Re: Vim packages lack help file

2006-04-17 Thread jlmb
> Tried that; no help. I think I can add the file from elsewhere but there > seems to be a bug in the vim package. > > Anthony > Please provide all the vim packages versions jorge -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTEC

Re: Vim packages lack help file

2006-04-17 Thread jlmb
> No, I already have all these, including vim-doc, but it does not provide > help.txt which is what vim is looking for. > > Anthony > vim-runtime should provide help.txt Try removing vim-runtime deb from apt's cache and reinstall it. jorge -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] wi

Re: Vim packages lack help file

2006-04-17 Thread jlmb
Anthony Campbell wrote: > All the vim packages I've tried (vim, vim-gtk, vim-full) don't install a > help file. There does not seem to be any separate package which supplies > this. Is this a bug? > > Anthony > Which help are you referring too? :h (help.txt) ? [ atrus ]$ dpkg -L vim-runtime |

Re: What's the next step?

2006-04-11 Thread jlmb
Rocky Ou wrote: > Hey, > > I use netinst CD installed Debian Sarge 3.1 successfully. I only > installed base system no any other stuff. I can use SSH to connect to > remote server. If you could give me some hints regarding to the > following items, I would really appreciate it? > >1. Which pa

Re: ndiswrapper won't build (2.6.15) where can I get 2.6.12?

2006-04-04 Thread jlmb
Florian Kulzer wrote: > The package might still be in your package cache. Look for something > like "/var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-2.6.12*.deb". If you find it > you can install it with "dpkg -i". Yeah I know, I always backup up apt cache archives but this time I had a major HDD issue... :( >

Re: ndiswrapper won't build (2.6.15) where can I get 2.6.12?

2006-04-04 Thread jlmb
x86. I'm looking for 2.6.12 686 optimized. Paul De Baat wrote: > Can you tell my what for architecture you use? > >jlmb wrote: > > The thing is that ndiswrapper won't build (with m-a) using > linux-image-2.6.15-1-686. I have attached the m-a generated log file

ndiswrapper won't build (2.6.15) where can I get 2.6.12?

2006-04-04 Thread jlmb
The thing is that ndiswrapper won't build (with m-a) using linux-image-2.6.15-1-686. I have attached the m-a generated log file. I used linux-image-2.6.12 but I had to reinstall and linux-image-2.6.12 is gone now. Where can I get linux-image-2.6.12 ? jorge /usr/bin/gcc-4.0 for templ in ; do \

Re: 2.4 to 2.6 'upgrade'

2006-03-31 Thread jlmb
John Keimel wrote: > I have a new Dell Poweredge 750 that would not let me install 'linux26' > on at install boot. So I installed 'linux' from the boot CD. > > I subsequently installed kernel-image-2.6.8-3-686 on it. > > Now when I run "apt-get dist-upgrade" it tells me : > > $ sudo apt-get -s

Re: disk space (when i use cp)

2006-03-31 Thread jlmb
Pol Hallen wrote: > Hi all :-) > > i have 1Gb free on my debian, > when i cp from ftp server to usb hd the space on my system decrease.. a lot.. > and often is zero.. > > it's correct?! i copy to usb hd not system hd :-( > > tnks :-) > I see no reason why your system hd is being filled when c

Re: downloading as you install

2006-03-27 Thread jlmb
Steffen Klaski wrote: > Hiho, > > I wanted to install via http and was looking for the floppyinst. > > I only found the Minimal CD, wich I downloaden. But I only needed 2MB of > the whole image. > > Where are the floppy images? > > Greetings > Steffen Klaski Hi Steffen http://www.debian.org

Re: ndiswrapper for the best distro?

2006-03-18 Thread jlmb
Doofus wrote: > I intended to give this a try to see if I can get a Netgear WG511v2 > wireless LAN PC Card working. > > After downloading the small tar ball > (http://sourceforge.net/projects/ndiswrapper) I noticed a top level > "debian" directory. Highly promising you might think, but unless I'm

Re: prefered kernel configuration?

2006-03-17 Thread jlmb
Hi Joris, Joris Huizer wrote: > Hello, > > I have a simple question: I'm using an AMD Sempron machine, and I >build > my own kernels; There seems to be 64bit and 32bit semprons. >I'm currently using the 386 configuration in the linux > kernel, as I didn't know what option would be best to choose.

Re: Exclude Postfix from upgrade

2006-03-15 Thread jlmb
Cem Kamil Külekçi wrote: > Hi, > > I've patched postfix with quota and installed. But whenever I try to > upgrade other programs apt-get wants to upgrade postfix too. I want to > exclude postfix from upgrade, I've tried apt pin preferences but > couldn't make it. Anyone have a sample config? > >

Re: Suggestion for a low memory system

2006-03-12 Thread jlmb
Kumar Appaiah wrote: > Dear Users, > I would like your suggestion of a Sarge install on a low memory > system. The system actually has a 750 Mhz P-III, and 56 MB RAM (+ 8 MB > VRAM, I hear). Now, I would like to install Sarge on to that machine > for internet browsing and word processing. I would l

Re: firewall/router machine

2006-03-12 Thread jlmb
Meni Shapiro wrote: > > > Did you enabled packet forwarding on your kernel? > sysctl net.ipv4.ip_forward=1 > > > > Yes, I checked that first thing and it is enabled. > What next?? If net.ipv4.ip_forward is indeed enabled then the problem is most likely a route one. This http://hacks.

