Re: Rooting an Android Tablet on Debian

2013-03-11 Thread Charles Kroeger
On Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:50:02 +0100 Kelly Clowers wrote: > As David said, XDA Developers is the place to go for Android. OK thanks for the tip(s) Good show. -- CK -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@

Re: kernel-soure WAS:display issues

2013-03-11 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Tue, 2013-03-12 at 03:42 +0100, sp113438 wrote: > On Mon, 11 Mar 2013 21:05:49 -0500 > Michael wrote: > > kernel-source is: > linux-source-xx > perhaps you also need: > linux-image-xx > linux-headers-xx The linux-headers versions must fit to the versions of the installed kernels (images). The

Re: kernel-soure WAS:display issues

2013-03-11 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Tue, 2013-03-12 at 03:42 +0100, sp113438 wrote: > On Mon, 11 Mar 2013 21:05:49 -0500 > Michael wrote: > > kernel-source is: > linux-source-xx > perhaps you also need: > linux-image-xx > linux-headers-xx The linux-headers versions must fit to the versions of the installed kernels (images). The

Re: kernel-soure WAS:display issues

2013-03-11 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Tue, 2013-03-12 at 03:42 +0100, sp113438 wrote: > On Mon, 11 Mar 2013 21:05:49 -0500 > Michael wrote: > > kernel-source is: > linux-source-xx > perhaps you also need: > linux-image-xx > linux-headers-xx He needs the linux-headers. After installing the headers it's sometimes needed to add link

Re: kernel-soure WAS:display issues

2013-03-11 Thread sp113438
On Mon, 11 Mar 2013 21:05:49 -0500 Michael wrote: kernel-source is: linux-source-xx perhaps you also need: linux-image-xx linux-headers-xx > Harvey Kelly wrote: > > > Hi Michael, > > > >> On 03/10/2013 07:23 PM, Michael wrote: > >>> My display is skewed to the right about 1/4 inch. While in a

kernel-soure WAS:display issues

2013-03-11 Thread Michael
Harvey Kelly wrote: > Hi Michael, > >> On 03/10/2013 07:23 PM, Michael wrote: >>> My display is skewed to the right about 1/4 inch. While in a terminal >>> window, I run sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg and it comes back to >>> the prompt after about two seconds. > After some Googling, I th

Re: rootkit/virus/trojan on squeeze 32 bit

2013-03-11 Thread David Guntner
sp113438 grabbed a keyboard and wrote: > After running on my amd64 squeeze: > # rkhunter --update > rkhunter -c > > rkhunter showed one warning: > > Warning: Checking for possible rootkit strings[ Warning ] > [01:25:23] Found string 'hdparm' in file > '/etc/init.d/.depend.boot'. Pos

Re: rootkit/virus/trojan on squeeze 32 bit

2013-03-11 Thread Nate Bargmann
* On 2013 11 Mar 19:43 -0500, sp113438 wrote: > After running on my amd64 squeeze: > # rkhunter --update > rkhunter -c > > rkhunter showed one warning: > > Warning: Checking for possible rootkit strings[ Warning ] > [01:25:23] Found string 'hdparm' in file > '/etc/init.d/.depend.boo

Re: rootkit/virus/trojan on squeeze 32 bit

2013-03-11 Thread sp113438
On Tue, 12 Mar 2013 01:23:09 +0100 sp113438 wrote: > On Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:19:27 +0100 > Sergey Spiridonov wrote: > > > Hi Debian > > > > Just detected several modified binaries on one of my Debian Squeeze > > 32 bit, > > like /usr/bin/passwd, /bin/dash, /sbin/hdparm, /usr/bin/skype etc. > >

Re: rootkit/virus/trojan on squeeze 32 bit

2013-03-11 Thread sp113438
On Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:19:27 +0100 Sergey Spiridonov wrote: > Hi Debian > > Just detected several modified binaries on one of my Debian Squeeze > 32 bit, like /usr/bin/passwd, /bin/dash, /sbin/hdparm, /usr/bin/skype > etc. Modified files are bigger in size, but debsums does not complain > about

rootkit/virus/trojan on squeeze 32 bit

2013-03-11 Thread Sergey Spiridonov
Hi Debian Just detected several modified binaries on one of my Debian Squeeze 32 bit, like /usr/bin/passwd, /bin/dash, /sbin/hdparm, /usr/bin/skype etc. Modified files are bigger in size, but debsums does not complain about them. I tried clamscan and avast on this binaries on another host, the

