Re: DNS lookups in Sid

* Peter Crawford [2009-05-14 10:49:54 -0700]: > Does /etc/hosts begin thus? > > 127.0.0.1localhost.localdomainlocalhost > 127.0.1.1mycomputer.invalidmycomputer > > If so, try commenting the 2nd line. Tried the above, to no avail, so have reverted to original /etc/hosts thus:

No 3D option on glchess

Hi guys, I see no option to enable the 3D view mode on game glchess. Actually I'm using Debian Lenny (Debian 4.3.2-1.1) and compiz-fusion (0.7.9). Any idea what is the trouble ? Thanks.

ESS Maestro3 + Lenny

All, I've upgraded from woody to sarge to etch to lenny, and I am having problems with sound. (I had no problems in woody, but I did not test sound in sarge or etch since it was one upgrade right after the other). Here are my specs: Debian 5.0 (lenny) on Dell Inspiron 8100. Sound card is obvio

Re: display with 3d eccelation not working after software upgrade

2009/5/14 Matus UHLAR - fantomas > On 02.05.09 18:37, Umarzuki Mochlis wrote: > > Use: Debian Lenny i386 > > g. card: nvidia 7600 GS > > > > After upgrading to the latest kernel, I coudn't play computer game with > 3d > > acceleration so I ran > > # nvidia-xconfig > > > > then I rebooted, but I c

Stuck at "Setting system clock" when booting

Using: Lenny i386 The only way I can bypass this is to go "single user mode" and pressing Ctrl+d, any other way to get rid of this problem? -- Regards, Umarzuki Mochlis http://gameornot.net

Re: How to generate Contents-.gz

On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 11:29:40AM +0200, Malte Forkel wrote: > Hello, > > I would like to search a local mirror and a local repository with > apt-file. How can I generate the Contents-.gz files needed? If you happent to use reprepro to create the repository: set the 'Contents' keyword for the di

Re: Using terminal output as input

On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 05:55:35PM +0300, Dotan Cohen wrote: > I am using a Debian-based distro (Ubuntu). Often I need to use the > output of one terminal command as the input for another. A classic > example is the which command: > $ which firefox > /usr/bin/firefox Use a terminal that supports

Re: Why is the kernel in testing so far behind what's current?

On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 2:30 PM, Paul Johnson wrote: > > Anything that doesn't have a showstopping-type bug filed against it in > sid moves to testing after a week, as I understand it. You might check > bugs.d.o for information. Is there something in particular you need > from 27, 28, or 29? ex

Re: Why is the kernel in testing so far behind what's current?

Patrick Wiseman wrote: > According to the Linux Kernel Archives: The latest stable version of > the Linux kernel is: 2.6.29.3. So why is the latest kernel in > testing 2.6.26? Anything that doesn't have a showstopping-type bug filed against it in sid moves to testing after a week, as I understan

Re: Is there an IM Client that Does Not Use X

Martin McCormick writes: > Is there any sort of instant message application that can run in > a command-line terminal, similar to talkd? What about jabber in emacs? But try `apt-cache search instant message` and you will find almost a handful of them. Tiago. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debia

Re: Is there an IM Client that Does Not Use X

Martin McCormick: > > Is there any sort of instant message application that can run in > a command-line terminal, similar to talkd? mcabber, irssi. J. -- I have never been happier than I am now; a fact which depresses me immensely. [Agree] [Disagree]

Re: Is there an IM Client that Does Not Use X

#include * Martin McCormick [Fri, May 15 2009, 02:39:31PM]: > Is there any sort of instant message application that can run in > a command-line terminal, similar to talkd? Not very similar but good: apt-cache show centerim -- Wer den Menschen die Hölle auf Erden bereiten will, braucht ihnen nu

Re: Is there an IM Client that Does Not Use X

Martin McCormick wrote: Is there any sort of instant message application that can run in a command-line terminal, similar to talkd? Thanks. Martin McCormick WB5AGZ Stillwater, OK Systems Engineer OSU Information Technology Department Telecommunications Services Group pidgin puts out a c

Chooser failing

For years I have had two linux machines (inside firewall) using the X chooser so that I could log in either to self or other machine. This has worked with kdm or xdm. Now I am failing to get this to work with Debian Lenny on both machines (last worked with Sarge). It allows login to self, but ch

