aptitude segfault on UML

2008-08-19 Thread Randall Smith
I installed a UML Etch dist as described here: http://www.punknix.com/?q=virtualization_uml aptitude segfaults on everything I've tried except update. Here is example output. ws-uml:~# aptitude install python Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree... Done Initializing package

HP support for Etch

2007-04-09 Thread Randall Smith
Anyone know how HP's certification for Etch has gone and when it will be official? Also, if someone has experience ordering servers from them, do they actually ship it with Debian installed and will they do any customization like disk partitioning? Randall -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL

Re: backup strategy using rsync

2007-01-19 Thread Randall Smith
Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: On Thu, Jan 18, 2007 at 02:08:31PM -0600, Randall Smith wrote: I've been looking at various backup strategies in the case I need to quickly (within an hour or so) move to different hardware. I like Linux-VServer because it makes the system mostly hardware agn

Re: backup strategy using rsync

2007-01-18 Thread Randall Smith
Stephen R Laniel wrote: On Thu, Jan 18, 2007 at 01:20:37PM -0600, Randall Smith wrote: I've been looking at various backup strategies in the case I need to quickly (within an hour or so) move to different hardware. I like Linux-VServer because it makes the system mostly hardware agnostic

backup strategy using rsync

2007-01-18 Thread Randall Smith
I've been looking at various backup strategies in the case I need to quickly (within an hour or so) move to different hardware. I like Linux-VServer because it makes the system mostly hardware agnostic, but I only need a single instance. I got to thinking, how hard would it be to isolate the

Virtual Drives for Testing

2005-11-01 Thread Randall Smith
I'd like to test different drive configurations virtually without having to resort to something like vmware or qemu. I know how to create a virtual filesystem using dd and wonder can I create a virtual drive that I can partition with fdisk, etc. For example, I'd like to set up a virtual raid

Re: advice on updating kernel image

2004-11-15 Thread Randall Smith
Justin Guerin wrote: On Wednesday 10 November 2004 11:20, Randall Smith wrote: Hi, I need some advice on updating my kernel. I currently have kernel 2.4.25-1 installed from the initial sarge installation and would like to upgrade to the current kernel version (2.4.27). The machine is a DELL

advice on updating kernel image

2004-11-10 Thread Randall Smith
Hi, I need some advice on updating my kernel. I currently have kernel 2.4.25-1 installed from the initial sarge installation and would like to upgrade to the current kernel version (2.4.27). The machine is a DELL POWEREDGE 2500 that uses aicraid, aic7xxx modules. These modules are required t

Need direction on alsa/oss sound.

2004-10-25 Thread Randall Smith
I'm running Debian Unstable and am very confused about how to set up the sound properly. Sound generally works, but it seems a mess with OSS this and ALSA that and esd and arts and so on. When I pull up the gnome mixer, it has an oss tab and an alsa tab. Do I need both? Both of them change

why swsusp not compiled?

2004-08-03 Thread Randall Smith
Can someone tell me why swsusp and pmdisk are not compiled with the 2.6 kernel? I'd like to have this feature on my laptop, but don't like the idea of keeping up with a custom kernel. Randall -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL

swsusp and pmdisk not working with 2.6.7

2004-07-18 Thread Randall Smith
After upgrading to kernel 2.6.7, both pmdisk and swsusp quit working. pmdisk complains about a bad signature on boot and swsusp hangs while loading the image. Anyone else had problems with these? Randall -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Co

Re: udev - where is my device?

2004-07-11 Thread Randall Smith
Randall Smith wrote: I'm connecting my samsung A620 phone to my computer via USB to use the internet access. When I connect it, the cdc_acm module loads. From what I've gathered from searching is that it should create a device called ttyACM0 in the device directory. I can't

udev - where is my device?

2004-07-11 Thread Randall Smith
I'm connecting my samsung A620 phone to my computer via USB to use the internet access. When I connect it, the cdc_acm module loads. From what I've gathered from searching is that it should create a device called ttyACM0 in the device directory. I can't find it. I did get it to work temporar

jewel for lcd users

2004-07-05 Thread Randall Smith
Found a jewel for lcd users I'd like to share xset dpms force off It turns off your lcd backlight. Moving the mouse turns it back on (on my machine). Randall -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

getting started with LISP

2004-06-16 Thread Randall Smith
I'd like to learn LISP. Can someone tell me how to get it installed / get started on Debian? What packages do I install, etc? Randall -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

gnome terminal uses much cpu

2004-05-25 Thread Randall Smith
I've noticed that my gnome terminal (2.4.2) is sluggish and uses alot of cpu. For example. If I unzip a file (unzip foo.zip) in the terminal, 95% of the cpu goes to displaying the output and %5 goes to the zip program. 10 lines per second to the terminal puts my P4 1.7G processor to its knee

Re: jython install

2004-05-24 Thread Randall Smith
Randall Smith wrote: If you have installed Jython, maybe you can help. I just installed Jython using apt-get install jython. I'm not a Java programmer. When I fire up the interpreter and type 'import java', I get an import error saying the module can't be found. Any hel

Re: jython install

2004-05-24 Thread Randall Smith
Randall Smith wrote: If you have installed Jython, maybe you can help. I just installed Jython using apt-get install jython. I'm not a Java programmer. When I fire up the interpreter and type 'import java', I get an import error saying the module can't be found. Any help?

Re: jython install

2004-05-24 Thread Randall Smith
Derrick 'dman' Hudson wrote: On Mon, May 24, 2004 at 02:28:58PM -0500, Randall Smith wrote: | If you have installed Jython, maybe you can help. | | I just installed Jython using apt-get install jython. I'm not a Java | programmer. When I fire up the interpreter and type 'im

jython install

2004-05-24 Thread Randall Smith
If you have installed Jython, maybe you can help. I just installed Jython using apt-get install jython. I'm not a Java programmer. When I fire up the interpreter and type 'import java', I get an import error saying the module can't be found. Any help? Randall -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAI