Re: em64t
On Thu, 2007-08-09 at 22:39 +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'm trying to get the best of my machine based on intel core2 (6550), which is > compliant with em64t debian arch (at least I thought...) but there is only a > amd64 install available, which doesn't want to run on Intel machine... Hello. I'm not big into x86-64 business, but AMD64 and EM64T / Intel 64 implementations are pretty much identical. You could just use Debian's AMD64 port right away - take a look at the description at http://www.debian.org/ports/. -- Regards, Krzysztof Lubanski -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: em64t
On Thu, 2007-08-09 at 16:35 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > On 08/09/07 16:16, Krzysztof Lubański wrote: > > [...] > > I'm not big into x86-64 business, but AMD64 and EM64T / Intel 64 > > Danger!! Danger!!! > > Intel has two wildly different 64-bit implementations: Itanium (aka > ia64) and em64t/amd64. > [...] Well, it's clearly stated on the overview page I provided. EM64T was recently renamed to "Intel 64" - but, yes, the names here can be confusing. -- Krzysztof Lubanski
Re: em64t
On Thu, 2007-08-09 at 17:39 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > > Well, it's clearly stated on the overview page I provided. EM64T was > > recently renamed to "Intel 64" - but, yes, the names here can be > > confusing. > > Where? I've looked and looked, but don't see it. (I am getting > old, though, and do need glasses.) "[...]it's clearly stated" - I meant the difference between IA-64 and EM64T/AMD64 (emphasized right below "IA-64" heading at http://www.debian.org/ports/), not EM64T -> Intel 64 marketing name change. -- Krzysztof Lubanski -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: em64t
On Thu, 2007-08-09 at 20:13 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > On 08/09/07 19:07, Krzysztof Lubański wrote: > > [...] > > "[...]it's clearly stated" - I meant the difference between IA-64 and > > EM64T/AMD64 (emphasized right below "IA-64" heading at > > http://www.debian.org/ports/), not EM64T -> Intel 64 marketing name > > change. > > I see reference to "Intel's first 64-bit architecture" and "Intel > 64-bit extensions", but nothing that says that "Intel 64" is a new > marketing name. Okay, one more clarification then: I did _not_ mention "Intel 64" based on Debian's website. See Intel's site, for instance: http://www.intel.com/technology/architecture-silicon/intel64/ -- Krzysztof Lubanski
Re: correct kernel for etch - i386 - intel celeron
On Sat, 2007-08-11 at 19:17 +0100, slink wrote: > I got a new pc, celeron 2.6. [...] > > Using expert install you are presented with 4 choices of kernel but no > hint as to the differences. > > I chose ... > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ uname -a > Linux skutter 2.6.18-4-686 #1 SMP Wed May 9 23:03:12 UTC 2007 i686 > GNU/Linux > [...] Hi. From what I remember, the installer lets you choose one of these versions: * 686 (optimized for Pentiums and Celerons) * K7 (optimized for AMD Athlons and Durons) * SMP versions of both (HyperThreading/multicore processors etc., though these will run just fine if your box doesn't provide Symmetric MultiProcessing) > I believe SMP stands for multi processor? [...] Yup, as above. > could I have made a better choice, have I made the wrong choice? No better choice here, since you've chosen 686. If you compile the kernel yourself, though, you may choose Pentium-4 processor type. It will trigger optimizing the code for newer processors, like the one you have. "686" kernel from the official packages uses more general/older optimizations, I think, because it's meant for Pentium Pro upwards. -- Regards, Krzysztof Lubanski -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Help - touchpad not working
On Sun, 2007-08-12 at 04:50 +0530, Rahul Samuel wrote: > I have been trying to install linux in my HP 500 laptop but all have > failed. I last installed the Debian 4 and this also doesnt work. > Please help. > > Everything goes fine, but when the GUI comes up my touch pad doesnt > work at all. After installation also the touchpad is probably not even > detected. [...] Hello. The guys at Ubuntu say that it's a bug in the Linux kernel: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.20/+bug/96598 Ubuntu has an updated 2.6.20 kernel now that corrects this issue. If you're using Debian 4.0 Etch (stable), though, the latest version you can "officially" install is 2.6.18-4. But the patch should have been applied to version 2.6.21 that's available in Debian's testing repository. You can try installing this package, e.g. from: ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/l/linux-2.6/linux-image-2.6.21-2-686_2.6.21-6_i386.deb Just download and install it, then reboot and select the new kernel - you should see a new boot option. If it doesn't help, you'll be able to boot the previous kernel and remove the new one - so don't worry, the whole thing won't hurt your system. Anyway, this is easier then the ugly hack mentioned at the first link above. Good luck! -- Regards, Krzysztof Lubanski -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Samsung ML-2010 printer and kernel 2.6.22-1-686
On Sun, 2007-08-12 at 23:09 +0200, Benjamí Villoslada wrote: > El Diumenge 12 Agost 2007, Ron Johnson va escriure: > > Look at /etc/sysctl.conf to make that value persistent across boots. > > Added usbcore.autosuspend=60 to etc/sysctl.conf: > > - Error in boot log: > > > Sun Aug 12 22:40:14 2007: Setting kernel > variables...error: "usbcore.autosuspend" is an unknown key > Sun Aug 12 22:40:14 2007: ^[[31mfailed.^[[39;49m > /etc/sysctl.conf manages only entries in /proc/sys, not /sys (sysfs). Try installing 'sysfsutils' package and take a look at /etc/sysfs.conf then. -- Regards, Krzysztof Lubanski
Re: human engine ?
Hi. On Tue, 2007-08-14 at 21:39 -0500, lostson wrote: > Is it possible to get the human style and engine on Debian ? I have > been googling trying to find an answer with no luck. The quick and dirty way is to install the packages from Ubuntu Feisty: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/feisty Look for these: * human-theme * human-icon-theme * human-cursors-theme Works smoothly for me on Lenny. > Or maybe the glossy > theme but I think that is included in gnome 2.18. I really like both of > those styles and am curious if this is possible, thanks. Right, Glossy is included in gnome-themes package in testing and unstable. I tried to put it into an Etch installation recently, just for eye-candy, though without luck. Probably because it requires newer GTK2 engines (>= 2.9). Anyone managed to use it? -- Regards, Krzysztof Lubanski -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Google checking my system?
On Wed, 2007-08-15 at 14:39 -0400, Wayne Topa wrote: > I have noticed recently, while watching iptraf, that I am getting > connections from various google addresses. [...] > > This happen on 4 different network boxen, while they have > iceweasel running, and sitting on our networks local homepage. It may have something to do with Firefox's new anti-phishing functionality which fetches lists of phishing sites from Google: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/phishing-protection/ One guy actually gets pissed about it here: http://discuss.extremetech.com/forums/1004384653/ShowThread.aspx He says the connections are still being made even after disabling the forgery protection. Nasty if it's true. -- Krzysztof Lubanski -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: /boot partition erased (help needed)
On Thu, 2007-08-16 at 15:41 -0400, Mark Neidorff wrote: > On Thursday 16 August 2007 01:32 pm, Deephay wrote: > > I made a very stupid mistake two hours ago, I bought a new USB storage > > disk and I was trying to test the speed: > > > > dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda1 > > > > sadly I typed "sdb1" as "sda1" and that was the /boot partition, I > > realized it immediately, but it was too late.[...] > > Have you tried formatting the partition? You just wrote a series of "0"s > across the partition...not as files, as raw data. You wiped out the inode > tables, superblocks, etc. As Mark wrote, first format /dev/sda1 using mkfs.ext3, mkfs.ext2, mkfs.reiserfs etc. - whichever filesystem you use(d) - and then mount it as /boot. After that you have to reinstall your kernel image(s) because this is what you have essentialy wiped out. The install scripts in the linux-image-* packages should then automatically recreate GRUB's configuration. Good luck! -- Krzysztof Lubanski -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: problems read/write mounting of NTFS
On Fri, 2007-08-17 at 14:03 -0700, Bob McGowan wrote: > But, it was formatted with NTFS and I was not able to write to it[...] > [...] > I've also adjusted the associated options in /etc/fstab, but I still > can't write to the disk. Hello. The standard NTFS kernel driver and ntfsprogs have only a limited write support. E.g. the kernel driver only allows to change existing files, but without changing their length. > I then thought I should try the FUSE based tools, so I removed the > ntfsprogs package and libntfs9 that it depends on and tried to install > ntfs-3g. But it depends on 'libfuse2 (>=2.6), but all that's available > in Etch is 2.5.3-4.4, which is already installed. [...] NTFS-3G is not in stable yet, try installing it from http://backports.org/. It will surely allow you to write. -- Krzysztof Lubanski -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: using apt to upgrade from etch r0 ro r1...
