Re: x : keyboard not working

2017-10-06 Thread Mayuresh Kathe
On Fri, Oct 06, 2017 at 11:08:07AM -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Fri, Oct 06, 2017 at 05:02:45PM +0200, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > > On Fri, Oct 06, 2017 at 08:22:41PM +0530, Mayuresh Kathe wrote: > > [X keyboard not working] > > > > This depends on a couple of thi

Re: x : keyboard not working

2017-10-06 Thread Mayuresh Kathe
On Fri, Oct 06, 2017 at 05:02:45PM +0200, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > On Fri, Oct 06, 2017 at 08:22:41PM +0530, Mayuresh Kathe wrote: > > [X keyboard not working] > > This depends on a couple of things. E.g. is your X using X input? > If yes, it's supposed to work automagic

Re: 9.1.0 : netinst : installs well, but useless after firstboot

2017-10-06 Thread Mayuresh Kathe
On Fri, Oct 06, 2017 at 02:07:27PM +0100, Brian wrote: > On Fri 06 Oct 2017 at 17:41:23 +0530, Mayuresh Kathe wrote: > > > On 2017-10-06 04:06 PM, Brian wrote: > > >On Fri 06 Oct 2017 at 13:34:55 +0530, Mayuresh Kathe wrote: > > > > > >>On Fri, Oct 06,

x : keyboard not working

2017-10-06 Thread Mayuresh Kathe
alistic way). but, the keyboard isn't working under x, no input accepted. mouse pointer works just fine. any help and/or pointers in the right direction would be most welcome. thanks, ~mayuresh

Re: text-mode : console : resolution : vga 80x25 : how to set?

2017-10-06 Thread Mayuresh Kathe
On 2017-10-06 05:30 PM, Darac Marjal wrote: On Fri, Oct 06, 2017 at 03:00:50PM +0530, Mayuresh Kathe wrote: i tried my level best to do it, but have failed. i used 'dpkg-reconfigure console-setup' and followed the appropriate steps, but yet my console's screen resolution is w

Re: 9.1.0 : netinst : installs well, but useless after firstboot

2017-10-06 Thread Mayuresh Kathe
On 2017-10-06 04:06 PM, Brian wrote: On Fri 06 Oct 2017 at 13:34:55 +0530, Mayuresh Kathe wrote: On Fri, Oct 06, 2017 at 06:03:24PM +1100, Zenaan Harkness wrote: > > Are you sure? You may be right - but double check to make sure... yes, i am very sure. double checked. the interfac

text-mode : console : resolution : vga 80x25 : how to set?

2017-10-06 Thread Mayuresh Kathe
i be helped? thanks, ~mayuresh

Re: 9.1.0 : netinst : installs well, but useless after firstboot

2017-10-06 Thread Mayuresh Kathe
On Fri, Oct 06, 2017 at 06:03:24PM +1100, Zenaan Harkness wrote: > On Fri, Oct 06, 2017 at 12:10:09PM +0530, Mayuresh Kathe wrote: > > On 2017-10-06 11:56 AM, Zenaan Harkness wrote: > > > On Fri, Oct 06, 2017 at 11:07:22AM +0530, Mayuresh Kathe wrote: > > > >

Re: 9.1.0 : netinst : installs well, but useless after firstboot

2017-10-05 Thread Mayuresh Kathe
On 2017-10-06 11:56 AM, Zenaan Harkness wrote: On Fri, Oct 06, 2017 at 11:07:22AM +0530, Mayuresh Kathe wrote: hello, i just installed the firmware netinst version of 9.1.0 from; https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/9.1.0+nonfree/amd64/iso-cd/firmware

9.1.0 : netinst : installs well, but useless after firstboot

2017-10-05 Thread Mayuresh Kathe
pletion of the install (in spite of having had setup the network during install) would be most welcome. thanks, ~mayuresh

Re: Debian Jessie : regular console instead of a hi-res one!

2016-09-05 Thread Mayuresh Kathe
On Mon, Sep 05, 2016 at 06:36:05PM +0100, Brian wrote: > > I'm surprised the OP didn't test them with > > dpkg-reconfigure console-setup This worked. I now have a sane console setting. :) Thanks for that tip Brian. ~Mayuresh

Debian Jessie : regular console instead of a hi-res one!

2016-09-05 Thread Mayuresh Kathe
Hi, Is there any way to get a regular console under Debian Jessie? I don't use a GUI, just plain old CLI, and working on hi-res with "tiny" little fonts is extremely painful. I have tried playing with "console-setup". No results. ~Mayuresh

Re: Calling smartctl in a loop to curb Load_Cycle_Count: is it safe for a hard disk drive?

2016-06-25 Thread Mayuresh
s" in place of unloading them, > so you are trading one kind of mechanical stress for another. Does invocation of "smartctl -a /dev/sda" cause any mechanical movement really? Mayuresh.

Calling smartctl in a loop to curb Load_Cycle_Count: is it safe for a hard disk drive?

2016-06-25 Thread Mayuresh
ent. It stopped increasing Load_Cycle_Count, though I am curious whether this is safe to do. Hope I haven't found just another way of reducing the life of the drive! Also, curious why apm setting did not solve the problem in the first place. Mayuresh.

Re: Recurring disk activity

2015-06-26 Thread Mayuresh
ugh it is still under observation. > > Good deal! Thanks a lot for insightful help and the links to articles! I'll be using the new laptop now without constant fear of slow death of the hard drive! I am not too worried about the power management as the laptop is for indoor use. Will retai

Re: Recurring disk activity

2015-06-24 Thread Mayuresh
ng using lsof whether any files are changing that fast (such as syslog) but that is not the case. Mayuresh -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20150624144053.GA10018@odin

Re: Recurring disk activity

2015-06-23 Thread Mayuresh
is quiet on FreeDOS. ata1.00: ATA-9: HGST HTS545050A7E680, GR2OA350, max UDMA/133 Mayuresh. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20150623160334.GA28733@odin

Re: Recurring disk activity

2015-06-23 Thread Mayuresh
On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 08:39:03PM +0530, Mayuresh wrote: > What does it indicate. It was 3755 when I started the system today and > growing over a few minutes. I got what it indicates. It's scary... I noticed utilities to "fix" this problem in the wd drives. I ch

Re: Recurring disk activity

2015-06-23 Thread Mayuresh
h the drive, I can try and get it replaced in warranty. I am unsure since the laptop came with FreeDOS and when booting on FreeDOS there is no disk noise. So difficult to convince the retailer that there is an issue with the drive. Mayuresh. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.d

Re: Recurring disk activity

2015-06-22 Thread Mayuresh
> On Sat, Jun 20, 2015 at 04:01:38PM +0530, Mayuresh wrote: > > Is your Load_Cycle_Count continuously increasing? Doesn't look like. It was 3634 when I started watching and over last few minutes it changed only to 3635. > Install smartmontools. I also think think you shou

Re: Recurring disk activity

2015-06-20 Thread Mayuresh
On Sat, Jun 20, 2015 at 04:01:38PM +0530, Mayuresh wrote: > On a freshly purchased laptop I installed Debian jessie and I am facing a > constant recurring disk noise. Further to the details in previous posts, I have nearly switched off all services except ssh and networking now. # s

Recurring disk activity

2015-06-20 Thread Mayuresh
lp in fixing the unnecessary disk Mayuresh -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20150620103138.GA12790@odin