Re: Advice about ext3, please

2009-03-09 Thread Jochen Schulz
Paul E Condon: > > I had pretty much decided the other way, but this, plus ... The drive is > already ext3, and wikipedia article mentions problems with reverting back > to ext2, which I would have to do. So, I've decided to not change, > --- for now --- I didn't read the article, but ex

Re: Advice about ext3, please

2009-03-09 Thread Bob Cox
On Sun, Mar 08, 2009 at 21:31:15 -0600, Paul E Condon (pecon...@mesanetworks.net) wrote: > On 2009-03-08_23:15:43, Stefan Monnier wrote: > > > Journaling uses significantly more disk space and does not allow for > > > deleted > > > file recovery. > > > > Neither is true. I believe you're conf

dnsmasq-opendns-iptables

2009-03-09 Thread josep
Debian Lenny, fresh install I uncomment these lines in: */etc/dhcp3/dhclient.conf* send host-name "*mypc*" send dhcp-client-identifier "foo" I install local DNS cache [with *OpenDNS*] apt-get install *dnsmasq* echo "prepend domain-name-servers *127.0.0.1,208.67.222.222,208.67.220.220;*" >> /etc/d

Still Almost Impossible to Upgrade

2009-03-09 Thread David Baron
Apt-listbugs fails with "empty string from SOAP" which is not so clean :-) Any way to fix/work around? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org

Re: Advice about ext3, please

2009-03-09 Thread Nuno Magalhães
On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 05:15, Steven Demetrius wrote: > Does anyone here power off their computer without first shutting it down? > Maybe, but after having to spend time repairing the system and/or rebuilding > it or losing data they most likely don't anymore. Power outages still occur. I was un

Re: Still Almost Impossible to Upgrade (Solved)

2009-03-09 Thread David Baron
>Apt-listbugs fails with "empty string from SOAP" which is not so clean :-) >Any way to fix/work around? I gave /etc/apt/apt.conf an "acquire" group with some retries and a nice long timeout, i.e. Acquire { Retries "3"; Timeout "999"; }; Such was apparently done to "fix" previous filings of

Re: Aptitude problem when upgrade to lenny

2009-03-09 Thread B. Liu
Hi Daniel, Just let you know that I used a local university mirror for the upgrade, because I don't have internet connection for this machine. Thanks Bin On Fri, 6 Mar 2009, B. Liu wrote: uname -a Linux on02--srl 2.6.18-6-amd64 #1 SMP Fri Dec 12 05:49:32 UTC 2008 x86_64 GNU/Linux strace

Re: top-posting

2009-03-09 Thread Steve Lamb
Dotan Cohen wrote: > Why did you think that I killfiled you there? I remember getting in > the crossfire between you and someone else a few months ago, but I > don't remember there ever being a problem between us. Well, shoot, I know someone did and thought it was you. Was for something rathe

Re: Advice about ext3, please

2009-03-09 Thread Thorny
On Sun, 08 Mar 2009 21:31:15 -0600, Paul E Condon wrote: > That is a pretty persuasive argument. I can see the plug being pulled by > accident fairly often in the long run. ;-) > > Suggest you mount that drive with the sync option. Might make it a little less likely that you'll pull the plug whi

Re: Aptitude problem when upgrade to lenny

2009-03-09 Thread B. Liu
Hi Daniel, Just let you know that I have sorted the problem. I reboot the machine, then tried tha command again, then it worked, I have been able to login to the new lenny. Thanks for your help. All the best Bin On Mon, 9 Mar 2009, B. Liu wrote: Hi Daniel, Just let you know that I used a

Help! My debian sid cannot boot, "A manual fsck must be performed"

2009-03-09 Thread Star Liu
When I boot my debian sid 5 minutes ago, I got this error message: --- /dev/sda4: unexpected inconsistency; run fsck manually.(i.e., without -a or -p options) fsck died with exit status 4 failed

Re: Help! My debian sid cannot boot, "A manual fsck must be performed"

