Re: Cannot play MMS video streams

Tomas Kral wrote: > Dear Lists, > > Can anyone play MMS video streams off the web? > I cannot so far. > > I am on Etch, having installed > gstreamer0.10-*, possibly all plugins > incl. gstreamer0.10-pitfdll plus w32codecs > incl. gstreamer0.8-mms > totem-gstreamer > totem-mozilla > evolu

No 3D acceleration for Radeon X1250 (RS690)?

I'm using the onboard graphics of my Asus M2A-VM motherboard, which is identified as a Radeon X1200 (RS690). XVideo works with the default open-source drivers, although there's noticeable tearing in the video. However, I cannot get hardware 3D acceleration to work. I get the following console mess

Re: cant install kpackage manager in lenny

raman narasimhan wrote: > i'd upgraded my etch system to lenny. and when i tried opening Kpackage, a > message telling me to install SMART package manager was shown, when i > tried to install it got the following error. what do i do?? > > debian:~# apt-get install smartpm > Reading package lists.

No 3D acceleration for Radeon X1250 (RS690)?

I'm using the onboard graphics of my Asus M2A-VM motherboard, which is identified as a Radeon X1200 (RS690). XVideo works with the default open-source drivers, although there's noticeable tearing in the video. However, I cannot get hardware 3D acceleration to work. I get the following console mess

Re: framemaker replacement ?

On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 18:32, Hendrik Boom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have friend who's interested in trying out free software. Her > immediate request is for something to replace Framemaker. It seems she's > involved in the use of Framemaker to make "books" for salesmen. > > I have little

Re: framemaker replacement ?

Hendrik Boom wrote: > I have friend who's interested in trying out free software. Her > immediate request is for something to replace Framemaker. It seems she's > involved in the use of Framemaker to make "books" for salesmen. > > I have little more information about her application at presen

obtaining linux-source or linux-image for 686 versions 2.6.19 - 2.6.23

Hi, as posted in another thread I have the situation that my DPT2044W SCSI card's kernel module, eata, causes a lock-up with kernel 2.6.24 and later, but not with kernel 2.6.18.4. Is there a place on-line where I can download either Debian sources or binaries compatible with a Pentium-II (-686

Re: OT: Hidden service disk

T o n g wrote: Hi, Major PC vendors store their system installation/rescue disks in 1st partition (and call it service disk). I'm wondering how they are able to hide the partition from Windows. Is any tools under Linux that can create such hidden partitions from Windows. If so, how? and can L

Re: apt-cache as normal user behaves weird

LÉVAI Dániel wrote: Hi! Why could it be, that when I use apt-cache search as a normal user, its output is only a subset of the one when I'm running it as root? Like this: $ apt-cache search ia32 ia32-libs - ia32 shared libraries for use on amd64 and ia64 systems # apt-cache search ia32 elilo

Re: only root can unmount

On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:30:03 +, T o n g wrote: > I get the following error when unmounting dvd: > > $ umount /mnt/dvd > umount: only root can unmount /dev/dvd from /mnt/dvd > > Strange is that, I have "user" in my fstab: > > $ grep dvd /etc/fstab > /dev/dvd /mnt/dvd auto user,noauto,exec,ro

Re: HELP - Installing Firefox 3 on Debian Etch

Carlos Carrero Gutierrez wrote: Hi, i would like to install Firefox 3 on my Debian Etch. Then, i need gtk 2.12 or newer. But when i try to compile gtk 2.14 i need: pango, glib, pkg-config, cairo, atk... Well, i have compiled all succesfully except atk 1.2.4, it says: checking for GLIB - version

OT: Hidden service disk

Hi, Major PC vendors store their system installation/rescue disks in 1st partition (and call it service disk). I'm wondering how they are able to hide the partition from Windows. Is any tools under Linux that can create such hidden partitions from Windows. If so, how? and can Linux access such

stopping rhythmbox from coming up at start up

Hi, How can I stop rhythmbox from coming up at startup? I already checked the sessions or startup pages in gnome, but rhythmbox isn't there... What files start programs when a user logs in? Thanks, Danny -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble?

Re: framemaker replacement ?

