Re: What is playing videos in web browsers?

2012-09-18 Thread Go Linux
--- On Tue, 9/18/12, Mark Allums wrote: > From: Mark Allums > Subject: Re: What is playing videos in web browsers? > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Date: Tuesday, September 18, 2012, 8:15 PM > > > Some computers don't resume all the hardware properly.  > If yours has buggy video drivers, t

Re: EXIM in Debian

2012-09-18 Thread Kumar Appaiah
On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 08:46:55PM -0400, Mark Robinson wrote: >I know it might not be in the right group but is related mostly with >Debian. >There is Exim 4.72 under Debian with split configuration files. >I need to remove header and I know how to do in Exim. In section >remot

Re: Bug#687804: installation-reports: users are not able to review external documentation while stuck in the installer

2012-09-18 Thread lee
Richard Owlett writes: > Should one not be able to switch out of the installation process and > into a browser (2 are already included) to search out answers? One should be able to. Since I haven't tried the life-installer yet, I don't know what's possible. It would be nice if one could switch

Re: Bug#687804: installation-reports: users are not able to review external documentation while stuck in the installer

2012-09-18 Thread lee
Jon Dowland writes: > The installer (in expert mode) supports an ssh client on an alternative > VT, afaik. One can connect to another machine with stuff already > installed via this if necessary. Surely this is sufficient to address > the request. This requires you to have the other machine you

Re: What is playing videos in web browsers?

2012-09-18 Thread Mark Allums
On 9/18/2012 7:53 PM, Go Linux wrote: --- On Sat, 9/15/12, lee wrote: From: lee Subject: Re: What is playing videos in web browsers? To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Date: Saturday, September 15, 2012, 11:08 PM Adobe says on their website: "Flash Player 11.2 is the last supported Flash Play

Re: Display hurtful on LCD screen with Wheezy

2012-09-18 Thread Mark Allums
On 9/18/2012 5:13 PM, Martin Smith wrote: On 18/09/2012 22:52, Lisi wrote: Hi, Lionel, On Tuesday 18 September 2012 22:31:21 Lionel Trésaugues wrote: I am experiencing a physical pain whenever I am in front of my computer running either Debian (Wheezy) or Debian-based distributions (such as Mi

Re: Display hurtful on LCD screen with Wheezy

2012-09-18 Thread lee
Lionel Trésaugues writes: > My eyes start to suffer and soon, I can feel that an headache is coming. > > I don't have this feeling at all when I am running either Ubuntu or > any Ubuntu-based distribution (Mint XFCE or Cinnamon edition). > > I tried to adjust the fonts using all the different com

Re: What is playing videos in web browsers?

2012-09-18 Thread Go Linux
--- On Sat, 9/15/12, lee wrote: > From: lee > Subject: Re: What is playing videos in web browsers? > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Date: Saturday, September 15, 2012, 11:08 PM > > > Adobe says on their website: "Flash Player 11.2 is the last > supported > Flash Player version for Linux. A

EXIM in Debian

2012-09-18 Thread Mark Robinson
I know it might not be in the right group but is related mostly with Debian. There is Exim 4.72 under Debian with split configuration files. I need to remove header and I know how to do in Exim. In section remote_smtp add remove_headers=blablabla. How I can do in Debian Exim with split configurati

Re: Display hurtful on LCD screen with Wheezy

2012-09-18 Thread Doug
On 9/18/2012 8:01 PM, Rob Owens wrote: On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 11:13:40PM +0100, Martin Smith wrote: A minimum refresh rate of 72Hz is recommended (same as average human heart rate) to minimize optical discomfort that you seem to be suffering. Less than that the screen will often jump about and

Re: Disk /dev/sdb doesn't contain a valid partition table

2012-09-18 Thread Mark Allums
On 9/18/2012 4:46 PM, lee wrote: Andrei POPESCU writes: On Ma, 18 sep 12, 19:24:45, lee wrote: 2) Is "msdos" a valid option to choose for this hard drive? Is "msdos" a useful partition type for you? Try "Linux", and if it works, you can try to change it to msdos. Partition *table*, not

Re: Display hurtful on LCD screen with Wheezy

2012-09-18 Thread Rob Owens
On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 11:13:40PM +0100, Martin Smith wrote: > A minimum refresh rate of 72Hz is recommended (same as average human > heart rate) to > minimize optical discomfort that you seem to be suffering. Less than > that the screen will > often jump about and make it difficult to see properl

Re: [OT] Grub2: grub.cfg for live Knoppix running from USB-card

2012-09-18 Thread Brian
On Tue 18 Sep 2012 at 17:28:22 -0400, Tom H wrote: > There'll hopefully be someone here who'll know and reply but it seems > too specific to Knoppix to expect an answer here. (I understand your > account problem though!). > > Looking at the url that you posted earlier, I assume that you've > alre

Re: Disk /dev/sdb doesn't contain a valid partition table

2012-09-18 Thread Tom H
On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 5:46 PM, lee wrote: > Andrei POPESCU writes: >> On Ma, 18 sep 12, 19:24:45, lee wrote: >>> >>> > 2) Is "msdos" a valid option to choose for this hard drive? >>> >>> Is "msdos" a useful partition type for you? Try "Linux", and if it >>> works, you can try to change it to m

Re: Display hurtful on LCD screen with Wheezy

2012-09-18 Thread Martin Smith
On 18/09/2012 22:52, Lisi wrote: Hi, Lionel, On Tuesday 18 September 2012 22:31:21 Lionel Trésaugues wrote: I am experiencing a physical pain whenever I am in front of my computer running either Debian (Wheezy) or Debian-based distributions (such as Mint LMDE, XFCE or MATE edition). Switching f

Re: Disk /dev/sdb doesn't contain a valid partition table

2012-09-18 Thread lee
Andrei POPESCU writes: > On Ma, 18 sep 12, 19:24:45, lee wrote: >> >> > 2) Is "msdos" a valid option to choose for this hard drive? >> >> Is "msdos" a useful partition type for you? Try "Linux", and if it >> works, you can try to change it to msdos. > > Partition *table*, not *type* ;) Are yo

Re: networking with virtual machine

2012-09-18 Thread lee
Neal Murphy writes: > So yes, if you want 'real' networking, you'll need bridges and taps. Thank you, I'll have to look into taps then. Do you think it's a good idea to just create a bridge device with the unused eth0 for this? I could leave eth1 as is and would basically only have to add a zo

Re: Display hurtful on LCD screen with Wheezy

2012-09-18 Thread Lisi
Hi, Lionel, On Tuesday 18 September 2012 22:31:21 Lionel Trésaugues wrote: > I am experiencing a physical pain whenever I am in front of my > computer running either Debian (Wheezy) or Debian-based distributions > (such as Mint LMDE, XFCE or MATE edition). Switching from XFCE to MATE > doesn't lea

Display hurtful on LCD screen with Wheezy

2012-09-18 Thread Lionel Trésaugues
Hello, I am experiencing a physical pain whenever I am in front of my computer running either Debian (Wheezy) or Debian-based distributions (such as Mint LMDE, XFCE or MATE edition). Switching from XFCE to MATE doesn't lead to any improvements . My eyes start to suffer and soon, I can feel that a

Re: [OT] Grub2: grub.cfg for live Knoppix running from USB-card

2012-09-18 Thread Tom H
On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 11:45 AM, T Elcor wrote: > From: Tom H >> >> Don't you think that you;e more likely to find Knoppix users on a >> Knoppix list like debian-knoppix or in a Knoppix Forum like >> http://knoppix.net/forum/ ? > > I think you're right, of course. I simply don't have an account

Re: What is playing videos in web browsers?

2012-09-18 Thread lee
Camaleón writes: > On Mon, 17 Sep 2012 23:42:57 +0200, lee wrote: > >> There might be the problem that, in a while, you can't play videos with >> it anymore since Adobe says there aren't going to be any further >> releases. I don't know what their plans are, perhaps it just becomes >> obsolete

Re: Installation

2012-09-18 Thread lee
Camaleón writes: > On Mon, 17 Sep 2012 19:46:03 +0200, lee wrote: >> >> Which is a very vague statement: What characterises "the most untechie >> person on the planet"? For all I know, that could be someone who hasn't >> even been born yet. > > (...) > > Dude, I think you're failing to understa

Re: Installation

2012-09-18 Thread lee
The Wanderer writes: > true. I'd like to do a side-by-side comparison and see what the "choice > points", > and from there the necessary knowledge, for a Windows install actually are. You could try this with MacOS, it might be the easiest one to install. -- Debian testing amd64 -- To UNSU

