Re: Lenny in less than 32 MB of drive space?

2010-03-28 Thread Marc Olive
El Friday 26 March 2010 18:45:46 Rick Thomas va escriure: > However, if physical size matters, the "Gizmo! jr" is the smallest > I've found.) FYI, a micro-sd reader like this is smaller: http://www.kingston.com/flash/usb_microsd_reader_bndl.asp Micro-sd reader: 24.99mm x 12.14mm x 2.64mm Gizmo!

Re: ad blocking squid

2010-03-28 Thread Glenn English
On Mar 28, 2010, at 7:42 PM, John Hasler wrote: > Jozsef Vadkan wrote: >> Can anyone post a link to a good howto, how to set up a transparent >> squid proxy, that can filter ads? > > I suggest that you try Privoxy. No need for a HOWTO: just install the > Debian package. ... and point your brow

Re: handling removable media without gnome-volume-manager

2010-03-28 Thread briand
On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 20:21:20 -0600 Dave Thayer wrote: > On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 09:46:05PM -0700, bri...@aracnet.com wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I'd like something where I can encode the behavior for particular > > devices, i.e. as I'm using the same devices over and over I'd like a > > way to ma

Re: gstreamer in squeeze

2010-03-28 Thread Jim McCloskey
Some time ago (Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:04:58 -0800), I reported a problem with gstreamer in Debian. The problem was that even though audio playback under Alsa worked fine, applications (like rhythmbox, listen, amarok and so on) that depended on gstreamer would produce only silence. I concluded: |>

Conclusion: Looking for good dark background GTK themes

2010-03-28 Thread T o n g
On Mon, 29 Mar 2010 01:58:23 +0200, jo...@gmx.li wrote: > Are you also interested in KDE/fluxbox themes? Actually I'm into simplicity. My current GTK theme zip up to only less than 3k. It is based on "Clearlooks Compact" by Martin Ankerl martin.ank...@gmail.com. http://art.gnome.org/download/th

Re: problem installing grub-legacy

2010-03-28 Thread Stephen Powell
On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 01:25:34 -0400 (EDT), Tong wrote: > > Long story, I don't want Grub2/Grub-PC, etc, but get upgraded to it. Now > I can't go back, because grub-common is listed as a dependency of grub- > legacy. But the grub-common package has been upgraded for use with > version 2 only. I do

Re: Theoretical drive swapidge.

2010-03-28 Thread jeremy jozwik
On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 7:57 PM, green wrote: > Sjoerd mentioned using chroot; are you? Hmm, maybe you need to bind mount > proc, sys, and dev also... i did try a chroot into the external drive per someone else instructions. > "Check your device.map" means look at /boot/grub/device.map. It sho

Re: Theoretical drive swapidge.

2010-03-28 Thread green
jeremy jozwik wrote at 2010-03-28 10:42 -0500: > On Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 8:30 AM, Sjoerd Hardeman > wrote: > > Finally, chroot to /media/newdrive, do a grub-install /dev/sda (or > > whatever other device your new drive is mounted on), > > everything is copied over to the new drive. grub-install i

Re: Theoretical drive swapidge.

2010-03-28 Thread green
jeremy jozwik wrote at 2010-03-28 10:45 -0500: > On Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 9:51 AM, green wrote: > > Yeah, I forgot to mention checking /etc/fstab. > > truthfully i dont know what i should be looking for here, but this is > a nano of fstab Basically, you just want to make sure that the partitions

Re: handling removable media without gnome-volume-manager

2010-03-28 Thread Dave Thayer
On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 09:46:05PM -0700, bri...@aracnet.com wrote: > Hi all, > > I'd like something where I can encode the behavior for particular > devices, i.e. as I'm using the same devices over and over I'd like a > way to make sure that the same device gets mapped to the same thing. > > Not

Re: ad blocking squid

2010-03-28 Thread John Hasler
Jozsef Vadkan wrote: > Can anyone post a link to a good howto, how to set up a transparent > squid proxy, that can filter ads? I suggest that you try Privoxy. No need for a HOWTO: just install the Debian package. -- John Hasler -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org

Re: ad blocking squid

2010-03-28 Thread Andrew Winnenberg
On Saturday 27 March 2010 08:53:12 am Jozsef Vadkan wrote: > I want to block ads on the client side. [i mean when the people surf the > net, they shouldn't see any ads] > > Can anyone post a link to a good howto, how to set up a transparent > squid proxy, that can filter ads? [on client side! - ro

Re: ad blocking squid

2010-03-28 Thread A. F. Cano
On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 01:53:12PM +0100, Jozsef Vadkan wrote: > I want to block ads on the client side. [i mean when the people surf the > net, they shouldn't see any ads] > > Can anyone post a link to a good howto, how to set up a transparent > squid proxy, that can filter ads? [on client side!

Re: ad blocking squid

2010-03-28 Thread Paul Johnson
On Sat, 27 Mar 2010 13:53:12 +0100, Jozsef Vadkan wrote: > Can anyone post a link to a good howto, how to set up a transparent > squid proxy, that can filter ads? While it's not in Debian, ufdbguard is a pretty reliable redirector. > [on client side! - router isn't > running openwrt, etc.] That

Re: Looking for good dark background GTK themes

2010-03-28 Thread jo...@gmx.li
Quoting T o n g : Any dark-background fans here? Please suggest your dark background GTK Theme. I use Xfce-dusk with modified scrollbar/button/... mouseover color (I don't like blue) Mine used to look like this, http://xpt.sourceforge.net/techdocs/misc/ce01-DarkBackgroundIsGoodForYou/ scree

Re: Flash click problem

2010-03-28 Thread T o n g
On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 23:57:44 +0200, janek wrote: >> Recently, I experience click-problems for web flashes. For example, in >> this flash, >> >> http://www.hs101.ca/final_low/start.htm > > More info: > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=548986 > > Try to set variable GDK_NATIVE_WIND

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2010-03-28 Thread Adam Russell
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Re: How to read log files

2010-03-28 Thread Lisi
On Sunday 28 March 2010 19:26:19 Jari Fredriksson wrote: > Maybe you are not entitled to use a computer in the first place? I hope that this was a semantic/language error, and not an unpleasant comment. But it reads more like a very unpleasant comment. Lisi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-

Re: Flash click problem

2010-03-28 Thread Lisi
On Sunday 28 March 2010 17:04:08 T o n g wrote: > Hi, > > Recently, I experience click-problems for web flashes. For example, in > this flash, > > http://www.hs101.ca/final_low/start.htm [snip] > Could anyone try above url and tell me if it works for you please? Works (painfully!) fine here in bot

Re: Manage window: change positions, etc.

2010-03-28 Thread Jochen Schulz
Olivier Cailloux: > > I posted this message one week ago but did not receive advices. Does > anybody know an other place where I could ask the question? You'd have to ask the metacity people. But I doubt they will be able to help you (short of implementing what you need which I don't think they

Re: Flash click problem

2010-03-28 Thread janek
T o n g writes: > Hi, > > Recently, I experience click-problems for web flashes. For example, in > this flash, > > http://www.hs101.ca/final_low/start.htm More info: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=548986 Try to set variable GDK_NATIVE_WINDOWS=1: export GDK_NATIVE_WINDOWS

Re: VLC stalls from time to time when listening through MMS (protocol)

2010-03-28 Thread Merciadri Luca
Camaleón wrote: > On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 22:42:35 +0200, Merciadri Luca wrote: > > >> Camaleón wrote: >> > > Okay. If I may, I suggest you to mute it, and to see what happens in ~5 hours. If it still works, there is a problem here. Note that I do not like all of the songs the

Re: Manage window: change positions, etc.

2010-03-28 Thread Olivier Cailloux
Hello, I posted this message one week ago but did not receive advices. Does anybody know an other place where I could ask the question? Or is it incorrectly framed? Do you think it is worth re-posting it in a new thread? (I don't want to spam the list, but I have the feeling that the question

Re: VLC stalls from time to time when listening through MMS (protocol)

2010-03-28 Thread Camaleón
On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 22:42:35 +0200, Merciadri Luca wrote: > Camaleón wrote: >>> Okay. If I may, I suggest you to mute it, and to see what happens in >>> ~5 hours. If it still works, there is a problem here. Note that I do >>> not like all of the songs they broadcast! >>> >>> >> Done. I'

Re: How to read log files

2010-03-28 Thread Ron Johnson
On 2010-03-28 14:24, Dotan Cohen wrote: On 28 March 2010 21:26, Jari Fredriksson wrote: I have no problem reading log files. But I have 25 years behind of reading those. Excellent. I hope to have a similar thing to say in the year 2035. Maybe you are not entitled to use a computer in the

Re: Failed to install flashplayer-mozilla

2010-03-28 Thread T o n g
On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 15:56:36 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > That looks like 64-bit Debian, right? Yep, so...? -- Tong (remove underscore(s) to reply) http://xpt.sourceforge.net/techdocs/ http://xpt.sourceforge.net/tools/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org wit

Re: Failed to install flashplayer-mozilla

2010-03-28 Thread Ron Johnson
On 2010-03-28 13:07, T o n g wrote: Thanks everyone for the responds. On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 12:03:35 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: Note, though, which flash player I use. *Not* flashplugin-nonfree. $ apt-cache policy flashplayer-mozilla flashplayer-mozilla: Installed: 1:10.0.45.2-0.0 Candid

Re: Not able to change password with passwd

2010-03-28 Thread Sjoerd Hardeman
Sjoerd Hardeman schreef: >> Absolutely not. I wonder how this configuration came in place, >> considering I >> installed the server recently from scratch and edited >> configuration-files very >> carefully and tried to understand every single thing I changed >> anywhere. I >> installed samba, thoug

Re: How to read log files

2010-03-28 Thread John Hasler
Thierry Chatelet writes: > So even if linux was born the very same year; 1991 + 25 = 2016 Log files have been around for just a _little_ bit longer than Linux has. -- John Hasler -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contac

Re: VLC stalls from time to time when listening through MMS (protocol)

2010-03-28 Thread Merciadri Luca
Camaleón wrote: > On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 17:27:31 +0200, Merciadri Luca wrote: > > >> Camaleón wrote: >> > > Maybe somebody could test PowerHitz? >>> It plays fine here with Totem. I open the following link: >>> >>> http://www.powerhitz.com/channels/st

Re: How to read log files

2010-03-28 Thread Jochen Schulz
Dotan Cohen: > > Actually, I am interested in Kernel logs and messages at the moment. > For individual software such as Apache, TFM is usually rather > adequate. But where is TFM for the kernel? Why don't you just post what you've got? You will most probably find someone who can explain not only

Re: How to read log files

2010-03-28 Thread Thierry Chatelet
On Sunday 28 March 2010 20:26:19 Jari Fredriksson wrote: Out of space man!!! Here is an extract from wikipedia: In 1991 while attending the University of Helsinki, Torvalds began to work on a non-commercial replacement for MINIX,[19] which eventually became the Linux kernel. So even if linux was

Re: How to read log files

2010-03-28 Thread Dotan Cohen
> I doubt you'll find a single resource explaining log messages of different > programs/subsystems. You might find in a program's documentation some > information about its logs, but you'll have to search for each software. > > Is there anything in particular that you are looking for, or anything i

Re: How to read log files

2010-03-28 Thread Eduardo M KALINOWSKI
On 03/28/2010 01:11 PM, Dotan Cohen wrote: Is there a good resource for learning to read log files such as the kernel log, messages, dmesg, and such? I have been googling but found nothing really comprehensive yet understandable for a newbie. Where should I start? I doubt you'll find a sing

Re: How to read log files

2010-03-28 Thread Dotan Cohen
>> I have no problem reading log files. But I have 25 years behind of >> reading those. > > Thank you for pointing that out to us. We're soo impressed. Not. > Actually, at this point I still though that Jari was trying to help. He did make a very helpful suggestion at the beginning of the thre

Re: How to read log files

2010-03-28 Thread Dotan Cohen
On 28 March 2010 21:26, Jari Fredriksson wrote: > I have no problem reading log files. But I have 25 years behind of > reading those. > Excellent. I hope to have a similar thing to say in the year 2035. > Maybe you are not entitled to use a computer in the first place? > Maybe I am not. Maybe

Re: How to read log files

2010-03-28 Thread Odd
Jari Fredriksson wrote: On 28.3.2010 21:16, Dotan Cohen wrote: Install logwatch, it will email you the essentials of daily logs. Thanks. Actually, my goal is to understand what I am reading in the logs, not just to have the error pointed out. But I will install logwatch for sure. Right now, I

Re: How to read log files

2010-03-28 Thread Jari Fredriksson
On 28.3.2010 21:16, Dotan Cohen wrote: >> Install logwatch, it will email you the essentials of daily logs. >> > > Thanks. Actually, my goal is to understand what I am reading in the > logs, not just to have the error pointed out. But I will install > logwatch for sure. > > Right now, I am fighti

Re: How to read log files

2010-03-28 Thread Dotan Cohen
> Install logwatch, it will email you the essentials of daily logs. > Thanks. Actually, my goal is to understand what I am reading in the logs, not just to have the error pointed out. But I will install logwatch for sure. Right now, I am fighting with a kernel panicking machine. Instead of googli

Re: How to read log files

2010-03-28 Thread T o n g
On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 19:11:03 +0300, Dotan Cohen wrote: > Is there a good resource for learning to read log files such as the > kernel log, messages, dmesg, and such? I have been googling but found > nothing really comprehensive yet understandable for a newbie. Where > should I start? When I used

Failed to install flashplayer-mozilla

2010-03-28 Thread T o n g
Thanks everyone for the responds. On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 12:03:35 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > Note, though, which flash player I use. *Not* flashplugin-nonfree. > > $ apt-cache policy flashplayer-mozilla flashplayer-mozilla: >Installed: 1:10.0.45.2-0.0 >Candidate: 1:10.0.45.2-0.0 >Ver

Re: Wireless on BCM4315 with 2.6.32

2010-03-28 Thread godo
Anthony Campbell wrote: On 28 Mar 2010, godo wrote: Anthony Campbell wrote: I am using Sid on a Thinkpad Z61M. I have wireless working with kernel 2.6.31, where I think I compiled the relevant module using module-assistant. I tried to use kernel 2.6.32 and installed b43-fwcutter but it doesn't

Re: Flash click problem

2010-03-28 Thread Ron Johnson
On 2010-03-28 11:10, Camaleón wrote: On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 16:04:08 +, T o n g wrote: Recently, I experience click-problems for web flashes. For example, in this flash, http://www.hs101.ca/final_low/start.htm Clicking on the "Next" or "Back" barely work -- one click is no good, I have to co

Re: How to read log files

2010-03-28 Thread Jari Fredriksson
On 28.3.2010 19:11, Dotan Cohen wrote: > Is there a good resource for learning to read log files such as the > kernel log, messages, dmesg, and such? I have been googling but found > nothing really comprehensive yet understandable for a newbie. Where > should I start? > Install logwatch, it will

Re: Flash click problem

2010-03-28 Thread Camaleón
On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 16:04:08 +, T o n g wrote: > Recently, I experience click-problems for web flashes. For example, in > this flash, > > http://www.hs101.ca/final_low/start.htm > > Clicking on the "Next" or "Back" barely work -- one click is no good, I > have to continuously clicking until

How to read log files

2010-03-28 Thread Dotan Cohen
Is there a good resource for learning to read log files such as the kernel log, messages, dmesg, and such? I have been googling but found nothing really comprehensive yet understandable for a newbie. Where should I start? Thanks! -- Dotan Cohen http://bido.com http://what-is-what.com -- To U

Flash click problem

2010-03-28 Thread T o n g
Hi, Recently, I experience click-problems for web flashes. For example, in this flash, http://www.hs101.ca/final_low/start.htm Clicking on the "Next" or "Back" barely work -- one click is no good, I have to continuously clicking until eventually somehow one get through, that's normally after

RE: Working network connectivity, not working DNS resolutions

2010-03-28 Thread Mike Viau
Could there be an issue with MTU size? Also has anyone witnessed a similar problem where a network is able to ping as well as lease an IP from a dchp server, but can not query the DNS service from the same server as the DHCP (no firewalling or ACLs in place) ? -M Fri, 26 Mar 2010 20:52

Re: Theoretical drive swapidge.

2010-03-28 Thread jeremy jozwik
On Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 9:51 AM, green wrote: > Yeah, I forgot to mention checking /etc/fstab. truthfully i dont know what i should be looking for here, but this is a nano of fstab # /etc/fstab: static file system information. # # proc /proc proc

Re: Theoretical drive swapidge.

2010-03-28 Thread jeremy jozwik
On Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 8:30 AM, Sjoerd Hardeman wrote: > Finally, chroot to /media/newdrive, do a grub-install /dev/sda (or > whatever other device your new drive is mounted on), everything is copied over to the new drive. grub-install is kicking me however. # grub-install /dev/sdb1 grub-probe:

Re: VLC stalls from time to time when listening through MMS (protocol)

2010-03-28 Thread Camaleón
On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 17:27:31 +0200, Merciadri Luca wrote: > Camaleón wrote: >>> Maybe somebody could test PowerHitz? >>> >>> >> It plays fine here with Totem. I open the following link: >> >> http://www.powerhitz.com/channels/stationasx/pwrpower.asx >> >> And all seems to be right (musi

Looking for good dark background GTK themes

2010-03-28 Thread T o n g
Hi, Any dark-background fans here? Please suggest your dark background GTK Theme. Mine used to look like this, http://xpt.sourceforge.net/techdocs/misc/ce01-DarkBackgroundIsGoodForYou/ screenshot.png No high contract, yet everything shows vividly. Unfortunately it doesn't work for the update

Re: HAL UID ?

2010-03-28 Thread Florian Kulzer
On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 15:02:47 -0600, Paul E Condon wrote: > Per some recent discussion here of command line mounting of plugable > storage, I am investigating pmount and pmount-hal. In the man page > for pmount-hal there is this: > > The first parameter (device) must be the HAL UDI or the devic

Re: VLC stalls from time to time when listening through MMS (protocol)

2010-03-28 Thread Merciadri Luca
Camaleón wrote: > On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 17:01:06 +0200, Merciadri Luca wrote: > > >> Camaleón wrote: >> > > >>> Does it happen regardless the media player or the source URL? >>> >>> I mean, have you tested with another player and/or with another media >>> source to check if it also happens

Re: VLC stalls from time to time when listening through MMS (protocol)

2010-03-28 Thread Camaleón
On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 17:01:06 +0200, Merciadri Luca wrote: > Camaleón wrote: >> Does it happen regardless the media player or the source URL? >> >> I mean, have you tested with another player and/or with another media >> source to check if it also happens the same way? :- > It actually seems to h

Re: Debian pdf files

2010-03-28 Thread Omar Campagne
> First off, read the Debian Installation Manual. Also the Debian > Reference Manual. These are awesome guides, and Debian is easy to install, so you can also learn following your specific needs after installation. If you want some general guide that can apply to all distros, yet suit Debian jus

Re: VLC stalls from time to time when listening through MMS (protocol)

2010-03-28 Thread Merciadri Luca
Camaleón wrote: > On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 12:47:21 +0200, Merciadri Luca wrote: > > >> I sometimes listen to an MMS flux with VLC 0.8.6h w. wxWidgets >> interface. Everything goes fine during a given amount of time (which can >> be ~5 hours), and I then hear nothing from my speakers. I then press th

Re: Fresh Debian Install w/o Exim?

2010-03-28 Thread Lisi
On Sunday 28 March 2010 15:24:30 Celejar wrote: > On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 10:59:39 -0300 > > Rogerio Luz Coelho wrote: > > exim4 is a MTA , xmail is also MTA , the system alows only one MTA , so > > aptitude resolves this conflict by purging exim4 > > You're missing the point - I know that your aptitu

Re: Fresh Debian Install w/o Exim?

2010-03-28 Thread Celejar
[Please don't top post.] On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 10:59:39 -0300 Rogerio Luz Coelho wrote: > exim4 is a MTA , xmail is also MTA , the system alows only one MTA , so > aptitude resolves this conflict by purging exim4 You're missing the point - I know that your aptitude command will *remove* exim4, bu

Re: Fresh Debian Install w/o Exim?

2010-03-28 Thread Rogerio Luz Coelho
exim4 is a MTA , xmail is also MTA , the system alows only one MTA , so aptitude resolves this conflict by purging exim4 Rogerio 2010/3/28 Celejar > [Message rearranged.] > > On Sat, 27 Mar 2010 23:45:53 -0300 > Rogerio Luz Coelho wrote: > > > > > 2010/3/27 Rogerio Luz Coelho > > ... > > > >

Re: VLC stalls from time to time when listening through MMS (protocol)

2010-03-28 Thread Camaleón
On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 12:47:21 +0200, Merciadri Luca wrote: > I sometimes listen to an MMS flux with VLC 0.8.6h w. wxWidgets > interface. Everything goes fine during a given amount of time (which can > be ~5 hours), and I then hear nothing from my speakers. I then press the > `Stop' button in VLC's

