Re: Still bothered by annoying Re: new motherboard now Autorepeat of keys even when not pressed down

On Sun, Jan 05, 2014 at 08:43:23AM -0500, Mitchell Laks wrote: > > I wanted to see if I can rejuvenate this thread or if should I start a new > one. > > My debian stable (now is sid but no new behavior) ps2 keyboards keep > maniacally repeating keys. > > occasionally it seems almost spontane

Re: SteamOS: Derived from Debian 7

On 07/01/14 14:54, David Guntner wrote: > > SteamOS, a game oriented Debian derivative > -- > > Valve Software [1] has made available images for SteamOS [2], a Debian > derivative aimed at providing a gaming experience built for the big > screen. This gami

Re: further ideas on Re: Still bothered by annoying Re: new motherboard now Autorepeat of keys even when not pressed down

On 01/09/2014 09:52 PM, Mitchell Laks wrote: You advise me give up too easily, David. Wiping and reinstalling from scratch has a couple of benefits: 1. You can estimate how long it will take. 2. You can leave out the cruft that has built up since the last time you installed (and this is p

Installing several OSes from a single flash drive

I've been tinkering with the idea of installing different operating systems, not necessarily Linux, from the same bootable flash drive. What I came up with was an extension of Miron's guide[1] on making a writable bootable flash installer. It turns out that the syntax for the syslinux.cfg f

Re: permissions: can you force ACL to be effective over unix perms?

On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 8:50 AM, Bob Goldberg wrote: > running wheezy. > > I have a dir w/ unix perm = 750 > IE: > root@wheezy:/home/chtest/home# ls -l > drwxr-s--- 3 rootchadm 4096 Jan 9 14:12 ftptest > > I added an acl g perm using: # setfacl -m g:chadm:rwx ftptest > this, unfortunately, c

Re: debian-live-7.2 doesn´t start

On Fri 10 Jan 2014 at 23:35:13 +0100, peter.gierschner wrote: > Am 10.01.2014 22:00, schrieb Bob Goldberg: > > > > > curious... > > in that case - I would definitely use the "debug" parameter, and see > > what the console messages reveal: > > - any useful error messages > > - how far does it get

Re: debian-live-7.2 doesn´t start

On 11/01/14 06:50, peter.gierschner wrote: > Am 10.01.2014 19:50, schrieb Lisi Reisz: >> Putting this on list where OP might see it! It came to me off-list. >> > >> acpi=off nolapic fb=off nofb vga=normal (and maybe 1 more) >> if you want more technical information about what's happening during

permissions: can you force ACL to be effective over unix perms?

running wheezy. I have a dir w/ unix perm = 750 IE: root@wheezy:/home/chtest/home# ls -l drwxr-s--- 3 rootchadm 4096 Jan 9 14:12 ftptest I added an acl g perm using: # setfacl -m g:chadm:rwx ftptest this, unfortunately, changes unix perm to = 770 IE: V drwxrWs---+ 3 rootchadm 4096 Jan

Re: PCI compliance

On 11/01/14 03:46, Veljko wrote: > Hello, > > Does anyone here operates servers that have to meet PCI standards? Level 4s (isolated payment solutions) This is possibly not the best list to ask on > Do you have > any problems with Debian? No. > I know that Moneris Solutions and Trustkeepe

Re: debian-live-7.2 doesn´t start

Am 10.01.2014 22:00, schrieb Bob Goldberg: > > curious... > in that case - I would definitely use the "debug" parameter, and see > what the console messages reveal: > - any useful error messages > - how far does it get in boot before freezing > - what sub-system is it attempting to load at the po

Re: image download with jigdo

On Fri 10 Jan 2014 at 13:19:50 +, Steve McIntyre wrote: > On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 10:30:41AM +0100, Klaus Jantzen wrote: > >On 01/09/2014 03:41 PM, Steve McIntyre wrote: > >> > >> The images you have created are for use only alongside other discs in > >> a set; they contain extra packages tha

Re: USB keyboard: what driver(s)?

On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 5:15 PM, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I have a Bus 004 Device 002: ID 047b:0011 Silitek Corp. SK-1688U Keyboard >> that works perfectly. >> But not with the mondorescue DVD. So I need to find out what modules are >> needed for that keyboard

Re: Backups - Was: clonezilla WORKS !

