Re: about the size of koffice-doc binary deb

On 3/9/07, Sven Arvidsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Fri, 2007-03-09 at 14:43 +0200, Tshepang Lekhonkhobe wrote: > > I recently noted that koffice-doc's deb is close to 100MB large > > (>600MB when unpacked), yet the source package deb, koffice, is about > > 60MB large, but builds this binary

Re: Best File System for partitions over 600GB

Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: On Fri, Feb 16, 2007 at 12:21:38AM +0530, Siju George wrote: Hi, Could some one recommend which File System is best for partitions above 600GB? I am considering XFS. The System is Debian Sarge for amd64. Hope there are no issues with this setup. please let me kno

Re: Re: SATA - How to access disk ???

Hi, I'm new to the list (and to Debian) so I'm not too sure of the protocol here... but I have a related question, so thought I'd tag mine onto this. (However some groups want all separate questions even if they repeat very nearly that of another). I too can't get the boot sequence to read th

Re: Re: SATA - How to access disk ???

Hi, I'm new to the list (and to Debian) so Ihope I'm not breaking protocol here by attaching a related question to this thread (However some groups want all separate questions even if they repeat very nearly that of another, if this is the case here then I apologise). I too can't get the boot

Re: PayPal - Limited account access -

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 PayPal Accounts Team wrote: > > > > > PayPal is constantly working to ensure security by regularly screening > the accounts in our system. We recently reviewed your acco

Re: OT linux smart, was Re: Update Manager absurdity?

Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: > On Thu, Feb 15, 2007 at 12:05:31AM -0800, Tim Wescott wrote: >> Default User wrote: >>> I am running Debian Etch-testing on an old i586 system with a 32-bit AMD >>> K6-2 processor. Update Manager just did its daily check, showing 22 >>> available updates. Among them w

Re: SATA - How to access disk ???

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 ieb wrote: > Hi, I'm new to the list (and to Debian) so Ihope I'm not breaking > protocol here by attaching a related question to this thread (However > some groups want all separate questions even if they repeat very nearly > that of another, if this

Re: PayPal - Limited account access -

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 03/12/07 04:57, Joe Hart wrote: [snip] > > Now that's a good scam. The only invalid link is the one that sends you > to the russian site where it most likely will collect your personal > information and then you'll have all sorts of trouble. The

Re: SATA - How to access disk ???

On Sun, Mar 11, 2007 at 08:28:00PM -0400, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > On Sun, Mar 11, 2007 at 08:15:37PM -0400, Thomas H. George wrote: > > The motherboard supports a SATA drive but on bootup there is no entry > > for it in /dev > > > > If I recompile the 2.6.18 kernel including the module Device

Re: PayPal - Limited account access -

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Ron Johnson wrote: > On 03/12/07 04:57, Joe Hart wrote: > [snip] > > Tbird/Icedove showing the *real* link down in the status bar is > *the* great security feature of Tbird/Icedove. > Another great one is the fact that it doesn't include remote image

Re: PayPal - Limited account access -

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 03/12/07 06:44, Joe Hart wrote: > Ron Johnson wrote: >> On 03/12/07 04:57, Joe Hart wrote: >> [snip] > >> Tbird/Icedove showing the *real* link down in the status bar is >> *the* great security feature of Tbird/Icedove. > > > Another great one is

Re: Re: Re: Printer setup problem in Etch

> Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > Just to be clear, printing from OOo works but the test page does not? Yes that is what I got again this morning after rebooting the system. When I click on "Print Test Page" under my printer settings in the CUPS utility, I get the message "Quota limit reached". Th

Re: ndiswrapper problem

On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:47:08 -0800 Freddy Freeloader <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a problem with ndiswrapper on Sid. > > I have a built-in broadcom wireless chip in my laptop. I've been using > ndiswrapper with it and it's worked fine. I also have a netgear wg11t Are you aware that th

What is the rational for posix2 requierment that system(char*) blocks sigchld?

