Re: Please consider unblocking Chromium and linux packages for Buster

2019-06-28 Thread Michael Fothergill
install gentoo prefix on debian. But I have figured out how to do it with the help of the gentoo prefix dev team. I am grateful to them. Cheers Michael Fothergill > > Likewise, linux package in Buster lack recent fixes for SACKs > Panic vulnerabilities. I hope it will also be uploaded soon. > > Regards, > Lazar > >

Re: Chromium 76

2019-07-31 Thread Michael Fothergill
I have running on debian buster. Chromium 77 is out there somewhere. I am interested to try out bedrock linux at some point. I think it could help get around some of these problems. Regards Michael Fothergill

Re: Chromium 76

2019-08-02 Thread Michael Fothergill
I have installed Google chrome v 77.0.3865.10 (Official Build) dev (64-bit) in Debian buster. It's not chromium. If that is still OK I did as follows: Go here and download the dev channel version of chrome: https://www.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel You should see a file like this i

Re: Chromium 76

2019-08-02 Thread Michael Fothergill
On Fri, 2 Aug 2019 at 11:09, Michael Fothergill < michael.fotherg...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have installed Google chrome v 77.0.3865.10 (Official Build) dev > (64-bit) in Debian buster. > > It's not chromium. If that is still OK I did as follows: > > Go here and dow

Re: Chromium 76

2019-08-02 Thread Michael Fothergill
I think I have fixed the post now: I have installed Google chrome v 77.0.3865.10 (Official Build) dev (64-bit) >> in Debian buster. >> >> It's not chromium. If that is still OK I did as follows: >> >> Go here and download the dev channel version of chrome: >> >> https://www.chromium.org/getting-

getting a Samsung ML2510 laser printer working on an Etch RC1 i386 box...

2007-03-02 Thread Michael Fothergill
eciate any suggestions on getting it to work. I will be back at this machine on Monday morning and any ideas people have I will test out on it. Suggestions welcome. Regards Michael Fothergill _ Rate your skiving credentials with our Sla

Re: getting a Samsung ML2510 laser printer working on an Etch RC1i386 box...

2007-03-02 Thread Michael Fothergill
From: Sven Arvidsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: getting a Samsung ML2510 laser printer working on an Etch RC1i386 box... Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2007 23:58:00 +0100 On Fri, 2007-03-02 at 21:49 +, Michael Fothergill wrote: > I would appre

Re: getting a Samsung ML2510 laser printer working on an Etch RC1i386 box...

2007-03-06 Thread Michael Fothergill
From: Sven Arvidsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: getting a Samsung ML2510 laser printer working on an Etch RC1i386 box... Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2007 23:58:00 +0100 On Fri, 2007-03-02 at 21:49 +, Michael Fothergill wrote: > I would appre

Re: testing if Ubuntu deb file for ASCEND works in Debian....

2007-06-29 Thread Michael Fothergill
From: Alan Ianson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: testing if Ubuntu deb file for ASCEND works in Debian Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 07:20:24 -0700 On Mon, 2007-25-06 at 13:54 +, Michael Fothergill wrote: Sorry, this was meant fort the list.. :)

Re: testing if Ubuntu deb file for ASCEND works in Debian....

2007-06-29 Thread Michael Fothergill
ascend installed yet. I need to learn a bit more about libtktable and tktable. libtktable is termed a virtual package... What does that mean? Comments appreciated. Regards Michael Fothergill P.S. What is a pseudo package? There is a psuedo-package in Debian called WNPP and

libktable-dev and tktable-dev

2007-06-30 Thread Michael Fothergill
gards Michael Fothergill _ The next generation of Hotmail is here! http://www.newhotmail.co.uk -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

pdf document viewer problem in espacenet

2007-07-11 Thread Michael Fothergill
a way to see the original images but you need some weird tiff plugin that iceweasel scored a blank on. Comments appreciated. Michael Fothergill _ The next generation of Hotmail is here! http://www.newhotmail.co.uk/ -- To U

RE: pdf document viewer problem in espacenet

2007-07-11 Thread Michael Fothergill
From: "Michael Fothergill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: pdf document viewer problem in espacenet Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 22:36:42 + Dear Debianists I have been searching on the espace patent web site. You can get the original patent d

can't get the login window to appear after leaving machine...