On Sat, 2007-08-18 at 16:55 +, Michael Fothergill wrote: > My apt sources.list file is as follows: > [...] > # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: > # deb http://security.debian.org/ etch/updates main contrib > # Line commented out by installer because it failed to verify: > # deb-src http://security.debian.org/ etch/updates main contrib Hello. You should have the above deb* lines uncommented to get timely security updates - unless you have a good reason not to use them... > deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/ > > to the file and then do e.g. apt-get dist-upgrade in order to download the > r1 modifications to the amd64 Etch 4.0 r0 I am currently using? Below is the full line that should be enough: deb http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/ etch main contrib 'contrib' is optional, if you use any packages from the contrib section. Good luck! -- Krzysztof Lubanski -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: human engine ?
On Tue, 2007-08-14 at 21:39 -0500, lostson wrote: > Is it possible to get the human style and engine on Debian ? [...] Update: There's a gtk2-engines-ubuntulooks package which contains the engine and the Human GTK+ theme (just controls and colors, no window borders or icons), but only in testing and experimental. The icons are in non-free section (human-icon-theme). -- Krzysztof Lubanski -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Lenny, X, dead mouse
On Sun, 2007-08-19 at 07:53 -0700, Peter Easthope wrote: > [...] mdetect output is this. > > /dev/psaux > intellimouse > > /etc/X11/xorg.conf snippet. > [...] > Option"Protocol""MouseManPlusPS/2" > [...] Hello. Try changing the protocol to "ImPS/2" (that's for Intellimouse PS/2). -- Krzysztof Lubanski -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: linphone: error while loading shared libraries: libosipparser2.so.3
On Mon, 2007-08-20 at 15:29 +0200, Gerard Robin wrote: > linphone: error while loading shared libraries: > libosipparser2.so.3: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory > > bug or not bug ? Hello. Do you have the relevant library package installed? http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_contents.pl?word=libosipparser2.so.3&searchmode=searchfiles&case=insensitive&version=unstable&arch=amd64 -- Regards, Krzysztof Lubanski -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: linphone: error while loading shared libraries: libosipparser2.so.3
On Mon, 2007-08-20 at 19:49 +0200, Gerard Robin wrote: > >Do you have the relevant library package installed > > if it's libosip2-3, yes. > > ldd /usr/bin/linphone | grep libosipparser2.so.3 > libosipparser2.so.3 => not found > libosipparser2.so.3 => not found > > apt-cache policy libosip2-3 > libosip2-3: >Installé: 3.0.3-2 (installé = installed) >Candidat: 3.0.3-2 > > dpkg -S libosipparser2.so.3: > > dpkg: *libosipparser2.so.3* introuvable. (introuvable = can't be found) Try with the full path, /usr/lib/libosipparser2.so.3. Do you actually have the file? If not, you can reinstall the package: # apt-get --reinstall install libosip2-3 -- Krzysztof Lubanski
Re: linphone: error while loading shared libraries: libosipparser2.so.3
On Mon, 2007-08-20 at 23:45 +0200, Gerard Robin wrote: > I had reinstalled libosip2-3 but the result was the same. > I just downgrad to libosip2-3 (2.2.2-3.1) instead libosip2-3 (3.0.3-2) > and now linphone starts witout complain, I have downloaded both versions of the package and the contents (files) seem switched. That is, package version 2.2.2-3.1 contains libosip*2.so.3.0.0 and version 3.0.3-2 contains libosip*2.so.2.2.0. Looks like a packaging mistake - can anyone confirm, or am I just confused? It would explain why Linphone breaks after upgrading libosip2-3. > I can ring a friend but he > can't hear me and I can't hear him. > I think there is a bug. Do you know other Linphone users with the same problem? It may be an issue with audio system, not the oSIP library (since you have reverted it to the version with which Linphone worked fine). Just guessing, though. -- Krzysztof Lubanski -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Disadvantages of Iceweasel instead of Firefox
On Wed, 2007-08-22 at 17:21 +0200, Gyorgy Abraham wrote: > As you all know, Debian Etch released with Iceweasel instead of Firefox. > This is totally okay, but some applications (like X-Chat or Gaim/Pidgin) > still uses "firefox %u" command instead of "iceweasel %u" for opening > web URL addresses, from Gaim conversations and IRC channels. > [...] > How could I make my system "firefox-aware"? Maybe a symlink named > "firefox" to "iceweasel"? Or aliases? Hello. Well, your system should be "Firefox-aware". Check out these commands: $ dpkg -S /usr/bin/firefox $ file /usr/bin/firefox The iceweasel package automatically installs this symlink to avoid any confusion. If it didn't disappear, any application executing 'firefox' should be okay. Maybe you have some strange settings in GNOME's System -> Preferences -> Preferred Applications? In any case, every reasonable application should let you set the URL handling command. XChat (non-GNOME version) has it in Settings -> Advanced -> URL Handlers menu. Gaim/Pidgin and XChat-GNOME use GNOME's browser preference, as mentioned above (at least by default, I think). -- Regards, Krzysztof Lubanski -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: desktop icons for all users in Gnome
