Re: RAID1 all bootable

2013-06-02 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
Bob Proulx writes: >> Nonetheless, I'll try to digest your "manual". At this point, could >> you also describe how to safely proceed, on this situation, to have >> grub on both disks? It would be useful community wide, to complete >> the raid1 installation from the Debian installer. > > As was al

Re: amd64 debian wheezy installation: software raid: partition misaligned by 512 bytes

2013-05-26 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
I can try to move the md2p1 partition with the parted. Would that work? :) On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 11:03 PM, Virgo Pärna wrote: > On Tue, 21 May 2013 09:12:10 -0700, Alexandru Cardaniuc < > cardan...@gmail.com> wrote: > > --089e01175e3d288e0104dd3cb6f1 > > Content-Type:

Re: amd64 debian wheezy installation: software raid: partition misaligned by 512 bytes

2013-05-21 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
. thanks, Alexandru On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 6:38 AM, Virgo Pärna wrote: > On Sun, 19 May 2013 21:41:33 -0700, Alexandru Cardaniuc < > cardan...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > 1. Should the /dev/md{0,1,2}p1 devices Start at 64 and not 63? Or some > > other cylinder n

amd64 debian wheezy installation: software raid: partition misaligned by 512 bytes

2013-05-19 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
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Re: motherboad for desktop

2009-08-25 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
Ron Johnson writes: > On 2009-08-23 11:01, Francesco Pietra wrote: >> Hi: My old K7S5A (SiS735 chipset) Athlon i386 lenny desktop has died >> and I am wondering how to set up a new one for the same service >> (running 32bit graphic scientific programs, besides office use, and >> establishing scp

emacs23 in lenny-backports

2009-08-21 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
Hi All! Does anyone know if emacs23 will be backported to lenny? It would be nice if emacs23 will be available for those using stable... -- "Most writers regard the truth as their most valuable possession, and therefore are most economical in its use." - Mark Twain (1835-1910) -- To UNSUBS

Re: What is the preferred way to install packages from testing/unstable in stable?

2009-08-21 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
Aniruddha writes: > I would like to install the latest version swfdec-mozilla (because it > offers autoplay). I intent to track stable as closely as possible. As > far I can tell there are four possibilities to achieve this: > > 1) Temporary enable testing/unstable repositories and install the >

pthreads, semaphores and segmentation fault

2008-11-30 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
for (j = 0; j < 100; j++) printf(" %d ", m.request()); pthread_exit(NULL); } int main() { pthread_t TId1, TId2; pthread_create(&TId1, NULL, producer, NULL); pthread_create(&TId1, NULL, consumer, NULL); pthread_join(TId1, NULL); pthread_join(TId2, NULL);

logitech mx600 mouse

2008-07-01 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
Hi all! Did anybody manage to make all mouse buttons work under debian linux? That's the mouse that comes in mx3200 keyboard&mouse combo. If yes, can you share how you configured it? -- "I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that wor

xkb problem after the last lenny update

2008-05-11 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
Hi All! After the last lenny update, everytime I restart end enter gnome a window pops up: Error activating XKB configuration. It can happen under various circumstances: - a bug in libxklavier library - a bug in X server (xkbcomp, x

Re: maxima 5.13 in lenny requires gnuplot-x11 to plot?

2008-05-02 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
Kamaraju S Kusumanchi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Alexandru Cardaniuc wrote: > >> Hi All! >> >> I installed maxima. It depends on gnuplot-nox, which is installed >> too. When I try to plot something in maxima, I get: >> >> (%i1) plot2d (exp(-

Re: can't send a bugreport in emacs

2008-05-01 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
Sven Joachim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On 2008-05-01 21:45 +0200, Alexandru Cardaniuc wrote: > >> Sven Joachim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >>> On 2008-05-01 06:34 +0200, Alexandru Cardaniuc wrote: >>>> Do I need to configure reportbug to

Re: maxima 5.13 in lenny requires gnuplot-x11 to plot?

2008-05-01 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
Kamaraju S Kusumanchi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Alexandru Cardaniuc wrote: > >> Hi All! >> >> I installed maxima. It depends on gnuplot-nox, which is installed >> too. When I try to plot something in maxima, I get: >> >> (%i1) plot2d (exp(-

Re: can't send a bugreport in emacs

2008-05-01 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
Sven Joachim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On 2008-05-01 06:34 +0200, Alexandru Cardaniuc wrote: > >> I am trying to send a bugreport in emacs through debian-bug. After >> sending' the bug report, I receive the following message in my >> mailbox. >> Fro

maxima 5.13 in lenny requires gnuplot-x11 to plot?

2008-04-30 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
Hi All! I installed maxima. It depends on gnuplot-nox, which is installed too. When I try to plot something in maxima, I get: (%i1) plot2d (exp(-u)*sin(u),[u,0,2*%pi]); (%o1) (%i2) Expected X11 driver: /usr/lib/gnuplot/gnuplot_x11 Exec failed: No such file or directory See 'help x11' for mo

can't send a bugreport in emacs

2008-04-30 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
Hi All! I am trying to send a bugreport in emacs through debian-bug. After 'sending' the bug report, I receive the following message in my mailbox. From: Mail Delivery System <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Mail delivery failed: returning message to sender To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 30 Apr 20

gcl symbol help

2008-02-25 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
Hi All! I have gcl and gcl-doc installed. In gcl when I invoke (help) it says "(HELP symbol) prints the online documentation associated with the symbol. For example, (HELP 'CONS) will print the useful information about the CONS function, the CONS data type, and so o

reading email from gmail account with gnus in Emacs22

2007-11-03 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
work with gmail? Any hints on the configuration of .gnus ? That's the setup that works fine for Emacs21 but doesn't work for Emacs22: --- (setq user-full-name "Alexandru Cardaniuc") (setq user-mail-address "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"

desktop wireless card with linux kernel driver support

2007-08-08 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
Hi! I need a recommendation for a wireless pci or pci-x1 card with linux support built in linux kernel in lenny. I know about intel or ralink chipsets, but AFAIK their drivers are not included in linux kernel. I want to be able to use the wireless card during debian installation with the debian in

Asus P5B Deluxe or Asus P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP

2007-06-27 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
Hi All! I am thinking about assembling a new debian amd64 computer. With recommendations on amd64 list I settled on a Core 2 Duo processor with one of Asus P5B flavour motherboards. The new box will be on the second floor and it needs to be connected to the network on the first floor. Cables won'

Re: connecting HP Pavilion zv5260 to a tv

2007-05-25 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
"Andrew J. Barr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I have a HP Pavilion zv5260 laptop. Today I got the HP XC1000 media > >cable from ebay to solve the problem with power jack. The cable has > >an s-video and my laptop's video card has a video-out. > What kind of video hardware do you have? Sony P

connecting HP Pavilion zv5260 to a tv

2007-05-25 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
Hi All! I have a HP Pavilion zv5260 laptop. Today I got the HP XC1000 media cable from ebay to solve the problem with power jack. The cable has an s-video and my laptop's video card has a video-out. I'd like to connect this laptop to TV to be able to watch DVD's on a bigger screen. How can I do t

getting a new Debian box

2007-05-18 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
Hi All! I've been using Debian with my desktop replacement laptop HP Pavilion zv5260 for about 2 years now. This was the only computer I had for about 2.5 years. I got tired of using the laptop constantly. I want something more convenient with a bigger screen and that I can use more comfortably.

emacs 21.4 and antialiasing

2005-11-07 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
Hi! Did anybody here manage to make Emacs 21.4 use antialising with true type fonts like Bitstream Vera Sans Mono? I can't make Emacs see Bitstream fonts... -- Registered Linux user number 402184. Get counted! http://counter.li.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject

crossfire crashes

2005-11-06 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
Hi All! I decided to give a try to crossfire. I installed crossfire-client and crossfire-client-x11. Running $ cfclient opens a window and starts the game but when I choose the server to connect to - it crashes with errors: $ cfclient [ INFO ] (Version::common) $Id: rcs-id.h,v 1.2 2004/01/30 2

Re: PCMCIA Wireless Card startup problems under Debian Sid

2005-11-05 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
James Caldow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >>Using a Sarge net-install disc I set about the install process again > > Of course it is too late now, but: except for downgrades or totally > >hosed systems, there is no need to reinstall. Upgrading to sid or > >etch is as easy as adding the appropriat

Re: Solaris: The Most Advanced OS?

2005-11-05 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
Tshepang Lekhonkhobe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hello, Did you check the sun.com website which claims that Solaris 10 > is the most advanced OS on the planet? Could anyone tell me what > grounds is the claim based upon. I was surprised to see that claim and > has anyone out there used it to tes

Re: nautilus cd-burner

2005-11-04 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
James Strandboge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > gary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > > > > Still, what about gnome cd-burner? Is there a way to make it work? > > As root do: > > > > dpkg-reconfigure --plow cdrecord > > Oops! > > dpkg-reconfigure -plow cdrecord Thanks! BTW, dpkg-rec

Re: A page that causes Firefox (Sarge) to close

2005-11-04 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
James Caldow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi James, > > I am running on Debian Sid and the page you have indicated crashes my Firefox > as well. Very strange! > > James Caldow > > > > James Foster wrote: > > Hello, I'm using the latest mozilla-firefox (1.0.4-2sarge5) on Debian > > Sarge, a

Re: ide: failed opcode was: unknown

2005-11-03 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
James Vahn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Alexandru Cardaniuc wrote: > >Enabled Supported: * NOP cmd * READ BUFFER cmd * WRITE BUFFER > >cmd * Host Protected Area feature set * Look-ahead Write cache * > >Power Management feature set Security Mode featu

Re: ide: failed opcode was: unknown

2005-11-03 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
James Vahn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >Enabled Supported: * NOP cmd * READ BUFFER cmd * WRITE BUFFER > >cmd * Host Protected Area feature set * Look-ahead Write cache * > >Power Management feature set Security Mode feature set SMART feature > >set > ^ Di

Re: ide: failed opcode was: unknown

2005-11-01 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
James Vahn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> Try turning the write-cache off: hdparm -W0 /dev/hda > > > > Tried that and didn't see any difference... It's really annoying... > > It was a stab in the dark. "hdparm /dev/hda", "hdparm -I /dev/hda". # hdparm -I /dev/hda /dev/hda: ATA device, with

Re: nautilus cd-burner

2005-11-01 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
gary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > I was trying to burn a CD-RW today with Nautilus CD-burner. But > > > >I got an error writing to CD-RW. > > > > > > > > Detailed error output from cdrecord: > > > > > > > > cdrecord: Operation not permitted. Cannot send SCSI cmd via > > > >ioctl SCSI buff

Re: ide: failed opcode was: unknown

2005-11-01 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
James Vahn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > No, probably not. You can install smartmontools to keep an eye on it > though. I will give it a try :) > Cheap electronics just cause problems and it sounds like you are > suffering from one. :( Cheap? It wasn't that cheap :) And I didn't buy it on a sa

Re: nautilus cd-burner

2005-10-31 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
gary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Mon, 2005-10-31 at 07:57 -0800, Alexandru Cardaniuc wrote: > > Hi All! > > > > I was trying to burn a CD-RW today with Nautilus CD-burner. But I > >got an error writing to CD-RW. > > > > Detailed error output fr

nautilus cd-burner

2005-10-31 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
Hi All! I was trying to burn a CD-RW today with Nautilus CD-burner. But I got an error writing to CD-RW. Detailed error output from cdrecord: cdrecord: Operation not permitted. Cannot send SCSI cmd via ioctl SCSI buffer size: 64512 cdrecord: Warning: using inofficial version of libscg (ubuntu-0.

Re: ide: failed opcode was: unknown

2005-10-31 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
James Vahn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Alexandru Cardaniuc wrote: > > hda: irq timeout: status=0xd0 {Busy} ide: failed opcode > >was: unknown ide0: reset: success > > What does that mean and how can I solve this problem? > That's what you get when you buy t

ide: failed opcode was: unknown

2005-10-30 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
0.91 udevd 3863 root 20 0 000 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.00 shpchpd_event -- Sincerely yours, Alexandru Cardaniuc -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: set custom font in Emacs

2005-10-30 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
Marc Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Thu, Oct 06, 2005 at 09:41:45PM -0700, Alexandru Cardaniuc wrote: > > > > Emacs only cares about core fonts. Your installation of Vera Sans Mono > isn't one. Therefore, Emacs can't see it. > > Solutio

fail to load Gnome

2005-10-18 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
't help... tried also # apt-get --reinstall install gdm that didn't help either... running debian sid amd64 with linux stack kernel 2.6.12 -- Sincerely yours, Alexandru Cardaniuc -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

sticky notes in Gnome 2.10

2005-10-07 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
Hi All! Is it possible to make sticky notes stay behind the open windows, like part of the background? -- Sincerely yours, Alexandru Cardaniuc -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

make apt-get install suggested packages automatically

2005-10-06 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
Hi All! Is it possible to make apt-get install not only the packages that the package depends on but also suggested packages automatically as aptitude does? man apt-get, apt-conf didn't help... -- Sincerely yours, Alexandru Cardaniuc -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] w

set custom font in Emacs

2005-10-06 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
ication font and most applications will use it, but not Emacs. So I guess somewhere I have to configure something. Any help will be greatly appreciated... using Debian Sid amd64 -- Sincerely yours, Alexandru Cardaniuc -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe

Re: unstable update today

2005-07-11 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
l the dev symlinks were gone. > > Downgrade udev to the testing version. The new udev only works with > >kernels 2.6.12 or higher. > Is 2.6.12 currently available in unstable? I couldn't find a > kernel-image for it. Not yet. -- Sincerely yours, Alexandru Cardaniuc