Re: wlan0 eth0 bridging problem

2009-01-26 Thread Jerome BENOIT
Hello List ! Alex Samad wrote: On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 12:03:47AM -0500, Wayne Topa wrote: Deephay wrote: Greetings all, I have two NICs on my laptop: eth0 and wlan0, I tried to bridge them and use a ad-hoc connection with my cellphone to share the internet I don't think bridging of wirel

Re: [OT] Handy functions for ripping movies

2009-01-26 Thread Ron Johnson
On 01/27/2009 12:37 AM, Alex Samad wrote: On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 07:07:43PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: On 01/26/2009 05:40 PM, Alex Samad wrote: [snip] depends I find 1000kb is pretty good to dvd quaity Good. # setup Video filtering CROP=${CROP:-"crop=720:416:0:80"} Why? bad copy paste

Mount NTFS: Permission and Owner

2009-01-26 Thread Zaki Akhmad
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hello, I am mounting NTFS partition from my Debian. Can somebody tell me, why the permission and owner of my mounted NTFS partition is like this: $ ls -l - -rwxrwxrwx 2 root root 7282 2008-06-22 21:04 200px-AdditiveColorMixing.png - -rwxrwxrwx 2

Re: [OT] Handy functions for ripping movies

2009-01-26 Thread Alex Samad
On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 07:07:43PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: > On 01/26/2009 05:40 PM, Alex Samad wrote: >> On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 12:40:28AM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> While ripping a bunch of (legal!) DVDs, I came up with these bash >>> functions to make the task simpler. Hope

Re: Equivalence to apt-get install -f

2009-01-26 Thread Daniel Burrows
On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 10:59:56AM +0800, Umarzuki Mochlis was heard to say: > For aptitude, is there an equivalence to > # apt-get install -f Just plain "aptitude install" will try to fix any broken dependencies. Daniel -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org w

Re: ownership of /dev/raw1394

2009-01-26 Thread Joel Roth
On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 02:28:58PM -0800, Mike Castle wrote: > On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 12:49 PM, Joel Roth wrote: > > 1) write your own udev rule > > 2) have a script in /etc/init.d do the chown on bootup > > While I agree that, in this instance, a udev solution is more > appropriate (this stuff

fox.com & abc.com video players

2009-01-26 Thread David Fox
Oops wanted this to go to the list -- Forwarded message -- From: David Fox Date: Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 8:33 PM Subject: Re: fox.com & abc.com video players To: Ron Johnson On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 8:21 PM, Ron Johnson wrote: > You must not have Flash installed, since at fox I

Re: fox.com & abc.com video players

2009-01-26 Thread Ron Johnson
On 01/26/2009 09:32 PM, i'll teach you to turn away. wrote: with regards to fox.com & abc.com's live video streams of tv shows from that week - has anyone gotten these to work under debian? the sites work fine otherwise, but the video players are just dead screens under iceape or iceweasel or

Re: having DHCP use name server from PPP connection?

2009-01-26 Thread Daniel B.
Raj Kiran Grandhi wrote: Daniel B. wrote: Can dhcpd be configured to pass on (to DHCP clients on a local, private (NATted) network) the DHCP server machine's current domain name server addresses (given to the machine by PPP (etc.))? What happens when your server's current name server changes

fox.com & abc.com video players

2009-01-26 Thread i'll teach you to turn away.
with regards to fox.com & abc.com's live video streams of tv shows from that week - has anyone gotten these to work under debian? the sites work fine otherwise, but the video players are just dead screens under iceape or iceweasel or any other icy browser you can name. tia. lish cr...@g

boot-time script

2009-01-26 Thread Umarzuki Mochlis
I tried making boot-time script for deluge like below #!/bin/bash /usr/bin/deluge Then I ran update-rc.d to the deluge script hat I saved in /etc/init.d # update-rc.d deluge defaults But when I rebooted my PC, it didn't start. Please tell me where I got it wrong? -- Regards, Umarzuki Mochlis

Equivalence to apt-get install -f

2009-01-26 Thread Umarzuki Mochlis
For aptitude, is there an equivalence to # apt-get install -f -- Regards, Umarzuki Mochlis http://gameornot.net

Re: [OT] Handy functions for ripping movies

2009-01-26 Thread Ron Johnson
On 01/26/2009 05:40 PM, Alex Samad wrote: On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 12:40:28AM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: Hi, While ripping a bunch of (legal!) DVDs, I came up with these bash functions to make the task simpler. Hope you find it useful someday. [snip] wouldn't actually say you are ripping,

Re: Problems with installation of OpenOffice 3.0

2009-01-26 Thread Ron Johnson
On 01/26/2009 05:20 PM, Rodolfo Medina wrote: From openoffice web site I downloaded the tarball OOo_3.0.0_LinuxIntel_install_wJRE_en-US.tar.gz and installed it in my Debian system. But then, when I start openoffice, it fails with the following error message: $ openoffice.org3 /opt/openoffice.o

Re: Fsck encrypted filesystem

2009-01-26 Thread Alex Potter
On Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:50:08 +0100, Richard Hector wrote: > I think it's the normal Ubuntu way, right? It is. -- Regards Alex http://www.badphorm.co.uk/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debi

Re: Fsck encrypted filesystem

2009-01-26 Thread Alex Samad
On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 02:17:39AM -0600, line...@ruiner.halo.nu wrote: > Hi > > I have a relaively recent debian install with LUKS encrypted filesystem, > default options. > > An error has been detected on the HD and it will not boot anymore, FSCK wants > the root password to do system mainten

Re: [OT] Handy functions for ripping movies

2009-01-26 Thread Alex Samad
On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 12:40:28AM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: > Hi, > > While ripping a bunch of (legal!) DVDs, I came up with these bash > functions to make the task simpler. Hope you find it useful someday. > [snip] wouldn't actually say you are ripping, more coping I use something like thi

Re: wlan0 eth0 bridging problem

2009-01-26 Thread Alex Samad
On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 12:03:47AM -0500, Wayne Topa wrote: > Deephay wrote: >> Greetings all, >> >> I have two NICs on my laptop: eth0 and wlan0, I tried to bridge them >> and use a ad-hoc connection with my cellphone to share the internet I don't think bridging of wireless and ethernet works,

Re: portaudio2/device busy?

2009-01-26 Thread Alex Samad
On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 09:26:13PM +0100, Nigel Henry wrote: > On Sunday 25 January 2009 17:21, Tamas Hegedus wrote: > > Nigel Henry wrote: > > > I assume that you had installed pulseaudio at some time or other, to try > > > it [ big snip] Hi I would suggest that you need to update your /etc/aso

Re: Joining Two Videos

2009-01-26 Thread Alex Samad
On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 08:54:51AM +, Alan Chandler wrote: > On Friday 23 Jan 2009, Hal Vaughan wrote: > > I have to join two videos, in different versions, one in .mpg for > > DVDs and one in .mp4. What's the best program that can do this > > without glitches or a high learning curve on Etch?

Sound Only Plays Behind System Bell

2009-01-26 Thread evenso
I've been installing lenny over the past weeks. All was well. Somewhere the sound stopped working. "I wasn't checking it after each new package." Can't get any test sounds in multimedia selector. Tried different settings there including turning off system sounds. Tried alsaconf even though it sa

file completion command line

2009-01-26 Thread Kenneth Karlsen
Hi. I have noticed a change in the way file names are completed on the command line. a directory with: file ab and file abc rm a*c and tab will not complete the filename abc. How can I enable this functionallity? Kenneth -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with

re: postgresql setup

2009-01-26 Thread Jude DaShiell
It makes no difference if you've done su - postgres before running createuser, the same error message appears. I checked that to make sure. I do have a firewall up and running on this machine and port 5432 is not open to the world if that helps any. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-r

Re: ownership of /dev/raw1394

2009-01-26 Thread Mike Castle
On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 12:49 PM, Joel Roth wrote: > 1) write your own udev rule > 2) have a script in /etc/init.d do the chown on bootup While I agree that, in this instance, a udev solution is more appropriate (this stuff can change with hot plugging, right?), one option that I use a lot is muc

Problems with installation of OpenOffice 3.0

2009-01-26 Thread Rodolfo Medina
>From openoffice web site I downloaded the tarball OOo_3.0.0_LinuxIntel_install_wJRE_en-US.tar.gz and installed it in my Debian system. But then, when I start openoffice, it fails with the following error message: $ openoffice.org3 /opt/openoffice.org3/program/soffice: line 124: /opt/openoffice.

init problems

2009-01-26 Thread Maria McKinley
Hello all, I have a machine that I am attempting to boot over the network. I have compiled a kernel for it, Debian Lenny Linux version 2.6.26, with nfs file system and root file system support. For a complete rundown on how I have created the setup, please see: http://www.shadlen.org/~maria/

