Re: (almost solved) Re: [Feedback needed] "brcmsmac" wifi driver in testing

2011-08-01 Thread Volkan YAZICI
On Sun, 31 Jul 2011 14:53:03 + (UTC), Camaleón writes: > Tried with both ("-D nl80211" and reduced conf file) but I get the same ;- > ( > > *** > Trying to associate with 00:26:44:df:60:91 (SSID='WLAN_6D' freq=2452 MHz) > Authentication with 00:26:44:df:60:91 timed out. > *** > > It cannot even

Re: sudden wireless problem

2011-08-01 Thread Volkan YAZICI
On Mon, 1 Aug 2011 00:10:51 +1000 (EST), "Andrew McGlashan" writes: > I've seen this problem on some hardware. > > The best thing to try is to shutdown the machine fully and remove all > power source, then try to restart it -- if wireless isn't functional and > you have multi-boot available, try to

Re: IPv6 and DNS

2011-08-01 Thread Jason White
Andrew McGlashan wrote: > ... or is it the following ok? > >Firewalling, ala IPCop's port forwarding setup. > >That is, we have a firewall in IPCop (or similar) and outside access to ANY >internal machine is still restricted by what is port forwarded? If yes, then >I am sure that would be

Re: figuring out sound device?

2011-08-01 Thread Csanyi Pal
Kamaraju S Kusumanchi writes: > I want to extract sound from a youtube video (I dont care about the > video part, only sound). I did I would try this: ffmpeg -i filename filename.mp3 -- Regards, Pal -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org w

Re: wicd

2011-08-01 Thread Liam O'Toole
On 2011-08-01, Mark Grieveson wrote: > Hello. I recently obtained a used laptop, which I fixed up. It is > relatively good (IE, a Pentium IV) so I'm not too worried about it > being able to power the applications I'm hoping to run. Generally, I > prefer using a less cluttered machine with minim

Re: how to remove icon from desktop

2011-08-01 Thread Liam O'Toole
On 2011-07-25, abdelkader belahcene wrote: > --0015175dd81acf3ed904a8e26d17 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > *Hi, > I installed aptosid ( ex-sidux), based on debian sid. > It uses xfce manager. > > On the desktop I have many icons ( like other patitions, trash, ..), I want >

Re: KDE4.4 desktop customization for multiple users.

2011-08-01 Thread Sthu Deus
Thank You for Your time and answer, Scott: >I usually just selectively copy as root from the "model user"/.kde/ >so that /etc/skel look like:- >http://b2.ge.tt/835IuO6/skel.png >NOTE: with the exception of the /apps/dolphin directory the complete >contents of all the other directories is copied.

Re: restoring MBR

2011-08-01 Thread Camaleón
On Sun, 31 Jul 2011 16:50:35 -0400, Stephen Powell wrote: > On Sun, 31 Jul 2011 11:30:38 -0400 (EDT), Camaleón wrote: >> ... >> But regardless the option the user select at install time (do not >> install any bootloader, install it in a partition or another place or >> just putting it into MBR), i

Re: (almost solved) Re: [Feedback needed] "brcmsmac" wifi driver in testing

2011-08-01 Thread Camaleón
On Mon, 01 Aug 2011 10:07:33 +0300, Volkan YAZICI wrote: > On Sun, 31 Jul 2011 14:53:03 + (UTC), Camaleón writes: (...) >> Okay, let's make a brute-force test. I've removed the power cord of the >> netbook and walked next to the AP, et voilà, now it associates fine... >> go figure :-o > > I

Re: lenny->squeeze upgrade - failed with grub-pc upgrade

2011-08-01 Thread Stan Hoeppner
On 7/31/2011 11:09 PM, Lukasz Szybalski wrote: > Everything went fine, but towards the end I was asked to upgrade to > grub-pc. LILO - Til you pull it from my cold dead hands! -- Stan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble?

Re: KDE4.4 desktop customization for multiple users.

