Re: install troubles

2005-07-29 Thread Joey Hess
Gene Heskett wrote: > In other words, the whole distro is now 29 cd's? Good grief... Don't stop at 29 CDs, you can go on and get all the other architectures too, for a total of 149 CDs. -- see shy jo signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: install troubles

2005-07-29 Thread Kent West
Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: >On Fri, Jul 29, 2005 at 07:40:02PM -0500, Kent West wrote: > > >>The first CD has the bulk of what you want. The next few CDs have other >>software, in order of decreasing popularity. The last half or so of the >>CDs are source code, which you probably don't want or ne

Re: any sleek way to downgrade sid to sarge?

2005-07-29 Thread James Vahn
On Sat, 30 Jul 2005, phyrster wrote: http://debianplanet.com/node.php?id=880 Oh my. There might be some good advice there, but I sure didn't see any. How do you guys downgrade? Are there sleek tools out there that can handle this job better? I've set /etc/apt/preferences to: Packa

FW: slightly-OT: centralized user management

2005-07-29 Thread David Christensen
Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > But there was nothing about getting a "roaming profile" type of setup. Roaming Profiles and Offline Folders are different Windows features. You need domain networking and Windows Server (2003, maybe 2k) to enable the former, but only Workgroup networking and a workstat

[solved] Re: Need help with re-install on a old SCSI Debian box

2005-07-29 Thread Paul E Condon
On Thu, Jul 28, 2005 at 03:36:20PM -0600, Paul E Condon wrote: > On Thu, Jul 28, 2005 at 11:31:59AM -0400, Joey Hess wrote: > > Paul E Condon wrote: > > > I have an old computer which I have been using as a print/file server. > > > This afternoon there was an abrupt power outage. When the power ret

Re: any sleek way to downgrade sid to sarge?

2005-07-29 Thread Bryan Donlan
On 7/29/05, phyrster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi debianers, > > After upgrading to sid, I reget and thinking how to roll back to good old > sarge. I searched related topics and found this guide: > > http://debianplanet.com/node.php?id=880 (How I Downgraded Testing to Stable) > > The procedur

Re: any sleek way to downgrade sid to sarge?

2005-07-29 Thread Robert Vangel
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 phyrster wrote: > Hi debianers, > > After upgrading to sid, I reget and thinking how to roll back to good old > sarge. I searched related topics and found this guide: > > http://debianplanet.com/node.php?id=880 (How I Downgraded Testing to Stable) >

any sleek way to downgrade sid to sarge?

2005-07-29 Thread phyrster
Hi debianers, After upgrading to sid, I reget and thinking how to roll back to good old sarge. I searched related topics and found this guide: http://debianplanet.com/node.php?id=880 (How I Downgraded Testing to Stable) The procedure here is a bit complicated plus it's posted two years ago. The

botched upgrade?

2005-07-29 Thread Shea Martin
Just upgrade from old-stable to stable. I now have a half broken system. The first problem I have to deal with is apache-ssl, as I think it may solve some of the other problems. I set DEBCONF_DEBUG='.*', then apt-get install apache gives this: Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tre

OK, a second try: New Debian User needs help!

2005-07-29 Thread Hans-Peter Sulzer
Hi! I'm Peter. Sound works now again (I don't know why, but it works :-)). I know a little bit about Unix (e. g. ls, cp, cat, even: ~# cat < ~/append_to_myfile I am appending to "append_to_myfile" A second line EOF ~# cat ~/append_to_myfile I am appending to "append_to_myfile" A second line ~#

Re: slightly-OT: centralized user management

2005-07-29 Thread Roberto C. Sanchez
On Fri, Jul 29, 2005 at 09:57:17PM -0400, Hendrik Boom wrote: > > Two things come to mind, neither of which I've used (or used enough) > to judge their viability. > > (1) rsync > which I'm told is a way of keeping two file systems in sync with one another > I currently make heavy use of rsync.