OT: Iceweasel strange behaviour on eBay (UK)

2009-01-26 Thread Michal R. Hoffmann
A bit off-topic. Recently I noticed a strange behaviour of Iceweasel while I'm using eBay. On some auctions it shows a warning message screen instead of the auction: --- Dear User: Unfortunately, access to this particular listing or item has been blocked due to a Paris commercial cour

Re: Serious aptitude upgrade problem

2009-01-26 Thread Jörg-Volker Peetz
Flo wrote: >> >> Also take a look into directory /var/lib/apt/lists/partial. There may >> be left >> some files. I had to remove them by hand. > > I found there more than 400 files, mainly diff files, but some others as > well. > > Is it better to remove them??? > > Flo. > This directory belon

Re: ownership of /dev/raw1394

2009-01-26 Thread Joel Roth
On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 12:43:31PM -0800, Peter Crawford wrote: > > Folk, > > j:/home/pc# ls -dl /dev/raw* > crw-rw 1 root disk 171, 0 2009-01-26 10:21 /dev/raw1394 > > Changing the group from "disk" to "video" allows a user of > coriander, access to the camera. Yet this is unsatisfactory

Re: Fsck encrypted filesystem

2009-01-26 Thread Richard Hector
On Mon, 2009-01-26 at 11:25 +0100, Johannes Wiedersich wrote: > - From what you write, I have to assume that there is a good reason, why > the person who installed the system did not give you the root password. Isn't that normal if you choose to setup sudo during installation? I don't think I've

ownership of /dev/raw1394

2009-01-26 Thread Peter Crawford
Folk, j:/home/pc# ls -dl /dev/raw* crw-rw 1 root disk 171, 0 2009-01-26 10:21 /dev/raw1394 Changing the group from "disk" to "video" allows a user of coriander, access to the camera. Yet this is unsatisfactory because changing an ownership after each reboot is inconvenient and because IE

Re: CUPS printing without server?

2009-01-26 Thread Sarunas Burdulis
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Todd A. Jacobs wrote: > Is it possible to set up a system as a cups client, e.g. without setting > up a cups server? I want to be able to print to a remote cups server, > but would prefer to avoid the overhead of running a local server just to > talk t

Re: automatic and static dhcp lease on same interface

2009-01-26 Thread Emanoil Kotsev
>> The static IP is not ultimatelly necessary, it was just something I >> thought to bind via mac address a computer known (reliable) to the >> subnet. >> >> Is it possible to do something like that with the dhcp3 server? >> If so, where can I find some docs about it? I googled a lot and just >> f

CUPS printing without server?

2009-01-26 Thread Todd A. Jacobs
Is it possible to set up a system as a cups client, e.g. without setting up a cups server? I want to be able to print to a remote cups server, but would prefer to avoid the overhead of running a local server just to talk to another cups backend. -- "Oh, look: rocks!" -- Doctor Who, "Desti

Re: Ticketing system

2009-01-26 Thread Steve Witt
On Sat, 24 Jan 2009, Umarzuki Mochlis wrote: Recommend me a nice, easy to use free and open source software for support ticketing system on linux adn please tell me why do you like it :) We use gnats and gnatsweb at my work. It is easy to administer, which was a prime consideration in its se

Re: color calibrating the display (in software)

2009-01-26 Thread Johannes Wiedersich
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Micha Feigin wrote: > I'm looking for a way to create a color calibration profile for my display > under linux. I use kde's control centre (peripherals --> monitor & display --> color & gamma). Enter administrator mode. I don't know, if a similar too

Re: can we capture (grab) xorg clipboard information directly without pressing middle button?

2009-01-26 Thread Mitchell Laks
> > Hint: I found these suggestions using > > $ apt-cache search clipboard > Brilliant! I was using apropos clipboard which did not help! great idea thanks! Mitchell -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas.

