Running Nvidia Driver Without an xorg.conf?

2013-03-23 Thread Patrick Bartek
Just installed the proprietary nvidia driver on Wheezy 64-bit using the dkms method as outlined in the Nvidia Debian wiki.  No problems, except I haven't got it working yet.  But was wondering:  Is it possible for the nvidia driver to work without using an xorg.conf?  Nouveau does. FYI:  I'm no

Re: Run script at boot time

2013-03-23 Thread Tony van der Hoff
On 22/03/13 14:38, Rob Owens wrote: > On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 10:50:15AM +, Tony van der Hoff wrote: >>> >> >> >> Unfortunately, that solution didn't seem to work. >> >> Indeed, in this instance, it doesn't matter when the script is run, >> except that the network must be running, so on the fa

wheezy problem

2013-03-23 Thread Glenn English
I installed wheezy on one of the LAN hosts yesterday. Everything else is squeeze, including my amanda backup machine. Amanda kept saying my wheezy box wasn't working: > WARNING: sbox.slsware.lan: selfcheck request failed: timeout waiting for ACK I looked (in man and google) for an explanation o

syslinux, live-build - looking for files

2013-03-23 Thread Hans-J. Ullrich
Hi folks, I am looking for the following files for wheezy: ldlinux.c32 libcom32.c32 libutil.c32 They should be in package live-build: apt-file search ldlinux.c32 live-build: /usr/share/live/build/bootloaders/extlinux/ldlinux.c32 live-build: /usr/share/live/build/bootloaders/isolinux/ldlinux.c3

Re: Crackling sound from usb sound device

2013-03-23 Thread Klaus Pieper
Does it crackle, when the USB storage device and the USB video device are unplugged? Were the USB storage and video devices plugged to other USB slots in the past? The video device is the builtin camera of the Thinkpad. I unplugged the USB CD and got the same behaviour (reboot, while mpd is p

Re: Crackling sound from usb sound device

2013-03-23 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sat, 2013-03-23 at 17:11 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Sat, 2013-03-23 at 16:04 +0100, Klaus Pieper wrote: > > > $ lsusb -t > > > > > /: Bus 01.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=ehci_hcd/6p, 480M > > |__ Port 5: Dev 2, If 0, Class=hub, Driver=hub/4p, 480M > > |__ Port 1: Dev

Re: Crackling sound from usb sound device

2013-03-23 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sat, 2013-03-23 at 16:04 +0100, Klaus Pieper wrote: > > $ lsusb -t > > > /: Bus 01.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=ehci_hcd/6p, 480M > |__ Port 5: Dev 2, If 0, Class=hub, Driver=hub/4p, 480M > |__ Port 1: Dev 6, If 0, Class=stor., Driver=usb-storage, 480M > |__ Port

Re: Crackling sound from usb sound device

2013-03-23 Thread Klaus Pieper
On 03/23/2013 03:00 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: With a new kernel there could be a different IRQ assignment, run $ lsusb -t /: Bus 08.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=uhci_hcd/2p, 12M /: Bus 07.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=uhci_hcd/2p, 12M /: Bus 06.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub,

Re: NEEDED: not quite current buisnesscard and netinst iso images

2013-03-23 Thread computer.enthusiastic
2013/3/11 Claudius Hubig : > Richard specifically asked for version 6.0.5[0], which is _not_ the > current version. You should be able to issue the following command to generate a netinst ISO image (after installing the jigdo-file package): jigdo-lite --noask http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/arch

Re: Crackling sound from usb sound device

2013-03-23 Thread Ralf Mardorf
With a new kernel there could be a different IRQ assignment, run $ lsusb -t $ cat /proc/interrupts And if in use $ /etc/init.d/rtirq status -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive:

Re: Inability to launch Cinnamon

2013-03-23 Thread Sharon Kimble
On 23/03/2013, Johan Grönqvist wrote: > 2013-03-23 09:39, Sharon Kimble skrev: >>> I've just installed cinnamon to try it out again on a new monitor. but >>> when i try to access it i don't get any desktop just the gdm3 greeter >>> background. > >> i've just thought, this is a new computer, new th

Crackling sound from usb sound device

2013-03-23 Thread Klaus Pieper
Hi, I have been using an external dac over usb for some months. Since about two weeks sometimes sound is distorted (irregualar crackles, which usually diappear after closing and reopening the application, i.e. mpd, xine, rhythmbox or a stream from firefox, some times). I am under the impress

Re: Inability to launch Cinnamon

2013-03-23 Thread Johan Grönqvist
2013-03-23 09:39, Sharon Kimble skrev: I've just installed cinnamon to try it out again on a new monitor. but when i try to access it i don't get any desktop just the gdm3 greeter background. i've just thought, this is a new computer, new this year and its not got a 'open-gl' capable graphics

[ANNOUNCE] Laptop Mode Tools 1.63 Released

2013-03-23 Thread Ritesh Raj Sarraf
Hello Folks, Laptop Mode Tools, version 1.63, has been released This release adds a new module for PCIe ASPM. It also includes some important bug fixes. Some changes have been added to accommodate Flash / NAND devices. There's also a new setting parameter to disable battery alarm level check, in c

Re: Inability to launch Cinnamon

2013-03-23 Thread Sharon Kimble
i've just thought, this is a new computer, new this year and its not got a 'open-gl' capable graphics card, not at least with the radeon free drivers. So, if cinnamon needs 'open-gl' capabilities then no way will it run on this machine! But i do have the relevant legacy drivers from ati which maybe