Re: slightly-OT: centralized user management

2005-07-29 Thread Roberto C. Sanchez
On Sat, Jul 30, 2005 at 02:35:56AM +0100, Clive Menzies wrote: > > Not long after I started getting to grips with debian, I asked a similar > question and a guy call Todd Pytel sent me a lot of info and suggestions > for solutions (some of it off-list). You should be able to find the > thread by

Re: install troubles

2005-07-29 Thread Gene Heskett
On Friday 29 July 2005 20:43, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: >On Fri, Jul 29, 2005 at 07:40:02PM -0500, Kent West wrote: >> Gene Heskett wrote: >> >Greetings; >> > >> >I've just today, tried to install the 14 disk set >> >> The first CD has the bulk of what you want. The next few CDs have >> other softw

Re: slightly-OT: centralized user management

2005-07-29 Thread Hendrik Boom
On Fri, Jul 29, 2005 at 08:01:28PM -0400, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > Greetings, > > I currently have a small home network (1 server, 1 workstation, 1 > laptop) with only two users. What I would like to do is to setup some > sort of centralized user authentication mechanism (NIS, LDAP, whatever)

Re: install troubles

2005-07-29 Thread Gene Heskett
On Friday 29 July 2005 20:40, Kent West wrote: >Gene Heskett wrote: >>Greetings; >> >>I've just today, tried to install the 14 disk set > >The first CD has the bulk of what you want. The next few CDs have > other software, in order of decreasing popularity. The last half or > so of the CDs are sour

Editing Gnome Menu

2005-07-29 Thread Keith Bates
For some reason the session manager has disappeared from my menu. It was at Applications- Desktop Preferences- Advanced. I know I can edit the session-manual file in .gnome2 but that's a pain,and I'd rather do it with the GUI. Can anyone tell me how to get the session manager back on the menu. T

Re: install troubles

2005-07-29 Thread Gene Heskett
On Friday 29 July 2005 20:07, Carl Fink wrote: >On Fri, Jul 28, 2005 at 07:21:25PM -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: >> atp-get update seems to go get the database again, and networking >> seems to be ok, but an apt-get install perl reports 'there is no >> candidate for perl'. > > "man apt-cdrom" Ok, tha

Re: slightly-OT: centralized user management

2005-07-29 Thread Clive Menzies
On (29/07/05 20:01), Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > I currently have a small home network (1 server, 1 workstation, 1 > laptop) with only two users. What I would like to do is to setup some > sort of centralized user authentication mechanism (NIS, LDAP, whatever) > with home directories mounted from

Re: how to add new window manager to display manager?

2005-07-29 Thread phyrster
> Mr Mike on 29/07/05 05:48, wrote: > >I might also recommend using the apps file to control the startup of all > >your apps. It allows you to place them on the workspace you want them in > >instead of them all coming up in your first workspace... It can also > >control a great deal of other attr

Re: install troubles

2005-07-29 Thread Roberto C. Sanchez
On Fri, Jul 29, 2005 at 07:40:02PM -0500, Kent West wrote: > Gene Heskett wrote: > > >Greetings; > > > >I've just today, tried to install the 14 disk set > > > The first CD has the bulk of what you want. The next few CDs have other > software, in order of decreasing popularity. The last half or so

Re: install troubles

2005-07-29 Thread Kent West
Gene Heskett wrote: >Greetings; > >I've just today, tried to install the 14 disk set > The first CD has the bulk of what you want. The next few CDs have other software, in order of decreasing popularity. The last half or so of the CDs are source code, which you probably don't want or need unless y

Re: install troubles

2005-07-29 Thread Carl Fink
On Fri, Jul 28, 2005 at 07:21:25PM -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > atp-get update seems to go get the database again, and networking > seems to be ok, but an apt-get install perl reports 'there is no > candidate for perl'. "man apt-cdrom" -- Carl Fink [EMAIL PROTECTED] I-Con System

slightly-OT: centralized user management

2005-07-29 Thread Roberto C. Sanchez
Greetings, I currently have a small home network (1 server, 1 workstation, 1 laptop) with only two users. What I would like to do is to setup some sort of centralized user authentication mechanism (NIS, LDAP, whatever) with home directories mounted from the server. This is primarily since I will

Re: How do I get a /dev/fb0 from my Hercules Kyro?

2005-07-29 Thread Hendrik Boom
On Fri, Jul 29, 2005 at 05:02:44PM -0400, Hendrik Boom wrote: > > > > Are you using udev? > > I'm using whatever Debian sarge installed by default just three days ago. > How do I find out whether I'm using udev? > > > Did you loaded the correct module for your framebuffer? > > Probably not, unl

install troubles

2005-07-29 Thread Gene Heskett
Greetings; I've just today, tried to install the 14 disk set is 3.1 (sarge) onto a drive in a test box, but after the one disk was done, it asked to be rebooted rather than asking for more disks, this despite my using the 'expert26' install argument. So I ran aptitude when it was rebooted sinc

Re: mouse freezes after reboot (Sarge)

2005-07-29 Thread Søren Christensen
On Fri, Jul 29, 2005 at 09:23:37PM +0200, steef wrote: > Søren Christensen wrote: > > >I've just installed Deb-Sarge, and having some troubles making my mouse > >work correct. > > > >I've set it up through dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86, but the mouse > >is frozen after reboot, I can't move it.