On 1/10/2014 4:18 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: PS: On Fri, 2014-01-10 at 15:29 -0500, Paul Cartwright wrote: anyway, I had JUST LAST WEEK created a clonezilla backup on another partition ! This is not a backup by definition! A backup has to be done on an independent device, even not to another HDD

Re: clonezilla WORKS !

On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 03:29:37PM -0500, Paul Cartwright wrote: > I am running wheezy amd_64 .. remind me to NOT add experimental to my > sources ever again!! I've been running testing/unstable with a dash of experimental for almost as long as I've been running Debian GNU/Linux - six years maybe?

Re: Backups - Was: clonezilla WORKS !

On 01/10/2014 04:15 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > Clonezilla, rsync etc. do work, but why spending that much brain power > for learning and/or trial and error? HDDs are inexpensive nowadays, so I > prefer to do a simple tar.gz from another Linux install, without any > kind of smart sync. I simply backu

Re: Backups - Was: clonezilla WORKS !

PS: On Fri, 2014-01-10 at 15:29 -0500, Paul Cartwright wrote: > anyway, I had JUST LAST WEEK created a clonezilla backup on another > partition ! This is not a backup by definition! A backup has to be done on an independent device, even not to another HDD that is mounted inside of the computer. U

Backups - Was: clonezilla WORKS !

On Fri, 2014-01-10 at 15:29 -0500, Paul Cartwright wrote: > anyway, I had JUST LAST WEEK created a clonezilla backup on another > partition ! it took me about 3 tries to figure out which menus and how > to do the restore ( I almost said YES to wiping out my entire 2nd > drive), but I finally got it

Re: debian-live-7.2 doesn´t start

On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 1:50 PM, peter.gierschner wrote: > Am 10.01.2014 19:50, schrieb Lisi Reisz: > > Putting this on list where OP might see it! It came to me off-list. >> >> > acpi=off nolapic fb=off nofb vga=normal (and maybe 1 more) >> if you want more technical information about what's

clonezilla WORKS !

well, I can affirmatively say that clonezilla works. I was "messing around " trying to install some stupid ( humble bundle) games, and the directions ( quick fix) said to add an experimental source, then , well here are the instructions: __ Add the fo

Re: debian-live-7.2 doesn´t start

Am 10.01.2014 19:50, schrieb Lisi Reisz: Putting this on list where OP might see it! It came to me off-list. acpi=off nolapic fb=off nofb vga=normal (and maybe 1 more) if you want more technical information about what's happening during the boot - append this in addition: debug if you can'

Re: Including git commands in preseed

Todd Maurice wrote: > I was able to find the solution (for now). > > The problem was that the directory was not set correctly. /usr/ won't work > but /home/user will. However this solution is no explanation. I wouldn't want to clone into /usr anyway and so think /home/something is better. But

Re: audio dropouts still

On Fri, 2014-01-10 at 15:30 +, Klaus wrote: > no doubt you know for instance this (self-proclaimed) Classic > paper from 2000: > No, I didn't know this paper, but it reminds me to report an issue with linux-rt within the next days. Inste

Re: debian-live-7.2 doesn´t start

Putting this on list where OP might see it! It came to me off-list. On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 11:45 AM, Bob Goldberg wrote: > > Meanwhile i tried other distributions: > > > > LinuxMint doesn´t install, freezes somewhere. > > > > I have an Gparted CD with somewhat Linux, this starts without a > >

Re: debian-live-7.2 doesn´t start

On Friday 10 January 2014 17:18:56 peter.gierschner wrote: > Am 10.01.2014 14:20, schrieb Robin: > > On 10 January 2014 10:22, peter.gierschner wrote: > >> Hi! > >> > >> I am trying to start debian-live-7.2-i386-kde-desktop on my hp > >> PC. But it dosn´t work, the boot process stops at "Enabling

Re: debian-live-7.2 doesn´t start

Am 10.01.2014 14:20, schrieb Robin: On 10 January 2014 10:22, peter.gierschner wrote: Hi! I am trying to start debian-live-7.2-i386-kde-desktop on my hp PC. But it dosn´t work, the boot process stops at "Enabling power management", and resetting is only possible by the mains switch. I tried bo

PCI compliance

Hello, Does anyone here operates servers that have to meet PCI standards? Do you have any problems with Debian? I know that Moneris Solutions and Trustkeeper are scanning for version numbers so if you're running some old Apache version for example, you need to track down every vulnerability (CVE)

Re: audio dropouts still

On 1/11/14, Klaus wrote: > On 10/01/14 14:26, Ralf Mardorf wrote: >> On Fri, 2014-01-10 at 14:09 +, Klaus wrote: >>> correlation between absolute CPU power and drop-outs > What I added to this thread is that even with a whittled down system (in > this case: no jackd, no pulseaudio), audio dro

RE: Including git commands in preseed

I have included git install in the preseed (d-i pkgsel/include string git). After I log on, running "git" offers a list of available git commands (bisect, branch,.tag) so the installation that way is successful. I was able to find the solution (for now). The problem was that the directory w

Re: audio dropouts still

On 1/11/14, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > Klaus you are mistaken. > > On Fri, 2014-01-10 at 14:09 +, Klaus wrote: >> correlation between absolute CPU power and drop-outs > > The issues Zenaan does experience are likely related to jackd, a sound > server that cares about sample accuracy [1]. Could be,

Re: audio dropouts still

On 10/01/14 15:04, Ralf Mardorf wrote: It's not a war that's what the ;-) smiley was for... > I'm not aware about a history. People have tried optimising their linux audio device for a quite some time, no doubt you know for instance this (self-proclaimed) Classic paper from 2000:

Re: audio dropouts still

Zenaan experience issues while using jackd. I simply corrected your assumption Klaus, it wasn't an outbreak. It's _likely_, no more, no less, that the used governor does cause the glitches. "this war against audio drop-outs ;-) has a long-standing history" - Klaus It's not a war and I'm not aware

Re: audio dropouts still

On 10/01/14 14:26, Ralf Mardorf wrote: Klaus you are mistaken. On Fri, 2014-01-10 at 14:09 +, Klaus wrote: correlation between absolute CPU power and drop-outs The issues Zenaan does experience are likely related to jackd, a sound server that cares about sample accuracy [1]. When using j

Re: audio dropouts still

On Fri, 2014-01-10 at 11:40 +1100, Zenaan Harkness wrote: > There are NO jackd XRUNs (now that I've upped -p anyway). Audible glitches are not always shown as xruns and xruns often are not audible ;). For some devices it does help to increase -n from 2 to 3. Note! I'm using professional gear, no

Re: Jwm desktop background image

On Fri, 2014-01-10 at 14:03 +, Kruppt wrote: > On 2014-01-07, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I found out that setting up a wallpaper does work like this: > > > > [...] > > > > Esetroot -m /usr/share/wallpapers/Grass/contents/images/1280x1024.jpg > > > > [...] > > > > The Debian exam

Re: audio dropouts still

Klaus you are mistaken. On Fri, 2014-01-10 at 14:09 +, Klaus wrote: > correlation between absolute CPU power and drop-outs The issues Zenaan does experience are likely related to jackd, a sound server that cares about sample accuracy [1]. When using jackd, CPU frequency scaling does matter a

Re: Jwm desktop background image

On 2014-01-07, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > Hi, > > I found out that setting up a wallpaper does work like this: > > [...] > > Esetroot -m /usr/share/wallpapers/Grass/contents/images/1280x1024.jpg > > [...] > > The Debian example file and explanations in the Internet claim that this > should work t

Re: audio dropouts still

On 10/01/14 00:40, Zenaan Harkness wrote: Now I have a "simple" audio setup, and still getting dropouts: $ ps x | egrep -vi disk\|gvfs | egrep alsa\|jack\|pulse\|mix\|vol\|aqu 3946 ?Ssl0:00 xfce4-volumed 7849 pts/17 SLl0:14 qjackctl 7854 ?SLsl 0:34 /usr/bin/ja

Re: audio dropouts still

PPS: That the panel thingy doesn't work likely is cause by a policy issue. OTOH monitoring/reading should work, just switching between governors tends to be a PITA. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@list

Re: audio dropouts still

On Fri, 2014-01-10 at 23:14 +1100, Zenaan Harkness wrote: > PS, the CPU frequencies as advertised by CPU Frequency Monitor pop-up > window (and in the panel itself) don't match the output of > "cpufreq-info" on command line. I must be doing something wrong... You can trust cpufreq-info. I don't us

Re: image download with jigdo

On 10/01/14 13:07, Brian wrote: On Fri 10 Jan 2014 at 10:30:41 +0100, Klaus Jantzen wrote: On 01/09/2014 03:41 PM, Steve McIntyre wrote: You've quite probably downloaded and burnt them correctly. It's just that neither of those images is *meant* to be bootable. That's your problem. If you wan

Re: image download with jigdo

On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 10:30:41AM +0100, Klaus Jantzen wrote: >On 01/09/2014 03:41 PM, Steve McIntyre wrote: >> >> The images you have created are for use only alongside other discs in >> a set; they contain extra packages that you could add to your system >> via "apt-cdrom add; apt-get install $

Re: debian-live-7.2 doesn´t start

On 10 January 2014 10:22, peter.gierschner wrote: > Hi! > > I am trying to start debian-live-7.2-i386-kde-desktop on my hp PC. But it > dosn´t work, the boot process stops at "Enabling power management", and > resetting is only possible by the mains switch. I tried both versions, > normal and fail

Re: image download with jigdo

On Fri 10 Jan 2014 at 10:30:41 +0100, Klaus Jantzen wrote: > On 01/09/2014 03:41 PM, Steve McIntyre wrote: > >>> > >>> You've quite probably downloaded and burnt them correctly. It's just > >>> that neither of those images is *meant* to be bootable. That's your > >>> problem. If you want to boot a

Re: audio dropouts still

Those panel things could work, sometimes you need to set up policy rules or to set an evil bit ;), aka suid. I use the command line, resp. scripts, without tools, so I don't need to care for distro specific commands: $ grep performance /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu*/cpufreq/scaling_governor /sys/de

Re: audio dropouts still

On 1/10/14, Zenaan Harkness wrote: > On 1/10/14, Ralf Mardorf wrote: >> CPU frequency scaling has to be set to a fixed frequency, e.g. to >> performance. Ondemand likely will cause audio glitches, that might not >> be visible as xruns. > > That makes sense. Thank you for the suggestion. > > I've

Re: audio dropouts still

On 1/10/14, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > CPU frequency scaling has to be set to a fixed frequency, e.g. to > performance. Ondemand likely will cause audio glitches, that might not > be visible as xruns. That makes sense. Thank you for the suggestion. I've * installed and read about cpufreqd and cpufreq

debian-live-7.2 doesn´t start

Hi! I am trying to start debian-live-7.2-i386-kde-desktop on my hp PC. But it dosn´t work, the boot process stops at "Enabling power management", and resetting is only possible by the mains switch. I tried both versions, normal and failsave. The PC is a hp/compaq d5330 with IntelP4 2,66GHz,

Re: image download with jigdo

On 01/09/2014 03:41 PM, Steve McIntyre wrote: > On Thu, Jan 09, 2014 at 03:25:48PM +0100, Klaus Jantzen wrote: >> On 01/09/2014 01:59 PM, Steve McIntyre wrote: Hello, I successfully used jigdo-lite to generate an image for debian-7.3.0-amd64-DVD-10 and for debian-updat

OT: why linux can't see my memory

On Fri, 2014-01-10 at 08:37 +, Lisi Reisz wrote: > he takes absolutely no notice of advice from anyone, but keeps asking > the same questions. He started taking care, but isn't aware about some things, e.g. that he needs to send a link to a photo, since attached photos won't make it through th

Re: why linux can't see my memory

On Friday 10 January 2014 06:58:19 Scott Ferguson wrote: > Run level 2 which I suggested will boot and run fine with *much* > less. Yes. Many of the things people have suggested would work, but he is not listening to suggestions. If he is trying to boot a Knoppix DVD to a GUI it would need mo

Re: going mad - starting jackd starts pulseaudio

JFTR some users might find setting up jackd to complicated, but jackd provides advantages, e.g. "Within software, jackd provides sample-accurate synchronization between all JACK applications." - http://manual.ardour.org/synchronization/on-clock-and-time/ This does mean, that signals are not out-of-