Re: going beyond a ch341 uart-usb convertor

Hi, Have you tried uploading the firmware to the board again? On Mon, Apr 12, 2021, 05:55 Gene Heskett wrote: > Greetings all; > > Building a design/builder for a 3d printer, which when a std usb to > printer cable is connected between the computer and the 3d printer, > Identifies as a ch341 co

Re: OT: SQL database - some questions

Hi Hans, > Maybe I should precise my question: How can I restore my data from this sql > database on my desktop? Is there a tool to extract my blogs? > > I do not want to build a webserver with php and wordpress and so on, just > extract my blogs. Phpmyadmin needs a webserver to run. This is not,

Re: OT: SQL database - some questions

Hi Hans, > I had had a webserver hosted by a provider, which is switched off since a > year. From this server I got a backup of a sql database. The system that ran > that time, was wordpress, and the database is called something like > "bla_bla_wp2016018_911.sql.gz" i suppose the backup has all t

Re: Photovoltaic inverter monitoring or logging software

Hi, Consider also to use an Arduino connected to your inverter using TA sensors. Then you can use Emoncms, that is a cms (lamp) focused on log, elaborate and show power consumption/production data. It's opensource and you can use the free cloud version (emoncms.org) or download it and install in y

Re: 3D printer

Hi > The problem is that we know all the history of struggle between linux > and printers (and devices in general). I was wondering if this is the > case with 3D printers. it's not the case! > I think I like most the Prusa i3. It looks pretty! And being the third > version, the site states: "he

Re: 3D printer

Hi >>> I would like to start a topic on 3d printers. Does anyone here have >>> experience in using such printers with debian/linux? >> >> here i am :) >> ... > Very nice tip. Thanks! > > I'm looking forward to build one. From the link you gave, I see there > is some models to build: > > http://rep

Re: 3D printer

Hi > I would like to start a topic on 3d printers. Does anyone here have > experience in using such printers with debian/linux? here i am :) > What brand would you recommend? > How about kits? i'm using an opensource 3d printer (RepRap project), specifically a Prusa i2. It arrived as a kit. Low

Re: Backup/Restore software?

Hi > May I put in a vote for BackupPC? +1 for BackupPC > The Pros as I see them are: > * Web based configuration, making it easy to get started with (but you >can also dig into plain-text config files easily enough, too. > * Can backup a machine using rsync, rsyncd, tar-over-ssh or even S

Re: screenshot manipulation tool

Hi > - unable to work on the image from the system clipboard. just configure the keybinding on Shutter preferences to use the stamp button (or: Import from clipboard) > - unable to further select out from the already captured image > - no general-purpose commonly-used image handing capability, e

Re: screenshot manipulation tool

Hi >> > Do you have a good screenshot manipulation tool to recommend? >> >> I meant a simple one, just to the point, not a big monster like gimp. i use Shutter! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.

Re: pure-ftpd replies "421 Service not available, remote server has closed connection"

Leonardo, >> did you check the bind configuration ()? > I haven't BIND installed on my system -- I need no DNS server on it. i'm talking about pure-ftpd bind configuration :-) In conf file (maybe /etc/pure-ftpd.conf) there must be a "bind" directive. Or something similar in the init script opti

Re: pure-ftpd replies "421 Service not available, remote server has closed connection"

Hi > I've installed pure-ftpd on a Debian 5.0.7 box using the standard config. > When I try to connect from another machine on the same subnet, or even > from the localhost, I get the message: > > Connected to 10.1.2.3. > [...and then, a few seconds later,] > 421 Service not available, remote serv

Re: Android Debian - Lets start Debian for Android hw phones

hi, > Let's start the "Debian distro for Android capable hardware phones". > > What are the first steps we can easily take, to get started on this? it seems there's already something like that: http://www.androidfanatic.com/community-forums.html?func=view&catid=9&id=251 Here are instructions abo

Re: [slightly OT] Internet accessible home security systems using Debian?

Hi again >> Does anybody have any experience installing/using an internet accessible >> home security system? > You could also consider small domo IP networked cameras which provide an > embedded mini web-server and they're easy to setup and control (basically > you only need to provide the power

Re: [slightly OT] Internet accessible home security systems using Debian?

Hi, > We recently bought a retirement home, but it will be a year or so before we can move in > -- leaving the place uninhabited most of the time. I'd like to install an inexpensive (under > $1000 for parts -- I'll do the installation myself) CC-TV ("CC"="closed circuit") and recorder > that can

Re: [OT] a radar-like tracking device

Hi, > I want to have a radar-like device to track moving object. It should > offer me two piece of information: the angel and the distance of the > object from me why not use Arduino (www.arduino.cc)?? "Arduino is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use har

Re: How to use two displaies

Hi On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 12:02 PM, Jimmy Johnson wrote: > Guo Jiahua wrote: > >> I have a laptop, with a VGA interface. >> I connected a extra display to my laptop, but it shows nothing, the state >> of it is "NO SIGNAL". >> I wander how to config to use the two displaies, one of my laptop, one

Re: Lenny / Pidgin / Msn

HI, > Msn's protocol is not supported by pidgin? Why? of course that is supported: http://pidgin.im/ Regards M

Re: installing deb files from unstable or testing

Hi > I meant "using testing and unstable packages in Lenny".. There are two way2 to do the job: backports (as Camaleón suggests) apt-pinning (as John suggests) Regards M

Re: Monitoring network activity

Hi, > How would I go about finding out what application is connecting to the > web and/ or what is connecting to my machine to cause the modem > light activity? i think that with wireshark or ntop you should obtain the information you need. Regards M

Re: web app lvm linux

Hi, > Webmin has a lot of features I does not use.. is there any easier than > webmin to manage lvm? you can install the minimal version, http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/webadmin/webmin-1.510-minimal.tar.gz (1.6 M) and then add only the modules you need.. M

Re: web app lvm linux

Hi > Hi, do you know any web app for manage lvm on debian linux? Or ar > least to show LVM logical volumes via web? Webmin :-D

Re: Act on PDF's properties

Hi Luca, > I have a PDF document that I want to lock for some features, such as > content extraction, and printing. If you want to use a shell command, you can use the pdftk package. You can set encryption, allow/disallow fetaure (printing, copy, etc)... Or you can use java iText library, and wr

Re: SCSI tape library & ISCSI

Hi, thanks for replies. >>> it's possible to manage a SCSI tape library (IBM 3581) with ISCSI? >>> I need to use that library attached to a server into another server... >> >> well, the aim is to share the tape library across the network.. >> Is there a way (iscsi or other) to do the job? > What

Re: SCSI tape library & ISCSI

Hi, > it's possible to manage a SCSI tape library (IBM 3581) with ISCSI? > I need to use that library attached to a server into another server... well, the aim is to share the tape library across the network.. Is there a way (iscsi or other) to do the job? Regards M

SCSI tape library & ISCSI

Hi all, it's possible to manage a SCSI tape library (IBM 3581) with ISCSI? I need to use that library attached to a server into another server... Thanks Regards M **

Re: avi to dvd

Hi, > Can someone point me to a decent GUI [i don't want > to go through the command line for this] avi to dvd > converter? I've Googled a little and found some references > for DeVeDe and ManDVD, but i'm not able to make a > documented decision. i use DeVeDe. It's very easy to use. Also menu cr

Re: VirtualBox or VMware?

HI, > I would appreciate opinions on the relative advantages/disadvantages of > these two apps don't forget that with the new VMWare Player release (3.x) - that is free, it's possible to create your own vm. Before that release, it was not possible to do. > VMWare is more server/service oriented

Re: mount -o remount,rw as user

HI, > On a mostly Etch system with this line in /etc/fstab >/dev/hda5 /dmsdos defaults,rw,user,umask=0001 0 0 > user mike can mount the partition and write to it but not remount it > read only in any way I can discover. to make the partition mounted readonly, simply change rw (

Re: Little OT : Software for Active Noise Cancelling or Reduction

Hi, i find this thread: http://forum.audacityteam.org/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=442 It's quite old, but it could be a start point. The aim is to create an anti-phase in realtime. This job is done by a don't-know small (and suppose poor) chip into some headphones that provide noise cancelling/reduction

Little OT : Software for Active Noise Cancelling or Reduction

Hi all, i was considering to buy headphones with Active Noise Cancelling / Reduction. But before spend money, i'd like to know if there's a software that could do the same job (for free). Thanks in advance! Regards M

Re: wmi-client on Squeeze/Sid

Hi and thanks, > I found the intrepid version, still probably not as new of a version as what > squeeze is but it should be better then the hardy one since hardy would be > about the same as etch. > >  http://packages.ubuntu.com/intrepid/wmi-client > > The only other way is to get the source and i

Re: wmi-client on Squeeze/Sid

Hi > I just wanted to add that you might want to check to see if they have it in > the jaunty repos as well. Jaunty is closer in release then hardy to > debian/squeeze Thanks! what's more, i can install wmi-client (hardy version), but i'm not able to make it works. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

Re: wmi-client on Squeeze/Sid

Hi >> > http://packages.debian.org/sid/wmi-client >> >> this seems only for m68k platform (mine is i386). >> Regards >> M > > and the source isn't provided too. Too bad. George in a pm , tell me that the package is available in the ubuntu repos: http://packages.ubuntu.com/hardy/python/wmi-client

Re: wmi-client on Squeeze/Sid

Hi, >> i'm trying to install wmi-client packages on my Squeeze/Sid, but i'm >> not able to find in the standard repositories (main, contrib & >> non-free). > http://packages.debian.org/sid/wmi-client this seems only for m68k platform (mine is i386). Regards M -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debia

wmi-client on Squeeze/Sid

Hi all, i'm trying to install wmi-client packages on my Squeeze/Sid, but i'm not able to find in the standard repositories (main, contrib & non-free). Any tips? Thanks! Regards M -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact

Re: Obtain info about cd-r/rw

Hi > $ cdrdao scanbus > Cdrdao version 1.1.9 - (C) Andreas Mueller > Using libscg version 'schily-0.8' > > ATAPI:0,0,0 SONY, CD-RW CRX195E1 , ZYS5 > ATAPI:0,1,0 Toshiba , DVD-ROM SD-M1712, 1808 > > So we know what kind of devices they are. > > $ cdrdao disk-info --dev

Re: UDEV to trigger a program

Hi, > I would to know how to use/modify UDEV (with Linux 2.6.18-6-686) in order to > execute a wanted program (that I programmed myself) when I plug a USB key to > the PC. i casually was reading this thread: http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-262696.html where is explained something like

Re: vmware 1.0.8 (or .9) with 2.6.29

HI >> I'm seriously thinking to switch to virtualbox ose... > > me too but my image will not boot in VB, I have taken a copy of the boot > disks to see what I can do, but I am not hopeful - its a W2000 server > image.  This is the exact reason I want to move to VB from vmware I also need to work

Re: vmware 1.0.8 (or .9) with 2.6.29

Hi, my experience is similar to your. I've strongly used vmware-server (1.08) installed in my job laptop. After last kernel update, there was no way to recompile vmware network modules. I've tried any-any-update patch, tried any known fix but without success. The only vmware-server release that i

Obtain info about cd-r/rw

Hi all. How can i obtain info about a cd-r/rw support? I usually use dvd+rw-mediainfo for dvd+/-* , but i don't know if ther's something similar for cd-*. Regards M -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lis

Re: voip that works on linux and windows

Hi, > Is there some program that can run on both linux and windows that provide > voip (and perhaps video) other than Skype? i use Ekiga: http://www.gnomemeeting.org/ There's a client also for Windows. Regards M -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subjec

Re: tftpd-hpa fails to start.

Hi > Hi, i'm having a slight issue following this article [1]. My client > will boot through PXE and find the host, then it won't find an image > and keeps on showing TFTP timeouts. did you check if tftp is running on you server ? # ps -A | grep tftp > The thing is, to use the articles example,

Squeeze/Sid + Gnome2 = security risk opening some kind of file

Hi all, after upgrade from lenny/sid to sqeeze/sid, not all is working fine. My actual problem is this: if i try to open some kind of file (i.e. pdf, ods, png... ), happens that a popup tells me: "The filename ".ods" indicates that this file is of type "ods document". The contents of the file ind

Re: Rescue Linux partition

HI, > Is there a bootable utility that can be installed on a CD and rescue or back > up the data in the Linux ext2 partitions on my HDD and write them to a CD > using the CD writer on my system. I think that any Linux live cd (DSL - Damn Small Linux, or Knoppix, for example) it's good to do the j

Re: what's the difference and superior between gtk+ and gecko?

Hi, On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 10:04 AM, Star Liu wrote: > I want to develop a cross-platform desktop software by open source > platform and develop tools. I'm also a web developer so I'm interested > in gecko, and know that gecko is also able to build desktop > applications by XUL, not only display

Re: Dual monitor problem (intel, GNOME)

HI Monitors: Internal LVDS 1280×800, external VGA 1280×1024. > Video: Intel GM965/GL960. > Software: Debian 5.0, Gnome. Exception: X is from experimental. > Initial layout: two identical pictures of 1024×786 each. > > With grandr, I can fix the resolution of each screen (just by > selecting "Auto"

Re: calender, contacts, appts., to do list, etc. server for Debian

Hi all, > I am playing around with the idea of installing a calender server on a > Debian machine at my home. i use Group-Office, and i think that's a good solution. Task, Email, Address Book, Calendar, Notes and a file repository. Sync with mobile is available only on Enterprise edition. It's al

Re: Execuse me,where could I find debian3.0 CDs for intel-x86?

Hi all. Here: http://www.debian.org/releases/ you can find all Debian releases index. Hope this helps you! Regards M

Re: laptop does not resume after suspend

Hi all. >> Some days ago, following a normal package update, I noticed that my Dell >> Inspiron 1525 laptop doesn't resume after suspend any more. Now the only way >> to quit the suspended state is to switch the laptop off by pressing the >> power button. In fact I have no clear idea what package

Re: only root can unmount

Hi all >> I get the following error when unmounting dvd: >> >> $ umount /mnt/dvd >> umount: only root can unmount /dev/dvd from /mnt/dvd >> >> Strange is that, I have "user" in my fstab: >> >> $ grep dvd /etc/fstab >> /dev/dvd /mnt/dvd auto user,noauto,exec,ro 0 0 >> >> and moreover, I mounted /mn

Re: Unusual use of Wiimote

Hi! >> Today i find this site: >> >> http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~johnny/projects/wii/ >> >> and i feel enthusiast. >> I register myself to www.wiimoteproject.com and i see that it works >> also with linux. >> >> Does anyone have some "experiment"? >> Should i buy a wiimote for xmas? :-D > > Well, I use

Unusual use of Wiimote

Hi all. Today i find this site: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~johnny/projects/wii/ and i feel enthusiast. I register myself to www.wiimoteproject.com and i see that it works also with linux. Does anyone have some "experiment"? Should i buy a wiimote for xmas? :-D Regards M -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email

Re: nfs problem

Hi, > Machines A and B both run Debian. There are no firewall rules > blocking any kind of traffic A<-->B. > I try to mount, by means of nfs, a directory of B to a mount point > on A, read-write. > I can read the contents of /home/storage/video on B. But I cannot > write anything to it. I keep g

Re: what's the group and username of apache2 web server?

Hi. > How to get the group and username of apache? Ususally apache/apache2 user and group : www-data. You can find that information in many ways: look at this file: /etc/apache2/apache2.conf (mine : ... # These need to be set in /etc/apache2/envvars User ${APACHE_RUN_USER} Group ${APACHE_RUN_GR

Re: vmware vmserver 2 is avail

Hi. I've downloaded it few hours ago. > VMware's vmserver 2 is out. > > Anybody figure out how to use wget to download it? Link to download the core is: https://www.vmware.com/freedownload/p/download.php?cmp=EMC-ServerActivation&li=license&a=DOWNLOAD_FILE&baseurl=http://download2.vmware.com/softw

Re: OT, where is jar

Sorry, maybe i've not understand well On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 12:06 PM, Mirco Piccin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > >>> Where can I find the 'jar' command? >>> >>> It used to come with the java package, but I have all necessary java >>

Re: OT, where is jar

Hi >> Where can I find the 'jar' command? >> >> It used to come with the java package, but I have all necessary java >> packages: I don't know if jar is a command; usually i use "java -jar ..": # java -jar file.jar It works. Regards M -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a sub

Re: How to download online videos?