2007-07-21 Thread Michael Fothergill
repeatedly I can't get the machine to respond at all. I can't log back in to save myself. The only solution is to reboot. Can anyone think of a solution to this? Regards Michael Fothergill _ Win tickets to the sold out

Re: can't get the login window to appear after leaving machine...

2007-07-21 Thread Michael Fothergill
From: Andrei Popescu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: can't get the login window to appear after leaving machine... Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2007 18:52:52 +0300 On Sat, Jul 21, 2007 at 11:27:32AM +0000, Michael Fothergill wrote: > Dear Debianists, &g

dumb question about aAdobe Acrobat....

2007-07-28 Thread Michael Fothergill
How do I tell aptitude etc how to find it? Then I can get the package from the internet. Comments appreciated. Regards Michael Fothergill _ The next generation of Hotmail is here! http://www.newhotmail.co.uk -- To UNSUBSCRIBE,

Re: dumb question about aAdobe Acrobat....

2007-07-28 Thread Michael Fothergill
From: Tommi Asiala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Michael Fothergill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> CC: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: dumb question about aAdobe Acrobat Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2007 20:52:50 +0300 Hi Michael, To us to help you with the installing from tarball we would

Re: dumb question about aAdobe Acrobat....

2007-07-28 Thread Michael Fothergill
From: Tommi Asiala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Michael Fothergill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> CC: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: dumb question about aAdobe Acrobat Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2007 21:30:00 +0300 Michael Fothergill wrote: >> I suggest you should try this new thing

Re: dumb question about aAdobe Acrobat....

2007-07-28 Thread Michael Fothergill
From: Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: dumb question about aAdobe Acrobat Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2007 13:37:23 -0500 -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 07/28/07 13:20, Michael Fothergill wrote: > > > >> From:

Re: dumb question about aAdobe Acrobat....

2007-07-28 Thread Michael Fothergill
From: Douglas Allan Tutty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: dumb question about aAdobe Acrobat Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2007 16:47:24 -0400 On Sat, Jul 28, 2007 at 05:45:24PM +, Michael Fothergill wrote: > > I tried installing Adobe Acrobat from a

Re: dumb question about aAdobe Acrobat....

2007-07-29 Thread Michael Fothergill
I can figure it out and then point it out to others. Even if it is a slightly funny work around. Who knows, maybe I will discover some useful information in doing this that you can't find already by searching the web after all Or maybe not. Regards Michael Fothergill -- To U

dumb question about using php

2007-08-07 Thread Michael Fothergill
installation? Comments appreciated. Regards Michael Fothergill _ The next generation of Hotmail is here! http://www.newhotmail.co.uk -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Troubl

is the java-gcj-compat-plugin 1.0.65-10 a good choice for AMD64 and Iceweasel?

2007-08-07 Thread Michael Fothergill
Etch 4.0 (r0) on an AMD64 box. Regards Michael Fothergill _ Now you can see trouble…before he arrives http://newlivehotmail.com/?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migration_HM_viral_protection_0507 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED

problem with java-gcj-compat-plugin on distillation applet.....

2007-08-09 Thread Michael Fothergill
gards Michael Fothergill _ Get Pimped! FREE emoticon packs from Windows Live - http://www.pimpmylive.co.uk -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: problem with java-gcj-compat-plugin on distillation applet.....

2007-08-09 Thread Michael Fothergill
From: "Michael Fothergill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: problem with java-gcj-compat-plugin on distillation applet. Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2007 19:39:35 + Dear Debianists, I run Debian AMD64 Etch 4.0 (r0) on an AMD64 Sempron 3200 box. I u

problem making symbolic link to blackdown amd64 java plugin library file...

2007-08-11 Thread Michael Fothergill
-> ../../totem/libtotem-narrowspace-plugin.xpt localhost:/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins# Comments appreciated on fixing this. Regards Michael Fothergill _ The next generation of Hotmail is here! http://www.newhotmail.co.uk -- T

RE: problem making symbolic link to blackdown (fixed) but a now a new problem..

2007-08-11 Thread Michael Fothergill
From: "Michael Fothergill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: problem making symbolic link to blackdown amd64 java plugin library file... Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2007 13:17:32 + Dear Debianists, I use Etch 4.0 (r0) AMD64 version on a AMD64 box.

RE: problem making symbolic link to blackdown (fixed) but a now a new problem..

2007-08-11 Thread Michael Fothergill
From: "Michael Fothergill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: RE: problem making symbolic link to blackdown (fixed) but a now a new problem.. Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2007 15:56:12 +0000 From: "Michael Fothergill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

RE: problem making symbolic link to blackdown SOLVED but now applet still fails.

2007-08-11 Thread Michael Fothergill
ins we are using in Etch AMD64 land. Either that or MR Tierling's java is a little wonky in some subtle way so that the plugins don't read it correctly except in Windows land. I will have to run this applet on my pals Windows box Never mind. Regards

problem running distillation simulation applet with amd64 java.....

2007-08-11 Thread Michael Fothergill
From: "Michael Fothergill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: problem running distillation simulation applet with amd64 java. Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2007 17:41:27 +0000 From: "Michael Fothergill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PRO

installing gnash on amd64 etch...

2007-08-12 Thread Michael Fothergill
easonably safe adding stuff from unstable to the etch release I am using? Regards Michael Fothergill _ The next generation of Hotmail is here! http://www.newhotmail.co.uk -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a s

amd64 etch nspluginwrapper and adobe flash...

2007-08-12 Thread Michael Fothergill
consultants.com :) Has anyone tried this yet? Is this a good idea? Regards Michael Fothergill _ The next generation of Hotmail is here! http://www.newhotmail.co.uk -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of &

Re: installing gnash on amd64 etch...

2007-08-12 Thread Michael Fothergill
e is a grand invitation to instability. Thanks for the advice. I will keep my nose out of gnash unless I decide at some point to install debian testing (Lenny) etc... Regards Michael Fothergill - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day. Hit him

dumb question about mozilla plugin directory location....

2007-08-13 Thread Michael Fothergill
ix this command would be helpful. Regards Michael Fothergill _ The next generation of Hotmail is here! http://www.newhotmail.co.uk -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: dumb question about mozilla plugin directory location....

2007-08-13 Thread Michael Fothergill
From: "Andrew J. Barr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Michael Fothergill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> CC: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: dumb question about mozilla plugin directory location Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 16:20:35 -0400 On 8/13/07, Michael Foth

Re: dumb question about mozilla plugin directory location....

2007-08-13 Thread Michael Fothergill
From: "Andrew J. Barr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Michael Fothergill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> CC: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: dumb question about mozilla plugin directory location Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 16:43:37 -0400 On 8/13/07, Michael Fothergill

way of getting flashplayer9 to work in amd64 etch....

2007-08-13 Thread Michael Fothergill
the guys at dipconsultants.com :) Everything else was the same. Now flashplayer 9 works on my 64 bit Iceweasel browser. Thanks Michael Fothergill I tried flashplayer-mozilla or whatever it is. It doesn't work as far as I can see unless you are running Sid or Lenny or something b

using apt to upgrade from etch r0 ro r1...

2007-08-18 Thread Michael Fothergill
need a bit more than this to do it? Regards Michael Fothergill _ The next generation of Hotmail is here! http://www.newhotmail.co.uk -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Troubl

installing java plugin in browsers other than Iceweasel in amd64 etch

2007-08-19 Thread Michael Fothergill
stalled in Iceweasel. How do you get apt to install it in e.g. Epiphany or other browsers? Comments appreciated Michael Fothergill _ Got a favourite clothes shop, bar or restaurant? Share your local knowledge http://www.backof

Re: installing java plugin in browsers other than Iceweasel in amd64 etch

2007-08-19 Thread Michael Fothergill
From: "Douglas A. Tutty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: installing java plugin in browsers other than Iceweasel in amd64 etch Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2007 15:06:24 -0400 On Sun, Aug 19, 2007 at 06:56:08PM +, Michael Fothergill wrote: [s

Konqueror, gnome and java plugins......

2007-08-22 Thread Michael Fothergill
that Konqueror needs to have the path to? Can I run Konqueror and Iceweasel together on the one java plugin? Comments appreciated. Regards Michael Fothergill _ The next generation of Hotmail is here! http://www.newhotmail.co.uk

Re: flash on amd64: my report

2007-08-27 Thread Michael Fothergill
t iceweasel/firefox/whatever * Enjoy, Etch 64-bit users, from the guys at dipconsultants.com :) Everything else was the same. Now flashplayer 9 works on my 64 bit Iceweasel browser. Thanks Michael Fothergill I tried flashplayer-mozilla or whatever it is. It doesn't work as far as I c

dumb question about compiz

2007-09-01 Thread Michael Fothergill
so on that I will need a graphics card or compiz will struggle to run. If this is the case what sort of graphics card would do? How about an nvidia geforce card? Comments appreciated. Regards Michael Fothergill _ Get Pimped!

dumb question about blind upgrades....

2006-11-22 Thread Michael Fothergill
o a long way in many situations and save a lot of time and money. Comments appreciated. Michael Fothergill _ Find Singles In Your Area Now With Match.com! msnuk.match.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] wi

fairly ignorant jigdo question....

2006-11-23 Thread Michael Fothergill
a new Etch iso file? Should I use CD-R or CD-RW disks? I currently use CD-R ones. Regards. Michael Fothergill P.S. could scan in Sarge CD images but then create the Etch DVD images with jigdo? _ Windows Live™ Messenger has ar

fairly dumb question about icewm floppy icon and desktop software....

2006-11-30 Thread Michael Fothergill
ith it. Suggestions on how to get this system to work about as well as can be expected given the old hardwre would be appreciated. Regards Michael Fothergill _ Be the first to hear what's new at MSN - sign up to ou

trying to get a Benq4300U USB scanner working .....

2006-12-01 Thread Michael Fothergill
make the xsane see the scanner as a user but then crash at the end I think with a libusb problem. Let's see if I can tweak it to do this. Here goes. I tried but I can't seem to get any further with it. I just get the no devices error again. Suggestions on getting further with it

alternatives to sane in scanner software.......

2006-12-02 Thread Michael Fothergill
Dear Debian folks, I have given up on sane with my scanner. I tried Vuescan for Linux and it worked immediately. But it costs money. What alternatives to sane do you recommend that are proper free software? Are any of them on the Sarge 3.1 r3 CD set? Regards, Michael Fothergill

Re: alternatives to sane in scanner software.......

2006-12-02 Thread Michael Fothergill
From: Andrew Malcolmson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Michael Fothergill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: alternatives to sane in scanner software... Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2006 13:28:59 -0500 On Sat, Dec 02, 2006 at 12:10:18PM +0000, Michael Fothergill wrote: > Dear Debian folks, &

dual layered DVD's vs single layer etc....

2006-12-03 Thread Michael Fothergill
are 3 single layer 4.4 GB DVDs. Once Etch comes out and everyones starts to work on Lenny, then maybe it could get to thirty CDs or 4 or 5 DVDs. Once it gets to that size would dual layered DVD iso images be considered to be parked in the repositories? Regards Michael Fothergill

apt-cdrom and dvd's

2006-12-04 Thread Michael Fothergill
o the appropriate CDROM number in the Sarge CD set. It would be nice if I can tweak it to default to the DVD number (either 1 or 2) instead. Sorry about the dumbness and laziness and non manual bedtime reading and ignoring Eric S Raymond etc. Regards Michael Fothe

OS may not have recognised my DVD....

2006-12-05 Thread Michael Fothergill
rom boot up on my machine perfectly and I used the installer to check the integrity of the two DVDs I burned. They are fine. So at some level Debian can see this DVD drive perfectly well starting from scratch using the installer. Comments appreciated. Michael

Re: OS may not have recognised my DVD....

2006-12-05 Thread Michael Fothergill
(20 Not a directory) E: Unable to stat the mount point /dev/hdc/ - stat (20 Not a directory) E: Failed to mount the cdrom. OK, I am ignorant, please help me. Regards, Michael Fothergill hdd: LITE-ON LTR-48246K, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive hdc: ATAPI 48X DVD-ROM DVD-R CD-R/RW drive, 2048kB Cache, U

Re: [man-lug] Minimal Linux Distrib

2006-12-06 Thread Michael Fothergill
iles off it so GOODBYE Novell ... So now the Difficult Bit What distro do I Use Use Debian.. It recognizes old hardware well. Michael Fothergill It only needs to store mail and maybe ldap or ftp So I don't need X... The Hardware Spec Is AMD 586Dx4 100 66BogoMips WOW

recommended Debian package for burning CDs...

2006-12-06 Thread Michael Fothergill
Dear Debian folks, What is the recommended Debian package for burning CDs (and DVDs)? On Fedora I think I have been using Nautilus. Regards Michael Fothergill _ It's Hotmail's 10th Birthday! Come and play Pass

reinstalling Sarge 3.1 r4 from a DVD....

2006-12-06 Thread Michael Fothergill
ratch with DVDs only and no cheating with any CD images?? Regards Michael Fothergill _ Find Singles In Your Area Now With Match.com! msnuk.match.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "u

trying to combine apt-cdrom and apt-get install.....

2006-12-07 Thread Michael Fothergill
But maybe there is some smart way to combine the apt-cdrom -d/media/cdrom1 stuff with apt-get install so that I can specify the DVD drive. Suggestions are welcome here... Regards, Michael Fothergill _ Be the first to hear w

Re: alternatives to sane in scanner software.......

2006-12-07 Thread Michael Fothergill
tly and effusively. But it is proprietary. Does anyone know of some even really crappy alternative? What is xscanimage? Does it work? Is it in the packages? Even an abacus connected to the scanner would be better than nothing. You coujld GPL it. Regards Michael Fothergill I&#x

Re: trying to combine apt-cdrom and apt-get install.....

2006-12-07 Thread Michael Fothergill
From: Andrew Sackville-West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: trying to combine apt-cdrom and apt-get install. Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2006 16:28:39 -0800 On Fri, Dec 08, 2006 at 12:16:24AM +, Michael Fothergill wrote: > > But maybe there is some

Re: alternatives to sane in scanner software.......

2006-12-07 Thread Michael Fothergill
From: Andrew Sackville-West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: alternatives to sane in scanner software... Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2006 16:27:04 -0800 On Fri, Dec 08, 2006 at 12:24:35AM +, Michael Fothergill wrote: > > > > > Hello afte

Re: trying to combine apt-cdrom and apt-get install.....

2006-12-09 Thread Michael Fothergill
From: Andrew Sackville-West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: trying to combine apt-cdrom and apt-get install. Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2006 17:03:51 -0800 On Fri, Dec 08, 2006 at 12:42:20AM +, Michael Fothergill wrote: > > > > >From:

dumb question about upgrading the kernel and SATA disks....

2006-12-11 Thread Michael Fothergill
install kernel-image-2.6.17-6-686 kernel-source-2.6.17 kernel-headers-2.6.17-6-686 cd /usr/src tar xjvf kernel-source-2.6.17.tar.bz2 rm linux ln -s kernel-source-2.6.17 linux Where would I find a guide that you feel is kosher? Regards, Michael Fothergill

Re: dumb question about upgrading the kernel and SATA disks....

2006-12-11 Thread Michael Fothergill
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andrei Popescu) To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: dumb question about upgrading the kernel and SATA disks Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 01:53:30 +0200 On Mon, Dec 11, 2006 at 09:47:42PM +, Michael Fothergill wrote: > Dear Debian folks, > > I a

Re: dumb question about upgrading the kernel and SATA disks....

2006-12-11 Thread Michael Fothergill
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Andrei Popescu) To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: dumb question about upgrading the kernel and SATA disks Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 02:58:18 +0200 On Tue, Dec 12, 2006 at 12:47:31AM +, Michael Fothergill wrote: > >First you should try installi

reinstalling has messed up the printer configuration.......

2006-12-12 Thread Michael Fothergill
le to do? Everything else is going good and I am pleased that DVD situation now works as it should do. My next project is to learn to use jigdo. But I can't move on to this if I can't figure out what sort of rat poison has got to the printer config.. Feeling smarter and dumb

installing gutenprint on Debian

2006-12-12 Thread Michael Fothergill
s. I hope that footmatic will be able to see the driver when it is installed by the above recipe if I end up having to use it. Comments appreciated. Regards Michael Fothergill _ It's Hotmail's 10th

dumb question about installing etch....

2006-12-13 Thread Michael Fothergill
install Etch. Suggestions appreciated. Regards Michael Fothergill _ Find Singles In Your Area Now With Match.com! msnuk.match.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Troubl

Re: dumb question about installing etch....

2006-12-15 Thread Michael Fothergill
0:15:57AM +, Chris Lale wrote: > >>Michael Fothergill wrote: > >>>If I wanted to install etch as a net install, how do I do this? On > >>>the installation web page there is a choice of a weekly snapshot or a > >>>daily built image. The daily

dumb question about jigdo and i386 and AMD 64 versions of Etch......

2006-12-16 Thread Michael Fothergill
d manager), jigdo-file and jigit packages. It seems as though the jigdo download manager program isn't much use for doing this at present. Correct me if I am wrong. Regards, Michael Fothergill _ It's Hotmail's 10th

question about using jigdo....

2006-12-16 Thread Michael Fothergill
image. I am using a CD-R disk and so no rewriting is possible. I most definitely need jigdo to write the new file to the hard disk... Comments on this appreciated. Michael Fothergill _ Think you're a film buff? Pla

dumb question about gnome bittorrent...

2006-12-17 Thread Michael Fothergill
other routine that you have to go through thbat is Debian specific to do it or could I copy the instructions I sed in Fedora to ape this correctly? Regards Michael Fothergill _ Think you're a film buff? Play the Movie Mogul qu

general question about jigdo, OS architectures and server load/space....

2006-12-17 Thread Michael Fothergill
maximum use of jigdo in the ways I am describing or would it be a beaurocratic nightmare or a waste of time with no benefit, or worse would it cock up and interfere with the development of Lenny? If you think this a garbage idea feel free to say so. I don't mind. Regards Michael Fothe

odd error with jigdo,,,

2006-12-17 Thread Michael Fothergill
the files are there and the servers are working. Something is wrong at my end... jigdo sees the jigdo file for the DVD image and reads it in OK as far as I can see. I press return to get past the CD/DVD scan because I am not using it. Suggestions welcome here Regards, Micha

Re: odd error with jigdo,,,

2006-12-17 Thread Michael Fothergill
From: Alan Ianson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Michael Fothergill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: odd error with jigdo,,, Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2006 07:50:53 -0800 On Sun, 2006-17-12 at 14:02 +0000, Michael Fothergill wrote: > Dear Debian folks, > > I have been using jigdo to

Etch froze me out....