Re: Pixma iP1000 printer driver on Lenny AMD64

2009-01-26 Thread Lennart Sorensen
On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 04:45:40PM +0800, Umarzuki Mochlis wrote: > Anyone ever configured this printer on debian 64 bit? Or any canon printer > on lenny 64? Unfortuantely Canon seems to be very unfriendly to others writing drivers for their products. Epson and HP on the other hand are much more

Re: resolv.conf getting erased

2009-01-26 Thread Osamu Aoki
On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 03:13:53PM -0400, tyler wrote: > Celejar writes: > > >> annoying. Any idea how I find out what is messing up my resolv.conf > >> files? > > > > I'm no guru, but perhaps the audit package can help? > > Thanks for all the tips, on and off-list. I noticed that at the same >

color calibrating the display (in software)

2009-01-26 Thread Micha Feigin
I'm looking for a way to create a color calibration profile for my display under linux. I'm currently using a profile I created with adobe gamma under vmware and loaded with xcalib. I tried creating a new profile with lprof and everything seems good up to the point of saving it, but loading the r

Re: new hard drive, reinstalling grub

2009-01-26 Thread Γιώργος Πάλλας
whollyg...@letterboxes.org wrote: *created all the lvm volumes groups and partitions, *created ext3 filesystems on the partitions, *created the necessary mount points on /, mounted all the partitions, then cpio'd everything over from the old drive, *ran #grub grub> root (hd0,0) grub>

new hard drive, reinstalling grub

2009-01-26 Thread whollygoat
I'm trying to prepare a bigger hard drive for a system, but I can't get it to boot. Can anyone tell me what I've done wrong below, or what I forgot to do? Booting a grml cd, I repartitioned the larger drive, first using the o command to fdisk to create a new blank partition table (this is a recy

Re: apt-get upgrade... and now postgres 7.4 won't start!

2009-01-26 Thread Eugene V. Lyubimkin
will trillich wrote: > on debian 4.0, apt-get update && apt-get upgrade led to a problem > where postgres 7 won't start! apparently utility program > "pg_controldata" is supposed to generate some locale-info that's > parsed by perl script "pg_ctlcluster", and the two suddenly don't jibe > at all--

Re: Fsck encrypted filesystem

2009-01-26 Thread Johannes Wiedersich
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 line...@ruiner.halo.nu wrote: > Hi > > I have a relaively recent debian install with LUKS encrypted > filesystem, default options. > > An error has been detected on the HD and it will not boot anymore, > FSCK wants the root password to do system main

Re: Fsck encrypted filesystem

2009-01-26 Thread subscriptions
On Mon, 2009-01-26 at 09:17 +0100, line...@ruiner.halo.nu wrote: > Hi > > I have a relaively recent debian install with LUKS encrypted filesystem, > default options. > > An error has been detected on the HD and it will not boot anymore, FSCK wants > the root password to do system maintenence. >

Re: Re: deprecated smbmount --> mount.cifs

2009-01-26 Thread Amit Finkler
Tried that. The output is as follows: parsing options: rw,username=amitf%mypassword mount.cifs kernel mount options unc=//servername\share,ip=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx,pass=mypassword,ver=1,rw,username=amitf, mount error 5 = Input/output error Refer to the mount.cifs(8) manual page (e.g.man moun

Re: Fsck encrypted filesystem

2009-01-26 Thread Γιώργος Πάλλας
line...@ruiner.halo.nu wrote: Hi I have a relaively recent debian install with LUKS encrypted filesystem, default options. An error has been detected on the HD and it will not boot anymore, FSCK wants the root password to do system maintenence. I do not know the root password and I would l

Re: Fsck encrypted filesystem

2009-01-26 Thread Adrian Levi
2009/1/26 : > Hi > > I have a relaively recent debian install with LUKS encrypted filesystem, > default options. > > An error has been detected on the HD and it will not boot anymore, FSCK wants > the root password to do system maintenence. > > > I do not know the root password and I would like

Re: Scim does not work with openoffice

2009-01-26 Thread Joel Roth
On Sat, Jan 24, 2009 at 07:17:23PM +, Rodolfo Medina wrote: > Rodolfo Medina wrote: > > >> >> Any Scim users out there? Scim does not work for me within Openoffice. > >> >> It works fine with gedit, just with the command > >> >> > >> >> $ GTK_IM_MODULE="scim" gedit > >> > > >> >> . Any h

Fsck encrypted filesystem

2009-01-26 Thread lineman
Hi I have a relaively recent debian install with LUKS encrypted filesystem, default options. An error has been detected on the HD and it will not boot anymore, FSCK wants the root password to do system maintenence. I do not know the root password and I would like to fsck the drive. How can

Re: deprecated smbmount --> mount.cifs

2009-01-26 Thread Tzafrir Cohen
On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 08:14:35PM +0200, Amit Finkler wrote: > I know, it's been a while, and Lenny has since moved from 2.6.24 to > 2.6.26. Samba probably has changed a lot as well. However, this > problem persists... > > Here's what I tried to do and the outcome: > > in1: mount -t cifs //serve