Re: how to properly add a dns server

2013-03-11 Thread Erwan David
Le 11/03/2013 23:22, ChadDavis a écrit : What if I just want to add a couple on the tail of whatever dhclient discovers? I can read the docs myself . . . but if you know off hand that's its kind of whacky or something, that would be good to know. 2. Install resolvconf and use it to over

Re: how to properly add a dns server

2013-03-11 Thread ChadDavis
Thanks Bob. This is quite helpful. I have comments and further questions inline below. > Why are you overriding the nameserver? If you control the dhcp server > then the better option is to have it provide the desired information > there instead of having clients override it. > > I don't wa

Re: how to properly add a dns server

2013-03-11 Thread Bob Proulx
ChadDavis wrote: > I'm trying to add a dns server. I manually add the server to resolv.conf > and then it get's blown away. Actually, I'm not even sure it works before > it get's blown away. The dhclient program is overwriting that file with DHCP information. That is its job. It will set up the

how to properly add a dns server

2013-03-11 Thread ChadDavis
I'm trying to add a dns server. I manually add the server to resolv.conf and then it get's blown away. Actually, I'm not even sure it works before it get's blown away. Can someone explain the moving parts for a noobie?

Re: "iwconfig wlan0 power off" on module load

2013-03-11 Thread Wayne Topa
On 03/11/2013 03:58 PM, basti wrote: Hello, is the a way to do "iwconfig wlan0 power off" on module load like "options rt2500usb nohwcrypt=1" can be? I don't find anythink about this. The iwconfig man pages shows -power examples that you can use. It is on your system so should be easy enough

Re: "iwconfig wlan0 power off" on module load

2013-03-11 Thread basti
I have fixed with iface wlan0 inet dhcp wireless-power off in /etc/network/interfaces. This works for now. Am 11.03.2013 20:58, schrieb basti: Hello, is the a way to do "iwconfig wlan0 power off" on module load like "options rt2500usb nohwcrypt=1" can be? I don't find anythink about this. T

Re: Marvell 88SE9235 support in Debian Wheezy

2013-03-11 Thread Gary Dale
On 11/03/13 04:04 PM, Niccolò Belli wrote: Hi, Does Wheezy support this chipset? I'd like to buy the Syba SI-PEX40062: http://www.sybausa.com/productInfo.php?iid=1373 Thanks, Niccolò See also http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816124056 for some interesting feedback from c

Re: Marvell 88SE9235 support in Debian Wheezy

2013-03-11 Thread Gary Dale
On 11/03/13 04:04 PM, Niccolò Belli wrote: Hi, Does Wheezy support this chipset? I'd like to buy the Syba SI-PEX40062: http://www.sybausa.com/productInfo.php?iid=1373 Thanks, Niccolò I'd say almost certainly. It's rare for a chipset for a common technology to not be supported these days. I

Marvell 88SE9235 support in Debian Wheezy

2013-03-11 Thread Niccolò Belli
Hi, Does Wheezy support this chipset? I'd like to buy the Syba SI-PEX40062: http://www.sybausa.com/productInfo.php?iid=1373 Thanks, Niccolò -- http://www.linuxsystems.it -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas

"iwconfig wlan0 power off" on module load

2013-03-11 Thread basti
Hello, is the a way to do "iwconfig wlan0 power off" on module load like "options rt2500usb nohwcrypt=1" can be? I don't find anythink about this. Thanks. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.

Re:grey screen in googleearth SOLVED

2013-03-11 Thread sp113438
On Sun, 10 Mar 2013 23:22:07 -0400 Patrick Wiseman wrote: > On Sun, Mar 10, 2013 at 10:29 PM, sp113438 > wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I ran 'make-googleearth-package' and installed google-earth. > > Result: grey screen in the Google-earth window instead of the > > globe, map. > > > > My system: > >

Re: NEEDED: not quite current buisnesscard and netinst iso images

2013-03-11 Thread Bob Proulx
Richard Owlett wrote: > Bob Proulx wrote: > >Richard Owlett wrote: > >>Claudius Hubig wrote: > >>>Richard Owlett wrote: > Tom Grace wrote: > >On 11/03/13 11:39, Richard Owlett wrote: > >>Pointer please. TIA > > > >You could have a poke about at > >http://cdimage.debian.org/m

