see ya

2009-10-11 Thread JoeHill
When half the list can't figure out how to use a goddamned e-mail client, and so insists on sending out double the number of e-mails just because they feel like it; when the other half seems to mostly enjoy posting links to LMGTFY so they feel like a big shot; when most of the answers have absolut

Re: mplayer: jumping around

2009-10-11 Thread JoeHill
Liviu Andronic wrote: > Recently I encountered this nasty, aggravating behaviour in mplayer: > moving the computer (say, creating a little vibration by knocking on > the table, or simply moving a muscle when on my laps) will cause > mplayer to scroll forwards or backwards (any of the available 10

Re: Could you recommend CD/DVD writer program?

2009-10-10 Thread JoeHill
randall wrote: > it might be more productive to send a polite request to change this > default behavior to the list maintainer instead of some other remarks > made in this thread. I suppose that was indirectly aimed at me... Seriously, I asked politely for the guy to not CC me, and he _delibera

Re: Could you recommend CD/DVD writer program?

2009-10-10 Thread JoeHill
Mark Goldshtein wrote: > On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 7:51 PM, JoeHill wrote: > > Please _do not_ cc me, I am subscribed to the list, and I really don't care > > what your needs might be in this regard. > > Looks like I am really sorry what Debian Mailing List works t

Re: Could you recommend CD/DVD writer program?

2009-10-10 Thread JoeHill
Mark Goldshtein wrote: > On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 6:43 PM, JoeHill wrote: > > J.Hwan.Kim wrote: > > > >> Could you recommend CD/DVD writer program except gnomebaker ? > > > > Brasero is awesome. > > According to my experience, Brasero is not s

Re: Could you recommend CD/DVD writer program?

2009-10-10 Thread JoeHill
J.Hwan.Kim wrote: > Could you recommend CD/DVD writer program except gnomebaker ? Brasero is awesome. -- J -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org

Re: How do you install flash player?

2009-09-25 Thread JoeHill
Charlie Dorff wrote: > I was wondering if someone could explain how to install flash player on > debian? Thank you. I'm going to catch hell for this, but download the tar.gz from here: http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ unzip, and run the installer from a terminal. It will install to your home

Re: warning about nautilus and brasero

2009-09-25 Thread JoeHill
Francesco Pietra wrote: > With my debian squeeze i386 (upgraded to yesterday) calling nautilus > and trying to workout Preferences, removes all icons from the gnome > desktop. > > I reenter as user and installed brasero with > > # apt-get install brasero > > without paying much attention to wh

Re: Debian vs. ATI Radeon x1650

2009-09-24 Thread JoeHill
Dominik Smatana wrote: > Brent Clark wrote: > > On 24/09/2009 15:12, Dominik Smatana wrote: > >> Ubuntu 9.04 kernel 2.6.27-14-generic = OK (strange) > > Close your eyes, save yourself time and effort and just use Ubuntu. > Hey, thanks for the advice, but Debian is my #1 priority... I'd rath

Re: Debian vs. ATI Radeon x1650

2009-09-24 Thread JoeHill
Brent Clark wrote: > On 24/09/2009 15:12, Dominik Smatana wrote: > > Ubuntu 9.04 kernel 2.6.27-14-generic = OK (strange) > > Hiya > > Close your eyes, save yourself time and effort and just use Ubuntu. ...or, save himself even more time and effort and get an NVidia card. -- J -- To UNSU

Re: only one workspace when using compiz

2009-09-23 Thread JoeHill
Leonardo Canducci wrote: > 2009/9/23 JoeHill : > > Leonardo Canducci wrote: > > > >> 2009/9/23 JoeHill : > >> > Leonardo Canducci wrote: > >> > > >> >> When I turn on compiz I only have one virtual desktop. Desktop > >

Re: only one workspace when using compiz

2009-09-23 Thread JoeHill
Leonardo Canducci wrote: > 2009/9/23 JoeHill : > > Leonardo Canducci wrote: > > > >> When I turn on compiz I only have one virtual desktop. Desktop > >> switcher shows two available desktops but I can't change to the second > >> clicking on it

Re: only one workspace when using compiz

2009-09-22 Thread JoeHill
Leonardo Canducci wrote: > When I turn on compiz I only have one virtual desktop. Desktop > switcher shows two available desktops but I can't change to the second > clicking on it. > I've tried to change "number of desktops" option in > compiz-config-settings-manager (ccsm) but this particular op