Hendrik Boom wrote: I have friend who's interested in trying out free software. Her immediate request is for something to replace Framemaker. It seems she's involved in the use of Framemaker to make "books" for salesmen. I have little more information about her application at present, but I

Re: PCI ethernet card from ebay doesn't work at all. Possibly fake, but which?

On Fri, 28 Nov 2008 23:47:12 -0500, A. F. Cano wrote: > Any hints will be greatly > appreciated. Thanks. > > A. I once had troubles like this -- it turned out that the firewire port on my graphics card was being recognised as eth0. -- hendrik -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: framemaker replacement ?

On Sun, 30 Nov 2008 02:32:58 +, Hendrik Boom wrote: > I have friend who's interested in trying out free software. Her > immediate request is for something to replace Framemaker. It seems > she's involved in the use of Framemaker to make "books" for salesmen. > > I have little more informat

framemaker replacement ?

I have friend who's interested in trying out free software. Her immediate request is for something to replace Framemaker. It seems she's involved in the use of Framemaker to make "books" for salesmen. I have little more information about her application at present, but I expect to speak to h

Re: ALSA sound recording frustration

On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 14:11, Nigel Henry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Kelly. > > I did see the Etchnhalf 2.6.24 kernel when looking at synaptic. I only > suggested the musix one, as I have it installed, and know it uses alsa driver > 1.0.16. I'm on dialup, and didn't want to download the et

Re: computer turn on automatically

You really want to reply to the list, not to individuals. Often one individual will say something that triggers another person's ability to actually provide the solution. Not only that, but replying to the list will make sure the conversation gets archived, so others can benefit from the knowledge

Powerless Wireless

Using the b43 wireless LAN driver do I have to bring my notebook in a certain position and good weather for to get a sometimes disrupted connection to the AP. By chance have I noticed, that the connection does not need the notebook in that certain position, but it works nearly everywhere here

Re: X11 Forwarding with Lenny?

On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 21:37:03 +0100, swm38 swm38 wrote: > 2008/11/29, Florian Kulzer: > > Post the output of the following two commands when run on the SSH server > > (the intended X client): > > > > apt-cache policy xbase-clients xauth > xbase-clients: > Installed: 1:7.3+18 [...] > xauth: >

Re: ALSA sound recording frustration

On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 08:27:02AM -0500, Napoleon wrote: > lee wrote: >> On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 08:32:24PM -0500, Napoleon wrote: >>> Which is why is is important to correct misinformation on the list. >> >> You got all wrong: People will start thinking you're a twat when you >> try to do that ..

Re: X11 Forwarding with Lenny?

On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 09:37:03PM +0100, swm38 swm38 wrote: > It's the exact same output for both systems, but X11 forwarding works > only in one direction. does the output of "ssh -Xvv ..." in each direction differ in an interesting way? --Rob* -- /

Re: ALSA sound recording frustration

On Saturday 29 November 2008 21:20, Kelly Clowers wrote: > On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 14:52, Nigel Henry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Thursday 27 November 2008 17:40, Nigel Henry wrote: > >> On Thursday 27 November 2008 15:38, Mark Neidorff wrote: > >> > Hi All, > >> > > >> > In case I have to s

apt-cache as normal user behaves weird

Hi! Why could it be, that when I use apt-cache search as a normal user, its output is only a subset of the one when I'm running it as root? Like this: $ apt-cache search ia32 ia32-libs - ia32 shared libraries for use on amd64 and ia64 systems # apt-cache search ia32 elilo - Bootloader for syste

Re: PCI ethernet card from ebay doesn't work at all. Possibly fake, but which?

On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 11:48:44PM -0600, lee wrote: > On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 11:47:12PM -0500, A. F. Cano wrote: > > > SIOCSIFADDR: No such device > > eth0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device > > SIOCSIFNETMASK: No such device > > SIOCSIFBRDADDR: No such device > > eth0: ERROR w

Re: PCI ethernet card from ebay doesn't work at all. Possibly fake, but which?