Is there an IM Client that Does Not Use X

Is there any sort of instant message application that can run in a command-line terminal, similar to talkd? Thanks. Martin McCormick WB5AGZ Stillwater, OK Systems Engineer OSU Information Technology Department Telecommunications Services Group -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@

[OT] Re: I can not set up postfix to send email through SSL-connection

Sthu Deus a écrit : > Good day. > > I can not set up postfix to send email through SSL-connection (465). It > works for plain connection (on 25 port) only. > 465 (so called "smtps") is not standard, and is thus not supported for sending (it is supported for receiving because old out[of]look vers

WARNING: All config files need .conf

I started seeing this message during boot time, after some upgrade. These are the messages: Fri May 15 21:27:02 2009: Configuring network interfaces...WARNING: All config files need .conf: /etc/modprobe.d/irda, it will be ignored in a future release. Fri May 15 21:27:03 2009: WARNING: All config

Re: mount.crypt, LUKS volumes and keyfiles

Michael Iatrou wrote: > When the date was Friday 15 May 2009, Γιώργος Πάλλας wrote: > > >> Michael Iatrou wrote: >> >>> When the date was Wednesday 13 May 2009, Γιώργος Πάλλας wrote: >>> Has anybody managed to mount a LUKS volume using a key-file, with 'mount.crypt'? (or 'j

Re: BSD handbook - was Re: debiantutorials.org seeks input and new blood

On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 12:41 PM, Bret Busby wrote: > On Sun, 3 May 2009, Neal Hogan wrote: > >> >> On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 1:19 PM, Bret Busby wrote: >>> >>> On Sat, 2 May 2009, Neal Hogan wrote: >>> On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 9:30 AM, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: > > On Sat, May 0

Re: Using terminal output as input

On Thu, 2009-05-14 at 13:26 -0400, S Scharf wrote: > > On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 11:13 AM, Dotan Cohen > wrote: > > Not pretty but how about > > `ekiga | head -2 | tail -1` > > > > (note use of backticks) > > > > > That's creative! I

Re: No console from X

On Friday 15 May 2009 13:34:45 Florian Kulzer wrote: > On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 11:15:10 -0400, Ed Jabbour wrote: > > On Friday 15 May 2009 02:22:06 Andrei Popescu wrote: > > > On Thu,14.May.09, 20:57:29, Ed Jabbour wrote: > > > > I can't get to a console from X. I.e., alt-ctrl-f1, 2 get me >

Re: How to remove permanently mouse driver

Roger Leigh writes: > On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 02:51:26PM +0200, User Debian wrote: >> Roger Leigh wrote: >>> On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 11:37:16AM +0200, User Debian wrote: >>> I would like to delete on the permanent basis the mouse driver from Debian. Any help will be more than welc

Re: No console from X

On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 11:15:10 -0400, Ed Jabbour wrote: > On Friday 15 May 2009 02:22:06 Andrei Popescu wrote: > > On Thu,14.May.09, 20:57:29, Ed Jabbour wrote: > > > I can't get to a console from X. I.e., alt-ctrl-f1, 2 get me only a > > > black screen with no prompt. The same thing happe

Re: BSD handbook - was Re: debiantutorials.org seeks input and new blood

On Sun, 3 May 2009, Neal Hogan wrote: On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 1:19 PM, Bret Busby wrote: On Sat, 2 May 2009, Neal Hogan wrote: On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 9:30 AM, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: On Sat, May 02, 2009 at 06:27:44AM -0500, Neal Hogan wrote: FYI - While many of the fBSD folks will tou

Re: network-manager: internet access not working since update [was: Re: Help! Lost GDM-based Internet Access in Squeeze]

On Fri, 2009-05-15 at 10:02 +0300, Andrei Popescu wrote: > According to several reports here, update-manager is not working quite > right. The better alternative would be wicd, so you might try installing > that instead. Wicd works great! Thank you, Ken -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-us

stardict: XDXF data parsing plug-in is not found

Good day. For one of my dictionaries that are used w/ stardict, I see this error: XDXF data parsing plug-in is not found! that prevents the dictionary from using it. Google search did not help me to solve the problem, may You know how to fix it? Thank You for Your time and effort. -- To UNS