Re: Losing Debian to the cancer known as HAL

2009-09-13 Thread JoeHill
Sam Leon wrote: > JoeHill wrote: > > Dirk wrote: > > > >> I am not affiliated with Gentoo but I see a raising demand for Linux > >> without HAL http://www.google.com/search?q=linux+remove+HAL (Yes, almost > >> 500.000 results) > > > >

Re: Losing Debian to the cancer known as HAL

2009-09-13 Thread JoeHill
Dirk wrote: > I am not affiliated with Gentoo but I see a raising demand for Linux without > HAL http://www.google.com/search?q=linux+remove+HAL (Yes, almost 500.000 > results) Yeah, and 3,750,000 for 'linux install hal'. So what? -- J -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.d

Re: I would like to eject my cdrom

2009-09-07 Thread JoeHill
Jerome BENOIT wrote: > Hello Joe ! > > JoeHill wrote: > > I don't care if 'an appication is preventing' or whatever, I want to damned > > cdrom to eject. I cannot believe that my hardware is being overridden by > > software. When I hit the eject bu

Re: I would like to eject my cdrom

2009-09-07 Thread JoeHill
John Hasler wrote: > J writes: > > How can I regain control of this? > > man eject, and pay special attention to the -a, -i, and -T options. 'eject'? well, that's kind of counterintuitive, isn't it? ;) Thanks! -- J -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a

Re: I would like to eject my cdrom

2009-09-07 Thread JoeHill
JoeHill wrote: > I don't care if 'an appication is preventing' or whatever, I want to damned > cdrom to eject. I cannot believe that my hardware is being overridden by > software. When I hit the eject button, I really don't give a rat's ass what > someon

I would like to eject my cdrom

2009-09-07 Thread JoeHill
I don't care if 'an appication is preventing' or whatever, I want to damned cdrom to eject. I cannot believe that my hardware is being overridden by software. When I hit the eject button, I really don't give a rat's ass what someone thinks about it, I want it to eject. How can I regain control of

Re: What is this PulseAudio applet?

2009-09-01 Thread JoeHill
Andrew Sackville-West wrote: > On Tue, Sep 01, 2009 at 11:55:20AM -0400, JoeHill wrote: > > > > No complaints so far, but I've got this new Pulseaudio applet in my > > notification area (looks like a little headphone jack) and I'm not sure what > > it's

What is this PulseAudio applet?

2009-09-01 Thread JoeHill
No complaints so far, but I've got this new Pulseaudio applet in my notification area (looks like a little headphone jack) and I'm not sure what it's all about. There are a lot of options for things that sound really cool, but there's not much of an explanation. I checked on Gnome.org for some in

Re: Epiphany browser always starts up off-line

2009-09-01 Thread JoeHill
Arthur Barlow wrote: > I have a fairly recent clean install of Debian "testing" and everything > works well. Just one thing I find annoying. Whenever I start up the > Epiphany web browser, it by default begins in the "work offline" mode. > There's nothing under preferences that I have found to

Re: Video editing software on Lenny

2009-09-01 Thread JoeHill
Roman Gelfand wrote: > Can somebody recommend a mp4, vob, etc.. video editing software? Avidemux, Lives, Open Movie Editor, and many others. It depends a lot on your preferences and what you want to accomplish. -- J -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a su

Re: Network Manager cannot be removed

2009-08-30 Thread JoeHill
Sven Joachim wrote: > On 2009-08-30 20:58 +0200, JoeHill wrote: > > > Sven Joachim wrote: > >> > >> Remove the gnome metapackage. Make sure to mark everything it depends > >> on and which you want to keep as "manually installed". > >

Re: Network Manager cannot be removed

2009-08-30 Thread JoeHill
John Hasler wrote: > JoeHill writes: > > Can someone please tell me how I can permanently, and with great > > malice, annihilate Network Manager once and for all? > > "apt-get remove --purge network-manager". Let it remove the gnome > metapackage. It&#x

Re: Network Manager cannot be removed

2009-08-30 Thread JoeHill
Sven Joachim wrote: > On 2009-08-30 20:47 +0200, JoeHill wrote: > > > This is going to drive me nuts. > > > > I've removed Network Manager in the past because it causes no end of > > trouble, especially because it never seems to think I'm connected to t

Network Manager cannot be removed

2009-08-30 Thread JoeHill
This is going to drive me nuts. I've removed Network Manager in the past because it causes no end of trouble, especially because it never seems to think I'm connected to the Internet, so everything starts in 'offline' mode. Major Gnome update today, and sure enough, Network Manager is installed

Re: Reason #14749 to hate gmail (was Re: List Ettiquette)

2009-08-30 Thread JoeHill
Patrick Wiseman wrote: > [Yikes! I just sent this to the poster instead of the list, because > gmail defaults that way. Oh, the irony (at my own expense)!] > > On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 4:42 AM, Rakotomandimby > Mihamina wrote: > > 08/30/2009 07:28 AM, Neal Hogan: > >> > >> As with all subject

Re: List Ettiquette

2009-08-30 Thread JoeHill
Eduardo M KALINOWSKI wrote: > Ron Johnson wrote: > > We keepers of the in-line posting flame are a shrinking minority, > > now dominant only on Very Geeky lists. > > > > I have to agree. It's sad, but it's true. > > But this is not only Gmail's fault. Long before it existed The Proper > W

Re: List Ettiquette

2009-08-29 Thread JoeHill
Neal Hogan wrote: > > > get over the email format! It's called being polite, and putting other people's needs ahead of your own. It's not a bad thing, it's a human thing. > gmail provides a nice gui-riffic format that many feel comfortable > using. I don't get where this complaining about cli

Re: List Ettiquette

2009-08-29 Thread JoeHill
Tim Tebbit wrote: > JoeHill wrote: > > > > > > If there _was_ an official mail client, it would be Claws ;) > > mutt Okay, Claws _or_ Mutt. -- J -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubs

Re: dvd playback application

2009-08-29 Thread JoeHill
jeremy jozwik wrote: > On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 3:20 PM, JoeHill wrote: > > You need to install them from Debian Multimedia, not from the default > > repos. > > the first time i ran the install for mplayer and ogle it was from add/remove. > after you suggested i instal

Re: List Ettiquette

2009-08-29 Thread JoeHill
Kevin Ross wrote: > > From: JoeHill [mailto:joeh...@teksavvy.com] > > Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 3:11 PM > > > > > As it is now, every time I reply, I have to manually edit > > the addressee > > > list. Hitting Reply only goes to the ori

Re: dvd playback application

2009-08-29 Thread JoeHill
jeremy jozwik wrote: > On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 2:14 PM, JoeHill wrote: > > Yeah, but sometimes people get tired of answering the same questions over > > and over again every time someone tries Linux for the first time ;) > ive been on the openmoko lists for just under a

Re: List Ettiquette

2009-08-29 Thread JoeHill
Kevin Ross wrote: > > From: Eduardo M KALINOWSKI [mailto:edua...@kalinowski.com.br] > > Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 2:07 PM > > > > Jason C. Wells wrote: > > > Is it customary here to CC both respondents and the list, > > or just the > > > list? In BSD-land we CC every individual i

Re: dvd playback application

2009-08-29 Thread JoeHill
jeremy jozwik wrote: > On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 9:07 AM, Aioanei Rares > wrote: > > If you try some Google search for, say, "dvd playback Debian", I'm sure your > > problem will be solved in minutes. Hint : debian-multimedia. > > i thought that is the point of a mailing list. ask other people h

Re: Nvidia cards

2009-08-26 Thread JoeHill
Jerome BENOIT wrote: > > JoeHill wrote: > > Jerome BENOIT wrote: > > > >> Hello List, > >> > >> you can find the new 185.xx series in Sid. > > > > Yeah, that's what I just saw. Unfortunately I get this: > > > >

Re: Nvidia cards

2009-08-26 Thread JoeHill
Jerome BENOIT wrote: > Hello List, > > you can find the new 185.xx series in Sid. Yeah, that's what I just saw. Unfortunately I get this: node1:/home/joehill# aptitude -t unstable install nvidia-glx Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading sta

Re: Nvidia cards

2009-08-26 Thread JoeHill
Kevin Ross wrote: > > From: Patrick Wiseman [mailto:pwise...@gmail.com] > > Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 3:49 PM > > > > On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 6:38 PM, Boyd Stephen Smith > > Jr. wrote: > > > On Wednesday 26 August 2009 16:52:06 Jeff H. wrote: > > >> Been thinking of switching to Debia

Re: x won't start as a particular user. for other users works fine. what file is causing it? how to troubleshoot?

