APT: ubuntu-version of libgcc1=dependencies issue

2005-10-27 Thread Vegard|drageV
Recently I've been trying to install the libgtk2.0-dev package (on my _sarge_ distro) with apt. This has not been possible, giving the errormessage beow: -APT-GET INSTALL libgtk2.0-dev- # apt-get install libgtk2.0-dev Reading Package Lists... Done Buildi

can't install libgtk2.0-dev (apt, dependencies) Was: Compile error of GTK

2005-10-20 Thread Vegard|drageV
-dev but it is not going to be installed or   xlibs-dev but it is not going to be installed E: Broken packagesOn 19/10/05, Antony Gelberg < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Vegard|drageV wrote:> I'm trying for the first time to make my own gui-program, with menu

Compile error of GTK

2005-10-19 Thread Vegard|drageV
I'm trying for the first time to make my own gui-program, with menus and all to launch a series of commands and scripts I've written. Google led me to http://www.gtk.org/tutorial/ , where I am to compile the program base.c, given as an example in the text under the link "3. Getting started". Comp

Re: firefox won't download files

2005-09-06 Thread Vegard|drageV
On 06/09/05, Roberto C. Sanchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Sep 06, 2005 at 03:10:42AM +0200, Vegard|drageV wrote: > > When I click on a link to a file (.iso .pdf .ps etc.) on the www, > > firefox will not download or open the file. The file never appears in >

firefox won't download files

2005-09-05 Thread Vegard|drageV
When I click on a link to a file (.iso .pdf .ps etc.) on the www, firefox will not download or open the file. The file never appears in the "download list". I tried with mozilla browser and it worked. How do I fix firefox?? Firefox version: 1.0.4 Debian Sarge, kernel 2.4.27-2-686 Thanks in adv

cdrecord needs dev specified

2005-08-18 Thread Vegard|drageV
When I burn a cd with cdrecord, I have to use the commandline option dev=0,1,0 to burn. I edited /etc/default/cdrecord and set the following options: ---Part of /etc/default/cdrecord CDR_DEVICE=cdrw # drive namedevice speed fifosize driveropts cdrw=

perl, locales errormessages

2005-08-16 Thread Vegard|drageV
I am trying to get the scandinavian letters (æ ,ø & å) to work after I made some temorary adjustments to locales (through 'dpkg-reconfigure locales'). I have gotten a hint to use the locale 'no_NO ISO 8859-1', so I select this when running 'dpkg-reconfigure locales'. But, even after making this ch

Re: Can't start OpenOffice

2005-07-25 Thread Vegard|drageV
On 7/25/05, Bernard Fay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello all, > > When I try to start openoffice, I can see on the panel "Starting > OpenOffice" but it eventually close after a few seconds. If I try to > start it through a terminal, it shows the following message: "Xlib: > sequence lost (0x1

Re: Unable to add scroll-wheel mouse to xfree86

2005-07-21 Thread Vegard|drageV
On 7/20/05, Jonathan Kaye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > En/La Vegard|drageV ha escrit, a 20/07/05 20:47: > > Hi list, > > from a previous thread I got hints on how to add a Logitech Mouse with > > a scrollerwheel to the xfree86 system by running 'dpkg-reconfigure >

Unable to add scroll-wheel mouse to xfree86

2005-07-20 Thread Vegard|drageV
Hi list, from a previous thread I got hints on how to add a Logitech Mouse with a scrollerwheel to the xfree86 system by running 'dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86' or by manually editing /etc/X11/XF86config-4. I've tried both, and either way the new mouse still doesn't work. Using dpkg, I used th

Re: Changing mouse (newbie question)

2005-07-19 Thread Vegard|drageV
On 7/19/05, Jonathan Kaye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > En/La Vegard|drageV ha escrit, a 19/07/05 16:21: > > hi list, > > > > I'm a newbie who need help making my new mouse work... > > > > Today I'm using a 2-button mouse connected to /dev/ttyS0 (or

Changing mouse (newbie question)

2005-07-19 Thread Vegard|drageV
hi list, I'm a newbie who need help making my new mouse work... Today I'm using a 2-button mouse connected to /dev/ttyS0 (or known as COM1 in windoze) wich is working as it should.But I've gotten a new mouse with scroller wheel and all, wich goes on the standard mouseport (circular plug with 6 p

debian package to cut subtitles?

