Re: Hardware: Dynex DX-M300 USB external modem works OK?

2006-12-08 Thread rs
--- On Fri 12/08, Greg Folkert wrote: > If you want a USB POTS Modem, get a USB Serial Port dongle, then get a > Fully Serial Modem. It is very tough to make an External modem with a > (real) Serial port a "Winmodem" and still be capable of v.92. By "Fully Serial Modem" you mean a modem that co

Hardware: Dynex DX-M300 USB external modem works OK?

2006-12-08 Thread rs
Hi, Could anyone confirm if Dynex DX-M300 USB external modem ( http://www.dynexproducts.com/pc-31-5-56k-v92-usb-external-datafax-modem.aspx ) works OK with Debian? Thanks ___ No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding. Make My Way your home on the Web

Re: Clon debian system from one machine to another

2006-05-21 Thread rs
Try this: http://www.debianplanet.org/node.php?id=875 --- On Sun 05/21, Roberto C. Sanchez < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: I set up debian on my machine. I have changed the setting to fit with> this computer. I want to transfers this system to another computer which> is the same hardware specif

A way to run dpkg-reconfigure for all subpackages

2006-05-20 Thread rs
Hi, Say, "xorg" package was installed. Is there a way to run dpkg-reconfigure for all sub-packages of "xorg" that use debconf? Something like # dpkg-reconfigure xorg , that is without specifying the individual sub-packages of "xorg" that require configuration. Thanks __

Re: Debian/Testing: x-window-system-core broken/missing fonts.alias?

2006-05-20 Thread rs
--- On Sat 05/20, Wayne Topa < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > As you are running Testing, I don't think you even need > x-window-system-core. If you are running testing then you do need it. The "xorg" package you're reffering to is from *unstable*. However, I did try "xorg" and it resolved all

Re: Debian/Testing: x-window-system-core broken/missing fonts.alias?

2006-05-20 Thread rs
# update-fonts-dir misc Type1 100dpi 75dpi I tried it, it didn't work. I think you suggestion is valid though, but it appears that there's a problem with the way the x-window-system-core package is intalled on my system. AFAIK, "update-fonts-dir misc Type1 100dpi 75dpi" will build fonts.alias

Re: Debian/Testing: x-window-system-core broken/missing fonts.alias?

2006-05-20 Thread rs
That's insteresting. I do NOT have any of the "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/.../fonts.alias" files or the "/usr/share/fonts/X11" directory. Not sure why I don't have them or how to fix that. Just to make sure, you're running x-window-system-core version 6.9.0.dfsg-1.6 from testing, right? Thanks

RE: For the love of...

2006-05-20 Thread rs
Try "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg". --- On Sat 05/20, Dirk < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: Why was xorgcfg removed by the last updateAm I supposed to install some retarded KDE to configure xorg.conf now?-- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble?

Re: Debian/Testing: x-window-system-core broken/missing fonts.alias?

2006-05-20 Thread rs
Debian / Testing Could anyone, who has a working x-window-system-core package from debian testing, answer the following questions: 1) Do you have "fonts.alias" file anywhere on your system? Run "dpkg -S fonts.alias" to find out. If so, please specify where and cat the content of the file. 2) D

Debian / Testing: x-window-system-core broken? - Part 2

2006-05-19 Thread rs
Hi, Need help to get x-window-system-core and kdebase working. Initial problem was described in http://groups.google.com/group/linux.debian.user/browse_thread/thread/ab2a4a79a567bdfd/c2cdfa2e23ad9d62#c2cdfa2e23ad9d62 , but now I think that the problem may be with something else, besides the f

Re: aptitude: all dependent packages

2006-05-19 Thread rs
Thanks, it worked. --- On Fri 05/19, Magnus Therning < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: From: Magnus Therning [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] All installed packages that depend on 'gamin': # aptitude search '~i~Dgamin' All installed packages that 'gamin' depends on: # aptitude search '~i~Rgamin' I'd rec

Re: Debian/Testing: x-window-system-core broken/missing fonts.alias?

2006-05-19 Thread rs
--- On Fri 05/19, Liam O'Toole < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > Change those FontPath values to '/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc', etc. > > ^ Can you explain why you think this is going to help? The font path "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/..." seems to be valid, for

aptitude: all dependent packages

2006-05-19 Thread rs
Hi, Is there a way, preferably using command line interface, to find all packages that this package depends on AND all packages that depend on this package. Example: PackageA | |--PackageB <== show all dependent packages | |--PackageB-1 | |--PackageB-2 So, PackageB depends on P

Re: Debian/Testing: x-window-system-core broken/missing fonts.alias?

2006-05-19 Thread rs
--- On Fri 05/19, Florian Kulzer < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > OK, you seem to have an older version of X installed; the font paths > arecorrect > in that case. Yes, I'm trying to upgrade from stable to testing. I purged x-window-system-core and kdebase AND manually removed any leftover KDE

Re: Debian/Testing: x-window-system-core broken/missing fonts.alias?

2006-05-19 Thread rs
Hmm... I'm not sure. I do not have X11 directory in /usr/share/fonts/ at all. # ll /usr/share/fonts/ total 12 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 37 2006-05-17 20:29 fonts.cache-1 drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 2006-05-17 17:19 truetype drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2006-05-17 16:01 type1 I do have /usr/X11R6/

Debian/Testing: x-window-system-core broken/missing fonts.alias?

2006-05-18 Thread rs
Hi, Installed kdebase and x-window-system-core packages. However, "startx" results in the "could not open default font 'fixed';" error. According to the http://wiki.x.org/wiki/FAQErrorMessages#head-a570197d15005a2c71cbb5e565114e2c04a573a3 it may be because "There is also a possibility that the

aptitude dist-upgrade wants to install 695 new packages

2006-05-17 Thread rs
Hi, I'd like to upgrade from stable (sarge) to testing. Tried "aptitude upgrade" and it came back with 109 packages kept back. # aptitude update; aptitude upgrade --show-versions --simulate --verbose ... The following packages have been kept back: adduser [3.63 -> 3.87] apache2 [2.0.54-5 -> 2.0

aptitude dist-upgrade wants to install 695 new packages

2006-05-17 Thread rs
Hi, I'd like to upgrade from stable (sarge) to testing. Tried "aptitude upgrade" and it came back with 109 packages kept back. # aptitude update; aptitude upgrade --show-versions --simulate --verbose ... The following packages have been kept back: adduser [3.63 -> 3.87] apache2 [2.0.54-5 -> 2

RE: KDE, Konqueror, open/view Java jar file

2005-11-01 Thread rs
David G. suggested to install the "ark" package (KDE archiving tool) and it did help a lot. -- - ___ No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding. Make My Way your home on the Web -

Re: KDE, Konqueror, open/view Java jar file

2005-10-18 Thread rs
> What you can do is to change the MIME > type that .jar files map to so that it's application/zip instead of > application/java-archive. I suspect that KDE reads this file once at > startup and caches it, so you will probably have to end your KDE session > (i.e. logout) and start a new one after

KDE, Konqueror, open/view Java jar file

2005-10-18 Thread rs
Hi, Is it possible to set up Konqueror so it would open (i.e. show the content of ) a java jar file the way it does for, say, tar or zip files? Currently, when I click on a Jar file, Konqueror opens the "Open with" dialog: Open 'zip:/home/luser.../lib/junit.jar'? Type: Java Archive [Save] [Ope

Re: Can't login when using kdm (KDE) -- Part 2

2005-09-16 Thread rs
--- On Fri 09/16, Brian Kimball wrote: > See http://lists.debian.org/debian-kde/2005/09/msg00023.html > > and > > http://bugs.debian.org/327191 I think it all applies to KDE 3.4.2 and I'm still on KDE 3.3.2-1. In any case, I do not have ~/.bash_profile, only /etc/bash.bashrc and /etc/profile fi

Can't login when using kdm (KDE) -- Part 2

2005-09-15 Thread rs
Debian / Sarge / main This is continuation of the following thread: http://groups.google.com/group/linux.debian.user/browse_thread/thread/0ba07cce9a5d0a6b/066a545b5852bfd4#066a545b5852bfd4 I did some research and it appears that when logging in using KDM the following happens: 1) /etc/X11/Xsess

Re: Can't login when using kdm (KDE)

2005-09-04 Thread rs
> What errors are logged to the .xsession-errors file when you can't log > into the machine? There should be something interesting in there. True, when login fails, it does create the .xsession-errors file. # cat ~/.xsession-errors Xsession: X session started for luser at Sun Sep 4 19:59:37 EDT

Re: Can't login when using kdm (KDE)

2005-09-04 Thread rs
> I moved ~.Xauthority out of the way and let it be recreated. Works for > me now. Removed ~.Xauthority and tried to login via KDM. The ~.Xauthority file was recreated but it had the size of 0 bytes. Not sure why. When I login via regular console first and then start KDE with "startx", the ~.

Re: Can't login when using kdm (KDE)

2005-09-04 Thread rs
> Do you have the kpersonalizer package installed? Yes. I installed kdebase and kpersonalizer is a part of it. > Well, in that case, I believe I'd try creating a new user and try logging > into > KDE via KDM as that user. This will tell you if the problem is system-wide or > specific to your

Re: Can't login when using kdm (KDE)

2005-09-03 Thread rs
> Double-check that the pull-down menu that allows you to select which > window manager/environent you want is set to KDE; it sounds like it's > trying to start a wm/environment that doesn't exist. You mean the "Session Type"? Under the "session type" I have four (4) options: Default, Custom, KD

Can't login when using kdm (KDE)

2005-09-03 Thread rs
Debian / Sarge / main Hi, Just installed KDE. It works but, for some reason, I can't login when using kdm. When kdm login window appears, I enter my local user id and password, the screen flickers a couple of times and goes back to the login window where I can enter Id and password again. I

kernel-image-2.6.8-2-686 upgrade breaks iptables?

2005-09-01 Thread rs
Debian/sarge $ uname -a Linux srv 2.6.8-2-686 #1 Mon Jan 24 03:58:38 EST 2005 i686 GNU/Linux Hi, It appears that "kernel-image-2.6.8-2-686 2.6.8-13 -> 2.6.8-16" upgrade breaks iptables. After upgrade ... /sbin/modprobe ip_tables /sbin/modprobe ip_conntrack /sbin/modprobe ip_conntrack_ftp /sbin/