On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 09:48:25AM +0200, Andrei Popescu wrote: > On Fri,28.Nov.08, 23:47:12, A. F. Cano wrote: > > [...] > > > and lspci -v says this: > > > > 00:0a.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. > > RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10) > > [...] > > > The drivers the sys

Re: FROM LAST APRIL, I almost got it right! Was: Re: Hmmm. A question. Was [Re: Debian is losing its users]

On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 8:29 AM, Nigel Henry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Don't know, but Jumping Jackflash has got a nice ring to it. A credit to the > Stones, and every time you boot, the login screen shows an animated version > of Mick Jagger, and a few words from the tune. I wish that Henriett

boot problems

Hi, I am running lenny and having some bootup problems. * 1. I have a script in /etc/network/if-up.d/iptables If I boot the system up, I see that it runs. If I issue an iptables -L -n, I see SOME of my configurations. ACCEPT tcp -- 0.0.0.0/00.0.0.0/0

Re: Erase cache, clean registry in Linux

On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 11:53:28AM -0800, Kelly Clowers wrote: > On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 09:41, lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 09:11:11PM -0800, Kelly Clowers wrote: > >> On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 00:36, lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > How do I turn it off? I don't

Re: X11 Forwarding with Lenny?

2008/11/29, Florian Kulzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Post the output of the following two commands when run on the SSH server > (the intended X client): > > apt-cache policy xbase-clients xauth xbase-clients: Installed: 1:7.3+18 Candidate: 1:7.3+18 Version table: *** 1:7.3+18 0 500 http

Re: ALSA sound recording frustration

On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 14:52, Nigel Henry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thursday 27 November 2008 17:40, Nigel Henry wrote: >> On Thursday 27 November 2008 15:38, Mark Neidorff wrote: >> > Hi All, >> > >> > In case I have to say it, I'm very frustrated trying to get ALSA sound >> > working on my

Cannot play MMS video streams

Dear Lists, Can anyone play MMS video streams off the web? I cannot so far. I am on Etch, having installed gstreamer0.10-*, possibly all plugins incl. gstreamer0.10-pitfdll plus w32codecs incl. gstreamer0.8-mms totem-gstreamer totem-mozilla evolution When I click on an URL video link in

Intriguing answers from science about mean people--a talk on Coast to Coast radio

If you are trying to understand why some people can be so naturally mean, science finally has intriguing answers. I'll be giving a three-hour interview on Coast to Coast radio beginning at 11:00 pm Pacific time tonight based on the book described below. You can a

Re: Pata problem

On Sat, 29 Nov 2008 11:46:47 pm Douglas A. Tutty wrote: > On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 07:35:48PM +1300, John Batistic wrote: > > Following a Sid re-install to a sata drive, Debian does not recognise the > > XP pata drive. > > > > Mobo: ASUS P5K SE > > Dual boot: gldr on XP > > Kernel : 2.6.26-1-686 > >

Re: Erase cache, clean registry in Linux

On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 09:41, lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 09:11:11PM -0800, Kelly Clowers wrote: >> On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 00:36, lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> > What the hell is "gnome-mount extension"? >> >> >> >> It handles semiautomatic mounting and unmo

Re: CLI Image viewer: top left, no resize.

Sorry, Debian Etch 4.0 , Here's my sources list. # # deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 r3 _Etch_ - Official i386 NETINST Binary-1 20080218-14:15]/ etch contrib main deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 r3 _Etch_ - Official i386 NETINST Binary-1 20080218-14:15]/ etch contrib main #etch deb http://ftp.u

Re: 64 bit kernel, 32-bit userland

On 11/13/08 04:50, Sven Joachim wrote: On 2008-11-13 11:38 +0100, Ron Johnson wrote: I set the subarch to Opteron and, based on what I found in lkml using Google, did: # make clean # ARCH=x86_64 make menuconfig # make # make modules_install Still 32 bit. Do I have to do this, too? # ARCH=x86

Re: computer turn on automatically

Engi Zoltán wrote: > Hello, > > Unfortunately, I am not linux expert. > I have Debian Linux server. In the bios it is set that turn on every > day at 6. > I changed the kernel 4 days ago. Old kernel was 2.4.27. The new one is > 2.6.18. > Since, change of kernel the computer doesn't turn on although

computer turn on automatically

Hello, Unfortunately, I am not linux expert. I have Debian Linux server. In the bios it is set that turn on every day at 6. I changed the kernel 4 days ago. Old kernel was 2.4.27. The new one is 2.6.18. Since, change of kernel the computer doesn't turn on although the bios is set. What is the

Re: X11 Forwarding with Lenny?