On Wed, 2007-08-22 at 23:19 -0400, H.S. wrote: > Can anybody suggest an easy method to put a link to a file on all > current user's Gnome desktops? > > More specifically, I have a PDF instructions file I want to put a link > to on all user's Gnome desktop on a machine. [...] Hello, This should do the trick: # for dir in /home/*; do ln -s /usr/local/share/doc/instructions.pdf $dir/Desktop/ Of course, you may want to make sure that /home/* matches only real home directories (there may be /home/lost+found if you have a separate /home partition) and e.g. replace it with `cat listfile` where 'listfile' contains the names of home directories. Also, adding 'mkdir $dir/Desktop' can be necessary if some users have not run GNOME/KDE yet. If you want future users to have this link, too, make a 'Desktop' directory in /etc/skel and put a similar symlink there. /etc/skel directory contents are copied to the new home directory when you create a user with 'adduser' or 'useradd -m -k'. > (Perhaps this is very much similar to the concept of All Users desktop > in Windows XP.) I am not aware of an analogous concept in GNOME or others... Looks much a Microsoft way, forcing users to have something on the desktop that's not theirs and what they can not remove. Good luck! -- Krzysztof Lubanski -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Networking problems
On Sat, 2007-08-25 at 07:20 -0700, Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum wrote: > Im on a wireless network now. I had a system freeze, > and when i rebooted, no networking interfaces came up > at > all. I was unable to get anything recognized, but then > again im not sure how to do this anyway. > > I rebooted again, this time booting into 2.6.18-4-686 > (instead of -5-), and wireless networking did come up > in the boot process. However the Network Manager > applet doesnt show this--its still reporting in grey > "no network devices have been found". But if I run > network-admin it > does show that eth1 (my wirelss) is running, and i can > get online. Hello. Could you post the contents of your /etc/network/interfaces file? If an interface is set there, NetworkManager will ignore it, so this may be the cause. Regards, -- Krzysztof Lubanski -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Networking problems
Please don't Cc: me, I am subscribed to the list. On Sat, 2007-08-25 at 11:08 -0700, Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum wrote: > I hadnt done anything intentionally to use this--i > wanted to be using NetworkManage for everything. How > do i go back? To let NetworkManager configure your network (both wired and wireless), remove the lines below "allow-hotplug eth0". > Also, theres still the (probably bigger) problem that > 2.6.18-5 doesnt find my wireless interface at all. And > that even though i upgraded to 2.6.18-6, this isnt > given to me as an option when i boot. Any thoughts > about those? Let's see which kernel versions are installed actually, please post the result of: $ dpkg -l linux-image-2.6* What is your Wi-Fi chip? Maybe you don't have the driver module installed for the newer kernel version. Regards, -- Krzysztof Lubanski -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Networking problems
On Sat, 2007-08-25 at 14:13 -0700, Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum wrote: > > Please don't Cc: me, I am subscribed to the list. > > Sorry, on some other lists im on its considered polite > to cc the posters. No problem - different places, different rules. Here they are as on http://www.debian.org/MailingLists/#codeofconduct. Possibly the assumption is that everyone is subscribed unless he/she states otherwise. > And i know im breaking threading by responding now > with a new message. I have to stop the digest > subscription, sorry For me now it's not too bad - turning on fallback threading by subject helps sometimes. > >$ dpkg -l linux-image-2.6* > > Sorry about the formatting. Right, should have advised you to grep the result. > ii linux-image-2.6-6862.6.18+6etch2 >Linux kernel 2.6 image on PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/P4 > ii linux-image-2.6.18-4-686 2.6.18.dfsg.1-12etch2 >Linux 2.6.18 image on PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/P4 > ii linux-image-2.6.18-5-686 2.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch1 >Linux 2.6.18 image on PPro/Celeron/PII/PIII/P4 > I dont know where 2.6.18-6 is--the update applet on > the panel told me there was an update, i ran it, it > said > that 2.6.18-6 was ready, i installed it, but now its > not there, i guess. Hmm, on second thoughts - wasn't it the latest security update, linux-image-2.6-686 version 2.6.18+6etch2? This "+6" can be misleading, because this package depends on another - linux-image-2.6.18-5-686, which contains the actual kernel. So it's still 2.6.18-5, there's no 2.6.18-6 in Etch yet. And I suppose this is what you've installed, perfectly okay. > >What is your Wi-Fi chip? Maybe you don't have the > >driver module > >installed for the newer kernel version. > > Its an Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG. [...] Same as I have, it's pretty widespread. Probably you haven't installed the driver module for your latest kernel (2.6.18-5). Try installing the ipw3945-modules-2.6-686 package, it will keep your modules up-to-date in the future. And right now it depends on ipw3945-modules-2.6.18-5-686, which will enable the chip on your 2.6.18-5 kernel. Maybe you've installed ipw3945-modules-2.6.18-4-686 earlier, so it fitted the old kernel, but without the ipw3945-modules-2.6-686 "umbrella package" it just stuck at this version. Hope this helps, -- Krzysztof Lubanski -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Networking problem (SOLVED)
