Re: Fetchmail and Gmail

2009-08-21 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Fri,21.Aug.09, 11:43:04, Girish Kulkarni wrote: > On Thu, 20 Aug 2009, Andrei Popescu wrote: > >>> > >>>Fetchmail and Gmail both seem strange to me. Getting them to > >>>actually work together must be a dark art :) > >>> > >> > >>What's so strange about fetchmail? > > > >I admit this is uninform

Re: how to migrate request-tracker database from sqlite3 to mysql

2009-08-21 Thread Emanoil Kotsev
Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: > In , Emanoil Kotsev wrote: > >>Yeah, somehow SQL does not seem to be really "S"tandard :-) > > The "S" in SQL stands/stood for "Structured". However, SQL has been > standardized about 3 times, roughly the same number of times UNIX has been > standardized. Howeve

Re: encrypted DVDs on Lenny

2009-08-21 Thread Ron Johnson
On 2009-08-21 00:57, Girish Kulkarni wrote: On Thu, 20 Aug 2009, Jochen Schulz wrote: Could someone help with playing encrypted DVDs on Lenny? Do you have libdvdcss installed? Thanks for the replies. I don't have libdvdcss installed. But now I'm confused. I thought I shouldn't need libdvd

Re: "Unable to perform shutdown" from Xfce

2009-08-21 Thread Andrei Popescu
[Please follow-up only to the Debian bug in CC, this is getting a bit off-topic for the list] On Thu,20.Aug.09, 19:12:15, Liviu Andronic wrote: > On 8/20/09, Liviu Andronic wrote: > > Since at release time Ubuntu is patched Debian sid, I feel that the > > issue affects both distributions in a v

Re: "Unable to perform shutdown" from Xfce

2009-08-21 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Fri,21.Aug.09, 00:42:58, go...@dobosevic.com wrote: > Liviu Andronic wrote: > >On 8/20/09, go...@dobosevic.com wrote: > >> I was just install Debian Squeeze on one laptop. After installation I was > >>remove Gnome and install XFCE. Shutdown and restart works normal without any > >>tweaking. > >

Re: Fetchmail and Gmail

2009-08-21 Thread Ron Johnson
On 2009-08-21 02:18, Andrei Popescu wrote: On Fri,21.Aug.09, 11:43:04, Girish Kulkarni wrote: On Thu, 20 Aug 2009, Andrei Popescu wrote: Fetchmail and Gmail both seem strange to me. Getting them to actually work together must be a dark art :) What's so strange about fetchmail? I admit this

2.6.30 ->ath5K does not load at start

2009-08-21 Thread Thierry Chatelet
Hi, After upgrade, my squeede does not start the wii. I have to do a modprobe to get it going. It is OK with kernel 2.6.28. Any tips?? Thierry -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org

2.6.30 -> Brightness does not work

2009-08-21 Thread Thierry Chatelet
Hi, Next problem (and last) I have is that I cannot set the brightness on my laptop. Kpowersave setting indicate: Your Hardware currently not support changing the brightness o your display. What is missing, as it works with kernel 2.6.28? Thanks Thierry -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-

Re: 2.6.30 ->ath5K does not load at start

2009-08-21 Thread Thierry Chatelet
On Friday 21 August 2009 10:16:41 Thierry Chatelet wrote: > Hi, > After upgrade, my squeede does not start the wifi. I have to do a modprobe > to get it going. It is OK with kernel 2.6.28. > Any tips?? > Thierry Same as first, but with a "f" in wifi. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ.

Re: 2.6.30 -> Brightness does not work

2009-08-21 Thread Thierry Chatelet
On Friday 21 August 2009 10:28:20 Thierry Chatelet wrote: > Hi, > Next problem (and last) I have is that I cannot set the brightness on my > laptop. Kpowersave setting indicate: Your Hardware currently not support > changing the brightness o your display. > What is missing, as it works with kernel

An initial automounting by kde very slow after each X/kde-session start.

2009-08-21 Thread Sietse Achterop
Hello List, This problem occurs since a few months, and I'm struggling to solve it. The system is debian/lenny (kde/kdm) on a dual core Intel PC. Inserting a usbstick for the FIRST TIME after logging in via kdm results in a delay of about 10 minutes before the kde-mount-screen appears! Then eve

Re: encrypted DVDs on Lenny

2009-08-21 Thread Jochen Schulz
Girish Kulkarni: > > According to its authors, libdvdcss is "designed for accessing DVDs > like a block device without having to bother about the decryption." I > don't want to do that; I just want to decrypt what I should be able to > decrypt. > > Or am I getting things wrong here? Yes. Almost

apt can't verify package

2009-08-21 Thread Long Wind
I use etch In sources.list, I have a line like: deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian etch main When I install packages with apt-intall, it warns: Install these packages without verification[y/N]? how to solve it? Thanks! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with

Re: apt can't verify package

2009-08-21 Thread Sjoerd Hardeman
Long Wind schreef: I use etch In sources.list, I have a line like: deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian etch main When I install packages with apt-intall, it warns: Install these packages without verification[y/N]? how to solve it? Thanks! It's because you don't have the proper gpg-key for ch

Re: "Unable to perform shutdown" from Xfce

2009-08-21 Thread go...@dobosevic.com
Andrei Popescu wrote: On Fri,21.Aug.09, 00:42:58, go...@dobosevic.com wrote: Liviu Andronic wrote: On 8/20/09, go...@dobosevic.com wrote: I was just install Debian Squeeze on one laptop. After installation I was remove Gnome and install XFCE. Shutdown and restart works normal without any twea

Re: What is the preferred way to install packages from testing/unstable in stable?

2009-08-21 Thread Alexandru Cardaniuc
Aniruddha writes: > I would like to install the latest version swfdec-mozilla (because it > offers autoplay). I intent to track stable as closely as possible. As > far I can tell there are four possibilities to achieve this: > > 1) Temporary enable testing/unstable repositories and install the >

Re: "Unable to perform shutdown" from Xfce

2009-08-21 Thread go...@dobosevic.com
Liviu Andronic wrote: On 8/20/09, go...@dobosevic.com wrote: I just tried with opened Synaptic and it's worked. Is there any chance that this issue be linked to the architecture? I'm running amd64. Liviu Don't know I don't have 64 just 32 :-( -- Bye, Goran Dobosevic Hrvatski: www.dobosev

Re: I can't locate locate

2009-08-21 Thread Bob
ludovico van wrote: >> >> I am running up to date Sid and can no longer run the command 'locate'. >> Has this been removed from Sid, if so is there an alternative command for >> searching a database for files? > > mlocate is the package you want > Many thanks, mlocate sorted it. Bob -- To

Re: inline JPGs

2009-08-21 Thread Adam Hardy
Mihira Fernando on 17/08/09 14:29, wrote: On Monday 17 August 2009 06:42:41 pm Ron Johnson wrote: On 2009-08-16 09:58, Mihira Fernando wrote: On Sunday 16 August 2009 08:22:57 pm Ron Johnson wrote: On 2009-08-16 05:15, Mihira Fernando wrote: [snip] Also : Folder -> Preffer HTML to Plain Text

Re: HP DL180 G6 with Debian Lenny

2009-08-21 Thread Javier Barroso
Hi, On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 11:42 PM, Richard Pijnenburg wrote: > Hi, > > The firmware-bnx i already got implemented like I said before. > The problem is that the DL180 G6 serie uses the Intel E1000. > It seems it needs the newest driver which is not included in the debian > installer. > > I've al

Re: encrypted DVDs on Lenny

2009-08-21 Thread Johannes Wiedersich
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Girish Kulkarni wrote: > On Thu, 20 Aug 2009, Jochen Schulz wrote: >>> Could someone help with playing encrypted DVDs on Lenny? >> >> Do you have libdvdcss installed? [...] > According to its authors, libdvdcss is "designed for accessing DVDs > like a

Re: What is the preferred way to install packages from testing/unstable in stable?

2009-08-21 Thread go...@dobosevic.com
So, I think the best solution is to ask developers to upload swfdec-mozilla to debian-volatile and to support it there too. What do you guys think? I'm think you are right. This days most of end user's can't live without this things (messenger, flash etc.)and they very often change. -- Bye

Re: "Unable to perform shutdown" from Xfce

2009-08-21 Thread Liviu Andronic
On 8/21/09, go...@dobosevic.com wrote: > Don't know I don't have 64 just 32 :-( > Andrei, are you using 64 or 32 bits? Liviu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org

Re: "Unable to perform shutdown" from Xfce

2009-08-21 Thread go...@dobosevic.com
Liviu Andronic wrote: On 8/21/09, go...@dobosevic.com wrote: Don't know I don't have 64 just 32 :-( Andrei, are you using 64 or 32 bits? Liviu 32, don't have 64 bit PC. -- Bye, Goran Dobosevic Hrvatski: www.dobosevic.com English: www.dobosevic.com/en/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debia

Re: encrypted DVDs on Lenny

2009-08-21 Thread Johannes
Jochen Schulz wrote: > That means if you want to play a legally bought DVD on your computer, > you either have to run proprietary software (which contains a licensed > descrambler) or you have to crack the CSS key using something like > libdvdcss. The latter may be illegal in some countries. But at

Re: encrypted DVDs on Lenny

2009-08-21 Thread Giorgos Pallas
Johannes wrote: > Jochen Schulz wrote: > >> That means if you want to play a legally bought DVD on your computer, >> you either have to run proprietary software (which contains a licensed >> descrambler) or you have to crack the CSS key using something like >> libdvdcss. The latter may be illega

Re: encrypted DVDs on Lenny

2009-08-21 Thread Girish Kulkarni
On Fri, 21 Aug 2009, Jochen Schulz wrote: That means if you want to play a legally bought DVD on your computer, you either have to run proprietary software (which contains a licensed descrambler) or you have to crack the CSS key using something like libdvdcss. Thanks for explaining. Although,

Re: encrypted DVDs on Lenny

2009-08-21 Thread Sjoerd Hardeman
Giorgos Pallas schreef: Johannes wrote: Jochen Schulz wrote: That means if you want to play a legally bought DVD on your computer, you either have to run proprietary software (which contains a licensed descrambler) or you have to crack the CSS key using something like libdvdcss. The latter m

Re: encrypted DVDs on Lenny

2009-08-21 Thread Giorgos Pallas
Girish Kulkarni wrote: > On Fri, 21 Aug 2009, Jochen Schulz wrote: >> That means if you want to play a legally bought DVD on your >> computer, you either have to run proprietary software (which >> contains a licensed descrambler) or you have to crack the CSS key >> using something like libdvdcss. >

Re: encrypted DVDs on Lenny

2009-08-21 Thread Giorgos Pallas
Sjoerd Hardeman wrote: >> ite a player that circumvents CSS in order to play that DVD you >> purchased. BS IMHO. Anyway, I don't know the law stuff regarding >> libdvdcss2. I guess it is legal in some countries, and in some not... >> >> G. > From the libdvdcss-faq (http://www.videolan.org/support/f

need advice on scsi disk failure

2009-08-21 Thread Long Wind
I bought a scsi 50G disk a few years ago The seller said it had been used on server for a long time The scsi card used to warn that the disk will fail soon during boot Then I change SCSI card firmware, the warning disappear >From 5 days ago, the card often can't find disk during boot It's no surpri

Amplify a wav file and join wav files under Lenny

2009-08-21 Thread Josep M.
Hello. I need amplify 3db a lot of files, the best will be using linux command line...there is any tool what can do this? Also, I need join wav files from command line ...there is any tool what can do this? I use Debian Lenny. Thanks Kokolisso -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@

"Waiting for root file system ..."

2009-08-21 Thread Robert P. J. Day
(NOTE: please ignore my earlier and utterly misinformed plea for help. turns out that, in attempting to mount /dev/sda1 as the alleged root filesystem, the new 2.6 kernel was finding the external backup hard drive at /dev/sda1. no surprise that that wasn't bootable. ack.) so now i'm gettin

Re: Cannot Login - Access Found!

2009-08-21 Thread Raquel
On Fri, 21 Aug 2009 06:57:50 +0200 Emanoil Kotsev wrote: > Raquel wrote: > > > On Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:59:39 -0500 > > Ron Johnson wrote: > > > >> > The machine has been hacked by someone using a Romanian IP > >> > address and has been taken offline while I continue to > >> > investigate. Then

Re: need advice on scsi disk failure

2009-08-21 Thread mitch
On Fri, 21 Aug 2009 08:50:21 -0400 Long Wind wrote: > It's no surprise because the light on scsi disk isn't on > I reconnect the power cable to scsi disk again and again > and then with some luck the disk works normally. > It seems that the power connection becomes loose I had the same problem,

Re: "Waiting for root file system ..."

2009-08-21 Thread Niu Kun
Robert P. J. Day 写道: (NOTE: please ignore my earlier and utterly misinformed plea for help. turns out that, in attempting to mount /dev/sda1 as the alleged root filesystem, the new 2.6 kernel was finding the external backup hard drive at /dev/sda1. no surprise that that wasn't bootable. ack.

Re: need advice on scsi disk failure

2009-08-21 Thread Long Wind
On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 8:56 AM, mitch wrote: > > I had the same problem, scsi drives failing to start, shutting down > while running. > > Bad power connector. The pins were not making proper contact at all > times. > > Changed the connectors and the problem stopped. > Really? I always think scsi

Re: "Waiting for root file system ..."

2009-08-21 Thread Robert P. J. Day
On Fri, 21 Aug 2009, Niu Kun wrote: > Robert P. J. Day 写道: > > (NOTE: please ignore my earlier and utterly misinformed plea > > for help. turns out that, in attempting to mount /dev/sda1 as the > > alleged root filesystem, the new 2.6 kernel was finding the > > external backup hard drive at /d

Re: need advice on scsi disk failure

2009-08-21 Thread mitch
On Fri, 21 Aug 2009 09:35:25 -0400 Long Wind wrote: > On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 8:56 AM, mitch > wrote: > > > > I had the same problem, scsi drives failing to start, shutting down > > while running. > > > > Bad power connector. The pins were not making proper contact at all > > times. > > > > Chang

Re: "Waiting for root file system ..."

2009-08-21 Thread Niu Kun
Robert P. J. Day 写道: On Fri, 21 Aug 2009, Niu Kun wrote: Robert P. J. Day 写道: (NOTE: please ignore my earlier and utterly misinformed plea for help. turns out that, in attempting to mount /dev/sda1 as the alleged root filesystem, the new 2.6 kernel was finding the external backup h

Re: "Waiting for root file system ..."

2009-08-21 Thread Robert P. J. Day
On Fri, 21 Aug 2009, Robert P. J. Day wrote: > that is the *ultimate* goal, but i'm doing this in steps. on the > chance that it's the default 2.6.18 etch kernel, i just upgraded that > to the 2.6.24 etchnhalf kernel. we'll see if that fixes things. upgrading to the 2.6.24 etchnhalf kernel

Re: "Waiting for root file system ..."

2009-08-21 Thread Robert P. J. Day
On Fri, 21 Aug 2009, Niu Kun wrote: > Have you ever run update-initramfs command manually on the > pre-compiled kernel? I remember that I fixed such a problem once. > Hope this will help. And look forward to your feedback. nope -- as i mentioned earlier, i'm fairly new to debian so a good deal

Re: encrypted DVDs on Lenny

2009-08-21 Thread Jochen Schulz
Johannes: > Jochen Schulz wrote: >> >> That means if you want to play a legally bought DVD on your computer, >> you either have to run proprietary software (which contains a licensed >> descrambler) or you have to crack the CSS key using something like >> libdvdcss. The latter may be illegal in som

Re: [SOLVED]what sets the time at boot?

2009-08-21 Thread Hugo Vanwoerkom
Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: Sven Joachim wrote: On 2009-08-20 18:42 +0200, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: Sven Joachim wrote: Wait! There is a sequence! So hwclock from util-linux-ng 2.16 needs /dev/rtc0 to function. If that is not around because in the kernel Device Drivers -

Re: encrypted DVDs on Lenny

2009-08-21 Thread Johannes
Giorgos Pallas wrote: > Of course playing a legally obtained DVD in itself is not something > illegal. But technically speaking, in the course of playing it you may > break other laws, for example the DMCA which says if I am not mistaken > that breaking an encryption scheme is illegal. This makes

Re: how to migrate request-tracker database from sqlite3 to mysql

2009-08-21 Thread Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
In , Emanoil Kotsev wrote: >Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: >> In , Emanoil Kotsev wrote: >>>Yeah, somehow SQL does not seem to be really "S"tandard :-) >> >> The "S" in SQL stands/stood for "Structured". [...] >> >> In short, most SQL you will find is not strictly-conforming, just like >> most shel

Re: 2.6.30 ->ath5K does not load at start

2009-08-21 Thread Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
In <200908211029.38273.tchate...@free.fr>, Thierry Chatelet wrote: >On Friday 21 August 2009 10:16:41 Thierry Chatelet wrote: >> Hi, >> After upgrade, my squeede does not start the wifi. I have to do a >> modprobe to get it going. It is OK with kernel 2.6.28. >> Any tips?? >> Thierry > >Same as fir

Re: 2.6.30 -> Brightness does not work

2009-08-21 Thread Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
In <200908211043.44820.tchate...@free.fr>, Thierry Chatelet wrote: >On Friday 21 August 2009 10:28:20 Thierry Chatelet wrote: >> Next problem (and last) I have is that I cannot set the brightness on my >> laptop. Kpowersave setting indicate: Your Hardware currently not support >> changing the brigh

Re: Cannot Login - Access Found!

2009-08-21 Thread Emanoil Kotsev
Raquel wrote: >> >> Cite: "Note that the issue occurs only when the 'admin' directory >> wasn't properly renamed during the installation process." >> >> is this true? >> >> means your fault! >> >> sorry and reagards >> > > Yeah. I held a gun to his head and told him to break into my >

Re: Cannot Login - Access Found!

2009-08-21 Thread Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
In <20090821061430.b95afcb6.raq...@thericehouse.net>, Raquel wrote: >Emanoil Kotsev wrote: >> Raquel wrote: >> > Ron Johnson wrote: >> >> Raquel wrote: >> >> > The machine has been hacked by someone using a Romanian IP >> >> >> >> How'd he get in? >> > >> > I found it! He got in through a vulner

Re: "Waiting for root file system ..."

2009-08-21 Thread Emanoil Kotsev
Robert P. J. Day wrote: > On Fri, 21 Aug 2009, Niu Kun wrote: > >> Have you ever run update-initramfs command manually on the >> pre-compiled kernel? I remember that I fixed such a problem once. >> Hope this will help. And look forward to your feedback. > > nope -- as i mentioned earlier, i'm

Re: "Waiting for root file system ..."

2009-08-21 Thread Niu Kun
Emanoil Kotsev 写道: Robert P. J. Day wrote: On Fri, 21 Aug 2009, Niu Kun wrote: Have you ever run update-initramfs command manually on the pre-compiled kernel? I remember that I fixed such a problem once. Hope this will help. And look forward to your feedback. nope -- as i me

Re: how to migrate request-tracker database from sqlite3 to mysql

2009-08-21 Thread Emanoil Kotsev
Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: > In , Emanoil Kotsev wrote: >>Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: >>> In , Emanoil Kotsev wrote: Yeah, somehow SQL does not seem to be really "S"tandard :-) >>> >>> The "S" in SQL stands/stood for "Structured". [...] >>> >>> In short, most SQL you will find is not str

Re: "Waiting for root file system ..."

2009-08-21 Thread Robert P. J. Day
ok, here's what i think i've discovered (given that, again, i'm a relative newcomer to debian), so i'm going to ask some dumb questions which might go a long way to clarifying some things. no matter what i tried, when i booted this (recently upgraded to) etch system to the newly-installed 2.6

RE: need advice on scsi disk failure

2009-08-21 Thread owens
> > > > Original Message >From: longwind2...@gmail.com >To: debian-user@lists.debian.org >Subject: RE: need advice on scsi disk failure >Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 08:50:21 -0400 > >>I bought a scsi 50G disk a few years ago >>The seller said it had been used on server for a long time >>The scs

Re: encrypted DVDs on Lenny

2009-08-21 Thread Sjoerd Hardeman
Johannes schreef: Giorgos Pallas wrote: Of course playing a legally obtained DVD in itself is not something illegal. But technically speaking, in the course of playing it you may break other laws, for example the DMCA which says if I am not mistaken that breaking an encryption scheme is illegal

Re: "Waiting for root file system ..."

2009-08-21 Thread Emanoil Kotsev
Niu Kun wrote: >> and last but not least it's pretty tricky to boot broken initram but not >> too hard if you know the steps. >> > Would you please say something about this? > Or any useful link that can be referenced? >> regards First of all I would try to provide the root kernel option. If y

Re: "Waiting for root file system ..."

2009-08-21 Thread Niu Kun
Emanoil Kotsev 写道: Niu Kun wrote: and last but not least it's pretty tricky to boot broken initram but not too hard if you know the steps. Would you please say something about this? Or any useful link that can be referenced? regards First of all I would try to provi

how to install openmotif dev package in lenny

2009-08-21 Thread tanushyam bhattacharjee
I need to install openmotif development package in lenny.I have tried several package suggested in internet but nothing works properly.I noticed if it installs properly,in usr/X11R6 contains a lib folder along with several related files. Pls suggest the way to do it Yahoo! recommends t

Re: inline JPGs

2009-08-21 Thread Ron Johnson
On 2009-08-21 05:58, Adam Hardy wrote: Mihira Fernando on 17/08/09 14:29, wrote: On Monday 17 August 2009 06:42:41 pm Ron Johnson wrote: On 2009-08-16 09:58, Mihira Fernando wrote: On Sunday 16 August 2009 08:22:57 pm Ron Johnson wrote: On 2009-08-16 05:15, Mihira Fernando wrote: [snip] Als

Re: "Waiting for root file system ..."

2009-08-21 Thread Emanoil Kotsev
Niu Kun wrote: >> >> >> > Pretty cool. > Really appreciate your detailed reply. > > NP. hope it helps or gives you at least an idea how I'm doing this. I've had several times related issues as I've been using raid/lvm and also encryption, so years ago I wrote my own scripts to create initrd

Re: 2.6.30 ->ath5K does not load at start [SOLVED]

2009-08-21 Thread Thierry Chatelet
On Friday 21 August 2009 17:00:52 Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: > In <200908211029.38273.tchate...@free.fr>, Thierry Chatelet wrote: > >On Friday 21 August 2009 10:16:41 Thierry Chatelet wrote: > >> Hi, > >> After upgrade, my squeede does not start the wifi. I have to do a > >> modprobe to get it g

Re: "Waiting for root file system ..."

2009-08-21 Thread Niu Kun
Robert P. J. Day 写道: ok, here's what i think i've discovered (given that, again, i'm a relative newcomer to debian), so i'm going to ask some dumb questions which might go a long way to clarifying some things. no matter what i tried, when i booted this (recently upgraded to) etch system to t

Re: "Waiting for root file system ..."

2009-08-21 Thread Robert P. J. Day
On Sat, 22 Aug 2009, Niu Kun wrote: (with respect to getting my /dev/sda* device files built) > So here, your best choice seems to try. > here's my z60_hdparm.rules file: i'm assuming that's a brand new rules file, right? not just adding to an existing rules file since i have no such file. >

Re: "Waiting for root file system ..."

2009-08-21 Thread Robert P. J. Day
On Fri, 21 Aug 2009, Robert P. J. Day wrote: > On Sat, 22 Aug 2009, Niu Kun wrote: > > (with respect to getting my /dev/sda* device files built) > > > So here, your best choice seems to try. > > here's my z60_hdparm.rules file: > > i'm assuming that's a brand new rules file, right? not just add

hp p800 array 64bit from 32bit grub errors

2009-08-21 Thread Scott H
I recently had a server running Debian 32bit being the latest version 4. The server had the alternate kernel to get more memory recognized. I decided it was time to upgrade to the debian with 64bit 5.01. It now is having problems running grub, at first it was giving me the grub error 2 which if

Re: "Waiting for root file system ..."

2009-08-21 Thread Niu Kun
Robert P. J. Day 写道: On Fri, 21 Aug 2009, Robert P. J. Day wrote: On Sat, 22 Aug 2009, Niu Kun wrote: (with respect to getting my /dev/sda* device files built) So here, your best choice seems to try. here's my z60_hdparm.rules file: i'm assuming that's a brand new rules fil

Re: 2.6.30 -> Brightness does not work

2009-08-21 Thread Thierry Chatelet
On Friday 21 August 2009 17:04:43 Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: > In <200908211043.44820.tchate...@free.fr>, Thierry Chatelet wrote: SNIP > >I found that: > >~$ dmesg |grep brightness > >[ 26.758710] ACPI Error (video-0537): Current brightness invalid > > [20090320] > > That looks like either the

Re: "Waiting for root file system ..."

2009-08-21 Thread Robert P. J. Day
On Sat, 22 Aug 2009, Niu Kun wrote: > Robert P. J. Day 写道: > > On Fri, 21 Aug 2009, Robert P. J. Day wrote: > > > > > > > On Sat, 22 Aug 2009, Niu Kun wrote: > > > > > > (with respect to getting my /dev/sda* device files built) > > > > > > > > > > So here, your best choice seems to try. > > > > he

Re: how to migrate request-tracker database from sqlite3 to mysql

2009-08-21 Thread Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
In , Emanoil Kotsev wrote: >Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: >> In , Emanoil Kotsev wrote: >>>Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: In , Emanoil Kotsev wrote: >Yeah, somehow SQL does not seem to be really "S"tandard :-) The "S" in SQL stands/stood for "Structured". [...] >>> >>>hehe, I was

Re: "Unable to perform shutdown" from Xfce

2009-08-21 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Fri,21.Aug.09, 12:21:24, Liviu Andronic wrote: > On 8/21/09, go...@dobosevic.com wrote: > > Don't know I don't have 64 just 32 :-( > > > Andrei, are you using 64 or 32 bits? 64 bits as well, hhmm. Regards, Andrei -- If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. (Alber

Re: hp p800 array 64bit from 32bit grub errors

2009-08-21 Thread Ron Johnson
On 2009-08-21 11:43, Scott H wrote: I recently had a server running Debian 32bit being the latest version 4. The server had the alternate kernel to get more memory recognized. I decided it was time to upgrade to the debian with 64bit 5.01. It now is having problems running grub, at first it was g

Re: how to migrate request-tracker database from sqlite3 to mysql

2009-08-21 Thread Emanoil Kotsev
Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: > > No, thank $DEITY. I had a couple of jobs involving Oracle, but I tend to > avoid anything were I have to deal with too much proprietary software. I am using oracle at work and compiled tora with ora support. At this point I wanted to install the export tool and

problem compiling kernel

2009-08-21 Thread Bernard
Hi to Everyone, I need to re-compile my kernel so that it does not include sound support inside. I am running Debian 3.1 (Sarge). My system is on RAID1. My /boot partition is from /dev/sda1 (mirror on /dev/sdb1) installed on /dev/md0 (ext3), while my '/' partition is from /dev/sda2 and /dev/sd

How could I change the limit of defined keyboard variants ?