Re: aptitude : how to merge the "new packages" directory

2005-07-29 Thread Guillaume TESSIER
Bryan Donlan wrote: On 7/29/05, Guillaume TESSIER <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello. I have a question about aptitude. I use to run debian testing sarge and stick to sarge when it got stable. I usually manage packages with aptitude. Of course their was a "new packages" directory as new pack

How do I get the aim transport working with the jabber package?

2005-07-29 Thread Landy Bible
I've installed the jabber package using aptitude, and can connect to the jabber server. I created an account on the server, and it works. Now I'm trying to get the aim transport to work. I've installed the jabber-aim using aptitude. Using Exodus on windows, I try to add an aim contact, and g

Package dependency problem with util-linux and slang

2005-07-29 Thread Nate Eldredge
Hi all, I am having some trouble resolving a package dependency. I have util-linux 2.12p-4 installed (this is on unstable). It has a PreDepend on slang1a-utf8 (>> 1.4.9dbs-4). I do have slang1a-utf8 1.4.9-dbs8 installed, but this package has been removed from unstable. As far as I can tell, sla

Re: C++ ABI change in sight?

2005-07-29 Thread [KS]
VSJ wrote: > [KS] wrote: > > >>(and they will be probably straight to >>3.4.1). >> > > Straight to 3.4.2 would be even better ;-) > Yes, that is possible too as they already have 3.4.2 tar ball in their repositories. I think it depends upon *when* the kde upgrade with star to happen. /KS --

Re: How do I get a /dev/fb0 from my Hercules Kyro?

2005-07-29 Thread Hendrik Boom
On Fri, Jul 29, 2005 at 08:25:58PM +0200, wim wrote: > Hendrik Boom wrote: > >On Fri, Jul 29, 2005 at 01:42:51PM +0100, Wackojacko wrote: > > > >>>I'm one of those poor wretches with a Hercules Prophet Kyro > >>>PCI video card on an aging 233 MHz Pentium. the one that isn't > >>>VESA, or even VGA,

Re: How can I get my sound card working

2005-07-29 Thread Martin McCormick
Gnu-Raiz writes: >If you need help post the kernel version, and sound card you >are using. If your using a 2.6 kernel you might want to list >the alsa information as well. dmesg is very helpful also. That is all the stuff that comes flying on to your screen as your Linux system boots. Mo

Re: aptitude : how to merge the "new packages" directory

2005-07-29 Thread Bryan Donlan
On 7/29/05, Guillaume TESSIER <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello. > > I have a question about aptitude. > I use to run debian testing sarge and stick to sarge when it got stable. > > I usually manage packages with aptitude. > Of course their was a "new packages" directory as new packages were > i

Re: x-windows-system package

2005-07-29 Thread Kevin B. McCarty
Hi Paolo, Paolo Pantaleo wrote: > I just installed the x-windows-system package, and i found some > unpleasant things: > > 1)xdm is installed and no question is done about it during configuration This is by design. x-window-system depends upon all programs that are traditionally part of an X r

aptitude : how to merge the "new packages" directory

2005-07-29 Thread Guillaume TESSIER
Hello. I have a question about aptitude. I use to run debian testing sarge and stick to sarge when it got stable. I usually manage packages with aptitude. Of course their was a "new packages" directory as new packages were introduced on a regular basis to the debian repository. But now, since

Re: CD problem: hardware or software?

