Vim fails with some unspecified out-of-memory error [was: Re: simple-scan fails with Canon LiDE 300--except as root]

2021-01-08 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Vi, 08 ian 21, 23:20:46, ghe2001 wrote: > > > ‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐ > On Friday, January 8, 2021 10:28 PM, Jen Nussbaum wrote: > > > I don't know why I tried this, but I then ran simple-scan as root, and...it > > worked perfectly. > > I had a similar problem with vim -- I have n

Re: Why is idle not detected?

2021-01-08 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Mi, 06 ian 21, 21:46:51, Rainer Dorsch wrote: > Hi, > > I am running Debian 10 and sometimes idle is not detected correctly on my > (KDE) system and the desktop is not going to suspend. > > A typical candidate is a not correctly terminating vlc process which does not > have a screen anymore

Re: Why is idle not detected?

2021-01-08 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Sb, 09 ian 21, 00:25:46, Anders Andersson wrote: > On Wed, Jan 6, 2021 at 9:47 PM Rainer Dorsch wrote: > > > > I am running Debian 10 and sometimes idle is not detected correctly on my > > (KDE) system and the desktop is not going to suspend. > > > > A typical candidate is a not correctly termi

Re: Webcam resolution in VLC (and elsewhere)

2021-01-08 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Sb, 09 ian 21, 00:13:06, Brian wrote: > On Fri 08 Jan 2021 at 16:46:53 -0700, Charles Curley wrote: > > > > This is inappropriate on this list. Please take it elsewhere. Thank you. > > The political statement inciting violence I responded to is also > inappropriate. That is to be tolerated? A

Re: How automatic are backport package updates?

2021-01-08 Thread Andrei POPESCU
[this is more suitable for debian-user, adding Cc: accordingly] On Vi, 08 ian 21, 23:21:32, Gregg Nemas wrote: > Micha, > > Thanks for your efforts. > > I am considering switching to Debian Stable from Fedora (which no > longer supports 32-bit systems) and was wondering whether Debian > Stable +

Re: simple-scan fails with Canon LiDE 300--except as root

2021-01-08 Thread Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum
Just to clarify what someone else in the thread asked about, the user I'm running this under _does_ appear in the scanner group. On Friday, January 8, 2021, 07:07:40 PM EST, Brian wrote: On Fri 08 Jan 2021 at 17:28:16 -0500, Jen Nussbaum wrote: >> When I run simple-scan, it detects the p

Re: Webcam resolution in VLC (and elsewhere)

2021-01-08 Thread Charles Curley
On Sat, 9 Jan 2021 00:13:06 + Brian wrote: > > This is inappropriate on this list. Please take it elsewhere. Thank > > you. > > The political statement inciting violence I responded to is also > inappropriate. That is to be tolerated? Take it elsewhere. -- Does anybody read signatures a

Re: Webcam resolution in VLC (and elsewhere)

2021-01-08 Thread Brian
On Fri 08 Jan 2021 at 16:46:53 -0700, Charles Curley wrote: > On Fri, 8 Jan 2021 20:10:05 + > Brian wrote: > > > > -- > > > "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: > > > soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." > > > > DT tried the soapbox. It didn't work

Re: simple-scan fails with Canon LiDE 300--except as root

2021-01-08 Thread Brian
On Fri 08 Jan 2021 at 17:28:16 -0500, Jen Nussbaum wrote: > > After using a rather old Canon scanner for many years, I recently > upgraded to the Canon LiDE 300, and installed the drivers as directed, > on a Bullseye system (10.2.0-17). > > The printer is recognized: > > $ scanimage -L > device

Re: Webcam resolution in VLC (and elsewhere)

2021-01-08 Thread Charles Curley
On Fri, 8 Jan 2021 20:10:05 + Brian wrote: > > -- > > "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: > > soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." > > DT tried the soapbox. It didn't work out. ... > > -Ed Howdershelt (Author) > > Someone who believes in radic

Re: Why is idle not detected?

2021-01-08 Thread Anders Andersson
On Wed, Jan 6, 2021 at 9:47 PM Rainer Dorsch wrote: > > Hi, > > I am running Debian 10 and sometimes idle is not detected correctly on my > (KDE) system and the desktop is not going to suspend. > > A typical candidate is a not correctly terminating vlc process which does not > have a screen anymor

Re: 'no mountable file systems' error upon attempted installation of Debian 10.7.0 amd64 dmg

2021-01-08 Thread LuKaRo
On 08.01.21 22:20, absurdlapse wrote: > Please forgive my beginner questions. I should have said that I am trying to > run Debian on VirtualBox...is the USB boot necessary there? No worries, you're welcome :) In case of using Debian in VirtualBox, you don't need to do the USB stuff, as you can us

Re: simple-scan fails with Canon LiDE 300--except as root

2021-01-08 Thread ghe2001
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 ‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐ On Friday, January 8, 2021 10:28 PM, Jen Nussbaum wrote: > I don't know why I tried this, but I then ran simple-scan as root, and...it > worked perfectly. I had a similar problem with vim -- I have no idea what

Re: simple-scan fails with Canon LiDE 300--except as root

2021-01-08 Thread Michael Howard
On 08/01/2021 22:39, Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum wrote: After using a rather old Canon scanner for many years, I recently upgraded to the Canon LiDE 300, and installed the drivers as directed, on a Bullseye system (10.2.0-17). The printer is recognized: $ scanimage -L device `pixma:04A91913_47A8A4'

simple-scan fails with Canon LiDE 300--except as root

2021-01-08 Thread Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum
After using a rather old Canon scanner for many years, I recently upgraded to the Canon LiDE 300,and installed the drivers as directed, on a Bullseye system (10.2.0-17). The printer is recognized: $ scanimage -Ldevice `pixma:04A91913_47A8A4' is a CANON CanoScan LiDE 300 multi-function peripheral

Re: Webcam resolution in VLC (and elsewhere)

2021-01-08 Thread Brian
On Thu 31 Dec 2020 at 12:15:13 -0500, Gene Heskett wrote: [Snipped Celejar's comments. The only thing added to it is below] > Cheers, Gene Heskett > -- > "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: > soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." DT tried the soapbox. It

Re: 'no mountable file systems' error upon attempted installation of Debian 10.7.0 amd64 dmg

2021-01-08 Thread LuKaRo
On 08.01.21 19:47, absurdlapse wrote: > Couldn't I just use balenaEtcher? Yeah sure, that's definitely possible :)

Re: 'no mountable file systems' error upon attempted installation of Debian 10.7.0 amd64 dmg

2021-01-08 Thread Thomas Schmitt
Hi, of course the advise is correct to download the Debian installation image and to put it plainly onto a USB stick (or to burn it onto a DVD). But: LuKaRo wrote: > Mac OS is not able to open it, as it does not really support other > file systems than the Apple ones. That's a bit hard to belie

Re: 'no mountable file systems' error upon attempted installation of Debian 10.7.0 amd64 dmg

2021-01-08 Thread LuKaRo
On 08.01.21 17:32, Dan Ritter wrote: > It's not a DMG. > > You want to save it, not try to mount it. > > Then write it with dd or diskutil to a USB stick. > > -dsr- Exactly, Mac OS is not able to open it, as it does not really support other file systems than the Apple ones. You need to flash the

Re: 'no mountable file systems' error upon attempted installation of Debian 10.7.0 amd64 dmg

2021-01-08 Thread Dan Ritter
absurdlapse wrote: > Hello, > > I am trying to install Debian for the first time. I am on a 2020 iMac running > macOS Catalina (which btw does not support the bash terminal anymore: uses > zsh, so command line fixes might be different for mac than previously > conceived). I've encountered an e

'no mountable file systems' error upon attempted installation of Debian 10.7.0 amd64 dmg

2021-01-08 Thread absurdlapse
Hello, I am trying to install Debian for the first time. I am on a 2020 iMac running macOS Catalina (which btw does not support the bash terminal anymore: uses zsh, so command line fixes might be different for mac than previously conceived). I've encountered an error ('no mountable file systems

Unity3d apps slow

2021-01-08 Thread Hans
Dear list, maybe you can help to answer a question. I have an older notebook with a nvidia graphics card (GF 8600M) and usinmg the proprietrary nvidia driver, which is *-legacy-340xx-*. Most applications (i.e. games) are running fast with opengl acceleration (60 FPS). But all games made with U