raid10_make_request bug
Hi all! I get some trouble using mdadm over LVM2. Here is my config: I've 2 servers (xen1 and xen2 - their hostnames in my local network) with configuration below: Each server have 4 SATA disks, 1 Tb each attached to motherboard. 4x4 Gb ddr3 debian squeeze x64 installed: root@xen2:~# uname -a Linux xen2 2.6.32-5-xen-amd64 #1 SMP Wed Jan 12 05:46:49 UTC 2011 x86_64 GNU/Linux Storage configuration: First 256 Mb and second 32 Gb of 2 of 4 disks are used for raid1 devices for /boot and swap respectively. The rest of space, 970 Gb on all 4 sata disks are used as raid10. There is LVM2 installed over that raid10. Volume group is named xenlvm (that servers are expected to use as xen 4.0.1 hosts, but the story is not about Xen troubles). / , /var, /home are located on logical volumes of small size: root@xen2:~# df -h Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on /dev/mapper/XENLVM-home 9.2G 6.0G 2.8G 69% / tmpfs 7.6G 0 7.6G 0% /lib/init/rw udev 7.1G 316K 7.1G 1% /dev tmpfs 7.6G 0 7.6G 0% /dev/shm /dev/md3 223M 31M 180M 15% /boot /dev/mapper/XENLVM-var 9.2G 150M 8.6G 2% /home /dev/mapper/XENLVM-root 9.2G 2.5G 6.3G 29% /var About 900 Gb on "xenlvm" volume group are left free to create new logical volumes, which are expected to use as block devices for raid1 partitions. One member of such array is local logical volume and the second is an Ata over Ethernet device. It's name (of this aoe device) is e.g. e0.1. We need such complications to run Xen vm-s. Our vm-s use raid1 devices for storing their data. And if one of two hosts (xen1 or xen2) die with catastrofic failure the second xen host will hold virtual machine block device so we can start it. This two servers have 2 ethernet devices on each. One of eth dev (eth1 on each) is comunicating with our lan (to connect to the server). The second ethernet device (eth0 on each) is connected with another server using ethernet cross connection with 1 Gbit/s throughput to provide disk space via ata over ethernet. So here is the problem with this RAID1 device: I've configured one 20Gigs RAID1 so it have 20GiGs AoE device and 20 GiGs LVM local block storage. mdadm -C /dev/md3 --level=1 --raid-devices=2 /dev/etherd/e0.1 /dev/xenlvm/raid20gig And installed Windows 2003 over this volume. Made some configurations inside and installed some soft. Then I backed up image of this volume using dd: dd if=/dev/md3 of=/backups/md3_date.dd Then I decided to run "more of this" virtual machines from that backup. So I created another one raid1 device with 20 Gigs capacity: mdadm -C /dev/md4 --level=1 --raid-devices=2 /dev/xenlvm/raid20gig2 /dev/etherd/e0.2 And wrote that dd backup to it: dd if=/backups/md3_date.dd of=/dev/md4. And started domU with this md4 device as hdd. It runs smoothly. But when I look at cat /proc/mdstat I see that one of backed deviced is in faulting state: md4 : active raid1 dm-15[0](F) etherd/e1.5[1] 20970424 blocks super 1.2 [2/1] [_U] that dm-15 is the LVM2 device /dev/xenlvm/raid20gig2 If I hot remove, re-add failing device the raid volume begins to resync as it was in normal state : root@xen1:~# mdadm /dev/md4 -r /dev/dm-15 mdadm: hot removed /dev/dm-15 from /dev/md8 root@xen1:~# mdadm /dev/md4 -a /dev/dm-15 mdadm: re-added /dev/dm-15 Only faulting device listing showed below, as I said, there is raid10 in system, and there's no problem with it. root@xen1:~# cat /proc/mdstat Personalities : [raid1] [raid10] md4 : active raid1 dm-15[0] etherd/e1.5[1] 20970424 blocks super 1.2 [2/1] [_U] [>] recovery = 1.0% (218752/20970424) finish=17.3min speed=19886K/sec So I started to watch /var/log/syslog and messages for some errors and found a message bellow: *raid10_make_request bug: can't convert block across chunks or bigger than 512k 965198847 4 * This message appears in the log at the moment when state of lvm block device dm-15 changes from normal to faulting in /proc/mdstat. That's not the end of the story. I saw this message on xen1 host, so that was local lvm device. But at some moment this problem appeared on the second host - xen2. And this message appears in xen2 /var/log/kern.log and floods it very fast, so I get my /var full in two days. And after that my aoe-device on xen1 gets into "down" state and the vm dies. I googled for this error and found only posts about some redhat and debian etch kernel bug in year 2007-2009.
Re: Transplanting old System to New Drive
With the rsync command you should use an exclude-file (see --exclude option) containing a list of directories and files not to be transferred like ./lost+found** ./run** ./dev/** ./sys/** ./tmp/** etc (see rsync manual). After transferring the files you may have to adapt files like /etc/fstab and the configuration file for your boot-loader. Depending on your boot-loader you have to install a new mbr (using grub-install or lilo with options like "--boot-directory=DIR /dev/hdb", e.g., for grub). -- Best regards, Jörg-Volker. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/j2aihm$keg$1...@dough.gmane.org
how to set up the right click options when open a webpage in iceweasle
Hi, seems the iceweasle has updated today (wheezy). How can I set up the right click, open links in new tab open links in new window back to the open links in new window open links in new tab Thanks, -- Best Regards, lina -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/cag9cjmnc4zubumhimfo7wzy4xu9_jeiv9np5y_vom8kv6u2...@mail.gmail.com
Re: Will diff --show-c-function behaves resonably for non C files?
On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 03:51:33PM -0700, Regid Ichira wrote: > $ diff --help | grep -e --show-c-function > -p --show-c-function Show which C function each change is in. > > Will diff -p behaves reasonably when applied to non C files? > I want to use the -p option in a script that does not necessarily act > on C files? I would expect this to work on files that are similar to C (say, Java), but probably not for files where functions are declared differently (Python, Ada) and definitely not on files where something like a function makes no sense (Plain text). There's always one way to find out, though: try it. -- Paul Saunders signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Transplanting old System to New Drive
Scott Ferguson writes: > That's part of the problem... of course all the UUIDs in fstab and > grub.cfg > will refer to your old drive... ;-p > Probably *not* the recommended way to do it, but... Of course! I will not quote any more, here, but that sounds like a plan. Many thanks. Martin McCormick -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/201108151023.p7fangp3094...@x.it.okstate.edu
Re: Transplanting old System to New Drive
Ivan Shmakov writes: > It's possible to dd(1) just the filesystem (partition) instead > of the whole disk. > > Moreover, the filesystem can be downsized prior to that with > resize2fs(8), thus the destination partition may be smaller than > the source one. What if the destination is larger which is the case, here? Thanks for all the additional information. Martin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/201108151054.p7fasvdk095...@x.it.okstate.edu
Running a script on monitor connect/disconnect
Hi, I am having trouble getting my multi-monitor setup running properly using the proprietary AMD drivers in Debian testing using XRandR. My hardware is an HP Compaw 615 Laptop, with a Radeon HD 3200 graphics card. I am using KDE 4.6.5. I want the external screen, if it is connected, to be to the right of my internal laptop screen, both using their native resolution. I quickly found out that no GUI will be of any help here... I ended up editing the xorg.conf to force the resolution of my internal monitor to the native one, to prevent X.org from automatically choosing a lower resolution that's also supported by the external screen (since it defaults to cloning). I also had to increase the size of the virtual desktop. Finally, to get the screen setup I want, I added some commands to /etc/kde4/kdm/Xsetup to detect whether a monitor is connected and do the actual setup using xrandr. You can find both configuration files attached. However, when I plug in the screen after logging in, (of course) I manually have to execute xrandr again to enable the external monitor. Is there a way to call a shell script on monitor connect/disconnect events where I can then set up everything the way I want to? Also, I wonder if there is no better way to specify a default setup that's not "clone same image on all screens". I tried to add the external monitor to the xorg.conf (fearing trouble for the case where it is not connected), and added the "RightOf" option, but both monitors would still use the same (non-native) resolution. And I absolutely do not want to hard-code the resolution of the external monitor since there are several monitors I connect to, with different resolutions. Kind regards, Ralf Section "Device" Identifier"Radeon HD 3200 Graphics" Driver"fglrx" Option "Monitor-LVDS" "LVDS" EndSection Section "Monitor" Identifier "LVDS" Option "PreferredMode" "1366x768" Option "Primary" "true" EndSection Section "Screen" Identifier "The One And Only Screen" Monitor "LVDS" Device "Radeon HD 3200 Graphics" SubSection "Display" # Necessary to make dual-view work Virtual 3000 3000 EndSubSection EndSection Xsetup Description: application/shellscript
Re: Transplanting old System to New Drive
> Martin McCormick writes: > Ivan Shmakov writes: >> It's possible to dd(1) just the filesystem (partition) instead of >> the whole disk. >> Moreover, the filesystem can be downsized prior to that with >> resize2fs(8), thus the destination partition may be smaller than the >> source one. > What if the destination is larger which is the case, here? If the destination partition is larger than the source one, use resize2fs(8) after dd(1) on the destination partition — it'll make the additional space available to the filesystem. > Thanks for all the additional information. -- FSF associate member #7257 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/86vctz3p47@gray.siamics.net
Re: "gconf-editor" icon missing from menu? (wheezy)
On Sun, 14 Aug 2011 18:52:42 +, Walter Hurry wrote: > On Sun, 14 Aug 2011 18:41:11 +, Camaleón wrote: > >> I've just realized my wheezy has lost an icon from the menu: "gconf- >> editor" is not there anymore while the binary file is still present and >> can be launched as expected. (...) > Not sure what you are driving at here. Nothing serious, is just that I missed an icon from the menu. > Presumably there will be a "dconf- editor" for GNOME3 but I have > abandoned GNOME in favour of LXDE anyway. Yes, but as "gconf-editor" is still there, why to remove the icon? If it is intended, it's okay, if not, something wrong has happened. > But you are knowledgeable enough to have a look in /usr/share/ > applications to see what is what. Well, I don't care about what to do nor how to restore it (I already know that), I was asking if this has been experienced by anyone else. If no, I will report it. Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2011.08.15.11.17...@gmail.com
Re: Fwd: Billion 7800N
On Mon, 15 Aug 2011 06:28:26 +1000, Heddle Weaver wrote:
> On 14 August 2011 14:42, Heddle Weaver wrote:
>
>>
>> On 13 August 2011 01:44, Camaleón wrote:
>>
>> After configuring the modem through XP laptop, I can now access the net
>> through my Debian laptop.
>> The connection is very glitchy - lots of 'time-outs' - but a definite
>> improvement.
>> At least I have access.
>>
>> I'll just have to iron out the bugs, now, but it's been quite a
>> different experience.
>
>
> Here would appear to be the problem.
> I can access the net.
> Some sites I have absolutely no problem with and others just time out.
> This is with bookmarks I've had regular and unimpeded access to in the
> past.
Timeouts for "some" sites may require more debugging. A site can be
having any problem or your ISP may be having a routing issue with that
specific server... hard to tell what can be happening.
If using Firefox, you can just disable ipv6 because some sites become
painfully slow when this is enabled (about:config → filter by "ipv6" →
and set "network.dns.disableIPv6" to "true"). After that, restart Firefox/
Iceweasel.
> And I *still *can't access the modem interface in Debian.
>
> So, it's looking like a system glitch still.
This is what puzzles me because I definitely see no (good|logical) reason
for not getting access to the web interface from Debian. Ethernet is one
of the most standarized technologies out there so I dunno what can be
happening with that DSL modem.
Have you tried to get access by telnet ("telnet 192.168.1.254"). Some
routers do also allow to be managed in this way :-?
Greetings,
--
Camaleón
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Re: how to set up the right click options when open a webpage in iceweasle
On Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:20:57 +0800, lina wrote: > seems the iceweasle has updated today (wheezy). > > How can I set up the right click, > > open links in new tab > open links in new window > > back to the > > open links in new window > open links in new tab You must be the only person requesting that back ;-) How about using an addon to re-arrange the contect menu? https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/menu-editor/ P.S. Not tested, this is one of the Google suggestions... Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2011.08.15.11.39...@gmail.com
setting up a static IP address
I asked my organization to assign me a static IP address within their network, and they obliged. The problem is that every time I boot now, I still get the old address in DHCP space that I had before. To make the change, I provided network operations with my MAC address, which I got from the output of ifconfig -a: eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr aa:00:04:00:0a:04 All I did at my end to set this up was to change /etc/network/interfaces to the following: auto lo iface lo inet loopback # The primary network interface allow-hotplug eth0 iface eth0 inet static address 10.97.14.253 netmask 255.255.255.0 gateway 10.97.14.1 auto eth0 which shows the new IP and gateway given to me by network operations. Exactly such a file works fine on a second machine I have with a static IP. It also conforms to the instructions here: http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/ch05.en.html#_the_network_interface_with_the_static_ip I didn't list broadcast since the older machine's interfaces file seems to work fine without it. DNS stuff is handled by /etc/resolv.conf. Connectivity is fine except that it's not at the assigned static IP (as judged by ifconfig -a). Network operations believes they did their end correctly. Is there anything else I should be doing at my end? Thanks. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/loom.20110815t134745-...@post.gmane.org
Re: Running a script on monitor connect/disconnect
On Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:03:07 +0200, Ralf Jung wrote: > I am having trouble getting my multi-monitor setup running properly > using the proprietary AMD drivers in Debian testing using XRandR. My > hardware is an HP Compaw 615 Laptop, with a Radeon HD 3200 graphics > card. I am using KDE 4.6.5. I want the external screen, if it is > connected, to be to the right of my internal laptop screen, both using > their native resolution. I quickly found out that no GUI will be of any > help here... (...) Just a quick note here. Not sure if you have tried with "krandrtray" or better yet, as you are using the ATI closed drivers, you may test their catalyst control center utility to handle video screens (resolution/ position, etc...). I bet with the open radeon drivers this would be very easy to achieve... Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2011.08.15.11.50...@gmail.com
Re: setting up a static IP address
On Mon, 15 Aug 2011 11:49:24 + (UTC), Steve Kleene writes: > auto lo > iface lo inet loopback > > # The primary network interface > allow-hotplug eth0 > iface eth0 inet static > address 10.97.14.253 > netmask 255.255.255.0 > gateway 10.97.14.1 > > auto eth0 > > Connectivity is fine except that it's not at the assigned static IP (as > judged by ifconfig -a). You sure "ifconfig eth0" still doesn't return 10.97.14.253? Did you restart the networking service? That is, "invoke-rc.d networking restart"? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/87ty9ihooh@alamut.ozun.int
Re: setting up a static IP address
On Mon, 15 Aug 2011 11:49:24 +, I wrote: > I asked my organization to assign me a static IP address within their > network, and they obliged. The problem is that every time I boot now, I > still get the old address in DHCP space that I had before. On Mon, 15 Aug 2011 11:58:06 GMT, Volkan YAZICI replied: > You sure "ifconfig eth0" still doesn't return 10.97.14.253? Yes. > Did you restart the networking service? That is, "invoke-rc.d networking > restart"? I had not tried that. I had tried booting and assumed that would also restart the network. So I tried your suggestion. That did in fact set eth0 to the desired static IP 10.97.14.253 while producing this error message: "Running /etc/init.d/networking restart is deprecated because it may not enable again some interfaces ... (warning)." However, on rebooting I was once again assigned the dynamic IP 10.97.14.200. In case it matters, I'll mention that I'm running Wheezy. The kernel just moved up to 3.0.0-1-686-pae on Friday, but this IP problem predates that. Thanks. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/loom.20110815t143224-...@post.gmane.org
Re: how to set up the right click options when open a webpage in iceweasle
On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 7:39 PM, Camaleón wrote: > On Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:20:57 +0800, lina wrote: > >> seems the iceweasle has updated today (wheezy). >> >> How can I set up the right click, >> >> open links in new tab >> open links in new window >> >> back to the >> >> open links in new window >> open links in new tab > > You must be the only person requesting that back ;-) Today I just felt a bit distracted many times when I wanted to open in a new Tab, it's opened in a new window. Not so familiar with this new setting. Are there some progress making such changes? > > How about using an addon to re-arrange the contect menu? > > https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/menu-editor/ > > P.S. Not tested, this is one of the Google suggestions... It works, I feel good about back (de-grade). Thanks. > > Greetings, > > -- > Camaleón > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2011.08.15.11.39...@gmail.com > > -- Best Regards, lina -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAG9cJmm34RxPyeJzUhSHdLsrqmXf8SyjJ=zhdkz377ja237...@mail.gmail.com
Re: setting up a static IP address
On 08/15/2011 05:19 PM, Steve Kleene wrote: I asked my organization to assign me a static IP address within their network, and they obliged. The problem is that every time I boot now, I still get the old address in DHCP space that I had before. To make the change, I provided network operations with my MAC address, which I got from the output of ifconfig -a: eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr aa:00:04:00:0a:04 All I did at my end to set this up was to change /etc/network/interfaces to the following: auto lo iface lo inet loopback # The primary network interface allow-hotplug eth0 Comment out allow-hotplug eth0 as you have auto eth0 there as well. Then reboot and see if that solves the problem. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4e4915d4.6030...@gmail.com
Re: setting up a static IP address
On Mon, 15 Aug 2011 11:49:24 +, Steve Kleene wrote: > I asked my organization to assign me a static IP address within their > network, and they obliged. The problem is that every time I boot now, I > still get the old address in DHCP space that I had before. To make the > change, I provided network operations with my MAC address, which I got > from the output of ifconfig -a: > > eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr aa:00:04:00:0a:04 (...) If adminds are requesting you the MAC address you may be still need to setup a dynamic configuration for your adapter (DHCP). So I would first ask them what kind of setup it is needed on your computer for a proper operation. > I didn't list broadcast since the older machine's interfaces file seems > to work fine without it. DNS stuff is handled by /etc/resolv.conf. > Connectivity is fine except that it's not at the assigned static IP (as > judged by ifconfig -a). Are you running wheezy on a VM? It looks like some configuration file/ script/policy is taking the network setup and thus preventing the system to use your custom settings :-? Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2011.08.15.12.52...@gmail.com
Re: how to set up the right click options when open a webpage in iceweasle
On Mon, 15 Aug 2011 20:46:03 +0800, lina wrote: > On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 7:39 PM, Camaleón wrote: >> On Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:20:57 +0800, lina wrote: >> >>> seems the iceweasle has updated today (wheezy). >>> >>> How can I set up the right click, >>> >>> open links in new tab >>> open links in new window >>> >>> back to the >>> >>> open links in new window >>> open links in new tab >> >> You must be the only person requesting that back ;-) > > Today I just felt a bit distracted many times when I wanted to open in a > new Tab, it's opened in a new window. Not so familiar with this new > setting. > > Are there some progress making such changes? That will depend to who you ask. To me, yes. I prefer the first option (the most used) is to get a new tab instead opening a new window, which consumes system resources and takes a valuable space in the panel. >> How about using an addon to re-arrange the contect menu? >> >> https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/menu-editor/ >> >> P.S. Not tested, this is one of the Google suggestions... > > It works, I feel good about back (de-grade). Thanks. Goog to know that works :-) Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2011.08.15.12.58...@gmail.com
Re: how to set up the right click options when open a webpage in iceweasle
On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 8:58 PM, Camaleón wrote: > On Mon, 15 Aug 2011 20:46:03 +0800, lina wrote: > >> On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 7:39 PM, Camaleón wrote: >>> On Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:20:57 +0800, lina wrote: >>> seems the iceweasle has updated today (wheezy). How can I set up the right click, open links in new tab open links in new window back to the open links in new window open links in new tab >>> >>> You must be the only person requesting that back ;-) >> >> Today I just felt a bit distracted many times when I wanted to open in a >> new Tab, it's opened in a new window. Not so familiar with this new >> setting. >> >> Are there some progress making such changes? > > That will depend to who you ask. To me, yes. I prefer the first option > (the most used) is to get a new tab instead opening a new window, which > consumes system resources and takes a valuable space in the panel. I use "open in the new Tab." too. Just kind of familiar to click without really looking at it. so ... Thanks, > >>> How about using an addon to re-arrange the contect menu? >>> >>> https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/menu-editor/ >>> >>> P.S. Not tested, this is one of the Google suggestions... >> >> It works, I feel good about back (de-grade). Thanks. > > Goog to know that works :-) > > Greetings, > > -- > Camaleón > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2011.08.15.12.58...@gmail.com > > -- Best Regards, lina -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAG9cJm=pj4simacy++zpcys-q0mbm0ejnt6dhn9qfttbndr...@mail.gmail.com
Re: setting up a static IP address
On Mon, 15 Aug 2011 11:49:24 +, I wrote: > I asked my organization to assign me a static IP address within their > network, and they obliged. The problem is that every time I boot now, I > still get the old address in DHCP space that I had before. On Mon, 15 Aug 2011 18:19:24 +0530, Mihira Fernando replied: > Comment out allow-hotplug eth0 as you have auto eth0 there as well. Then > reboot and see if that solves the problem. Thanks, but that did not solve the problem. On Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:52:48 + (UTC), Camaleón replied: > If adminds are requesting you the MAC address you may be still need to > setup a dynamic configuration for your adapter (DHCP). So I would first > ask them what kind of setup it is needed on your computer for a proper > operation. Nice idea, but they have told me that they don't do "server support". As I mentioned, I do have a second box with a static IP that works fine with just the configuration I'm trying here. Although the hardware is different. > Are you running wheezy on a VM? No, Wheezy is the host, although I do have an XP VM client. Given that restarting networking after booting fixes this, I can probably just do that in /etc/rc.local. But that's awfully hacky. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/loom.20110815t150919-...@post.gmane.org
Re: setting up a static IP address
On Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:10:15 +, Steve Kleene wrote: > On Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:52:48 + (UTC), Camaleón replied: > >> If adminds are requesting you the MAC address you may be still need to >> setup a dynamic configuration for your adapter (DHCP). So I would first >> ask them what kind of setup it is needed on your computer for a proper >> operation. > > Nice idea, but they have told me that they don't do "server support". I would not consider that to be a "support" question but a "basic" question. In what kind of environment are you? Oh, well... damn BOFH! >:-) > As I mentioned, I do have a second box with a static IP that works fine > with just the configuration I'm trying here. Although the hardware is > different. Your "/etc/network/interfaces" file looks right... There must be something interfering in between :-? How about "ifdown eth0 && ifup eth0" and then "ifconfig"? Is dhclient runnig in background? >> Are you running wheezy on a VM? > > No, Wheezy is the host, although I do have an XP VM client. > > Given that restarting networking after booting fixes this, I can > probably just do that in /etc/rc.local. But that's awfully hacky. Yep, awful and should not be needed at all... we must be forgetting something because this is a very basic setup most of us are using in our systems. Check your "/var/log/syslog" for something related to your network setup. Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2011.08.15.13.26...@gmail.com
Re: setting up a static IP address
On Mon 15 Aug 2011 at 11:49:24 +, Steve Kleene wrote: > I asked my organization to assign me a static IP address within their > network, and they obliged. The problem is that every time I boot now, I > still get the old address in DHCP space that I had before. To make the > change, I provided network operations with my MAC address, which I got from > the output of ifconfig -a: > > eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr aa:00:04:00:0a:04 If this a dhcp reservation you could try: allow-hotplug eth0 iface eth0 inet dhcp and reboot. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110815132651.GX14528@desktop
kernel source package with applied patches
Hello, I plan to create a source tarball of the Debian Linux kernel with patches already applied in oder to build a kernel, based on Debian kernel sources, on other, non-Debian based distros. As far as I can tell I must do it the following way. - Download linux-2.6_[version].orig.tar.gz - Download linux-2.6_[version]-[patchlevel].dsc - Download linux-2.6_[version]-[patchlevel].diff.gz - Running dpkg-source -x linux-2.6_[version]-[patchlevel].dsc This produces the directory linux-2.6-[version]. Patches aren't applied yet and can be found at the subdirectory debian/patches. To apply the patches I run - fakeroot debian/rules source Now I can see that the patches are applied. According to http://kernel-handbook.alioth.debian.org/ch-common-tasks.html the patched kernel source is now at debian/build/source. So all I must do is to create a tarball of that subdirectory. Am I correct so far? Regards, Henry -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110815154218.20c85c6b.hjen...@gmx.de
Re: Google earth doesn't display anything on my Debian Wheezy amd64
On 2011-08-14, Scott Ferguson wrote: > $ cat /var/log/nvidia-installer.log | less less /var/log ... > $ cat /var/log/nvidia-installer.log | grep -i fail grep -i fail /var/log ... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/slrnj4i8jm.2u7.cu...@einstein.electron.org
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Re: setting up a static IP address
>All I did at my end to set this up was to change /etc/network/interfaces to >the following: >auto lo >iface lo inet loopback ># The primary network interface >allow-hotplug eth0 >iface eth0 inet static >address 10.97.14.253 >netmask 255.255.255.0 >gateway 10.97.14.1 >auto eth0 Have u tried putting the auto eth0 before the lines specifying the static ip? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1313420743.56756.yahoomai...@web180615.mail.sp1.yahoo.com
Re: setting up a static IP address
On Monday 15 August 2011 16:05:43 gnubayonne-debian...@yahoo.com wrote: > >All I did at my end to set this up was to change /etc/network/interfaces > > to > > > >the following: > > > >auto lo > >iface lo inet loopback > > > ># The primary network interface > >allow-hotplug eth0 > >iface eth0 inet static > >address 10.97.14.253 > >netmask 255.255.255.0 > >gateway 10.97.14.1 > > > >auto eth0 > > Have u tried putting the auto eth0 before the lines specifying the static > ip? That would be my first guess too, but I also wondered whether you were trying to run both your boxen with the same IP, since you say that the other one works. Lisi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/201108151654.26142.lisi.re...@gmail.com
Re: squeeze freeze while copying from camera mem card (via USB)
On Sun, 14 Aug 2011 23:55:45 +0300, Itay wrote: (...) > + I couldn't find out anything suspicious in /var/log/syslog. >(But honestly I don't know what to look for: what is kernel > soft-lock?) here there is a good explanation on what soft/hard locks here (scroll down to "A Classification of Kernel Bugs"): http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Bugreport_kernel Sorry, I did not find a similar doc for Debian explainig the different types for the most common kernel bugs :-P Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2011.08.15.15.59...@gmail.com
Re: setting up a static IP address
On Mon, 15 Aug 2011 11:49:24 +, I wrote: > I asked my organization to assign me a static IP address within their > network, and they obliged. The problem is that every time I boot now, I > still get the old address in DHCP space that I had before. On Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:26:32 + (UTC), Camaleón replied: > How about "ifdown eth0 && ifup eth0" and then "ifconfig"? That still leaves me with the unwanted DHCP address. > Is dhclient runnig in background? Now that looks interesting. On the machine trying to set the static IP, this is running: /sbin/dhclient -d -4 -sf /usr/lib/NetworkManager/nm-dhcp-client.action \ -pf /var/run/dhclient-eth0.pid \ -lf /var/lib/dhcp/dhclient-ea3f96a9-7876-448b-b213-bbd10424e4f7-eth0.lease \ -cf /var/run/nm-dhclient-eth0.conf eth0 The parent process is shown as /usr/sbin/NetworkManager. On my other machine, which is successfully using a static IP, dhclient is not running. Both machines have identical versions of /etc/init.d/network-manager, neither of which shows any obvious call to dhclient. On Mon, 15 Aug 2011 08:05:43 -0700 (PDT), gnubayonne-debian...@yahoo.com wrote: > Have u tried putting the auto eth0 before the lines specifying the static ip? Thanks, but that caused some real havoc. First I got errors about the interfaces file, and then shutdown and reboot both went badly. On Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:54:26 +0100, Lisi wrote: > I also wondered whether you were trying to run both your boxen with the > same IP, since you say that the other one works. That is not the problem. I have two distinct static IPs, one for each box. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/loom.20110815t180036-...@post.gmane.org
Re: setting up a static IP address
On Monday 15 August 2011 17:01:17 Steve Kleene wrote: > > I also wondered whether you were trying to run both your boxen with the > > same IP, since you say that the other one works. > > That is not the problem. I have two distinct static IPs, one for each box. That seemed massively more likely, but it is often the blindingly obvious that gets missed - anyhow, by me. :-( But, thankfully, it now looks as though your problem is all but solved. Lisi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/201108151712.43413.lisi.re...@gmail.com
Re: setting up a static IP address
On Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:01:17 +, Steve Kleene wrote:
> On Mon, 15 Aug 2011 11:49:24 +, I wrote:
>
>> I asked my organization to assign me a static IP address within their
>> network, and they obliged. The problem is that every time I boot now,
>> I still get the old address in DHCP space that I had before.
>
> On Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:26:32 + (UTC), Camaleón replied:
>
>> How about "ifdown eth0 && ifup eth0" and then "ifconfig"?
>
> That still leaves me with the unwanted DHCP address.
Mmm...
>> Is dhclient runnig in background?
>
> Now that looks interesting. On the machine trying to set the static IP,
> this is running:
>
> /sbin/dhclient -d -4 -sf /usr/lib/NetworkManager/nm-dhcp-client.action
> \
> -pf /var/run/dhclient-eth0.pid \
> -lf
> /var/lib/dhcp/dhclient-ea3f96a9-7876-448b-b213-bbd10424e4f7-eth0.lease
> \ -cf /var/run/nm-dhclient-eth0.conf eth0
>
> The parent process is shown as /usr/sbin/NetworkManager. On my other
> machine, which is successfully using a static IP, dhclient is not
> running. Both machines have identical versions of
> /etc/init.d/network-manager, neither of which shows any obvious call to
> dhclient.
(...)
NM calls -by default- "dhclient", so... is NM running?
If so, stop NM ("/etc/init.d/network-manager stop") or kill "dhclient"
process and then restart the network service (also run ifdown/ifup, just to
be sure). After that run "ifconfig" to check the current IP. If that solves
your problem, just disable NM and your happiness will inmediately start :-)
Greetings,
--
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Re: Fwd: Billion 7800N
On Monday 15 August 2011 12:34:59 Camaleón wrote: > This is what puzzles me because I definitely see no (good|logical) reason > for not getting access to the web interface from Debian. Ethernet is one > of the most standarized technologies out there so I dunno what can be > happening with that DSL modem. What browser are you using? I have come across problems accessing the web interface of a router with Iceweasel/Firefox. Rarely, but I have come across the problem. Lisi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/201108151722.28219.lisi.re...@gmail.com
Re: Fwd: Billion 7800N
On Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:22:28 +0100, Lisi wrote: > On Monday 15 August 2011 12:34:59 Camaleón wrote: >> This is what puzzles me because I definitely see no (good|logical) >> reason for not getting access to the web interface from Debian. >> Ethernet is one of the most standarized technologies out there so I >> dunno what can be happening with that DSL modem. > > What browser are you using? I have come across problems accessing the > web interface of a router with Iceweasel/Firefox. Rarely, but I have > come across the problem. Yes! :-) In fact I was remembering the problem you experienced months ago and so I mentioned an alternative to bypass anything that can be related to the browser and could be making noise here, like accessing via "telnet". Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2011.08.15.16.30...@gmail.com
Re: setting up a static IP address
On Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:14:56 + (UTC), Camaleón wrote:
> NM calls -by default- "dhclient", so... is NM running?
Yes, it is running on each of the two machines.
> If so, stop NM ("/etc/init.d/network-manager stop") or kill "dhclient"
> process and then restart the network service (also run ifdown/ifup, just to
> be sure). After that run "ifconfig" to check the current IP. If that solves
> your problem, just disable NM and your happiness will inmediately start :-)
Doing just this:
cd /etc/init.d; network-manager stop; networking restart
gave me the desired static IP. Then I ran this:
cd /etc/rc3.d; mv S03network-manager K97network-manager
rebooted and again got the desired static IP.
So assuming I won't miss network-manager, all is well. I still don't
understand why the other box, which is still running network-manager and a
static IP, doesn't have this problem. They're both running updated Wheezy.
Anyway, now I can get back to my real job. Thanks again.
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how/where to ask questions about dpkg/APT and tools?
My dpkg/APT knowledge/skills need to go from near-beginner to at least intermediate-level fairly quickly, but I have lots questions. Where to go (e.g., what forums, lists, IRCs, other sites) to ask them? Why I ask: >From using desktop ubuntu for a few years (and server ubuntu for longer, and mint for a few months) I have some experience with APT. Mostly I have used non-interactive command-line `aptitude` (i.e., `sudo aptitude ...`) rather than, e.g., * the interactive, character-mode-graphical `aptitude` (i.e., `sudo aptitude`) * full GUIs (e.g., synaptic, Ubuntu Software Center) This worked well, because I kept up-to-date and because ubuntu shielded me from massive breakage. However it does require (more or less) periodic reinstalls; after the latest, I indulged my desire to switch to rolling release. Yesterday I installed LMDE http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=1604 and am presently barely functional (i.e., I have emacs and firefox), thanks largely to the "update pack" functionality in mintupdate-debian http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=1781 and the mint intermediate repos me@it:~$ cat /etc/apt/sources.list deb http://packages.linuxmint.com/ debian main upstream import deb http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest testing main contrib non-free deb http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main contrib non-free deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org testing main non-free However I currently - have 888 updates (per mu-d) - have 69 broken packages (per `aptitude`) - need to get some bigger apps/functions running (e.g., chromium, libreoffice, DVD playing) - fear breaking big things (e.g., X, GNOME) I suspect getting out of this hole quickly will require more knowledge of APT and its tools than I currently have, so I'm trying to learn the interactive `aptitude` via its tutorial http://algebraicthunk.net/~dburrows/projects/aptitude/doc/en/index.html and any other tools that might help (e.g., I've heard of `debdelta` but know nothing about it), but I already have questions, so am wondering: * Are there places to ask questions that specialize in APT and its tools? Esp that are kind to the less advanced practitioner ?-) * Is this list a good place for APT questions? It's pretty high-volume, and debian is a much broader topic than APT, but if it's the best thing available, I can cope. * Since I'm an LMDE user, should I just stay on its forum? http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewforum.php?f=141 I suspect my concerns are more generic (i.e., applicable to debian and any derived distros, not just LMDE), but I Could Be Wrong. Feel free to reply directly to me (as well as the list) and to forward, and TIA, Tom Roche -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/877h6eiqev@pobox.com
Changing Users in a script
I have a system with several different users and would like to use cron to run
this script as root:
#!/bin/bash
for user in `ls /home/`; do
# echo "Path: $user"
if [ "${user:0:1}" != "0" ]; then
path="/home/$user/Backup"
if [ -e $path ]; then
echo "Calling backup for user: $user"
sudo -u $user /usr/local/bin/user-backup
fi
fi
done
The idea is that instead of adding a backup script every time I add a user,
this script will go through the /home directories and skip any that start with
a 0 (a program I'm using creates some directories there, but starts their names
with a 0) and automatically call the generic backup script for that user.
The problem is sudo can't be run without a tty, so I can run it myself, but it
won't run from a script.
I want the backup script to run under each user's name to match the user on the
backup system.
Are there other ways to do this with an "all-in-one" approach? Either for a
script run as root to run scripts with the id of the users or some generic way
to tell cron to run a script once for each user that meets certain conditions?
I prefer the all-in-one solutions, since when I add a user, I'm adding it to
their system, to this backup NAS, and to an offsite backup NAS, and even though
I use notes, it's easy to forget having to do extra things when adding a user.
So I'd really prefer a solution that handles all of them at once.
Any other way I can do this?
Thanks!
Hal
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/etc/inittab not executed upon starting X with startx command
I have uncommented the following line in the /etc/inittab file on Debian Squeeze: T0:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS0 9600 vt100 Basically, I am trying to output a login console on Serial Port 1 also. This works if my system starts up normally i.e. via xdm->fluxbox. However, I want to do a auto login into my fluxbox (instead of user typing in username and password in xdm) and I still want the basic login console on Serial Port 1. So I removed xdm package (apt-get purge xdm) and added the following line to my /etc/rc.local: su - user -c startx Now my system does the autologin into fluxbox but I no longer get my login console on Serial Port 1. It seems that the /etc/inittab file is not honored with this method (auto login). Any ideas how can I get my login console on Serial Port 1 and at the same time auto log into fluxbox? Thanks. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/calxxvm5rdvkwlr1jb4kppvgl_rmbcigd92xxq1fdz3qkfr3...@mail.gmail.com
Re: Fwd: Billion 7800N
On 15 August 2011 21:34, Camaleón wrote:
> On Mon, 15 Aug 2011 06:28:26 +1000, Heddle Weaver wrote:
>
> > On 14 August 2011 14:42, Heddle Weaver wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> On 13 August 2011 01:44, Camaleón wrote:
> >>
> >> After configuring the modem through XP laptop, I can now access the net
> >> through my Debian laptop.
> >> The connection is very glitchy - lots of 'time-outs' - but a definite
> >> improvement.
> >> At least I have access.
> >>
> >> I'll just have to iron out the bugs, now, but it's been quite a
> >> different experience.
> >
> >
> > Here would appear to be the problem.
> > I can access the net.
> > Some sites I have absolutely no problem with and others just time out.
> > This is with bookmarks I've had regular and unimpeded access to in the
> > past.
>
> Timeouts for "some" sites may require more debugging. A site can be
> having any problem or your ISP may be having a routing issue with that
> specific server... hard to tell what can be happening.
>
debian.org
Al Jazeera English
Oxford Dictionaries Online
My ISP's home page
Just for a few examples. This is not the connection, because I get other
pages consistently, but these I am unable to gain access to at all over many
attempts.
>
> If using Firefox, you can just disable ipv6 because some sites become
> painfully slow when this is enabled (about:config → filter by "ipv6" →
> and set "network.dns.disableIPv6" to "true"). After that, restart Firefox/
> Iceweasel.
>
> > And I *still *can't access the modem interface in Debian.
> >
> > So, it's looking like a system glitch still.
>
> This is what puzzles me because I definitely see no (good|logical) reason
> for not getting access to the web interface from Debian. Ethernet is one
> of the most standarized technologies out there so I dunno what can be
> happening with that DSL modem.
>
> Have you tried to get access by telnet ("telnet 192.168.1.254"). Some
> routers do also allow to be managed in this way :-?
>
weaver@Bandit:~$ su
Password:
Bandit:/home/weaver# telnet 192.168.1.254
Trying 192.168.1.254...
telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection timed out
Bandit:/home/weaver#
The latest hint is this pop-up when the browser is loading:
Unexpected error updating default notary_list from web: [Exception...
"Component returned failure code: 0x80004005 (NS_ERROR_FAILURE)
[nsIDataSignatureVerifier.verifyData]" nsresult: "0x80004005
(NS_ERROR_FAILURE)" location: "JS frame ::
chrome://perspectives/content/common.js :: :: line 185" data:
no]
At this stage, I don't think there's anything wrong with the modem.
Especially when it is considered that:
- This is another new modem, as an exchange for another new one of the
same type that I got the same behaviour from;
- These modems are noted as being a good model;
- I have been able to get an immediate connection to the modem from
another laptop with M$'s XP.
I think I have messed up my install inadvertently, in a way that the fact
that it is SID doesn't account for.
Thanks for your attempts.
Regards,
Weaver.
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Re: how/where to ask questions about dpkg/APT and tools?
Tom Roche wrote: > My dpkg/APT knowledge/skills need to go from near-beginner to at least > intermediate-level fairly quickly, but I have lots questions. Where > to go (e.g., what forums, lists, IRCs, other sites) to ask them? If you are asking about using APT then this list debian-user is probably the best place. If you are asking about creating packages for dpkg/apt then debian-mentors is a better place for packaging question. > This worked well, because I kept up-to-date and because ubuntu shielded > me from massive breakage. However it does require (more or less) > periodic reinstalls; Please remember that Ubuntu is not Debian. In Debian there is a high value placed upon the ability to upgrade systems. I had systems that were originally installed using Potato upgraded through Etch. I currently still have systems originally installed with Woody and now running Squeeze. However the ability to upgrade does depend upon how much finger poking into the system the local admin has done. I can show you very quickly how to take a stock system and immediately break it so severely that it should not be upgraded. But if you play by the rules then upgrades forever are perfectly reasonable. When someone says they needed to re-install a Debian system I immediately think one of two things. 1) They broke their own system by doing something nasty. Or 2) They didn't realize that they should have upgraded. Having said all of that I will say that Squeeze is the lowest quality upgrade of any of the Debian releases I have worked through so far. I am hoping that Wheezy will reverse that trend. > Yesterday I installed LMDE I know very little about Mint. > However I currently > - have 69 broken packages (per `aptitude`) Why are the packages broken? No, don't tell me! Tell it to a Mint user mailing list. This mailing list is for discussion of Debian. Let's talk about Debian things here. > I suspect getting out of this hole quickly will require more knowledge > of APT and its tools than I currently have, so I'm trying to learn the > interactive `aptitude` via its tutorial > > http://algebraicthunk.net/~dburrows/projects/aptitude/doc/en/index.html I have only very sparingly played with the aptitude interactive interface. Not liking it very much I have stuck with apt-get. If you like the interactive interface then that is great. But don't think that is the only way to go. > * Are there places to ask questions that specialize in APT and its tools? > Esp that are kind to the less advanced practitioner ?-) > * Is this list a good place for APT questions? It's pretty high-volume, > and debian is a much broader topic than APT, but if it's the best > thing available, I can cope. Right here in debian-user. Where I am sure you will get many recommendations some of which complement each other and some of which will conflict with each other. That is the nature of people when you get a number of them together talking about something. :-) > * Since I'm an LMDE user, should I just stay on its forum? Debian has officially recognized Mint. http://www.debian.org/News/weekly/2010/12/index.en.html#mint But I don't think that is enough to say that Mint *is* Debian. And if it isn't then if you are going to use Mint then I think you should ask Mint specific questions within Mint venues. After all this is a Debian mailing list. That just seems fair play to me. You wouldn't go into a GM shop and ask them about your Ford car would you? Or if you did you would expect that if the details get too specific they would say, take it to a Ford shop for Ford expertise? > I suspect my concerns are more generic (i.e., applicable to debian and > any derived distros, not just LMDE), but I Could Be Wrong. If you keep it generic then that should be fine. But as soon as you go "but in Mint it has been patched to behave like so" then I would call foul on it. :-) Bob signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Changing Users in a script
Hal Vaughan wrote:
> I have a system with several different users and would like to use
> cron to run this script as root:
>
> #!/bin/bash
>
> for user in `ls /home/`; do
> # echo "Path: $user"
> if [ "${user:0:1}" != "0" ]; then
> path="/home/$user/Backup"
> if [ -e $path ]; then
> echo "Calling backup for user: $user"
> sudo -u $user /usr/local/bin/user-backup
> fi
> fi
> done
Personally if I were writing this then if the script is running as
root then instead of using 'sudo' here I would use 'su' instead.
su -c /usr/local/bin/user-backup $user
Mostly because su is more traditional and "more core" than sudo and
just seems like the better fit for the job. But it is a matter of
taste here.
> The idea is that instead of adding a backup script every time I add
> a user, this script will go through the /home directories and skip
> any that start with a 0 (a program I'm using creates some
> directories there, but starts their names with a 0) and
> automatically call the generic backup script for that user.
Seems reasonable so far. Also you should skip directories called
"lost+found" in the case that /home happens to be a mount point on a
filesystem such as ext[23] that uses lost+found.
> The problem is sudo can't be run without a tty, so I can run it
> myself, but it won't run from a script.
Using 'su' would solve that problem.
> Any other way I can do this?
There are distinct advantages to a backup push system. Not proposing
that you change away from it. But I tend to pull backups from /home
to the backup server. This means that whatever is in /home comes over
whether it is associated with a user's home directory or not. All I
manage is machines. Not machines and users.
Bob
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Re: /etc/inittab not executed upon starting X with startx command
Tech Geek wrote: > I have uncommented the following line in the /etc/inittab file on > Debian Squeeze: > > T0:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS0 9600 vt100 Seems reasonable. I do that on server systems too. > This works if my system starts up normally i.e. via xdm->fluxbox. Sure. > However, I want to do a auto login into my fluxbox (instead of user > typing in username and password in xdm) and I still want the basic > login console on Serial Port 1. So I removed xdm package (apt-get > purge xdm) and added the following line to my /etc/rc.local: > > su - user -c startx > > Now my system does the autologin into fluxbox but I no longer get my > login console on Serial Port 1. It seems that the /etc/inittab file is > not honored with this method (auto login). That seems very strange to me. I have not tested that exact combination but I would certainly not have expected it. And I am suspicious that something else is going on because it seems that there should not be a relationship between those two systems. I am so suspicious that I am compelled to ask if you are really sure that is the correlation? Please double check. Are there any messaged logged to /var/log/syslog concerning failure of getty to start on /dev/ttyS0? If you run 'ps' do you see the getting running? $ ps -ef |grep getty > Any ideas how can I get my login console on Serial Port 1 and at the > same time auto log into fluxbox? I have a system similarly configured using gdm (gdm 2.20.11, not gdm3) and have it configured with the following: File /etc/gdm/gdm.conf has this: [daemon] AutomaticLoginEnable=true AutomaticLogin=guest Both of these, the getting on the serial port and the gdm automated login, work fine together for me. Since this is using gdm configuration to automatically log in a user it is different from your using su and startx from the rc.local though. Bob signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Changing Users in a script
Bob Proulx wrote: > Hal Vaughan wrote: > > The problem is sudo can't be run without a tty, so I can run it > > myself, but it won't run from a script. > > Using 'su' would solve that problem. BTW... I assume that is because you have tty-tickets turned on for sudo? In which case you could avoid it with sudo too by turning off tty-tickets for this use case. Bob signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Transplanting old System to New Drive
Ivan Shmakov writes: > resize2fs(8) after dd(1) on the destination partition ? it'll > make the additional space available to the filesystem. That may be the easiest approach to not get wrong if that is the case. The old drive is the master boot drive on /dev/hda. The new drive is only /dev/hdb while it is being prepared to be the new master boot drive so all references to /dev/hda should still be valid when it is moved over to the master slot. The only thing that should change is the luid. Again, many thanks. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/201108151821.p7fillpv098...@x.it.okstate.edu
Re: Changing Users in a script
On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 2:15 PM, Bob Proulx wrote: > Bob Proulx wrote: >> Hal Vaughan wrote: >> > The problem is sudo can't be run without a tty, so I can run it >> > myself, but it won't run from a script. >> >> Using 'su' would solve that problem. > > BTW... I assume that is because you have tty-tickets turned on for > sudo? In which case you could avoid it with sudo too by turning off > tty-tickets for this use case. I think that you're confusing "tty-tickets" with "requiretty". -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAOdo=sxsgb29bx1rv-5qvhh2snm4m12jo8g3e0upzngeazf...@mail.gmail.com
Re: Changing Users in a script
Tom H wrote: > Bob Proulx wrote: > > BTW... I assume that is because you have tty-tickets turned on for > > sudo? In which case you could avoid it with sudo too by turning off > > tty-tickets for this use case. > > I think that you're confusing "tty-tickets" with "requiretty". Ah... Likely. I am not using either one. Thanks! Bob signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: /etc/inittab not executed upon starting X with startx command
> suspicious that I am compelled to ask if you are really sure that is > the correlation? Please double check. Yes, I double checked that. As soon as I revert back to installing xdm, the login console appears on Serial Port 1. > Are there any messaged logged to /var/log/syslog concerning failure of > getty to start on /dev/ttyS0? No there are none. > If you run 'ps' do you see the getting running? > > $ ps -ef |grep getty The above command returns nothing i.e it looks like getty is not started at all. > Both of these, the getting on the serial port and the gdm automated > login, work fine together for me. Since this is using gdm > configuration to automatically log in a user it is different from your > using su and startx from the rc.local though. May be that's the reason. But just like you even I am very surprised to see that /etc/inittab is not executed/sourced when using su and startx method via rc.local. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/calxxvm7lxrbh-0anjq1r9gbxnhzrbmoehl7vj4oikrxcm0-...@mail.gmail.com
Re: /etc/inittab not executed upon starting X with startx command
> Tech Geek writes: […] > However, I want to do a auto login into my fluxbox (instead of user > typing in username and password in xdm) and I still want the basic > login console on Serial Port 1. So I removed xdm package (apt-get > purge xdm) and added the following line to my /etc/rc.local: > su - user -c startx > Now my system does the autologin into fluxbox but I no longer get my > login console on Serial Port 1. I guess that the inittab(5) entry in question is only started after rc.local finishes. Therefore, starting startx(1) in the background may help. […] -- FSF associate member #7257 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/86r54m4ivc@gray.siamics.net
Re: /etc/inittab not executed upon starting X with startx command
Ivan Shmakov wrote: > > Tech Geek writes: > > However, I want to do a auto login into my fluxbox (instead of user > > typing in username and password in xdm) and I still want the basic > > login console on Serial Port 1. So I removed xdm package (apt-get > > purge xdm) and added the following line to my /etc/rc.local: > > > su - user -c startx > > > Now my system does the autologin into fluxbox but I no longer get my > > login console on Serial Port 1. > > I guess that the inittab(5) entry in question is only started > after rc.local finishes. Therefore, starting startx(1) in the > background may help. Good catch. Almost certainly that is the problem. The rc.local is still running. Here is an additional clue: > > $ ps -ef |grep getty > The above command returns nothing I.e it looks like getty is not > started at all. Not even other console logins? Normally there would be all of the virtual consoles there. $ ps -efH | less I expect that to show that rc.local is still running. And so it was never able to move on and complete the boot up sequence. Bob signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: /etc/inittab not executed upon starting X with startx command
Ivan, > I guess that the inittab(5) entry in question is only started > after rc.local finishes. Therefore, starting startx(1) in the > background may help. That was it. Adding "&" at the end of the command in rc.local did the trick! Thanks! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CALXXvm7tFvV4K04Gpv4DVdKpu=haoj7fgwfsp8y8vg15+dk...@mail.gmail.com
Re: Changing Users in a script
On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 2:39 PM, Bob Proulx wrote: > Tom H wrote: >> Bob Proulx wrote: >>> >>> BTW... I assume that is because you have tty-tickets turned on for >>> sudo? In which case you could avoid it with sudo too by turning off >>> tty-tickets for this use case. >> >> I think that you're confusing "tty-tickets" with "requiretty". > > Ah... Likely. I am not using either one. Both are set by default. tty-tickets --> require per tty password entry !tty-tickets --> as long as the sudo timestamp hasn't timed out, you can use sudo on a 2nd/3rd/... tty without entering a password -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAOdo=sw2mxxgqmo0gymdxb65rlvxdo1cv+4ug-uu2md+nbm...@mail.gmail.com
Re: Running a script on monitor connect/disconnect
Hi, > (...) > > Just a quick note here. Not sure if you have tried with "krandrtray" or > better yet, as you are using the ATI closed drivers, you may test their > catalyst control center utility to handle video screens (resolution/ > position, etc...). > > I bet with the open radeon drivers this would be very easy to achieve... I used krandr as well, but it has a bunch of bugs in 4.6 that got fixed for 4.7, so I went one level down and used xrandr directly. Even if krandr worked, I would not know how to set up a default configuration that's automatically applied on boot, or should it do that automatically? I used to get a message from KDE saying a new screen was attached and whether I wanted to open the KCM module, but since the KCM module for display management has even more bugs than krandr, I disabled it and now I do not know how to get it back. Maybe doing so and upgrading to KDE 4.7 will indeed solve my issues (if the Plasma bugs I ran into got fixed as well). On my old installation I used the AMD catalyst, it's horrible - changing the multi-monitor setup requires a reboot, and it meddles with the Xorg.conf in bad ways. Not to mention a strange screen overlap issue (one column of pixels from the left screen appearing on the right one). Really, what I got running now is already much better than anything I was able to do with that tool :D Kind regards, Ralf -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/201108152111.28913.ralfjun...@gmx.de
Re: setting up a static IP address
On Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:39:54 +, Steve Kleene wrote:
> On Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:14:56 + (UTC), Camaleón wrote:
>
>> NM calls -by default- "dhclient", so... is NM running?
>
> Yes, it is running on each of the two machines.
"Arghh!!!" I mean... "ahh", that explains your pain :-P
>> If so, stop NM ("/etc/init.d/network-manager stop") or kill "dhclient"
>> process and then restart the network service (also run ifdown/ifup,
>> just to be sure). After that run "ifconfig" to check the current IP. If
>> that solves your problem, just disable NM and your happiness will
>> inmediately start :-)
>
> Doing just this:
> cd /etc/init.d; network-manager stop; networking restart
>
> gave me the desired static IP. Then I ran this:
>
> cd /etc/rc3.d; mv S03network-manager K97network-manager
>
> rebooted and again got the desired static IP.
Just for the record. Last time I had to disable NM (disable, not
removing) I finally used:
update-rc.d network-manager disable
Which does -more or less- what you did.
> So assuming I won't miss network-manager, all is well. I still don't
> understand why the other box, which is still running network-manager and
> a static IP, doesn't have this problem. They're both running updated
> Wheezy.
Mmm... now that you have found the culprit you can make additional tests
with NM. For instance, you can start NM service but instructing it to use
a static IP instead using DHCP (this can be done from the system tray
applet). This way no dhclient service should be called nor run in
background.