2011-08-01 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 01/08/11 21:06, Sthu Deus wrote: Thank You for Your time and answer, Scott: I usually just selectively copy as root from the "model user"/.kde/ so that /etc/skel look like:- http://b2.ge.tt/835IuO6/skel.png NOTE: with the exception of the /apps/dolphin directory the complete contents of all

Wheezy: how to disable SSH gnome-keyring by editing desktop configuration file

2011-08-01 Thread Jerome BENOIT
Hello List: I have just migrated from Squeeze to Wheezy. It appeared that gnome-keyring agent interferes with my ssh-agent set-up: I want to disable gnome-keyring agent for ssh. At the end of the README.Debian for gnome-keyring, it is suggested to ``simply edit /etc/xdg/autostart/gnome-keyring-s

Re: MiniDLNA and wav files

2011-08-01 Thread Camaleón
On Sun, 31 Jul 2011 20:23:33 +0200, Diederik de Haas wrote: > I'm using minidlna (version 1.0.21+dfsg-1) to serve (music) files to my > (Pinnacle/Roku) SoundBridge device. My collection contains mostly mp3 > files and some wav files. When I browse my collection and select a wav > file to play noth

Re: How do I examine the video in iceweasle problem

2011-08-01 Thread Camaleón
El 2011-08-01 a las 15:30 +0800, lina escribió: (resending to the list) > On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 12:21 AM, Camaleón wrote: > > On Fri, 29 Jul 2011 23:29:09 +0800, lina wrote: > > > >> when I tried to watch some video online, in iceweasle, > >> > >> it's (naturally) silent in less than 2 mins, i

Re: Wheezy: how to disable SSH gnome-keyring by editing desktop configuration file

2011-08-01 Thread Camaleón
On Mon, 01 Aug 2011 13:43:10 +0200, Jerome BENOIT wrote: > I have just migrated from Squeeze to Wheezy. It appeared that > gnome-keyring agent interferes with my ssh-agent set-up: I want to > disable gnome-keyring agent for ssh. > > At the end of the README.Debian for gnome-keyring, it is suggest

Re: More than 150 up-to-date Debian howtos & tutorials online (server, virtualization, etc)

2011-08-01 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 01/08/11 09:06, Christoph Pilka wrote: Hi, there's lot of work I've done to document all the stuff, so I'd really appreciate if anyone here has the time to translate the howtos. The idea with the copy back sounds fair. But please don't forget to refer the original work within your translation

Re: openssh: sshd’s ForceCommand and ssh’s "–N Do not execute a remote command"

2011-08-01 Thread Oleg Verych
Camaleón, thanks. I’ve forwarded all here: http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.network.openssh.devel/18064 _ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAHdV42Wd_

Re: How do I examine the video in iceweasle problem

2011-08-01 Thread lina
On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 7:34 PM, Camaleón wrote: > El 2011-08-01 a las 15:30 +0800, lina escribió: > > (resending to the list) > >> On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 12:21 AM, Camaleón wrote: >> > On Fri, 29 Jul 2011 23:29:09 +0800, lina wrote: >> > >> >> when I tried to watch some video online, in iceweasl

Re: sudden wireless problem (Solved)

2011-08-01 Thread Steven Sciame
  - Original Message - > From: Andrew McGlashan > To: Debian User > Cc: > Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2011 9:10 AM > Subject: Re: sudden wireless problem > > Hi, > > On Sun, July 31, 2011 9:49 pm, Steven Sciame wrote: >> Any help would be much appreciated.  > > I've seen this problem

Re: How do I examine the video in iceweasle problem

2011-08-01 Thread Camaleón
On Mon, 01 Aug 2011 21:02:47 +0800, lina wrote: > On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 7:34 PM, Camaleón wrote: (...) >> "lsof" output looks right, I mean, there is no evidence of additional >> services making use of audio device that could be interferring. >> >> So let's back to the original problem, you lo

Re: How do I examine the video in iceweasle problem

2011-08-01 Thread lina
On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 10:05 PM, Camaleón wrote: > On Mon, 01 Aug 2011 21:02:47 +0800, lina wrote: > >> On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 7:34 PM, Camaleón wrote: > > (...) > >>> "lsof" output looks right, I mean, there is no evidence of additional >>> services making use of audio device that could be inter

Trouble with xdg-open and mimetypes

2011-08-01 Thread Walter Hurry
Squeeze (x86_64, recently installed). Desktop environment is LXDE, though with a few GNOME applications in the mix. I am having some trouble with xdg-open. I try a simple example: walterh@saturn:~/log$ xdg-open backup.log Warning: unknown mime-type for "backup.log" -- using "application/octet- s

Re: How do I examine the video in iceweasle problem

2011-08-01 Thread lina
On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 10:22 PM, lina wrote: > On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 10:05 PM, Camaleón wrote: >> On Mon, 01 Aug 2011 21:02:47 +0800, lina wrote: >> >>> On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 7:34 PM, Camaleón wrote: >> >> (...) >> "lsof" output looks right, I mean, there is no evidence of additional

Re: How do I examine the video in iceweasle problem

2011-08-01 Thread Camaleón
On Mon, 01 Aug 2011 22:34:12 +0800, lina wrote: > On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 10:22 PM, lina wrote: (...) >>> Wait. "11.0.x" is a beta relase, use it *only* if you have a 64-bits >>> Debian system... show us the output of "uname -r" just to be sure. >> >> uname -m >> x86_64 Okay... (...) >>> To a

Re: How do I examine the video in iceweasle problem

2011-08-01 Thread lina
On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 10:46 PM, Camaleón wrote: > On Mon, 01 Aug 2011 22:34:12 +0800, lina wrote: > >> On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 10:22 PM, lina wrote: > > (...) > Wait. "11.0.x" is a beta relase, use it *only* if you have a 64-bits Debian system... show us the output of "uname -r" just to

mswindows98 in KVM

2011-08-01 Thread Sthu Deus
Good time of the day. I wonder if anybody these days had a successful experience if ever installed old MS windows98 in KVM? - I just tried for some reason install it, booting from an iso and w/o luck - trying stable and testing versions of KVM. Are there ideas? PS Before I did try w/ XP version

Re: KDE4.4 desktop customization for multiple users.

2011-08-01 Thread John A. Sullivan III
On Sun, 2011-07-31 at 02:48 +1000, Scott Ferguson wrote: > > I think that's the hard way. Using KIOSK is probably easier and more > > consistent (e.g., KDE does not normally read all the bash profile/rc > > scripts). Alas, I'm flat out today through Monday so I don't think I'll > > have time to

Re: mswindows98 in KVM

2011-08-01 Thread Camaleón
On Mon, 01 Aug 2011 22:49:49 +0700, Sthu Deus wrote: > I wonder if anybody these days had a successful experience if ever > installed old MS windows98 in KVM? - I just tried for some reason > install it, booting from an iso and w/o luck - trying stable and testing > versions of KVM. (...) It doe

IPv6 + Bonding

2011-08-01 Thread Wouter van Eekelen
I'm using this network configuration for IPv6 + bonding, but it isn't working as it should. I've replaced the IP addresses with xx.xx.xx.xx because this is a private system. --- # The loopback network interface auto lo iface l

3.0 kernel fails to compile

2011-08-01 Thread tadziu
hi, anybody had the same issue? whole compilation goes fine, but when it comes to creating packages it terminates with following error: /usr/bin/makeARCH=i386 \ -C Documentation/lguest make: *** Documentation/lguest: No such file or directory. Stop. make: *** [debian/stamp/b

Re: Wheezy: how to disable SSH gnome-keyring by editing desktop configuration file

2011-08-01 Thread Jerome BENOIT
Hello List: Thanks for the link. On 01/08/11 13:51, Camaleón wrote: On Mon, 01 Aug 2011 13:43:10 +0200, Jerome BENOIT wrote: I have just migrated from Squeeze to Wheezy. It appeared that gnome-keyring agent interferes with my ssh-agent set-up: I want to disable gnome-keyring agent for ssh. A

Re: Wheezy: how to disable SSH gnome-keyring by editing desktop configuration file

2011-08-01 Thread Camaleón
On Mon, 01 Aug 2011 19:39:27 +0200, Jerome BENOIT wrote: > On 01/08/11 13:51, Camaleón wrote: >> On Mon, 01 Aug 2011 13:43:10 +0200, Jerome BENOIT wrote: >> >>> I have just migrated from Squeeze to Wheezy. It appeared that >>> gnome-keyring agent interferes with my ssh-agent set-up: I want to >>>

