ok, I did it, but it still does not allow me to force it. The only option available is "Block version". The packages linux-base and initramfs-tools are already installed and when selected do alowe me to select "force version" from the package menu. Is this ok?
2012/1/20, Luís Bandarra <lbanda...@gmail.com>: > Ups... that one was my mistake sorry!! Damn copy+paste+don't look :) > > Choose deb http.......blabla > > On 20-01-2012 18:10, Fernando Gadea wrote: >> I did as you said, but, do I have to put it like this: >> >> debhttp://security.debia.... .... >> >> or like this: >> >> deb http://security.debia..... .. >> >> because when I updated it gave me an error. >> >> I am sorry if this is a naive question. >> Thank you again >> >> >> >> 2012/1/20, Luís Bandarra<lbanda...@gmail.com>: >>> On 20-01-2012 17:28, Fernando Gadea wrote: >>>> The "force version" option is darked, I mean, present but not >>>> available, even if I am in superuser mode. I tryed Ivanov's idea >>>> (sorry I did not reply in time, Mr. Ivanov) but the Ralink link is >>>> dead. >>>> Should I install a previous version of Debian? >>> If you select the package it's darken? >>> >>> Let's try this: >>> >>> 1. Back up your sources.list >>> >>> 2. Create a new sources.list with only: >>> # non free squeeze updates: >>> debhttp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ squeeze main contrib non-free >>> deb-srchttp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ squeeze main contrib non-free >>> >>> debhttp://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates main contrib non-free >>> deb-srchttp://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates main contrib non-free >>> >>> # squeeze-updates, previously known as 'volatile' >>> debhttp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ squeeze-updates main >>> deb-srchttp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ squeeze-updates main >>> >>> 3. In /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ create squeeze-backports.list and write to >>> it: >>> >>> # debian backports >>> debhttp://backports.debian.org/debian-backports squeeze-backports main >>> contrib non-free >>> >>> 4. Run synaptic as root and do reload. >>> >>> 5. (Hopefully) "Force version" will be available when selected the >>> packages: >>> linux-base >>> initramfs-tools >>> >>> 6. Select linux-image-2.6.39-bpo.2-amd64 >>> >>> 7. After that choose the firmware-ralink backport (0.33) >>> >>> Hopeful it will work! >>> >>> If it doesn't work, or prefer to compile (method sugested by Ivan), the >>> link >>> for the module is >>> http://www.ralinktech.com/en/04_support/support.php?sn=501 >>> and choose the driver you want. It ask for registration after that. >>> >>>> 2012/1/20, Luís Bandarra<lbanda...@gmail.com>: >>>>> On 20-01-2012 17:00, Fernando Gadea wrote: >>>>>> Something is wrong: Packages could not be marked for installation. >>>>>> Linux-image-2.6.39-bpo.2-amd64: >>>>>> depends on linux-base (>=3~) but it is going to install >>>>>> 2.6.32-39squeeze1 >>>>>> Recomends: firmware-linux-free but it will not be installed. >>>>>> Breaks: initramfs-tools (<0.99~) but it is going to be installed >>>>>> 0.98.8 >>>>> Using synaptic, you need to "Force version" on the packages: linux-base >>>>> and >>>>> initramfs-tools and them select linux-image-2.6.39-bpo.2-amd64 >>>>> After that, you should select firmare-ralink from backport. >>>>> >>>>> If after that it doesn't work try the method sugestted by Ivan T. >>>>> Ivanov: >>>>> "Try instruction described here: >>>>> >>>>> http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=11206409&postcount=82 >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> Ivan >>>>> " >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> I wait for your answer, >>>>>> Thank you >>>>>> >>>>>> ps: if I have to make a clean install I would do it, I mean, if that >>>>>> solves a possible broken system. >>>>>> >>>>>> 2012/1/20, Fernando Gadea<fga...@gmail.com>: >>>>>>> In the Terminal I couldn't do it. I will try in Synaptics. >>>>>>> Ok, I'll remember that, thenk you. >>>>>>> I'll be back in some minutes >>>>>>> Thank you a lot everyone >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 2012/1/20, Zuper Koleoptera<zuperkoleopt...@gmail.com>: >>>>>>>> Try it from synaptics but you have to remove the double entry in >>>>>>>> /etc/apt/source.list any way. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Remeber if anything goes wrong, with the new kernel hope not, you >>>>>>>> can >>>>>>>> alwasy boot with the previous one from grub... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 1/20/12, Fernando Gadea<fga...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>> I think I found it in Synaptics, but it's name is slightly >>>>>>>>> different: >>>>>>>>> it says "linux 2.6.39-bpo.2-amd64". If that's it I'll go for it. >>>>>>>>> Just >>>>>>>>> tell me, please >>>>>>>>> Thank you >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> 2012/1/20, Zuper Koleoptera<zuperkoleopt...@gmail.com>: >>>>>>>>>> If that doesnt work, you can try the same for the kernel through >>>>>>>>>> synaptics.. >>>>>>>>>> Just search for : >>>>>>>>>> linux-image-2.6.39-bpo.2-686-pae >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> install it and reboot... >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Good luck >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On 1/20/12, Luís Bandarra<lbanda...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> On 20-01-2012 16:09, Fernando Gadea wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> I use Synaptics the most, to tell the true. As I am not a power >>>>>>>>>>>> user >>>>>>>>>>>> I'm affraid I can mix things up if I try something in the >>>>>>>>>>>> terminal >>>>>>>>>>>> for >>>>>>>>>>>> myself. So yes, I am doing what you tell and learning (and I am >>>>>>>>>>>> reading the linux command line book, but slowly). >>>>>>>>>>> In Synaptic go to: Package->Force Version {I use in pt_PT: >>>>>>>>>>> "Pacote->Forçar >>>>>>>>>>> Versão"} and choose the one in backports, and try the rest with >>>>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>>>> packages: firmware-ralink and wireless-tools >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> This txt file shows that ralink is installed. Notice I had a >>>>>>>>>>>> problem >>>>>>>>>>>> updating the backport packages the first try, but after it >>>>>>>>>>>> worked, >>>>>>>>>>>> or >>>>>>>>>>>> it seems to... >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Fernando >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> 2012/1/20, Zuper Koleoptera<zuperkoleopt...@gmail.com>: >>>>>>>>>>>>> Well there might be some conflict with >>>>>>>>>>>>> Ign http://apt.puredata.info squeeze/main amd64 Packages >>>>>>>>>>>>> Err http://apt.puredata.info squeeze/main amd64 Packages >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> try to comment out that repo in the /etc/apt/sources.list file. >>>>>>>>>>>>> Open up the file in an editor and put # infront of the line. >>>>>>>>>>>>> Then >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> aptitude update >>>>>>>>>>>>> aptitude install firmware-ralink wireless-tools >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Just a question did you use always aptitude or just now because >>>>>>>>>>>>> of >>>>>>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>>>>>> example. If not try with apt-get. It is a bout the same only it >>>>>>>>>>>>> treats >>>>>>>>>>>>> dependancies a different way. >>>>>>>>>>>>> Instead of aptitude update& install try: >>>>>>>>>>>>> apt-get update >>>>>>>>>>>>> apt-get install firmware-ralink wireless-tools >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Again only if you did not use aptitude in the past. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> On 1/20/12, Fernando Gadea<fga...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Here it is the terminal output in txt >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Please don't look at the puredata server problem. it seems >>>>>>>>>>>>>> that >>>>>>>>>>>>>> there >>>>>>>>>>>>>> is no extended version for 64 bit. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> When I give it the order to install the ralink firmware it >>>>>>>>>>>>>> tells >>>>>>>>>>>>>> me >>>>>>>>>>>>>> that it won't be installed, updated or deleted any package. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Well, please, see it for yourself in the file. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you again >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2012/1/20, Zuper Koleoptera<zuperkoleopt...@gmail.com>: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Well not sure, most probably the ralink firmware is the one >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> missing, try follow the steps for squeeze and report where >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> get >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> stuck.. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 1/20/12, Fernando Gadea<fga...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sorry, I missed the lsusb file. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2012/1/20, Fernando Gadea<fga...@gmail.com>: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes I can Zuper: here it goes the lsusb in a txt file, and >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> go >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your link now! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ps: thank you, and the list, for all for this help! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Fernando >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2012/1/20, Zuper Koleoptera<zuperkoleopt...@gmail.com>: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dear Fernando, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> As it seems formt he output, last line, you have an wifi >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> adapter >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> based >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on Ralink chipset. Still though the output is a bit >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> strange >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cause >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> doesn not list a clear model. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You can please do the same with lsusb? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Open terminal and put: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> lsusb >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> copy/paste result in a text file and attach it. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> In the meantime it would be also helpfull is you go here >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://wiki.debian.org/rt2860sta >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and start reading the squeeze part of the tutorial. Try to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> follow >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> step >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> by step and report where you get stuck. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 1/20/12, Fernando Gadea<fga...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No problem, here it is in txt file >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Fernando >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2012/1/20, Zuper Koleoptera<zuperkoleopt...@gmail.com>: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Well sorry that was my mistake, I am at work and >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> currently >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cannot >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> open >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> .odt files..You can save it as .doc for MSOffice and I >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> will >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> able >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> open it... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 1/20/12, Fernando Gadea<fga...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you for your answer! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> here it goes the lspci atachment. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you again >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2012/1/20, Zuper Koleoptera<zuperkoleopt...@gmail.com>: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dear Fernando, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you need to enable your wireless interface we need >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> know >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bit >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> more on your addpter,lets try the lspci command. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Open a terminal and type: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> lspci >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> paste output in a file and attach it in you next >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> message. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 1/20/12, Fernando Gadea<fga...@gmail.com> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm almost desperate... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my machine is with debian 6.0.3 with gnome 2.30.3 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> kernel 2.6.32-5-amd64 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Here is the specification chart of hardware and >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> drivers >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> w7: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c02698960&tmp_task=prodinfoCategory&cc=mx&dlc=es&lc=es&product=5057770 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareCategory?os=4063&lc=es&cc=mx&dlc=es&sw_lang=&product=5057770#N262 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I've already looked for free drivers in Synaptic and >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> installed >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> all >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that seamed related with no luck. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This is my first time with Debian (I come from >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Puredyne, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> but >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> am >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> not >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a power user). >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The first install in this new machine was Ubuntu >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Studio, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wifi >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> was >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> working. Nevertheless I wanted to try Debian since >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> time >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ago. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I searched the list for info about this machine and >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> seems >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> am >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the only with this hardware.. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Please, help! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you all for any tip, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Fernando Gadea >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> debian-laptop-requ...@lists.debian.org >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? 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