2005-07-29 Thread Gnu-Raiz
On 15:59, Fri 29 Jul 05, Clive Menzies wrote: > On (29/07/05 08:55), Daniel Ramaley wrote: > > On Friday 29 July 2005 08:26 am, Hendrik Boom wrote: > > >On Fri, Jul 29, 2005 at 08:16:06AM -0500, Daniel Ramaley wrote: > > >> I'm running testing on a PowerPC (a Mac Mini to be precise). I have > > >>

Re: USB Mouse stops working under xfree

2005-07-29 Thread hacker (of golf)
On 7/29/05, Nobrin ;-" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > After an "apt-get dist-upgrade" (testing branch) a problem came out: > my usb mouse stops working under xfree (xserver-xfree 4.3.0.dfsg.1-14) > after a few minutes. The pointer simply remains in the same place on > the screen. > > If I plug out a

Re: mouse freezes after reboot (Sarge)

2005-07-29 Thread steef
Søren Christensen wrote: I've just installed Deb-Sarge, and having some troubles making my mouse work correct. I've set it up through dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86, but the mouse is frozen after reboot, I can't move it. Mouse-model: PS2, 2 button and scrollwheel as third (middle) button. I

Re: x-windows-system package

2005-07-29 Thread hacker (of golf)
On 7/29/05, Paolo Pantaleo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just installed the x-windows-system package, and i found some > unpleasant things: > > 1)xdm is installed and no question is done about it during configuration > 2)the keyboard doesn't work properly as said in a previous message ALT > GR +

rme/alsa troubles

2005-07-29 Thread Glenn English
I can't get my RME 9632 soundcard to work. Debian stable (sarge), Sun dual Opteron box, AMD64 smp 2.6 kernel, installed from "official binary DVD" (packages from 'Net). There was no hdspmixer or hdspconf from the install because there's no alsa-tools package in the new sarge (it also doesn't ins

Re: MTA: exim or postfix?

2005-07-29 Thread Carl Fink
On Fri, Jul 29, 2005 at 03:19:09PM +0200, MatB wrote: > Hi, > for what i read they're both feature-complete, secure and stable. > Does anybody know any substancial difference between them? > I would prefer one that stores emails in single files, to make incremental > backup efficient. Is it suppor

Re: How can I get my sound card working

2005-07-29 Thread Gnu-Raiz
On 14:31, Tue 27 Jul 04, campy wrote: > hi hope i have got the add right can you help every time i want to use sounds > it said sound card in use how can i fix this please help i am just a learner > on the computer It might help to know what sound card you are using, but a off the hip guess is

Load and run Debian from a USB stick

2005-07-29 Thread Michael Martinell
I am attempting to get debian to run completely from an USB hard drive. I have followed the instructions at http://www.debian.org/releases/sarge/i386/ch04s04.html with success. However this only enables me to boot from the usb drive and then do a full install to the hard drives. I want the entir

x-windows-system package

2005-07-29 Thread Paolo Pantaleo
I just installed the x-windows-system package, and i found some unpleasant things: 1)xdm is installed and no question is done about it during configuration 2)the keyboard doesn't work properly as said in a previous message ALT GR + doesn't work, there seems to be some problems with xkb 3)the modu

Re: How do I get a /dev/fb0 from my Hercules Kyro?

2005-07-29 Thread wim
Hendrik Boom wrote: On Fri, Jul 29, 2005 at 01:42:51PM +0100, Wackojacko wrote: I'm one of those poor wretches with a Hercules Prophet Kyro PCI video card on an aging 233 MHz Pentium. the one that isn't VESA, or even VGA, but EGA (remember those?). I found a report dated 2002 that someone got s

Re: Using the latest Eclipse on Debian

2005-07-29 Thread Alex Malinovich
On Fri, 2005-07-29 at 10:49 -0700, Redefined Horizons wrote: > This if for the few people using Java on Debian. > > I would like to run the latest stable version of Eclipse (3.0.1) on my > Debian system. I have installed the latest JDK from Sun, using the > java-package utlity. > > However, when

Re: Using the latest Eclipse on Debian

2005-07-29 Thread Andreas Fester
Hi, Redefined Horizons wrote: > This if for the few people using Java on Debian. Hey, this includes me :-) > I would like to run the latest stable version of Eclipse (3.0.1) on my Note that the latest stable release of Eclipse is 3.1 which was released some weeks ago. What exactly did you insta

Re: problem with /pen

2005-07-29 Thread roberto
> >> --- "Roberto C. Sanchez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ha scritto: > >> > >> > > i encounter the following problem when i try to mount my usb pen on > >> > > debian sarge, kernel > 2.6.8 > >> > > > >> > > ~:$ mount /pen > >> > > mount: special device /mnt/sda1 does not exist unfortunately the probl

Re: how to add new window manager to display manager?