2006-12-17 Thread Michael Fothergill
. I think it was still running jigdo. More keyboard tapping and mouse waggling made no difference. So I rebooted. The system seems OK again. Is this serious? Regards Michael Fothergill _ It's Hotmail's 10th Birthday

Re: Etch froze me out....

2006-12-17 Thread Michael Fothergill
From: Hugo Vanwoerkom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Etch froze me out Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2006 15:15:53 -0600 Michael Fothergill wrote: Dear Debian folks, I was running jigdo downloading a DVD image and I had a few other packages and windows op

jigdo says the checksums don't match on my Etch DVD download...

2006-12-18 Thread Michael Fothergill
w the instructions patiently until I have fixed the problem. Loading an OS with a corrupted CDROM or DVD is a waste of time. I have learned this in the past. Regards, Michael Fothergill _ Think you're a film buff? Play the Movie Mogu

dumb question about mounting iso file as loop device....

2006-12-18 Thread Michael Fothergill
ms to take ages for the DVD to be scanned by jigdo before it can get around to making the CD iso. Would it be faster using the iso file on the hard drive together the loop command? I don't need to update the DVD iso itself just make the CD images from it? Regards, Michael

DVD#1 of Etch RC1 does not contain all the files for CD#2 of Etch RC1

2006-12-18 Thread Michael Fothergill
to temporary file `debian-testing-i386-binary-2.iso.tmp' - repeat command and supply more files to continue ********* Comments appreciated, Regards Michael Fothergill _ It

the three missing files........

2006-12-18 Thread Michael Fothergill
inary-2.iso' was generated correctly. I will perform an additional, final check, which you can interrupt safely with Ctrl-C if you do not want to wait. OK: Checksums match, image is good! [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ Regards Michael Fothergill _

making Etch RC1 CD images from DVD using jigdo contd.

2006-12-19 Thread Michael Fothergill
RC1 from DVD#1 Etch RC1. I will keep you posted on this. Regards Michael Fothergill _ Be the first to hear what's new at MSN - sign up to our free newsletters! http://www.msn.co.uk/newsletters -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [

more farting around with jigdo and Etch RC1...

2006-12-20 Thread Michael Fothergill
dication that `debian-testing-i386-binar y-21.iso' was generated correctly. I will perform an additional, final check, which you can interrupt safely with Ctrl-C if you do not want to wait. OK: Checksums match, image is good! [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ I have now run the Etch installer and t

RE: Linux friendly colour printer?

2006-12-20 Thread Michael Fothergill
o it on this user list. I think Samsung also have Linux drivers. Regards, Michael Fothergill Good print quality Plain paper and consumables that don't have too short a shelf life. Doesn't have to be the cheapest printer on the market, but I am not looki

RE: New User Information Request

2006-12-20 Thread Michael Fothergill
ck, etc. Hope this helps a bit. Regards Michael Fothergill Thanks _ Think you're a film buff? Play the Movie Mogul quiz and win fantastic prizes! http://www.msnmoviemogul.

upgrading from Sarge to Etch on an old PC...

2006-12-25 Thread Michael Fothergill
erent set of commands. I could just wipe Sarge and install Etch from scratch to get around this problem, but I would like to try and make the upgrade work. Your suggestions are appreciated. Regards, Michael Fothergill _ Windows

grub doesn't worj on my primary drive...

2007-01-01 Thread Michael Fothergill
de use would be useful. Suggestions welcome. Michael Fothergill _ MSN Hotmail is evolving – check out the new Windows Live Mail http://ideas.live.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscrib

Re: grub doesn't worj on my primary drive...