2005-07-18 Thread Vegard|drageV
I need to cut some subtitles (they belong to a movie wich is too large for a CD-R). I have cut the movie with avidemux. On aviudemux' pages there are mentioned some programs wich can cut subtitles: GtkSubtitler, GsubEdit and KsubEditor Are any of these a debian package? If so wich line do I have

Re: set language in bash

2005-07-17 Thread Vegard|drageV
On 7/17/05, Paul E Condon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, Jul 17, 2005 at 02:49:57PM -0400, Stephen R Laniel wrote: > > On Sun, Jul 17, 2005 at 08:29:46PM +0200, Vegard|drageV wrote: > > > I'm trying to install a program using apt-get, and I'm getting a

Re: How do I get the '/usr/X11R6/include' folder?

2005-07-17 Thread Vegard|drageV
On 7/16/05, Michelle Konzack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Am 2005-07-15 23:25:24, schrieb Vegard|drageV: > > When running ./configure before installing ksubeditor, I get this > > errormessage: > > > > checking for X... configure: error: Can't find X includ

Re: how do I get fullscreen mplayer - fun

2005-07-17 Thread Vegard|drageV
On 7/16/05, Micha Feigin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, 16 Jul 2005 15:24:35 +0200 > Sven Arvidsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Vegard|drageV wrote: > > > Where do I go from here to make th option '-vo xv' default? > > > >

set language in bash

2005-07-17 Thread Vegard|drageV
I'm trying to install a program using apt-get, and I'm getting an errormessage wich I do not understand. At the moment the bash language is set to norwegian, and I wish to temporarily to set the language to english so I can post the errormessage here on the list. How do I do this? Using bash shell

Re: how do I get fullscreen mplayer - fun

2005-07-16 Thread Vegard|drageV
On 7/16/05, Alvin Oga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [...snip...] > > > You simply need to use "xv" as the video output. Launch mplayer with > > > "-vo xv", or set it to xv in the preferences if you use the GUI. > > This helped. > > mybox# mplayer -vo xv -fs baby.mpg > > xx> It seems there is

How do I get the '/usr/X11R6/include' folder?

2005-07-15 Thread Vegard|drageV
When running ./configure before installing ksubeditor, I get this errormessage: checking for X... configure: error: Can't find X includes. Please check your installation and add the correct paths! I googled around and found that the folder /usr/X11R6/include may be needed for this operation, but

Re: how do I get fullscreen mplayer

2005-07-15 Thread Vegard|drageV
it to xv in the preferences if you use the GUI. This helped. Thanks to all of you, you just saved a movienight!!! You are the best!!! Cheers, Vegard On 7/15/05, Josh Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Vegard|drageV wrote: > > When playing a movie with mplayer (from a ter

how do I get fullscreen mplayer

2005-07-15 Thread Vegard|drageV
When playing a movie with mplayer (from a terminal window), I try to zoom the image to fit to screen with the fullscreen option (mplayer -fs). This option only makes the screen black around the movieimage, not fitting the actual image to the screen. How do I fit the image to the screen? Cheers Ve

Re: Running KDE

2005-07-13 Thread Vegard|drageV
Type /etc/init.d/kdm start to start X. Good luck, Vegard On 7/13/05, Andrej Perdih <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I will ask now: Wenn I download and install the x and kde. > > What should I run so that i will have the graphical interface and i will come > to > KDE enviroment? > > Realy than

gmplayer: Seek failed

2005-07-12 Thread Vegard|drageV
When opening a 2,8GB .avi file with mplayer, all goes smooth, but gmplayer can not open it at all. I get this errormessage: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/filmer/Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers, Extended Version$ gmplayer Lord\ of\ the\ Rings\ -\ The\ Two\ Towers\ \(Extended\ Edition\).avi MPlayer 1.0pre7

Howto implement large file support into avidemux

2005-07-05 Thread Vegard|drageV
I have a 2,8GB .avi file I need to split into pieces of 700MB each, but the original file is to large for avidemux. How can I get lfs to work with avidemux, Debian Sarge Kernel 2.4.27-2-686 Best regards, Vegard

Re: torrents

2005-06-29 Thread Vegard|drageV
On 6/29/05, Ugo Bellavance <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jessica Kong wrote: > > Hello. I found your e-mail on a website, and I hope you could help me. I > > downloaded the torrent file and have it saved. But when I tried to open > > it, it either say it could not open and I should try to install it

Avidemux won't open 2,8GB movie

2005-06-29 Thread Vegard|drageV
Avidemux works fine with smaller movies (typically 700MB), but gives an errormessage in the commandwindow: Images stat:___Max memory consumed (MB) : 0 Current memory consumed (MB) : 0 Max image used : 0 Cur image used : 0 #0 0x407330f4 in g_on_error_stack_