Re: Google is catching URLs from Input Forms

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 05/15/09 16:53, Michelle Konzack wrote: > Hello, > > I am testing some new scripts and now I have found out, that a copy of > submitted URLS are going to "Mediapartners-Google": > > [www.tdwave.net] 80 192.168.100.3 - - [15/May/2009:17:36:56 +02

Google is catching URLs from Input Forms

Hello, I am testing some new scripts and now I have found out, that a copy of submitted URLS are going to "Mediapartners-Google": [www.tdwave.net] 80 192.168.100.3 - - [15/May/2009:17:36:56 +0200] "GET /?what=wavelan§ion=request&action=submit&type=1&name=&plz=77694&city=duffelhause

Re: How to remove permanently mouse driver

On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 02:51:26PM +0200, User Debian wrote: > Roger Leigh wrote: >> On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 11:37:16AM +0200, User Debian wrote: >> >>> I would like to delete on the permanent basis the mouse driver from >>> Debian. Any help will be more than welcome ! :) >>> >> >> echo

Re: No console from X

On Friday 15 May 2009 02:22:06 Andrei Popescu wrote: > On Thu,14.May.09, 20:57:29, Ed Jabbour wrote: > > I can't get to a console from X. I.e., alt-ctrl-f1, 2 get me only a > > black screen with no prompt. The same thing happens if I try "console > > login" from kdm. inittab is the default.

Re: Why is the kernel in testing so far behind what's current?

On Thu, 2009-05-14 at 11:32 +0200, Brent Clark wrote: > Patrick Wiseman wrote: > > Thanks, guys, for suggesting that - I used to build a custom kernel > > the "Debian way" all the time, but am out of the habit. I'll get back > > into it. > > > > > Personally I dont know why you would. > > My s

Re: mount.crypt, LUKS volumes and keyfiles

When the date was Friday 15 May 2009, Γιώργος Πάλλας wrote: > Michael Iatrou wrote: > > When the date was Wednesday 13 May 2009, Γιώργος Πάλλας wrote: > >> Has anybody managed to mount a LUKS volume using a key-file, with > >> 'mount.crypt'? (or 'just mount') > > > > > > Have you tried pmount? >

Re: Could someone recommend documentation or books about debian?

Charlie Dorff wrote: Hi, I am new to debian and wanted to know if someone could recommend some good documentation or books about how to use debian. Thanks. Charlie I found "The Debian System," by Martin Krafft, a good overview of the unique aspects of Debian - the book to read AFTER k

Re: mount.crypt, LUKS volumes and keyfiles

Michael Iatrou wrote: When the date was Wednesday 13 May 2009, Γιώργος Πάλλας wrote: Has anybody managed to mount a LUKS volume using a key-file, with 'mount.crypt'? (or 'just mount') Have you tried pmount? No, I didn't know this mount wrapper. Anyway, tried it and it failed..

Re: I can not set up postfix to send email through SSL-connection

Thank You for Your time and answer, Andrei, again: > I'll post snippets out of my config and you can compare: > > ,[ /etc/postfix/main.cf ] > | # Enable authentication > | smtp_sasl_auth_enable = yes Same w/ me. > | # The file that contains the passwords per user > | smtp_sasl_password_maps

Re: How to remove permanently mouse driver

On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 14:51:26 +0200, User Debian (newuser.deb...@gmail.com) wrote: > Roger Leigh wrote: >> On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 11:37:16AM +0200, User Debian wrote: >> >>> I would like to delete on the permanent basis the mouse driver from >>> Debian. Any help will be more than welco

Re: How to remove permanently mouse driver

Roger Leigh wrote: On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 11:37:16AM +0200, User Debian wrote: I would like to delete on the permanent basis the mouse driver from Debian. Any help will be more than welcome ! :) echo 'blacklist psmouse' >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-local for a PS/2 mouse. This will

Re: Lenny. Wrong displaying of symbols.

Problem with incorrect anime subs is solved. There was just another improper 'tick' in Unicode setting for subtitles. After switch it to 'None' problem is gone. Thanks to all for help, time and effort! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscr

Re: Using terminal output as input

Another way of doing this is to run the command that generates the output in a shell that captures the output for editing. For example use 'screen' or the shell mode of 'emacs'. Stuart

Re: I can not set up postfix to send email through SSL-connection

Thank You for Your time and answer, Andrei: > I assume you want to send mail via smarthost. I really, better remove comments and post it here. So, the main.cf: biff = no append_dot_mydomain = no readme_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix smptd_use_tls = yes smtpd_tls_loglevel = 1 smtpd_tls_recei

Re: I can not set up postfix to send email through SSL-connection

Thank You for Your time and answer, Tzafrir: > You can grep for the exact info. but better first just grep-out > comments and empty lines. > > $ wc /etc/postfix/main.cf > 40 143 1312 /etc/postfix/main.cf > $ egrep -v '^(#|$)' /etc/postfix/main.cf | wc > 20 63 786 So I will do.

Re: I can not set up postfix to send email through SSL-connection

Thank You for Your time and answer, Harry: > If it's big, try using Pastebin (http://pastebin.com/). I will post it here after auto removal of commented lines. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.d

Re: I can not set up postfix to send email through SSL-connection

Thank You for Your time and answer and a tip, Tzafrir: > You can grep for the exact info. but better first just grep-out > comments and empty lines. > > $ wc /etc/postfix/main.cf > 40 143 1312 /etc/postfix/main.cf > $ egrep -v '^(#|$)' /etc/postfix/main.cf | wc > 20 63 786 But I

Re: How to remove permanently mouse driver

On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 11:37:16AM +0200, User Debian wrote: > I would like to delete on the permanent basis the mouse driver from > Debian. Any help will be more than welcome ! :) echo 'blacklist psmouse' >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-local for a PS/2 mouse. This will prevent loading of the mo

Re: Using terminal output as input

On Thu, 2009-05-14 at 20:29 -0300, tyler wrote: > Dotan Cohen writes: > > > I am using a Debian-based distro (Ubuntu). Often I need to use the > > output of one terminal command as the input for another. A classic > > example is the which command: > > $ which firefox > > /usr/bin/firefox > > $

Re: ideas for Linux router?

On Fri, May 08, 2009 at 02:18:24PM +0800, Bob wrote: > Alex Samad wrote: >> On Wed, May 06, 2009 at 09:23:52PM -0400, Zachary Uram wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> I got an awesome deal today on a Linksys wired Etherfast Cable/DSL >>> router and 4 port switch - $5 USD at our local Goodwill Computer

How to remove permanently mouse driver

Hi All, I would like to delete on the permanent basis the mouse driver from Debian. Any help will be more than welcome ! :) Many thanks in advance, Eric -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debia

How to generate Contents-.gz

Hello, I would like to search a local mirror and a local repository with apt-file. How can I generate the Contents-.gz files needed? Thanks, Malte -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org

Re: Could someone recommend documentation or books about debian?

Charlie Dorff wrote: > Hi, > I am new to debian and wanted to know if someone could recommend some good > documentation or books about how to use debian. Thanks. Charlie It's not specific to Debian but it's a great intro to linux and if you get through it you're read for the more advanced Debian-s

Re: is it safe to reomve all the other video card driver?

明覺 wrote: my video card is nVidia Corporation GeForce 9500 GT, but i found that my debian system also installed all the other drivers, like ati, arp.., is it safe to remove all the other drivers except the xserver-xorg-video-nv? thanks. yes, IMO it is. steef -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email t

Re: network-manager: internet access not working since update [was: Re: Help! Lost GDM-based Internet Access in Squeeze]

On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 10:02:45 +0300, Andrei Popescu (andreimpope...@gmail.com) wrote: > [sorry, wrong subject] > > On Thu,14.May.09, 14:03:37, Ken L. Klaser wrote: > > > The basic problem is this: I updated Debian Squeeze last night using a > > weekly scheduled Update Manager update (may h

network-manager: internet access not working since update [was: Re: Help! Lost GDM-based Internet Access in Squeeze]

[sorry, wrong subject] On Thu,14.May.09, 14:03:37, Ken L. Klaser wrote: > The basic problem is this: I updated Debian Squeeze last night using a > weekly scheduled Update Manager update (may have been first one since > dist-upgrade, and since last night's update, Network Manager in Gnome > (or t