Re: Overwrite existing partition with zeros without hurting partition table? (Debian Lenny)

On 2010-03-06 23:20, Stan Hoeppner wrote: Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. put forth on 3/6/2010 9:11 PM: 1. Old installation using one of more reiserfs file systems. 2. Install Lenny without wiping; use one or more reiserfs file systems. 3. Worst-case scenario file system failure. 4. (reiserfsck --rebui

Re: Overwrite existing partition with zeros without hurting partition table? (Debian Lenny)

On 2010-03-06 21:11, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: In <4b92a531.6090...@cox.net>, Ron Johnson wrote: On 2010-03-06 09:41, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: In <20100306015538.gp11...@wasteland.homelinux.net>, Jochen Schulz wrote: Mark: I hope there is a simple answer to this question (fingers cro

Re: [SOLVED] Overwrite existing partition with zeros without hurting partition table? (Debian Lenny)

On 2010-03-06 22:10, Mark wrote: >On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 7:11 PM, Ron Johnson > wrote: [snip] >We're allowed to question *spurious* justifications. If you'd have said "for privacy concerns" instead of fear of "ghost/residual files", the response would

Installing to Flash Drive

Hello, I'm trying a first time exercise, for me, hereattempting to mount a Lenny dist. onto a 32Gb Corsair flashdrive by way of a MS XP loaded P.C. Installation is fine until it comes to where the boot record is to be mounted, the installation programme not seeming to want to place it anywher

Re: use preseeding for one package

On Thu, Mar 04, 2010 at 10:17:46PM +0200, Andrei Popescu wrote: > On Thu,04.Mar.10, 15:48:09, chan...@antenna.nl wrote: > > Thank you Eric, > > > > I am already using cfengine2 and puppet :). But when I want to > > install postfix or phpmyadmin with cfengine a dialog screen flashes > > by which lo

Re: Overwrite existing partition with zeros without hurting partition table? (Debian Lenny)

Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. put forth on 3/6/2010 9:11 PM: > 1. Old installation using one of more reiserfs file systems. > 2. Install Lenny without wiping; use one or more reiserfs file systems. > 3. Worst-case scenario file system failure. > 4. (reiserfsck --rebuild-tree) -> Links files from the old

Re: SOLVED aumix not working

On Sat, Mar 06, 2010 at 03:03:30PM -0800, Freeman wrote: > On Sat, Mar 06, 2010 at 08:55:52PM +0100, MList wrote: > > Why is aumix failing and how can I fix it? > > > > Have you read: > > Debian specific notes for the aumix package > === > After lot

Re: [SOLVED] Overwrite existing partition with zeros without hurting partition table? (Debian Lenny)

>On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 7:11 PM, Ron Johnson wrote: [snip] > >We're allowed to question *spurious* justifications. If you'd have said > "for privacy concerns" instead of fear of "ghost/residual files", the > response would have been markedly different. > > > Interesting, so what is the differen

Rer: Two Lenny problems

Stephen, I did nothing about your last email because I didn't see it until after I had made the last change, but, yes, the last Lenny install was to the 8400 with a different audio card. Now the 8400 has Windows 7 Ultimate on it with the original Creative SB Live! audio card and the origin

Re: Overwrite existing partition with zeros without hurting partition table? (Debian Lenny)

In <4b92a531.6090...@cox.net>, Ron Johnson wrote: >On 2010-03-06 09:41, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: >> In <20100306015538.gp11...@wasteland.homelinux.net>, Jochen Schulz wrote: >>> Mark: I hope there is a simple answer to this question (fingers crossed): how do I overwrite an existing p

Re: [SOLVED] Overwrite existing partition with zeros without hurting partition table? (Debian Lenny)

On 2010-03-06 20:52, Mark wrote: Bringing this thread to a close as I'm the OP: 1) Thanks to the people who actually provided help. 2) To the others, isn't one of the purposes of Linux to allow us to do what we want, how we want, when we want? I have a preference to blank hdd sectors with ze

[SOLVED] Overwrite existing partition with zeros without hurting partition table? (Debian Lenny)

Bringing this thread to a close as I'm the OP: 1) Thanks to the people who actually provided help. 2) To the others, isn't one of the purposes of Linux to allow us to do what we want, how we want, when we want? I have a preference to blank hdd sectors with zeros before doing a new OS installatio

Re: Can't Zap X (Option "DontZap" "off")

> > I'd like to be able to use Ctrl-Alt-BS to kill X, but can't get it > > Finally found something that works, this line in ~/.xmodmap : > > keycode 22 = BackSpace Terminate_Server Actually, what was preventing the Ctrl-Alt-BS key combo from working was a line in my ~/.xmodmap that I'd forgo

Re: TIA is ... (was Re: MySQL upgrade failed PLEASE HELP!!!)

On Sunday 07 March 2010 01:07:34 Nuno Magalhães wrote: > > Saves time. You will (obviously?) be thankful for replies, thanking in > advance saves time and an extra message just to say thanks. > > My 2¢ > Extra message to say thanks, and to put SOLVED in the subject, and to explain exactly how

Re: MySQL upgrade failed PLEASE HELP!!!

On 3/6/2010 2:22 PM, Oscar Corte wrote: Hi all: Just today I upgraded my Debian Lenny Server, many packages were upgraded succesfully, but MySQL server wich is not working anymore. What can I do to restore MySQL server? Error messages shown are these: Starting MySQL database server: mysql .

Re: TIA is ... (was Re: MySQL upgrade failed PLEASE HELP!!!)

On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 23:32, Ron Johnson wrote: >> I'm not sure that this is the time or the place for this, >> but I have to admit it irritates me when people say "Thanks in >> advance."  It irritates me primarily because it appears to be >> an excuse for not saying "thank you" later if someone

TIA is ... (was Re: MySQL upgrade failed PLEASE HELP!!!)

On 2010-03-06 16:35, Stephen Powell wrote: On Sat, 6 Mar 2010 15:22:01 -0500 (EST), Oscar Corte wrote: [snip] Thanks in advance for any advice I'm not sure that this is the time or the place for this, but I have to admit it irritates me when people say "Thanks in advance." It irritates me p

Re: how to open a port?

On Wed, Mar 03, 2010 at 01:35:08PM -0500, James Wu wrote: > Try running 'netstat -nat | grep 4965' and paste the output. I guess you meant: netstat -lntp | grep 4965 -- Tzafrir Cohen | tzaf...@jabber.org | VIM is http://tzafrir.org.il || a Mutt's tzaf...@cohens.org.il

Re: Can't Zap X (Option "DontZap" "off")

* John Magolske [100306 14:07]: > I'd like to be able to use Ctrl-Alt-BS to kill X, but can't get it to > work. I searched around and tried a bunch of things: > [ ... bunch of things ... ] Finally found something that works, this line in ~/.xmodmap : keycode 22 = BackSpace Terminate_Server

Re: ssh

On Tue, Mar 02, 2010 at 03:36:10AM -0800, consul tores wrote: > hello > > If i do # ssh from Lenny against Slackware or OpenBSD, then i get only > 1 key, but if i do # ssh from Lenny to Lenny, then i receive 2 keys! > It happens when i am outside of my lan which has a router DLink as > gateway, wh

Re: aumix not working

On Sat, Mar 06, 2010 at 08:55:52PM +0100, MList wrote: > In freshly installed lenny form DVD set I am not able to use aumix to > change sound volume. > > When I run the command > $ aumix > screen is cleared and this error is printed: > aumix: error opening mixer: Success > > Same thing happens w

Re: aumix not working

On Saturday 06 March 2010 10:55:52 am MList wrote: > In freshly installed lenny form DVD set I am not able to use aumix to > change sound volume. > > When I run the command > $ aumix > screen is cleared and this error is printed: > aumix: error opening mixer: Success > > Same thing happens when ru

Re: MySQL upgrade failed PLEASE HELP!!!

On Sat, 6 Mar 2010 15:22:01 -0500 (EST), Oscar Corte wrote: > > Just today I upgraded my Debian Lenny Server, many packages > were upgraded succesfully, but MySQL server wich is not working anymore. > > What can I do to restore MySQL server? > > Error messages shown are these: > > Starting MySQL

Can't Zap X (Option "DontZap" "off")

I'd like to be able to use Ctrl-Alt-BS to kill X, but can't get it to work. I searched around and tried a bunch of things: In /etc/X11/xorg.conf : ... Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Keyboard0" Driver "kbd" Option "XkbOptions" "compose:rwin"

Re: Overwrite existing partition with zeros without hurting partition table? (Debian Lenny)

Osamu Aoki put forth on 3/6/2010 3:07 AM: > As I understand, if you have sensitive data on harddisk, just doing mkfs only > is not enough to erase them all. It overwrites very small portion of them. > It > certainly makes almost impossible to read them by most of us with limited > time. Doing

aumix not working

In freshly installed lenny form DVD set I am not able to use aumix to change sound volume. When I run the command $ aumix screen is cleared and this error is printed: aumix: error opening mixer: Success Same thing happens when running aumix as root. I am using mplayer to listen mp3 music and the

fuseiso9660 refuse to show content of all files in iso image

I am using fuseiso9660 to mount iso images. In /etc/fstab I have line: fuseiso9660#/mnt/data/music.iso /mnt/data/fuse/cd1 fuse user,allow_other,ro 0 0 This mount desired iso image automatically but I can not acces to all the files contained in it. That DVD iso image is full of mp3 songs. When I b

emacs transient-mark-mode

I have installed lenny 5.0.4 and for some reason transient-mark-mode in emacs does not work as it used to with etch. I use the same .emacs file as before. When I set mark with C-SAPCE and then move cursor with C-f C-b M-f M-b C-n C-p there is blue backgroun and transient-mark-mode work as I am us

RE: MySQL upgrade failed PLEASE HELP!!!

Same result. It seems to try to start the server an it fails. I happens too when using aptitude. > Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2010 22:39:40 +0200 > From: brentgclarkl...@gmail.com > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: MySQL upgrade failed PLEASE HELP!!! > > On 06/03/2010 22:22, Oscar Cor

RE: MySQL upgrade failed PLEASE HELP!!!

Hi: Manual starting also fails. I'll check the log file > Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2010 15:41:21 -0500 > From: allan_w...@lifeintegrity.com > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: MySQL upgrade failed PLEASE HELP!!! > > On 2010-03-06T20:22:01, Oscar Corte wrote: > > Error messages shown ar

Re: MySQL upgrade failed PLEASE HELP!!!

On 2010-03-06T20:22:01, Oscar Corte wrote: > Error messages shown are these: > > Starting MySQL database server: mysql . . . . . failed! > invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "start" failed. > dpkg: error processing mysql-server-5.0 (--configure): > subprocess post-installation script returned

Re: MySQL upgrade failed PLEASE HELP!!!

On 06/03/2010 22:22, Oscar Corte wrote: Error messages shown are these: Starting MySQL database server: mysql . . . . . failed! invoke-rc.d: initscript mysql, action "start" failed. dpkg: error processing mysql-server-5.0 (--configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit st

MySQL upgrade failed PLEASE HELP!!!

Hi all: Just today I upgraded my Debian Lenny Server, many packages were upgraded succesfully, but MySQL server wich is not working anymore. What can I do to restore MySQL server? Error messages shown are these: Starting MySQL database server: mysql . . . . . failed! invoke-rc.d: initscript

Re: Instability in Iceweasel

On Sat, Mar 06, 2010 at 10:08:54AM -0500, Stephen Powell wrote: > On Fri, 5 Mar 2010 22:10:36 -0500 (EST), Freeman wrote: > > No issues here. > > > > |free...@europa:~$ apt-show-versions iceweasel libcairo2 > > |iceweasel/testing uptodate 3.5.8-1 > > |libcairo2/testing uptodate 1.8.8-2 > > |free

Install failed un ASUS RS300-E6/PS4 server

Hi, I installed lot of Debian on lot of machines/servers but it's the first time I have a problem with a rack-mount server ASUS RS300-E6/PS4. The Debian installer (5.04) begin, I select language, keyboard, then it failed to find CDROM. When I open a terminal Ctrl-Alt-F1 a "ls /dev" don't show

Re: Overwrite existing partition with zeros without hurting partition table? (Debian Lenny)

On 2010-03-06 09:41, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: In <20100306015538.gp11...@wasteland.homelinux.net>, Jochen Schulz wrote: Mark: I hope there is a simple answer to this question (fingers crossed): how do I overwrite an existing partition (hda2 for example) with all zeros (essentially blanking

[OT] Google-Transliterate and MUA

Hi *, does someone know, where I can find the API describtion for Google- Transliterate gibt? If I write corean or farsi in "mutt", I have to use an external editor, but I could use my prefered one (mcedit) to write in us-ascii, then select the desired text and let Google transliterate

Re: eaccelerator on debian

On 06/03/2010 14:36, Julien Vehent wrote: Hey guys, I was looking into eaccelerator to integrate in with php5-cgi and nginx, and I was wondering: is there any specific reason why eaccelerator isn't packaged for debian already ? Julien Hiya Although I agree eaccelerator's one of the best

Re: Bash "read" command: want to preload some data

On Sat, Mar 06, 2010 at 09:44:13 -0600, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. (b...@iguanasuicide.net) wrote: > PROMPT="stuff" > DEFAULT="path" > > printf '%s [%s] ?' "$PROMPT" "$DEFAULT" > read FILEPATH > if [ -z "$FILEPATH" ]; then > FILEPATH="$DEFAULT" > fi Boyd and André - thank you both for your s

Re: Bash "read" command: want to preload some data

In <20100306124710.gb25...@bobcox.com>, Bob Cox wrote: >On Sat, Mar 06, 2010 at 06:21:27 -0600, Ron Johnson (ron.l.john...@cox.net) wrote: >> On 2010-03-06 04:28, Bob Cox wrote: >>> - >>> Example: ask for a path with a default value. >>> Note: The -i option was introduced with

Re: Overwrite existing partition with zeros without hurting partition table? (Debian Lenny)

