Re: FSCK seems angry with my filesystem

2010-06-06 Thread Andrew M.A. Cater
On Mon, Jun 07, 2010 at 01:12:36AM +, Hendrik Boom wrote: > On Mon, 07 Jun 2010 00:53:20 +, Hendrik Boom wrote: > > > On Tue, 01 Jun 2010 11:38:28 +0200, Merciadri Luca wrote: > > > >> Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > > > >>> If you don't unmount it, e2fsck will complain. If need be, boot from

Re: Where is the Xorg.conf - to setup XKB layouts on Squeeze?

2010-06-06 Thread Paul Chany
Javier Vasquez writes: > xorg.conf accepts the following server flags: > > Section "ServerFlags" > Option "AutoAddDevices""False" > Option "AllowEmptyInput" "False" > EndSection > > If you have them, then you must specify the keyboard and mouse > configurations on

Re: git working tree is dirty

2010-06-06 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Lu, 07 iun 10, 01:46:54, T o n g wrote: > Hi, > > I get "Working tree is dirty" error when using git. Details at > http://paste.grml.org/7/ Please post such short output(s) directly to the list. "Paste" sites are suitable only if the output is huge. > How can I fix it? By committing you ch

Processes still using old versions after upgrade [was: Re: It looks as if OpenOffice is sick]

2010-06-06 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Lu, 07 iun 10, 00:44:32, Hendrik Boom wrote: > > I know at one time with the older version, when I couldn't get it to come > up after the crash, I found a process called something like soffice-bin > was still hanging around. I killed it and OpenOffice (which I had > previously started from

Re: Help for Ubuntu user trying Debian

2010-06-06 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Du, 06 iun 10, 09:47:10, ABSDoug wrote: > I'm real weak on the terminal. When I was doing the GUI install, I > could not get a wireless connection(router is physically located in a > part of the house I DON'T rent). So now I boot up & get the terminal. > Trying to install Gnome got me no wher

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(solved)Re: how can I upgrade kernel in etch

2010-06-06 Thread Long Wind
Thank Dale, Charles Kroeger and Stephen Powell! I will install from backports. -- 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/aanlktilhgiwaquboc_q1sqvsly5f4kbbhrdee

git working tree is dirty

2010-06-06 Thread T o n g
Hi, I get "Working tree is dirty" error when using git. Details at http://paste.grml.org/7/ How can I fix it? Thanks -- Tong (remove underscore(s) to reply) http://xpt.sourceforge.net/techdocs/ http://xpt.sourceforge.net/tools/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debi

Re: FSCK seems angry with my filesystem

2010-06-06 Thread Hendrik Boom
On Mon, 07 Jun 2010 00:53:20 +, Hendrik Boom wrote: > On Tue, 01 Jun 2010 11:38:28 +0200, Merciadri Luca wrote: > >> Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > >>> If you don't unmount it, e2fsck will complain. If need be, boot from a >>> rescue disk to do so - but I'm assuming that it's not the root (/) >>

Re: how can I upgrade kernel in etch

2010-06-06 Thread Stephen Powell
On Sun, 06 Jun 2010 18:06:25 -0400 (EDT), Long Wind wrote: > > I have etch which use kernel 2.6.18-6 > I want to upgrade it to kernel 2.6.24 or later > but it doesn't contain it: > > deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian etch main > > Where can I find new kernel images in Debian packages? You h

Re: FSCK seems angry with my filesystem

2010-06-06 Thread Hendrik Boom
On Tue, 01 Jun 2010 11:38:28 +0200, Merciadri Luca wrote: > Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: >> If you don't unmount it, e2fsck will complain. If need be, boot from a >> rescue disk to do so - but I'm assuming that it's not the root (/) >> filesystem, or you wouldn't have got this far. >> > It will co

Re: how can I upgrade kernel in etch

2010-06-06 Thread Charles Kroeger
You could install a package like: linux-image-2.6- what this does is depends on the latest Linux kernel 2.6 and modules. In other words if you have this installed it will always have the latest kernel there too. You might not want that. -- C -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@