> Anyway, now I can get back to my real job. Thanks again.
Glad to know the mistery has been solved :-)
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sudoers tty defaults (Re: Changing Users in a script)
Tom H wrote: > Both are set by default. Just tty_tickets is set by default. requiretty is off by default. $ man 5 sudoers tty_tickets If set, users must authenticate on a per-tty basis. With this flag enabled, sudo will use a file named for the tty the user is logged in on in the user's time stamp directory. If disabled, the time stamp of the directory is used instead. This flag is on by default. requiretty If set, sudo will only run when the user is logged in to a real tty. When this flag is set, sudo can only be run from a login session and not via other means such as cron(8) or cgi-bin scripts. This flag is off by default. Best would be to run 'sudo -l' and see what flags are actually set at the time. And remember that /etc/sudoers.d/* is a directory of additional snippets that are also included into the configuration. $ sudo -l Bob signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Looking for a package management GUI in KDE
Hi, I am a untity / gnome3 refugee, have installed KDE 4.4.5 on Debian 6 but am totally stumped looking for a package management GUI, something equivalent to synaptic for QT ? I am struggling with aptitude and would like something friendlier. Many thanks in advance Cheers Dave -- Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/ca+-bttzst4pkfkupux2htuutojxyfdzbau0868+ftufge1p...@mail.gmail.com
Re: Looking for a package management GUI in KDE
Hi, > I am a untity / gnome3 refugee, have installed KDE 4.4.5 on Debian 6 > but am totally stumped looking for a package management GUI, something > equivalent to synaptic for QT ? > > I am struggling with aptitude and would like something friendlier. Why not use Synaptic? Just because you use KDE as desktop, you don't have to abandon all GTK-base applications. Synaptic works fine here under KDE, and I don't know of anything similar powerful. There is also KPackageKit, a "native" KDE app that adds package management to systemsettings, but I don't like it that much. Kind regards, Ralf -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/201108152153.13712.ralfjun...@gmx.de
Re: Fwd: Billion 7800N
On Tue, 16 Aug 2011 03:56:46 +1000, Heddle Weaver wrote:
> On 15 August 2011 21:34, Camaleón wrote:
>> Timeouts for "some" sites may require more debugging. A site can be
>> having any problem or your ISP may be having a routing issue with that
>> specific server... hard to tell what can be happening.
>>
>>
> debian.org
> Al Jazeera English
> Oxford Dictionaries Online
> My ISP's home page
> Just for a few examples. This is not the connection, because I get other
> pages consistently, but these I am unable to gain access to at all over
> many attempts.
For that failing sites you can run the typical network tests, like a
traceroute, a ping, a dns resolution... also, try with different browsers
(Opera, Firefox and Chrome) and you can even use an online proxy.
>> > And I *still *can't access the modem interface in Debian.
>> >
>> > So, it's looking like a system glitch still.
>>
>> This is what puzzles me because I definitely see no (good|logical)
>> reason for not getting access to the web interface from Debian.
>> Ethernet is one of the most standarized technologies out there so I
>> dunno what can be happening with that DSL modem.
>>
>> Have you tried to get access by telnet ("telnet 192.168.1.254"). Some
>> routers do also allow to be managed in this way :-?
>>
>>
> weaver@Bandit:~$ su
> Password:
> Bandit:/home/weaver# telnet 192.168.1.254 Trying 192.168.1.254...
> telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection timed out
> Bandit:/home/weaver#
Okay, so it seems there is no telnet service available in route :-)
How about a simple "wget 192.168.1.254"?
> The latest hint is this pop-up when the browser is loading:
>
> Unexpected error updating default notary_list from web: [Exception...
> "Component returned failure code: 0x80004005 (NS_ERROR_FAILURE)
> [nsIDataSignatureVerifier.verifyData]" nsresult: "0x80004005
> (NS_ERROR_FAILURE)" location: "JS frame ::
> chrome://perspectives/content/common.js :: :: line 185"
> data: no]
Looks like a javascript error/warning but not enough to tell if just this
can prevent the whole page from loading :-?
> At this stage, I don't think there's anything wrong with the modem.
> Especially when it is considered that:
>
>- This is another new modem, as an exchange for another new one of
>the same type that I got the same behaviour from;
>- These modems are noted as being a good model;
>
>
>- I have been able to get an immediate connection to the modem from
>another laptop with M$'s XP.
>
> I think I have messed up my install inadvertently, in a way that the
> fact that it is SID doesn't account for.
Really, I can't see how your network configuration can be a problem here.
If you have setup static values for your NIC and you can ping/reach your
DSL router you should get the same you get when using a Windows client.
There is no more magic behind an ethernet device and that's precisely its
best bet: it works regardless the OS and does not require for special
drivers :-)
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Re: sudoers tty defaults (Re: Changing Users in a script)
On Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:12:04 -0600, Bob Proulx wrote: > Tom H wrote: >> Both are set by default. > > Just tty_tickets is set by default. requiretty is off by default. > > $ man 5 sudoers > >tty_tickets If set, users must authenticate on a per-tty >basis. >With this flag enabled, sudo will use a file >named for the tty the user is logged in on in the >user's time stamp directory. If disabled, the >time stamp of the directory is used instead. >This flag is on by default. > >requiretty If set, sudo will only run when the user is >logged in >to a real tty. When this flag is set, sudo can >only be run from a login session and not via >other means such as cron(8) or cgi-bin scripts. >This flag is off by default. > > Best would be to run 'sudo -l' and see what flags are actually set at > the time. And remember that /etc/sudoers.d/* is a directory of > additional snippets that are also included into the configuration. For what it is worth, I'm not sure that that man page is up to date. Squeeze here (up to date), and I have done nothing directly with the supplied /etc/sudoers; only used visudo to add myself. It has neither tty-tickets nor requiretty. I note by the way, that this differs from RHEL and derivatives, which include requiretty by default. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/j2btcu$mt$1...@dough.gmane.org
Remote X renders transparency as black
Hi all, I am experiencing an odd problem displaying remote (i.e. SSH forwarded) X and wonder if I can pick your collective brains. The situation is as follows: I am logged into my laptop, rocky. The laptop is running Wheezy and Xorg detects the chipset as: [ 106.371] (II) intel(0): Integrated Graphics Chipset: Intel(R) Arrandale [ 106.371] (--) intel(0): Chipset: "Arrandale" I run, for example "ssh -X fowler claws-mail". Fowler, my server, is running Sid and (though it should be irrelevant), its graphics is: [825228.570] (II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU GeForce 8600 GT (G84) at PCI:1:0:0 (GPU-0) What I then see is all the toolbar icons (and the folder icons) have black backgrounds rather than the expected toolbar-coloured background. I know this isn't a claws problem (other programs such as xfce4-about show the same effect) and it's not an issue locally (running programs locally on either the laptop or the server shows the correct transparency). Does anyone know what might be the problem and how I can fix it? Thanks, -- Paul Saunders signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: sudoers tty defaults (Re: Changing Users in a script)
Walter Hurry wrote: > Bob Proulx wrote: > > Best would be to run 'sudo -l' and see what flags are actually set at > > the time. And remember that /etc/sudoers.d/* is a directory of > > additional snippets that are also included into the configuration. > > For what it is worth, I'm not sure that that man page is up to date. > Squeeze here (up to date), and I have done nothing directly with the > supplied /etc/sudoers; only used visudo to add myself. > > It has neither tty-tickets nor requiretty. I agree. The man apge is out of sync. My bad for quoting it without checking it. After checking various releases I concur that neither of those are set by default on Debian. > I note by the way, that this differs from RHEL and derivatives, > which include requiretty by default. Yep. Bob signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Fwd: Billion 7800N
On 16 August 2011 05:51, Camaleón wrote: > On Tue, 16 Aug 2011 03:56:46 +1000, Heddle Weaver wrote: > > > On 15 August 2011 21:34, Camaleón wrote: > Okay, so it seems there is no telnet service available in route :-) > > How about a simple "wget 192.168.1.254"? > weaver@Bandit:~$ su Password: Bandit:/home/weaver# wget 192.168.1.254 --2011-08-16 06:06:49-- http://192.168.1.254/ Connecting to 192.168.1.254:80... failed: Connection timed out. Retrying. --2011-08-16 06:07:36-- (try: 2) http://192.168.1.254/ Connecting to 192.168.1.254:80... failed: Connection timed out. Retrying. --2011-08-16 06:08:23-- (try: 3) http://192.168.1.254/ Connecting to 192.168.1.254:80... failed: Connection timed out. Retrying. > > > The latest hint is this pop-up when the browser is loading: > > > > Unexpected error updating default notary_list from web: [Exception... > > "Component returned failure code: 0x80004005 (NS_ERROR_FAILURE) > > [nsIDataSignatureVerifier.verifyData]" nsresult: "0x80004005 > > (NS_ERROR_FAILURE)" location: "JS frame :: > > chrome://perspectives/content/common.js :: :: line 185" > > data: no] > > Looks like a javascript error/warning but not enough to tell if just this > can prevent the whole page from loading :-? > > > At this stage, I don't think there's anything wrong with the modem. > > Especially when it is considered that: > > > >- This is another new modem, as an exchange for another new one of > >the same type that I got the same behaviour from; > >- These modems are noted as being a good model; > > > > > >- I have been able to get an immediate connection to the modem from > >another laptop with M$'s XP. > > > > I think I have messed up my install inadvertently, in a way that the > > fact that it is SID doesn't account for. > > Really, I can't see how your network configuration can be a problem here. > If you have setup static values for your NIC and you can ping/reach your > DSL router you should get the same you get when using a Windows client. > > There is no more magic behind an ethernet device and that's precisely its > best bet: it works regardless the OS and does not require for special > drivers :-) > I'm thinking it must be something under the network config. Something in the O.S. itself that has come adrift. I'll try a reinstall. My /home partition is on an external drive, so the data is safe and a reinstall doesn't represent as much of a problem as it would otherwise. Regards, Weaver. -- Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful. — Lucius Annæus Seneca. Terrorism, the new religion.
Re: Boost sound volume?
Robert Blair Mason Jr. (r...@verizon.net on 2011-08-10 10:07 -0400): > On Wed, 10 Aug 2011 06:01:46 -0400 > > Is it possible for me to just kill the PulseAudio server when I'm > starting certain applications, or force them to use ALSA? Better late than never: take a look at pasuspender Regards, Arno -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110815224512.5b320...@neminis.loos.site
Re: sudoers tty defaults (Re: Changing Users in a script)
On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 3:51 PM, Walter Hurry wrote: > On Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:12:04 -0600, Bob Proulx wrote: >> Tom H wrote: >>> Both are set by default. >> >> Just tty_tickets is set by default. requiretty is off by default. >> >> $ man 5 sudoers >> >> tty_tickets If set, users must authenticate on a per-tty >> basis. >> With this flag enabled, sudo will use a file >> named for the tty the user is logged in on in the >> user's time stamp directory. If disabled, the >> time stamp of the directory is used instead. >> This flag is on by default. >> >> requiretty If set, sudo will only run when the user is >> logged in >> to a real tty. When this flag is set, sudo can >> only be run from a login session and not via >> other means such as cron(8) or cgi-bin scripts. >> This flag is off by default. >> >> Best would be to run 'sudo -l' and see what flags are actually set at >> the time. And remember that /etc/sudoers.d/* is a directory of >> additional snippets that are also included into the configuration. > > For what it is worth, I'm not sure that that man page is up to date. > Squeeze here (up to date), and I have done nothing directly with the > supplied /etc/sudoers; only used visudo to add myself. > > It has neither tty-tickets nor requiretty. I note by the way, that this > differs from RHEL and derivatives, which include requiretty by default. "sudo -L" lists the full list of "Defaults". I'd be very surprised if even one of these isn't set. "sudo -l" lists the commands that the invoking user can run as well whatever's explicitly set on the "Defaults" line. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAOdo=Sx_piSLfC-ao92=njdsifu-ud+zjxds1wqxfdwibea...@mail.gmail.com
Re: Transplanting old System to New Drive
Hi Martin, As luck would have it, I did just that this weekend. Except that my system used lvm for all partitions, which massively simplified the procedure for me. Martin McCormick (mar...@x.it.okstate.edu on 2011-08-14 21:32 -0500): > I have a 10-gigabyte hard drive that sounds like a 747 > just before takeoff so the time has come to replace it. I > replaced it with a 16-gigabyte SATA flash drive and IDE adaptor > as the system it runs on is a little too old to handle a large > drive. Flash drives have different requirements on alignment and block size than spinning disks, because of their limited erase cycles. You're probably better off creating a new partition table. Then again, the jury's still out on whether drive longevity is a real issue. > > If I use dd to copy the 10-gig drive over to the new > drive as in: > > dd if=/dev/hda of=/dev/hdb bs=20M Sure, but then you'll run into issues with partitioning. You can only resize the last partition on the disk. How many partitions were on the original disk? > it works when I remove the old screamer drive, change the jumper > on the new drive to Master and boot but this is not very > efficient as it wastes almost 6 gigs of drive. > > What I tried to do was to format /dev/hdb with hdb1 > being around 15GB and then /dev/hdb2 being extended and holding > hdb5 marked as swap just like /dev/hda. /dev/hdb1 is also set to > bootable and shows up as such when using fdisk /dev/hdb and > then the p command. # dd if=/dev/hda of=/dev/hdb bs=512 count=1 or # sfdisk -d /dev/hda | sfdisk /dev/hdb would only copy the partition table to the new disk (assuming MBR partitioning of course). Then you can use any other partitioning tool to resize the partitions without caring for the data just yet. Second: if you're using less than 4 partitions, there is no need for an extended partition. Just using hdb1 and hdb2 will be fine. > The rsync command tries to copy everything on the old > disk except /proc and it also fails to copy those files which > probably never stay around such as timer values and other > volital information so /dev and everything else get copied. For 1:1 pristine copies, I recommend using just tar: # tar cv --one-file-system . | tar xC /mnt will recreate the current directory in /mnt. Assuming you have already mounted your new partition in /mnt and your PWD is /, that will transfer your complete root filesystem to the new disk, excluding any other mounts (proc, sys, dev, tmp). > > When I boot the efficiently-built system, it does start > to boot and then hangs. At a guess: it hangs at either "LILO" or "GRUB loading..." ? You probably need to reinstall your bootloader after changing partitions. But you did not give the error message, nor which bootloader you were using (lilo, grub-legacy, grub-pc?). Like another respondent has said, if you did any formatting (mkfs.*) then you might need to change /etc/fstab accordingly. > Is there a way to copy the working file system to a > larger drive such that the new drive will also boot? There is. But what you need to do differently depends on where it failed and what the error message was. > I even tried to use the dd method and then tune2fs but I > either did something wrong or this can't work because I still > had only a 9.6G file system when all was said and done. tune2fs will not resize your partitions, you need a partitioning tool for that (followed by resize2fs). And if you did the dd-per-partition, then only resize2fs should suffice. Regards, Arno -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110816001048.733c3...@neminis.loos.site
Re: Installing firmware not available in the kernel
> There has to be some instructions in the docs... let me check it. > > http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/DVB_USB > *** > I should have looked harder, thanks for directing my attention to the documentation. > > should I just copy dvb-usb-af9015.fw to > > /lib/firmware > > Yep, so it seems and afterwards, re-connect the card. > > This worked without any fuss. > I'm still very reluctant to update/install a new kernel :-P\ > I agree, I am relatively new to linux world and there is a steep learning curve. I would rather not install software from backports. Thanks Camaleon. -- Kind regards, Yudi
RAID 1 problem after removing disk
Hi, I have an odd problem with my RAID 1 (/dev/md2) setup on Debian (sid). It used to be a 2 HDD configuration: /dev/sdc1, /dev/sdd1 Recently sdc1 started warning me with SMART errors, so I decided to replace it with a new drive (/dev/sde1). Perhaps foolishly, I used gnome-disk-utility (palimpsest) to do that. I selected the RAID array, added the new drive and it synchronised. While synchronising, the sdc drive failed. After finished syncing, the RAID status displayed that 2 drives are fully synchronised (sdd1, sde1), one failed (sdc1) and the array is degraded. I removed the failed disk from the array. Next day after I started my PC i was surprised - the RAID did not start, and was still marked as degraded. I did few checks and it seems that mdadm 'thinks' there should be 3 drives... I can run mdadm --assemble and it starts the array (but as degraded). How can I get rid of the removed drive? I tried mdadm /dev/md2 --remove failed mdadm /dev/md2 --remove detached they do nothing mdadm --zero-superblock /dev/sdc1 says it couldn't open /dev/sdc1 for write (well, it could not as the disk has died) === Result from mdadm --detail /dev/md2: Version : 0.90 Creation Time : Wed Jun 17 21:11:25 2009 Raid Level : raid1 Array Size : 966799616 (922.01 GiB 990.00 GB) Used Dev Size : 966799616 (922.01 GiB 990.00 GB) Raid Devices : 3 Total Devices : 2 Preferred Minor : 2 Persistence : Superblock is persistent Update Time : Sun Aug 14 22:23:03 2011 State : clean, degraded Active Devices : 2 Working Devices : 2 Failed Devices : 0 Spare Devices : 0 UUID : 40b55130:8f1de1e6:9d4deba6:47ca997f Events : 0.50097 Number Major Minor RaidDevice State 0 000 removed 1 8 491 active sync /dev/sdd1 2 8 652 active sync /dev/sde1 === cat /proc/mdstat Personalities : [linear] [raid0] [raid1] [raid10] [raid6] [raid5] [raid4] [multipath] [faulty] md2 : active (auto-read-only) raid1 sdd1[1] sde1[2] 966799616 blocks [3/2] [_UU] md1 : active raid1 sda2[0] sdb2[1] 966799616 blocks [2/2] [UU] md0 : active raid1 sda1[0] sdb1[1] 497856 blocks [2/2] [UU] unused devices: === from /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf: # definitions of existing MD arrays ARRAY /dev/md0 level=raid1 num-devices=2 UUID=54f1d14e:91ed3696:c3213124:8831be97 ARRAY /dev/md1 level=raid1 num-devices=2 UUID=5d97a1e5:26d9d2ed:2a031ed3:45563b24 ARRAY /dev/md2 level=raid1 num-devices=2 UUID=40b55130:8f1de1e6:9d4deba6:47ca997f How can I get rid of the removed drive from RAID and get it fixed? I'd be grateful for suggestions. Kind regards, Michal -- Michal R. Hoffmann -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4e499df3.1090...@o2.pl
Re: Transplanting old System to New Drive
On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 06:12:24PM +0700, Ivan Shmakov wrote: > > Martin McCormick writes: > > Ivan Shmakov writes: > > >> It's possible to dd(1) just the filesystem (partition) instead of > >> the whole disk. > > >> Moreover, the filesystem can be downsized prior to that with > >> resize2fs(8), thus the destination partition may be smaller than the > >> source one. > > > What if the destination is larger which is the case, here? > > If the destination partition is larger than the source one, use > resize2fs(8) after dd(1) on the destination partition — it'll > make the additional space available to the filesystem. > I think you need to use fdisk or something similar to enlarge the partition first. Then resize the filesystem. -Rob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110815223818.gb26...@aurora.owens.net
Re: Transplanting old System to New Drive
On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 09:32:12PM -0500, Martin McCormick wrote: > I have a 10-gigabyte hard drive that sounds like a 747 > just before takeoff so the time has come to replace it. I > replaced it with a 16-gigabyte SATA flash drive and IDE adaptor > as the system it runs on is a little too old to handle a large > drive. > > If I use dd to copy the 10-gig drive over to the new > drive as in: > > dd if=/dev/hda of=/dev/hdb bs=20M > > it works when I remove the old screamer drive, change the jumper > on the new drive to Master and boot but this is not very > efficient as it wastes almost 6 gigs of drive. > > What I tried to do was to format /dev/hdb with hdb1 > being around 15GB and then /dev/hdb2 being extended and holding > hdb5 marked as swap just like /dev/hda. /dev/hdb1 is also set to > bootable and shows up as such when using fdisk /dev/hdb and > then the p command. > > The rsync command tries to copy everything on the old > disk except /proc and it also fails to copy those files which > probably never stay around such as timer values and other > volital information so /dev and everything else get copied. > Boot from a live CD, mount your new and old drive, and then rsync them. This will avoid all the files that a running Linux system creates when it boots, and it will simplify (or eliminate) your rsync --exclude list. -Rob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110815223959.gc26...@aurora.owens.net
Re: how to set up the right click options when open a webpage in iceweasle
On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 04:20:57PM +0800, lina wrote: > Hi, > > seems the iceweasle has updated today (wheezy). > > How can I set up the right click, > > open links in new tab > open links in new window > > back to the > > open links in new window > open links in new tab > Just curious: are you aware that a center mouse click (the wheel is also a button) will open a link in a new tab? Not sure if that can be changed to open in a new window... -Rob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110815224301.gd26...@aurora.owens.net
Re: how/where to ask questions about dpkg/APT and tools?