2009-08-25 Thread JoeHill
Kevin Ross wrote: > > From: Mitchell Laks [mailto:ml...@post.harvard.edu] > > Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 2:48 PM > > > > On 16:06 Tue 25 Aug , Ron Johnson wrote: > > > On 2009-08-25 15:58, Mitchell Laks wrote: > > > >On 19:20 Mon 24 Aug , Ron Johnson wrote: > > > >>startx or gd

Re: Iceweasel 3.5

2009-08-11 Thread JoeHill
Charlie Kroeger wrote: > > So how does one use the latest version of this web browser on Stable ? > > > You could put these sources in your /etc/apt/sources.list and do an #apt-get > update > > deb http://ftp.tiscali.nl/debian/ sid main contrib non-free > > If you have a GUI type package ma

Re: Emails [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

2009-07-26 Thread JoeHill
lee wrote: > On Sat, Jul 25, 2009 at 10:31:51AM -0500, Michael Ekstrand wrote: > > > * The Debian user community has a high population of jerks, don't > > ask them for help. > > > Yes, typical disclaimers are nonsensical on public lists. BUT, taking > > the poster to task so aggressively an

Re: Help with ndiswrapper and Broadcom wireless

2009-07-08 Thread JoeHill
Florian Kulzer wrote: > On Wed, Jul 08, 2009 at 10:47:03 -0400, JoeHill wrote: > > [...] > > > Okay, I upgraded the kernel to 2.6.30 and rebuilt the driver with > > module-assistant. > > > > tablet:/home/lajolla# lspci -knn | grep -iEA2 'broadcom|bc

Re: Upgrade to Testing "Reading package lists... Error!"

2009-07-08 Thread JoeHill
Brian wrote: > Looks like I am OJ now. lol, very nice. -- J -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org

Re: Help with ndiswrapper and Broadcom wireless

2009-07-08 Thread JoeHill
Florian Kulzer wrote: > On Tue, Jul 07, 2009 at 14:28:13 -0400, JoeHill wrote: > > Florian Kulzer wrote: > > > On Tue, Jul 07, 2009 at 11:29:50 -0400, JoeHill wrote: > > > > JoeHill wrote: > > > > > Florian Kulzer wrote: > > >

Re: Help with ndiswrapper and Broadcom wireless

2009-07-07 Thread JoeHill
Florian Kulzer wrote: > On Tue, Jul 07, 2009 at 14:28:13 -0400, JoeHill wrote: > > Florian Kulzer wrote: > > > On Tue, Jul 07, 2009 at 11:29:50 -0400, JoeHill wrote: > > > > JoeHill wrote: > > > > > Florian Kulzer wrote: > > >

Re: Help with ndiswrapper and Broadcom wireless

2009-07-07 Thread JoeHill
Florian Kulzer wrote: > On Tue, Jul 07, 2009 at 11:29:50 -0400, JoeHill wrote: > > JoeHill wrote: > > > Florian Kulzer wrote: > > > > Try "modprobe -v wl" as root; that should either give you wlan0 or some > > > > error messages tha

Re: Help with ndiswrapper and Broadcom wireless

2009-07-07 Thread JoeHill
JoeHill wrote: > Florian Kulzer wrote: > > > Try "modprobe -v wl" as root; that should either give you wlan0 or some > > error messages that tell us what goes wrong. (I suspect that you might > > need a newer kernel.) > > It worked! > > Well,

Re: Wireless not loaded at boot

2009-07-07 Thread JoeHill
Andrei Popescu wrote: > On Tue,07.Jul.09, 02:00:59, JoeHill wrote: > > > > I've got wireless working on a notebook (after much assistance) with a > > Broadcom driver. However, the module is not loaded a boot, and so I have to > > do a 'modprobe wl' to

Re: Wireless not loaded at boot

2009-07-07 Thread JoeHill
Andrei Popescu wrote: > On Tue,07.Jul.09, 02:00:59, JoeHill wrote: > > > > I've got wireless working on a notebook (after much assistance) with a > > Broadcom driver. However, the module is not loaded a boot, and so I have to > > do a 'modprobe wl' to