Hi again On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 6:52 PM, Michael Marsh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 1:45 PM, Rodolfo Medina > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> All the videos that can be viewed online but cannot be downloaded normally. >> The problem arose with a particular .flv video I wante

Re: How to download online videos?

HI > Can anybody suggest a proper tool (if any exists) for Debian? > (MS-Windows users have ReaPlayer that works for that.) I think that depends on which kind of video you mean. Real Player is available also for Debian, but there are a lot of other applications and scripts (and also firefox/icewe

Re: Nautilus fails to manage desktop

Hi all, i've find a temporay solution... i'm running nautilus 2.20.0-6, and after a recent reboot nautilus is refusing to manage the desktop >>> check the content of file ~/.config/user-dirs.dir see if that can help >>> you. >> There's no such file. What should be there? > That's happened

Re: Nautilus fails to manage desktop

Hi all. >>> i'm running nautilus 2.20.0-6, and after a recent reboot nautilus is refusing to manage the desktop >> check the content of file ~/.config/user-dirs.dir see if that can help >> you. > There's no such file. What should be there? That's happened to me too: same release of nautilus. I

Re: [OT]: Cellular phone used as modem stops during fast downloads

Hi > the problem only occurs during fast downloads, i.e. in umts mode: when the > download proceeds at a high speed, say about 40 kilobytes per second, the > phone (a Nokia 6630) stops and reboots, and so the connection breaks down. > Anybody having experienced the same problem? Also i use often

Re: Debian Server hostname and Win 2003 DNS server

Hi! > He's talking out of his bottom. > > I also walk the Dark Path, and I administer a Small Business Server 2003, > based on Windows Server 2003. It has an Etch server, two routers and a > printer in the forward lookup zone of the local domain, absolutely none of > which are domain members, b

Re: Debian Server hostname and Win 2003 DNS server

Hi all! > I too ran into that issue with the 2k3 DNS server I use. For me, I just > set up the nsupdate command within a cron job to run weekly. The forced > update resets the time counter on our 2k3 DNS server. I do not know if > it is the same on yours. > > I read the man pages again and did

Re: Debian Server hostname and Win 2003 DNS server

Hi all. > > I have 2 new running Debian Etch :-) server into an (old) Windows > > environment. > > Servers work like a charm, but i am not able to ping them by hostname. > > They are configured with a static ip address and have samba installed and > > working. > Is there some problem with addin

Re: Debian Server hostname and Win 2003 DNS server

Hi all! On 6/25/08, Stackpole, Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Chris understand well my situation. > So i try his suggest: > # apt-get install dnsutils > # touch /etc/nsupdate.conf > > edit that file in this way: > > update delete HostName.DomainName.com. A > update add HostName.DomainNam

Re: Debian Server hostname and Win 2003 DNS server

Hi and thanks all. > Ahhh, the Socrates method, my fav form of instruction. > > Mirco, as Ron is hinting at and as I said (see the "first idea" I had) run a > DNS server. DNS came about because sys admin became to in shape and > physically dangerous to there managers from all the running around t

Re: Debian Server hostname and Win 2003 DNS server

Hi! > Servers work like a charm, but i am not able to ping them by hostname. Thanks Bob: > You may need to add relevant entries to the hosts file in each windows machine ...and Damon for yours replies > If you put those entries into another hosts hosts file, then you can ping this > host from tha

Debian Server hostname and Win 2003 DNS server

Hi all. I have 2 new running Debian Etch :-) server into an (old) Windows environment. Servers work like a charm, but i am not able to ping them by hostname. They are configured with a static ip address and have samba installed and working. Any tips? Thanks! Regards M

Re: mounting an smbfs as non superuser

Hi all On 6/5/08, Marc Shapiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Tony Heal wrote: > >> >> I am trying to mount an smbfs as the backup user and something is not >> right. I can run this as root and it works fine >> >> mount -t smbfs –o owner=backup -o lfs -o >> username=administrator,password=XX /

Re: Issue with VMware

Hi > So I installed VMware server, had to use the any-any update for I use the > 2.6.24 kernel and > when I try to run it, it says that same message as before running the > vmware-conifig.pl tool. I'm running about the same kernel (2.6.24-1-686). I'm running also VMWare server rel. 1.0.5 (latest)

Re: vmware-server with 2.6.24

Hi all About vmware server and 2.6.24 kernel: > http://blog.creonfx.com/temp/vmware-any-any-update-116.tgz works for me. > > > AFAIK, vmware workstation 6 and vmware server 1.0.4 don't need any > patch. I've tried both of them on 2.6.22 and 2.6.24. Both run very well. I've right now installed

Re: vmware-server with 2.6.24

Hi all. > I have found from previous times trying to install vmware not to look to > hard, sometimes it just go to far, which is why I try and kiss it. So > tried out the any-any stuff, it worked so I was happy. > But knowing it is a simple things as changing a header file name, I > might r

Re: Flash presentation embedded on .exe file

Hi all. I apologize for this self-reply, but i solved my own problem (google is the best). > I've a flash presentation embedded into an .exe file. > To see that i must use my windows machine. I use this tool : http://www.northcode.com/resources/utilities/exe.html that run also with wine. And

Flash presentation embedded on .exe file

Hi all. I've a flash presentation embedded into an .exe file. To see that i must use my windows machine. What can i do to see also in my linux machine that presentation? Is there a way to "decompile" that .exe file to obtain the .swf file? I try also using wine, but with no success. Any suggest?

Re: Install Debian into Fabiatech embedded system

Hi and thanks for reply! On 3/14/08, Kevin Mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 04:04:23PM +0100, Mirco Piccin wrote: > > Hi all. > > Does anyone never install Debian into embedded system like this one? > > > > > http://www.fabiatech.

Re: Install Debian into Fabiatech embedded system

Hi all again! > >> > Does anyone never install Debian into embedded system like this one? > >> > > >> > > http://www.fabiatech.com/fabia/products/index.php?main_sn=3&sub_sn=10&p_sn= > >> >59&title=FB2612 > >> Given that it has a CF slot, and I presume you are doing to install > Debian

Re: Install Debian into Fabiatech embedded system

Thanks David. > > Does anyone never install Debian into embedded system like this one? > > > > http://www.fabiatech.com/fabia/products/index.php?main_sn=3&sub_sn=10&p_sn= > >59&title=FB2612 > Given that it has a CF slot, and I presume you are doing to install Debian on > the CF, then the ea

Install Debian into Fabiatech embedded system

Hi all. Does anyone never install Debian into embedded system like this one? http://www.fabiatech.com/fabia/products/index.php?main_sn=3&sub_sn=10&p_sn=59&title=FB2612 It seems to be standard enought, but any suggests will be appreciated! Reagrds M -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Strange /usr/bin file

Hi! > # Dear package manager, in what package do we have '['? > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ dpkg -S [ > dpkg: [ not found. > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ dpkg -S /usr/bin/[ > dpkg: /usr/bin/[ not found. > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ dpkg -S '/usr/bin/\[' > coreutils: /usr/bin/[ > > # Hmm... I guess some initial knowled

Re: Strange /usr/bin file

Hi and thanks for the replies. > man [ is quite evealing ...and that was the first thing i've done: # man [ TEST(1) User Commands TEST(1) NAME test - check file types and compare values SYNOPSIS test EXPRESSION test

Strange /usr/bin file

Hi all. I find in my Debian Lenny machine this file, in /usr/bin folder: -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 34504 2008-01-29 04:03 [ Who created this file? What does it do? Thanks for any reply Regards M -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Co

Re: Signature based backup solution?

Hi! > > Do you know any backup solution which store backup like mirror, but each > > file is > > compressed? And then can do incremental backups without an original file? > > (like > > rdiff http://linux.die.net/man/1/rdiff) I use BackupPC. http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/ It stores files by i

Re: install etch from usb onto xp machine

Hi. Are you sure your pc can boot from usb? > Any easy way to make the XP machine see the usb drive, boot from it, > and do an install? I notice that some pc doesn't allow boot from usb, some other allows that but you must enable the usb boot in bios utility (and set the correct boot order, of co

Re: VMWare player: why no package?

Hi all. > Worked fine with 2.6.22-4 here. AMD Turion (K7) if that helps. I run > Testing. I'm running VMWare Server (released free as the Player) with 2.6.22-3-686 (Centrino Duo) on lenny/sid. To build correctly the modules , i use the "vmware-any-any-update", that is a tool released by the VM

Re: concatenating pdf files

Hi! > I have scanned related pages of a document as jpeg > (limitation of software), converted to pdf using > imagemagick::convert. Now is there a way to concatenate > the pdf files (or jpeg files and then conver to pdf) > to collect the complete document. i use GhostScript in a similar case in t

Re: Anyone using Debian on notebook?

Hi! I run debian lenny/sid in my Thinkpad T60 with no problems : wifi works, hdap works, fingerprint reader works, acpi works, and also supend (sometimes :-D) works. Before that i run debian sarge on a Thinkpad R51P and T40 again with no big problems. I had mre problems using Win$ :-D And in

Re: Replacing HD with Flash IDE drive

Hi! > Anyways, flash based IDE drive would be the solution I am guessing. I am not really concerned with the size as I am running a fairly > minimal debian system. So about 4G would be perfect. > > So anybody has any experiences with this on Debian? Does the Flash HD simply look like an IDE drive

Re: multimedia.debian.org question

Hi. > What can I add to /etc/apt/sources.list to access multimedia.debian.org >repository? This machine runs lenny if that's important. I'm running lenny/sid, too. I've added : ### Marillat Debian Multimedia ### deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org/ testing main deb-src http://www.debian-multim

Re: Default Gnome2 Font

Hi all. >> thanks for the suggest, but output about screen resolution is correct: >> >> # xdpyinfo | egrep 'dimens|resol' >> dimensions:1400x1050 pixels (286x214 millimeters)<- that is my >> screen resolution.. >> resolution:124x125 dots per inch >> >> >> For now i modify manually

Re: Default Gnome2 Font

Hi! >> ...fonts on gnome 2 is now strange: seems big and bold (seems to use >> "magnify" :-)). > >Check if the output of > >xdpyinfo | egrep 'dimens|resol' > >matches the actual dimensions of your monitor. thanks for the suggest, but output about screen resolution is correct: # xdpyinfo | egrep

Default Gnome2 Font

Hi all. Few days ago it's arrived my new laptop :-D I install on it the debian lenny via netinstall. This time i choose "Desktop Environment" from the installer cd (usually start with "base system" and then upgrade with window manager packages - of course, only on user laptop :-D). All work good.

Re: Remote execution on Win machine

Hi again. >I need to launch on a Win remote machine a .bat script (that run an .exe file) >from another linux machine. I've not found any way to launch a .bat script using rdesktop, because it open a graphical remote desktop session. I don't need that and it does not work as i espected. So, i'm

Re: Remote execution on Win machine

Hi How about rdesktop/grdesktop? Well, i don't know if i can run remotely a .bat script on a Win machine with rdesktop, but i know that i don't want to remote connect to this machine (like a terminal client). Also, the linux box is without X. Anyway, you mean the "-s" rdesktop option?

Remote execution on Win machine

Hi all. I need to launch on a Win remote machine a .bat script (that run an .exe file) from another linux machine. Is there a way to do that? Probably using cygwin i could, but it would be better to install less possible on that Win machine. Thanks!

Re: Linux Printer Sharing

Hi all. I've a Etch machine that acts also as a print server. In my laptop is installed a lenny, and in my wife laptop, win XP pro (:-(). I have 2 printers configured in my server (one usb port and one lpt port). I have NOT installed samba on my server (well, really it's installed, but not config

Re: dual purpose USB-key

Hi! > In your experiment, you installed multiple distros. But I assume that > the installation routine is quite different from the installer unless > the debian installer is kind of a live system that could be added to > grub menu. well, i use geexbox live-cd, using "hd-install" (or "install-hd"

Re: dual purpose USB-key

Hi. > Is it possible to boot to grub and in its menu choose between either doing maintenance on the > current hard disk or running the installer to install a basic debian > system on a new hard disk? Last xmas i do something similar for some customers. My usb-key drive was so 'configured': - a mu

Re: LSI Logic 1068 controller

Hi! > LSI Logic 1068 controller is supported in the debian linux? Probably this: http://linuxmafia.com/faq/Hardware/sata.html is a good start point, but your controller is not reported. If you are going to buy a new raid sata controller card, you can be sure that 3ware is full supported (it's

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