Re: Disk /dev/sdb doesn't contain a valid partition table

2012-09-18 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Ma, 18 sep 12, 19:24:45, lee wrote: > > > 2) Is "msdos" a valid option to choose for this hard drive? > > Is "msdos" a useful partition type for you? Try "Linux", and if it > works, you can try to change it to msdos. Partition *table*, not *type* ;) Kind regards, Andrei -- Offtopic discuss

Re: edimax usb wifi adapter and squeeze

2012-09-18 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Ma, 18 sep 12, 06:39:34, L V Gandhi wrote: > How to make it work in squeeze with kernel 3 again? > Any more info needed? Things don't just stop working, most likely there was some change in your setup. You should thoroughly investigate any changes that may have influenced this, not excluding

Re: ntpd crashes.

2012-09-18 Thread Mauro
On 18 September 2012 15:51, Stefan Monnier wrote: >> with ntpd crashes on my server. Time jumps forward one hour every time >> this has happened. However I'm not convinced it's the hardware causing > > Sounds like something is causing the one-hour jump, and that in turns > causes ntpd to go bonk

Re: networking with virtual machine

2012-09-18 Thread Neal Murphy
On Tuesday, September 18, 2012 03:25:45 PM lee wrote: > Chris Davies writes: > > lee wrote: > >> Yes and when I replace the interface I have now (eth1) with a bridge > >> device (br1), then how do I tell shorewall that the guest is in the dmz > >> (for example)? > > > > You need "bridge" and "ro

Re: Installation

2012-09-18 Thread Weaver
On Tue, September 18, 2012 10:35 am, Neal Murphy wrote: > On Tuesday, September 18, 2012 01:06:33 PM Ross Boylan wrote: >> On Tue, 2012-09-18 at 10:03 -0400, The Wanderer wrote: >> > At its root, my objection in this subthread isn't necessarily to the >> > information >> > and functionality availa

Re: Installation

2012-09-18 Thread lee
Camaleón writes: > Your arguments fit perfect as a demostration of my key point that an OS > installation is neither a money nor "I-want-a-bigger-room" related > problem but a user attitude. Still I don't understand what you are trying to say. > I wonder what would you do should you have to l

Re: networking with virtual machine

2012-09-18 Thread lee
Chris Davies writes: > lee wrote: >> Yes and when I replace the interface I have now (eth1) with a bridge >> device (br1), then how do I tell shorewall that the guest is in the dmz >> (for example)? > > You need "bridge" and "routeback" set in your shorewall interfaces file. Ok, all the example

Re: Disk /dev/sdb doesn't contain a valid partition table

2012-09-18 Thread lee
Kamaraju S Kusumanchi writes: > I am trying to parition a new "Western Digital WD Scorpio Black 750 GB SATA > 3 GB/s 7200 RPM 16 MB Cache Internal Bulk/OEM 2.5-Inch Mobile Hard Drive" > but with no success. > > $sudo fdisk -l /dev/sdb > > Disk /dev/sdb: 750.2 GB, 750156372992 bytes > 255 heads,

Re: Installation

2012-09-18 Thread lee
"Christofer C. Bell" writes: > On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 8:55 PM, lee wrote: >> "Christofer C. Bell" writes: >>> The desert island situation is not only *not* the most likely one to >>> have *it simply doesn't happen*. >> >> It's the most likely one you will have. > > You're flat wrong, as has b

Re: Installation

2012-09-18 Thread lee
Andrei POPESCU writes: > All that information is included in the refrigerators documentation, but > how do you find out about these before buying and taking your fridge > home? You ask the dealer or ask them to let you read the manual *in > advance* ;) That isn't really an option when you bou

Re: No shutdown after processor change

2012-09-18 Thread Artifex Maximus
On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 8:29 PM, lee wrote: > Artifex Maximus writes: > >> I've changed my processor from E5200 to E8400. Since then my computer >> does not shutdown. > > It's possible that you damaged your board in the process. Thanks for your answer. I did it several times and otherwise works

Re: No shutdown after processor change

2012-09-18 Thread Artifex Maximus
On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 4:36 PM, Camaleón wrote: > On Mon, 17 Sep 2012 11:48:53 +0200, Artifex Maximus wrote: > >> I've changed my processor from E5200 to E8400. Since then my computer >> does not shutdown. Sometimes the display and motherboard LEDs become >> blank but PSU cooler runs. Sometimes D

Re: BIOS

2012-09-18 Thread Panayiotis Karabassis
It's like this: > start here >go down > /\ > / \ > PROCESSOR i386 amd64 > | /| > | / | > |/ | > HOST-KERNEL i386 amd64 > | /| > | / | >

Re: BIOS

2012-09-18 Thread Panayiotis Karabassis
Lina, let's tackle this one at a time. First the VirtualBox problem. What computer is this? Is it your Mac? As far as I know your Mac is 64 bit capable. Virtual box comes in x86 and x86_64 versions. If you are running a x86_64 distribution you can install the x86_64 version of VirtualBox and a 6

Re: Installation

2012-09-18 Thread The Wanderer
On 09/18/2012 01:31 PM, Camaleón wrote: On Tue, 18 Sep 2012 12:37:55 -0400, The Wanderer wrote: On 09/18/2012 12:12 PM, Camaleón wrote: Okay, I agree the user does not need to hold a MS in Computer Science as a previous requirement for installing an OS and managing a computer. So we have

Re: Question about Icedove and Cantarell font

2012-09-18 Thread Camaleón
On Tue, 18 Sep 2012 18:20:49 +0200, Pascal Obry wrote: (...) > Question... Is that only me or do someone have this same problem? And if > so is there a way to fix this? JFYI, I also get the same behaviour in Lenny (64-bits) and Thunderbird 15.0.1; Cantarell font seems to be rendered almost touc

Re: Installation

2012-09-18 Thread Neal Murphy
On Tuesday, September 18, 2012 01:06:33 PM Ross Boylan wrote: > On Tue, 2012-09-18 at 10:03 -0400, The Wanderer wrote: > > At its root, my objection in this subthread isn't necessarily to the > > information > > and functionality available in the current installer, but to the > > implied > > statem

Re: Installation

2012-09-18 Thread Camaleón
On Tue, 18 Sep 2012 12:37:55 -0400, The Wanderer wrote: > On 09/18/2012 12:12 PM, Camaleón wrote: (...) >>> True, although there *is* a potential limit on just how *much* >>> "understanding on how this stuff works" is, or should be, necessary. >> >> Okay, I agree the user does not need to hold

Re: Installation

2012-09-18 Thread Ross Boylan
On Tue, 2012-09-18 at 10:03 -0400, The Wanderer wrote: > At its root, my objection in this subthread isn't necessarily to the > information > and functionality available in the current installer, but to the > implied > statement that "you shouldn't install if you don't have a second, > already-wor

RE: Dual-Monitor help

2012-09-18 Thread Nelson Green
> Hmm... A real serial terminal like a VT100? (I actually still own a > vt102. But it is noisy and slow. Mostly it is my footrest these > days.) Wow, I haven't touched a real VT100 in many years. But I used to service them, so I remember them quite well. What I meant here is the ttys that are lo

Question about Icedove and Cantarell font

2012-09-18 Thread Pascal Obry
Hi, Since my first steps with Gnome Shell (3.0 in Debian experimental branch) I can't use the Cantarell font because it is not properly rendered under Icedove. I have this problem only with Icedove AFAICT. I have retested today and still have the same problem. I have referenced below two snapsho

Re: Installation

2012-09-18 Thread The Wanderer
On 09/18/2012 12:12 PM, Camaleón wrote: On Tue, 18 Sep 2012 11:54:07 -0400, The Wanderer wrote: On 09/18/2012 11:41 AM, Camaleón wrote: No, it means that panic can be treated with reading. Reading (and the ensuing understanding on how this stuff works) is a "must" for every computer user.

Re: BIOS

2012-09-18 Thread lina
>> >> If in doubt, check the manual for your motherboard/computer. That will >> tell you how to enter the BIOS menu. >> > > It's still not so "readable" for me. > > It's HP Ethernet Boot Agent V9.4.5 > It seems that I am not allowed to enter the BIOS menu? correct? Thanks, > -- To UNSUBS

Re: "Segmentation faults" and "could not locate so-and-so library or plugin" ...

2012-09-18 Thread Camaleón
On Tue, 18 Sep 2012 02:21:51 +, Albretch Mueller wrote: > I am trying to install an application (huludesktop), but I either get a > "Segmentation fault" or "Hulu Desktop could not locate the Flash plugin" > message. (...) The error messages you get are similar to these: GDK Failures - Hulu

Re: [OT] Grub2: grub.cfg for live Knoppix running from USB-card

2012-09-18 Thread Brian
On Tue 18 Sep 2012 at 05:57:54 -0700, T Elcor wrote: > Am trying to create a bootable USB card running Knoppix, which I use > as a recovery tool in case if there are problems with my main Debian > system. To satisfy our curiosity: what does Knoppix on a USB device as a recovery tool give you that

Re: BIOS

2012-09-18 Thread lina
Furthermore, the root of this problem is that, today I felt my laptop acting a bit retard, and something not as usual happened. Like: 1] the ifconfig shows the IP, but still failed to connect the web. At that time I just reboot and it worked. 2] Today, another thing acting not as before, it's ac

Re: Installation

2012-09-18 Thread Camaleón
On Tue, 18 Sep 2012 11:54:07 -0400, The Wanderer wrote: > On 09/18/2012 11:41 AM, Camaleón wrote: (...) >>> Does that mean they shouldn't get to have one in the first place? > >> No, it means that panic can be treated with reading. Reading (and the >> ensuing understanding on how this stuff wor

Re: BIOS

2012-09-18 Thread lina
The origin problem is that when I used the virtualbox. it showed me ... This kernel requires an x86-64 CPU, but only detected an i686 CPU. Unable to boot – please use a kernel appropriate for your CPU ... Later google lead me to this page: http://hereirestinremorse.wordpress.com/virtualbox/this-

Re: BIOS

2012-09-18 Thread lina
On Tuesday 18,September,2012 11:57 PM, Darac Marjal wrote: > On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 11:53:17PM +0800, lina wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I reboot several times but still can't enter into the BIOS menu, >> >> I tried F2, ESC, F9. >> >> http://wiki.debian.org/BIOS >> >> Here the DEL == Delete ? > > Yes, as o

Re: BIOS

2012-09-18 Thread lina
On Tuesday 18,September,2012 11:57 PM, Darac Marjal wrote: > On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 11:53:17PM +0800, lina wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I reboot several times but still can't enter into the BIOS menu, >> >> I tried F2, ESC, F9. >> >> http://wiki.debian.org/BIOS >> >> Here the DEL == Delete ? > > Yes, as o

Re: BIOS

2012-09-18 Thread Darac Marjal
On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 11:53:17PM +0800, lina wrote: > Hi, > > I reboot several times but still can't enter into the BIOS menu, > > I tried F2, ESC, F9. > > http://wiki.debian.org/BIOS > > Here the DEL == Delete ? Yes, as opposed to the backspace key. If in doubt, check the manual for your m

Re: BIOS

2012-09-18 Thread lina
On Tuesday 18,September,2012 11:53 PM, lina wrote: > Hi, > > I reboot several times but still can't enter into the BIOS menu, > > I tried F2, ESC, F9. > > http://wiki.debian.org/BIOS > > Here the DEL == Delete ? > > > Thanks, I wish to do the following: https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/d

Re: Installation

2012-09-18 Thread The Wanderer
On 09/18/2012 11:41 AM, Camaleón wrote: On Tue, 18 Sep 2012 10:03:13 -0400, The Wanderer wrote: On 09/17/2012 12:01 PM, Camaleón wrote: On Mon, 17 Sep 2012 11:21:06 -0400, The Wanderer wrote: I'm probably going to regret this... And I wonder why >:-) Or in other words: because the

BIOS

2012-09-18 Thread lina
Hi, I reboot several times but still can't enter into the BIOS menu, I tried F2, ESC, F9. http://wiki.debian.org/BIOS Here the DEL == Delete ? Thanks, -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian

Configure Virtual IP interfaces

2012-09-18 Thread Pietro Paolini
Hi all, I am not really sure this is the correct newsletter for my question, if not please apologize me and suggest me a right newsletter, thanks. My goal is to simulate more than one IP interface using just a physical interface, for do that I tried using this alias Ifconfing ethX:1 But wh

Re: [OT] Grub2: grub.cfg for live Knoppix running from USB-card

2012-09-18 Thread T Elcor
- Original Message - From: Tom H > Don't you think that you;e more likely to find Knoppix users on a > Knoppix list like debian-knoppix or in a Knoppix Forum like > http://knoppix.net/forum/ ? I think you're right, of course. I simply don't have an account there and was hoping maybe I

Re: Installation

2012-09-18 Thread Camaleón
On Tue, 18 Sep 2012 10:03:13 -0400, The Wanderer wrote: > On 09/17/2012 12:01 PM, Camaleón wrote: > >> On Mon, 17 Sep 2012 11:21:06 -0400, The Wanderer wrote: >> >>> I'm probably going to regret this... >> >> >> >> And I wonder why >:-) >> >> (...) > Or in other words: because the people

Re: Wheezy managesieve segfault

2012-09-18 Thread Camaleón
On Tue, 18 Sep 2012 12:24:19 +0200, Denis Witt wrote: > On Fri, 14 Sep 2012 16:32:43 + (UTC) > >> [Dovecot] Managesieve segfault with dovecot 2.1.8 >> http://dovecot.org/pipermail/dovecot/2012-September/068130.html > >> Although both versions differ (Wheezy has 2.1.7), the error is quite >>

Re: Ignore package dependency ruby.

2012-09-18 Thread Darac Marjal
On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 04:56:18PM +0200, Brent Clark wrote: > Hiya > > I need to install puppet on one of my machines. Problem is, I > already have Ruby Enterprise, and i don't want to have both on the > same machine. I'm not familiar with "Ruby Enterprise", but I assume it's a non-packaged vers

Ignore package dependency ruby.

2012-09-18 Thread Brent Clark
Hiya I need to install puppet on one of my machines. Problem is, I already have Ruby Enterprise, and i don't want to have both on the same machine. If you see the following: num-web01:/tmp# aptitude -t squeeze-backports install puppet facter git-core The following NEW packages will be install

Re: What is playing videos in web browsers?

2012-09-18 Thread Camaleón
On Mon, 17 Sep 2012 23:42:57 +0200, lee wrote: > Camaleón writes: > >> On Sun, 16 Sep 2012 23:09:43 +0200, lee wrote: >> >> interactive applications. Anyway, what trouble are you having with >> Adobe Flash Player? > > Besides that I hate it, if you use it, you don't have key bindings like > you

Re: Wheezy: substitute for wu-ftpd - recommendations?

2012-09-18 Thread Camaleón
On Mon, 17 Sep 2012 23:11:14 +0200, Hartwig Atrops wrote: > I am looking for an ftp server for Wheezy. Usually, I install wu-ftpd, > but it's missing in Wheezy. Is not there? Let's see the reason... http://packages.qa.debian.org/w/wu-ftpd.html Bug#595500: Removed package(s) from unstable -

Re: Installation

2012-09-18 Thread Camaleón
On Mon, 17 Sep 2012 19:46:03 +0200, lee wrote: > Camaleón writes: > >> On Sun, 16 Sep 2012 22:55:50 +0200, lee wrote: >> >>> Camaleón writes: >> >> (...) >> > This discussion was about users trying to use the D/i to install > Debian. Nope. The core discusion was around "untech

Re: Installation

2012-09-18 Thread The Wanderer
On 09/17/2012 06:08 PM, Christofer C. Bell wrote: There is, in every endeavor, what we can call an "acceptable level of ignorance" before getting started. There are things it's okay to not know or not understand before undertaking the task. Just for the record: I would agree with this. The q

Re: Installation

2012-09-18 Thread The Wanderer
On 09/17/2012 12:05 PM, Christofer C. Bell wrote: On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 10:21 AM, The Wanderer wrote: I'm probably going to regret this... On 09/17/2012 09:31 AM, Camaleón wrote: Then you better stop here and solve this step before going any further How? In order to go from "no worki

Re: Installation

2012-09-18 Thread The Wanderer
On 09/17/2012 12:01 PM, Camaleón wrote: On Mon, 17 Sep 2012 11:21:06 -0400, The Wanderer wrote: I'm probably going to regret this... And I wonder why >:-) Because I'm subject to fits of unreasoning paranoia about the possibility that I might get a flame, however mild, in response - and

Re: Installation

2012-09-18 Thread Camaleón
On Mon, 17 Sep 2012 18:17:55 +0200, lee wrote: > Camaleón writes: (...) >>> 1.) I don't have a working computer to find and print manuals with. >>> First I need to install Debian (or have that working system). >> >> (...) >> >> Then you better stop here and solve this step before going any

Re: ntpd crashes.

2012-09-18 Thread Stefan Monnier
> with ntpd crashes on my server. Time jumps forward one hour every time > this has happened. However I'm not convinced it's the hardware causing Sounds like something is causing the one-hour jump, and that in turns causes ntpd to go bonkers. As for what causes this jump, I don't know. Some cro

Re: [OT] Grub2: grub.cfg for live Knoppix running from USB-card

2012-09-18 Thread Tom H
On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 8:57 AM, T Elcor wrote: > > Am trying to create a bootable USB card running Knoppix, which I > use as a recovery tool in case if there are problems with my main > Debian system. > > I succeeded creating a bootable USB-card based on grub1 but am > having problems with grub2,

[OT] Grub2: grub.cfg for live Knoppix running from USB-card

2012-09-18 Thread T Elcor
Hi, Am trying to create a bootable USB card running Knoppix, which I use as a recovery tool in case if there are problems with my main Debian system. I succeeded creating a bootable USB-card based on grub1 but am having problems with grub2, see http://knoppix.net/wiki/USB_Based_FAQ for instruc

Re: Wheezy managesieve segfault

2012-09-18 Thread Martin Steigerwald
Am Dienstag, 18. September 2012 schrieb Denis Witt: > On Fri, 14 Sep 2012 16:32:43 + (UTC) > > > [Dovecot] Managesieve segfault with dovecot 2.1.8 > > http://dovecot.org/pipermail/dovecot/2012-September/068130.html > > > > Although both versions differ (Wheezy has 2.1.7), the error is quite >

Re: rigmarole about debian and radeon

2012-09-18 Thread Martin Steigerwald
Am Samstag, 15. September 2012 schrieb Camaleón: > On Sat, 15 Sep 2012 16:04:47 +0200, lavcina wrote: > >>So first problem in KDE: HDMI output is not always enabled. In what > >>way "breaks"? Please describe what happens, what's what you see. > > > > > > > > > > yes that's the case. The kde Monit

Re: networking with virtual machine

2012-09-18 Thread Chris Davies
lee wrote: > Yes and when I replace the interface I have now (eth1) with a bridge > device (br1), then how do I tell shorewall that the guest is in the dmz > (for example)? You need "bridge" and "routeback" set in your shorewall interfaces file. Take a look at http://www.shorewall.net/SimpleBrid

Re: Wheezy managesieve segfault

2012-09-18 Thread Denis Witt
On Fri, 14 Sep 2012 16:32:43 + (UTC) > [Dovecot] Managesieve segfault with dovecot 2.1.8 > http://dovecot.org/pipermail/dovecot/2012-September/068130.html > Although both versions differ (Wheezy has 2.1.7), the error is quite > similar. Yes, seems to be the same. So I'll wait for an update

Re: Installation

2012-09-18 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Lu, 17 sep 12, 18:17:55, lee wrote: > > What you are saying is that I should get a working fridge first that > delivers perfect ice cubes before getting a fridge that could deliver > ice cubes because otherwise my chances of successfully getting the > fridge to deliver perfect ice cubes optimal

Re: Installation

2012-09-18 Thread Helmut Wollmersdorfer
Am 15.09.2012 um 23:33 schrieb Ralf Mardorf: On Sat, 2012-09-15 at 15:15 +, Camaleón wrote: Come on... if they are currently browsing the web and getting e- mails in their inbox they should already know what a proxy is. No, they don't know. If they need to configure one, they would n

Re: Installation

2012-09-18 Thread Helmut Wollmersdorfer
Am 15.09.2012 um 22:35 schrieb Weaver: On Sat, September 15, 2012 5:33 am, Andrei POPESCU wrote: On Sb, 15 sep 12, 04:36:36, Weaver wrote: Partitioning: Entire disc selected. Separate /home selected. In my opinion, the third option of separate /usr, /var, /tmp/ / home here are wasted, as

Re: ntpd crashes.

2012-09-18 Thread Mauro
On 17 September 2012 21:47, Bob Proulx wrote: > Mauro wrote: >> I think ntpd crashes are because my server lost time. >> I have ntpd in two server, now I've seen that in one of these ntp >> crashes and the time of the server is 1 hour forward. >> That's why ntp crashes: server time goes 1 hour for

Re: ntpd crashes.

2012-09-18 Thread Mauro
On 17 September 2012 19:33, Gerald Turner wrote: > Mauro writes: >> I think ntpd crashes are because my server lost time. >> I have ntpd in two server, now I've seen that in one of these ntp >> crashes and the time of the server is 1 hour forward. >> That's why ntp crashes: server time goes 1 hou