Root Android tablet hw & run Linux Distro (KUbuntu, Debian, ?) Howto? ; gre

Anyone know howto Root the Android tablet hw & run a Linux Distro, such as KUbuntu, Ubuntu, Debian, or some other? I have searched & found some info, some of it conflicting, so I'm looking to hear here from someone: 1) preferably who has actually done this, with practical experience 2) otherwise,

Re: creaing new 3.0.4 kernel in squeeze --kernel panic

On Mon, 2011-10-31 at 05:16 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > On Sun, 2011-10-30 at 12:40 -0700, poenik...@operamail.com wrote: > > Here is the screen output for the kernel panic:- > > > > Kernel panic - not syncing

Re: wifi auto-detection not working any more

On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 13:19:39 + Brian wrote: > On Sun 30 Oct 2011 at 17:11:46 +0530, J. Bakshi wrote: > > > Please note I have not changed anything at > > /usr/local/etc/my.wpa_supplicant.conf > > but only at /e/n/i with these two lines > > > > [...] > > wpa-driver nl80211 > > wpa-conf

Re: wifi auto-detection not working any more

On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 13:19:39 + Brian wrote: > On Sun 30 Oct 2011 at 17:11:46 +0530, J. Bakshi wrote: > > > Please note I have not changed anything at > > /usr/local/etc/my.wpa_supplicant.conf > > but only at /e/n/i with these two lines > > > > [...] > > wpa-driver nl80211 > > wpa-conf

Re: creaing new 3.0.4 kernel in squeeze --kernel panic

On Sun, 2011-10-30 at 13:56 -0600, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > I use: > make-kpkg --revision 1 --append-to-version -amd64 --initrd kernel_image I run make-kpkg --rootcmd fakeroot --initrd kernel-image kernel-headers -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject o

Re: creaing new 3.0.4 kernel in squeeze --kernel panic

On Sun, 2011-10-30 at 12:40 -0700, poenik...@operamail.com wrote: > Here is the screen output for the kernel panic:- > > Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown- > block(0.0) > Pid:

Re: Usenet news - server required

"poenik...@operamail.com" writes: > Can anybody suggest a Usenet server? I am in the UK. > Ubuntu has three newsreaders available, one for GNUstep, one called > pan newsreader > and another called xpn Newsreader. Which one to use (maybe I should > try all three). > > Sian One good one... fast an

Re: Getting sound working

Scott Ferguson writes: > "System Tray" - to the left of "Notification", which is left of the clock. > Check System Tray Settings (right-click in the System Tray) > In the left-hand pane select "Auto-hide", in the right-hand pane select > Kmix and set it to "Always Visible". There must be somethi

Re: Getting sound working

On 31/10/11 11:49, Harry Putnam wrote: > Scott Ferguson writes: > >> I don't know what theme you have running so I don't know the exact >> appearance - the icon should appear as a small speaker:- >> http://christian.esken.de/kmix/screenshots.html > > Desktop theme is `oxygen' and I have a darkis

Re: Getting sound working

Scott Ferguson writes: > I don't know what theme you have running so I don't know the exact > appearance - the icon should appear as a small speaker:- > http://christian.esken.de/kmix/screenshots.html Desktop theme is `oxygen' and I have a darkish image as wallpaper. A scaled down version can b

Re: Wifi with squeeze on Lenovo X61s laptop - difficulties

Sian writes: > The drawback to a newsreader is that one has to PAY for the use of a > Usenet server. Not true: > As a Linux user, I am not used to having to pay for internet usage. Your ISP charges you not

Re: creaing new 3.0.4 kernel in squeeze --kernel panic

On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 14:24:28 -0400 (EDT), poenik...@operamail.com wrote: > > I downloaded the source for kernel version 3.0.4 from www.kernel.org. > ... > I then ploughed through all the options, removing modules where I was > sure I did not have > the relevant hardware. > ... > I closed down sque

Re: Wifi with squeeze on Lenovo X61s laptop - difficulties

On Oct 30, 10:30 pm, "poenik...@operamail.com" wrote: > On Oct 30, 9:30 pm, Camaleón wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 11:49:06 -0700, poenik...@operamail.com wrote: > > > On Oct 30, 1:50 pm, Camaleón wrote: > > >> On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 05:29:47 -0700, poenik...@operamail.com wrote:

Usenet news - server required

Can anybody suggest a Usenet server? I am in the UK. Ubuntu has three newsreaders available, one for GNUstep, one called pan newsreader and another called xpn Newsreader. Which one to use (maybe I should try all three). Sian -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with