2005-07-29 Thread Adam Hardy
Mr Mike on 29/07/05 05:48, wrote: After compiled fluxbox and installed it, I noticed there is no entry for 'fluxbox' in gdm and wdm. However, the debian pkg can automatically add that entry. I wonder which file to configure to make those display managers recognize the newly installed windows m

Re: ftp fails first time when using apt-get

2005-07-29 Thread Daniel McBrearty
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Re: Using the latest Eclipse on Debian

2005-07-29 Thread David Goodenough
On Friday 29 July 2005 18:49, Redefined Horizons wrote: > This if for the few people using Java on Debian. > > I would like to run the latest stable version of Eclipse (3.0.1) on my > Debian system. I have installed the latest JDK from Sun, using the > java-package utlity. > > However, when I insta

Re: Mysql Editor/creator

2005-07-29 Thread Mark
Joe wrote: > You may find DBDesigner worth a look: > > http://fabforce.net/dbdesigner4/ Like, THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! -- Mark http://menem.mine.nu/blog -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Using the latest Eclipse on Debian

2005-07-29 Thread Redefined Horizons
This if for the few people using Java on Debian. I would like to run the latest stable version of Eclipse (3.0.1) on my Debian system. I have installed the latest JDK from Sun, using the java-package utlity. However, when I install Eclipse, I can't create a Java project, or access any of the Java

Re: Mysql Editor/creator

2005-07-29 Thread Joe
On Fri, 2005-07-29 at 16:04 +0200, Mark wrote: > Hello All, > > Does anyone know a mysql editor that will also show me things like > relations between the tables etc? > > I've mysql-query browser and I do think that is quite good for > general purpose querying. > > I more or less looking for som

Re: How can I get my sound card working

2005-07-29 Thread Roman Muñoz
If you have a TV capture card it could be taking /dev/dsp... roman On Tue, 27 Jul 2004 14:31:02 +0100 (GMT Daylight Time) "campy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hi hope i have got the add right can you help every time i want to use > sounds it said sound card in use how can i fix this please help

Re: printer

2005-07-29 Thread strawks
Hi, On ven, 2005-07-29 at 07:52 -0400, Rajiv Vyas wrote: > No Cupsys was not installed. So I installed it and also restarted it > by etc/init.d/cupsys restart. But now the problem is that it does not > have the Samsung 1710 driver I am looking for. It had it last time I > installed Debian sarge (f

Need some help setting up Icybox Cardreader IB-801

2005-07-29 Thread J.A. de Vries
Hi, I have some trouble setting up a cardreader. More accurately I think I am bumbing up against some USB limit. The thing is I have a system with 4 USB ports on the backplane and 2 USB ports on the side on the case. The Icybox I am trying to install has 2 USB ports and a 8-in-1 cardreader that's

Hard Disk ControllerDrive problem

2005-07-29 Thread madjid Oudai
Hi I tried to install debian sarge on Intel D925XECV2 mother bord with raid controler and 2 hard disks. I disable Raid drive in the bios and I delete Raid 1 whith raid utilities, the hard disks detection failed on installation. On prompt I started with Linux26, MY DVD R/RW drive is not detect

Re: installation of a package requests removal of a lot of packages

2005-07-29 Thread Paul Scott
antgel wrote: Adam Funk wrote: Do I need to do anything to prepare to use aptitude, or will it pick up everything in my sources.list and preferences files? Does it use apt-listbugs? More or less the same way apt-get does? You don't really need to prepare. I'm not sure about apt-lis

Re: Can't get Intel 82915G on-board graphics controller to deactivate the monitor.

2005-07-29 Thread Justin Guerin
On Thursday 28 July 2005 09:26, Adam Funk wrote: > My computer has on-board video which `lspci -v` reports as follows: > > :00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corp. 82915G Express Chipset > Family Graphics Controller (rev 04) > Subsystem: Asustek Computer, Inc.: Unknown device 2582 >

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Re: knoppix DVD 4.0

2005-07-29 Thread Gregory Seidman
On Thu, Jul 28, 2005 at 08:01:25PM -0700, Art H wrote: } Hi all. Just so you know, I'm a newbie, I downloaded,burned and booted } up with Knoppix 4.0 with no problems and have been using Linux for a } few days now. I've tried searching for my question but can't find a } definite answer yet, which i

Re: On lprng and magicfilter (was: Re: : Re: Using a novell shared printer from debian.)

2005-07-29 Thread Clive Menzies
On (28/07/05 23:46), Rogério Brito wrote: > On Jul 28 2005, Joel Peter William Pitt wrote: > > Used LPRng as the spool daemon and magicfilter as the filter. > > Nice to see others using this combination of programs. I sincerely > think that magicfilter is underrated. It simply works in the usual >

Re: C++ ABI change in sight?

2005-07-29 Thread VSJ
[KS] wrote: > (and they will be probably straight to > 3.4.1). > Straight to 3.4.2 would be even better ;-) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

USB Mouse stops working under xfree

2005-07-29 Thread Nobrin ;-\\
After an "apt-get dist-upgrade" (testing branch) a problem came out: my usb mouse stops working under xfree (xserver-xfree 4.3.0.dfsg.1-14) after a few minutes. The pointer simply remains in the same place on the screen. If I plug out and in the usb cable, it start working again. Any suggestion?

Re: half duplex

2005-07-29 Thread mess-mate
Doofus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | larinia wrote: | | >Hello list, | >I am running debian unstable version on my laptop, for some reason, the eth0 is running | >under half duplex. The interface does come up and I do have internet access, I am just | >wondering if there is a way I can make it

Re: CD problem: hardware or software?

2005-07-29 Thread Clive Menzies
On (29/07/05 08:55), Daniel Ramaley wrote: > On Friday 29 July 2005 08:26 am, Hendrik Boom wrote: > >On Fri, Jul 29, 2005 at 08:16:06AM -0500, Daniel Ramaley wrote: > >> I'm running testing on a PowerPC (a Mac Mini to be precise). I have > >> an external CD drive that i am using to rip my CD collec

Re: Debian is slow on the Network

2005-07-29 Thread Rodney D. Myers
On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 15:02:19 + <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I use a java application on a window computer, which do a request to > my debian computer; the time to give an answer is nearly the 25sec. > It's the same thing if i do the request from all the computer to my > debian. But if i do the

Re: Was Space Recovery - Now X-windows problem

2005-07-29 Thread John Graves
Robert Brockway wrote: On Thu, 28 Jul 2005, John Graves wrote: xrdb: Can't open display ':0' Hi John. That error can mean a number of things: X is not running because it lacked a valid mode line (most common) X is not running because it died for some other reason X is refusing conn

dselect Some Menus Display Blows Sky High in Sarge on VT100.

2005-07-29 Thread Martin McCormick
I have upgraded 3 systems to Sarge and each one exhibits a peculiar behavior when running dselect. It occurs only in the main and conflict resolution menus and looks like: Help:pIntroductionptopconflict/dependencypresolutionpsub-listppp Tupu~tu~sys~v|ystprus|uty~p}py~trt

Re: Mysql Editor/creator

2005-07-29 Thread Rakotomandimby (R12y) Mihamina
On Friday 29 July 2005 16:20, Joseph Haig wrote: >> Does anyone know a mysql editor that will also show me things like >> relations between the tables etc? > Would something like phpMyAdmin (see www.phpmyadmin.net) be what you > are looking for? OpenOffice v2 (still developement release) could als

Re: Was Space Recovery - Now X-windows problem

2005-07-29 Thread John Graves
pier wrote: John Graves wrote: Xsession: X session started for x at Thu Jul 28 17:16:53 EDT 2005 Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server Xlib: Protocol not supported by server xrdb: Can't open display ':0' Any suggestions on where to look to decipher the error messages? Coul

Re: Mysql Editor/creator

2005-07-29 Thread Joseph Haig
--- Mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello All, > > Does anyone know a mysql editor that will also show me things like > relations between the tables etc? > Would something like phpMyAdmin (see www.phpmyadmin.net) be what you are looking for? _

Mysql Editor/creator

2005-07-29 Thread Mark
Hello All, Does anyone know a mysql editor that will also show me things like relations between the tables etc? I've mysql-query browser and I do think that is quite good for general purpose querying. I more or less looking for something that supplys me with a complete development ground. Thank

Re: CD problem: hardware or software?

2005-07-29 Thread Daniel Ramaley
On Friday 29 July 2005 08:26 am, Hendrik Boom wrote: >On Fri, Jul 29, 2005 at 08:16:06AM -0500, Daniel Ramaley wrote: >> I'm running testing on a PowerPC (a Mac Mini to be precise). I have >> an external CD drive that i am using to rip my CD collection (i'm >> using an external to avoid wear and te

Re: MTA: exim or postfix?

2005-07-29 Thread Rakotomandimby (R12y) Mihamina
On Friday 29 July 2005 15:19, MatB wrote: > Hi, Hi, > I would prefer one that stores emails in single files Both support it. It is a matter of format. Read this: http://www.google.com/search?q=mailbox+vs+maildir -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". T

MTA: exim or postfix?

2005-07-29 Thread MatB
Hi, for what i read they're both feature-complete, secure and stable. Does anybody know any substancial difference between them? I would prefer one that stores emails in single files, to make incremental backup efficient. Is it supported by exim and/or posftix? Thanks in advance, MatB -- To U

Re: CD problem: hardware or software?

2005-07-29 Thread Hendrik Boom
On Fri, Jul 29, 2005 at 08:16:06AM -0500, Daniel Ramaley wrote: > I'm running testing on a PowerPC (a Mac Mini to be precise). I have an > external CD drive that i am using to rip my CD collection (i'm using an > external to avoid wear and tear on the more expensive internal drive). > The proble

CD problem: hardware or software?

2005-07-29 Thread Daniel Ramaley
I'm running testing on a PowerPC (a Mac Mini to be precise). I have an external CD drive that i am using to rip my CD collection (i'm using an external to avoid wear and tear on the more expensive internal drive). The problem is that after bootup i can rip CDs for a little while (where "a littl

Re: How do I get a /dev/fb0 from my Hercules Kyro?

2005-07-29 Thread Hendrik Boom
On Fri, Jul 29, 2005 at 01:42:51PM +0100, Wackojacko wrote: > >I'm one of those poor wretches with a Hercules Prophet Kyro > >PCI video card on an aging 233 MHz Pentium. the one that isn't > >VESA, or even VGA, but EGA (remember those?). I found a report > >dated 2002 that someone got such a setup

Re: sharing i386 and amd64 /etc and /home

2005-07-29 Thread Wackojacko
Hi Clive Not sure if this reply is for Alex or me,or both:-). If you refer to the amd64 howto, it is shown how to bind chroot /home - I'm assuming you have a chroot. https://alioth.debian.org/docman/view.php/30192/21/debian-amd64-howto.html#id220463 Running applications inside the chroot (e.g

Re: How can I get my sound card working

2005-07-29 Thread campy
  hi hope i have got the add right can you help every time i want to use sounds it said sound card in use how can i fix this please help i am just a learner on the computer

apt-get dist-upgrade can't find xorg-x11 packages

2005-07-29 Thread m mishrikey
Hi, I read recently that debian switched to X.org. Is that part of my apt-get dist-upgrade problems? please carben copy me replies :) Is there a good way to fix this? Failed to fetch http://http.us.debian.org/debian/pool/main/x/xorg-x11/x-dev_6.8.2.dfsg.1-4_all.deb 404 Not Found [IP: 204.1

Re: sharing i386 and amd64 /etc and /home

2005-07-29 Thread Clive Menzies
On (29/07/05 13:40), Wackojacko wrote: > >I've got my disk partitioned so that /home, /etc, /usr, /tmp, and /boot > >are on separate partitions. I'd like to install the amd64 port so I can > >finally make use of the full performance of my processor. But, I'd > >really like to transfer over all of m

Re: How do I get a /dev/fb0 from my Hercules Kyro?

2005-07-29 Thread Wackojacko
I'm one of those poor wretches with a Hercules Prophet Kyro PCI video card on an aging 233 MHz Pentium. the one that isn't VESA, or even VGA, but EGA (remember those?). I found a report dated 2002 that someone got such a setup to work with the framebuffer driver fbdev (though of course no accelera

why netselect-apt fail due to 'connection reset by peer'?

2005-07-29 Thread phyrster
hi all, When using netselect-apt to find the fastest source sites, I keep getting this error in recent months. -- --20:21:36-- http://www.debian.org/mirror/mirrors_full (try: 3) => `mirrors_full' Connecting to www.debian.org[194.109.137.218]:80... connected. H