Re: NEEDED: not quite current buisnesscard and netinst iso images

2013-03-11 Thread Bob Proulx
Claudius Hubig wrote: > Dear Bob, > > Bob Proulx wrote: > > That is the archive. You want the current images. > > > jigdo-lite --noask > > http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/6.0.7/amd64/jigdo-cd/debian-6.0.7-amd64-netinst.jigdo > > Richard specifically asked for version 6.0.5[0], which is _

Re: A question about how to ask a question

2013-03-11 Thread Joe
On Sun, 10 Mar 2013 23:24:45 +0100 Olivier Cailloux wrote: > >> > >> My graphic card is connected through HDMI to my screen. I get no > >> sound, > > * You have not said where your speakers are. There is an implication > > that the speakers are in your monitor, but this is not clear. > Yes indeed

Re: NEEDED: not quite current buisnesscard and netinst iso images

2013-03-11 Thread Claudius Hubig
Dear Bob, Bob Proulx wrote: > That is the archive. You want the current images. > jigdo-lite --noask > http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/6.0.7/amd64/jigdo-cd/debian-6.0.7-amd64-netinst.jigdo Richard specifically asked for version 6.0.5[0], which is _not_ the current version. Best, Claudi

Re: NEEDED: not quite current buisnesscard and netinst iso images

2013-03-11 Thread Richard Owlett
Bob Proulx wrote: Richard Owlett wrote: Claudius Hubig wrote: Richard Owlett wrote: Tom Grace wrote: On 11/03/13 11:39, Richard Owlett wrote: Pointer please. TIA You could have a poke about at http://cdimage.debian.org/mirror/cdimage/archive/ That is the archive. You want the current im

Re: NEEDED: not quite current buisnesscard and netinst iso images

2013-03-11 Thread Bob Proulx
Richard Owlett wrote: > Claudius Hubig wrote: > >Richard Owlett wrote: > >>Tom Grace wrote: > >>>On 11/03/13 11:39, Richard Owlett wrote: > Pointer please. TIA > >>> > >>>You could have a poke about at > >>>http://cdimage.debian.org/mirror/cdimage/archive/ That is the archive. You want the cu

Re: -- SPAM --Re: Rooting an Android Tablet on Debian

2013-03-11 Thread Kelly Clowers
On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 10:19 AM, Robert Holtzman wrote: > On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 06:14:19PM +0200, David Baron wrote: >> On Monday 11 March 2013 00:27:39 debian-user-digest-requ...@lists.debian.org >> wrote: >> > >> > (Charles Kroeger, Sun Mar 10 20:57:18 2013) >> > I got a Kobo Arc that runs A

Re: -- SPAM --Re: Rooting an Android Tablet on Debian

2013-03-11 Thread Robert Holtzman
On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 06:14:19PM +0200, David Baron wrote: > On Monday 11 March 2013 00:27:39 debian-user-digest-requ...@lists.debian.org > wrote: > > > > (Charles Kroeger, Sun Mar 10 20:57:18 2013) > > I got a Kobo Arc that runs Android 4.0.4 and would like to become su for > > this device.

Re: SUSPECT: Re: Rooting an Android Tablet on Debian

2013-03-11 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Mon, 2013-03-11 at 18:14 +0200, David Baron wrote: > Go to xda.com and seek there! Some days ago I visited this site, there was just a list with some devices, most of them mobiles and the side itself does use tons of trackers. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org

Re: NEEDED: not quite current buisnesscard and netinst iso images

2013-03-11 Thread Richard Owlett
Claudius Hubig wrote: Dear Richard, Richard Owlett wrote: Tom Grace wrote: On 11/03/13 11:39, Richard Owlett wrote: Pointer please. TIA You could have a poke about at http://cdimage.debian.org/mirror/cdimage/archive/ Thanks for the quick reply, but that's where I started ;< From there,

Re: Rooting an Android Tablet on Debian

2013-03-11 Thread Jon Dowland
Hi, not answering your specific question, but On Sun, Mar 10, 2013 at 02:57:18PM -0400, Charles Kroeger wrote: > I got a Kobo Arc that runs Android 4.0.4 and would like to become su for this > device snip > I use Calibre with the Arc for moving books around but Calibre is useless > with the Adobe