Re: creaing new 3.0.4 kernel in squeeze --kernel panic

On Oct 30, 8:10 pm, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > poenik...@operamail.com wrote: > > I downloaded the source for kernel version 3.0.4 fromwww.kernel.org. > > I then booted to the > > Deiban squeeze partition and as superuser, unpacked the kernel source > > in one of my own > > directories. > > > I ran

Re: creaing new 3.0.4 kernel in squeeze --kernel panic

On 10/30/2011 1:24 PM, poenik...@operamail.com wrote: > What have I done wrong? > > I remember not choosing the option for an initramfs. What would be put > in it if I had > chosen that option? I'd guess you configured your root filesystem (EXT3/4?) as a module instead of building it directly in

Re: Wifi with squeeze on Lenovo X61s laptop - difficulties

On Oct 30, 9:30 pm, Camaleón wrote: > On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 11:49:06 -0700, poenik...@operamail.com wrote: > > On Oct 30, 1:50 pm, Camaleón wrote: > >> On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 05:29:47 -0700, poenik...@operamail.com wrote: > >> > Thank you for your tip. > > >> (...) > > >> Please, keep the postings tha

Re: info on squeeze issue

On Sun 30 Oct 2011 at 21:14:31 +, Richard wrote: > I downloaded that and went to install and immediately hit a problem with wifi. > It wants to use WEP, and everything I use is WAP. > :( Are ethernet cables out of fashion? >From a couple of days ago: http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2011

Re: info on squeeze issue

On 30 October 2011 21:14, Richard wrote: > On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 18:25:47 + > Lisi Reisz wrote: > >> On 30 October 2011 17:27, Richard wrote: >> > Hi, >> > >> > I'm about to get Fedora its marching orders on the laptop, If I download >> > squeeze >> > are any of the downloads that are kept up

Re: info on squeeze issue

On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 18:25:47 + Lisi Reisz wrote: > On 30 October 2011 17:27, Richard wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I'm about to get Fedora its marching orders on the laptop, If I download > > squeeze > > are any of the downloads that are kept up to date ?, to save the time > > updating after inst

Re: Wifi with squeeze on Lenovo X61s laptop - difficulties

On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 11:49:06 -0700, poenik...@operamail.com wrote: > On Oct 30, 1:50 pm, Camaleón wrote: >> On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 05:29:47 -0700, poenik...@operamail.com wrote: >> > Thank you for your tip. >> >> (...) >> >> Please, keep the postings that share the same subject in the same >> thread

Re: Getting sound working

On 31/10/11 03:40, Harry Putnam wrote: > Scott Ferguson writes: > >> If:- >> $ apt-get -s install kmix | grep kmix >> gives you:- >> gives you:- >> kmix is already the newest version. >> kmix set to manually installed. > > sudo apt-get -s install kmix |grep kmix > kmix is already the newest ver

Re: info on squeeze issue

On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 17:27:27 +, Richard wrote: > I'm about to get Fedora its marching orders on the laptop, If I download > squeeze are any of the downloads that are kept up to date ?, to save the > time updating after install ? If you download the latest media release (6.0.3) you will get th

Re: creaing new 3.0.4 kernel in squeeze --kernel panic

On Oct 30, 6:50 pm, "poenik...@operamail.com" wrote: > I downloaded the source for kernel version 3.0.4 fromwww.kernel.org. > I then booted to the > Deiban squeeze partition and as superuser, unpacked the kernel source > in one of my own > directories. > > I ran make targets to get what config com

Re: creaing new 3.0.4 kernel in squeeze --kernel panic

poenik...@operamail.com wrote: I downloaded the source for kernel version 3.0.4 from www.kernel.org. I then booted to the Deiban squeeze partition and as superuser, unpacked the kernel source in one of my own directories. I ran make targets to get what config commands were available. I installed

Re: Re: Debian 64-bit an Dell Vostro 3750 - freezes sometimes with message [Firmware Bug] ACPI(PEGP) dedefines _DOD but not _DOS

You are very lucky. I could *never* get it to boot even once: http://bugs.debian.org/644174 Well, I didn't try to use debian/stable. I switched to debian/testing in 1999 (If I remember correctly). So I started with kernel 3.0.0. Now I've switched to 3.1 (well, I've mistaken once more - the

Re: Debian 64-bit an Dell Vostro 3750 - freezes sometimes with message [Firmware Bug] ACPI(PEGP) dedefines _DOD but not _DOS

Well, I have seriously mistaken in my first message. The problem is not related to the video adapter. The correlation with connection of USB devices was also incorrectly interpreted. When I connected the second device I simply used one of USB 3.0 jacks. When I run into troubles when connecting si

Re: Wifi with squeeze on Lenovo X61s laptop - difficulties

On Sat, Oct 29, 2011 at 05:12:56PM -0700, poenik...@operamail.com wrote: > I have just discovered that lsmod for Ubuntu 11.10 gives iwl3945 with > a size of 73329 whereas > lsmod for Debian squeeze give a size of 46000. So my problem appears > to be due to a faulty > kernel module. My Debian squeez

Re: [Semi-OT] Automatic subscription to self-opened bug reports

also sprach Camaleón [2011.10.30.1928 +0100]: > > This script and the BTS aren;t tied in to the box from which you report > > a script. As long as you have a Debian or Ubuntu or other Debian > > derivative box with devscripts installed, you should be able to > > auto-subscribe with this script to

Re: Wifi with squeeze on Lenovo X61s laptop - difficulties

On Oct 30, 1:50 pm, Camaleón wrote: > On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 05:29:47 -0700, poenik...@operamail.com wrote: > > Thank you for your tip. > > (...) > > Please, keep the postings that share the same subject in the same thread > instead opening a new one every time you add information and also keep > the

creaing new 3.0.4 kernel in squeeze --kernel panic

I downloaded the source for kernel version 3.0.4 from www.kernel.org. I then booted to the Deiban squeeze partition and as superuser, unpacked the kernel source in one of my own directories. I ran make targets to get what config commands were available. I installed qt4-dev files from the Debian sq

Re: What to do with a DVD-RW +VR disk? UDF file system

On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 11:22:17 +, Dom wrote: > On 29/10/11 20:17, Hendrik Boom wrote: >> On Sat, 29 Oct 2011 05:22:39 +0100, Dom wrote: >> >> >> It's hard to see how it could not be a permisions problem, because the >> top-level directory on the DVD has no permissions -- neither read, >> write,

Re: Debian 64-bit an Dell Vostro 3750 - freezes sometimes with message [Firmware Bug] ACPI(PEGP) dedefines _DOD but not _DOS

On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 6:32 PM, Wojtek Zabolotny wrote: > Hi, > I have strange problem with my Dell Vostro 3750 (two graphic adapters: > > 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core > Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09) > 01:00.0 VGA compatible c

Re: [Semi-OT] Automatic subscription to self-opened bug reports

On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 13:53:47 -0400, Tom H wrote: > On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 6:19 AM, Camaleón wrote: >> On Sat, 29 Oct 2011 17:35:29 -0400, Tom H wrote: >> >> (...) >> >>> The madduck script automates subscribing to the bugs that you've filed >>> for you. There's no need to do this manually. >> >>

Re: info on squeeze issue

On 30 October 2011 17:27, Richard wrote: > Hi, > > I'm about to get Fedora its marching orders on the laptop, If I download > squeeze > are any of the downloads that are kept up to date ?, to save the time > updating after install ? I always use the net install disk. That way almost all the so

info on squeeze issue

Hi, I'm about to get Fedora its marching orders on the laptop, If I download squeeze are any of the downloads that are kept up to date ?, to save the time updating after install ? -- Best wishes / 73 Richard Bown e-mail: rich...@g8jvm.com or richard.b...@blueyonder.co.uk nil carborundum a

Re: [Semi-OT] Automatic subscription to self-opened bug reports

On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 6:19 AM, Camaleón wrote: > On Sat, 29 Oct 2011 17:35:29 -0400, Tom H wrote: > > (...) > >> The madduck script automates subscribing to the bugs that you've filed >> for you. There's no need to do this manually. > > If I have correctly read the script, it can be fine for use

Debian 64-bit an Dell Vostro 3750 - freezes sometimes with message [Firmware Bug] ACPI(PEGP) dedefines _DOD but not _DOS

Hi, I have strange problem with my Dell Vostro 3750 (two graphic adapters: 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 09) 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation Device 0df5 (rev a1) ) When booting

Re: p7zip buggy?

On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 13:09:52 -0400, Chris Brennan wrote: > Camaleon, > > What version of p7zip is in wheezy? Are you possibly using a different > version > then what is provided in the wheezy repo? Let me check it... it's "p7zip-full 9.20.1~dsfg.1-3" (32 bits). The package is from wheezy, I di

Re: p7zip buggy?

On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 1:25 PM, Hans-J. Ullrich wrote: Hi Chris, > > I tried again, but got no success. My version besides is 9.20. > Maybe it is not a bug, just on my system? I will watch it the coming time. > Yeah, I saw that in your original e-mail, also of note is your using the 64-bit vers

Re: p7zip buggy?