Splitting .avi and .mpg

2005-06-27 Thread Vegard|drageV
Recently I downloaded two videofiles, (I belive they are divx, but I'm not sure), one .mpg 800MB and one .avi 2,8GB. I've been trying to use avidemux, but I do not understand how to use the program, since I have not found a manualpage or howto anywhere. Is there either a good explanation on how t

alsa and kernel 2.4.27-2-686

2005-06-17 Thread Vegard|drageV
I've recently installed Debian stock kernel 2.4.27-2-686, and wich to get alsa running properly. Following hints I got on this list earlier I downloaded alsa-modules-2.4.27-2-686 with apt-get, followed by alsaconf. Doing this gives me the errormessages listed below. I also found similar errormessa

Re: How long do I need to compile kernel

2005-06-07 Thread Vegard|drageV
hm, I'd say a month, maybe two. You can probably swap this 455kHz CPU for > a 400Mhz CPU or higher, that'll speed up the compile a bit :) > > Jurgen > > Although very unlikely, it seems Vegard|drageV stated on Jun 7 that : > > > Hi folks, > > I am ab

How long do I need to compile kernel

2005-06-07 Thread Vegard|drageV
Hi folks, I am about to compile my first kernel, but since I've heard it can last a while (up to several hours), I will have to plan the job more carefully. Here is a quick summary of my hardware: PIII 455kHz prosessor 192Mb RAM, 2 hdd (12Gb + 4Gb) with ext3 fs, 1 cd-writer, (non scsi) 1 cdrom

grub-install /dev/hda1

2005-06-07 Thread Vegard|drageV
When running 'grub-install /dev/hda1' I'm asked to check if the file /boot/grub/device.map is correct: -- hjem:/etc/apt# grub-install /dev/hda1 Installation finished. No error reported. This is the contents of the device map /boot/

Re: mkboot with grub

2005-06-03 Thread Vegard|drageV
> No problem with lilo, but if you like grub: > -format a floppy > -cd /floppy > -mkdir /doc > -mkdir /grub > -mkdir /pict > cp .. stage1 /floppy/grub/ > cp .. stage2 /floppy/grub/ > create and edit a file menu.lst as follows: > > splashimage (fd0)/boot/grub/images/linuxinside.xpm.gz > >

mkboot with grub

2005-06-02 Thread Vegard|drageV
When trying to make a bootfloppy, I get this output: hjem:/home/vegard# mkboot /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.8-2-686 Insert a floppy diskette into your boot drive, and press . Creating a lilo bootdisk... Kernel is at /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.8-2-686 in /boot Matching initrd image is /boot/initrd.img-2.6.8-2-686 /u

Re: cdrecord -scanbus giving strange results.

2005-06-02 Thread Vegard|drageV
> What I did to fix k3b was to put dev=ATAPI:0,0,0 in as a user > parameter for cdrecord, and run k3b via sudo. Looking at the log, > for some reason k3b wants to use "dev=/dev/hdc" without any means > to change it. Now, the log shows "dev=/dev/hdc dev=ATAPI:0,0,0" > as the command line being use

Re: cdrecord -scanbus giving strange results.

2005-06-01 Thread Vegard|drageV
Sorry, I forgot to say: I use kernel 2.6.8-2-686, debian sarge. Vegard On 6/1/05, Vegard | drageV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > > "cdrecord -scanbus" gives these error messages with these device > specifications: > > [no dev specs.], dev=ATA, dev=x,y

cdrecord -scanbus giving strange results.

2005-06-01 Thread Vegard|drageV
Hi all, "cdrecord -scanbus" gives these error messages with these device specifications: [no dev specs.], dev=ATA, dev=x,y,z (no matter the combination of x,y and z) - hjem:/home/vegard# cdrecord -scanbus

Kernel, install manually or through apt?

2005-05-30 Thread Vegard|drageV
Hi everybody, I'm experimenting with the linux kernels, and have so far tried to kernels available through apt-get, namely 2.4.27-1-386 (standard with the installation in sarge) and 2.6.8-2-686 (running today). Is there an easy to understand howto on manually installing a kernel from kernel.org e

Re: OpenOffice Writer and Bold text.

