Buster: "cannot run in framebuffer mode"

2018-09-02 Thread Lucio
I have two different Debian Buster/sid systems. The first is a desktop PC with AMD RX 580 graphics. It used to work ok until July, then I updated it sometime in August, and Xorg broke. The second is an Acer Aspire5 notebook I've just bought, with AMD RX 540 graphics. I've installed Debian usin

Re: Debian installation

2018-09-02 Thread Lee
On 9/3/18, Harold Hartley wrote: > I have two computers. One is fedora and the other I want Debian on it. > Both computers run Ethernet to a router that runs dd-wrt and fedora > connects to internet just fine. I’m actually running a wireless Ethernet > to the modem that connects to isp(cox).But if

Re: mailing list vs "the futur"

2018-09-02 Thread Zenaan Harkness
On Mon, Sep 03, 2018 at 01:21:16AM -0400, Bob Bernstein wrote: > On Sun, 2 Sep 2018, Curt wrote: > > > You are far from the most egregious participant but are a participant > > nonetheless, and more than once. > > You're *counting*? > > You point the finger and accuse, but are not complicit in t

Re: Debian installation

2018-09-02 Thread Harold Hartley
I have two computers. One is fedora and the other I want Debian on it. Both computers run Ethernet to a router that runs dd-wrt and fedora connects to internet just fine. I’m actually running a wireless Ethernet to the modem that connects to isp(cox).But if Debian has firmware included in the inst

Re: mailing list vs "the futur"

2018-09-02 Thread Eric S Fraga
On Sunday, 2 Sep 2018 at 15:51, Curt wrote: [...] > I knew you were humorless, but this endless OT thread is spam and > now represents a considerable pollutive presence in the archives. Well, I for one, have been enjoying it (or, at least, until somebody told somebody else to STFU). I use Debi

Re: Debian installation

2018-09-02 Thread Mark Fletcher
On Sun, Sep 02, 2018 at 09:34:40PM -0700, Harold Hartley wrote: > I had ordered myself a Debian dvd 9.5 and everything was installing > great until it came to scan the mirrors.It seems I was not able to scan a > mirror so that I would be able to apt > an app, but I tried many mirrors and nothing.C

Re: Confused by Amanda

2018-09-02 Thread Mark Fletcher
On Sun, Sep 02, 2018 at 11:46:44AM -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Sunday 02 September 2018 06:27:01 Dan Ritter wrote: > > > Amanda is not good for the situation you describe. > > No its not ideal in some cases,, which is why I wrote a wrapper script > for the make a backup portions of amanda. W

Re: mailing list vs "the futur"

2018-09-02 Thread Bob Bernstein
On Sun, 2 Sep 2018, Curt wrote: You are far from the most egregious participant but are a participant nonetheless, and more than once. You're *counting*? You point the finger and accuse, but are not complicit in the crime? This is a pose very familiar to all students of Nuremberg. -- But

Re: Playing with systemd timers - best practices.

2018-09-02 Thread Kamil Jońca
Darac Marjal writes: > Is there something wrong with systemd-crontab-generator? > > https://manpages.debian.org/stretch/systemd-cron/systemd-crontab-generator.8.en.html Assuming I want to migrate entirely to systemd.timers, I want to know if there is a way not to have many similar entries. (som

Debian installation

2018-09-02 Thread Harold Hartley
I had ordered myself a Debian dvd 9.5 and everything was installing great until it came to scan the mirrors.It seems I was not able to scan a mirror so that I would be able to apt an app, but I tried many mirrors and nothing.Can someone on here help me with a solution to get it to scan a mirror s

