Re: apt-get file:/; unloading kernel modules (2.6.18).

2007-09-30 Thread Vivek.M
Thanks guys (Joey, Florian), I'll try that. (Sorry for the SPAM, it was inadvertent - i did issue a cancel from google-groups, but it doesn't seem to have worked) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: apt-get file:/; unloading kernel modules (2.6.18).

2007-09-30 Thread Joey Hess
Vivek.M wrote: > 2. Is there a way to tell the debian kernel module not to load certain > modules. Blacklisting doesn't seem to be the right way from what i > understood of the man modprobe.conf page. I've got pcspkr, rtc, ipv6, > ali_agp, processor etc loaded and i don;t want to rmmod them - i'd >

Re: apt-get file:/; unloading kernel modules (2.6.18).

2007-09-30 Thread Joey Hess
Vivek.M wrote: > 1. I have copied my Debian CDs to hard-disk and have added the > required sources.list lines. The problem is that, when i do a apt-get > install pkg, it tries to load from the internet since they have the > latest pkg. Since i pay for data transfer, i was wondering if there > was a

Re: apt-get file:/; unloading kernel modules (2.6.18).

2007-09-29 Thread Vivek.M
> See the manpage of apt_preferences. (search for "local > site") Hi, and thanks for helping out. It's not working :( I tried: Package: * Pin: origin "" Pin-Priority: 1001 Also tried: Pin: origin apt-cache policy xchat; prints a priority of 500 for both file and http. I took a look at the apt-ho

Re: apt-get file:/; unloading kernel modules (2.6.18).

2007-09-29 Thread Vivek.M
Update: This works: Package: * Pin: origin http.us.debian.org Pin-Priority: 100 But, this does not work: Package: * Pin: origin Pin-Priority: 100 I did not run dpkg-scanpackages. Instead i mounted my iso images via loop, and put this in source.list. deb file:/usr/share/debian/pkg/disc1/ etch cont

Re: apt-get file:/; unloading kernel modules (2.6.18).

2007-09-29 Thread Vivek.M
Update: This works: Package: * Pin: origin http.us.debian.org Pin-Priority: 100 But, this does not work: Package: * Pin: origin Pin-Priority: 100 I did not run dpkg-scanpackages. Instead i mounted my iso images via loop, and put this in source.list. deb file:/usr/share/debian/pkg/disc1/ etch cont

Re: apt-get file:/; unloading kernel modules (2.6.18).

2007-09-29 Thread Vivek.M
> See the manpage of apt_preferences. (search for "local > site") Hi, and thanks for helping out. It's not working :( I tried: Package: * Pin: origin "" Pin-Priority: 1001 Also tried: Pin: origin apt-cache policy xchat; prints a priority of 500 for both file and http. I took a look at the apt-ho

Re: apt-get file:/; unloading kernel modules (2.6.18).

2007-09-29 Thread Vivek.M
Update: This works: Package: * Pin: origin http.us.debian.org Pin-Priority: 100 But, this does not work: Package: * Pin: origin Pin-Priority: 100 I did not run dpkg-scanpackages. Instead i mounted my iso images via loop, and put this in source.list. deb file:/usr/share/debian/pkg/disc1/ etch cont

Re: apt-get file:/; unloading kernel modules (2.6.18).

2007-09-29 Thread Vivek.M
> See the manpage of apt_preferences. (search for "local > site") Hi, and thanks for helping out. It's not working :( I tried: Package: * Pin: origin "" Pin-Priority: 1001 Also tried: Pin: origin apt-cache policy xchat; prints a priority of 500 for both file and http. I took a look at the apt-ho

Re: apt-get file:/; unloading kernel modules (2.6.18).

2007-09-29 Thread Florian Kulzer
On Sat, Sep 29, 2007 at 05:11:56 -0700, Vivek.M wrote: [...] > > See "blacklist" in the manpage of modprobe.conf. Sometimes > > it can be necessary to use "install MODULENAME /bin/true" > > in addition to the blacklisting. > > This didn't work either :( > > darkstar> cat /etc/modprobe.d/block

Re: apt-get file:/; unloading kernel modules (2.6.18).

2007-09-29 Thread Vivek.M
Update: This works: Package: * Pin: origin http.us.debian.org Pin-Priority: 100 But, this does not work: Package: * Pin: origin Pin-Priority: 100 I did not run dpkg-scanpackages. Instead i mounted my iso images via loop, and put this in source.list. deb file:/usr/share/debian/pkg/disc1/ etch cont

Re: apt-get file:/; unloading kernel modules (2.6.18).

2007-09-29 Thread Vivek.M
> See the manpage of apt_preferences. (search for "local > site") Hi, and thanks for helping out. It's not working :( I tried: Package: * Pin: origin "" Pin-Priority: 1001 Also tried: Pin: origin apt-cache policy xchat; prints a priority of 500 for both file and http. I took a look at the apt-ho

Re: apt-get file:/; unloading kernel modules (2.6.18).

2007-09-28 Thread Florian Kulzer
On Thu, Sep 27, 2007 at 21:54:45 -0700, Vivek.M wrote: > Hi, > > 1. I have copied my Debian CDs to hard-disk and have added the > required sources.list lines. The problem is that, when i do a apt-get > install pkg, it tries to load from the internet since they have the > latest pkg. Since i pay fo