2005-05-24 Thread Vegard|drageV
> On Tue, May 24, 2005 at 09:47:02AM +1000, Glenn Meehan wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I'm using openoffice writer. When I select text and apply the bold > > attribute to that text the text does not exhibit the bold appearance one > > would expect. When I print the text it does appear bold. > > > > Am I

Re: cdrecord failiure with kernel 2.6.8-2-686

2005-05-19 Thread Vegard|drageV
On 5/19/05, Colin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Vegard|drageV wrote: > > On 5/18/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > ATA didn't work for me, but but ATAPI did: > > > > cdrecord -v speed=4 dev=ATAPI:0,1,0 image.iso > > I&

k3b screwing up cdrecord, [was: cdrecord failiure with kernel 2.6.8-2-686]

2005-05-18 Thread Vegard|drageV
Hi list, I just posted concerning cdrecord problems, wich I got help solving. Still, solving one made me discover another problem. Using cdrecord from commandline, I can burn cd's untill I have tried to open k3b once. The k3b-splashimage hangs on 'Searching for devices'. If I try 'cdrecord -scanbu

Re: cdrecord failiure with kernel 2.6.8-2-686

2005-05-18 Thread Vegard|drageV
On 5/18/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Rodney D. Myers wrote: > > >On Wed, 18 May 2005 18:10:13 +0200 > >Vegard|drageV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > >>cdrecord will not burn cd's after I changed to kern

cdrecord failiure with kernel 2.6.8-2-686

2005-05-18 Thread Vegard|drageV
cdrecord will not burn cd's after I changed to kernel 2.6.8-2-686, with the following result to burn an image: # cdrecord -v KNOPPIX_V3.7-2004-12-08-EN.iso cdrecord: No write mode specified. cdrecord: Asuming -tao mode. cdrecord: Future versions of cdrecord may have different drive dependent defa

Re: cdrecord and kernel 2.6.8-2-686

2005-05-15 Thread Vegard|drageV
On 5/15/05, Andras Lorincz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You should try > > cdrecord -scanbus dev=ATAPI > > dev=ATA for me doesn't work. You also could edit /etc/xcdroast.conf > Now I discovered something strange: If I have not tried to start k3b, or k3bsetup since reboot, the command cdrecord 'd

shutdown stopped by upsmon.conf

2005-05-14 Thread Vegard|drageV
After a dist-upgrade I did some months ago I startet getting this message when shutting down: sed: can't read /etc/nut/upsmon.conf: No such file or directory ## ## POWERDOWNFLAG is not defined in /etc/nut/upsmon.conf ## ##

Re: cdrecord and kernel 2.6.8-2-686

2005-05-14 Thread Vegard|drageV
On 5/14/05, David Clymer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, 2005-05-14 at 00:08 +0200, Vegard|drageV wrote: > > I installed kernel image 2.6.8-2-686 today as an experimental > > substitute for kernel 2.4.27-1-386. > > > > When trying to run k3b, it hangs at

cdrecord and kernel 2.6.8-2-686

2005-05-13 Thread Vegard|drageV
I installed kernel image 2.6.8-2-686 today as an experimental substitute for kernel 2.4.27-1-386. When trying to run k3b, it hangs at splash image, and k3bsetup2 will not start. the cd-recorder is this device: lrwxrwxrwx 1 root cdrom 3 2005-05-13 23:47 /dev/cdrw -> hdd brw-rw 1 root cd

Re: Recommended kernel?

2005-05-01 Thread Vegard|drageV
Then kernel 2.6.8 it is.. Thanks for the help folks!! Cheers, Vegard On 5/1/05, Sven Arvidsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Vegard|drageV wrote: > > I have not heard about that, but if that is so, I can try 2.6.8. > > Still you don't sound sure about this, is

Re: printing under debian

2005-05-01 Thread Vegard|drageV
On 4/30/05, Joydeep Bakshi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Saturday 30 Apr 2005 6:34 am, David Clymer wrote: > > On Thu, 2005-04-28 at 14:42 +0530, Jpydeep Bakshi wrote: > > > Hi, > > > I had no problem at-all to take printout from Epson-C20SX when I used to > > > work under KDE. the K-print-wizard

Re: Recommended kernel?

2005-05-01 Thread Vegard|drageV
On 5/1/05, Sven Arvidsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Vegard|drageV wrote: > > Heard about the cdrecord bug in 2.6.8 and 2.6.9, wich makes these two > > not an alternative. I have never compiled a kernel, and are therefor > > looking for a custom kernel. > >

Re: Recommended kernel?

2005-05-01 Thread Vegard|drageV
I will try these two candidates, but neither is availeble with apt-get... which line do I need in sources.list to get them? On 5/1/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just use Synaptic/aptitude/apt-get/whatever to install a kernel-image > package. I'm using 2.6.10 right now; you mi

Recommended kernel?

2005-04-30 Thread Vegard|drageV
I wish to try a 2.6. kernel, running 2.4.27-1-386 now. Can someone recommend a specific kernel for me (stable, few critical bugs)? Heard about the cdrecord bug in 2.6.8 and 2.6.9, wich makes these two not an alternative. I have never compiled a kernel, and are therefor looking for a custom kernel.