Hello
Actually I am sending this again, I was using a different mail reader
and it seems I didn't send to group, just some guy who quoted me
here(without the full content and/or the context of the earlier note),
so . . .
> - Original Message -
> From: Scott Ferguson
> -hv said:
> >>
of course you can do it without reinstalling all
and you can do all the things without knowing the password.
(I was not willing to write here all the ways to give all the commands
without knowing the password. So that every ten years old guy can find *just
here*
all the ways how to destr
a good idea in my opinion.
-hv
- Original Message -
From: Ruperto Mendiones
I'm late to this thread and don't fully know the specs of the laptop in
question.
But.. if Tina can boot from a cd, could she use Knoppix to identify a
hardware problem vs a software one?
Ruperto
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To UN
I'm late to this thread and don't fully know the specs of the laptop in
question.
But.. if Tina can boot from a cd, could she use Knoppix to identify a
hardware problem vs a software one?
Ruperto
On Tue, 2012-04-03 at 11:45 -0700, Hannu Virtanen wrote:
> --
>
> some clarifications:
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some clarifications:
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- Original Message -
From: Hannu Virtanen
Of course everybody understands to backup the important files if reinstalling
the whole computer?
This is just a computer, not a house; to ('install' was dropped off...) a
debian system is nor
Just now I'm with a mobile and will not write long.
Of course everybody understands to backup the important files if reinstalling
the whole computer? This is just a computer, not a house; to a debian system
is normally not a big thing.
If the machine has got some parts, which are not working
On 03/04/12 20:44, Hannu Virtanen wrote:
>
>
>
>
> - Original Message -
> From: Scott Ferguson
>
> -hv said:
>
>>> I think that you need to get root password.
>>> You maybe better to reinstall the whole thing
>
> Scott Ferguson said:
>
> *If* Tina had the root password she wouldn
- Original Message -
From: Scott Ferguson
-hv said:
>> I think that you need to get root password.
>> You maybe better to reinstall the whole thing
Scott Ferguson said:
*If* Tina had the root password she wouldn't need to rebuild everything.
-
Yes I agree. *If* Tina
On 02/04/12 23:27, Roshan George wrote:
> Even if you know the root password,
If you took the time to politely *read* the thread you'll see that the
root password is not know.
>
>
> On 4/2/12, Hannu Virtanen wrote:
>>
>> Ii think that you need to get root password.
>> You maybe better to rei
On 02/04/12 07:54, tina braxton wrote:
>
> Thank you for all your ideas. I have now tried all the suggestions for
> sudo. Result is "permission denied"
That's not a lot of detail Tina, and "permission denied" is not what
should have happened.
Example of what "should" have happened:-
tina@lapt
Ii think that you need to get root password.
You maybe better to reinstall the whole thing... debian cds are very cheap. -hv
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On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 12:54 AM EEST tina braxton wrote:
>
>
>Thank you for all your ideas. I have now tried all the suggestions for
>
Thank you for all your ideas. I have now tried all the suggestions for sudo.
Result is "permission denied"
Tried visudo. It said something about "You have probably been given the usual
lecture about ..." Then it let me give myself a password. I thought this would
be a root password, so I
oot' Do you know the root
password?
with best,
-hv
--- On Thu, 3/29/12, tina braxton wrote:
From: tina braxton
Subject: Re: can't get Iceweasel to work on my laptop
To: "Hannu Virtanen" ,
"debian-laptop@lists.debian.org"
Date: Thursday, March 29, 2012, 12:1
On 03/29/2012 12:11 AM, tina braxton wrote:
The laptop connects directly to the internet without any additional
program (unless it doesn't). I don't have any internet service on my
cellphone. I tried it, before I got the laptop, but it was so slow,
everything always timed out.
The only brows
weasel. I tried to download Firefox, but
could not install it. It kept asking for the root.
From: Hannu Virtanen
To: tina braxton ; Scott Ferguson
; "debian-laptop@lists.debian.org"
Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2012 12:24 PM
Subject: Re: can't get Icewe
ne to connect the laptop into the net. the program used is wvdial.
From: tina braxton
To: Scott Ferguson ;
"debian-laptop@lists.debian.org"
Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2012 12:44 AM
Subject: Re: can't get Iceweasel to work on my laptop
From
>
> 3. Type the following and then press "Enter":-
>
> sudo ifconfig > /home/$username/results
>
> NOTE: you need to substitute the "username" shown in the "prompt" for
> $username
>
> eg.:-
> sudo ifconfig > /home/tina/Results
>
Hi Tina,
In a place where you can't browse, you should use
"/sbin/
On 25/03/12 09:44, tina braxton wrote:
>
>
> *From:* Scott Ferguson
> *To:* debian-laptop@lists.debian.org
> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 21, 2012 11:08 PM
> *Subject:* Re: can't get Iceweasel to work on my laptop
>
> On 22/03/12 08:40, tina braxton wrote:
>> I
From: Scott Ferguson
To: debian-laptop@lists.debian.org
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 11:08 PM
Subject: Re: can't get Iceweasel to work on my laptop
On 22/03/12 08:40, tina braxton wrote:
> I received a donated laptop about two years ago. It is
On 22/03/12 08:40, tina braxton wrote:
> I received a donated laptop about two years ago. It is an older
> model--an Acer Travel Mate 2480-2779. It has Debian software, including
> Iceweasel browser 3.5.9.
>
> Build identifier, in case you need it, is Mozilla /5.0 (XII; U; Linux
> i686; en-US; r
On 22/03/12 10:17, Michael wrote:
> And by the way, if someone else likes to answer by explaining how to
> break root: Please don't do on public lists,
Don't be silly. Security by obscurity is not the Debian model.
> and consider if that really solves anything.
You won't solve anything if you c
On 22/03/12 11:10, Brandon Richards wrote:
> Tina,
>
> I would go even as far as to recommend Ubuntu.
And the same could be said of Debian - except we don't go to their lists
recommending they use Debian instead of persevering with a broken
derivative.
Kind regards.
--
Iceweasel/Firefox/Ch
Dear New Friends,
Thank you for all these ideas. It's great to have so much support.
Actually, I have tried two of the ideas suggested.
I have been unable to locate the person who put on the software. The former
owner cannot find him, either.
I have tried to install Ubuntu, but it won't
Ah, and it was Brandon, not Richard, yepp. Time to go to bed...
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Richard,
> I'm not convinced I'd go for a daily build, or the testing distro, either,
> but that's another issue.
I used daily 'testing' installers more often and there never was a problem with
the installer or base system. If there would be a minor bug with a desktop app,
later. then you can
On 22/03/12 12:13, Michael wrote:
> but i recommend to check first if this is really true. The alternative is
> 64bit and there the respective installer would be
>
> http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/arch-latest/ia64/iso-cd/debian-testing-ia64-netinst.iso
> (assuming your
Tina,
I would go even as far as to recommend Ubuntu. Easy install and no
problems accessing anything that you want. Website is:
http://www.ubuntu.com and you get 5GB of storage when you have ubuntu.
Just a thought.
On 21-Mar-12 17:31, Michael wrote:
Tina,
Since debugging wireless can be te
And by the way, if someone else likes to answer by explaining how to break
root: Please don't do on public lists, and consider if that really solves
anything.
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Tina,
> I do not have the root or admin passwords and have not been able to get them.
That's another problem.
If the installed software really already is 2y old, then consider a totally new
installation. It could possibly solve your problems 'on-the-fly' but there is
no guarantee, and usually
Tina,
Since debugging wireless can be tedious especially under this circumstances
(newbie and mailing list), i suggest go to the person who prepared the laptop,
and ask her to configure it for you.
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I received a donated laptop about two years ago. It is an older model--an Acer
Travel Mate 2480-2779. It has Debian software, including Iceweasel browser
3.5.9.
Build identifier, in case you need it, is Mozilla /5.0 (XII; U; Linux i686;
en-US; rv:1.9.1.9) Gecko /20100501 Iceweasel/ 3.5.9 (li
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