Re: Rooting an Android Tablet on Debian

2013-03-11 Thread Kelly Clowers
On Sun, Mar 10, 2013 at 11:57 AM, Charles Kroeger wrote: > I got a Kobo Arc that runs Android 4.0.4 and would like to become su for this > device. There are paid services but I don't like the sound of them and they're > expensive. Since Android is Debian several times removed, I was wondering if

Re: Rooting an Android Tablet on Debian

2013-03-11 Thread David Baron
On Monday 11 March 2013 00:27:39 debian-user-digest-requ...@lists.debian.org wrote: > > (Charles Kroeger, Sun Mar 10 20:57:18 2013) > I got a Kobo Arc that runs Android 4.0.4 and would like to become su for > this device. There are paid services but I don't like the sound of them > and they're

Re: supertuxkart from repo

2013-03-11 Thread Carl Fink
On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 11:41:46AM -0400, Verde Denim wrote: > Grabbed supertuxkart to check out my new NVidia card. Supertuxkart > worked great. Did latest round up updates and now launching from gnome > flashes a blank screen and ends. From the commandline, the results are - [snip] > Anyone else

Re: choosing a web browser

2013-03-11 Thread Mihamina Rakotomandimby
On 2013-03-10 04:03, Zenaan Harkness wrote: Sorry, sorry, I'm ranting again! I promise I'll keep it to browsers. There are plenty of other threads we_could_ create. I use Firefox. Why? Because I use Thunderbird and I'd rather not load WebKit for another purpse. What I mean is I want to keep m

Re: choosing a web browser

2013-03-11 Thread Joe Zien
Zenaan Harkness wrote: I need a "sane" webbrowser. Firstly, I'm not interested in rolling releases. In my experience, Firefox 3.6 was the pinnacle in browsers, in the days when Epiphany was also a fine option. Things appear to have gone downhill bigtime since then, as far as I can tell. Seeking

Virtualbox causes gnome session logout

2013-03-11 Thread Verde Denim
Running Wheezy - after this mornings updates, starting Virtualbox (4.1.18) causes the gnome session to end and I am returned to a login screen. Anyone else seen this? -- Regards Jack Boston Tea Party, Coercive Acts, Powder Alarm, Revolution Lessons not learned are bound to be repeated. -- To

Re: grey screen in googleearth

2013-03-11 Thread maderios
On 03/11/2013 04:22 AM, Patrick Wiseman wrote: On Sun, Mar 10, 2013 at 10:29 PM, sp113438 wrote: Hello, I ran 'make-googleearth-package' and installed google-earth. Result: grey screen in the Google-earth window instead of the globe, map. My system: Squeeze amd64 nvidia-driver 'NVIDIA-Linux-x

supertuxkart from repo

2013-03-11 Thread Verde Denim
Hi all Grabbed supertuxkart to check out my new NVidia card. Supertuxkart worked great. Did latest round up updates and now launching from gnome flashes a blank screen and ends. From the commandline, the results are - u@home:~$ supertuxkart Irrlicht Engine version 1.7.3 Linux 3.2.0-4-amd64 #1 SMP

Re: Wanted: an internet free minimal Debian install

2013-03-11 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Mon, 2013-03-11 at 08:57 -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > I wish there were viable user groups nearer than a 2-3 hour > drive each way. Being able to sit down over a pizza or two > would solve many communication issues. [I live in > Springfield Yes, regarding to the German Wiki, there's no use

Re: Rooting an Android Tablet on Debian

2013-03-11 Thread Thomas H. George
On Sun, Mar 10, 2013 at 02:57:18PM -0400, Charles Kroeger wrote: > I got a Kobo Arc that runs Android 4.0.4 and would like to become su for this > device. There are paid services but I don't like the sound of them and they're > expensive. Since Android is Debian several times removed, I was wonder

Re: Wanted: an internet free minimal Debian install

2013-03-11 Thread Richard Owlett
Tom H wrote: I pointed out to the OP in a thread that he started a few months ago - on the same recurring topic - that the size of the installer has no effect on the size of the install. I agree and appreciate the help you and many others have been giving me. Furthermore, since he has purc

Re: Wanted: an internet free minimal Debian install

2013-03-11 Thread Tom H
On Sun, Mar 10, 2013 at 3:22 PM, Bob Proulx wrote: > Kelly Clowers wrote: >> Bob Proulx wrote: >>> >>> Tom H poked me that the netinst image can be used without a network. >>> It is 168M and much smaller than the full CD#1. I just did an install >>> test using it in Expert mode and was able to ver

Re: NEEDED: not quite current buisnesscard and netinst iso images

2013-03-11 Thread Claudius Hubig
Dear Richard, Richard Owlett wrote: > Tom Grace wrote: > > On 11/03/13 11:39, Richard Owlett wrote: > >> Pointer please. TIA > > > > You could have a poke about at > > http://cdimage.debian.org/mirror/cdimage/archive/ > > Thanks for the quick reply, but that's where I started ;< From there, you

Re: NEEDED: not quite current buisnesscard and netinst iso images

2013-03-11 Thread John Hasler
Richard Owlett writes: > But a custom mix can not really meet my current project goal which > explicitly require using ONLY standard release components. Then use CD1, select "Expert" mode, and stop after the "Standard" packages are installed. You don't have to install stuff just because it is the

Re: Looking for alias-like behavior that works with Alt-F2

2013-03-11 Thread Tony Baldwin
On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 12:09:18AM -0700, Aubrey Raech wrote: > I am running Debian Wheezy with GNOME 3.4. I use Alt-F2 a lot to run > some programs, things like gnome-terminal and gnome-dictionary. Those > are annoying to type out in full, so currently I have created symbolic > links from /usr/loc

Re: NEEDED: not quite current buisnesscard and netinst iso images

2013-03-11 Thread Richard Owlett
Tom Grace wrote: On 11/03/13 11:39, Richard Owlett wrote: Pointer please. TIA You could have a poke about at http://cdimage.debian.org/mirror/cdimage/archive/ Thanks for the quick reply, but that's where I started ;< I also followed multiple paths starting at http://www.debian.org/ and http

Re: NEEDED: not quite current buisnesscard and netinst iso images

2013-03-11 Thread Tom Grace
On 11/03/13 11:39, Richard Owlett wrote: > Pointer please. TIA You could have a poke about at http://cdimage.debian.org/mirror/cdimage/archive/ Failing that, you may be able to create a custom CD for your needs using the DVD set you have as a starting point. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-

NEEDED: not quite current buisnesscard and netinst iso images

2013-03-11 Thread Richard Owlett
Following suggestions given in response to "Wanted: an internet free minimal Debian install" I wish to experiment with using netinst and businesscard images to perform *NO NETWORK AVAILABLE* installs. As what I currently have available is the 8 DVD set of Debian 6.0.5 [Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.5

Gnome debian keyring password has changed

2013-03-11 Thread Dan
Hi, I am using wheezy and I just did a safe-upgrade and now gnome ask me all the time for the password for the keyring. It seems that the password for the keyring is not anymore my login password. I do not know why that happened. How could I reset the keyring and get rid of the annoying message? I

Re: Looking for alias-like behavior that works with Alt-F2

2013-03-11 Thread Bob Proulx
Aubrey Raech wrote: > do it, and is amost certainly the least elegant or correct way to I think shell scripts would be more elegant than symlinks. #!/bin/sh exec gnome-terminal "$@" > solve this problem. I shouldn't need root privileges to make shortcut > names like this! You don't need to

Re: Rooting an Android Tablet on Debian

2013-03-11 Thread Terence
> I plan to install Debian on my Asus Tranformer Pad Prime (TF701) soon, but > not in the next week. I will write up a HOWTO at the same time. > -- Carl, I would be interested in your experience as I have an ASUS Slider, and would like to do the same thing. Perhaps if you do not post your HOWTO t

Looking for alias-like behavior that works with Alt-F2

2013-03-11 Thread Aubrey Raech
I am running Debian Wheezy with GNOME 3.4. I use Alt-F2 a lot to run some programs, things like gnome-terminal and gnome-dictionary. Those are annoying to type out in full, so currently I have created symbolic links from /usr/local/bin/gt to /usr/bin/gnome-terminal, and /usr/local/bin/gdic to /usr/