According to man 3 system , sigchld is blocked while system(char*) is executing. As far as I can tell this is a requirement imposed by posix2. What is the rational for blocking this signal? Get your own

Re: Best File System for partitions over 600GB

On Sun, 11 Mar 2007 21:58:29 -0400 Douglas Allan Tutty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [snip] > possible but there could be some data corruption. ext3 journals data as > well as metadata but takes forever to regenerate after a crash and there > can still be errors. >From man mount(8): > Mount opt

Re: Possible iceweasel bug

On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 17:26:13 +0100 Joe Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Celejar wrote: > > On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 08:43:06 +0100 > > Joe Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> iceweasel-2.0.0.2+dfsg-3 is now in Sid. It should fix the problem. >

Re: [Fwd: Re: Debian Installer on DELL PowerEdge 850/860]

Freddy Freeloader wrote: Andrei Popescu wrote: Ben Humpert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: kinda curious, uname -a said "Linux dr02g 2.6.18-4-686 #1 SMP Wed Feb 21 16:06:54 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux". This is not a SMP kernel, not a real one or something different?! ~$ grep SMP /boot/confi

Re: a dumb query? pls humor me

On Thu, 8 Mar 2007 12:42:24 -0500 (EST) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [snip] > While government bureaucracies may in general be wasteful, medicare > is currently more efficient than any private plan. I'm not sure that > the "free market" guarantees the best results for products or services > whi

Re: Printer setup problem in Etch

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Mon, 12 Mar 2007 08:45:07 -0400 Bob C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > > Just to be clear, printing from OOo works but the test page does > > not? > > Yes that is what I got again this morning after rebooting the syste

Re: Re: SATA - How to access disk ???

Hi Joe, I think the posting twice was more of a duoo-moment, than an 'oops' but anyway back to the question. You have solved my problem THANKS Downloaded the image .. burn .. boot ... (allow it to do it's thing) .. and voila... a system that works. I could have saved myse

authentication failure

Hopefully someone can point me in the right direction... Using SSH, I cannot log in using root - I get 'Access denied'. I can log in using a second account I have set up, however when I try su - root (and give root password) it fails and reports 'su: authentication failure sorry'. _

authentication failure

Hopefully someone can point me in the right direction... Using SSH , I cannot log in using root - I get 'acccess denied'. I can log in using a second account I have set up, however when I try su - root (and give root password) it fails and reports 'su: authentication failure sorry'. _

Re: authentication failure

semgogo sem wrote: > Hopefully someone can point me in the right direction... > Using SSH , I cannot log in using root - I get 'acccess denied'. I can > log in using a second account I have set up, however when I try su - > root (and give root password) it fails and reports 'su: authentication > fa

Re: Dell SC1435

On Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 03:25:00PM +0100, Martin Marcher wrote: > Hello, > > does anyone have experience wether Edgy will work with the amd64 > option of this Server? > Why not ask on an Ubuntu list? If you meant Etch (I'm hoping you did), then yes Etch supports amd64 just fine. Regards, -Ro

Dell SC1435

Hello, does anyone have experience wether Edgy will work with the amd64 option of this Server? I have never had any Dell Servers until now so for me there's a large sign 'Beware here be dragons' right in front of the server. I found various links that suggest to use these[1] images but th

Re: authentication failure

I think that the password I'm typing in is correct. It worked fine a week ago. I do nothing but try login using root by wrong password. From: Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: authentication failure Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 09:35:46 -0500 semgogo sem w

Re: Dell SC1435

Am 12.03.2007 um 15:39 schrieb Roberto C. Sanchez: On Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 03:25:00PM +0100, Martin Marcher wrote: Hello, does anyone have experience wether Edgy will work with the amd64 option of this Server? Why not ask on an Ubuntu list? If you meant Etch (I'm hoping you did), then ye

Re: authentication failure

Kent West wrote: > semgogo sem wrote: >> Hopefully someone can point me in the right direction... >> Using SSH , I cannot log in using root - I get 'acccess denied'. I can >> log in using a second account I have set up, however when I try su - >> root (and give root password) it fails and reports '

Re: authentication failure

semgogo sem wrote: > I think that the password I'm typing in is correct. It worked fine a > week ago. I do nothing but try login using root by wrong password. I'm sorry, but your English fails me on this last sentence; I'm unsure what you're saying. Perhaps there is someone else who admins that b

Re: Dell SC1435

OK, a little update from myself, I managed to get the installer running by disabling framebuffer and setting iommu=soft you can find the options with the help screens being smart i managed not to write it down and/or remember the value for the framebuffer. However, KEEP WAITING. it seem

Re: Dell SC1435

On Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 05:07:57PM +0100, Martin Marcher wrote: > OK, > > a little update from myself, > > I managed to get the installer running by disabling framebuffer and > setting iommu=soft > > you can find the options with the help screens being smart i managed > not to write it down

Re: PayPal - Limited account access -

Ron Johnson wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Tbird/Icedove showing the *real* link down in the status bar is *the* great security feature of Tbird/Icedove. I always use Thunderbird. Do other browsers NOT display the actual link URL? Eeek! I agree, I always check to make sure t

Re: core dumps

Jhair Tocancipa Triana wrote: Cédric Lucantis writes: Hi, I'd like to know how to find which program produced a particular core dump file, any idea? , | (debian-unstable)[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ulimit -c unlimited | | (debian-unstable)[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ echo " | #include | | int main

Re: authentication failure

I'am sorry for my English.My box worked fine a week ago. When I login using root last night, I type in wrong password more than 5 times. Now, I can log in using a second account I have set up only. From: Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: authenticati

Re: PayPal - Limited account access -

Joe Hart wrote: [snip] It wasn't necessary to quote the spam. Now that's a good scam. The only invalid link is the one that sends you to the russian site where it most likely will collect your personal information and then you'll have all sorts of trouble. The PayPal links are valid. PayPa

Re: authentication failure

semgogo sem wrote: > I'am sorry for my English. No need to apologize; my comment was not intended as criticism, but rather as an indication that I wasn't understanding. > My box worked fine a week ago. When I login using root last night, I > type in wrong password more than 5 times. Now, I can log

Re: PayPal - Limited account access -

Joe Hart wrote: > PayPal Accounts Team wrote: The immediate tip-off is that the mail doesn't include your Paypal account name---Paypal _always_ sends it in their e-mails, precisely to show you it knows exactly who the recipient is. Without that, all you've got is a broadcast phishing expeditio

Re: authentication failure

I can login as a non-root user, but not as a root user. I get message "Access denied" when longin using root via ssh. When I am in as a non-root user via ssh and trying to use su, I get message "su: authentication failure". From: Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org

Re: authentication failure

semgogo sem wrote: > I can login as a non-root user, but not as a root user. I get message > "Access denied" when longin using root via ssh. When I am in as a > non-root user via ssh and trying to use > su, I get message "su: authentication failure". > Sounds to me like root's password has been ch

Re: PayPal - Limited account access -

Mike McCarty wrote: > Joe Hart wrote: > > [snip] > > PayPal does not ever send e-mail to its members (customers? whatever). > When I get these (about once a week or so) I forward them with full > headers to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED], I forget which. > > I get them from Wells Fargo, B

Re: authentication failure

I can log in locally at the terminal. From: Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: authentication failure Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 12:05:45 -0500 semgogo sem wrote: > I can login as a non-root user, but not as a root user. I get message > "Access denied" when

Re: What is the rational for posix2 requierment that system(char*) blocks sigchld?

e2xbegqsdyt21hfc wrote: According to man 3 system , sigchld is blocked while system(char*) is executing. As far as I can tell this is a requirement imposed by posix2. What is the rational for blocking this signal? I suppose that's a type for "rationale". If the signal were delivered wh

Re: PayPal - Limited account access -

Johannes Wiedersich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You might consider forwarding them to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To determine this, read the full header and/or use "whois". If the mail > originates from a server located in a decent constitutional state, the > owner of the server will take measures a

Re: Printer setup problem in Etch

Hi Roberto, > Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > There could always be some sort of bug. What does it say in > /var/log/cups/{access_log,error_log,page_log} when you try and print? > When I looked at the CUPS log files earlier today, I did not have debugging enabled, in the file /etc/cups/cupsd.conf.

Re: PayPal - Limited account access -

On Mon, 12 Mar 2007 05:49:11 -0500 Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello Ron, > Tbird/Icedove showing the *real* link down in the status bar is > *the* great security feature of Tbird/Icedove. Claws-Mail does the same. Not only that, should you actually click the link, it throws up a hug

Re: To be M$ free....

Steve Lamb wrote: Ron Johnson wrote: If she really needs VR, then she's stuck with MS Windows. Er, well, maybe not. Is there a chance that OSX would give her what she needs? I know it isn't free (speech/beer) but IMHO it is a step closer. I mean it isn't Microsoft and it is based on F

Re: Bug in acroread?

Joe Hart wrote: Amazing. OT threads covering abortion, religion, politics etc. ad nauseum persist for weeks with hardly a complaint, and this guy asks a question which is actually more or less on topic, and he gets chastized. In answer, I have not noticed that. Normally, if I select reverse I

Re: Best File System for partitions over 600GB

Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: I personally am a fan of XFS. However, it is also possible to use ext3 on large partitions, as you point out. At work, I have a production server (running RHEL, unfortunately) which is serving up a 6 TB Why unfortunately? Do Linux fans have to hate other distros as

Re: authentication failure

semgogo sem wrote: > I can log in locally at the terminal. > Can you log in locally at the terminal as a normal user and then "su - root" successfully? -- Kent West http://kentwest.blogspot.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "u

Re: core dumps

> >> Hi, > >> I'd like to know how to find which program produced a particular core > >> dump file, any idea? > > > > , > > > > | (debian-unstable)[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ulimit -c unlimited > > | > > | (debian-unstable)[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ echo " > > | #include > > | > > | int main () > > | { >

Re: OT processes and cpu use

On Mon, Feb 19, 2007 at 09:56:26PM +, Tyler Smith wrote: > > I have a general question about processes in GNU/Linux. I'm working > with PAUP, which is a command-line tool for calculating phylogenies > from various data types (gene sequencies, proteins etc.). This sort of > analysis routinely t

Re: Possible iceweasel bug

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Celejar wrote: > On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 17:26:13 +0100 > Joe Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> Celejar wrote: >>> On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 08:43:06 +0100 >>> Joe Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>>

Re: Woody on 486 problem

Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: [snip] I have a 171 MB drive on a shelf set up as a rescue system I can plug in if needed (since I can't boot from a CD or USB) that has a strong text-only system. [snip] You almost surely can boot from a floppy disc. I recommend you to get SBM (Smart Boot Manager

Re: authentication failure

yes, I can log in locally at the terminal as a normal user and then "su - root" successfully. From: Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: authentication failure Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2007 12:52:34 -0500 semgogo sem wrote: > I can log in locally at the termin

Re: SATA - How to access disk ???

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 ieb wrote: > Hi Joe, > > I think the posting twice was more of a duoo-moment, than an 'oops' > but anyway back to the question. > > You have solved my problem THANKS > > Downloaded the image .. burn .. boot ... (allow it to do i

help please! Error with apt-get, dpkg and aptitude

Hello friends, i am very sad because my system debian is instable. When i run: apt-get upgrade or when i run aptitude to install or remove or upgrade a package, or when i use dpkg, debia answer me the next: http://pastebin.ca/392151, please i don't know to do i need help you, thanks ___

Re: Best File System for partitions over 600GB

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 03/12/07 12:43, Mike McCarty wrote: > Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: >> >> I personally am a fan of XFS. However, it is also possible to use ext3 >> on large partitions, as you point out. At work, I have a production >> server (running RHEL, unfortunat

Re: Dell SC1435 [PEBCAK SOLVED]

Hello, apart from being to dumb to download the right iso image in the first place I wanted to confirm that this Box works just fine with etch (as the initial answer indicated, just in case someone finds this and worries) /martin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a sub

Re: Bug in acroread?

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Mike McCarty wrote: >>> Amazing. OT threads covering abortion, religion, politics etc. ad >>> nauseum persist for weeks with hardly a complaint, and this guy asks a >>> question which is actually more or less on topic, and he gets chastized. >> I as

Re: help please! Error with apt-get, dpkg and aptitude

David Primero Segundo wrote: > Hello friends, i am very sad because my system debian is instable. When > i run: apt-get upgrade or when i run aptitude to install or remove or > upgrade a package, or when i use dpkg, debia answer me the next: > http://pastebin.ca/392151, please i don't know to do i

Re: authentication failure

semgogo sem wrote: > yes, I can log in locally at the terminal as a normal user and then > "su - root" successfully. > Okay. So you can log in locally at the terminal as a normal user and then "su - root" successfully, but you can not log in via ssh as that same normal user and then "su - root" su

Re: Bug in acroread?

Joe Hart wrote: My position comes from the fact that companies try to push their proprietary formats down our throats. PDF is a perfect example of a file type that I have disliked since I moved to Europe where the paper format is different than the US. With PDF files, one cannot change the pap

Re: Best File System for partitions over 600GB

Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: At work, I have a production > server (running RHEL, unfortunately)... Mike McCarty wrote: > Why unfortunately? Perhaps because he feels unfortunate in having to maintain multiple distributions. -- John Hasler -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a sub

Re: Possible iceweasel bug

On Mon, 12 Mar 2007 18:54:38 +0100 Joe Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Celejar wrote: > > On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 17:26:13 +0100 > > Joe Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > >> Hash: SHA1 > >> > >> Celejar

Re: authentication failure

semgogo sem wrote: > yes, I can log in locally at the terminal as a normal user and then "su > - root" successfully. following the rest of this thread, I think your keyboard is differently configured for the computer and for the computer from where you ssh from. HTH, Johannes -- To UNSUBSCRIBE

Re: authentication failure

On Mon, 12 Mar 2007 11:57:27 -0300 Cassiano Leal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [snip] > Both in etch and sarge, root login via SSH is enabled by default. At > least in my installations it was so. I had to disable it manually. In my default Sid it is also enabled. Celejar -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, emai

Re: authentication failure

On Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 01:43:40PM -0500, Kent West wrote: > So you can log in locally at the terminal as a normal user and then "su > - root" successfully, > but you can not log in via ssh as that same normal user and then "su - > root" successfully. > > I don't know of any mechanism that would c

Re: PayPal - Limited account access -

On Mon, 12 Mar 2007 10:48:24 -0600 Mike McCarty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [snip] > PayPal does not ever send e-mail to its members (customers? whatever). I assume you mean that it doesn't send "Your account is in danger" or that sort of email. It certainly does send email to its customers. Ce

elilo? What's this?

I just did an aptitude update and upgrade today on my Etch system, and after a few minutes, I get a prompt asking me if I want to automatically run elilo. Now, the description for elilo is: Description: Bootloader for systems using EFI-based firmware This is the Linux bootloader for systems usin

Re: PayPal - Limited account access -

On Mon, 12 Mar 2007 09:24:55 -0700 Marc Shapiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ron Johnson wrote: > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > > > > Tbird/Icedove showing the *real* link down in the status bar is > > *the* great security feature of Tbird/Icedove. > > > I always use Thunderbird. D

OT: suggestions for rugged portable computer

I'm going to be travelling in semi-wilderness and would like to take a computer with me. Primarily for note-taking with vim, and when a phone-line is available for email or google-searches with lynx. I don't need X or GUI but if it was available then perhaps some light graphics stuff like grabbin

Re: Best File System for partitions over 600GB

On Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 11:43:16AM -0600, Mike McCarty wrote: > Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > > > >I personally am a fan of XFS. However, it is also possible to use ext3 > >on large partitions, as you point out. At work, I have a production > >server (running RHEL, unfortunately) which is serving u

Re: elilo? What's this?

Kevin Ross wrote: > I also don't recall having installed gnu-efi. BTW, I do NOT have an > ia64 system. It's a Pentium 4 2.8 GHz. Well, it must have been installed somehow. You can check /var/log/dpkg.log.* to see when it was installed, or look in /var/log/installer/syslog to check if it was perh

Re: OT: suggestions for rugged portable computer

On Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 03:44:46PM -0400, Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: > I'm going to be travelling in semi-wilderness and would like to take a > computer with me. Primarily for note-taking with vim, and when a Will you be travelling by vehicle (or by horse or otherwise mounted) or will you be on f

Re: OT: suggestions for rugged portable computer

On Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 03:44:46PM -0400, Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: > I'm going to be travelling in semi-wilderness and would like to take a I have no suggestions, but you neglected to mention the power situation... will you generally have access to power or will you need a battery solution? A

anybody familiar with php4-curl?

Hi Folks, I'm trying to install a package that requires curl support, and it's installer tells me that curl isn't enabled. I'm running Debian Sarge, Apache2, PHP-4, and I thought I had installed php4-curl when I did my initial installs (apt-get install php4-curl) tells me that it's up to dat

Re: ndiswrapper problem

Celejar wrote: > On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:47:08 -0800 > Freddy Freeloader <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I have a problem with ndiswrapper on Sid. >> >> I have a built-in broadcom wireless chip in my laptop. I've been using >> ndiswrapper with it and it's worked fine. I also have a netgear wg11

Re: ndiswrapper problem

On 3/12/07, Jan Schledermann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Celejar wrote: > On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:47:08 -0800 > Freddy Freeloader <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I have a problem with ndiswrapper on Sid. >> >> I have a built-in broadcom wireless chip in my laptop. I've been using >> ndiswrapper

Re: PayPal - Limited account access -

Celejar wrote: On Mon, 12 Mar 2007 10:48:24 -0600 Mike McCarty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [snip] PayPal does not ever send e-mail to its members (customers? whatever). I assume you mean that it doesn't send "Your account is in danger" or that sort of email. It certainly does send email to i

Re: OT: suggestions for rugged portable computer

On (12/03/07 16:10), Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > On Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 03:44:46PM -0400, Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: > > I'm going to be travelling in semi-wilderness and would like to take a > > computer with me. Primarily for note-taking with vim, and when a > > Will you be travelling by vehic

Re: Best File System for partitions over 600GB

Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: On Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 11:43:16AM -0600, Mike McCarty wrote: Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: I personally am a fan of XFS. However, it is also possible to use ext3 on large partitions, as you point out. At work, I have a production server (running RHEL, unfortunately) w

Re: Best File System for partitions over 600GB

On Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 03:01:00PM -0600, Mike McCarty wrote: > Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > >On Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 11:43:16AM -0600, Mike McCarty wrote: > > > >>Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > >> > >>>I personally am a fan of XFS. However, it is also possible to use ext3 > >>>on large partitions, as

Re: OT: suggestions for rugged portable computer

On Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 03:44:46PM -0400, Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: > I'm going to be travelling in semi-wilderness and would like to take a > computer with me. Primarily for note-taking with vim, and when a > phone-line is available for email or google-searches with lynx. I don't > need X or GU

Re: Re: relaying POP3

On 11.03.07 22:27, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Matus UHLAR asked, > "... what MUA and POP3 servers are ...?". > > MUA = Mail User Agent. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-mail_client > > POP3 = Post Office Protocol, Version 3. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_Office_Protocol you did not unde

Re: OT: suggestions for rugged portable computer

Kevin Mark([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said: > On Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 03:44:46PM -0400, Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: > > I'm going to be travelling in semi-wilderness and would like to take a > > computer with me. Primarily for note-taking with vim, and when a > > phone-line is available

Re: Best File System for partitions over 600GB

Hi Roberto. Roberto C. Sanchez, 12.03.2007 21:07: > There is a ton of information about JFS and XFS on the net. All you > need to do is check the Wikipedia filesystem comparison page or Google > search for filesystem comparisons. The short of it is: > > ext3 - good general purpose FS (not the b

Re: Best File System for partitions over 600GB

On Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 10:42:45PM +0100, Mathias Brodala wrote: > Hi Roberto. > > Roberto C. Sanchez, 12.03.2007 21:07: > > There is a ton of information about JFS and XFS on the net. All you > > need to do is check the Wikipedia filesystem comparison page or Google > > search for filesystem com

NFS-lock after cold reboot

Etch 2.6.18-3-k7 Hello, after reset or power off by user, the lock-file /var/run/network/mountnfs has to be deleted by hand. This is not very comfy in a LAN with 1000 users. Do you create a boot-up-script to get rid of this file or is there another way around? In http://bugs.debian.org/cg

Re: Best File System for partitions over 600GB

Hi Roberto. Roberto C. Sanchez, 12.03.2007 23:15: > On Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 10:42:45PM +0100, Mathias Brodala wrote: >> Roberto C. Sanchez, 12.03.2007 21:07: >>> There is a ton of information about JFS and XFS on the net. All you >>> need to do is check the Wikipedia filesystem comparison page or

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Re: To be M$ free....

Mike McCarty wrote: > This whole thread strikes me as unusually rancorous. ISTM > that MS is providing a Good Thing, and STILL one complains about > being "stuck" with it. Here is a place where MS is better than > Linux, yet that still does not get acknowledged. Er, when wasn't it ackowledged?

Re: Best File System for partitions over 600GB

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 03/12/07 17:15, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: [snip] > > At work we deal with files of size 1 GB to 100 GB on a regular > basis. I would classify those as large. XFS supports files up > to a size of 8 exabytes and filesystems also of size 8 exabytes.

[Partial Solution] Re: Can't run shorewall with kernel 2.6.20.2

On Sat, 10 Mar 2007 18:05:00 -0500 "Roberto C. Sanchez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, Mar 11, 2007 at 12:21:09AM +0200, Micha Feigin wrote: > > > > > > distribution of Debian > > > > Debian unstable > > > > > version of shorewall > > > > 3.2.9-1 > > > > > version of iptables > > > > 1

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Re: [Partial Solution] Re: Can't run shorewall with kernel 2.6.20.2

On Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 09:00:06AM +0200, Micha Feigin wrote: > > That helped a bit. It appears that shorewall requires Ipv4 connection tracking > enabled. Now shorewall comes up and seems to work except that dns requests > from > the firewall fail when it is enabled. (I can ping out by address b

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Re: Best File System for partitions over 600GB

On Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 11:34:48PM +0100, Mathias Brodala wrote: > Hi Roberto. > > > I see. I was asking since I have a whole drive full of videos and such which > are > usually between 100MB and 300MB per file. So I guess XFS would not really be > the > best choice for them. I got ext3 everywh

Re: Best File System for partitions over 600GB

On Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 05:49:55PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > On 03/12/07 17:15, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > [snip] > > > > At work we deal with files of size 1 GB to 100 GB on a regular > > basis. I would classify those as large. XFS supports files up > > to a size of 8 exabytes and filesystem

Re: Best File System for partitions over 600GB

Hello Roberto. Roberto C. Sanchez, 13.03.2007 00:06: > On Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 11:34:48PM +0100, Mathias Brodala wrote: > I would certainly trust XFS. Of course, if you don't have your machine > on an UPS, it can cause problems on a crash or power outage. How are > your video files being used?

Re: ndiswrapper problem

On Fri, 2007-03-09 at 11:24 -0500, Celejar wrote: > Are you aware that the bcm43xx driver (included in recent kernels) > supports Broadcom wireless chips natively? I'm using it with the built > in Broadcom wireless chip on my laptop (Broadcom BCM4318 AirForce One > 54g rev 02) and it works quite we

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