OT: scanner

Hi I'm about to buy a scanner, which will be used to scan A4 text documents scattered with the occasional picture here and there. I plan to convert them afterwards to either pdf or djvu (haven't decided yet) with good quality settings. This is, I should not be able to notice font blurring while re

Re: off-line dictionary (gnome)

On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:18:01 +0200 Johann Spies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have the following in /etc/dictd/dict.conf: > > server localhost > server dict.org > server dict0.us.dict.org > server alt0.dict.org I have the same only that I commented everything but localhost--I always work offlin

locking screen after suspend/hibernate

I want my screen to be locked when resuming from suspend/hibernate. I don't use any desktop environment, so I tried uncommented the following line from /etc/hibernate/common.conf : LockXtrLock yes and installed xtrlock. This does nothing, though. A little script on resume would do just fine, I su

wireless card fried?

Hi Since yesterday I can't use my wireless card anymore, an Intel 2200bg. iwconfig and dmesg report that the kill switch is on, which is confirmed by >cat /sys/bus/.../ipw2200/rf_kill >2 Any attempt to change that value is fruitless. Switching on and off the wireless switch does nothing. Only so

KDE doesn't start after Xfce installation

Hi Being really scared of how KDE 4 looks like I'm trying to be proactive and started looking for alternatives. After installing Xfce I can't start KDE, though. I don't use any display manager, and this is what I get when invoking startkde: xsetroot: unable to open display '' xset: unable to ope

Re: problem with wireless encryption

On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:48:37 -0200 Marcelo Chiapparini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My problem is with encryption (WPA). This is what I have: /etc/network/interfaces (relevant lines to wireless link only): #DHCP doesn't work very well with wpa here, so I use static #addresses. Also, it's a way

Re: wlan in etch

>After running "dmesg |grep 2200" > > I got the following output: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ dmesg |grep 2200 > ipw2200: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200/2915 Network Driver, 1.1.2kmq > ipw2200: Copyright(c) 2003-2006 Intel Corporation > ipw2200: Detected Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection > ip

Re: which fonts config file?

On Mon, 27 Aug 2007 21:00:16 +0200 Andrei Popescu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, Aug 24, 2007 at 07:56:39PM +0100, Jose Rodriguez wrote: > > I get different fonts when I start the GUI by issuing startx > > than using kdm. I would like to know which configuration files

which fonts config file?

Hello I get different fonts when I start the GUI by issuing startx than using kdm. I would like to know which configuration files are read in each case so I can adjust them to my taste. Thanks -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMA

Re: IPW3945 With Etch

On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:10:11 +0200 Anthony Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [snip] > > I take the point about changing and hiding the name are different > things. However, as some of the commenters on the blog cited by > you point out, the situation may be different for a home LAN > from a

Re: IPW3945 With Etch

On Wed, 27 Jun 2007 10:10:08 +0200 Anthony Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 27 Jun 2007, Jose Rodriguez wrote: > > > > > I was able to get it working but only after enabling SSID > > > broadcasting on the AP. This is odd but it works. I wonder >

Re: screenshot

On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:50:07 +0200 Dan H <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 21 Jun 2007 11:53:51 +0100 > Jose Rodriguez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I quickly tried scrot and, out of its man page, I'm not sure > > which formats does it support, can an

Re: IPW3945 With Etch

> I was able to get it working but only after enabling SSID > broadcasting on the AP. This is odd but it works. I wonder why > this is? > > -Tom I don't know the technical reason whatsoever, just know it happens out of my own experience. The point is: why on earth would you want to hide the ss

Re: X problems

On Fri, 22 Jun 2007 05:30:11 +0200 Zach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 6/21/07, Kamaraju S Kusumanchi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > To enable hardware acceleration, In the "Module" section of > > xorg.conf you should load "dri". So the corresponding stanza > > in /etc/X11/xorg.conf will lo

Re: screenshot

On Thu, 21 Jun 2007 04:50:08 +0200 Vincent Lefevre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2007-06-20 20:29:14 +0100, Jose Rodriguez wrote: > > I use ksnapshot, don't know how big it is, but it does a good > > job, > > Really big, taking into account the dependencies

Re: screenshot

On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 21:10:14 +0200 Mathias Brodala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Frank. > > Frank McCormick, 20.06.2007 20:56: > > Anybody know of relatively simple software to take screenshots > > of the dexktop or of windows of applications. Gnome-utils > > contains a screenshot maker but its

Re: Sensible way to install packages from testing & unstable?

On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 04:50:06 +0200 Christopher Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2007-06-20, Bill Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tue, 19 Jun 2007 15:48:32 -0700 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > >> Hello > >> > >> I want to install the ntfs-3g driver, which I don't find in > >>

(Solved) suspend to RAM not waking up

Jose Rodriguez wrote: Florian Kulzer wrote: If you have powersaved installed (see "dpkg -l powersaved") then you can configure it using the files in /etc/powersave. The default for the power button is set up in "events" as EVENT_BUTTON_POWER="ignore". >>

Re: suspend to RAM not waking up

Florian Kulzer wrote: If you have powersaved installed (see "dpkg -l powersaved") then you can configure it using the files in /etc/powersave. The default for the power button is set up in "events" as EVENT_BUTTON_POWER="ignore". >> I noticed as well than when I press the power button (not sus

Re: reliable wifi manager for gnome

Ron Johnson wrote: On 05/28/07 04:12, Jose Rodriguez wrote: [snip] Having said this, I didn't bother to properly secure my own home network yet. If somebody wants to check a couple of e-mails using it just be it. Would you leave your door open so anyone can come in at any hour of the

suspend to RAM not waking up

Hello Whenever I try to suspend to RAM my laptop (Amilo 1425 running Etch) hangs when trying to wake it up by pressing the power button. I believe it hangs for I can't switch it off unless holding the button for several seconds, discarding therefore a merely blank screen problem. Issuing "s

Re: reliable wifi manager for gnome

>Chris Lale wrote: [...] You might consider using a broadband modem/router/wifi combined appliance. I use a Philips SNA6500 which has built-in NAT and firewall. It also has the option to enable or reject wireless clients on the basis of their MAC address. So, even if WEP is cracked you are still

Debian appears as a commercial distribution ???

http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/cte102.htm

libodbc & PostGres SQL

I know it does exits for Linux. Is the ODBC library packaged for Debian? Wich package contains it? Regards, -- Jose Rodriguez [EMAIL PROTECTED] Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia SPAIN

More info with my problem with NFS

unix: (file handle: 5f400709 67a3e18 1f374f00 0 0 0 0 0)   Any idea?   Regards, --  Jose Rodriguez  [EMAIL PROTECTED] Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia  SPAIN  

Problems with NFS (is this a bug?)

/etc/hosts.allow   /etc/hosts.deny ALL: PARANOID --- END of /etc/hosts.deny   Regards, --  Jose Rodriguez  [EMAIL PROTECTED] Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia  SPAIN