2007-01-02 Thread Michael Fothergill
From: draeath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: grub doesn't worj on my primary drive... Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2007 19:19:13 -0500 On 1/1/07, Douglas Tutty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Mon, Jan 01, 2007 at 10:06:48PM +, Michael Fothergill wro

grub works now but xorg struggles a bit on old box....

2007-01-05 Thread Michael Fothergill
his? It was nice to see a bang up to date kernel on an ancient box. Your comments are appreciated. Regards Michael Fothergill _ MSN Hotmail is evolving – check out the new Windows Live Mail http://ideas.live.com -- To UNSUBSCR

is this fair comment?????

2007-01-07 Thread Michael Fothergill
able organisations pay some of their members and so do religions. So do political parties. But most of them are not trying to make a profit. I would say the community is smart enough to see who is making a creative contribution irrrespective of whether they ar

getting realplayer to work in firefox...

2007-01-08 Thread Michael Fothergill
help. Suggestions welcome. Michael Fothergill _ Be the first to hear what's new at MSN - sign up to our free newsletters! http://www.msn.co.uk/newsletters -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of &q

totem media player...

2007-01-08 Thread Michael Fothergill
g I had thought to try to download real player for linux but if other free alternatives are actually better then perhaps I should try to use them instead. Comments appreciated. Regards Michael Fothergill _ MSN Hotmail is evolv

Re: totem media player...

2007-01-09 Thread Michael Fothergill
he media player connectivity plugin made a new little window for me. I then clicked on it and it fired up VLC. Then I was able to watch the video. Thanks a lot. Regards Michael Fothergill On Ter, 2007-01-09 at 00:38 +, Michael Fothergill wrote: > Dear folks, > > I h

getting xorg working on an old box .....

2007-01-11 Thread Michael Fothergill
situation). Finally I got an error from xorg. The error was (EE) AIGLX screen 0 is not DRI compatible and a few other lines followed by killed. Suggestions and comments welcome. Regards, Michael Fothergill _ Be the first to

Re: getting xorg working on an old box .....

2007-01-11 Thread Michael Fothergill
From: Kevin Mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: getting xorg working on an old box . Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 17:51:24 -0500 -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Thu, Jan 11, 2007 at 10:40:07PM +, Michael Fothergill wrote:

Re: getting xorg working on an old box .....

2007-01-11 Thread Michael Fothergill
e because xorg hasn't worked correctly yet. But gdm did try to fire up. However at the terminal prompt after interrupting a failed xorg session I typed in startx. Was this dumb of me? Regards, Michael Fothergill >> I could boot up the machine and go in the file and sniff arou

a few relatively dumb questions about camcorders....

2007-09-10 Thread Michael Fothergill
hat Blender could do some editing and also graphics. Recommendations for other software to do this would be appreciated. People have suggested kino to me before on this list. Comments appreciated. Regards Michael Fothergill _ Th

Effect of Microsoft EU ruling on Linux...

2007-09-18 Thread Michael Fothergill
Dear Debianists, I don't know much about this EU ruling on Microsoft that came out today but I would be interested to know if it has any benefit for Linux users... Comments appreciated. Regards Michael Fothergill _ Get P

Re: getting xorg working on an old box .....

2007-01-15 Thread Michael Fothergill
ts. What is the philosophy behind this? Your comments on this are appreciated. I have another slightly younger box in my sights where I work. Regards Michael Fothergill _ Find Love This New Year With match.com! http://msnuk.ma

software for making a web site......

2007-01-15 Thread Michael Fothergill
s and road test them? Your comments are appreciated. Regards Michael Fothergill _ MSN Hotmail is evolving – check out the new Windows Live Mail http://ideas.live.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subje

Re: software for making a web site......

2007-01-15 Thread Michael Fothergill
From: Hal Vaughan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: debian-user@lists.debian.org CC: "Michael Fothergill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: software for making a web site.. Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 17:57:36 -0500 On Monday 15 January 2007 17:31, Mi

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