On Fri, Oct 17, 2003 at 02:11:46AM -0700, Jack Pistachio wrote:
> Has anyone had success viewing DVD movies with a USB DVD
> device?
Wow, that's probably the most obscene misapplication of USB I've heard
of yet...
Hmm. We'll if you must, this drive is used mostly for DVD ba
Has anyone had success viewing DVD movies with a USB DVD
device?
-jackp
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What is the graphics card and how much memory does it have?
Check /etc/X11/XF86Config (/etc/X11/XF86Config-4 if using
X v4). What is the default setting there and what modes
are set? I could run 16 Bit 1024x768 on an old 486
motherboard with onboard graphics card that only had 2MB
memory. Wasn'
I have Mplayer installed and working on numerous different
file formats. I also have a USB 2.0 HP DVD+RW drive
working with scsi-emulation. I can do most everything with
this drive, including transferring at USB 2.0 rates and
burning DVD+RW/CD-RWs. However, when attempting to play
LOTR dvd mplay
> On Wed, Jul 16, 2003 at 02:21:58PM -0700, Jack Pistachio
> wrote:
> | exim isn't sending out any messages to other mail
> servers.
> | My setup is on a dialup connection, but it used to run
> | great for a long time. The only messages being
> delivered are local (
exim isn't sending out any messages to other mail servers.
My setup is on a dialup connection, but it used to run
great for a long time. The only messages being delivered
are local (to AMDKing).
Now every attempt returns something like the following from
an output of tail -n 20 /var/log/exim/mainl
Use the ImPS/2 driver instead of the regular PS/2 driver.
gpm is generally a console mouse daemon. However, I find
it a better to use with some mice through the repeat
protocol than the regular X driver.
- jackp
--- Francisco Castellon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello:
>
> I have a Cordles
Uninstall xdm, the x display manager which simply causes X
to startup with a logon screen at boot.
--- Glenn English <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Well, many thanks to those who helped me get X running on
> my Dell
> Latitude Laptop.
>
> Now I need help getting it to stop.
>
> I'm using wmaker
--- Sharninder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Sorry, I guess I should add that I am a newbie to
> Debian systems
> > and Linux in general, but have some experience with
> RPM based
> > systems. I understand some of the basics of the Debian
> package
> > system, but want to make sure that all
It just makes sense... Sid has all the broken toys, or,
perhaps, the coolest toys. Ah, the experimental toys is
the best way to put it.
--- Leo Spalteholz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On March 22, 2003 08:27 am, Sharninder wrote:
> > hi,
> > anybody here has any idea when will Sarge or Sid becom
The one I began with is very good for newbies. Got it from
a Linux expo in San Jose:
Learning Debian GNU/Linux
Bill McCarty
O'Reilly
-jackp
--- Jerome Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am very new to Debian Linux Can anyone help me by
> giving me a good online reference and pointing me on
addgroup username video
--- Isuru Binduhewa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi
>
> I am using debian.When I loged in as the root I can go
> to Xwindows using startx at the prompt.But when I
> logged in as a normal user I can go to Xwindow.
>
> Please help me.
>
> Isuru..
>
>
I did something like this on accident.
I appended to a CD but wrote over its fixation.
Got back to the needed data previously on it by ripping
a CD image and then mounting it with the loopback
interface.
Probably not what you want to do though.
-jackp
> I burned a CD-R in DAO mode (I used the late
Note the bottome of the page:
How do I get MS Linux?
We are now offering the MS Linux Introductory CD at a
special introductory price of only $249.99 (plus shipping
and handling), if you order before it ships.
MS Linux is released under the provisions of the Gates
Private License, which means yo
believe gets past some mail servers that do a DNS lookup.
Anyhow, it works, although it is true that noone will send
mail to this machine unless they know the given IP.
-jackp
--- Derrick 'dman' Hudson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 07, 2003 at 08:04:18PM -0800, Ja
line options at boot (you can reintall LILO
or whatever boot loader you are using with these options to
avoid needing to enter them in at each boot):
ide-cd ignore=hdd
Then try the below again with the line
"pre-install ide-scsi modprobe ide-cd"
removed (since ide-cd isn't
Er, yes. The file /etc/modutils/ide-cd passes the
parameters to the module when it is loaded.
