optiplex999 - no display

2011-08-27 Thread nick
annoying thing about this is that it is being done in part with a company who use and want to continue with MS so if I can not get this going their opinions will be confirmed 8-/ please...if anyone can assist and thanks for all the good work Nick Oxford -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian

Articles: First They Came for the Nazis

2017-04-27 Thread Nick
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/04/first_they_came_for_the_nazis.html

erro ao criar sistema LIVE com tsocks

2010-07-19 Thread Nick Marinho
Boa tarde, estou passando por uma coisa chata. No meu trabalho eu uso o tsocks para poder me conectar na internet pois aqui tudo é barrado. A conexão é feita da seguinte maneira: $ ssh -D u...@server.com Me conecto normalmente pelo terminal, faço update e upgrade sem problemas. Mas veja ab

Re: erro ao criar sistema LIVE com tsocks

2010-07-19 Thread Nick Marinho
lets try again... I'm trying to create a USB pendrive Debian Live but because i use tsocks to make updates and upgrades i have a issue. # mkdir debian-live # cd debian-live # lh config -b usb-hdd -p lxde-desktop # lh config --checksums disabled # lh config --interactive shell # lh build in this

Re: optiplex999 - no display

2011-08-30 Thread nick belshaw
Daniel Baumann progress-technologies.net> writes: > > On 08/27/2011 02:28 PM, nick wrote: > > I am trying to get a current Debian install onto an Optiplex999 > > without much success. Basic netinstall installs but no Display. > > did you try failsafe? > fa

Re: Syslinux installation fails with

2011-11-11 Thread Nick Bailey
days to find this. Just testing it out now... but I've seem some pretty beautiful shell programming, so I'm a better person for it :D "The source code is the documentation" Seriously, I expect the fine manual will catch up (if I'm right!) when the live-build heroes have some spare time. Nick/. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-live-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/loom.2011t151635-...@post.gmane.org

Bad list expansion in lb_binary_package_lists

2011-11-18 Thread Nick Bailey
ension. (sorry if this is fixed already) Nick/. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-live-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/2018162218.GB23192@ingrid.fairholm

Using live-build and apt caching behind a proxy

2011-11-18 Thread Nick Bailey
t;;; auto/config below. (I'm aware it's overspecified, but I've tried a lot of different combinations!) having localhost:3142 everywhere works, except that it ends up in the image of course. I can apt-get update/upgrade the building machine fine with the above apt Acquire settings.

Re: Using live-build and apt caching behind a proxy

2011-11-21 Thread Nick Bailey
On Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 03:31:28PM +0100, intrigeri wrote: > hi, > > Nick Bailey wrote (18 Nov 2011 16:11:27 GMT) : > > Hi, I'm trying to build a live hdd image for distribution on USB key > > with some of our software and an ability to install a debian syst

Adding user to some other groups

2012-01-13 Thread Nick Bailey
card won't work - because user doesn't exist at build time? Is there a good way to do this, or will everything end up having to be sudo'd? Thanks, Nick/. -- Dr Nicholas Bailey http://www.n-ism.org/People/nick.php Science and Music Research Group, School of

Info: ALSA differences between live and standard debian desktop install

2012-01-20 Thread Nick Bailey
find (hard to fix a program which already works!), so here's hoping this saves somebody else the bother :) Other applications, including jackd ones, seem to work just fine. Nick/. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-live-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubsc

Re: Adding user to some other groups

2012-01-20 Thread Nick Bailey
missed the point of the manual page entry...? Nick/. On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 11:28:01PM +0100, Daniel Baumann wrote: > On 01/13/2012 05:34 PM, Nick Bailey wrote: > > Is there a good way to do this > > see man live-config for live-config >=3.0~a31. > > -- > Address:

Re: Adding user to some other groups

2012-01-20 Thread Nick Bailey
ashed. I don't understand what's going on here :P Nick/. On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 07:10:10PM +0100, intrigeri wrote: > Hi, > > Nick Bailey wrote (13 Jan 2012 16:34:02 GMT) : > > It would be great if I could think of a way to add user to group > > iocard > > $ c

Re: Adding user to some other groups

2012-01-20 Thread Nick Bailey
Sorry to reply to my own post, but just found this: http://live.debian.net/manual/html/live-manual.en.html#495 So it might be user-setup rather than debconf... off to try it now! Nick/. On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 06:19:42PM +, Nick Bailey wrote: > Thanks intrigeri and Ronny for the poin

Preseed file ignored when adding user to other groups

2012-01-21 Thread Nick Bailey
ks using a chroot include? My understanding is that this would get executed at boot time if the boot parameter hooks=filesystem was supplied. Is that right? Thanks, Nick/. On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 06:28:01PM +, Nick Bailey wrote: > Sorry to reply to my own post, but just found this: > > h

[SOLVED] Adding default user to some other groups

2012-01-22 Thread Nick Bailey
actually prefer to get the boot parameter working and remove the script all toghether. Hope this helps somebody. Nick/. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-live-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120122164740.GB2987@ingrid.fairholm