Re: Strange Network Problem

2018-09-02 Thread David Christensen
On 09/02/2018 03:22 PM, mick crane wrote: On 2018-09-02 19:39, David Christensen wrote: On 09/02/2018 05:48 AM, mick crane wrote: On 2018-09-02 13:16, Stephen P. Molnar wrote: The Firewall Passthrough is set to Allocation Mode set to 'Passthrough with the Passthrough Mode set to 'DHCPS-dynami

openvpn and new openssl 1.1.1~~pre9-1

2018-09-02 Thread Jiri Kanicky
Hi, After upgrading to openssl 1.1.1~~pre9-1, I am not able to establish VPN connections (eg.nordvpn, work, etc.) Mon Sep  3 11:19:34 2018 us=634061 OpenSSL: error:1425F18C:SSL routines:ssl_choose_client_version:version too low Mon Sep  3 11:19:34 2018 us=634070 TLS_ERROR: BIO read tls_read_plain

Re: Strange Network Problem

2018-09-02 Thread mick crane
On 2018-09-02 19:39, David Christensen wrote: On 09/02/2018 05:48 AM, mick crane wrote: On 2018-09-02 13:16, Stephen P. Molnar wrote: The Firewall Passthrough is set to Allocation Mode set to 'Passthrough with the Passthrough Mode set to 'DHCPS-dynamic '. It's my intention to change the Allo

Re: Strange Network Problem

2018-09-02 Thread David Christensen
On 09/02/2018 05:48 AM, mick crane wrote: On 2018-09-02 13:16, Stephen P. Molnar wrote: The Firewall Passthrough is set to Allocation Mode set to 'Passthrough with the Passthrough Mode set to 'DHCPS-dynamic '. It's my intention to change the Allocation Mode to 'Off', as soon as I talk to AT&T

Re: Confused by Amanda

2018-09-02 Thread Jose M Calhariz
On Sun, Sep 02, 2018 at 06:27:01AM -0400, Dan Ritter wrote: > On Sun, Sep 02, 2018 at 04:09:22PM +0900, Mark Fletcher wrote: > > I recently messed up some files and decided to resort to the backup to > > recover them. I was able to do so, but the process left me wondering if > > I would really be

Re: mailing list vs "the futur"

2018-09-02 Thread Joe
On Sun, 2 Sep 2018 17:14:02 +0200 Nicolas George wrote: > > This list is about using Debian. It's called 'debian-user'. Which of the contributors are you suggesting are not Debian users? -- Joe

Re: mailing list vs "the futur"

2018-09-02 Thread Curt
On 2018-09-02, John Hasler wrote: > Curt writes: >> This facetiously protracted OT thread kicked off by a long-gone troll >> has renewed my interest in the venerable STFU protocol, which might be >> immediately employed for this specific exchange to the utmost >> bandwidth-economizing effect. > >

Re: mailing list vs "the futur"

2018-09-02 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 02 September 2018 10:06:07 John Hasler wrote: > Curt writes: > > This facetiously protracted OT thread kicked off by a long-gone > > troll has renewed my interest in the venerable STFU protocol, which > > might be immediately employed for this specific exchange to the > > utmost bandwidt

Re: Confused by Amanda

2018-09-02 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 02 September 2018 06:27:01 Dan Ritter wrote: > On Sun, Sep 02, 2018 at 04:09:22PM +0900, Mark Fletcher wrote: > > I recently messed up some files and decided to resort to the backup > > to recover them. I was able to do so, but the process left me > > wondering if I would really be in a

Re: mailing list vs "the futur"

2018-09-02 Thread Nicolas George
Dan Purgert (2018-09-02): > Difference is, Curt chose to subscribe to this list, which happens to > carry this thread This list is about using Debian. This thread is not. Therefore, this thread is pollution on this list. I will personally refrain from polluting further. Regards, -- Nicolas G

Re: mailing list vs "the futur"

2018-09-02 Thread Dan Purgert
Nicolas George wrote: > John Hasler (2018-09-02): >> Some email clients have filtering. Get one. > > This kind of answer is despicable. You would deserve that Curt > subscribes your address to all junk mail lists he can find. You would > just have to filter them. > Difference is, Curt chose to su