Try the following now (per the CD-Writing-HOWTO),
add the following lines to /etc/modules/actions:
pre-install sg modprobe ide-scsi
pre-install sr_mod modprobe ide-scsi
pre-install ide-scsi modprobe ide-
What does cdrecord -scanbus give you?
Make sure that the ide-cd modules isn't already controlling
that drive. A way to prevent this is to create a file
ide-cd in /etc/modutils with the following line:
options ide-cd ignore=hdd
-jackp
--- Joseph A Nagy Jr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Nick Lidakis
Does it show up in /proc/bus/usb/devices?
What does /proc/bus/usb/drivers say?
--- Florian Sukup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've read HOWTOs and asked Google but I can't find the
> solution:
>
> I've a postscript-usb printer. And I am running Debian,
> 2.4.18 kernel
> (selfcompiled b
info correctly?
-jackp
--- Sven Hoexter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 15, 2003 at 12:05:13AM -0800, Paul Johnson
> wrote:
> > On Fri, Mar 14, 2003 at 09:38:23PM -0800, Jack
> Pistachio wrote:
> > > Anyone know of a plugin to play *.wma files in xmms?
>
I'd suggest ssh, sftp, and scp, which all come in the
debian ssh package. To use these with windows, I'd suggest
putty sftp client for windows. This seems th easiest way
to do it. This, of course, requires that your friends are
users on your system.
-jackp
--- ScruLoose <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wro
Anyone know of a plugin to play *.wma files in xmms?
Or howabout a way to convert this proprietary madness to
ogg format?
-jackp
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> > Boy, that many files I would prefer writing a shell
> script
> > or two, that is, if there is any consistency at all in
> the
> > filenames / current orginization. Maybe I'd organize
> > really old files by date stamp. There are a number of
> > possible options here, but I wouldn't be incline
This is what I mostly use:
wget -r -np -nH --convert-links http://www.domain.edu/page
the -r recursively retrieves subdirectories and referencing
pages
-np = -no-parent makes sure it doesn't go all over the
entire web.
-nH = no host directories
--convert-links makes sure the page works off the fil
If you don't want to pass these options each time you
reboot (and ide-cd is compiled as a module) add a file
ide-cd to /etc/modutils with the following line:
options ide-cd ignore='hdc hdd'
Is there any reason to not use scsi emulation for the DVD
too?
--- Olivier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Qu
Exactly what type of Promise controller do you have? Is it
a PCI card or an onboard chip? If its an onboard chip,
what is the chipset for you're motherboard?
The bf2.4 flavor kernel should have what you desire.
-jackp
--- Adam Stroud <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Where can I get the kernel module
Boy, that many files I would prefer writing a shell script
or two, that is, if there is any consistency at all in the
filenames / current orginization. Maybe I'd organize
really old files by date stamp. There are a number of
possible options here, but I wouldn't be inclined to
mousing around for
You need to use scsi emulation to enable cdwritind.
cdrecord -scanbus scans the scsi bus. See the CDWriting
HOWTO.
-jackp
--- Conrad Newton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have been trying to set things up with a DVD on hdc and
>
> a CD-burner on hdd using modules, but without success.
>
> I a
t;[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> also sprach Jack Pistachio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> [2003.03.11.1909 +0100]:
> > I get the same error he mentioned previously and have
> also
> > excecuted the script install-css.sh
>
> can you please send me the install-css.sh script?
>
Make sure you have at least the following modules
installed:
ppp_generic
ppp_async
ppp_deflate (zlib_inflate and deflate are good too)
bsd_comp
-jackp
--- Aedificator <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> After successfully turning a Winmodem into a Linmodem I
> am not able to setup
> a dial-up connection
I get the same error he mentioned previously and have also
excecuted the script install-css.sh
What's the deal?
-jackp
--- debian_newbie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tue, 11 Mar 2003 09:32:58 +0100
> martin f krafft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sat at his keyboard
> and wrote:
>
> > also sprach John
What card is this?
Is it a non-pnp 8-bit soundblaster? Looks like it might
be, considering its an ISA.
Believe it or not I actually tried one of these throw-backs
out recently and got it to work well with the alsa drivers
(well is relative considering its only 8-bit).
If the ioport/dma/irq are
This is for a dialup using exim.
Is there anyway to dynamically configure exim so that it
uses the IP address provided by the dialup ISP?
-jackp
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yes, thanks. err should have probably skimmed man exim
first. mainlog gave the following info:
18r7I2-A7-00 <= [EMAIL PROTECTED] U=root P=local S=1533
18r7I2-A7-00 failed to open database lock file
/var/spoo
l/exim/db/wait-remote_smtp.lockfile: Permission denied
(euid=8 egid=8)
18r7I2-00
I just set up exim for my outgoing mail server using
eximconfig. I gave the following responses:
Select a number...2
Visible mail name...Enter
Other system names...Enter
Domains for relay...Enter
Local machines for relay...Enter
RBL...Enter
Smart host...smtp.myisp.com
User...myuser
Then I tried (
Just comment out the corresponding line for GLcore and dri.
ie:
# Load"GLcore"
# Load"dri"
Then change the driver line in Section "Device" to:
Driver "nvidia"
Also, make sure you have the NVIDIA-GLX package installed
to. That should work for you.
-jackp
>
>Before I go off experimenting with modconf, I wonder
> if anyone has
>been over this ground. If I add a driver using modconf
> and get no
>result, how do I remove it?
>--
>David
That's an easy one... remove it the same way you added it.
You could also do: bash$ rmmod MODNAME
After either rebooting from windoze to linux, or even with
a complete shutdown/poweroff, my two usb mass-storage
devices aren't detected unless I boot Linux twice! Loading
and unloading modules doesn't help.
Everything USB works fine in linux afterwards (and
beforewards). There are no error messa
Problem solved. Looks like I had a bad default route and
simple file permission issues from messing with this long
ago.
- jackp
--- John Hasler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> jackp writes:
> > What is missing here?
>
> What happens when you configure with pppconfig and have
> the users start ppp
>
Hmm, looks like either a driver issue, or a corrupted fs.
Possibly the drivers are trying to overoptimize the dma
interface. I got similar errors before when fiddling with
hdparm... didn't really pay attention to all the warnings
in man hdparm until afterwards...
-jackp
--- Cristi Banciu <[EMAIL
Not sure about the keyboard error, but the LSR safety check
messages are because setserial is trying to load your
autosaved seriel port settings, which are now different.
To update it (and thus fix the error message) do the
following:
man setserial
setserial /dev/ttyS0 autoconfig
setserial /dev/t
I have an USB HP DVD+RW which is working well so far. I
have yet to be able to view any commercial DVDs with it
yet. Tried xine from 3.0r0 with dvdnav, which I believed
includes css abilities. I get the following errors:
libdvdcss error: css error: ioctl_ReadCopyright failed,
make sure DVD ioct
I'm trying to allow certain users to have dialup
priveledges from debian. I use wvdial to connect as root.
I've tried addgroup dialout USERNAME. The user can
successfully dialout with wvdial, but once pppd is started
it exits with error code #2. From man pppd this code
corresponds to mutually e
How do I increase the sensitivity of my mouse in X windows?
I just got a new mouse, but it requires a lot more travel
than my old one to do what I want to do.
- jackp
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exactly as described in the ogg file.
jackp
--- Steve Lamb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Fri, 7 Feb 2003 11:28:53 -0800 (PST)
> Jack Pistachio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Encoding to either ogg or mp3 is lossy, but when
> converting
> > back to wav the in
. Hence, when I converted ogg to mp3, I set the mp3
encoder to nearly cd audio quality to reduce that second
loss. It still sounded crisp when played back.
jack
--- James Hughes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 05, 2003 at 09:22:03AM -0800, Craig Dickson
> wrote:
> > Ja
Se voce queira um script para convertar OGG para MP3, veja
minha posta (en engles)...
Vou escrever um pouco aqui:
Utilizando ogg vorbis e um lame encordante, pode convertar
ogg para mp3 e tocar no carro. Posso mandar um script
simples por email se voce (ou sergio) queiram.
Faz tempo que nao escr
nks,
jackp
--- Jack Pistachio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Does anyone know of a good app to easily convert ogg
> vorbis
> audio files to mp3? Preferably it would retain the info
> in
> the new mp3 files, and have a gnu public license of
> course.
>
> - jackp
>
AIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Jack Pistachio wrote:
>
> > Does anyone know of a good app to easily convert ogg
> vorbis
> > audio files to mp3? Preferably it would retain the
> info in
> > the new mp3 files, and have a gnu public license of
> course.
>
> Such a
Well, I'm actually not sure I need to. I'm making a cd for
my brother to use on his mp3 capable DVD player. I assumed
that the player wouldn't be able to handle ogg encoded
files. Perhaps I'm wrong?
--- Kirk Strauser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> At 2003-02
Does anyone know of a good app to easily convert ogg vorbis
audio files to mp3? Preferably it would retain the info in
the new mp3 files, and have a gnu public license of course.
- jackp
by the way, has anyone else had a lot of difficulty ripping
audio cd's with a via8233 chipset? I understand
The problem with that is that this is a CD-RW drive. I
believe that to burn cd's the scsi emulation is required.
Anyhow, that's all I've used when burning. cdda2wav does
do just what you described. Someone must have an inkling
as to the source of this problem.
> From: Jack
channel 0.
scsi : aborting command due to timeout : pid 217, scsi0,
channel 0, id 0, lun 0
UNKNOWN(0xbe) 00 00 00 00 20 00 00 07 f8 00 00
hdc: lost interrupt
ide-scsi: The scsi wants to send us more data than expected
- discarding data
ide-scsi: transferred 7056 of 9408 bytes
Help!
- jackp
Jack
Recently I've ripped most my CD collection (with jack using
ogg vorbis encoding).
However, now I can't rip audio files (wav) from my cd-rw
drive anymore. Here's the skinny:
I used to have both an internal CDROM and CD-RW. The CDROM
drive was a piece of crap so I removed it from the IDE bus
(had b
:
> Subject: Re: Anyone??? HP USB DVD+RW for Woody
> From: Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Debian-User <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 10 Oct 2002 15:51:32 -0500
>
> On Thu, 2002-10-10 at 08:54, Jack Pistachio wrote:
> > I need to get an HP DVD+RW USB drive wo
I need to get an HP DVD+RW USB drive working under debian
for research (we write tons of data to DVD disks). Haven't
had any luck yet (or any response from the forum). My USB,
SCSI emu, and CD_ROM setup is fine since I have a working
USB ZIP drive and IDE CD-RW. Supposedly, from the USB
HOWTO t
Can anyone give me information on how to setup an HP
external (USB 2.0) DVD+RW drive in debian? I have an
external ZIP 250 drive already working. Which means I've
compiled a kernel with SCSI, USB, etc support. I also have
a CD+RW drive working (internal), which means CD-ROM
support is all corre
I just recently tried to get XFree86 4.1 working with the
newest nVidia drivers (1.0-3123). I'm running a custom
2.4.19 kernel and compiled the nVidia kernel drivers
against that. Seemed to work fine and the NVdriver modules
installed ok (after some troubleshooting since I keep my
kernel source
I'm having some trouble setting up an Epson Stylus Color
880 USB printer on my linux system. I've compiled a new
2.4.17 kernel since the 'older' 2.2.x kernels do not have
much in the way of USB support without a patch (or so I've
heard). Seems to be working fine and my OHCI USB port can
detect an
What's the deal? Every email I get has the same header and
subjust line which doesn't match with the actual messages.
I usually just browse the subjects to see if there is
anything I'm interested in.
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