> Try splitting into two archives of size 290MB 300*2=600 which =! > 580MB, > that might be where your problem is coming up. p7zip might not be handeling > the simple math correctly. > > > -- > Chris Brennan > A: Yes. > >Q: Are you sure? > >>A: Because it > > reverses the logical flow of co

Re: What to do with a DVD-RW +VR disk? UDF file system (partial solution)

On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 15:34:11 +, Hendrik Boom wrote: > On Sat, 29 Oct 2011 19:17:28 +, Hendrik Boom wrote: > >> On Sat, 29 Oct 2011 05:22:39 +0100, Dom wrote: >> >>> On 28/10/11 21:12, Hendrik Boom wrote: (snip lots of stuff I can't >>> help with) >>> What's my next step? Presumabl

Re: p7zip buggy?

On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 1:04 PM, Camaleón wrote: On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 15:16:51 +0100, Hans-J. Ullrich wrote: > > > it would be nice, if someone might confirm or deny the following error. > > > > - > > > > 7z a -v300m -mx=9 -p{mylamepassword} testfile.7z testfile.iso > > > > 7-Zip [64] 9.20

Re: p7zip buggy?

On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 15:16:51 +0100, Hans-J. Ullrich wrote: > it would be nice, if someone might confirm or deny the following error. > > - > > 7z a -v300m -mx=9 -p{mylamepassword} testfile.7z testfile.iso > > 7-Zip [64] 9.20 Copyright (c) 1999-2010 Igor Pavlov 2010-11-18 p7zip > Versi

Re: Getting sound working

Scott Ferguson writes: > If:- > $ apt-get -s install kmix | grep kmix > gives you:- > gives you:- > kmix is already the newest version. > kmix set to manually installed. sudo apt-get -s install kmix |grep kmix kmix is already the newest version. > Then try:- > (and look for error message, and

webcam/mouse conflict

Hey folks, First, thanks to all who help on this list. It is much appreciated by all. Have run into a problem and don't know to whom to report it. Running Wheezy. Have wireless Logitech mouse. Have usb style webcam of offbrand type but it has worked fine before so the driver is recognized a

Re: p7zip buggy?

On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 10:16 AM, Hans-J. Ullrich wrote: Hello community, > > it would be nice, if someone might confirm or deny the following error. > > - > > 7z a -v300m -mx=9 -p{mylamepassword} testfile.7z testfile.iso > > 7-Zip [64] 9.20 Copyright (c) 1999-2010 Igor Pavlov 2010-11-1

Re: /proc/acpi/video

On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 17:38:41 +0200, Volkan YAZICI wrote: > On Sat, 29 Oct 2011 20:31:03 + (UTC), Camaleón writes: >> What's the output of "ls -l /sys/class/backlight"? >> >> If I follow the instructions of the section named "The /sys/class/ >> backlight interface" I can indeed see and set the

Re: /proc/acpi/video

On Sat, 29 Oct 2011 20:31:03 + (UTC), Camaleón writes: > What's the output of "ls -l /sys/class/backlight"? > > If I follow the instructions of the section named "The /sys/class/ > backlight interface" I can indeed see and set the backlight values as > stated. For instance, to put the backligh

Re: What to do with a DVD-RW +VR disk? UDF file system

On Sat, 29 Oct 2011 19:17:28 +, Hendrik Boom wrote: > On Sat, 29 Oct 2011 05:22:39 +0100, Dom wrote: > >> On 28/10/11 21:12, Hendrik Boom wrote: (snip lots of stuff I can't help >> with) >> >>> What's my next step? Presumably it's a permissions problem. >> >> I don't think it's permissions

p7zip buggy?

Hello community, it would be nice, if someone might confirm or deny the following error. - 7z a -v300m -mx=9 -p{mylamepassword} testfile.7z testfile.iso 7-Zip [64] 9.20 Copyright (c) 1999-2010 Igor Pavlov 2010-11-18 p7zip Version 9.20 (locale=de_DE@euro,Utf16=on,HugeFiles=on,2 CPUs)

Re: Wifi with squeeze on Lenovo X61s laptop - difficulties

On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 05:29:47 -0700, poenik...@operamail.com wrote: > Thank you for your tip. (...) Please, keep the postings that share the same subject in the same thread instead opening a new one every time you add information and also keep the quotes in your replies, it makes very difficul

Re: wifi auto-detection not working any more

On Sun 30 Oct 2011 at 17:11:46 +0530, J. Bakshi wrote: > Please note I have not changed anything at > /usr/local/etc/my.wpa_supplicant.conf > but only at /e/n/i with these two lines > > [...] > wpa-driver nl80211 > wpa-conf /usr/local/etc/my.wpa_supplicant.conf > [] Essentially, wpa_sup

Wifi with squeeze on Lenovo X61s laptop - difficulties

Thank you for your tip. I set wlan0 as the wireless device, but wicd still said no wireless connection. I have decided to download the latest 3.0.4 stable kernel source from www.kernel.org and try using make-kpkg to make a new Debian package with the new kernel configured for my laptop. Watch this

Re: laptop wireless setup, wpa_supplicant.conf, driver ipw not supported? CLI only

On Sat 29 Oct 2011 at 11:37:37 +0100, Raf Czlonka wrote: > Main advantage - you're not keeping your passphrase in clear text on your > filesystem. > PSK is precomputed from a passphrase for a specific SSID and passphrase > cannot be quantified from it. What difference does that make? A file which

Re: wifi auto-detection not working any more

On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 11:10:36 + Brian wrote: > On Sun 30 Oct 2011 at 14:07:57 +0530, J. Bakshi wrote: > > > Could any one suggest what is actually missing here ? > > You have shown only a portion of your /e/n/i. Ok, here is the complete one ``` # The loopback network

Re: wifi auto-detection not working any more

On Sun 30 Oct 2011 at 14:07:57 +0530, J. Bakshi wrote: > Could any one suggest what is actually missing here ? You have shown only a portion of your /e/n/i. Back it up anyway and write a new one having only the lo and eth0 interfaces. Purge wpa_supplicant, ifplugd and guessnet. Reinstall wpa_sup

Re: problem upgrading texlive-base in sid missing modes file which is input by /usr/share/texmf-texlive/metafont/config/mf.ini

On Fri, 28 Oct 2011 15:03:13 -0400, Mitchell Laks wrote: > I am running sid and > I am trying to upgrade (...) > the essential problem is getting texlive-base to install > > Setting up texlive-base (2009-14) ... Running mktexlsr. This may take > some time... done. Building format(s) --all --cnf

Re: What to do with a DVD-RW +VR disk? UDF file system

On 29/10/11 20:17, Hendrik Boom wrote: On Sat, 29 Oct 2011 05:22:39 +0100, Dom wrote: On 28/10/11 21:12, Hendrik Boom wrote: (snip lots of stuff I can't help with) What's my next step? Presumably it's a permissions problem. I don't think it's permissions (you did log right out and in again

Re: USB access as user

On Fri, 28 Oct 2011 23:41:18 +0100, Richard wrote: > I'm using piklab on wheezy, the binary for squeeze gives no functional > problems. The app runs fine as root, but does not find the USB > programmer as a user. I've added a file to /etc/udev/rules.d which > should allow it to function, it does o

Re: A new feature at boot up ???

On Sat, 29 Oct 2011 13:11:06 +0100, Richard wrote: > I just went to reboot the machine without X running, so pressing ESC > after post several times and nothing, the monitor just displayed no > signal. You mean the monitor power light is amber as if it wasn't receiving any video signal? While o

Re: [Semi-OT] Automatic subscription to self-opened bug reports

On Sat, 29 Oct 2011 17:35:29 -0400, Tom H wrote: (...) > The madduck script automates subscribing to the bugs that you've filed > for you. There's no need to do this manually. If I have correctly read the script, it can be fine for users using procmail, is that right? If yes, I'm not such use

Re: xboing has no sound on squeeze

On Sat, 29 Oct 2011 14:30:27 -0700, poenik...@operamail.com wrote: > I have just downloaded xboing and installed it onto Debian squeeze. It > runs, but there is no > sound! The joy of using xboing comes partly from the delicious sounds > which the game > emits. So what has happened to the sound?

wifi auto-detection not working any more

Dear list, Since long I'm using ifplugd + guess-net and wpa_supplicant to auto detect the available wired/wifi network and connect with the available. I have placed the wpa_supplicat at /etc/rc.local file as ` wpa_supplicant -B -Dnl80211 -iwlan0 -c /usr/local/etc/my.wpa_supplicant.con

Re: Choosing a distribution (was: Just a simple query)

On Sat, Oct 29, 2011 at 7:15 PM, Camaleón wrote: > Yes, upgrading or installing from scratch a new version of openSUSE will > be very familiar for you, it's pretty the same. Big changes happen from > time time and usually are smoothly added, so this should not be a problem > at all. > > In fact,

Re: Just a simple query

On Sat, Oct 29, 2011 at 7:28 PM, Miles Fidelman wrote: A newbie to ANY o/s is going to need some help with installation, > configuration, software selection/installation/**configuration, general > use, etc. > > That help has to come from somewhere - either paid, or from a community (or > both). >