system error reports) as normal mail through kmail or any other desktop mail program? If yes, how to configure to do so? The compl

Setting up a USB WiFi adapter from the terminal

Dear all, I've just installed Etch on a Thinkpad 240 and installed a Netgear WG111v3 USB WiFi adapter according to the instructions here. Now I need to configure it so that

Re: receive system mail into inbox?

On 11/23/08 12:54, subscriptions wrote: On Sun, 2008-11-23 at 19:22 +0100, Jack wrote: Hello, is it possible to receive system user mail (the mail one can usually read using the command line "mail" program, for example system error reports) as normal mail through kmail or any other desktop mail

Re: Sound But No Sound - Finally Puzzled It Out

On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 06:07:33PM +0100, Jonathan Kaye wrote: > Thomas H. George wrote: > > > Sound: alsaplayer plays cd's & totem plays videos. alsamixer adjusts > > volume. > > > > No Sound: Audacity has no input control - input options are determined > > by the sound card so presumably Audac

Re: receive system mail into inbox?

On Sun, 2008-11-23 at 21:36 +0100, Jack wrote: > Transmission failed: Could not lock /var/mail/myusername > of course i'm trying to read my own mail. > Permission problems? > > ls -lah /var/mail/ > > drwxrwsr-x 2 root mail 4.0K 2008-11-23 21:31 . > drwxr-xr-x 15 root root 4.0K 2008-07-26 12:05

Re: Web development on Debian - Etch or Lenny?

"中和刘" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 3:48 PM, Csanyi Pal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I want to setup a web developing environment with Eclipse, JDK and >> Tomcat on Debian. >> >> I tried on Debian Etch with >> >> eclipse 3.2.1-4, >> sun-java6-jdk and >> tomcat5, > i use

Re: receive system mail into inbox?

On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 01:14:43PM -0600, John Hasler wrote: > Jack wrote: > > Hello, > > > > is it possible to receive system user mail (the mail one can usually read > > using the command line "mail" program, for example system error reports) as > > normal mail through kmail or any other desktop

Re: receive system mail into inbox?

> It's very easy in kmail. Just create a new account, choose "local inbox," and > point it to the account (in /var/mail/ ) that you want to monitor. Thanks for the quick reply It was indeed very easy to setup, but i'm getting an error: Transmission failed: Could not lock /var/mail/myusername

Re: boot problem

On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 02:12:53PM -0500, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: > The problem is in the /etc/rcS.d/S10checkroot.sh script, it gets an > error when it goes to remount the / fs rw (after the filesystem is > declared clean). > > "Cannot change data mode or remount > mount / not mounted already or b

Re: receive system mail into inbox?

Jack wrote: > Hello, > > is it possible to receive system user mail (the mail one can usually read > using the command line "mail" program, for example system error reports) as > normal mail through kmail or any other desktop mail program? > > If yes, how to configure to do so? man etc-aliases --

boot problem

hello all, My P-II wont boot all of a sudden. I've been in the middle of setting it up. Fresh install, updating, upgrading packages, etc. I probably wasn't careful enough to reboot after every little change so I can't pinpoint when the problem started in relation to what I was doing, just that

Re: receive system mail into inbox?

On Sunday 23 November 2008 10:22:11 am Jack wrote: > Hello, > > is it possible to receive system user mail (the mail one can usually read > using the command line "mail" program, for example system error reports) as > normal mail through kmail or any other desktop mail program? > > If yes, how to c

Re: receive system mail into inbox?

On Sun, 2008-11-23 at 19:22 +0100, Jack wrote: > > Hello, > > is it possible to receive system user mail (the mail one can usually > read > using the command line "mail" program, for example system error > reports) as > normal mail through kmail or any other desktop mail program? > > If yes, how

receive system mail into inbox?

Hello, is it possible to receive system user mail (the mail one can usually read using the command line "mail" program, for example system error reports) as normal mail through kmail or any other desktop mail program? If yes, how to configure to do so? I'm using Lenny at the moment. Thanks --

How to install to Sata Drive with Promise Tx4 installer? etch or lenny

Hi, I have been trying the last 2 days to install etch or lenny onto a sata drive that resides on a Promise Sata Tx4 4 channel controller. However the etch or even the latest lenny nightly build network-installer do not recognize the sata drive. In the past I have installed debian on PA

[SOLVED] am check / dump probs

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Somewhat shamefaced... Permissions. The log / log directories on the client were owned by root: an artifact of copying over the old logs (as root) as part of the new install. I'd set amandad to be run as root in inted.conf -- that made amcheck work,

Re: Help - Adding size to a document? More security

On 11/23/08 09:39, Manuel Gomez wrote: Hi, i would like to add more size to a document to avoid hackers. If the size is too big, troyans won't download the archive (it would take days and days...) How could i do this? I am using "SFX compiler" for join an archive (3 gb, for example) with my docu

Re: Iceweasel sessions

I found one of them: Session Manager. Works good. thanks martin3z Dnia 2008-11-23, o godz. 12:22:33 "thveillon.debian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> napisał(a): > Marcin Klapkowski wrote : > > Hi, > > I use Iceweasel and I want to save my opened sessions by session > > name. > > > > 1. Is it possible in

Re: Q: List Policy

Teemu Likonen wrote: > This is the last one: I suggest that you try to see norms of > communication in social terms and concepts, not mathematical. The > email-using world, as I see it, is mainly social. What you're missing is that I am seeing them in social terms as well. I see them in terms

Help - Adding size to a document? More security

Hi, i would like to add more size to a document to avoid hackers. If the size is too big, troyans won't download the archive (it would take days and days...) How could i do this? I am using "SFX compiler" for join an archive (3 gb, for example) with my documents, but i would like to know how its d

Re: Q: List Policy

Steve Lamb (2008-11-23 04:14 -0800) wrote: > Problem is that this one can be quantified in what is harmful. It > isn't a matter of preferences but of facts. > That's not preference, that's simple mathematics. I guess my suggestions failed. :-) This is the last one: I suggest that you try to see

Re: Q: List Policy

On Sunday 23 November 2008 03:09:04 Teemu Likonen wrote: > It's usually about using the "correct" clients and > configuration, mailing list configuration, Reply-To and Mail-Followup-To > usage etc. So far nobody has managed to convince everybody that their > system is the best one. Hence my point:

Re: Iceweasel sessions

Marcin Klapkowski wrote : Hi, I use Iceweasel and I want to save my opened sessions by session name. 1. Is it possible in Iceweasel? 2. Is there any web browser that can save many sessions with opened tabs? 3. Is there some wish list or something in Debian community? thanks martin3z Hi, I

Re: Web development on Debian - Etch or Lenny?

On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 3:48 PM, Csanyi Pal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I want to setup a web developing environment with Eclipse, JDK and > Tomcat on Debian. > > I tried on Debian Etch with > > eclipse 3.2.1-4, > sun-java6-jdk and > tomcat5, i use debian sid for web development, i use the

Re: Debian Etch and a half

> On Sat, 2008-11-22 at 14:40 -0800, jeffry killen wrote: > >> O.K., I downloaded the netisntall cd image and burned it to >> a disc as data file iso 9660. >> I put it in the cd/dvd tray and entered bios setup to tell >> the system to boot from cd. >> I started with the dhcp connection attempt

Re: Removing debian non-us from sources.list [was: debian non-us]

Chris Jones ha scritto: [...] > Get:1 http://security.debian.org stable/updates Release.gpg [189B] [...] > Get:2 http://mirror.pacific.net.au stable Release.gpg [386B] [...] > #deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org/ stable main I suggest you to substitute "stable" with "etch" in "sources.list" or yo

Re: Q: List Policy

Steve Lamb (2008-11-22 17:59 -0800) wrote: > None of the situations you cited are compelling enough to warrant the > complete duplication of every message the list server sends out. Not a > one. That's good because my point was and is elsewhere. I'm not trying to compel anybody about certain mail

Re: Iceweasel sessions

On Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:41:28 +0100 Marcin Kłapkowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 2. Is there any web browser that can save many sessions with opened > tabs? Have a look at opera browser. It is not free, but a good freeware. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsu

Iceweasel sessions

Hi, I use Iceweasel and I want to save my opened sessions by session name. 1. Is it possible in Iceweasel? 2. Is there any web browser that can save many sessions with opened tabs? 3. Is there some wish list or something in Debian community? thanks martin3z -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL

Re: Audio very bad after kernel upgrade

On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 22:26:08 -0600, Kent West ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Ron Johnson wrote: [...] >> What happens when you play an audio file from the console? This is >> always a helpful baseline: >> >> $ speaker-test -t sine >> > > Killing X and using music123 to play an .ogg file (G

Re: H.264/AVC/MPEG-4 Part 10

On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 02:17:00AM -0200, gusti wrote: > Hello, > > Do you anybody how to convert avi and mepg and flash file to > "H.264/AVC/MPEG-4 Part 10". > That format is the support by the iphone/ipod touch. have a look at mencoder and goto the mplayer web site. > > Thank you in advance