On 9/22/05, Ritesh Raj Sarraf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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L.V.Gandhi on Monday 19 Sep 2005 12:46 wrote:
> On 9/17/05, Kumar Appaiah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> I don't know whether this is a stupid doubt, but are you using
>> `pristine' kernel sources or Debian patched kernel sources (apt-got
>> ones)?
On 9/17/05, Kumar Appaiah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I don't know whether this is a stupid doubt, but are you using
> `pristine' kernel sources or Debian patched kernel sources (apt-got
> ones)? I generally have had no problems applying the bootsplash
> patches to pristine kernel sources.
I hav
David R. Litwin wrote:
Before I go any further, yes, I need bootsplash: My computer is
dual-boot and the other user insists on A: Using Windows and B: Shutting
Down every Evening. In addition, I shall be getting a lap-top soon. (By
the bye, why doesn't Debian have Bootsplash as a standard?)
I
On Sat, Sep 17, 2005 at 05:38:03AM +0530, L.V.Gandhi wrote:
>I have 2.6.8 kernel source. I tried the following both patches separately
>in the same order. ie second time src previous patched source was deleted
>and new src was installed.
>bootsplash-3.1.6-2.6.8.diff
>bootsplash-
On 9/14/05, Pooly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
2005/9/6, mess-mate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:> | Basically, the steps are:> |> | 1. Download the kernel source> |> | 2. Extract it to /usr/src, or wherever you'd prefer
> |> | 3. Download the bootsplash patch from http://www.bootsplash.de/files/> |> | 4. 'cd'
On Wed, 14 Sep 2005 12:06:10 +0530
"L.V.Gandhi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> What is this boot-icons package. I don't have in stable repository.
Hmmm, I guess boot-icons never made it out of unstable.
http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?keywords=boot-icon&searchon=names&subword
2005/9/6, mess-mate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Brian Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> | "David R. Litwin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> |
> | > Before I go any further, yes, I need bootsplash: My computer is dual-boot
> and
> | > the other user insists on A: Using Windows and B: Shutting Down every
On 9/14/05, Seeker5528 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Mon, 12 Sep 2005 18:01:47 +0530"L.V.Gandhi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> > On a side note I had installed the boot-icons package sometime in the
> > past and never got around to getting it operational and it started> > working too.> >> > I install
On Mon, 12 Sep 2005 18:01:47 +0530
"L.V.Gandhi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On a side note I had installed the boot-icons package sometime in the
> > past and never got around to getting it operational and it started
> > working too.
> >
> > I installed it. It shows tux image. No show of % pro
On 9/13/05, David R. Litwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The link I provide let me set up Splashy with relative ease. I should
think, off hand, that you need to edit the config.xml file located in
the splashy directory. Read the readme that comes along with your theme.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthr
David R. Litwin wrote:
> Bob Proulx wrote:
> > The only reason I was dragged in was that I fell for your
> > troll.
>
> Did you mean MY troll? I hope that what I have written does not appear to be
> a troll! I'm just asking questions: I'm very curious. I'm terribly sorry if
> I sound mean. I'm r
The link I provide let me set up Splashy with relative ease. I should think, off hand, that you need to edit the config.xml file located in the splashy directory. Read the readme that comes along with your theme.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=41709
I
installed it. It shows tux image. No
On 9/10/05, Seeker5528 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Mon, 05 Sep 2005 21:55:31 -0700Jeff D <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> what about using splashy? it doesn't require a kernel rebuild and is in> experimental or you can add:
>> deb http://splashy.Alioth.debian.org/debian/ unstable main> deb-sr
Aha! I got it to work (well, the boot up, any way. I haven't booted down yet. I assume it will work, though).I thank you all kindly for your help.(For purposes of completion:)
Bby putting the line
deb-src http://splashy.Alioth.debian.org/debian/ unstable maininto the sources.list file, then,
On Mon, 05 Sep 2005 21:55:31 -0700
Jeff D <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> what about using splashy? it doesn't require a kernel rebuild and is in
> experimental or you can add:
>
> deb http://splashy.Alioth.debian.org/debian/ unstable main
> deb-src http://splashy.Alioth.debian.org/debian/
The only reason I was dragged in was that I fell for yourtroll.
Did you mean MY troll? I hope that what I have written does not appear to be a troll! I'm just asking questions: I'm very curious. I'm terribly sorry if I sound mean. I'm really not terribly good at writing E-Mails.
-- —A watched bread
Brian Nelson wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bob Proulx) writes:
> >> I find it easiest to just grab the vanilla sources straight from
> >> kernel.org. The Debian ones tend to be crippled and patched, which
> >> makes it a pain to apply new patches.
> >
> > I always find it easier to use the Debian st
Brian Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
| "David R. Litwin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
|
| > Before I go any further, yes, I need bootsplash: My computer is dual-boot
and
| > the other user insists on A: Using Windows and B: Shutting Down every
Evening.
| > In addition, I shall be getting a lap
David R. Litwin wrote:
Before I go any further, yes, I need bootsplash: My computer is dual-boot
and the other user insists on A: Using Windows and B: Shutting Down every
Evening. In addition, I shall be getting a lap-top soon. (By the bye, why
doesn't Debian have Bootsplash as a standard?)
w
Isn't this perhaps the problem? I've been trying to get to gripswith debian for years and I haven't ventured outside stable. I
still feel out of my depth and - no offence meant, honestly -you're obviously out of your depth and you shouldn't think youhave the right to demand answers to all your qu
On Mon, 5 Sep 2005 20:02:55 -0700 (PDT)
Alvin used the keyboard to craft this:
>|bad boy ...
>|
>|i asume you do know, that your system is statisticly more likely
>|to die exponentionally each time you reboot your PC.. the more
>|you reboot it, the lifespan of your machine just wend down
On Mon, Sep 05, 2005 at 10:51:46PM -0400, David R. Litwin wrote:
> I'm using Sid
Isn't this perhaps the problem? I've been trying to get to grips
with debian for years and I haven't ventured outside stable. I
still feel out of my depth and - no offence meant, honestly -
you're obviously out
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bob Proulx) writes:
>> I find it easiest to just grab the vanilla sources straight from
>> kernel.org. The Debian ones tend to be crippled and patched, which
>> makes it a pain to apply new patches.
>
> I always find it easier to use the Debian stock kernels. They have
> all o
You don't need grub to use linux, lilo can be used instead. I prefer lilo togrub.
I actually started my Linux days with LILO. I like GRUB more.
IMHO, grub is too flexible.If I may: Huh? How can some thing be too flexible? This is most interesting.-- —A watched bread-crumb never boils.—My hover-cra
On Mon, Sep 05, 2005 at 10:51:46PM -0400, David R. Litwin wrote:
snip...
> Also, one good-man mentioned that I would need to configure GRUB when I
> install the kernel. Every time I have apt-got a linux-image, it says it is
> searching for GRUB and modifying it accordingly (and, in fact, also for
> On Mon, 5 Sep 2005, David R. Litwin wrote:
>
> My appologies: I really, really want Bootsplash.
than you be able to make it work "yourself", as it is tons of work
> As I wrote (and so alluded to), my computer IS re-booted quite a bit.
bad boy ...
i asume you do know, that your system is st
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On Mon, Sep 05, 2005 at 11:09:31PM +0200, Rakotomandimby Mihamina wrote:
> not using HTML...
Well, what did you expect? You're using evocrap as a MUA.
Switch to something decent that actually allows you to control which part
of a correctly-formatted rich-text message (ie including both HTML and
Brian Nelson wrote:
> "David R. Litwin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > Before I go any further, yes, I need bootsplash: My computer is
> > dual-boot and the other user insists on A: Using Windows and B:
> > Shutting Down every Evening.
But the other user will never see bootsplash. You booting li
On Mon, 2005-09-05 at 16:36 -0400, David R. Litwin wrote:
[snip]
>
> Any way, have you any advice to get me closer to me goal of
> Bootsplashedness?
>
You might find this url helpful:
http://hacks.oreilly.com/pub/h/3124
FWIW, I've got bootsplash here working fine on a 2.6.11 kernel but I
canno
"David R. Litwin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Before I go any further, yes, I need bootsplash: My computer is dual-boot and
> the other user insists on A: Using Windows and B: Shutting Down every Evening.
> In addition, I shall be getting a lap-top soon. (By the bye, why doesn't
> Debian have Bo
On Mon, 2005-09-05 at 16:36 -0400, David R. Litwin wrote:
> Any way, have you any advice
not using HTML...
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No one *needs*bootsplash.My appologies: I really, really want Bootsplash.
> (By the bye, why doesn't Debian have Bootsplash as a standard?)Is there some particular reason it should? Most people actually *use* the
computer rather than rebooting it over and over and over and over...As I wrote (and
On Mon, Sep 05, 2005 at 03:48:25PM -0400, David R. Litwin wrote:
> Before I go any further, yes, I need bootsplash: My computer is dual-boot
> and the other user insists on A: Using Windows and B: Shutting Down every
> Evening. In addition, I shall be getting a lap-top soon.
What do any of those
Before I go any further, yes, I need bootsplash: My computer is dual-boot and the other user insists on A: Using Windows and B: Shutting Down every Evening. In addition, I shall be getting a lap-top soon. (By the bye, why
doesn't Debian have Bootsplash as a standard?)I know I need to compile a ker
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