Re: Wireless on BCM4315 with 2.6.32

2010-03-28 Thread Anthony Campbell
On 28 Mar 2010, godo wrote: > Anthony Campbell wrote: > >I am using Sid on a Thinkpad Z61M. I have wireless working with kernel > >2.6.31, where I think I compiled the relevant module using > >module-assistant. > > > >I tried to use kernel 2.6.32 and installed b43-fwcutter but it doesn't > >seem to

Re: handling removable media without gnome-volume-manager

2010-03-28 Thread Chris Bannister
On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 12:41:45PM +, Clive Standbridge wrote: > usbmount does this (apart from different behaviour for different > devices). > > To set up: > - Install the usbmount package. > - Modify/add lines in /etc/usbmount/usbmount.conf: > FILESYSTEMS="ext2 ext3 vfat" > MOUNTOPTIONS="s

Re: Squeeze Gnome Preferences >> Removable Drives and Media

2010-03-28 Thread Chris Bannister
On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 04:35:18PM -0600, Paul E Condon wrote: > On 20100326_164643, Ron Johnson wrote: > > On 2010-03-26 16:31, Paul E Condon wrote: > > >I've been running Squeeze on my desktop computer for many weeks and > > >just today noticed that "Removable Drives and Media" is not available >

Re: Debian pdf files

2010-03-28 Thread Chris Bannister
On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 09:19:31AM +0545, Bikash Poudel wrote: > Hellow, > > I want to switch from Windows to Linux, and intending to adopt Debian > distribution. Since I do not have regular and reliable internet,I want > to download all free PDF files of manuals,books,HOW TOs and references > of

VLC stalls from time to time when listening through MMS (protocol)

2010-03-28 Thread Merciadri Luca
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi, I sometimes listen to an MMS flux with VLC 0.8.6h w. wxWidgets interface. Everything goes fine during a given amount of time (which can be ~5 hours), and I then hear nothing from my speakers. I then press the `Stop' button in VLC's GUI, and it the

Re: HAL UID ?

2010-03-28 Thread Camaleón
On Sat, 27 Mar 2010 17:09:14 -0600, Paul E Condon wrote: > On 20100327_212545, T o n g wrote: >> On Sat, 27 Mar 2010 15:02:47 -0600, Paul E Condon wrote: >> >> > I am investigating pmount and pmount-hal >> >> IIRC, the HAL and everything related to it will be phased out soon. I >> won't recommen

Re: problem installing grub-legacy

2010-03-28 Thread James Brown
T o n g wrote: > hi, > > Long story, I don't want Grub2/Grub-PC, etc, but get upgraded to it. Now > I can't go back, because grub-common is listed as a dependency of grub- > legacy. But the grub-common package has been upgraded for use with > version 2 only. > > Comment? > > Thanks > > I have

Re: Wireless on BCM4315 with 2.6.32

2010-03-28 Thread godo
Anthony Campbell wrote: I am using Sid on a Thinkpad Z61M. I have wireless working with kernel 2.6.31, where I think I compiled the relevant module using module-assistant. I tried to use kernel 2.6.32 and installed b43-fwcutter but it doesn't seem to do anything - no driver fetched or installed.

Re: Fresh Debian Install w/o Exim?

2010-03-28 Thread Sven Joachim
On 2010-03-28 10:56 +0200, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 12:26:22AM -0400, Celejar wrote: > > aptitude remove exim4 && aptitude install postfix > > should do it (if you want to install postfix). > One MTA conflicts with the other and removes its packages. Better use "aptitud

Re: Fresh Debian Install w/o Exim?

2010-03-28 Thread Andrew M.A. Cater
On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 12:26:22AM -0400, Celejar wrote: aptitude remove exim4 && aptitude install postfix should do it (if you want to install postfix). One MTA conflicts with the other and removes its packages. You may, exceptionally, need to dpkg --purge the exim4 components and there's no g

Wireless on BCM4315 with 2.6.32

2010-03-28 Thread Anthony Campbell
I am using Sid on a Thinkpad Z61M. I have wireless working with kernel 2.6.31, where I think I compiled the relevant module using module-assistant. I tried to use kernel 2.6.32 and installed b43-fwcutter but it doesn't seem to do anything - no driver fetched or installed. Possibly this is due to #