Wireless not loaded at boot

2009-07-06 Thread JoeHill
I've got wireless working on a notebook (after much assistance) with a Broadcom driver. However, the module is not loaded a boot, and so I have to do a 'modprobe wl' to get it working. Before anyone posts a 'lmgtfy', I am looking at the Debian Wiki right now for articles about how to load kernel

Re: Help with ndiswrapper and Broadcom wireless

2009-07-06 Thread JoeHill
Florian Kulzer wrote: > Try "modprobe -v wl" as root; that should either give you wlan0 or some > error messages that tell us what goes wrong. (I suspect that you might > need a newer kernel.) It worked! Well, I still am not on wireless, because I use WPA on my router and I'm not sure how to ge

Re: Help with ndiswrapper and Broadcom wireless

2009-07-05 Thread JoeHill
Florian Kulzer wrote: > On Sun, Jul 05, 2009 at 11:55:06 -0400, JoeHill wrote: > > Florian Kulzer wrote: > > > Earlier, JoeHill wrote: > > > > Florian Kulzer wrote: > > [...] > > > > > > Please post the output of this: >

Re: Help with ndiswrapper and Broadcom wireless

2009-07-05 Thread JoeHill
Florian Kulzer wrote: > On Sun, Jul 05, 2009 at 10:35:38 -0400, JoeHill wrote: > > Florian Kulzer wrote: > > > On Sat, Jul 04, 2009 at 16:22:40 -0400, JoeHill wrote: > > > > Florian Kulzer wrote: > > > > > > > > > Try "

Re: Help with ndiswrapper and Broadcom wireless

2009-07-05 Thread JoeHill
Florian Kulzer wrote: > On Sat, Jul 04, 2009 at 16:22:40 -0400, JoeHill wrote: > > Florian Kulzer wrote: > > > > > Try "modprobe -v wl" as root; that should either give you wlan0 or some > > > error messages that tell us what goes wrong. (I suspe

Re: Experimental repo

2009-07-04 Thread JoeHill
JoeHill wrote: > > Quite honestly, if you are asking this question, you may not be ready > > for experimental. Please read following first: > > > > http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-reference/ch02.en.html > > That link just generates a huge error dia

Re: Experimental repo

2009-07-04 Thread JoeHill
Osamu Aoki wrote: > On Sat, Jul 04, 2009 at 08:37:14PM -0400, JoeHill wrote: > > > > For apt pinning, if I want to add the experimental repo, do I also need to > > add the qualifiers for 'non-free', 'restricted', etc.? > > > > or i

Experimental repo

2009-07-04 Thread JoeHill
For apt pinning, if I want to add the experimental repo, do I also need to add the qualifiers for 'non-free', 'restricted', etc.? or is it simply deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian experimental main ? -- J -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "u

Re: how do i grep boobies

2009-07-04 Thread JoeHill
Tyler MacDonald wrote: > Lisi Reisz wrote: > > > > ...unless there might still be some women somewhere on Usenet. > > > > > > alias woman "locate; talk; date; uptime; gawk; head; clean; sleep" > > > > And then they wonder why some women find IT a hostile area > > > > Seriously, there a

Re: Help with ndiswrapper and Broadcom wireless

2009-07-04 Thread JoeHill
Florian Kulzer wrote: > Try "modprobe -v wl" as root; that should either give you wlan0 or some > error messages that tell us what goes wrong. (I suspect that you might > need a newer kernel.) Tried again after a reboot: tablet:/home/lajolla# modprobe -v wl WARNING: All config files need .conf:

Re: Help with ndiswrapper and Broadcom wireless

2009-07-04 Thread JoeHill
Florian Kulzer wrote: > On Sat, Jul 04, 2009 at 14:30:56 -0400, JoeHill wrote: > > Florian Kulzer wrote: > > > On Sat, Jul 04, 2009 at 13:46:08 -0400, JoeHill wrote: > > > > Florian Kulzer wrote: > > > > > > [...] > > > >

Re: Help with ndiswrapper and Broadcom wireless

2009-07-04 Thread JoeHill
Florian Kulzer wrote: > On Sat, Jul 04, 2009 at 13:46:08 -0400, JoeHill wrote: > > Florian Kulzer wrote: > > [...] > > > > The Broadcom STA driver (a.k.a. "wl") is included in Squeeze and Sid in > > > the non-free section; it can be