Re: Lenovo IdeaPad laptop doesn't wake up after suspend

2018-09-02 Thread Dan Purgert
Nikolas Nyby wrote: > I have a Lenovo IdeaPad 320 laptop with Debian testing/buster and Linux > 4.18.5. When I close the lid and open it again, the screen is black, and > I can't do anything. I can't even ctrl-alt-F3 to a vterm. At this point > I need to restart the laptop every time I close the

Lenovo IdeaPad laptop doesn't wake up after suspend

2018-09-02 Thread Nikolas Nyby
I have a Lenovo IdeaPad 320 laptop with Debian testing/buster and Linux 4.18.5. When I close the lid and open it again, the screen is black, and I can't do anything. I can't even ctrl-alt-F3 to a vterm. At this point I need to restart the laptop every time I close the lid. Does anyone have any

Re: mailing list vs "the futur"

2018-09-02 Thread Nicolas George
John Hasler (2018-09-02): > Some email clients have filtering. Get one. This kind of answer is despicable. You would deserve that Curt subscribes your address to all junk mail lists he can find. You would just have to filter them. Regards, -- Nicolas George

Re: mailing list vs "the futur"

2018-09-02 Thread John Hasler
Curt writes: > This facetiously protracted OT thread kicked off by a long-gone troll > has renewed my interest in the venerable STFU protocol, which might be > immediately employed for this specific exchange to the utmost > bandwidth-economizing effect. Some email clients have filtering. Get one.

Re: mailing list vs "the futur"

2018-09-02 Thread Curt
On 2018-09-02, John Hasler wrote: > tomás writes: >> In the US, perhaps riseup.net? > > I prefer newsguy.com . They are not experiencing a financial crisis and > have been in business for more than twenty years. I've been satisfied > with their service for most of this century. This facetiously

Re: mailing list vs "the futur"

2018-09-02 Thread John Hasler
tomás writes: > In the US, perhaps riseup.net? I prefer newsguy.com . They are not experiencing a financial crisis and have been in business for more than twenty years. I've been satisfied with their service for most of this century. -- John Hasler jhas...@newsguy.com Elmwood, WI USA

Re: Strange Network Problem

2018-09-02 Thread mick crane
On 2018-09-02 13:16, Stephen P. Molnar wrote: The Firewall Passthrough is set to Allocation Mode set to 'Passthrough with the Passthrough Mode set to 'DHCPS-dynamic '. It's my intention to change the Allocation Mode to 'Off', as soon as I talk to AT&T Tech Support to make sure that doesn't mess

Re: Strange Network Problem

2018-09-02 Thread Stephen P. Molnar
On 09/02/2018 01:37 AM, David Christensen wrote: On 09/01/2018 04:05 AM, Stephen P. Molnar wrote: On 08/31/2018 10:41 PM, David Christensen wrote: On 08/31/2018 12:50 PM, Stephen P. Molnar wrote: I am running Debian Stretch on my Linux platform. I have noticed low internet traffic when I

Re: Confused by Amanda

2018-09-02 Thread Dan Ritter
On Sun, Sep 02, 2018 at 04:09:22PM +0900, Mark Fletcher wrote: > I recently messed up some files and decided to resort to the backup to > recover them. I was able to do so, but the process left me wondering if > I would really be in a position to do so in all cases. For example, > Amanda configu

Re: mailing list vs "the futur"

2018-09-02 Thread tomas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sat, Sep 01, 2018 at 05:22:34PM -0400, Bob Bernstein wrote: > On Sat, 1 Sep 2018, Gene Heskett wrote: > > >It prevents the deletion of emails that the same login client, on > >a different box setup for imap, from losing their email corpus. > > Thi

Confused by Amanda

2018-09-02 Thread Mark Fletcher
Hello I use Amanda for daily backups on Stretch. I found it not too difficult to set up once I got my head around its virtual tape concept. Recently, prompted by not very much, I have started to question whether having these backups really put me in a position to restore the machine if I need