Re: firewall/router machine

2006-03-11 Thread jlmb
Meni Shapiro wrote: > hello list, > > I'm trying to configure my debian sarge 3.1 as a router using iptables. > i got 2 nic (eth0, eth1) and a real ip 8 address for the lan and a true > ip (diferent class) for the internet nic > something like xx.xx.xx.1-8 with x.x.x.1 as the gateway on the FW >

Re: Where are the kernel sources?

2006-03-11 Thread jlmb
> > A search of the Debian packages for linux-source finds nothing. > > Tom George > > [ atrus ]$ apt-cache search linux-source linux-patch-debian-2.6.15 - Debian patches to version 2.6.15 of the Linux kernel linux-source-2.6.15 - Linux kernel source for version 2.6.15 with Debian patches linux

Re: udev doesn't creat /dev/audio

2006-03-08 Thread jlmb
> but it continued and printed successful the message > have a lot fun!!! ??? and what is the relation with > /dev/audio ?? > No loaded audio modules, no /dev/audio device. > In fact I copied theses modules *.ko from another > machine, and put them in the same place, which has > exactly same

Re: udev doesn't creat /dev/audio

2006-03-07 Thread jlmb
belahcene abdelkader wrote: > hi, > I installed the 2.6.8 kernel ( I hadn't this problem > wiyth 2.4 ), and also the alsa-package for my sound > card hda-intel, There is no sound, because neither > /dev/audio, nor /dev/dsp ? what is the requirements > for udev to create an audio device ? > > ho

Re: I'm looking for a better XShell

2006-03-04 Thread jlmb
Paul E Condon wrote: > Gnome-terminal has a feature that I really like. It underlines > text that has the syntax of a URL. If you point to the text > with your cursor and cntrl-click, it starts your browser in > another window and sends it to look at the URL. But there > is a problem: I can't get t

Re: Debian 3.1 installation not detecting my hard drives =(

2006-03-03 Thread jlmb
Yu,Glen [Ontario] wrote: > [PARTIALLY SOLVED!!] > > Ok...this is going to sound a little stupid, but if I installed Sarge > normally with the 2.4.27 kernel, everything works properly. > > This baffles me even more because I don't really see why a 2.4 kernel would > recognize the hardware, but n

Re: Debian 3.1 installation not detecting my hard drives =(

2006-03-03 Thread jlmb
Yu,Glen [Ontario] wrote: > Does anybody know why this is happening and (more importantly) how to fix > this issue? > It's most likely unsupported hardware by the kernel you're using to install. Check the links I provided on the other. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a su

Re: Debian 3.1 installation not detecting my hard drives =(

2006-03-03 Thread jlmb
Yu,Glen [Ontario] wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I'm trying to install Debian 3.1 (2.6.x kernel) onto a Dell PowerEdge 2800 > server (yes, I know they support only Windoze & RH) and it gave an error > during the detecting hard drives/partition part of the install process. It > said that no partitio

Re: dvd-writer external usb 2.0

2006-03-01 Thread jlmb
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > hello > > I'm going to buy dvd-writer LG GSA-2164D > Has somebody already used it? Is this dvd compatible with debian? > > regard > > I think, 95% sure, that a friend once lent me that dvd-writer. It worked flawlessly. Great piece of hardware. jorge -- To UNSUB

Re: scp problem

2006-02-25 Thread jlmb
> Thanks for the response. dest folder is /share. Is it possible to > transfer a file to that machine without having an account in that > machine ie without using password of user or root of that machine. > -- > L.V.Gandhi > http://lvgandhi.tripod.com/ > linux user No.205042 No, you need to have

Re: scp problem

2006-02-25 Thread jlmb
L.V.Gandhi wrote: > On 2/24/06, Dan Sheffner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>Q1) Yes you run a program that scans the network range. Very usefull. Prob >>even more ways. >> Q2) You should never give full access to some random folder on a box for >>security. below is what I have used to transfer

Re: wireless card

2006-02-22 Thread jlmb
Lubos Vrbka wrote: >> I use ndiswrapper too, what can I say...it gets the job done. I even >> have WPA support. >> >> If I was to buy a new wireless pccard, it'll definitely get one with >> support under the vanilla kernel...cause I'm lazy :). It's very easy to >> install ndiswrapper module by foll

Re: wireless card

2006-02-22 Thread jlmb
Lubos Vrbka wrote: > do you have good experience with ndiswrapper? or would you be willing to > recommend some other pcmcia card / provide pointer to relevant information? I use ndiswrapper too, what can I say...it gets the job done. I even have WPA support. If I was to buy a new wireless pccard,

Re: only root can access the camera

2006-02-21 Thread jlmb
ochnap2 wrote: > On Tuesday 21 February 2006 17:37, you wrote: > >>Hi, >> >>ochnap2 wrote: >> >>>Hi, I have a Kodak C330 that I want to use with digikam, but it seems >>>that only root can access it. I'm using a fully updated sid. >>> >>>I googled a solution for the problem but I found only soluti

Re: debian kernel & modules

2006-02-21 Thread jlmb
> So how do I find where and what files are installed/changed using > dpkg/apt-get/aptitude for some package (in this case - the kernel package)? > > Cheers, > Ivan > > P.S.: Pointing me to the proper man/web page would be great.. > > Hi, Check query-actions under the dpkg man page

Re: DHCP address problem after etch upgrade

2006-02-20 Thread jlmb
David Jarvie wrote: > After my latest upgrade this week (I'm running etch), the DHCP address > allocated to my machine has changed from being one allocated by my DHCP > router to being some external address. This results in the machine on my > network not being able to see my machine. > > Previousl

Re: New install and newbie questions

2006-02-17 Thread jlmb
> the last thing: to find stuff: > apt-cache search > > cheers, > Kev > and... apt-cache show to show a bit more detailed stuff ;) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Laptop battery

2006-02-17 Thread jlmb
> It would seem that I've been 'sold a pup', but > before getting a new one (assuming one can be found), I > just wondered if anything in the Debian software could be misconfigured. > The battery itself seems in almost pristine > condition to my inexperienced eyes. > No, that battery is damag

Re: Missing /etc/pam.d/passwd

2006-02-17 Thread jlmb
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello, > > On one of my debian testing machines, the /etc/pam.d/passwd is missing: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >ls -1 /etc/pam.d/ > apache2 > ... > common-account > common-auth > common-password > common-session > ... > other > ppp > samba > ... > xscreensaver > > The passwd

Re: File System - a stupid question ;)

2006-02-17 Thread jlmb
Wodzu Wodzowski wrote: > I want to install Debian on laptop, but I want to have ReiserFS/Reiser4 or > XFS file system. >I've found that I can convert/create partition with one of above file system. > Can I install Sarge on Reiser/XFS partition?? > Yes, you can use any partition type you want. B

Re: Video Driver

2006-02-15 Thread jlmb
Henrique Rennó wrote: > One more question. > > When I boot my system directly to X (passing 5 at inittab) it stops at > a login screen and it enters in blackbox (the X manager that I am > using) but without running bbkeys. I've put the "/usr/bin/bbkeys &" > command in the /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc fi

Re: network problems specific to linux-image-2.6.15-1-686

2006-02-15 Thread jlmb
Nil Cire wrote: > Oh, the wlan0's not on there because I did not have the card plugged in. > I have already recomplied the modules. I noticed that the eth0 in > 2.6.15 does not have an Rx or Tx rate while the eth0 in 2.6.12 does. > Once again, I would like to reiterate that the route table for 2.6.

Re: network problems specific to linux-image-2.6.15-1-686

2006-02-15 Thread jlmb
> 2.6.15: > eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:D0:B7:02:C2:3D > inet6 addr: fe80::2d0:b7ff:fe02:c23d/64 Scope:Link > UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 > RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:

Re: localhost -- MARK -- ????????

2006-02-15 Thread jlmb
Michelle Konzack wrote: > Am 2006-02-08 19:41:12, schrieb Rob Blomquist: > >>Feb 8 17:54:12 localhost -- MARK -- >>Feb 8 18:14:12 localhost -- MARK -- >>Feb 8 18:34:12 localhost -- MARK -- >>Feb 8 18:54:12 localhost -- MARK -- >>Feb 8 19:14:12 localhost -- MARK -- >>Feb 8 19:34:12 localhost

Re: network problems specific to linux-image-2.6.15-1-686

2006-02-14 Thread jlmb
Nil Cire wrote: > Recently, I installed the new kernel package linux-image-2.6.15-1-686 > for etch and found that I cannot connect to my dhcp server (router). In > grub, if I choose kernel 2.6.12, the internet and networking works just > fine after it boots up. I'm even able to use my wireless card

Re: mounting usb device

2006-02-14 Thread jlmb
> Feb 14 21:53:18 mnr kernel: /dev/scsi/host20/bus0/target0/lun0: p1 look at the "p1" My external usb hard drive shows: /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0: p1 p2 I have two partitions. > Feb 14 21:53:18 mnr kernel: Attached scsi removable disk sdb at scsi20, > channel 0, id 0, lun 0 > Feb 14 21

Re: gnupg stopped accepting my passphrase (ack!)

2006-02-14 Thread jlmb
> Any ideas? > > Thanks, > > Scott > You could try replacing your ~/.gnupg with a backup in case something really unexplainable happened to it. Besides the funny characters theory and the "unexplainable" I have no idea what could have happened. jorge -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PRO

PAM max argument

2005-08-08 Thread jlmb
What does the max argument suppose to do here? Set the maximum password lenght ?? If so, it's not working. If I set up a "password > 8" and try to login just typing the first 8 letters, Authentication failure. /etc/pam.d/common-password password required pam_unix.so nullok obscure min=4 max=8