In <20100306015538.gp11...@wasteland.homelinux.net>, Jochen Schulz wrote: >Mark: >> I hope there is a simple answer to this question (fingers crossed): how do >> I overwrite an existing partition (hda2 for example) with all zeros >> (essentially blanking the partition clean in preparation for insta

Re: Instability in Iceweasel

On Fri, 5 Mar 2010 22:10:36 -0500 (EST), Freeman wrote: > No issues here. > > |free...@europa:~$ apt-show-versions iceweasel libcairo2 > |iceweasel/testing uptodate 3.5.8-1 > |libcairo2/testing uptodate 1.8.8-2 > |free...@europa:~$ I haven't experienced the problem either -- yet. But apparent

Re: Bash "read" command: want to preload some data

* Bob Cox (2010-03-06): [...] > - > Example: ask for a path with a default value. > Note: The -i option was introduced with Bash 4. > read -e -p "Enter the path to the file: " -i "/usr/local/etc/" FILEPATH > The user will be prompted, he can just accept the default, or edit it.

Re: Monitor Resolution issues

On Sat, 6 Mar 2010 00:03:58 -0500 (EST), Linux User wrote: > > I have a BenQ 20" G2220HD series monitor, and I was wondering if > anyone knows what I can put in the Xorg.conf file. I've just switched > from Debian to Kubuntu briefly for reasons that would take time to > explain. Debian Lenny 5.0.4

Re: unexpected problem with icedove : hundred of storaged mails no longer have a body !

Camaleón wrote: On Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:48:53 +0100, Bernard wrote: Camaleón wrote: (...) Maybe your mbox is corrupted... have you ever perfomed a "compact" operation? No, I never have. I read the interresting article on Mozillazine.org, and I have understood that my

Re: Bash "read" command: want to preload some data

On 2010-03-06 06:47, Bob Cox wrote: On Sat, Mar 06, 2010 at 06:21:27 -0600, Ron Johnson (ron.l.john...@cox.net) wrote: On 2010-03-06 04:28, Bob Cox wrote: What I am trying to do is "preload" a bash read command with a value which can be accepted, edited or changed by the user. Some googling s

Re: eaccelerator on debian

On Sat, Mar 06, 2010 at 13:36:29 +0100, Julien Vehent (jul...@linuxwall.info) wrote: > I was looking into eaccelerator to integrate in with php5-cgi and nginx, > and I was wondering: is there any specific reason why eaccelerator isn't > packaged for debian already ? http://eaccelerator.net/tick

Re: Bash "read" command: want to preload some data

On Sat, Mar 06, 2010 at 06:21:27 -0600, Ron Johnson (ron.l.john...@cox.net) wrote: > On 2010-03-06 04:28, Bob Cox wrote: >> What I am trying to do is "preload" a bash read command with a value >> which can be accepted, edited or changed by the user. Some googling >> shows that this is dead easy

Substitutin fonts with ~/.fonts.conf

I'm trying using ~/.fonts.conf to replace Helvetica with Droid Sans, here's the content of the file: Helvetica Droid Sans but no matter what, nothing seems to happen. I tried running fc-cache, I have checked in /etc/fonts/conf.d and I found 50-user.conf which seems to explicitly call

eaccelerator on debian

Hey guys, I was looking into eaccelerator to integrate in with php5-cgi and nginx, and I was wondering: is there any specific reason why eaccelerator isn't packaged for debian already ? Julien -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Tr

Re: Bash "read" command: want to preload some data

On 2010-03-06 04:28, Bob Cox wrote: What I am trying to do is "preload" a bash read command with a value which can be accepted, edited or changed by the user. Some googling shows that this is dead easy to with the -i option which appeared in bash version 4 - I have found this: -

Bash "read" command: want to preload some data

What I am trying to do is "preload" a bash read command with a value which can be accepted, edited or changed by the user. Some googling shows that this is dead easy to with the -i option which appeared in bash version 4 - I have found this: - Example: ask for a path with a de

Re: Overwrite existing partition with zeros without hurting partition table? (Debian Lenny)

On 2010-03-06 03:07, Osamu Aoki wrote: Hi, On Fri, Mar 05, 2010 at 10:44:30PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: On 2010-03-05 22:14, Mark wrote: On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 5:55 PM, Jochen Schulz wrote: Why do you think you need to blank the partition before installing lenny? There *are* reasons to do th

Re: Overwrite existing partition with zeros without hurting partition table? (Debian Lenny)

Hi, On Fri, Mar 05, 2010 at 10:44:30PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: > On 2010-03-05 22:14, Mark wrote: > >>On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 5:55 PM, Jochen Schulz wrote: > > > >>>Why do you think you need to blank the partition before installing > >>>lenny? There *are* reasons to do that, but they have nothin