Re: Xorg failure

2009-03-10 Thread Baz
On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 11:31 AM, Javier Barroso wrote: > On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 9:00 AM, Baz wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Got a serious problem here. After the upgrade from "etch" to "lenny" > > several weeks ago, xorg is failing at various instances.

Xorg failure

2009-03-08 Thread Baz
Hi, Got a serious problem here. After the upgrade from "etch" to "lenny" several weeks ago, xorg is failing at various instances. It can't be intentionally reproduced. The "error" message indicated looking at the configuration first before filing a bug report; however, it ended with "fatal serv

Re: Download Opera brower package

2007-12-09 Thread Baz
On Dec 8, 2007 8:04 PM, hce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks Mark. > > That works fine. The only thing when I call the opera from the command > line, it has following errors although it still works. Should I > concern that error messages or not? > > > ~$ opera > ~$ ERROR: ld.so: object 'libjvm.s

Fwd: Anyone using Debian on notebook?

2007-12-09 Thread Baz
-- Forwarded message -- From: Baz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Dec 9, 2007 12:19 AM Subject: Re: Anyone using Debian on notebook? To: js <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Dec 8, 2007 10:27 PM, js <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi list, > > I've just switched bac

Re: GNOME and Power Management

2007-12-06 Thread Baz
Never say never. You might trying setting it one tick on this side of never. Sebastian On Dec 6, 2007 6:15 PM, Francisco M Neto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Greetings, > >I'm having a very annoying trouble with GNOME Power Management.I > usually keep the setting to never put the display to s

Repository

2007-02-26 Thread Baz
Hello. I need help getting into my source.list to delete some lines. How do I change the permissions? I've tried Synaptic, but the lines I need to delete aren't there. Sebastian -- "...heart and soulone will burn." - Joy Division

Re: News Flash

2007-02-08 Thread Baz
On 2/8/07, Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Baz wrote: > Steve Jobs is promoting the idea of ending DRM. Read at > http://blogs.marketwatch.com/bambi/2007/02/apples_jobs_has.html I'll wait until he practices what he preaches and stops hocking DRM music on iTunes.

Re: [ltp] News Flash

2007-02-08 Thread Baz
On 2/8/07, Jon Dowland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Tue, Feb 06, 2007 at 03:19:17PM -0800, Baz wrote: > Steve Jobs is promoting the idea of ending DRM. Read at > http://blogs.marketwatch.com/bambi/2007/02/apples_jobs_has.html Could you please refrain from cross-posting to s

Re: News Flash

2007-02-07 Thread Baz
On 2/7/07, Florian Kulzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Tue, Feb 06, 2007 at 18:53:01 -0500, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > On Tue, Feb 06, 2007 at 03:19:17PM -0800, Baz wrote: > > Steve Jobs is promoting the idea of ending DRM. Read at > > http://blogs.marketwa

News Flash

2007-02-06 Thread Baz
Steve Jobs is promoting the idea of ending DRM. Read at http://blogs.marketwatch.com/bambi/2007/02/apples_jobs_has.html Sebastian -- "...heart and soulone will burn." - Joy Division

Re: Unable to Unmount Flash Drive [Solved]

2007-01-04 Thread Baz
On 1/2/07, davide <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Baz wrote: > Hello - > > I'm getting the following error message every time I attempt to unmount my > USB flash drive. > > Error > > Cannot unmount volume > > The volume was probably mounted manually on th

Re: Linux on NPR's Talk on the Nation

2007-01-03 Thread Baz
On 1/2/07, Scott Gifford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Baz wrote: > >> They're discussing Linux on NPR's Talk of the Nation now. FYI... > > I wonder if someone has a link to the podcast... The segment I suspec

Linux on NPR's Talk on the Nation

2007-01-02 Thread Baz
They're discussing Linux on NPR's Talk of the Nation now. FYI... -- "...heart and soulone will burn." - Joy Division

Re: Happy New Year to all the developers and helpers on Debian!

2006-12-31 Thread Baz
On 12/31/06, Kenward Vaughan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Folks, You do a wonderful job, keeping the best dist. flowing along and helping those who need it, on this list. I started with Debian and can't see myself changing ever. It works too well, even for a bumbling hobbyist like myself. Ple

Unable to Unmount Flash Drive

2006-12-31 Thread Baz
Hello - I'm getting the following error message every time I attempt to unmount my USB flash drive. Error Cannot unmount volume The volume was probably mounted manually on the command line. Details Device to unmount is not in /media/.hal-mtab so it is not mounted by HAL Contrary to the mess

Re: Looking for music player software

2006-12-30 Thread Baz
On 12/30/06, Roberto C. Sanchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Sat, Dec 30, 2006 at 06:52:41PM -0800, Baz wrote: > > You're a Debian developer - and, don't know music players? Nevertheless, I > like VLC... > Wow. That's a bit harsh. Yes, he is a Debian develop

Re: Looking for music player software

2006-12-30 Thread Baz
On 12/30/06, Philistine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi, I'm looking for a music player in Debian with some features, I did not yet find in the ones I tried (alsaplayer, beep, mp3blaster, quodlibet, rhythmbox, zinf). I did not try banshee ("55.2 MB of additional disk space will be used") nor amar

iTunes & Linux (Debian)

2006-12-26 Thread Baz
So, it appears the only way to play music purchased from Apple (mp4 audio files) on Linux is to burn a CD, then rip them - or, use CrossOver Office. Yes? Sebastian

Re: 2 weeks as a Debian user: a report back

2006-12-24 Thread Baz
On 12/24/06, Kamaraju Kusumanchi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Sunday 24 December 2006 15:28, andy wrote: > > I don't know if any Debian developers read these lists Not all, but some do. Some even post solutions to some of the user's problems. Since you did not mention it, I might as well ask.

Installed Packages

2006-12-24 Thread Baz
Seasons Greetings - How best to save a listing of all installed packages? Sebastian

Re: questions for when Etch goes stable

2006-12-23 Thread Baz
On 12/23/06, Alan Ianson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Sat December 23 2006 10:33, Nigel Henry wrote: > I've presently got 2 Sarge installs on the stable repo, and Etch on the > testing repo. I've seen more than one post saying that testing was frozen, > but since then I've had more updates for

Re: DVDs - err what gives?

2006-12-20 Thread Baz
On 12/20/06, Michelle Konzack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Am 2006-12-12 21:41:11, schrieb Baz: > http://www.debian-multimedia.org etch/main Packages > http://www.debian-multimedia.org sid/main Packages > http://www.debian-multimedia.org sid/main You should use ONLY deb ht

Re: DVDs - err what gives? [SOLVED]

2006-12-12 Thread Baz
On 12/12/06, Baz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 12/13/06, Mihira Fernando <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tuesday 12 December 2006 23:41, Baz wrote: > > deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux testing _Etch_ - Official Snapshot CD i386 > > Binary-1 20061204-18:47]/ etch

Re: DVDs - err what gives?

2006-12-12 Thread Baz
On 12/13/06, Mihira Fernando <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Tuesday 12 December 2006 23:41, Baz wrote: > deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux testing _Etch_ - Official Snapshot CD i386 > Binary-1 20061204-18:47]/ etch contrib main > > deb http://linux.csua.berkeley.edu/debian/ etch m

Re: DVDs - err what gives?

2006-12-12 Thread Baz
On 12/12/06, Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Baz wrote: > > Whenever I try to open the SynapticPackage Manager, I get: > > An error occured > > > > The following details are provided: > > > > E: Type 'http://www.debia

Re: DVDs - err what gives?

2006-12-12 Thread Baz
On 12/12/06, Andrew Sackville-West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Tue, Dec 12, 2006 at 09:10:45PM -0800, Baz wrote: > On 12/12/06, Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >Baz wrote: > >> Help please. I followed the advice here - and, now the Synaptic

Re: DVDs - err what gives?

2006-12-12 Thread Baz
On 12/12/06, Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Baz wrote: > Help please. I followed the advice here - and, now the Synaptic > Package Manager nor the Update Manager are working. > > On 12/12/06, * [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* > <[EMAIL PROTE

Re: DVDs - err what gives?

2006-12-12 Thread Baz
Help please. I followed the advice here - and, now the Synaptic Package Manager nor the Update Manager are working. On 12/12/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Tue, Dec 12, 2006 at 06:11:56PM +, andy wrote: > > Well, I'll be a primate's mother's brother: Congratulations o

Re: DVDs - err what gives?

2006-12-12 Thread Baz
Yea, I followed the same path - but, trying to play *Toy Story*. Thanks, Christian. Stuck at the public key. On 12/12/06, andy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Ron Johnson wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 12/12/06 11:39, andy wrote: Hey all Went to play my Pink Floyd "Li

Re: partitions

2006-12-11 Thread Baz
For what it's worth - I resized (twice) my XP partition - then, first established a Debian partition, then "grew" it. A few weeks ago, I used Qtparted via Knoppix to resize the XP partition on my 80GB HD to allow a Debian install (25GB). Last night, I used Gparted to further shrink the XP partit

Re: Question

2006-12-08 Thread Baz
Jose - If either of these laptops are new, I suggest "etch." I tried installing "sarge" on my Thinkpad - and it wasn't successful. I have "etch" installed and I'm quite pleased with it. - Sebastian On 12/8/06, JOSE CHOMBA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello, I just download the 2 image of D

Command Language Reference Book (Website)

2006-12-05 Thread Baz
Hello. Will someone please recommend a reference book (or website) about fundamental to mid-level command language (Unix/Linux/Debian)? Thanks. Sebastian "...heart and soulone will burn." - Joy Division

Deleting Debian - Enough's enough

2006-12-04 Thread Baz
What happens to GRUB if I simply delete the Debian partition? And, if I'm looking to install Ubuntu, will it simply overwrite Debian? -- "...heart and soulone will burn." - Joy Division

System Freeze w/audio CDs

2006-12-04 Thread Baz
Hello. I installed "etch" on a Z60t Thinkpad a few days ago. Now, the entire system freezes when I attempt to play an audio CD. Although I'm new to Linux, this sounds major; as in, I'll likely need to reinstall it. Of course, the experience, which leads me to this assessment comes from working

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2006-12-03 Thread Baz
Installed etch on Thinkpad Z60t: DVD not working, entire system freezes when I attempt to play audio CD - please help -- "...heart and soulone will burn." - Joy Division

Re: The Linux Code

2006-12-01 Thread Baz
e Code." If you can't find it, I can try to e-mail it to you. Regards, Sebastian On 12/1/06, Michelle Konzack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Am 2006-11-25 10:33:13, schrieb Baz: > I saw this yesterday via Google Video. Excellent! I had no idea Linus > lives here

Re: First Look at Debian

2006-11-28 Thread Baz
David - Just cautious - my experiences with "Sarge" were not favorable. Someone from the Thinkpad mailing list strongly suggested going the VM route. I did, and your right, I am having fun. I am however going to make it my primary OS. - Baz On 11/28/06, David E. Fox <[EM

First Look at Debian

2006-11-25 Thread Baz
Wow - I'm getting my first look at Debian on my Thinkpad. I loaded Etch in a virtual machine. I'm happy - I was beginning to lose interest because of all the difficulties. There are a few issues, but on the whole - very nice... - Baz -- "...heart and soulone will burn." - Joy Division

Re: The Linux Code

2006-11-25 Thread Baz
I don't know. I didn't see any references in the credits. Just google "Linux" at Google Videos. It should be on of the first fews hits. It's about 58 minutes long. Or, I can e-mail it to you. - Baz On 11/25/06, Roberto C. Sanchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Re: The Linux Code

2006-11-25 Thread Baz
me!!! That video not only Linus is in... also Richard M. Stallman, Miguel de Icaza, Alan Cox and a lot a lot more!!! El sáb, 25-11-2006 a las 10:33 -0800, Baz escribió: > I saw this yesterday via Google Video. Excellent! I had no idea > Linus lives here in the Bay Area. > > - Baz &

The Linux Code

2006-11-25 Thread Baz
I saw this yesterday via Google Video. Excellent! I had no idea Linus lives here in the Bay Area. - Baz -- "...heart and soulone will burn." - Joy Division

Re: Help: Developing Free Debian Trainings

2006-11-25 Thread Baz
I believe this is an excellent idea. I'm new to Debian - and, even though I'm encountering difficulty, the social aspect of the Project is certainly a saving grace. I'd like to suggest a focus of this training - laptops. Laptop users, as I've read and experienced, face a steeper learning curve b

Re: Laptop choice?

2006-11-24 Thread Baz
Johannes - Which model was it? If it's any relief, my model is three months old and I'm having the some of the same problems. Don't the developers know? Do they even care? or are they just elitists? - Sebastian

Re: Laptop choice?

2006-11-23 Thread Baz
On 11/23/06, Marc Shapiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Baz wrote: > Thinkpad - it's the standard by which all others are measured... Yes, but I still can't afford to pony up the price of a new Thinkpad. -- Marc Shapiro No boom today. Boom tomorrow. There's always a boom

Re: Laptop choice?

2006-11-23 Thread Baz
Thinkpad - it's the standard by which all others are measured... On 11/23/06, John L Fjellstad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Can't give you specific advice on the laptops you showed, but I would check http://www.linux-laptop.net/ and see if those models are there and how much problems people have