Re: Install on new iMac - Ethernet?

2011-08-06 Thread Mike Hore
On 6/08/11 1:01 AM, Camaleón wrote: On Fri, 05 Aug 2011 17:03:26 +1000, Mike Hore wrote: I've tried installing Squeeze (via NetInstall) on a brand new iMac (Intel i5 processor), but early on it tells me it can't find an Ethernet connection. It gives me a big list of drivers to choose from, but

Re: cups on wheezy problem

2011-08-06 Thread Wayne Topa
On 08/06/2011 04:59 PM, Kevin Ross wrote: On 08/06/2011 01:05 PM, Wayne Topa wrote: Have been without a working cups for some time now so upgrades to the unstable version 1.4.8-2. Still not working because of this error udevd[17007]: failed to execute '/lib/udev/mtp-probe' 'mtp-probe /sys/devic

Re: ad-hoc wifi - network unreachable

2011-08-06 Thread Robert Blair Mason Jr.
On Sat, 06 Aug 2011 21:10:53 +0200 Vincent Lefevre wrote: > On 2011-08-05 09:42:11 -0400, Robert Blair Mason Jr. wrote: > > I am unable to connect to adhoc networks on debian sid using wicd. > > Whenever I try to connect to an adhoc network (in this case the one > > broadcast by barnacle on my ph

Re: cups on wheezy problem

2011-08-06 Thread Kevin Ross
On 08/06/2011 01:05 PM, Wayne Topa wrote: Have been without a working cups for some time now so upgrades to the unstable version 1.4.8-2. Still not working because of this error udevd[17007]: failed to execute '/lib/udev/mtp-probe' 'mtp-probe /sys/devices/pci:00/:00:12.0/usb3/3-1 3 3'

cups on wheezy problem

2011-08-06 Thread Wayne Topa
Have been without a working cups for some time now so upgrades to the unstable version 1.4.8-2. Still not working because of this error udevd[17007]: failed to execute '/lib/udev/mtp-probe' 'mtp-probe /sys/devices/pci:00/:00:12.0/usb3/3-1 3 3': No such file or directory udevd errors

Re: linux-image-2.6.39 not booting due to older package (not in list of dependencies!)

2011-08-06 Thread Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton
On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 2:05 PM, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote: > now, i've discussed this on the bugtracker and there clearly isn't - > and really shouldn't be - a listed debian dependency between > linux-image-2.6.39 kernel and a userspace library.  however, there > clearly *is* a dependenc

Re: IP geographical address info

2011-08-06 Thread Vincent Lefevre
On 2011-08-05 13:48:49 +, T o n g wrote: > MaxMind GeoIP City Database > http://www.maxmind.com/app/city > http://www.maxmind.com/app/geolitecity > Determine country, state/region, city, US postal code, US area code, > metro code, latitude, and longitude information for IP addresses > worldwi

Re: ad-hoc wifi - network unreachable

2011-08-06 Thread Vincent Lefevre
On 2011-08-05 09:42:11 -0400, Robert Blair Mason Jr. wrote: > I am unable to connect to adhoc networks on debian sid using wicd. > Whenever I try to connect to an adhoc network (in this case the one > broadcast by barnacle on my phone, but the problem is reproducible on > any adhoc network), wicd a

Re: Problems ejecting cd.

2011-08-06 Thread Dom
On 06/08/11 19:02, Chris Brennan wrote: On 8/6/2011 12:47 PM, R. Clayton wrote: I'm running debian testing updated weekly. Every once in a while I manage to wedge the cd drive such that I can no longer eject it: $ sudo umount /dev/scd1 umount: /dev/scd1: not mounted $ eject /dev/scd1

Mounted device naming convention

2011-08-06 Thread Brad Alexander
For the last couple of kernels, devices that get automounted by the system (thumb drives, USB hard drives, etc) are getting mounted as /media/. In past times, they were mounted in /media/disk, /media/disk-1 and so forth. Is there a way to revert to old behavior, preferably on a case-by-case basis?

Re: Problems ejecting cd.

2011-08-06 Thread Chris Brennan
On 8/6/2011 12:47 PM, R. Clayton wrote: > I'm running debian testing updated weekly. Every once in a while I manage to > wedge the cd drive such that I can no longer eject it: > > $ sudo umount /dev/scd1 > umount: /dev/scd1: not mounted > > $ eject /dev/scd1 > eject: unable to eject, las

Re: sound bell when 'USB disconnect' in syslog

2011-08-06 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
Camaleón wrote: On Fri, 05 Aug 2011 13:11:24 -0500, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: I am looking for a package that will sound the bell when 'USB disconnect' appears in syslog. I can write it myself, but does it already exist? I'm not aware of any :-? There is one pretty close to what you need but i

Problems ejecting cd.

2011-08-06 Thread R. Clayton
I'm running debian testing updated weekly. Every once in a while I manage to wedge the cd drive such that I can no longer eject it: $ sudo umount /dev/scd1 umount: /dev/scd1: not mounted $ eject /dev/scd1 eject: unable to eject, last error: Inappropriate ioctl for device $ sudo eject

Re: IP geographical address info

2011-08-06 Thread shawn wilson
On Aug 6, 2011 8:48 AM, "Walter Hurry" wrote: > > On Fri, 05 Aug 2011 10:10:47 -0500, John Hasler wrote: > > > Tong writes: > >> Thanks for the hint, Darac. Found it's source. FYI, the geographical > >> info can be at the state/province level. > > > > Note that, while useful, this data is not reli

Re: IP geographical address info

2011-08-06 Thread John Hasler
Tong writes: > Thanks for the hint, Darac. Found it's source. FYI, the geographical > info can be at the state/province level. I wrote: > Note that, while useful, this data is not reliable. Walter Hurry writes: > Yes, lots of gaps it seems. Not just gaps. IP geolocation is often flat out wrong

Re: IP geographical address info

2011-08-06 Thread Walter Hurry
On Fri, 05 Aug 2011 10:10:47 -0500, John Hasler wrote: > Tong writes: >> Thanks for the hint, Darac. Found it's source. FYI, the geographical >> info can be at the state/province level. > > Note that, while useful, this data is not reliable. Yes, lots of gaps it seems. I've had a look at it, and

Re: thread issue

2011-08-06 Thread Stan Hoeppner
On 8/5/2011 12:32 PM, lina wrote: > On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 11:11 PM, Walter Hurry wrote: >> On Thu, 04 Aug 2011 10:03:28 -0500, Stan Hoeppner wrote: >> >>> (http://www.sgi.com/products/servers/altix/uv/) >> >> I think I could afford to be *very* nice if I had one of those ;-) > > Very very intrig