Re: Wheezy: how to disable SSH gnome-keyring by editing desktop configuration file

2011-08-01 Thread Jerome BENOIT
Hello List: On 01/08/11 19:53, Camaleón wrote: On Mon, 01 Aug 2011 19:39:27 +0200, Jerome BENOIT wrote: On 01/08/11 13:51, Camaleón wrote: On Mon, 01 Aug 2011 13:43:10 +0200, Jerome BENOIT wrote: I have just migrated from Squeeze to Wheezy. It appeared that gnome-keyring agent interferes wi

Re: Wheezy: how to disable SSH gnome-keyring by editing desktop configuration file

2011-08-01 Thread Camaleón
On Mon, 01 Aug 2011 20:02:56 +0200, Jerome BENOIT wrote: > > On 01/08/11 19:53, Camaleón wrote: (...) >> Should you have removed/renamed > > If I remember well, this causes trouble. It shouldn't, at all. Is what README file says (removing the involving elements from the menu so they don't ru

Re: Wheezy: how to disable SSH gnome-keyring by editing desktop configuration file

2011-08-01 Thread Bob Proulx
Camaleón wrote: > Jerome BENOIT wrote: > > Finally I applied a brute force solution: I purged gnome-keyring. > > Wow, how drastic! I disagree. If the package isn't useful then removing it is very likely the easiest solution. Why frustrate yourself trying to work around the problem when removing

Problem with apt

2011-08-01 Thread Lázaro Morales
Hello, After a fresh install of Debian Squeeze I try to update the system's packages cache with: # apt-get update And I get the following error: Failed to exec method /usr/lib/apt/methods/ Failed to exec method /usr/lib/apt/methods/ E: Method has died unexpectedly! E: Sub-process returne

Re: Wheezy: how to disable SSH gnome-keyring by editing desktop configuration file

2011-08-01 Thread Jerome BENOIT
On 01/08/11 20:19, Camaleón wrote: On Mon, 01 Aug 2011 20:02:56 +0200, Jerome BENOIT wrote: On 01/08/11 19:53, Camaleón wrote: (...) Should you have removed/renamed If I remember well, this causes trouble. I meant removing the `/etc/xdg/autostart/gnome-keyring-ssh.desktop' It shou

Re: Wheezy: how to disable SSH gnome-keyring by editing desktop configuration file

2011-08-01 Thread Camaleón
On Mon, 01 Aug 2011 12:30:10 -0600, Bob Proulx wrote: > Camaleón wrote: >> Jerome BENOIT wrote: >> > Finally I applied a brute force solution: I purged gnome-keyring. >> >> Wow, how drastic! > > I disagree. If the package isn't useful then removing it is very likely > the easiest solution. Why

Re: Wheezy: how to disable SSH gnome-keyring by editing desktop configuration file

2011-08-01 Thread Camaleón
On Mon, 01 Aug 2011 20:33:45 +0200, Jerome BENOIT wrote: > On 01/08/11 20:19, Camaleón wrote: >> On Mon, 01 Aug 2011 20:02:56 +0200, Jerome BENOIT wrote: >> >> >>> On 01/08/11 19:53, Camaleón wrote: >> >> (...) >> Should you have removed/renamed >>> >>> If I remember well, this causes trouble

Re: Wheezy: how to disable SSH gnome-keyring by editing desktop configuration file

2011-08-01 Thread Bob Proulx
Camaleón wrote: > Bob Proulx wrote: > > I disagree. If the package isn't useful then removing it is very likely > > the easiest solution. Why frustrate yourself trying to work around the > > problem when removing the problem is a good solution too. > > IMO, removing should be the last resort, th

Re: S-Video on Debian

2011-08-01 Thread Brian
On Sun 31 Jul 2011 at 20:33:33 -0500, Kumar Appaiah wrote: > Here's what I have: > > TV1 connected 800x600+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) > 0mm x 0mm >848x48030.0 + >640x48030.0 + >1024x768 30.0 >800x60030.0*60.3 This tells yo

