Re: Lenovo ThinkCentre M92p driving two monitors.

2022-12-28 Thread Felix Miata
peter@e... composed on 2022-12-28 10:31 (UTC-0800): > From: Felix Miata > Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2022 21:46:32 -0500 >> DVI doesn't carry audio. DP does. > Therefore take one audio output from the DP++ port? Is there a need > for more than one audio output? Don't underestimate needs of cr

Re: How to request a package update?

2022-12-28 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Wed, Dec 28, 2022 at 09:40:35PM -0600, John Hasler wrote: > File a bug against smartmontools, explain the problem you experienced, > and explain why you think that upgrading to 7.3 is the correct fix. For the record, 7.3 is already in testing (bookworm).

Re: problem with loading installer (hard disk method)

2022-12-28 Thread lou
i have solved my 2nd problem on my own, thanks anyway! but i am not sure where i go wrong last time i have 2 suggestions: 1st, (hd0,msdos1) in installation manual is too mysterious, i suggest adding some explanation 2nd, option name msdos1 in grub is too misleading, i suggest changing it to

Re: How to request a package update?

2022-12-28 Thread John Hasler
File a bug against smartmontools, explain the problem you experienced, and explain why you think that upgrading to 7.3 is the correct fix. -- John Hasler j...@sugarbit.com Elmwood, WI USA

How to request a package update?

2022-12-28 Thread Jeffrey Walton
Hi Everyone, I bought a new SanDisk 128GB Extreme PRO (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08GYM5F8G). When I inserted the thumbdrive, smartmontools reported the drive as failing. I think the problem is in smartmontools, and I think smartmontools needs an update from 7.2 to 7.3. I want to file the

Re: problem with loading installer (hard disk method)

2022-12-28 Thread lou
Thank Max, but i have solved my problem on my own but i have other problem, installer says possible mismatch version between iso file and kernel i have downloaded  debian-11.6.0-amd64-netinst.iso at vfat sda1 i prefer site http://ftp.sunet.se/debian/ which vmlinuz and initrd set shall i use?

Re: problem with loading installer (hard disk method)

2022-12-28 Thread Max Nikulin
On 29/12/2022 08:10, lou wrote: set root='(hd0,msdos1)' i boot installer from buster, installed at sda4, i wonder if i shall change hd0 to hd3 in line 4 above If you have multiple hard drives you may need to change hd0, but at first it is necessary to change partition from msdos1 to msdos4 or

problem with loading installer (hard disk method)

2022-12-28 Thread lou
menuentry 'New Install' { insmod part_msdos insmod ext2 set root='(hd0,msdos1)' linux /boot/newinstall/vmlinuz initrd /boot/newinstall/initrd.gz } above is from installation manual, i use it, grub says can't find vmlinuz i boot installer from buster, installed at sda4, i wonder if i shall change

Re: Q. re "Software" on new 11.6 Install

2022-12-28 Thread didier gaumet
Le mercredi 28 décembre 2022 à 09:05 -0600, Kent West a écrit : [...] > I found "Synaptic", which seems to be what I thought "Software" was > going to be. Perhaps "Synaptic" is Debian-specific, whereas > "Software" is Cinnamon-specific. Maybe? [...] I would say that Synaptic or Gnome-packagekit a

Re: Lenovo ThinkCentre M92p driving two monitors.

2022-12-28 Thread peter
From: Felix Miata Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2022 21:46:32 -0500 > DVI doesn't carry audio. DP does. Therefore take one audio output from the DP++ port? Is there a need for more than one audio output? Currently here, audio is available from sockets on the mainboard or from a USB adapter. The T

Re: Q. re "Software" on new 11.6 Install

2022-12-28 Thread Andrew M.A. Cater
On Wed, Dec 28, 2022 at 09:05:18AM -0600, Kent West wrote: > On Wed, Dec 28, 2022 at 8:58 AM Kent West wrote: > > > > > On Wed, Dec 28, 2022 at 8:33 AM Kent West wrote: > > > >> I just installed 11.6 (Bullseye) on a VM. Before I start using it for its > >> intended purpose, I thought I'd take th

Re: Q. re "Software" on new 11.6 Install

2022-12-28 Thread Nate Bargmann
* On 2022 28 Dec 09:07 -0600, Kent West wrote: > I found "Synaptic", which seems to be what I thought "Software" was going > to be. Perhaps "Synaptic" is Debian-specific, whereas "Software" is > Cinnamon-specific. Maybe? Actually, I think "Software" comes from the Gnome Project. Make of that what

Re: Q. re "Software" on new 11.6 Install

2022-12-28 Thread Kent West
On Wed, Dec 28, 2022 at 8:58 AM Kent West wrote: > > On Wed, Dec 28, 2022 at 8:33 AM Kent West wrote: > >> I just installed 11.6 (Bullseye) on a VM. Before I start using it for its >> intended purpose, I thought I'd take the opportunity to experience a new >> install as a new user, just to see w

Re: Q. re "Software" on new 11.6 Install

2022-12-28 Thread Kent West
On Wed, Dec 28, 2022 at 8:33 AM Kent West wrote: > I just installed 11.6 (Bullseye) on a VM. Before I start using it for its > intended purpose, I thought I'd take the opportunity to experience a new > install as a new user, just to see what they might experience. > > When given the choice of wha

Q. re "Software" on new 11.6 Install

2022-12-28 Thread Kent West
I just installed 11.6 (Bullseye) on a VM. Before I start using it for its intended purpose, I thought I'd take the opportunity to experience a new install as a new user, just to see what they might experience. When given the choice of what software to install, I unselected Gnome and selected Cinna

Re: Lenovo ThinkCentre M92p driving two monitors.

2022-12-28 Thread Felix Miata
Anssi Saari composed on 2022-12-28 09:50 (UTC+0200): > Felix Miata wrote: >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DisplayPort#Multi-Stream_Transport_(MST) is >> the way. > I wonder if that works in Linux since the wikipedia article doesn't say, > only that it works in unspecified Windows and not in Ma