Re: It looks as if OpenOffice is sick. Was: Looking for a .fodt validator

2010-06-06 Thread Hendrik Boom
On Sun, 06 Jun 2010 19:09:36 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > On 06/06/2010 03:13 PM, hend...@topoi.pooq.com wrote: >> On Sat, Jun 05, 2010 at 05:44:13PM +0200, Rene Engelhard wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> On Fri, Jun 04, 2010 at 07:08:55PM +, Hendrik Boom wrote: I wrote a page with a footer containi

Re: how can I upgrade kernel in etch

2010-06-06 Thread Dale
On 7 June 2010 07:36, Long Wind wrote: > I have etch which use kernel 2.6.18-6 > I want to upgrade it to kernel 2.6.24 or later > but it doesn't contain it: > > deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian etch main > > Where can I find new kernel images in Debian packages? > > have you had a look into De

Re: Re (2): lilo removal in squeeze / new lilo upstream

2010-06-06 Thread Stephen Powell
On: Sun, 06 Jun 2010 17:44:05 -0400 (EDT), William Pitcock wrote: > "Joachim Wiedorn" wrote: >> I see that more people than thought still want to have or need LiLO. >> Now I have decided to start and reanimate the upstream development. >> Everyone is invited to join in this development. I'm worki

Re: It looks as if OpenOffice is sick. Was: Looking for a .fodt validator

2010-06-06 Thread Ron Johnson
On 06/06/2010 03:13 PM, hend...@topoi.pooq.com wrote: On Sat, Jun 05, 2010 at 05:44:13PM +0200, Rene Engelhard wrote: Hi, On Fri, Jun 04, 2010 at 07:08:55PM +, Hendrik Boom wrote: I wrote a page with a footer containing a page number. I had no trouble saving it as an .odt file, but OpenOf

Re: Update GRUB to GRUB2 / Lenny to Squeeze

2010-06-06 Thread lrhorer
>>> You can't load modules for grub-probe. >>> >>> But you can for grub-install. >>> >>> The default modules that I have in a Sid VM for an install without >>> mdraid or lvm are: >>> minicmd, true, loadenv, extcmd, test, sh, normal, charset, terminal, >>> crypto, boot, part_msdos, ext2, fshelp, bio

how can I upgrade kernel in etch

2010-06-06 Thread Long Wind
I have etch which use kernel 2.6.18-6 I want to upgrade it to kernel 2.6.24 or later but it doesn't contain it: deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian etch main Where can I find new kernel images in Debian packages? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject

Re: Update GRUB to GRUB2 / Lenny to Squeeze

2010-06-06 Thread lrhorer
lrhorer wrote: > > I upgraded a box from "Lenny" to "Squeeze", but the update of > GRUB to > GRUB2 failed. I've cobbled together a procedure which I think will work and which is (I hope) safe: 1. Comment out the entries for /dev/md1 in /etc/fstab and /etc/mdadm/mdadm.c

Re: which 2g/3g wireless (USB) cards are supported by kernel 2.6.18-6

2010-06-06 Thread Long Wind
By 2g/3g, I mean GSM 3G > > Uhm, I'm afraid I don't quite understand what you mean with 2g/3g. Would > that be GSM 3G (UMTS) or 802.11g? If it's the latter, take a look at these > two links: > > http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers > > http://backtrack.offensive-security.com/index.php?title

Re: Update GRUB to GRUB2 / Lenny to Squeeze

2010-06-06 Thread lrhorer
>>> You can't load modules for grub-probe. >>> >>> But you can for grub-install. >>> >>> The default modules that I have in a Sid VM for an install without >>> mdraid or lvm are: >>> minicmd, true, loadenv, extcmd, test, sh, normal, charset, terminal, >>> crypto, boot, part_msdos, ext2, fshelp, bio

Re: debootstrap failed

2010-06-06 Thread Javier Barroso
On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 4:39 AM, T o n g wrote: > Hi, > > I was able to use debootstrap before, but recent tests always fail -- > trial logs at: > > http://paste.debian.net/76281/ > http://paste.debian.net/76285/ > > In brief, a vanilla debootstrap session > > rm -rf /mnt/os12/* > debootstrap --

Re: which 2g/3g wireless (USB) cards are supported by kernel 2.6.18-6

2010-06-06 Thread Klistvud
Dne, 06. 06. 2010 23:19:35 je Long Wind napisal(a): I use etch, which use kernel 2.6.18-6 I want to buy a 2g/3g wireless (USB) card that's supported by the kernel which brand/model should I buy? where can I find such info? Ideally the card shouldn't require me to download/compile source code.

Re: Help for Ubuntu user trying Debian

2010-06-06 Thread Javier Barroso
On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 6:47 PM, ABSDoug wrote: > I'm real weak on the terminal. When I was doing the GUI install, I could > not get a wireless connection(router is physically located in a part of the > house I DON'T rent). So now I boot up & get the terminal. Trying to install > Gnome got me no w

which 2g/3g wireless (USB) cards are supported by kernel 2.6.18-6

2010-06-06 Thread Long Wind
I use etch, which use kernel 2.6.18-6 I want to buy a 2g/3g wireless (USB) card that's supported by the kernel which brand/model should I buy? where can I find such info? Ideally the card shouldn't require me to download/compile source code. Thanks! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ..

Re: It looks as if OpenOffice is sick. Was: Looking for a .fodt validator

2010-06-06 Thread hendrik
On Sat, Jun 05, 2010 at 05:44:13PM +0200, Rene Engelhard wrote: > Hi, > > On Fri, Jun 04, 2010 at 07:08:55PM +, Hendrik Boom wrote: > > I wrote a page with a footer containing a page number. I had no trouble > > saving it as an .odt file, but OpenOffice 3.0 crashed when I tried to > > Real

Re: Is volatile repo bad for secure stable version of Debian?

2010-06-06 Thread Alan Ianson
On Mon, 2010-06-07 at 02:48 +0700, Sthu Deus wrote: > Good day. > > I got a question, Should "volatile" Debian repository be avoided from > servers running stable version of Debian for stability/security reasons? > > Thank You for Your time. No, it should be used for stability/security reasons.

Re: Is volatile repo bad for secure stable version of Debian?

2010-06-06 Thread Wolodja Wentland
On Mon, Jun 07, 2010 at 02:48 +0700, Sthu Deus wrote: > I got a question, Should "volatile" Debian repository be avoided from > servers running stable version of Debian for stability/security reasons? No, volatile is meant for packages that *need* frequent updates such as spam filters or virus sca

Re: Is volatile repo bad for secure stable version of Debian?

2010-06-06 Thread Sven Joachim
On 2010-06-06 21:48 +0200, Sthu Deus wrote: > I got a question, Should "volatile" Debian repository be avoided from > servers running stable version of Debian for stability/security reasons? In my (very humble, not backed up with much personal experience) opinion no. The packages in volatile are

Re: Is volatile repo bad for secure stable version of Debian?

2010-06-06 Thread Camaleón
On Mon, 07 Jun 2010 02:48:08 +0700, Sthu Deus wrote: > I got a question, Should "volatile" Debian repository be avoided from > servers running stable version of Debian for stability/security reasons? I don't think so. I use that repo in my servers for updating ClamAV. Greetings, -- Camaleón

Re: Where is the Xorg.conf - to setup XKB layouts on Squeeze?

2010-06-06 Thread Javier Vasquez
On 6/5/10, Kelly Clowers wrote: > On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 03:47, Camaleón wrote: >> On Fri, 04 Jun 2010 23:32:17 +0200, Paul Chany wrote: >> >>> Phil Requirements writes: >> Yes, you need to create a simple xorg.conf, because they aren't used by default. I had to create xorg.conf on my s

Re: Where is the Xorg.conf - to setup XKB layouts on Squeeze? - SOLVED

2010-06-06 Thread Paul Chany
Paul Chany writes: > Kelly Clowers writes: > >> On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 03:47, Camaleón wrote: >>> On Fri, 04 Jun 2010 23:32:17 +0200, Paul Chany wrote: >>> Phil Requirements writes: >>> > Yes, you need to create a simple xorg.conf, because they aren't > used by default. I had to cr

Re: Where is the Xorg.conf - to setup XKB layouts on Squeeze?