Re: Help with ndiswrapper and Broadcom wireless

2009-07-04 Thread JoeHill
Klistvud wrote: > Dne, 02. 07. 2009 06:22:48 je Thierry Chatelet napisal(a): > > On Thursday 02 July 2009 05:09:51 JoeHill wrote: > > > I first tried to get wireless working following this page on the > > Debian > > > Wiki: > > > > > >

Re: Help with ndiswrapper and Broadcom wireless

2009-07-04 Thread JoeHill
Thierry Chatelet wrote: > On Thursday 02 July 2009 05:09:51 JoeHill wrote: > > I first tried to get wireless working following this page on the Debian > > Wiki: > > > > http://wiki.debian.org/bcm43xx > > > > but then found out that my particular devi

Re: Help with ndiswrapper and Broadcom wireless

2009-07-04 Thread JoeHill
Florian Kulzer wrote: > On Fri, Jul 03, 2009 at 12:12:06 +0200, Klistvud wrote: > > [...] > > > Another suggestion: the proprietary driver downloadable from broadcom's > > website works exceedingly well for BCM4321, so chances are it would > > work with your hardware as well. The driver comes

Re: Help with ndiswrapper and Broadcom wireless

2009-07-04 Thread JoeHill
Florian Kulzer wrote: > On Fri, Jul 03, 2009 at 12:12:06 +0200, Klistvud wrote: > > [...] > > > Another suggestion: the proprietary driver downloadable from broadcom's > > website works exceedingly well for BCM4321, so chances are it would > > work with your hardware as well. The driver comes

Help with ndiswrapper and Broadcom wireless

2009-07-01 Thread JoeHill
I first tried to get wireless working following this page on the Debian Wiki: http://wiki.debian.org/bcm43xx but then found out that my particular device was not supported by that driver. I then tried the tutorial on this page: http://wiki.debian.org/NdisWrapper I have a Broadcom Corporation

Re: Nautilus default view is...bad.

2009-07-01 Thread JoeHill
Lachlan wrote: > > Can someone remind me how I get Nautilus to behave like a normal file > > manager? You know, one that is useful, with a side pane and a toolbar and > > actual navigation buttons? > > > > Edit -> Preferences -> Behaviour -> Always open in browser windows I swear, that option

Nautilus default view is...bad.

2009-07-01 Thread JoeHill
Can someone remind me how I get Nautilus to behave like a normal file manager? You know, one that is useful, with a side pane and a toolbar and actual navigation buttons? Thanks! -- J -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble?

glibc too old to install Flash on Testing?

2009-07-01 Thread JoeHill
What? I've definitely never seen this before. I'm running a Testing system myself and Flash works fine (well, to the extent that Flash can ever be said to work 'fine'). On a Testing system I just installed, however, I'm getting an error that: ERROR: Your glibc library is older than 2.3.

Re: No music playback

2009-06-29 Thread JoeHill
Daryl Styrk wrote: > On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 06:41:46PM -0400, JoeHill wrote: > > > > This is strange: I can play video files with sound, I can play flash video > > with sound, but when I try to play a music file (mp3) in either Rhythmbox > > or Exaile the progres

No music playback

2009-06-29 Thread JoeHill
This is strange: I can play video files with sound, I can play flash video with sound, but when I try to play a music file (mp3) in either Rhythmbox or Exaile the progress bar does not move and the file will not play. I don't know if this is related, but I have two volume icons in my panel, the o

Re: Gimp and unstable

2009-06-14 Thread JoeHill
Alan Chandler wrote: > Andrei Popescu wrote: > > On Sun,14.Jun.09, 11:53:26, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: > > > >>> The libwebkit-1.0-1 package is still available in testing: > >> So, enabling testing in your sources.list should allow installation of > >> gimp without affecting other packa

Re: mplayer screensaver

2009-06-07 Thread JoeHill
steef wrote: > Tony Asnicar wrote: > > how can I disable gnome-screensaver when using mplayer? > > mplayer -stop-xscreensaver > > doesn't work :S > > thanks > do: > > $xscreensaver-demo & > and shut the screensaver off on the appearing panel. Are gnome-screensaver and xscreensaver the same th

Re: mp4 video file to mp3 audio file

2009-06-07 Thread JoeHill
ronggui wong wrote: > Dear all, > > Thanks for your response. I find that the output is mp2 if I use > ffmpeg -i input.mp4 output.mp3. Of course, I can use lame to further > convert the mp2 file to mp3. How can I achieve the same mp3 by one > command? > > I tried add the command mentioned by Sj

Re: What packages work like: DVDFab and / or ConvertXtoDvd under Debian?

