What's best way to handle HTML emails in Mutt?

2024-12-27 Thread hobie of RMN
uot;From:" and "(envelope-from)" are not the same. What's the best way to handle this? Switch to Thunderbird or claws-mail? --hobie

How do I remotely access the computer in the next room?

2023-07-02 Thread hobie of RMN
for the most convenient way to keep an eye on his incoming e-mail for him. Mostly I use Mutt; he uses claws-mail exclusively, so I'll need to remotely launch claws-mail and have it retrieve latest e-mails. Thanks in advance for any help on this. --hobie

[HEALED] Re: Something tweaked my Firefox appearance

2023-03-27 Thread hobie of RMN
> On Thu, 16 Mar 2023 02:49:28 -0400 > "hobie of RMN" wrote: > > Hello hobie, > >>I guess I should be looking for a place to adjust settings of the window >>manager..? > > That tends to adjust settings globally. If other windows haven't > chan

Something tweaked my Firefox appearance

2023-03-15 Thread hobie of RMN
, and Firefox's URL window now accommodates less of the text of the URL. I guess I should be looking for a place to adjust settings of the window manager..? Is that a file on disk or is there a menu choice for this? --hobie

[SOLVED, sort of] After upgrade to bullseye, tty1-6 not working

2022-05-11 Thread hobie of RMN
>> Hello Hobie, >> >> On 2022-04-20 12:13 UTC+0200, hobie of RMN wrote: >>> Hi, Folks - >> >>> With buster, I had done some tweaking to the boot command line in order >>> to >>> have a certain font size come up in the plain text console

Re: After upgrade to bullseye, tty1-6 not working

2022-04-24 Thread hobie of RMN
> Hello Hobie, > > On 2022-04-20 12:13 UTC+0200, hobie of RMN wrote: >> Hi, Folks - > >> With buster, I had done some tweaking to the boot command line in order to >> have a certain font size come up in the plain text console windows. Should I suspect that's st

After upgrade to bullseye, tty1-6 not working

2022-04-20 Thread hobie of RMN
weaking to the boot command line in order to have a certain font size come up in the plain text console windows. Should I suspect that's still present in grub and is for some reason problematic under bullseye? Any tips, hints, suggestions, wild-eyed speculations would be appreciated. :) --hobie

Creation vs Modification timestamps

2021-06-11 Thread hobie of RMN
arate issue and one that I do need to find the answer to, but my question today is this: Is it possible to find the original creation date-and-time on these files, or is it simply "gone with the wind" at this point? --hobie

[SOLVED} Re: "Run fsck manually"..?

2021-02-02 Thread hobie of RMN
> On Wed, Feb 03, 2021 at 01:41:54AM +, Andy Smith wrote: >> On Tue, Feb 02, 2021 at 07:13:16PM -0500, hobie of RMN wrote: >> > He enters "fsck" or "fsck /dev/sda1", and in a short while gets fsck >> > identifying it's version, and nothing e

Re: "Run fsck manually"..?

2021-02-02 Thread hobie of RMN
> You might have to boot from a recovery CD image, such as a Debian live > install image, or GParted Live. You can't actually run fsck on a drive > while said drive is mounted. Thank, Jeremy. But - is /dev/sda1 mounted at this point? Isn't it being indicated to us that it can't be successfully m

"Run fsck manually"..?

2021-02-02 Thread hobie of RMN
My brother's Debian system suddenly says on attempt to boot, "/dev/sda1: UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY:Runfsck manually", and, "inodes that were part of a corrupted orphan linked list found." He enters "fsck" or "fsck /dev/sda1", and in a short while gets fsck identifying it's version, and nothing else

Re: dpkg SquirrelMail on Jessie

2021-01-20 Thread hobie of RMN
> hobie of RMN wrote: >> Restating: I've installed the *.deb of Squirrelmail 1.4.23 SVN but don['t >> see where to direct the browser in order to engage with it. Anyone know...? > The package should contain a configuration making it available via http(s)://server.nam

Re: dpkg SquirrelMail on Jessie

2021-01-13 Thread hobie of RMN
> hobie of RMN wrote: > >> I have a server running Jessie (oldoldstable) that has had >> Squirrelmail 1.4.2 (installed manually) on it for a very long time. >> At some point, years ago, SM became confused by a change in >> charactersets (UTC-8, is it?), leading t

dpkg SquirrelMail on Jessie

2021-01-12 Thread hobie of RMN
1.4.3 from a Debian package - but I don't see where it's to be accessed via browser. (??) Anyone know...? --hobie

Re: Disks renamed after update to 'testing'...?

2020-08-17 Thread hobie of RMN
> On 2020-08-17 16:42, hobie of RMN wrote: >> Hi, All - >> >> My brother has been issuing "mount /dev/sdb1" prior to backing up some >> files to a second hard disk. He lately upgraded to 'testing', and it >> appears (from result of running df

Disks renamed after update to 'testing'...?

2020-08-17 Thread hobie of RMN
Hi, All - My brother has been issuing "mount /dev/sdb1" prior to backing up some files to a second hard disk. He lately upgraded to 'testing', and it appears (from result of running df) that what the system now calls /dev/sdb1 is what he has thought of as /dev/sda1, the system '/' partition. Tha

Re: XFCE4 - How to increase font size on applications?