Tom Roche (tom_ro...@pobox.com on 2011-08-15 12:35 -0400): > > My dpkg/APT knowledge/skills need to go from near-beginner to at least > intermediate-level fairly quickly, but I have lots questions. Where > to go (e.g., what forums, lists, IRCs, other sites) to ask them? > Why I ask: > [..] > However I currently > > - have 888 updates (per mu-d) > - have 69 broken packages (per `aptitude`) > - need to get some bigger apps/functions running (e.g., chromium, > libreoffice, DVD playing) > - fear breaking big things (e.g., X, GNOME) > Let's skip the mu-d assessment (Mint upgrade-daemon?), and let's focus on the broken packages. Usually this means either packages that can't be upgraded because of missing dependencies or package conflicts (not too bad), or packages that cannot be installed yet somehow are (oops). First of all: Ubuntu has a tendency to throw everything and the kitchen sink into a few toplevel packages. Great for avoiding thinking, bad for fixing broken packages. Create a new file in /etc/apt/apt.conf.d with the following line: APT::Install-Recommends "false"; You can remove it later, but for now it might break some dependency cycles that prevent you from going forward. Next, a word of caution: there is a very real possibility of breaking your system here. Be very careful about packages being removed. As a general rule, apt-get is safer (less ruthless) than aptitude, and the aptitude command-line interface is safer (more explicit) than its TUI. Now for some low-level package administration: Identify the broken packages (can't test -- there's probably a better command for this): $ dpkg -la|grep ^iB Find out what they do: $ apt-cache show Find out where they come from, and what versions are available: $ apt-cache policy Find out why a package is installed: $ aptitude why or $ aptitude why Let apt do the difficult thinking for you: # apt-get install -f or # aptitude install Forcefully remove a package (DO NOT USE) # dpkg --force-all -r I suggest you also take a look at #debian on irc.debian.org, or a Mint-specific IRC channel if it's available. You will get a much more immediate response there. Good luck! Arno -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110816015016.3fa88...@neminis.loos.site
Re: Remote X renders transparency as black
On 2011-08-15, Darac Marjal wrote: > I am experiencing an odd problem displaying remote (i.e. SSH forwarded) > X and wonder if I can pick your collective brains. > > The situation is as follows: I am logged into my laptop, rocky. The > laptop is running Wheezy and Xorg detects the chipset as: >[ 106.371] (II) intel(0): Integrated Graphics Chipset: Intel(R) Arrand= > ale >[ 106.371] (--) intel(0): Chipset: "Arrandale" > I run, for example "ssh -X fowler claws-mail". Fowler, my server, is > running Sid and (though it should be irrelevant), its graphics is: >[825228.570] (II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU GeForce 8600 GT (G84) at PCI:1:0= >:0 (GPU-0) > What I then see is all the toolbar icons (and the folder icons) have > black backgrounds rather than the expected toolbar-coloured background. > > I know this isn't a claws problem (other programs such as xfce4-about > show the same effect) and it's not an issue locally (running programs > locally on either the laptop or the server shows the correct > transparency). > > Does anyone know what might be the problem and how I can fix it? Try ssh with trusted X11 forwarding: sh -XY fowler claws-mail ^ Trusted X11 forwarding is on by default in the case of recent installations. -- Liam O'Toole Cork, Ireland -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/slrnj4jdn9.58k.liam.p.otoole@dipsy.tubbynet
Re: Changing Users in a script
On Aug 15, 2011, at 2:05 PM, Bob Proulx wrote:
> Hal Vaughan wrote:
>> I have a system with several different users and would like to use
>> cron to run this script as root:
>>
>> #!/bin/bash
>>
>> for user in `ls /home/`; do
>> #echo "Path: $user"
>> if [ "${user:0:1}" != "0" ]; then
>> path="/home/$user/Backup"
>> if [ -e $path ]; then
>> echo "Calling backup for user: $user"
>> sudo -u $user /usr/local/bin/user-backup
>> fi
>> fi
>> done
>
> Personally if I were writing this then if the script is running as
> root then instead of using 'sudo' here I would use 'su' instead.
>
> su -c /usr/local/bin/user-backup $user
>
> Mostly because su is more traditional and "more core" than sudo and
> just seems like the better fit for the job. But it is a matter of
> taste here.
Senile moment -- I keep forgetting that I can use su for different users, too.
Thanks for the reminder!
>> The idea is that instead of adding a backup script every time I add
>> a user, this script will go through the /home directories and skip
>> any that start with a 0 (a program I'm using creates some
>> directories there, but starts their names with a 0) and
>> automatically call the generic backup script for that user.
>
> Seems reasonable so far. Also you should skip directories called
> "lost+found" in the case that /home happens to be a mount point on a
> filesystem such as ext[23] that uses lost+found.
Thanks for the reminder!
>> The problem is sudo can't be run without a tty, so I can run it
>> myself, but it won't run from a script.
>
> Using 'su' would solve that problem.
>
>> Any other way I can do this?
>
> There are distinct advantages to a backup push system. Not proposing
> that you change away from it. But I tend to pull backups from /home
> to the backup server. This means that whatever is in /home comes over
> whether it is associated with a user's home directory or not. All I
> manage is machines. Not machines and users.
How is it that a pull system would get more? I didn't know there'd be files
associated with a user that are outside of their home directory.
Hal
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Re: Changing Users in a script
On Aug 15, 2011, at 2:15 PM, Bob Proulx wrote: > Bob Proulx wrote: >> Hal Vaughan wrote: >>> The problem is sudo can't be run without a tty, so I can run it >>> myself, but it won't run from a script. >> >> Using 'su' would solve that problem. > > BTW... I assume that is because you have tty-tickets turned on for > sudo? In which case you could avoid it with sudo too by turning off > tty-tickets for this use case. Not dealing with that. For my two NAS units, I really want to do as little as possible. Since I need the script anyway, I'd rather just use that only. Thanks! Hal -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4e895b5e-1be9-464d-b126-9fdc51617...@halblog.com
Re: Remote X renders transparency as black
On 08/15/2011 03:57 PM, Darac Marjal wrote: Hi all, I am experiencing an odd problem displaying remote (i.e. SSH forwarded) X and wonder if I can pick your collective brains. The situation is as follows: I am logged into my laptop, rocky. The laptop is running Wheezy and Xorg detects the chipset as: [ 106.371] (II) intel(0): Integrated Graphics Chipset: Intel(R) Arrandale [ 106.371] (--) intel(0): Chipset: "Arrandale" I run, for example "ssh -X fowler claws-mail". Fowler, my server, is running Sid and (though it should be irrelevant), its graphics is: [825228.570] (II) NVIDIA(0): NVIDIA GPU GeForce 8600 GT (G84) at PCI:1:0:0 (GPU-0) What I then see is all the toolbar icons (and the folder icons) have black backgrounds rather than the expected toolbar-coloured background. I know this isn't a claws problem (other programs such as xfce4-about show the same effect) and it's not an issue locally (running programs locally on either the laptop or the server shows the correct transparency). Does anyone know what might be the problem and how I can fix it? Thanks, I have no idea what the problem is, but I have been seeing it -- and doing research on it -- for a few weeks now. I can tell you that I see this on all of my Wheezy systems when running graphical apps via SSH -X session on remote systems. That's Intel to Intel, Intel to Nvidia, Nvidia to Intel, ATI to Nvidea, etc., etc. -- any client to any remote. I have noticed that changing the system fonts has some small effect upon this. I have also noticed that this corruption of graphical elements in the toolbars (and sometimes within documents) of the remotely run applications doesn't affect LibreOffice or Mozilla applications. But it does affect all GTK and QT applications on my systems. Up until a few weeks ago, I only ever saw the corruption on the second graphical application started in a session following a reboot of the remote system. Yes, it was that predictable (and weird). Those instances of corruption have not changed, are more severe, and require shutting down the application and restarting it. But now there is some graphical corruption of some elements (particularly toolbars) of all of the GTK and QT applications in a remote session. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4e49c246.30...@comcast.net
Re: Looking for a package management GUI in KDE
On Mon, 15 Aug 2011 21:34:15 + (UTC) debian-user-digest-requ...@lists.debian.org wrote: > I am a untity / gnome3 refugee, have installed KDE 4.4.5 on Debian 6 > but am totally stumped looking for a package management GUI, something > equivalent to synaptic for QT ? adept is similar to synaptic, and is written in QT (see http://packages.debian.org/sid/adept ). It's currently only in Sid. If you're using stable, then I think you could always port the package to the stable system using the sid source package. Mark -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110815222316.6d05c...@torfree.net
Re: how to set up the right click options when open a webpage in iceweasle
On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 6:43 AM, Rob Owens wrote: > On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 04:20:57PM +0800, lina wrote: >> Hi, >> >> seems the iceweasle has updated today (wheezy). >> >> How can I set up the right click, >> >> open links in new tab >> open links in new window >> >> back to the >> >> open links in new window >> open links in new tab >> > Just curious: are you aware that a center mouse click (the wheel is > also a button) will open a link in a new tab? Not sure if that can be > changed to open in a new window... Hmm...cool...I didn't realize the middle button could do that. Thanks, > > -Rob > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110815224301.gd26...@aurora.owens.net > > -- Best Regards, lina -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/cag9cjmmocxe7qzcprzveklc0sxwbkpvo8_xq9gxak864gm7...@mail.gmail.com
Re: Transplanting old System to New Drive
> Rob Owens writes: > On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 06:12:24PM +0700, Ivan Shmakov wrote: > Martin McCormick writes: > Ivan Shmakov writes: It's possible to dd(1) just the filesystem (partition) instead of the whole disk. Moreover, the filesystem can be downsized prior to that with resize2fs(8), thus the destination partition may be smaller than the source one. >>> What if the destination is larger which is the case, here? >> If the destination partition is larger than the source one, use >> resize2fs(8) after dd(1) on the destination partition — it'll make >> the additional space available to the filesystem. > I think you need to use fdisk or something similar to enlarge the > partition first. Then resize the filesystem. I've stated above that it isn't necessary to use dd(1) on the whole disk image. Obviously, when copying partition-to-partition, the destination should already have a partition table, which, as I've deduced from the question, has larger partition(s) than the source. Regarding fdisk(8), I see little sense in using the old MBR partition table nowadays (unless for compatibility with certain BIOS'es, and then there's gptsync(8).) And of free GPT manipulation tools I'm aware only of GNU Parted. (CHS addressing is quite nonsensical these days, anyway.) -- FSF associate member #7257 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/86k4ad513b@gray.siamics.net
Apple iBook power management
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 i installed squeeze-powerpc on an Apple ibook g4, breathed new life into this little guy that Apple has kicked to the curb. i installed gnome, configured the proprietary wifi drivers, and setup a right-click for the mouse, and it's all working well. although it doesn't seem to detect that there's a battery or something. if i go into the power management settings, there's no tab for 'on battery power'. if i unplug the AC power, the little icon doesn't change into a battery, it just stays as a plug. i'm pretty sure during the installation i told it to install the 'laptop' role so i'm not sure what's causing this, or even what to search for as a solution -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- iEYEAREIAAYFAk5KD+4ACgkQXhfCJNu98qBnXACfSTRM7XfZO0YUcj4XG4t5kN2j re8AoJz5ZFkp6kVAD/udn4fpYq8hx40l =JVOz -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/j2d35i$b87$1...@dough.gmane.org
