Re: How to read log files

2010-03-28 Thread Odd
years behind of reading those. Thank you for pointing that out to us. We're soo impressed. Not. Maybe you are not entitled to use a computer in the first place? Maybe you're not entitled to be on this list, since you're such a dick? -- Odd -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to d

Re: How to reduce a debian system to a base system

2010-03-19 Thread Odd
t the easiest way be to backup all important data and reinstall? That _should_ give the same end result. But if that isn't a viable option for you, please explain why. Is this perhaps a remote server that you can't get your hands on, I can see how that would be a problem. -- Odd -- To UNS

Re: Mailing list policy change?

2010-03-19 Thread Odd
o be publicly shamed on the list. Could you please explain what 'DD' stands for? I seem to have missed that one, sorry. -- Odd -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debi

Re: instalation issue

2010-03-15 Thread Odd
amd64 unless it's an Itanium, Centrino means it's definitely not Itanium. :) -- Odd -- 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/4b9e4b25.5060...@runbox.no

Re: How to know if DVI connection is digital or analogue?

2010-03-08 Thread Odd
pic: http://www.playtool.com/pages/dvicompat/sldldvi.jpg -- Odd -- 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/4b950a6a.8090...@runbox.no

Re: [SOLVED] Overwrite existing partition with zeros without hurting partition table? (Debian Lenny)

2010-03-07 Thread Odd
mment attributed to Gutmann conceeding that overwritten sectors on "modern" (post 2003?) drives can not be read by the techniques outlined in the 1996 paper, but he does not withdraw the overwrought claims of the paper with respect to older drives." -- Odd -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email

Re: release cycles, security supports for multiple OSes

2010-02-27 Thread Odd
Vadkan Jozsef wrote: Does anybody has a list of multiple distros/operating systems comparing e.g.: security support time for a version, or what are the release cycles, etc.? Something like this? http://benjamin-schweizer.de/operating-systems-lifecycle-chart.html -- Odd -- To UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: Debian installation on laptop with damaged screen

2010-02-13 Thread Odd
Chris Davies wrote: Odd wrote: Partially success. I booted the Debian Live CD, and could see everything, until the text mode booting was over, and Debian logo came up. Then it changed back to the laptop screen, and remained there. Fn+F4 did not work anymore. What about using the text

Re: Debian installation on laptop with damaged screen

2010-02-13 Thread Odd
Stephen Powell wrote: On Sat, 13 Feb 2010 04:46:41 -0500 (EST), Odd wrote: Partially success. I booted the Debian Live CD, and could see everything, until the text mode booting was over, and Debian logo came up. Then it changed back to the laptop screen, and remained there. Fn+F4 did not work

Re: Debian installation on laptop with damaged screen

2010-02-13 Thread Odd
Klistvud wrote: Dne, 13. 02. 2010 10:46:41 je Odd napisal(a): I suppose there's a way to change the display output from Bash. Anybody know how? My googling has come up short. Don't know about that, but here's what I do: -- check out thoroughly any display-related BIOS set

Re: Debian installation on laptop with damaged screen

2010-02-13 Thread Odd
ences, but the damage makes it impossible to see. I suppose there's a way to change the display output from Bash. Anybody know how? My googling has come up short. -- Odd -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trou

Re: Debian installation on laptop with damaged screen

2010-02-12 Thread Odd H. Sandvik
vates the option. From then on, the power-on default is external CRT only. Consult your hardware documentation. There's probably a way to do it. Once you have it set, you don't have to worry about it anymore. Will do. ! Thanks, again ! -- Odd H. Sandvik -- To UNSUB

Re: Debian installation on laptop with damaged screen

2010-02-12 Thread Odd
vates the option. From then on, the power-on default is external CRT only. Consult your hardware documentation. There's probably a way to do it. Once you have it set, you don't have to worry about it anymore. Will do. ! Thanks, again ! -- Odd -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user

Re: Debian installation on laptop with damaged screen

2010-02-12 Thread Odd
Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: On Friday 12 February 2010 10:01:58 Odd wrote: Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: In <4b75780e.8030...@runbox.no>, Odd wrote: I get picture through the VGA port, but only after XP has booted. I thought I'd install Debian, but of course the picture defa

Re: Debian installation on laptop with damaged screen

2010-02-12 Thread Odd
ns out you and David Maus was right. Fn+F4 did the trick. Somehow I had convinced myself that that only worked after booting. Thanks for the suggestion !! -- Odd -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org

Re: Debian installation on laptop with damaged screen

2010-02-12 Thread Odd
Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: In <4b75780e.8030...@runbox.no>, Odd wrote: I get picture through the VGA port, but only after XP has booted. I thought I'd install Debian, but of course the picture defaults to the laptop's screen, and I cannot see enough of the picture to p

Debian installation on laptop with damaged screen

2010-02-12 Thread Odd
h the bios, but the screen is so damaged that that's not an option either. So, it seems I'm stuck with XP, unless someone has a clever idea? -- Odd -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org

Re: Free book - GNU/Linux Advanced Administration

2010-02-04 Thread Odd
Robert P. J. Day wrote: On Thu, 4 Feb 2010, Kent West wrote: AG wrote: Odd wrote: Might be interesting for some people on this list. http://ftacademy.org/materials/fsm/2 Yer right. 'Twas very interesting. Thanks for the link. It looks like a pretty decent reference to the subject

Free book - GNU/Linux Advanced Administration

2010-02-03 Thread Odd
Might be interesting for some people on this list. http://ftacademy.org/materials/fsm/2 -- Odd -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org

Re: Virtualization - what do You recommend?

2010-02-02 Thread Odd
Celejar wrote: On Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:20:55 +0100 Odd wrote: ... Another thing is the screen estate. 9-10" is just too small to do any serious virtualization, at least with desktop OSes. Running Don't see the problem. Even on my 15" laptop, I generally run with all windows

Re: Virtualization - what do You recommend?

2010-02-02 Thread Odd
uest, without X otoh.. -- Odd -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org

Re: Virtualization - what do You recommend?

2010-02-02 Thread Odd
Robert P. J. Day wrote: On Tue, 2 Feb 2010, Odd wrote: Robert P. J. Day wrote: On Tue, 2 Feb 2010, Odd wrote: ola...@gmail.com wrote: Also you can use Xen but you still need special hardware like the latest CPUs from AMD or Intel for Windows run... Be careful though. Not all of Intel&#

Re: Virtualization - what do You recommend?

2010-02-02 Thread Odd
Robert P. J. Day wrote: On Tue, 2 Feb 2010, Odd wrote: ola...@gmail.com wrote: Also you can use Xen but you still need special hardware like the latest CPUs from AMD or Intel for Windows run... Be careful though. Not all of Intel's latest stuff has hardware support for virtualization.

Re: Virtualization - what do You recommend?

2010-02-02 Thread Odd
Mihamina Rakotomandimby wrote: Odd : The later ones with AMD-V are the ones with hardware virtualization support. By the way, surprisingly, there is no web fronted on the AMD website in order to look for CPU specs, and the piece of software for detecting virtualization ability (on their

Re: Virtualization - what do You recommend?

2010-02-02 Thread Odd
.aspx All of AMDs latest 64bit processors have hardware support for virtualization Here's the list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_AMD_processors The later ones with AMD-V are the ones with hardware virtualization support. -- Odd -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian