Re: searching for kernel headers 2.6.20-16-386

2009-08-15 Thread Giuseppe Marinelli
On Saturday 15 August 2009 13:27:43 Bernard wrote: > Hi to Everyone, > > On an attempt to install OSS instead of ALSA on my Debian Sarge, an > error message pointed out that I missed kernel sources and headers on my > system. OSS 4.1 therefore refused to compile. > > My kernel is 2.6.20-16-386. On

Re: new to debian need help with fonts rendering (?)

2009-07-22 Thread Giuseppe Marinelli
On Tuesday 21 July 2009 03:52:06 Raj Kiran Grandhi wrote: > thirstyh2o wrote: > > Hi, folks. > > > > I'm coming from Ubuntu crowd where I spent last couple of years. Finally > > decided:"Why 'Debian based', why not Debian itself". > > > > So to be. I've installed Debian 5.0.2 on my Dell Latitude D8

Re: Wireless issues -- Lenovo R61 ThinkPad

2008-09-20 Thread Giuseppe Marinelli
ured Atheros (don't remember the model number), Broadcom (4318) and Intel (4965 and 3945) wireless cards with WPA2-PSK and little effort. The only thing you have to pay attention to is commenting every line in /etc/network/interfaces except for those regarding the loopback interface. The only drawback is that you cannot configure a static address but only dhcp. Regards, Giuseppe Marinelli -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Installation from a usb drive

2008-08-01 Thread Giuseppe Marinelli
On Thursday 31 July 2008 19:15:37 Florian Kulzer wrote: > On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 10:17:03 +0200, Giuseppe Marinelli wrote: > > Hello everybody! > > > > Yesterday I tried to install Debian from a usb stick carefully following > > the instructions reported in t

Installation from a usb drive

2008-07-31 Thread Giuseppe Marinelli
Hello everybody! Yesterday I tried to install Debian from a usb stick carefully following the instructions reported in the official guide: http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch04s04.html.en and using an Etch and LennyBeta2 iso's. The usb drive boots correctly and starts the installation

Re: Need ftp client

2007-04-16 Thread Giuseppe Marinelli
Dennis G. Wicks wrote: Does anyone know of an ftp client for Debian or linux similar to the windows pkgs cute-ftp or FileZilla? These are GUI packages that have stored profiles, socks & proxy capabilities, and other handy features. I have been working on making FileZilla work with wine but it i

Re: How to tell if a Linux machine is a zombie?

2007-01-08 Thread Giuseppe Marinelli
Russell L. Harris wrote: Yesterday I read another article bemoaning the large number of Window$ machines which have been commandeered remotely and turned into spam-spewing zombies. If I understand the matter correctly, a firewall can protect only against incoming messages, and is useless against