Re: sharing i386 and amd64 /etc and /home

2005-07-29 Thread Wackojacko
I've got my disk partitioned so that /home, /etc, /usr, /tmp, and /boot are on separate partitions. I'd like to install the amd64 port so I can finally make use of the full performance of my processor. But, I'd really like to transfer over all of my system settings to make the transition as seamle

gtk doesn't recognize my new fonts

2005-07-29 Thread LeVA
Hi! I've installed the msttcorefonts package, and I can use the fonts from it in kde and gtk2 applications, but not in the gtk1 apps. I can not select for example the Arial font, because it is not in the list (ie. in xmms). How can I make gtk1 recognize those new fonts? Thanks! Daniel -- Le

newsreader (was Re: knoppix DVD 4.0)

2005-07-29 Thread Hendrik Boom
On Fri, Jul 29, 2005 at 09:59:09AM +0200, Johann Spies wrote: > > I has been a long time since I have been actively reading > newsgroups. Long ago I have used tin and gnus to do that. I would not > recoommend gnus for newbies. It is not the easiest reader to set up > but it is very powerful. I s

Re: printer

2005-07-29 Thread Rajiv Vyas
On 7/29/05, strawks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi,On ven, 2005-07-29 at 01:07 -0400, Rajiv Vyas wrote:> I reinstalled Sarge but this time when I got to Application>Desktop> Prefrences>System Tools>Printing, I get the message "The CUPS server > could not be contacted. This did not happen when I had

Re: How do I find open files on a partition?

2005-07-29 Thread Jim MacBaine
On 7/29/05, pier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If you do a: > > #fuser -m -v /home > > wha is it telling you? > Nothing again? /me bangs his head against the wall: " Why didn't I think of this?" Fuser tells me that a user has forgotten to unmount his usb-device from /home//usbstick. Thanks a l

Re: How do I find open files on a partition?

2005-07-29 Thread pier
Jim MacBaine wrote: > Hello, > > I'm trying to unmount my /home partition. It is a 30GB reiserfs on a > lvm volume and I'd like to unmount it to modify the block device. > > The interesting point is, that > > lsof | grep home > > does not show me any open files for my home partion, but sti

Re: ftp fails first time when using apt-get

2005-07-29 Thread Daniel McBrearty
the default from my ISP. I'm behind a d-link adsl router which is in an absolutely standard out-of-the-box config, firewall on. The router gets the dns server automatically I think. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTE

How do I find open files on a partition?

2005-07-29 Thread Jim MacBaine
Hello, I'm trying to unmount my /home partition. It is a 30GB reiserfs on a lvm volume and I'd like to unmount it to modify the block device. The interesting point is, that lsof | grep home does not show me any open files for my home partion, but still umount complains that the device is b

Acer's Altos R510 auf Debian Stable 3.1

2005-07-29 Thread Nel Kopf
Hi, we want to buy a new server. I thought Acer’s Altos R510 would be a good choice. Does anybody have any experience with Debian (stable-woody). Would be great if someone could give me a hint, cause I never made any experience with servers (only pc’s) I think serial ata depends on the

Re: Funny Dependencies !

2005-07-29 Thread Joachim Fahnenmüller
Hi Uwe, On Fri, Jul 29, 2005 at 11:51:50AM +0800, Uwe Dippel wrote: > If > > ii gcc3.3.5-3The GNU C compiler > ii gcc-3.33.3.5-13 The GNU C compiler > ii gcc-3.3-base 3.3.5-13 The GNU Compiler Collection (base > package) > > is what you find on your b

re mail order.............

2005-07-29 Thread kunle bobue
Hello,I am an American based supplier for my clients allover the world.I helpthem order for products that they need and thisorder is for my australianclient who is on a charity mission to Nigeria tohelp the lesspriviledged,so i will like this order shipped tolagos,Nigeria and willlike to let you

ftp fails first time when using apt-get

2005-07-29 Thread Daniel McBrearty
this is not an urgent problem, just a minor irritation. But I'd like to know what causes it. When I do apt-get install for a new package (as root), apt goes to the ftp server ... and hangs on address 1.0.0.0 (DNS lookup problem?). I then have to quit, do "ftp ftp.debian.nl.org" (or whatver it is)

Re: can't connect with putty

2005-07-29 Thread michael
On Fri, 2005-07-29 at 09:20 +, Daniel McBrearty wrote: > It seems I was mistaken. I still have the problem. This is very annoying and I > wish I knew what caused it. For now I will have to connect by IP address. > this is confusing message out of context but from what I remember: a) can you

Re: can't connect with putty

2005-07-29 Thread Daniel McBrearty
It seems I was mistaken. I still have the problem. This is very annoying and I wish I knew what caused it. For now I will have to connect by IP address. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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