2009-06-06 Thread JoeHill
StOrM3 wrote: > The only thing stopping me from dropping Micro$haft all together is that I > use these programs faithfully on a regular basis. I need a good DVD > Ripping / Converting application that is graphical based like DVDFab, so I > don't have to figure out which switches to use, etc.. f

Re: How do you get iceweasel (or another browser) to save what otherwise the flashplayer plays?

2009-05-30 Thread JoeHill
lee wrote: > On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 06:10:58PM +0100, thveillon.debian wrote: > > If you tweak you flashplayer not to cache content locally, just tweak it > > back using the setting panel from Adobe there : > > > > http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_man

Re: How do you get iceweasel (or another browser) to save what otherwise the flashplayer plays?

2009-05-30 Thread JoeHill
lee wrote: > On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 07:26:24PM +, s. keeling wrote: > > JoeHill : > > > lee wrote: > > > > > > > the subject says it all: How do you get iceweasel (or another browser) > > > > to save what otherwise the flashplayer

Re: How do you get iceweasel (or another browser) to save what otherwise the flashplayer plays?

2009-05-30 Thread JoeHill
s. keeling wrote: > JoeHill : > > lee wrote: > > > > > the subject says it all: How do you get iceweasel (or another browser) > > > to save what otherwise the flashplayer plays? > > > > Try this: > > > > http://clive.sourcefor

Re: [OT] Gmail posters! turn off html! (was: Re: How to improve performance on laptop?)

2009-05-30 Thread JoeHill
s. keeling wrote: > This is a mailing list. The text is all that's needed. Thanks. > > > [html makes your posts ugly and difficult to read.] Okay, I wasn't going to say anything cuz I'm usually so shy (har), but that's a big second from me. gmail, yahoo, all those, please tone it down. Pleas

Re: How do you get iceweasel (or another browser) to save what otherwise the flashplayer plays?

2009-05-30 Thread JoeHill
lee wrote: > the subject says it all: How do you get iceweasel (or another browser) > to save what otherwise the flashplayer plays? > > Some sites feed the data too slow to watch while it's being fed, so I > want to download what's being send instead and save it to a file that > I can play later

Re: KDE is now broken (Fwd: Heads-up: KDE4 hitting testing tonight (UTC) )

2009-05-27 Thread JoeHill
Brendan wrote: > > Where do you get a good case for $20? Shop around a bit and you'll > > find that useable ones start at about $250, and good ones cost more > > --- if you can find one at all. > > 250? Is this a gold case? Nah, Adamantium ;) -- J -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-

Re: KDE is now broken (Fwd: Heads-up: KDE4 hitting testing tonight (UTC) )

2009-05-26 Thread JoeHill
lee wrote: > There seems to be too much windoze thinking entering Debian: Hide > everything from the users, take control of their computers away from > them, make things unfixable --- and the next step is to provide them > with only crappy software. I'm beginning to become more and more > unhappy

Re: Debian Linux

2009-05-26 Thread JoeHill
Daryl Styrk wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 12:05:51PM +0100, Martyn Dowling wrote: > > > > Please could you let me know if Debian Linix is compatible with a HP > > Proliant DL360 G5 server? > > > I can resist. > http://tinyurl.com/ort4zu

Re: mass conversion from ogg to mp3

2009-05-25 Thread JoeHill
ZephyrQ wrote: > I have a large number of music files (17 gig worth...yes, for all prying > eyes they are legal...) that I find I need to convert from .ogg to .mp3. > > Not that I want to...but between a teenager with an iphone and being > saddled with cell phone that won't play .ogg...well, y

Re: CompizConfig Settings Manager - controls not working in Squeeze

2009-05-20 Thread JoeHill
Tomek Kruszona wrote: > Hello! > > I have a problem with CompizConfig Manager. It starts ok, then I can > enable or disable plugins, but when I click on plugin button to > configure options of this plugin nothing happens. > > Last lines of > $strace fusion-icon > > Traceback (most recent call

Re: problem with amule

2009-05-18 Thread JoeHill
javier wrote: > Hello. > I have a problem with amule. > When I run amule on the console, the output is: > > --- > jav...@debian:~$ amule > Violación de segmento > jav...@debian:~$ > --- > Translation: > Violación de segmento = segmentation fault ( viola

Re: install proprietary nvidia driver without xorg.conf?