2020-07-15 Thread hobie of RMN
> On 14/7/20 10:26 am, hobie of RMN wrote: >> Hi, Folks - >> >> I'm running Linux buster with xce4 desktop. Some applications come up >> with font size too small for me to be able to read menu texts, etc., >> notably Libre programs and alsamixer, e

Re: XFCE4 - How to increase font size on applications?

2020-07-15 Thread hobie of RMN
> On Mon, 13 Jul, 2020 at 20:26:57 -0400, hobie of RMN wrote: >> Hi, Folks - >> >> I'm running Linux buster with xce4 desktop. Some applications come up >> with font size too small for me to be able to read menu texts, etc., >> notably Libre programs and

XFCE4 - How to increase font size on applications?

2020-07-13 Thread hobie of RMN
Hi, Folks - I'm running Linux buster with xce4 desktop. Some applications come up with font size too small for me to be able to read menu texts, etc., notably Libre programs and alsamixer, etc. How can I ge3t larger fonts on individual programs?

Re: alternatives to gmail?

2019-11-19 Thread hobie of RMN
owser. It specifically offers as a choice a "No Javascript" interface. --hobie > Hi folks, > One of my gmail accounts is no longer accessible, not in links even with > some JavaScript. Not in elinks with the same, and most of all, not via > basic html in lynx. > I

Re: What drivers do I need for a Nvidia geforce GTX 1660 Ti to work?

2019-08-08 Thread hobie of RMN
need at least a Linux 5.2 kernel > while Debian 10 comes with 4.19. > > Cheers, >Sven How about GeForce 210...? Will the nouveau kernel module work for that or are non-free drivers needed, on Debian 10? --hobie

Re: Trying to add new video card

2019-08-04 Thread hobie
es the point of launching an xorg server; messages I've been seeing are at the console. > Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! > > Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ I was a big OS/2 fan, felt most unhappy when IBM chose not to support non-commercial users any longer - but then that's how we've come to be here together on this list, so ... :) --hobie

Trying to add new video card

2019-08-04 Thread hobie
Hi, Folks - My amd64 stable ('buster') system has this on the motherboard: AMD Kaveri [Radeon R7 Graphics] In the "Psychedelic colors" thread we added this to the kernal commandline: radeon.cik_support=0 amdgpu.cik_support=1 ...which, in the long run, may not have been necessary, but it's stil

Re: Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster

2019-07-22 Thread hobie
.? I made a few tries at using the 'vga=' parameter talked about in docs on the Web but I get the impression it's no longer used. (?) As I said, I could get used to this and live contentedly with it. :) But it seems odd not to be able easily to regain the console display I was so used to for so many years. --hobie

Re: Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster

2019-07-21 Thread hobie
did this happen when 'buster' became the new 'stable'? - How can I get an 80x25 console without 'nomodeset' in the cmdline? Many thanks, Etienne, Alexander, Felix, Carl, Cindy Sue, and even bw, for the ideas, brainstorms, and general patience and for walking with me on this rather weird journey. :) If somehow we can get my 80x25 console back, I think we could declare total victory on this one. --hobie

Re: Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster

2019-07-21 Thread hobie
> hobie, on 2019-07-20 : >> Thanks. :) I have a faint memory of inserting 'nomodeset' long years >> ago >> in the interest of keeping my console screen at 80x25. >> >> cat /proc/cmdline >> BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-[...]

Re: Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster

2019-07-19 Thread hobie
> Hi, > > hobie, on 2019-07-19 : >> dpkg -l | grep -iE 'amd-graphics|amdgpu|\|fglrx|radeon' >> ii firmware-amd-graphics [...] >> ii libdrm-amdgpu1:amd64 [...] >> ii libdrm-radeon1:amd64 [...] >> ii radeontop [

Re: Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster

2019-07-19 Thread hobie
> hobie, on 2019-07-17: >> I did the edit you suggested - changing the *.si to *.cik on that second >> readeon reference - but can't tell if anything was affected by it. Psychedelic colors still return on leaving the desktop and coming back to >> it, and output of inxi -G

Re: Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster

2019-07-16 Thread hobie
ted - changing the *.si to *.cik on that second readeon reference - but can't tell if anything was affected by it. Psychedelic colors still return on leaving the desktop and coming back to it, and output of inxi -Gxxxz also appears the same: Graphics: Device-1: AMD Kaveri [Radeon R7 Graphics] vendor: ASUSTeK driver: N/A bus ID: 00:01.0 chip ID: 1002:130f Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.4 driver: ati,vesa unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,radeon resolution: 1600x900~N/A OpenGL: renderer: llvmpipe (LLVM 7.0 128 bits) v: 3.3 Mesa 18.3.6 compat-v: 3.1 direct render: Yes Also, I've moved all files from /etc/modprobe.d to a backup directory; their absence does not appear to have made any difference, either. --hobie