2009-08-21 Thread Sever P A
Hello guys, gnome-keyboard-properties allows to define up to 4 keyboard variants... My question is: Is it possible to change this limit ? If so, how could I do ? Thanks, S. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact l

Re: problem compiling kernel

2009-08-21 Thread Emanoil Kotsev
Bernard wrote: > Hi to Everyone, > > I need to re-compile my kernel so that it does not include sound support > inside. I am running Debian 3.1 (Sarge). My system is on RAID1. My /boot > partition is from /dev/sda1 (mirror on /dev/sdb1) installed on /dev/md0 > (ext3), while my '/' partition is fr

Re: problem compiling kernel

2009-08-21 Thread Emanoil Kotsev
Sorry forgot to write Yes there is problem compiling the 2.6.20 with recent gcc The problem is the compiler. If you are compiling just grab the last version from kernel.org. 2.6.30.4 seems to be working fine >> >> So, upon my failures to recompile kernel 2.6.20-16-386, I tried >> downloading 2

RE: Amplify a wav file and join wav files under Lenny

2009-08-21 Thread Kevin Ross
> From: Josep M. [mailto:websur...@navegants.com] > Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 5:51 AM > > Hello. > > I need amplify 3db a lot of files, the best will be using linux command > line...there is any tool what can do this? > > Also, I need join wav files from command line ...there is any tool wha

Re: problem compiling kernel

2009-08-21 Thread Emanoil Kotsev
Emanoil Kotsev wrote: > Sorry forgot to write > > Yes there is problem compiling the 2.6.20 with recent gcc > > The problem is the compiler. If you are compiling just grab the last > version from kernel.org. > > 2.6.30.4 seems to be working fine > Just to be objective the gnu compiler people

Re: [SOLVED]what sets the time at boot?

2009-08-21 Thread Sven Joachim
On 2009-08-21 16:18 +0200, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > Wait! There is a sequence! > > So hwclock from util-linux-ng 2.16 needs /dev/rtc0 to function. If > that is not around because in the kernel Device Drivers -> Real Time > Clock is *not* set then the clock will not be set/saved with > disastrous r

Re: need advice on scsi disk failure

2009-08-21 Thread Long Wind
On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 11:34 AM, wrote: > The conventional approach is first to clean the contacts on the > connector and the card (some alcohol on a cotton swab for the > connector and a pencil eraser for the card contacts) and try again. > If that doesn't work go to "plan B" (run a complete dis

Re: problem compiling kernel

2009-08-21 Thread Bernard
Emanoil Kotsev wrote: Bernard wrote: why not just compile it on your notebook (or copy a compiled kernel) ?! you also can just disable the loading of the sound modules to make it more simple. Things would be easy if all sound support were in modules. But some functions are part

Re: problem compiling kernel

2009-08-21 Thread Bernard
Emanoil Kotsev wrote: do you have a not raid boot partition, where you can put the initrd image? My boot partition is not raid, or, at least, even though it is mirrored, it remains in ext2fs, while the rest is in LVM2. So, the initrd image that I am trying is available at start,

Re: problem compiling kernel

2009-08-21 Thread Bernard
Emanoil Kotsev wrote: try compiling the necessary modules _in_ the kernel. This is the way it has been done. So, I re-tried compiling after de-activating raid0 in the config, leaving only raid1... to the same end result. In the config it should be [*] not [M] if booting fro

megaraid controller problem: SOLVED!

2009-08-21 Thread Robert P. J. Day
here's the thread related to what i was fighting with (on my etch system): http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6695 so i temporarily updated my sources.list to lenny, installed *just* a newer 2.6.26 kernel, and that fixed everything. next step: upgrade from etch to lenny. i'm sur

Re: "Unable to perform shutdown" from Xfce

2009-08-21 Thread go...@dobosevic.com
Is there any chance that this issue be linked to the architecture? I'm running amd64. Liviu Can you install 32 bit in VirtualBox maybe if you have free time and space? Or can I look for something in my Squeeze XFCE? -- Bye, Goran Dobosevic Hrvatski: www.dobosevic.com English: www.dobosevic.c

RE: Amplify a wav file and join wav files under Lenny

2009-08-21 Thread Josep M.
Hello Kenny! Thanks!.. Just what I was looking for!.Quick and good:) I Tested and runs perfect:) Josep El vie, 21-08-2009 a las 11:25 -0700, Kevin Ross escribió: > > From: Josep M. [mailto:websur...@navegants.com] > > Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 5:51 AM > > > > Hello. > > > > I need

Re: megaraid controller problem: SOLVED!

2009-08-21 Thread Emanoil Kotsev
Robert P. J. Day wrote: > i'm sure there will be more questions when that happens. thanks to > all who gave advice. > there are also more answers already ;-) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@list

Re: problem compiling kernel

2009-08-21 Thread Emanoil Kotsev
Bernard wrote: > Emanoil Kotsev wrote: > >>Bernard wrote: >> >> >> > > >> >>why not just compile it on your notebook (or copy a compiled kernel) ?! >> >>you also can just disable the loading of the sound modules to make it more >>simple. >> >> > > Things would be easy if all sound support

Re: how to install openmotif dev package in lenny

2009-08-21 Thread Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.
On Friday 21 August 2009 10:57:38 tanushyam bhattacharjee wrote: > I need to install openmotif development package in lenny.I have tried > several package suggested in internet but nothing works properly.I noticed > if it installs properly,in usr/X11R6 contains a lib folder along with > several rel

RE: problem compiling kernel

2009-08-21 Thread Kevin Ross
> From: news [mailto:n...@ger.gmane.org] On Behalf Of Emanoil Kotsev > Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 1:55 PM > > Bernard wrote: > > > Emanoil Kotsev wrote: > > > >>Bernard wrote: > >> > >> > >> > > > > > >> > >>why not just compile it on your notebook (or copy a compiled kernel) > ?! > >> > >>you

"Mounting /root/dev on /dev/.static/dev failed: No such file or directory."

2009-08-21 Thread Robert P. J. Day
long story short (at least for now): * upgraded sarge to etch, retained 2.4.27 kernel * verified that upgraded system works fine * followed docs to upgrade kernel alone to 2.6.18 (based on etch release notes) * kernel upgrade process seemed to install all the bits and pieces in

RE: "Mounting /root/dev on /dev/.static/dev failed: No such file or directory."

2009-08-21 Thread Kevin Ross
> From: Robert P. J. Day [mailto:rpj...@crashcourse.ca] > Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 5:41 AM > > given that the boot > messages fly by so that i have only the final screen of boot output > left, are those messages archived anywhere so i can go back and look > at them after i get dumped into the

Re: "Mounting /root/dev on /dev/.static/dev failed: No such file or directory."

2009-08-21 Thread Emanoil Kotsev
Robert P. J. Day wrote: > * followed docs to upgrade kernel alone to 2.6.18 (based on > etch release notes) you are writing this today - the kernel in use should be 2.6.30 whatever I posted howto boot manually - then you have to recreate initramfs that's all you have to update also few things l

RE: "Mounting /root/dev on /dev/.static/dev failed: No such file or directory."

2009-08-21 Thread Kevin Ross
> From: news [mailto:n...@ger.gmane.org] On Behalf Of Emanoil Kotsev > Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 2:50 PM > > Robert P. J. Day wrote: > > > * followed docs to upgrade kernel alone to 2.6.18 (based on > > etch release notes) > > you are writing this today - the kernel in use should be 2.6.30 >

RE: "Mounting /root/dev on /dev/.static/dev failed: No such file or directory."

2009-08-21 Thread Emanoil Kotsev
Kevin Ross wrote: >> From: news [mailto:n...@ger.gmane.org] On Behalf Of Emanoil Kotsev >> Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 2:50 PM >> >> Robert P. J. Day wrote: >> >> > * followed docs to upgrade kernel alone to 2.6.18 (based on >> > etch release notes) >> >> you are writing this today - the kern

Re: need advice on scsi disk failure

2009-08-21 Thread Long Wind
On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 7:34 AM, wrote: >> > The conventional approach is first to clean the contacts on the > connector and the card (some alcohol on a cotton swab for the > connector and a pencil eraser for the card contacts) and try again. > If that doesn't work go to "plan B" (run a complete d

acpi video driver and 2.6.30

2009-08-21 Thread Thierry Chatelet
Following my previous post (2.6.30 -> Brightness does not work) I contacted the maintainer of acer-wmi. Here is the content of my mail and his quick answer: Hi Carlos First, let me thank you for your work on getting Acer laptop working with Linux. Now, since my Debian Squeeze kernel went from 2

help for kernel panic

2009-08-21 Thread Alan Greenberger
I have a system with Lenny installed from the KDE installer CD. It was working fine for half a year. Powering it on after being off for two weeks, it starts to load Lenny then dies with: Failed to execute /init can't open auto Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init! Call Trace befo

Failure of X in squeeze.

2009-08-21 Thread Peter Crawford
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