2009-05-17 Thread JoeHill
Michael M. Moore wrote: > I thought I'd try the proprietary nvidia driver (currently using 'nv'), > so I've been reading through the how-to on the wiki here: > > http://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsDrivers > > I'm a little concerned, though, that it might be out-of-date (for one, > because it

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

2009-05-17 Thread JoeHill
Aniruddha wrote: > On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 4:38 PM, JoeHill wrote: > > Aniruddha wrote: > > > >> 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

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

2009-05-17 Thread JoeHill
Aniruddha wrote: > 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 pr

Re: Debian's glacial movement--a rant

2009-05-11 Thread JoeHill
Freddy Freeloader wrote: > Just an update on this. I have asked on #gnucash if the patch for this > bug can be backported to 2.2.6 upstream and they say this is a Debian > problem as it is fixed in Gnucash. They will not do anything to help. > > Here's the short conversation from #gnucash. >

Re: Unexplained changes in Gnome functionality

2009-05-11 Thread JoeHill
Andrew G wrote: > Hi list > > Of late, Gnome has been behaving in unpredictable ways. I am using > testing/Squeeze and sometime over the last few weeks, a number of changes > have taken place that I am unable to reverse, and I would really appreciate > a bit of help from this list if that is no

Re: Nvidia TNT Riva 2

2009-05-09 Thread JoeHill
Felix Miata wrote: > On 2009/05/09 19:17 (GMT-0400) JoeHill composed: > > > brad wrote: > > >> Â Â I have an older TNT Riva 2 Model 64 graphics card. Is it possible to > >> install the correct driver for this card in Debian Lenny? > > > I know

Re: Nvidia TNT Riva 2

2009-05-09 Thread JoeHill
brad wrote: >    I have an older TNT Riva 2 Model 64 graphics card. Is it possible to > install the correct driver for this card in Debian Lenny? > >    Would appreciate any help. I know this is going to annoy you, but I have to say it: you could get a card that is 1000 times more powerful for

Re: Firefox and testing

2009-05-09 Thread JoeHill
Frank McCormick wrote: > I am running testing on a dual core Pentium...and this morning after > the latest updates, Firefox comes up all the time in offline mode. > I assume the two are connected...anybody have a fix?? I've run into that twice, both times same sol'n: Uninstall network-manager.

Re: Wine and itunes

2009-05-06 Thread JoeHill
Raquel wrote: > On Wed, 6 May 2009 11:39:25 -0400 > JoeHill wrote: > > > Raquel wrote: > > > > > On Wed, 6 May 2009 08:56:15 -0400 > > > Christopher Judd wrote: > > > > > > > My son is fed up with Windows and wants to purg

Re: Wine and itunes

2009-05-06 Thread JoeHill
Raquel wrote: > On Wed, 6 May 2009 11:39:25 -0400 > JoeHill wrote: > > > Raquel wrote: > > > > > On Wed, 6 May 2009 08:56:15 -0400 > > > Christopher Judd wrote: > > > > > > > My son is fed up with Windows and wants to purg

Re: Wine and itunes

2009-05-06 Thread JoeHill
Christopher Judd wrote: > My son is fed up with Windows and wants to purge it from his system, > and run ubuntu or debian. The only thing holding him back at this time > is itunes. Like most teenagers, he uses it regularly and has a rather > large itunes library. Does anyone have expe

Re: Wine and itunes

2009-05-06 Thread JoeHill
Raquel wrote: > On Wed, 6 May 2009 08:56:15 -0400 > Christopher Judd wrote: > > > My son is fed up with Windows and wants to purge it from his > > system, and run ubuntu or debian. The only thing holding him back > > at this time is itunes. > > You will hear a lot of "it works with $somepla

Re: Wine and itunes

2009-05-06 Thread JoeHill
Raquel wrote: > On Wed, 6 May 2009 08:14:28 -0500 > Neal Hogan wrote: > > > On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 7:56 AM, Christopher Judd > > wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > >        My son is fed up with Windows and wants to purge it from > > > his system, and run ubuntu or debian.  The only thing holding hi

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