On Sat, 2007-08-25 at 16:40 -0700, Dr. Jennifer Nussbaum wrote: > Im sorry, i looked closely at the packages and i see > now that theres a new version of the driver package to > go with the new kernel. I would have expected that > there would be some kind of automatic update, or some > way of letting me know that when i upgraded the kernel > i needed to upgrade the driver package as well. Just install ipw3945-modules-2.6-686, which I mentioned in the other reply - it does just this. Sorry I haven't seen your last post before replying to the previous. > Anyway i just installed the new version of the driver, > that goes with the -5 kernel, and its working fine. Good to know! > Thank you for putting up with this newbie! You're welcome. It's what this list is for. -- Krzysztof Lubanski -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Profile for user and root ( locales )
On Mon, 2007-08-27 at 15:35 +0200, Vladimir Strycek wrote: > any idea where alse is setting for each user in bash ? i have small > problem that when i log in to my debian box as user everything works > great especialy the special character of Slovak language also MC looks > fine etc... but when i su to root the special characters do not work > anymore... when i turn on MC its has some wird characters insted of > lines on borders etc... i look in /etc/profile but nothing there to > explain it also in .bashrc and .bash_profile to find out why in user it > works fine and at root it doesnt diplay correctly. Hello, what encoding do you use with your user account? Aren't there really any differences between root's and user's .bash* files? Or maybe check root's mc settings in Options -> Display Bits menu. Regards, -- Krzysztof Lubanski -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Where, Doom3 For Linux Download
On Mon, 2007-09-10 at 17:09 -0400, Orestes Leal wrote: > Hi Folks, I need a 'direct' download (with suport for resume) for download > de Linux version of doom3, I have the original 3 CDs so the only thing > that I need it´s the .run? or whatever for linux, any help will be > thankfully appreciated, Hi. Go to the game's website http://www.doom3.com/ -> Updates and look through the sites provided there. If they don't give direct links (usually they have some form of queue and authorization) you can try putting the file name in a search engine. Strange it's not readily available at id Software's site, though... Maybe look somewhere in ftp://ftp.idsoftware.com/idstuff/doom3/ - but the server seems to be down now. Regards, -- Krzysztof Lubanski
Re: debian oriented laptot suggestions
On Tue, 2007-09-11 at 16:34 +0100, André César de Sá wrote: > Get a Toshiba / Asus.. :P I've been using Debian on a Toshiba M105-S3074 for nearly a year now and it runs great, despite all the talk about Toshiba ignoring Linux. As long as the hardware inside is not exotic, having official vendor's support is not so important. Here most things work out-of-the-box with standard drivers, and those that do not - usually minor gagdets - can be made to work with "unofficial" drivers. For anyone having doubts: * the GPU is Intel's 945GM Express, works pretty well with i810/intel X.Org driver (3D acceleration included); I've also successfully tested the VGA output, which needs no configuration to "just work" * the sound chip is Intel HDA Controller -> standard ALSA snd_intel_hda driver module * touchpad is made by ALPS - supported by X.Org's synaptic driver, though requires some xorg.conf tweaking (default settings, which assume a Synaptic touchpad, result in really slow cursor movement and no tap-clicking) * Ethernet (Intel PRO/1000) works with standard e1000 driver, Wi-Fi (Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG) with ipw3945 (requires non-free binary firmware, though - but runs smoothly) * built-in Texas Instruments 5-in-1 flash card reader works with the tifm(xx) driver - tested with SD cards * setting LCD brightness by software works with the omnibook module (http://omnibook.sourceforge.net/); people on some forums report that on similar laptop models you can get this functionality through standard kernel's ACPI video driver by flashing Toshiba's new "Vista-only" BIOS (sic!) * multimedia keys work with omnibook, too * fingerprint reader (not-very-useful gadget as it is) works with ThinkFinger driver and software * PCMCIA seems to work, my friend's Wi-Fi card got detected once * suspend/hibernate is tricky, though I got it working with some combinations of kernel version and loaded modules It may be reasonable, however, to buy a laptop with GNU/Linux preinstalled - everything should work nice then, and you save money you'd otherwise pay for a Windows licence. In any case, checking http://linux-laptop.net/ for the model you want to buy can help. Regards, -- Krzysztof Lubanski
Re: xconsole 'can't open console' (etch) - why not?
On Tue, 2007-09-11 at 18:44 +0100, Martin Waller wrote: > Am trying to run xconsole as normal user as I have done on other > versions of debian. > > When I try to run it on an etch box it pops up as expected but with the > message 'Can't open console' in it. > > Now, on my sarge box, which is due for an upgrade, it runs fine. I > noticed on sarge /dev/console's group is tty but on etch it's root. So > I changed the group of it to tty, but still no joy. [...] xconsole seems to be using /dev/xconsole - on my Lenny system, its group is set to 'adm'. -- Krzysztof Lubanski -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Auto moving junk to trash in Icedove
On Wed, 2007-09-12 at 21:50 +0100, andy wrote: > A quick query, albeit not specific really to Debian: > > Is there a way to configure all mail that Icedove's junk-filter directs > to the "junk" folder to go directly to the "trash" folder? Hello. The way is: Tools -> Junk Mail Controls -> Settings -> Handling -> Move incoming messages determined... -> Other -> Choose your trash folder. Regards, -- Krzysztof Lubanski -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: how to silence speaker during reboot/halt
On Sun, 09 Aug 2009 13:20:13 +0200, Long Wind wrote: > Then, how to disable beep of terminal? I run the command from xterm or > tty > I really don't know which manual I should read. For the console, try putting "set bell-style none" in /etc/inputrc. You can uncomment it in Debian's default inputrc. Regards, -- Krzysztof Lubański -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: libdvdcss availability?
On Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:30:16 +0200, Olivier Cailloux wrote: > I would like to install the libdvdcss package, which appears on > http://www.debian-unofficial.org/packages.html. > [...] > Then I get a missing key error: > -- > #LANG=C aptitude update > W: GPG error: http://ftp.debian-unofficial.org stable Release: The > following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not > available: NO_PUBKEY 394D199524C52AC3 -- > (and similarly for testing and unstable). > > I tried the debian-unofficial faq suggestions, but they fail with an > error message or do not solve the problem: > [...] Hello, It's all about the cryptographic key used to sign this repository's packages and verify their authenticity. You may try this command from the same page: wget http://ftp-master.debian-unofficial.org/other/openpgp/archive- key-2008.asc -O - | apt-key add - ...but this key (the last one available) expired this February, so apt won't probably let you install any packages from debian-unofficial.org even after importing the key. I suggest you try http://debian-multimedia.org/. Just follow the instructions on the main page - there is a repository for Lenny, including libdvdcss (worked for me last time I installed it). Regards, -- Krzysztof Lubański -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: avisynth.dll ???
On Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:10:11 +0200, Sjoerd Hiemstra wrote: > Ah, same here. But www.myspace.com/djchess05 is not a media file that > mplayer can play. Yes, and so the lack of avisynth.dll is not a problem here. It's just because MPlayer is trying different demultiplexers/decoders one after another to decode the data it gets - but this data is a Web page, not a video stream, so it fails. The error message means that MPlayer failed to try avisynth.dll on the data, but not that it was really needed here - it wouldn't "play" a HTML etc. document, after all. > The proper media file appears to be so deeply hidden away in the site > that even add-ons that usually find it, don't see it here. If there is a way to extract the video's URL, it could possibly be played by MPlayer if MySpace doesn't use too many "security" measures. You may do a Web search for such link extractor. Regards, -- Krzysztof Lubański -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