2009-03-09 Thread Star Liu
On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 9:14 PM, Star Liu wrote: > When I boot my debian sid 5 minutes ago, I got this error message: > --- > /dev/sda4: unexpected inconsistency; run fsck manually.(i.e., without

RE: smart

2009-03-09 Thread Stackpole, Chris
> From: randall [mailto:rand...@songshu.org] > Sent: Sunday, March 08, 2009 9:15 AM > Subject: Re: smart > > Adrian Levi wrote: > > > > Your disc has been steadily failing for the last ~1800 hours. > > Buy a replacement and swap it out asap. > > > > Adrian > > > > > Already had a spare lying aroun

Re: Help! My debian sid cannot boot, "A manual fsck must be performed"

2009-03-09 Thread Dave Patterson
* Star Liu [2009-03-09 21:20:59 +0800]: > i have fixed it, just exe "fsck /dev/sda4" and press enters :) Sid's a mess right now... Heh. -- Dave signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Re: Help! My debian sid cannot boot, "A manual fsck must be performed"

2009-03-09 Thread Frank Lanitz
On Mon, 9 Mar 2009 20:42:52 +0700 Dave Patterson wrote: > * Star Liu [2009-03-09 21:20:59 +0800]: > > > > i have fixed it, just exe "fsck /dev/sda4" and press enters :) > > Sid's a mess right now... And nothing for untrained Debian users IMHO. Cheers, Frank -- Frank Lanitz pgpwqV3ihIY

Re: Help! My debian sid cannot boot, "A manual fsck must be performed"

2009-03-09 Thread Dave Patterson
* Frank Lanitz [2009-03-09 14:50:57 +0100]: > > Sid's a mess right now... > > And nothing for untrained Debian users IMHO. Yup, happens every time a new release goes out. We try lotsa new stuff, and it's not quite coordinated. reportbug gets lots of exercise, and upstream gets spanked. --

Re: Help! My debian sid cannot boot, "A manual fsck must be performed"

2009-03-09 Thread Frank Lanitz
On Mon, 9 Mar 2009 20:55:18 +0700 Dave Patterson wrote: > * Frank Lanitz [2009-03-09 14:50:57 +0100]: > > > > Sid's a mess right now... > > > > And nothing for untrained Debian users IMHO. > > Yup, happens every time a new release goes out. We try lotsa new stuff, > and it's not quite coord

Re: Help! My debian sid cannot boot, "A manual fsck must be performed"

2009-03-09 Thread Eduardo M KALINOWSKI
Dave Patterson escreveu: > * Star Liu [2009-03-09 21:20:59 +0800]: > >> i have fixed it, just exe "fsck /dev/sda4" and press enters :) >> > > Sid's a mess right now... > Heh. > I'd tend to agree, but I don't think this specific case is a problem with sid. It's just the drive that nee

Re: Help! My debian sid cannot boot, "A manual fsck must be performed"

2009-03-09 Thread Dave Patterson
* Frank Lanitz [2009-03-09 14:58:57 +0100]: > But it's cool to see all the stuff comes in and help testing the packages. We do. When I have time to play, I love to see what can be done with my favorite stuff. My road lappy is running Lenny - and is quite happy with it. I'll keep it there,

debian-user : Consulta

2009-03-09 Thread Marina Gonzales
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Iceape Blocking Images

2009-03-09 Thread Thomas H. George
Suddenly Iceape has started blocking images replacing them with a top row of black diamonds containing question marks. The images are not just popup ads. For example, if I click on Help/About Plugins I get a page which is blank except for a row of the black diamonds at the top. I upgraded to Len

Re: Advice about ext3, please

2009-03-09 Thread Stefan Monnier
>> ext2 is problematic for removable drives because if you remove the drive >> without cleanly unmounting it you risk losing your data. So I would >> recommend ext3 for such uses. Performance is rarely an issue, actually. > I use ext3 for my external USB drive. Does this mean that I can remove

Re: Advice about ext3, please

2009-03-09 Thread Stefan Monnier
> Does anyone here power off their computer without first shutting it down? > Maybe, but after having to spend time repairing the system and/or rebuilding > it or losing data they most likely don't anymore. Even if you're careful, you'll still occasionally lose power, and your machine will still o

NFS server fails after upgrade to lenny

2009-03-09 Thread Hendrik Boom
I upgraded the server on my LAN to lenny recntly (after making a backup of the etch system (everything except user file systems)) in another partition. Now when I run lennty on the server, an NFS mount from a client machine fails with the message (hand-transcribed from screen; there may be typ

kde3 (debian5) and bluetooth

2009-03-09 Thread Pol Hallen
Hi folks :-) Using kernel 2.6.28.6 and debian stable, kde doesn't see the bluetooth adapter (same with default kernel of lenny). hciconfig hci0: Type: USB BD Address: 00:19:5B:0E:15:1D ACL MTU: 1017:8 SCO MTU: 64:0 UP RUNNING PSCAN ISCAN RX bytes:945 acl:0 sco:0 events:

Re: logging writes to disk (keeping disk from spinning down)

2009-03-09 Thread green
martin f krafft wrote at 2009-03-08_13:55 -0600: > also sprach green [2009.03.07.2137 +0100]: > > > Having members of a RAID set go to sleep independently of control by md > > > seems kinda scary. > > > > Um, can mdadm spin down the drives? > > No, not as long as I'm alive at least. So you are

Upgrade etch to lenny on virtual server (Virtuozzo) with 2.6.18 kernel

2009-03-09 Thread hh . eu
Hello Debian users, I have a virtual private server (VPS) that is running a minimal install of etch (image used for installation provided by the hosting company). I believe they use Virtuozzo for virtualisation. Since the virtual servers are not run using Xen, this means I am bound by the k

Re: Upgrade etch to lenny on virtual server (Virtuozzo) with 2.6.18 kernel

2009-03-09 Thread Tzafrir Cohen
On Mon, Mar 09, 2009 at 06:56:25PM +0100, hh...@gmx.de wrote: > Hello Debian users, > > I have a virtual private server (VPS) that is running a minimal install > of > etch (image used for installation provided by the hosting company). I > believe they use Virtuozzo for virtualisation. Since the vi

Re: Upgrade etch to lenny on virtual server (Virtuozzo) with 2.6.18 kernel

2009-03-09 Thread Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
On Monday 09 March 2009 12:56:25 hh...@gmx.de wrote: > Hello Debian users, > > I have a virtual private server (VPS) that is running a minimal > install of > etch (image used for installation provided by the hosting company). I > believe they use Virtuozzo for virtualisation. Since the virtual > s

Re: Upgrade etch to lenny on virtual server (Virtuozzo) with 2.6.18 kernel

2009-03-09 Thread Victor Padro
On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 12:18 PM, Tzafrir Cohen wrote: > On Mon, Mar 09, 2009 at 06:56:25PM +0100, hh...@gmx.de wrote: > > Hello Debian users, > > > > I have a virtual private server (VPS) that is running a minimal install > > of > > etch (image used for installation provided by the hosting company

Debian package configure options - repost

2009-03-09 Thread TR
Simple question - how do I find out what configure options have been used in creating a Debian package. I want to use the Debian squid3 package but need to know what configure options were used. I require the following:- ./configure --enable-auth=”basic” -enable-basic-auth-helpers="LDAP" --

What is a Multimedia Keyboard?

2009-03-09 Thread info
Dear Sir/Madam, SilkWise.com is an open knowledge search and question answer website. One of our user posted the above topic, and we think you are the domain expert who can provide a great answer to it. Can you help to answer the question or improve the current answer at the following link? ht

old Pidgin problem resurfacing

2009-03-09 Thread Andreas Ronnquist
Hi I am seeing behaviour similar to bug http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=488852 on an up to date Lenny (488852 is closed for a long time) - Is the solution to compile a newer Pidgin, or should I wait for an update to stable? or is it just me? best regards -- Andreas Ronnquist

Re: Debian package configure options - repost

2009-03-09 Thread Kumar Appaiah
On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 2:17 PM, TR wrote: > I want to use the Debian squid3 package but need to know what configure > options were used. > > I require the following:- > > ./configure --enable-auth=”basic” -enable-basic-auth-helpers="LDAP" -- > enable-ssl --enable-auth-on-accel > > If the package ha

Re: Advice about ext3, please (An experiment & results)

2009-03-09 Thread Paul E Condon
On 2009-03-09_11:19:38, Stefan Monnier wrote: > > Does anyone here power off their computer without first shutting it down? > > Maybe, but after having to spend time repairing the system and/or rebuilding > > it or losing data they most likely don't anymore. > > Even if you're careful, you'll stil

Dspam_train

2009-03-09 Thread Szilárd Szabó
Hy man! I have a problem with the dspam. the dspam is configured, but i have thise error for dspam_train command: # dspam_train root /.../spam/new/ /.../ham/new/ Taking Snapshot... root TP: 0 TN: 0 FP: 0 FN: 0 SC: 0 NC: 0 Training /.../ham/new/ / /.../spam/ne

apt-get upgrade trouble (with postgresql-client-7.4)

2009-03-09 Thread will trillich
Short version -- we've got an APT-GET/DPKG blocker mystery and need some help in fixing it: """ Starting PostgreSQL 7.4 database server: main/usr/lib/postgresql/7.4/bin/pg_controldata: error while loading shared libraries: libpq.so.3: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory Error:

Re: apt-get upgrade trouble (with postgresql-client-7.4)

2009-03-09 Thread Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
On Monday 09 March 2009 15:31:23 will trillich wrote: > # /etc/init.d/postgresql-7.4 stop > Stopping PostgreSQL 7.4 database server: mainError: pid file is > invalid, please manually kill the stale server process. > failed! Have you followed this instruction and then removed the pid file? That

Re: old Pidgin problem resurfacing

2009-03-09 Thread Tzafrir Cohen
On Mon, Mar 09, 2009 at 08:22:57PM +0100, Andreas Ronnquist wrote: > Hi > > I am seeing behaviour similar to bug > > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=488852 > > on an up to date Lenny (488852 is closed for a long time) - Is the > solution to compile a newer Pidgin, or should I wa

New Lenny installation: 800 x 600 max on 21-inch CRT monitor

2009-03-09 Thread Nicholas Bodley
I recently did an Internet installation of Lenny, and found a lot to like, but the screen resolution is limited to 800 x 600 px max. Best guess is that hardware detection doesn't recognize my monitor (although I had much better luck with OpenSUSE). Monitor is DEC VRC-21WA, 21 inch, that c

Re: New Lenny installation: 800 x 600 max on 21-inch CRT monitor

2009-03-09 Thread Daniel A. Ramaley
On 2009-03-09 at 15:45:26, Nicholas Bodley wrote: >[/etc/X11/xorg.conf] doesn't seem to contain anything specific that > would help; it's almost a skeleton file. Edit that file. If there is a Monitor section, modify it. If there is not one, add it. Make it look like this: Section "Monitor"

Re: New Lenny installation: 800 x 600 max on 21-inch CRT monitor

2009-03-09 Thread Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
On Monday 09 March 2009 15:45:26 Nicholas Bodley wrote: > [/etc/X11/xorg.conf] doesn't seem to contain anything specific that would > help; it's almost a skeleton file. Add the resolutions you want to this file. You might also add what information you've been able to determine about your monito

Re: logging writes to disk (keeping disk from spinning down)

2009-03-09 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach green [2009.03.09.1716 +0100]: > So you are saying that it is a BAD THING for RAID1 array devices to spin > down? > You are saying that I SHOULD NOT expect to be able to use power management > with > a RAID1 array? I understand that it would be unreasonable to spin down > drives

Re: Iceape Blocking Images

2009-03-09 Thread Johannes Wiedersich
Thomas H. George wrote: > Suddenly Iceape has started blocking images replacing them with a top > row of black diamonds containing question marks. The images are not > just popup ads. For example, if I click on Help/About Plugins I get a > page which is blank except for a row of the black diamond

scponly doesn't work after upgrade to lenny

2009-03-09 Thread Flo
Hi, I upgraded to lenny stable and now scponly is not working. I can't see much suspicious at the server side but when I invoke scp the following message appears at the client: Inconsistency detected by ld.so: rtld.c: 1192: dl_main: Assertion `(void *) ph->p_vaddr == _rtld_local._dl_sysinfo_

Yahoo Messenger replacement?

2009-03-09 Thread M. Lewis
I'd love to get my wife's machine off of M$ software. The only problem has been Yahoo Messenger. My wife is dependent on YM to talk with her family. My wife's family goes to the internet cafe to chat with her, so they don't have any control over what version of YM is being used. Not only do t

Re: Yahoo Messenger replacement?

2009-03-09 Thread Daryl Styrk
M. Lewis wrote: What is the best recommendation for a replacement for YM on Linux? It must be compatible with YM and it must be able to use the webcam. Thanks for any suggestions, Mike Have a look here. http://gyachi.sourceforge.net/index.shtml I read there is some work being done on we

RE: New Lenny installation: 800 x 600 max on 21-inch CRT monitor

2009-03-09 Thread owens
> > > > Original Message >From: nbod...@speakeasy.net >To: debian-user@lists.debian.org >Subject: RE: New Lenny installation: 800 x 600 max on 21-inch CRT >monitor >Date: Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:45:26 -0400 > >> >>I recently did an Internet installation of Lenny, and found a lot to >like, >>

Re: Yahoo Messenger replacement?

2009-03-09 Thread steve
M. Lewis wrote: > > I'd love to get my wife's machine off of M$ software. The only problem > has been Yahoo Messenger. My wife is dependent on YM to talk with her > family. My wife's family goes to the internet cafe to chat with her, so > they don't have any control over what version of YM is bein

Defunct processes with SFTP from Lenny to Etch

2009-03-09 Thread Sander Marechal
Hi all, My desktop is Lenny but my server is still Etch. I am having a lot of trouble with SFTP processes hanging on the server, resulting in a hung client as well. I use Vim's Netrw (using sftp) quite a lot to update my website on the server and I get hit a lot by this. It also happens when I use

Re: New Lenny installation: 800 x 600 max on 21-inch CRT monitor

2009-03-09 Thread Nicholas Bodley
On Mon, 09 Mar 2009 19:22:08 -0400, wrote: When Lenny was installed it probably kept your old xorg.conf in the same directory as the new one with some other extension. Take a look. It may give you a clue or you may just decide to swap the old for the new. Thanks much, Larry; I should have s

Re: Yahoo Messenger replacement?

2009-03-09 Thread M. Lewis
steve wrote: M. Lewis wrote: I'd love to get my wife's machine off of M$ software. The only problem has been Yahoo Messenger. My wife is dependent on YM to talk with her family. My wife's family goes to the internet cafe to chat with her, so they don't have any control over what version of YM is

Forward System Messages to SSH

2009-03-09 Thread Stephan
Hi Folks, A quick (and hopefully simply answered because I must have missed something) question. Now and then, messages are output to the tty display, such as USB devices being plugged in, etc. Is there a way to have those messages sent to an SSH terminal? I'm using OpenSSH. Thanks! Ste

Re: logging writes to disk (keeping disk from spinning down)

2009-03-09 Thread green
martin f krafft wrote at 2009-03-09_15:32 -0600: > also sprach green [2009.03.09.1716 +0100]: > > So you are saying that it is a BAD THING for RAID1 array devices to spin > > down? > > You are saying that I SHOULD NOT expect to be able to use power management > > with > > a RAID1 array? I un

Re: Yahoo Messenger replacement?

2009-03-09 Thread steve
M. Lewis wrote: > steve wrote: >> M. Lewis wrote: >>> I'd love to get my wife's machine off of M$ software. The only problem >>> has been Yahoo Messenger. My wife is dependent on YM to talk with her >>> family. My wife's family goes to the internet cafe to chat with her, so >>> they don't have any

Re: Yahoo Messenger replacement?

2009-03-09 Thread steve
M. Lewis wrote: > steve wrote: >> M. Lewis wrote: >>> I'd love to get my wife's machine off of M$ software. The only problem >>> has been Yahoo Messenger. My wife is dependent on YM to talk with her >>> family. My wife's family goes to the internet cafe to chat with her, so >>> they don't have any

Re: Forward System Messages to SSH

2009-03-09 Thread Celejar
On Mon, 09 Mar 2009 20:26:59 -0700 Stephan wrote: > Hi Folks, > > A quick (and hopefully simply answered because I must have missed > something) question. > > Now and then, messages are output to the tty display, such as USB > devices being plugged in, etc. Is there a way to have those messa

Re: Yahoo Messenger replacement?

2009-03-09 Thread M. Lewis
steve wrote: M. Lewis wrote: steve wrote: M. Lewis wrote: I'd love to get my wife's machine off of M$ software. The only problem has been Yahoo Messenger. My wife is dependent on YM to talk with her family. My wife's family goes to the internet cafe to chat with her, so they don't have any co

Re: New Lenny installation: 800 x 600 max on 21-inch CRT monitor

2009-03-09 Thread consultores1
El lun, 09-03-2009 a las 16:27 -0500, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. escribió: > On Monday 09 March 2009 15:45:26 Nicholas Bodley wrote: > > [/etc/X11/xorg.conf] doesn't seem to contain anything specific that > would > > help; it's almost a skeleton file. > > Add the resolutions you want to this file. Y

Re: Forward System Messages to SSH

2009-03-09 Thread David Parker
> > Now and then, messages are output to the tty display, such as > USB > devices being plugged in, etc.  Is there a way to have > those messages > sent to an SSH terminal?  I'm using OpenSSH. > I believe you can change where those messages go by editing your /etc/syslog.conf file, specifi

Re: logging writes to disk (keeping disk from spinning down)

2009-03-09 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach green [2009.03.10.0428 +0100]: > Spinning down the drives is not my problem. Or rather I don't think it is. > I > have set the spindown timeout in hdparm.conf and just need to find out what > processes are accessing the filesystems such that the drives don't spin down > after tha

Re: Yahoo Messenger replacement?

2009-03-09 Thread Tzafrir Cohen
On Mon, Mar 09, 2009 at 07:24:43PM -0400, Daryl Styrk wrote: > M. Lewis wrote: >> >> >> >> What is the best recommendation for a replacement for YM on Linux? It >> must be compatible with YM and it must be able to use the webcam. >> >> Thanks for any suggestions, >> Mike >> > > Have a look here.

Re: Yahoo Messenger replacement?

2009-03-09 Thread Tzafrir Cohen
On Mon, Mar 09, 2009 at 07:24:43PM -0400, Daryl Styrk wrote: > M. Lewis wrote: >> >> >> >> What is the best recommendation for a replacement for YM on Linux? It >> must be compatible with YM and it must be able to use the webcam. >> >> Thanks for any suggestions, >> Mike >> > > Have a look here.

Re: Forward System Messages to SSH

2009-03-09 Thread Tzafrir Cohen
On Mon, Mar 09, 2009 at 08:26:59PM -0700, Stephan wrote: > Hi Folks, > > A quick (and hopefully simply answered because I must have missed > something) question. > > Now and then, messages are output to the tty display, such as USB > devices being plugged in, etc. Is there a way to have those

Re: Help! My debian sid cannot boot, "A manual fsck must be performed"

2009-03-09 Thread Steven Demetrius
On Mon, 2009-03-09 at 21:14 +0800, Star Liu wrote: > When I boot my debian sid 5 minutes ago, I got this error message: > --- > /dev/sda4: unexpected inconsistency; run fsck manually.(i.e., witho

Debian packages for cool open source collaboration tools?

2009-03-09 Thread Rogelio
I'm looking for open source collaboration and project management tools, preferably already packaged in deb or apt-get. Ideally, I'd like to build my own internal resources like Google Docs, Meeting Wizard, Etherpad, etc. I'd like the idea of having them secure and free *internal* resources.