On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 08:24:14 +0100, Frederik Kriewitz wrote: > On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 10:05 PM, swm38 swm38 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I can't get X11 Forwarding working with lenny as server. > > Error: Can't open display: localhost:10.0 > > I had the same problem on 3 machines I upgraded

Re: CLI Image viewer: top left, no resize.

On Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:43:17 -0600, Jeff Pugh in gmane.linux.debian.user wrote: >>On Fri, 28 Nov 2008 03:03:39 -0600, Jeff Pugh in >>gmane.linux.debian.user wrote: >> If I understand what you ask correctly, you can apt-get install zgv, >> It's a cli tool I just learned about, reading the linux cook

Re: FROM LAST APRIL, I almost got it right! Was: Re: Hmmm. A question. Was [Re: Debian is losing its users]

On Saturday 29 November 2008 16:57, Kent West wrote: > Cybe R. Wizard wrote: > > "Cybe R. Wizard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > >> Everyone piped up: > >> > >> [...] > >> > >> I hereby propose the Jibbering Jackalope. > >> > >> Cybe > > > > Do I get a prize for coming so close to reality, something

Re: FROM LAST APRIL, I almost got it right! Was: Re: Hmmm. A question. Was [Re: Debian is losing its users]

Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Cybe R. Wizard wrote: > > "Cybe R. Wizard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > > >> Everyone piped up: > >> > >> [...] > >> > >> I hereby propose the Jibbering Jackalope. > >> > >> Cybe > >> > > > > Do I get a prize for coming so close to reality, something

Re: using dual core to build kernels

On Fri, 2008.11.28, 333, Jerome BENOIT wrote: > You want to add in `/etc/kernel-pkg.conf' the line > > CONCURRENCY_LEVEL := 2 Hey, that's better, thanks. I usually forget about it otherwise. signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Errors after AMD64 install but not with the 32bit install

Hello everyone! I just did another Debian Lenny AMD64 install. However, it wasn't as smooth as the other installs. This time I have three errors that I am still trying to figure out. For what it is worth, when I install the 32bit version* I do not get these errors at all and all of the hardware

HELP - Installing Firefox 3 on Debian Etch

Hi, i would like to install Firefox 3 on my Debian Etch. Then, i need gtk 2.12 or newer. But when i try to compile gtk 2.14 i need: pango, glib, pkg-config, cairo, atk... Well, i have compiled all succesfully except atk 1.2.4, it says: checking for GLIB - version >= 2.0.0... *** 'pkg-config --mod

Re: FROM LAST APRIL, I almost got it right! Was: Re: Hmmm. A question. Was [Re: Debian is losing its users]

Cybe R. Wizard wrote: > "Cybe R. Wizard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > >> Everyone piped up: >> >> [...] >> >> I hereby propose the Jibbering Jackalope. >> >> Cybe >> > > Do I get a prize for coming so close to reality, something I usually > try to avoid? > > Cybe R. Wizard > Not all of u

FROM LAST APRIL, I almost got it right! Was: Re: Hmmm. A question. Was [Re: Debian is losing its users]

"Cybe R. Wizard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Everyone piped up: > > [...] > > I hereby propose the Jibbering Jackalope. > > Cybe Do I get a prize for coming so close to reality, something I usually try to avoid? Cybe R. Wizard -- Nice computers don't go down. Larry Niven, Steven Barn

Re: x11vnc and kde

> I think x11vnc is only for currently running user x sessions. That is its main use, but it has a little known -create option: http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/x11vnc_opts.html#opt-create that will try find an existing X session and if unsuccessful it will start up Xvfb (or others) to cr

Re: installing kpackage manager in lenny

On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 08:38:31 -0500, raman narasimhan wrote: > tried using kpackage manager in my newly upgraded lenny system.. got the > following error when i tried installing smartpm by using package search: > > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state informa

Re: building entire Lenny from source

Tshepang Lekhonkhobe wrote: > Hi, > > I'd like to build the whole of Lenny from source and am looking for > advice on the easiest tools to use. I looked at pbuilder and rebuildd > and nearly had a headache. Are there tutorials out there? > I would try gentoo. They have this concept behind. che

Re: "hda: lost interrupt" with CompactFlash (via PCMCIA)

Stefan Monnier wrote: > > I'm trying to read a CompactFlash card via a PCMCIA adapter (first time > I use this PCMCIA port) and am not having much luck: > ># dmesg|grep hda >[ 10.372034] hda_intel: probe_mask set to 0x1 for device 17aa:2010 >[ 11.213306] hda: CF 32GB, CFA DISK dr

Re: ALSA sound recording frustration

lee wrote: On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 08:32:24PM -0500, Napoleon wrote: Which is why is is important to correct misinformation on the list. You got all wrong: People will start thinking you're a twat when you try to do that ... No, I'm not the one being called a twat. That only happens when

Re: Reinstalling Packages after Rebuilding System with Etch

Martin McCormick wrote: > I am going to backup my sarge system, install with the > etch-and-a-half CDROM and then I want to put back all the extra > packages such as alsa, calc and many more that I have installed > over time but, of course, do this as automatically as practical > as well as get th

installing kpackage manager in lenny

tried using kpackage manager in my newly upgraded lenny system.. got the following error when i tried installing smartpm by using package search: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Reading extended state information Initializing package states.

cant install kpackage manager in lenny

i'd upgraded my etch system to lenny. and when i tried opening Kpackage, a message telling me to install SMART package manager was shown, when i tried to install it got the following error. what do i do?? debian:~# apt-get install smartpm Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Read

Re: How to reposition the K desktop unlocking widget?

On Friday 28 November 2008 19:47, Andrew Reid wrote: > Thanks for this -- I'm not in front of the problem system > just at the moment, but I think the difference might be that I > used a TwinView screen directly, and didn't use a ServerLayout > section, so by the time KDE gets to it, all the low

Re: Compact Flash (CF) boot question

shr @dslextreme.com wrote: > On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 2:28 AM, Emanoil Kotsev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> Bob wrote: >> >> > Emanoil Kotsev wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> >> >> I have a fanless board by Acrosser with Geode GX CPU. The board has a >> >> CF slot that is seen as primary/secondary HD

Re: typing keys in scripts

Thanks, I'll have a play with it... On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 11:58:29PM +0100, Florian Kulzer wrote: > On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 01:12:39 -0600, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: > > On Thursday 2008 November 27 22:20, Daniel Dalton wrote: > > > I need to kill my screen reader when opening emacs. So I'm

Re: automatic gdm log in

Worked, thanks very much to everyone that replied. On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 06:30:56AM -0600, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > Daniel Dalton wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Is it possible to get gdm to log me in automatically to a certain account >> with out me having to enter a username or password? It's a home pc s

Re: Pata problem

On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 07:35:48PM +1300, John Batistic wrote: > Following a Sid re-install to a sata drive, Debian does not recognise the XP > pata drive. > > Mobo: ASUS P5K SE > Dual boot: gldr on XP > Kernel : 2.6.26-1-686 > > The previous install was LVM and both drives were recognised. This

Re: Truecrypt as A User

floyd wrote: >> I am using truecrypt to encrypt my partition. But I can't access my >> encrypted partition as a user. Is is must run as a root? >> > > Go to /etc/sudoers and add to: #User privilege specifications > *your login name* All=(ALL) ALL > > /etc/s

Re: Possible DNS issue in Debian/Lenny?

On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 03:10:02PM -0600, Mike Chorak wrote: > Alex Samad wrote: >> On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 04:04:32AM -0600, Mike Chorak wrote: >>> Alex Samad wrote: can you show us /etc/nsswitch.conf, also /etc/resolv.conf and try [snip] > > When I removed mdns4 and mdns4-minimal from my /

Re: checkgmail

On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 04:56, Sridhar M.A. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Further, I just created a simple perl file with the following lines : > > #!/usr/bin/perl > > use strict; > use warnings; > > use LWP::UserAgent ; > > print "Hi\n" > > Running this gives me this error : > > Can't locate

Starting at boot Tomcat 6 on Debian

Hi, I have installed Tomcat 6 on Debian GNU/Linux Etch using apache-tomcat-6.0.18.tar.gz in to the /usr/local/apache-tomcat-6.0.18/ directory. I setup in the .bash_profile JAVA_HOME and PATH variables: $ echo $JAVA_HOME /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun-1.6.0.07 $ echo $PATH /usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin