Re: how to get to runlevel 3 (to install nvidia drivers)

> I suspect you don't want to get to run level 3, you just want to shut > down your x server. > Ctrl+Alt+Backspace - if that doesn't work, or it keeps restarting... > # /etc/init.d/kdm stop (or gdm if gnome, or whatever you dm is) > I'd definitely say that using gdm or kdm is a better option - othe

Terrible Compiz performance with radeon or fglrx + Radeon HD 4500

Hi All, I've just replaced my old Dell Studio 1735 with a newer Dell Studio 1745. This comes with a Radeon HD 4500, and I'm having problems with both "radeon" and "fglrx" drivers. Now using Debian Testing, which is up-to-date. Using "radeon" I get perfectly adequate Compiz performance (benchmarks

Terrible Compiz performance with radeon or fglrx + Radeon HD 4500

Hi All, I've just replaced my old Dell Studio 1735 with a newer Dell Studio 1745. This comes with a Radeon HD 4500, and I'm having problems with both "radeon" and "fglrx" drivers. Now using Debian Testing, which is up-to-date. Using "radeon" I get perfectly adequate Compiz performance (benchmarks

Re: mobi files reader

> how can I read e-books in ".mobi" format in linux ? > > thanks > > Joao > sudo apt-get install okular -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/BANLkTi=2u36t

Re: Poll Summary & Poll 1b - What Smartphone do you use?

> > They are actually an English company called Hutchinson 3G Telecoms, > but the carrier name is 3. And to contradict myself, they're not English at all by the look of it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hutchison_3G I really should check my facts before opening mutt! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email t

Re: Poll Summary & Poll 1b - What Smartphone do you use?

> (Yes, Sweden has a cell carrier named "3".  No, I have no idea how they > managed to get that approved as a company name.) They are actually an English company called Hutchinson 3G Telecoms, but the carrier name is 3. FWIW: HTC Hero, Android 2.3 (Cyanogen Mod 7 Stable), 3, UK -- To UNSUBSCRIB

Re: OT: Safe to access SSH server from work?

On May 5, 2011 10:15 PM, "George" wrote: > > I have a computer at home that I'm doing some research on and I set up > an SSH server on it so I can access it from other computers at home. I > haven't opened up the network to the internet yet though, as I'm not > confident enough that it is safe. >

Re: Ubuntu Crossgrade

On 23 April 2011 04:24, wrote: > George Standish said: > > > Ubuntu regularly has issues upgrading from one version to another, now > you expect it to "upgrade" to a new distro...  This idea doesn't seem > like a good idea to me. > In fairness to Ubuntu, I've been dist-upgrading since 8.10, and t

Re: Ubuntu Crossgrade

> Really I think you'll have to bite the bullet and take it as it comes. But > I'm not an expert by any means That appears to be the case :-) You may hear my screams on the list later today! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Tro

Ubuntu Crossgrade

Hello List, I'm just returning to Debian after a long absence over in Ubuntu land. The upcoming train-crash that is the Unity UI, and some over-political decision making in the community has led me to jump back to a more sensible and technology-led distro where, I hope, one man's pride isn't going

Re: How do I prevent Grub from getting automagically updated?

On Tuesday 07 October 2008 05:09:28 pm Aniruddha wrote: > Every time a new kernel gets installed, my menu.lst gets updated. > Problem is, that it always points to the wrong hard drive. Therefor I > would like to stop Grub from updating automagically. How can I achieve > this? > > > -- > Regards, >

Re: vmware vmserver 2 is avail

On Thursday 25 September 2008 17:51, Damon L. Chesser wrote: > @dam-main:~$ uname -r > 2.6.26.cybo.2.0 > > @dam-main:~$ dpkg -l |grep vmware > ii vmware-workstation6.5.0-110069 > VMware Workstation > ii xserver-xorg-video-vmware 1:10.16.2-1 > X.Org X server -- VMwa

Re: Debian Display on Virtual PC 2004

"Generic Video Card" Monitor "Generic Monitor" DefaultDepth 16 SubSection "Display" Depth 16 Modes "800x600" "640x480" EndSubSection EndSection -- David Sanders -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: a2ps -> gv font (deeper problem!)

script that could be > screwing this up, or is there a bug in the ESP flavor of gs? > > -- Brad > > -- > Brad Sawatzky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > University of Virginia Physics Department > Ph: (434) 924-6580Fax: (434) 924-7909 I have: GPL Ghostscript 8.01 (2004-01-30)

Re: question about patching my kernel

On Sunday 25 July 2004 06:18 am, John Summerfield wrote: > David Sanders wrote: > >10. Reboot and have fun > > This results in a broken system. Broken in that it will probably not run > with the 2.6 kernel, though the 2.2 kernel ought still work. Works for me... You will lear

Re: Help with samba 3

On Saturday 24 July 2004 03:25 pm, Aaron B wrote: > On Saturday 24 July 2004 02:52 pm, David Sanders wrote: > > You may need to add the following to /etc/samba/smb.conf > > encrypt passwords = true > > I already have that set. Sorry it didn't help. Just out of curoisi

Re: question about patching my kernel

your bootloader to the new kernel image For lilo you need to edit /etc/lilo.conf and add a stanza like: image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.7 label=2.6.7 alias=linux 9. Run lilo to update the boot record lilo 10. Reboot and have fun -- David Sanders -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PRO

Re: 2.6.6 ignores tulip (DC21041)

> > Thanks, > Chris Are you using DHCP with woody? If so, edit /sbin/dhclient to include 2.6.x kernels. -- David Sanders [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: woody kde fonts

ds.ertius.org/~rob/font_guide.txt > > I found it v. useful ;) > > Regards > > Clive also look at: http://corefonts.sourceforge.net/ -- David Sanders [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: how to make a2ps -P display in Sid work

sh: line 1: /tmp/a2_6GJKzn: Permission denied > [Total: 1 page on 1 sheet] sent to the printer `display' > > ////// > > What else do I need to do? Also uncomment: Variable: ghostview gv -antialias -arguments -dNOPLATFONTS -- David Sanders [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: fonts in unstable

On Monday 24 May 2004 10:39 pm, David Sanders wrote: > I upgraded a stable box to unstable. All the Truetype fonts that > were previously visible with stable disappeared in unstable. The > XF86Config-4 and XftConfig have the correct font paths. Any ideas on > what could be wrong? B

fonts in unstable

I upgraded a stable box to unstable. All the Truetype fonts that were previously visible with stable disappeared in unstable. The XF86Config-4 and XftConfig have the correct font paths. Any ideas on what could be wrong? -- David Sanders [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: chkrootkit

On Thursday 22 January 2004 05:05 pm, Felix C. Stegerman wrote: > Micha Feigin wrote: > > On Wed, Jan 21, 2004 at 05:09:08PM -0700, Nate Duehr wrote: > >>On Wednesday, Jan 21, 2004, at 16:38 America/Denver, David Sanders > >> > >>wrote: > >>>I j

chkrootkit

t should I do? -- David Sanders [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: booting to serial console

id you remember to run /sbin/lilo after changing lilo.conf ? You might also try entering video=vga16:off at the boot prompt after the name of your kernel. I can send you my lilo.conf if you think it will help. HTH, David > > On Thu, 25 Dec 2003, David Sanders wrote: > > On Thursda

Re: booting to serial console

On Thursday 25 December 2003 04:20 am, Alexey Koptsevich wrote: > David, > > Where should I put it, to lilo.conf? The respond is Oh, sorry, in lilo.conf: append="video=vga16:off" -- David Sanders [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subj

Re: booting to serial console

roblem is > the penguin image which appears during the boot process. I have > looked through boot mans (such as lilo.conf) but have not found any > way to disable it. How to make Linux boot in text only mode, without > fancy stuuf like images and colored text? > > Thanks, > Alex T

Re: 2.6.0 kernel, dhclient

On Saturday 20 December 2003 02:16 pm, Vineet Kumar wrote: > * David Sanders ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [031219 23:05]: > > I compiled a 2.6.0 kernel for a woody machine. The DHCP client quit > > working and I was unable to access the network. Script /sbin/dhclient > > checks the v

2.6.0 kernel, dhclient

hat should I do? -- David Sanders [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Printing fonts from browser

I successfully installed truetype fonts for X. They appear on the screen fine and I can print them via ghostscript. But when I print a web page containing the fonts from Mozilla/Galeon, generic fonts are substituted. Surely it must be possible. How do I enable it? -- David Sanders [EMAIL

Re: question

On Mon, 2002-10-14 at 19:13, Ramses Gonzalez wrote: > how to configure a network adpater so it can see a windows 2k machine... > Use samba (http://www.samba.org/) to see Win 2K shares/printers. -- David Sanders [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.sandersweb.net/david -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, em

Re: how to control console's resolution?

use a kernel option: video=vga16:off -- David Sanders [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.sandersweb.net/david -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: printer

great with Debian, but some setup is needed. -- David Sanders [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.sandersweb.net/david -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Gdk-WARNING

I have the following warning littering my .xssesion-errors file: Gdk-WARNING **: locale not supported by C library How do I fix that? David Sanders [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.sandersweb.net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Troubl

RE: The Real Problem With Debian

I'd rather have a strong user community than a slick config tool anyday. Mandrake is "easier" for some, but you may not learn as much in the process. Debian __is__ a great OS for those who want to dive into Linux and learn! David Sanders [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.sandersweb.ne

RE: smb.conf on Debian

> -Original Message- > From: Paul Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 6:32 AM > To: Debian Users > Subject: Re: smb.conf on Debian > > > On Thu, Sep 26, 2002 at 04:30:15PM -0400, David Sanders wrote: > > When I try to acces

RE: smb.conf on Debian

I added the lines you suggested, and it works now. Thanks!! David Sanders [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.sandersweb.net > -Original Message- > From: deFreese, Barry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 6:24 PM > To: Debian Users > Subject:

RE: smb.conf on Debian

pchains or iptables? > > > > Barry deFreese > > -Original Message- > From: David Sanders [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 1:30 PM > To: Debian Users > Subject: smb.conf on Debian > > I set up a SMB share on a Debian 3.0 machine

smb.conf on Debian

I set up a SMB share on a Debian 3.0 machine with this config: /etc/samba/smb.conf [global] workgroup = SANDERS [test] comment = For testing only path = /data/test browseable = yes read only = no guest ok = yes When I try to access the share from Wi

GNOME & startx

When I type "startx", I get KDE. How do I change it to get GNOME? David Sanders [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.sandersweb.net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: Using LILO to boot Linux/Win98

If Win98 is on hda and Linux on hdb and you can successfully boot into Win98, you are halfway there. Now boot from a rescue disk and run lilo with boot=/dev/hda as below. David Sanders [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.sandersweb.net > -Original Message- > From: Anand Parikh [mailto:

RE: G550 / XFree86

InputDevice "Generic Keyboard" InputDevice "Configured Mouse" #InputDevice"Generic Mouse David Sanders [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.sandersweb.net > -Original Message- > From: Tom Allen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday,

RE: Woody on a 486/50

I just looked at the install manual for Potato, it requires 12MB of memory. However, slink only demands 4MB. -Original Message- From: David Sanders [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 9:08 PM To: Debian Users Subject: RE: Woody on a 486/50 I've just

RE: Woody on a 486/50

3:43), Bob Nielsen wrote: > Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2002 13:43:47 -0700 > From: Bob Nielsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Debian Users <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Woody on a 486/50 > > On Fri, Sep 06, 2002 at 03:14:23PM -0400, David Sanders wrote: > > I'm trying to

RE: Woody on a 486/50

0 year old machine. Besides WALMART is supposedly coming out with a $199 computer running Lindows in the near future. -Original Message- From: Donald R. Spoon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 4:31 PM To: Debian Users Subject: Re: Woody on a 486/50 David Sanders wr

RE: Woody on a 486/50

ng a Debian floppy, if it can be done from Redhat. David -Original Message- From: Jamin W.Collins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, September 06, 2002 4:26 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Woody on a 486/50 On Fri, 6 Sep 2002 15:14:23 -0400 "David Sanders" <[EMA

Woody on a 486/50

ng a CTRL-ALT-DEL Any suggested remedy? David Sanders [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.sandersweb.net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]