2010-06-06 Thread Camaleón
On Sun, 06 Jun 2010 21:16:51 +0200, Paul Chany wrote: > Yes, but did you tryed more than one XkbLayout, like eg.: "es,fr"? In my > /etc/X11/xorg.conf I have now: > *** > Section "InputDevice" > Identifier "Keyboard0" > Driver "kbd" > Option "XkbRules" "xorg" >

Is volatile repo bad for secure stable version of Debian?

2010-06-06 Thread Sthu Deus
Good day. I got a question, Should "volatile" Debian repository be avoided from servers running stable version of Debian for stability/security reasons? Thank You for Your time. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact

Re: Where is the Xorg.conf - to setup XKB layouts on Squeeze?

2010-06-06 Thread Paul Chany
Kelly Clowers writes: > On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 03:47, Camaleón wrote: >> On Fri, 04 Jun 2010 23:32:17 +0200, Paul Chany wrote: >> >>> Phil Requirements writes: >> Yes, you need to create a simple xorg.conf, because they aren't used by default. I had to create xorg.conf on my system to

JFS needs to be defragmented?

2010-06-06 Thread Dotan Cohen
This seems to imply that JFS needs to be defragged: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/JFS_Filesystem#Defragmenting_JFS "JFS, like all file systems, will degrade in performance over time due to file fragmentation. While there is in-place defragmentation code in the JFS utilities, this is code held

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Re: Re (2): lilo removal in squeeze / new lilo upstream

2010-06-06 Thread Stephen Powell
On Sun, 06 Jun 2010 09:39:59 -0400 (EDT), Joachim Wiedorn wrote: > > I see that more people than thought still want to have or need LiLO. Now > I have decided to start and reanimate the upstream development. Everyone > is invited to join in this development. I'm working on LiLO version 23. > >

Help for Ubuntu user trying Debian

2010-06-06 Thread ABSDoug
I'm real weak on the terminal. When I was doing the GUI install, I could not get a wireless connection(router is physically located in a part of the house I DON'T rent). So now I boot up & get the terminal. Trying to install Gnome got me no where. What do I do next? TIA! -- To UNSUBS

Re: A few minor issues in Squeeze with Gnome

2010-06-06 Thread Peter Tenenbaum
Thanks, everyone -- I've successfully resolved both these questions! -PT On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 2:28 PM, Peter Tenenbaum wrote: > I just migrated my new workstation from Lenny to Squeeze (the workstation > is all relatively new hardware, so Lenny was just a bit too old to have > correct drivers

Re: Encrypted /tmp fails after recent kernel upgrade

2010-06-06 Thread Sebastian Ramacher
Todd A. Jacobs codegnome.org> writes: > On Sat, May 29, 2010 at 09:31:28AM +, Sebastian Ramacher wrote: > No, it's some other package. I remember seeing a message saying that > some boot utility needed to change all /etc/fstab entries from devices > to UUIDs or LABELs. > > An encrypted /tmp p

RE - E-Quote No. 242897

2010-06-06 Thread Zip Posters
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Re: converting home network to IPv6; ppp, IPv6, dsnmasq and iptables

2010-06-06 Thread H.S.
On 06/06/10 05:01 AM, Antonio Perez wrote: > H.S. wrote: > > You don't need to assign different blocks to each NIC, all your network > needs only one block of addresses. It is, however, a good idea, security > wise, to keep them apart. hmmm. > >> So, I had to assign address from HEX2:bb00::/

Re: Which USB wireless LAN adapter really works on Debian?

2010-06-06 Thread Dale
On 6 June 2010 18:50, wrote: > I am going to town and wish to purchase the most compatible, least > problems USB wireless LAN adapter for Debian. > > Please don't tell me one that I go buy, only to discover half of the > ping packets get through, etc. Whilst of course on windows they work > fine.

Re: Re (2): lilo removal in squeeze / new lilo upstream

2010-06-06 Thread Joachim Wiedorn
Russell Coker wrote on 2010-06-05 22:30: > On Wed, 26 May 2010, Stephen Powell wrote: > > You're missing the point. The main selling point to management > > is that Linux is free. If they have to buy new backup software > > in order to accommodate Linux' backup requirements, that will > > kill

Should squid RAM management be left to the kernel or configured explicitly?

2010-06-06 Thread Klistvud
Howdie, fellow Debianites! Looking for some input on the following dilemma: I'm running a small home-LAN squid3 server with 1 GB disk cache and trying to optimize its performance. The Lenny machine running it has 2.5 Gigs of RAM, of which more than 1.5 Gigs is being used as cache (as shown

Re: Which USB wireless LAN adapter really works on Debian?

2010-06-06 Thread Jörg-Volker Peetz
An overview of available WLAN drivers can be found here http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers -- 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

Re: Which USB wireless LAN adapter really works on Debian?

2010-06-06 Thread Nuno Magalhães
Hi I've set up a laptop with a TP-Link TL-WIN322G along with wicd and it works fine, but IIRC i had to use a recent kernel. HTH, Nuno -- () ascii-rubanda kampajno - kontraŭ html-a retpoŝto /\ ascii ribbon campaign - against html e-mail -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.d

Re: Which USB wireless LAN adapter really works on Debian?

2010-06-06 Thread Klistvud
[Addendum] FWIW (a bit of personal experience): The Broadcom 4328 chip only works with the proprietary Broadcom driver and exhibits occasional disconnections, so I would not recommend it. Some older Broadcom chips/cards are reported to run fine though. Belkins are *all* a no-no; Belkin occupie

Re: Which USB wireless LAN adapter really works on Debian?

2010-06-06 Thread Klistvud
Dne, 06. 06. 2010 11:20:51 je jida...@jidanni.org napisal(a): So please tell me in your opinion what common brand and series has the most throughly working Debian drivers and really works? Thanks you very much. IMHO, there is no such thing as "Debian" drivers -- if a driver works in Linux,

Re: Which USB wireless LAN adapter really works on Debian?

2010-06-06 Thread Anand Sivaram
On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 14:50, wrote: > I am going to town and wish to purchase the most compatible, least > problems USB wireless LAN adapter for Debian. > > Please don't tell me one that I go buy, only to discover half of the > ping packets get through, etc. Whilst of course on windows they work

Re: Where is the Xorg.conf - to setup XKB layouts on Squeeze?

2010-06-06 Thread Camaleón
On Sat, 05 Jun 2010 22:28:01 -0700, Kelly Clowers wrote: > That doesn't even work anymore, does it? At least for a while when the > changeover first happened, I had that stuff in xorg.conf, but it had no > effect until I put it in /etc/default/console-setup (later > /etc/default/keyboard) It shou

Which USB wireless LAN adapter really works on Debian?

2010-06-06 Thread jidanni
I am going to town and wish to purchase the most compatible, least problems USB wireless LAN adapter for Debian. Please don't tell me one that I go buy, only to discover half of the ping packets get through, etc. Whilst of course on windows they work fine. So please tell me in your opinion what c

Re: Update GRUB to GRUB2 / Lenny to Squeeze

2010-06-06 Thread Tom H
On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 9:57 PM, lrhorer wrote: > Tom H wrote: > >> On Sat, May 29, 2010 at 8:56 PM, lrhorer wrote: >>> >>> I upgraded a box from "Lenny" to "Squeeze", but the update of GRUB to >>> GRUB2 failed.  The box is running a pair of IDE hard drives with >>> three partitions each.  Each pa

Re: converting home network to IPv6; ppp, IPv6, dsnmasq and iptables

2010-06-06 Thread Antonio Perez
H.S. wrote: > Here are the correct settings that seem to work: > > 1) > Addresses given by my ISP: > HEX1:aa00::/64 > HEX2:bb00::/56 <-- this is the one used below Excellent. > 2) /etc/network/interfaces file > #for IPv6 config (note "bb01"). Goes to LAN switch > iface eth0 inet6 static >

Re: Where is the Xorg.conf - to setup XKB layouts on Squeeze?

2010-06-06 Thread Wolodja Wentland
On Sat, Jun 05, 2010 at 20:41 +0200, Paul Chany wrote: > Wolodja Wentland writes: > > There are a variety of ways to *switch* keymaps within X and most > > desktop environments provide their own tools to do so. > > (gnome-keyboard-properties for example), but you can always use a tool > > such as