Re: Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster

2019-07-14 Thread hobie
> On 14.07.2019 4:20, Felix Miata wrote: >> ho...@rumormillnews.com composed on 2019-07-13 18:07 (UTC-0400): >> >>> Thanks for the tip. Looks like a lot of information here but I don't >>> really understand it. Xorg seems to have unloaded the radeon >>> driver...? >>> Graphics: Device-1: AMD Kav

Re: Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster

2019-07-13 Thread hobie
>> >>> >> >> Whoa! I tried to take screenshots so folks could see what I've >> >> been trying to describe. Shot of normal screen turns out as >> >> expected. Shot of >> >> psychedelic screen turns out ... identical to shot of normal >> >> screen!!! In >> >> other words, what's present in graphi

Re: Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster

2019-07-13 Thread hobie
> On Sb, 13 iul 19, 04:14:52, ho...@rumormillnews.com wrote: >> > >> Thanks -- the brand is AOC, connected via VGA cable > > I've seen such interesting effects when a VGA cable was not connected > properly. > > You might want to check the cable and connection at both ends. > > Kind regards, > Andre

Re: Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster

2019-07-13 Thread hobie
> On 13.07.2019 13:14, ho...@rumormillnews.com wrote: >>> On 13.07.2019 12:44, ho...@rumormillnews.com wrote: > On Fri, 12 Jul 2019 20:22:55 -0400 > ho...@rumormillnews.com wrote: > >>> On Fri, 12 Jul 2019 17:52:43 -0400 >>> ho...@rumormillnews.com wrote: >>> Follow

Re: Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster

2019-07-13 Thread hobie
> On 13.07.2019 12:44, ho...@rumormillnews.com wrote: >>> On Fri, 12 Jul 2019 20:22:55 -0400 >>> ho...@rumormillnews.com wrote: >>> > On Fri, 12 Jul 2019 17:52:43 -0400 > ho...@rumormillnews.com wrote: > >> Following recent 'buster' move to 'stable' I got wild psychedelic >> col

Re: Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster

2019-07-13 Thread hobie
> On Fri, 12 Jul 2019 20:22:55 -0400 > ho...@rumormillnews.com wrote: > >>> On Fri, 12 Jul 2019 17:52:43 -0400 >>> ho...@rumormillnews.com wrote: >>> Following recent 'buster' move to 'stable' I got wild psychedelic colors on my XFCE desktop, making it nearly impossible to read anythin

Re: Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster

2019-07-13 Thread hobie
> On Fri, 12 Jul 2019 20:22:55 -0400 > ho...@rumormillnews.com wrote: > >>> On Fri, 12 Jul 2019 17:52:43 -0400 >>> ho...@rumormillnews.com wrote: >>> Following recent 'buster' move to 'stable' I got wild psychedelic colors on my XFCE desktop, making it nearly impossible to read anythin

Re: Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster

2019-07-12 Thread hobie
> On Fri, 12 Jul 2019 17:52:43 -0400 > ho...@rumormillnews.com wrote: > >>Following recent 'buster' move to 'stable' I got wild psychedelic colors >>on my XFCE desktop, making it nearly impossible to read anything >>on-screen. >> >>Normally I'd have display set for 1024x768. I've found I can get n

Psychedelic GUI after stable update to buster

2019-07-12 Thread hobie
Following recent 'buster' move to 'stable' I got wild psychedelic colors on my XFCE desktop, making it nearly impossible to read anything on-screen. Normally I'd have display set for 1024x768. I've found I can get normal color on the GUI if I switch to 1600x900. However, even then, if I switch t

Re: ALSA - Multiple Sources...? / Thanks

2014-11-27 Thread hobie
Just a note of thanks to Joel, Andrei and Florent. :) I'll carry my situation to the Audio users list and see what happens. Thanks for the time and the courteous comments. --hobie > On Thu, Nov 27, 2014 at 04:56:12AM -0500, ho...@rumormillnews.com wrote: >> > On Jo, 27 nov

Re: ALSA - Multiple Sources...?

2014-11-27 Thread hobie
gstreamer0.10- 0.10.31-3+nm amd64GStreamer plugin for PulseAudio ii gstreamer1.0-p 1.4.4-2 amd64GStreamer plugin for PulseAudio un libsdl1.2debia (no description available) rc pulseaudio 2.0-3amd64PulseAudio sound server un pulseaudio-eso

Re: ALSA - Multiple Sources...?

2014-11-27 Thread hobie
xer { >> >> type dmix >> >> ipc_key 1024 >> >> slave { >> >> pcm "hw:0,0" >> >> period_time 0 >> >> period_size 1024 >> >> buffer_size 4096 >> >> rate 44100 >> >> }

Re: ALSA - Multiple Sources...?

2014-11-27 Thread hobie
e hw >> card 0 >> >> - >> >> That made no meaningful change to the situation that I can see. How can >> I >> bring back the original ALSA behavior that served me so well for years? > > Do you know if pulseaudio is installed? > > dpkg -l | grep

ALSA - Multiple Sources...?

2014-11-26 Thread hobie
behavior that served me so well for years? Thanks in advance. --hobie -- 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/c9c4e3b80378e1027ca1aae356b666b5.squir...@dragon.rumormillnews.com