Re: [SOLVED] Adding default user to some other groups

2012-01-26 Thread Nick Bailey
adds user to a nominated group is a satisfactory workaround for now, so the bug isn't a show-stopper. Sorry not to be more help on this one. :( Nick/. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-live-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@

Bug#657550: live-build: Using preseed to set user default groups fails

2012-01-26 Thread Nick Bailey
Package: live-build Version: 3.0~a42-1 Severity: normal Dear Maintainer, * What led up to the situation? Attempting to add a default group for the live user as per section 494/5 of the manual http://live.debian.net/manual/html/live-manual.en.html#494 fails * What exactly did you do (or

Bug#657550: Further info: use of debconf-set-selections in hook also ineffective

2012-01-28 Thread Nick Bailey
el pm-utils 1.4.1-8 [127 kB] Del libqt4-script 4:4.7.3-5 [1098 kB] Del libqt4-core 4:4.7.3-5 [38.5 kB] [2012-01-27 16:28:56] lb_chroot_hacks P: Begin executing hacks... 8< However, the groups are still not set as expected. Could it be that something is overriding the passwd/user-default-g

accessibility like speech and braille in the debian live console and desktop images

2017-04-29 Thread Nick Gawronski
ou to add espeakup and or orca to the live images as some users don't need or want a desktop just a command line but want to be able to install the live disc on their system if they like what it does for them? Nick Gawronski

Re: accessibility like speech and braille in the debian live console and desktop images

2017-04-30 Thread Nick Gawronski
stallation. Nick Gawronski On 4/30/2017 5:43 AM, MENGUAL Jean-Philippe wrote: Le 30/04/2017 à 02:14, Nick Gawronski a écrit : Hi, I am trying to make the live debian images with the installer accessible so blind users can put one of the live discs into their drives and test out debian either cons

Re: accessibility like speech and braille in the debian live console and desktop images

2017-05-01 Thread Nick Gawronski
live system and i for the installation might be best as it is a live system. Are there already boot options for loading the entire disc into ram so the disc could be removed as if not these should be added for both the live disc and installer targets with speech for speed and performance? Nick Gawr

Re: accessibility like speech and braille in the debian live console and desktop images

2017-05-01 Thread Nick Gawronski
wishes to burn the data to the CD or DVD they can't do this if the disc is still active in the drive. Nick Gawronski On 5/1/2017 10:08 AM, Samuel Thibault wrote: Nick Gawronski, on lun. 01 mai 2017 09:20:34 -0500, wrote: Hi, What about s for the installation with speech and l for the live

Re: accessibility like speech and braille in the debian live console and desktop images

2017-05-04 Thread Nick Gawronski
early as possible would be nice so the blind user knows that something is going on. Nick Gawronski On 5/4/2017 7:01 PM, Samuel Thibault wrote: Nick Gawronski, on lun. 01 mai 2017 14:35:39 -0500, wrote: Hi, Why not have the shortcuts be the same for both console and graphical discs to make

Re: accessibility like speech and braille in the debian live console and desktop images

2017-05-09 Thread Nick Gawronski
Hi, My current system is a bios based system just so I know do the same images like iso images work on both bios and the newer method or are there different images for both systems? Nick Gawronski On 5/9/2017 2:17 AM, adrian15 adrian15 wrote: Well, I don't care too much abou

Re: Stretch release testing - up to and including Saturday 17th June

2017-06-14 Thread Nick Bailey
ed a lot like it had just crashed until I'd spent an hour or so looking into it. Not the best user experience :) I understand this isn't really a debian-live thing, rather a KDE thing. But people will complain, I expect. Any advice? Nick/.

Debian live stable images with just console and software speech using espeakup

2017-12-23 Thread Nick Gawronski
x27;t need. Could this be looked into for times where a minimal live disc is needed? Nick Gawronski

method for getting speak and espeakup into a debian live image

2014-09-05 Thread Nick Gawronski
boot option for starting software speech? Nick Gawronski -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-live-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/bfec12f58309e434db05becc728d861f.squir...@hwa3.ultrahost.us

Re: method for getting speak and espeakup into a debian live image

2014-09-05 Thread Nick Gawronski
restart it to finish the build process? Nick Gawronski On Fri, September 5, 2014 6:49 pm, Zed wrote: > Where are you setting the packages to be installed? Do you have your > config on github at all so we can check out your configuration? > > Without knowing how your live-build is configure

can't get persistence to work

2015-05-30 Thread Nick Taylor
he live dvd with the persistence parameter. Nothing gets saved to the persistence partition. Persistence just doesn't happen. Please help. Nick Taylor -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-live-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas

Re: An abrupt End to Debian Live

2015-11-13 Thread Nick Bailey
I whole-heartedly agree with Michael. It all gives the impression that there is an emerging bourgeoisie who would rather obstruct something than not control it. This concerns me, as a righteous proletarian. I thought FOSS was all about working code, and permitting other people to build on that

Re: I'm not dead yet! (with apologies to Monty Python)

2015-11-13 Thread Nick Bailey
...and I am very glad! On Friday 13 November 2015 08:27:23 Ben Armstrong wrote: > So please, everyone who is anxious about what happens in the coming > months, remain calm about this and let's not spread disinformation. If > the Debian CD team succeeds in their efforts and produces a replacement >