Re: Wheezy: how to disable SSH gnome-keyring by editing desktop configuration file

2011-08-01 Thread Camaleón
On Mon, 01 Aug 2011 13:16:43 -0600, Bob Proulx wrote: > Camaleón wrote: >> Bob Proulx wrote: >> > I disagree. If the package isn't useful then removing it is very >> > likely the easiest solution. Why frustrate yourself trying to work >> > around the problem when removing the problem is a good s

(completely solved) Re: [Feedback needed] "brcmsmac" wifi driver in testing

2011-08-01 Thread Camaleón
On Mon, 01 Aug 2011 11:23:23 +, Camaleón wrote: > On Mon, 01 Aug 2011 10:07:33 +0300, Volkan YAZICI wrote: (...) >> BTW, there appears to be a significant problem with your wifi channel >> selection. That is, >> >> 1. There are actually 3 useable channels in the wifi spectrum: 1, 6, >> 11.

Firewall Setup

2011-08-01 Thread Paul Stuffins
Hi Guys, I am trying to set iptables up, but am getting into a right mess editing the rules direct in the init script. What are peoples recommendations of a front end, either one that I can run via an Apache VirtualHost, obviously on a secured and locked down VirtualHost so that only I can access

Re: Wheezy: how to disable SSH gnome-keyring by editing desktop configuration file

2011-08-01 Thread Jerome BENOIT
On 01/08/11 22:16, Camaleón wrote: On Mon, 01 Aug 2011 13:16:43 -0600, Bob Proulx wrote: Camaleón wrote: Bob Proulx wrote: I disagree. If the package isn't useful then removing it is very likely the easiest solution. Why frustrate yourself trying to work around the problem when removing t

Re: 3.0 kernel fails to compile

2011-08-01 Thread Elimar Riesebieter
* tadziu [110801 18:58 +0200]: > hi, > > anybody had the same issue? whole compilation goes fine, > but when it comes to creating packages it terminates with > following error: > > /usr/bin/makeARCH=i386 \ > -C Documentation/lguest > make: *** Documentation/lguest: No such f

GDM3's prejudiced against a picture of me

2011-08-01 Thread Alan Chandler
I have specified that I would like a picture of me to be presented at login. GDM does occasionally decide to show it, but more often or not it doesn't and I am represented by what looks like a white chess pawn. Any ideas what is going on here. -- Alan Chandler http://www.chandlerfamily.org.uk

Re: Problem with apt

2011-08-01 Thread Brian
On Mon 01 Aug 2011 at 14:24:03 -0400, Lázaro Morales wrote: > After a fresh install of Debian Squeeze I try to update the system's > packages cache with: > > # apt-get update > > And I get the following error: > > Failed to exec method /usr/lib/apt/methods/ > Failed to exec method /usr/lib/apt/

Re: Wheezy: how to disable SSH gnome-keyring by editing desktop configuration file

2011-08-01 Thread Paul E Condon
On 20110801_230130, Jerome BENOIT wrote: > > > > Indeed, because I would suspect that a lot of packages depend on gnome-keyring > as I could read on Google. But as only a `minimal' Gnome is actually > installed on my box, it appeared that no package depends on it. > OT: Gnome sounds heavy to me,

Re: Encrypted LVM container spanning drives?

2011-08-01 Thread Jochen Spieker
Brad Alexander: > > I've never successfully set this up. Is there a way to encrypt two (or more) > drives on a machine, then span it with LVM? Not (easily) in that order, but as Andrew suggested: just create a VG with both disks as PVs, create an LV and encrypt that. But be aware that you will no

Re: Firewall Setup

2011-08-01 Thread Glenn English
On Aug 1, 2011, at 2:56 PM, Paul Stuffins wrote: > I am trying to set iptables up, but am getting into a right mess editing the > rules direct in the init script. > > What are peoples recommendations of a front end, either one that I can run > via an Apache VirtualHost, obviously on a secured a

Re: GDM3's prejudiced against a picture of me

2011-08-01 Thread Arnt Karlsen
On Mon, 01 Aug 2011 22:12:07 +0100, Alan wrote in message <4e3716a7.8060...@chandlerfamily.org.uk>: > I have specified that I would like a picture of me to be presented at > login. > > GDM does occasionally decide to show it, but more often or not it > doesn't and I am represented by what looks

Re: Problem with apt

2011-08-01 Thread Facundo Aguirre
Hi, ¿do you have debian-volatile in sources.list? Delete (or comment) that line and try again. See http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=60268 Greetings, On Mon, Aug 01, 2011 at 02:24:03PM -0400, Lázaro Morales wrote: > Hello, > > After a fresh install of Debian Squeeze I try to update

Re: lenny->squeeze upgrade - failed with grub-pc upgrade

2011-08-01 Thread Stephen Powell
On Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:09:36 -0400 (EDT), Lukasz Szybalski wrote: > ... > After restart I can only see "GRUB>". > ... > Then I tried "update-grub" > ... > Now I get "grub loading... > no module name found" > ... > What should I do now? > ... > I would appreciate some guidance on this. I agree with

Re: KDE4.4 desktop customization for multiple users.

2011-08-01 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 02/08/11 01:50, John A. Sullivan III wrote: On Sun, 2011-07-31 at 02:48 +1000, Scott Ferguson wrote: I think that's the hard way. Using KIOSK is probably easier and more consistent (e.g., KDE does not normally read all the bash profile/rc scripts). Alas, I'm flat out today through Monday s

Re: restoring MBR

2011-08-01 Thread Stephen Powell
On Mon, 01 Aug 2011 07:06:09 -0400 (EDT), Camaleón wrote: > > If you add encryption to the equation things can be even worst. I assume you mean "worse". I agree. I hate full-volume encryption. > > While I agree that "playing" (backing and restoring) with MBR can be > dangerous I also think th

Re: Firewall Setup

2011-08-01 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 02/08/11 06:56, Paul Stuffins wrote: Hi Guys, I am trying to set iptables up, but am getting into a right mess editing the rules direct in the init script. What are peoples recommendations of a front end, either one that I can run via an Apache VirtualHost, obviously on a secured and locked

Re: KDE4.4 desktop customization for multiple users.

2011-08-01 Thread John A. Sullivan III
On Tue, 2011-08-02 at 09:54 +1000, Scott Ferguson wrote: > On 02/08/11 01:50, John A. Sullivan III wrote: > > On Sun, 2011-07-31 at 02:48 +1000, Scott Ferguson wrote: > > > >>> I think that's the hard way. Using KIOSK is probably easier and more > >>> consistent (e.g., KDE does not normally read

Re: 3.0 kernel fails to compile

2011-08-01 Thread Stephen Powell
On Mon, 01 Aug 2011 12:58:10 -0400 (EDT), tadziu wrote: > > anybody had the same issue? whole compilation goes fine, > but when it comes to creating packages it terminates with > following error: > > /usr/bin/makeARCH=i386 \ > -C Documentation/lguest > make: *** Documentation

Re: KDE4.4 desktop customization for multiple users.

2011-08-01 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 02/08/11 10:14, John A. Sullivan III wrote: On Tue, 2011-08-02 at 09:54 +1000, Scott Ferguson wrote: On 02/08/11 01:50, John A. Sullivan III wrote: On Sun, 2011-07-31 at 02:48 +1000, Scott Ferguson wrote: I think that's the hard way. Using KIOSK is probably easier and more consistent (e.g

Re: S-Video on Debian

2011-08-01 Thread Kumar Appaiah
Dear Brian, Thanks for helping me out. On Mon, Aug 01, 2011 at 08:04:50PM +0100, Brian wrote: > On Sun 31 Jul 2011 at 20:33:33 -0500, Kumar Appaiah wrote: > > > Here's what I have: > > > > TV1 connected 800x600+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) > > 0mm x 0mm > >848x4803

Re: restoring MBR

2011-08-01 Thread Andrew McGlashan
Aaron Toponce wrote: It's not that difficult, if you understand haw MSDOS partitioning is setup under GNU/Linux. The first 446 bytes are your boot loader. The next 64 bytes are your partition table. If you wish to backup just the bootloader, it's easy with dd(1): Okay, 446 + 64 adds to 510, wha

Re: 3.0 kernel fails to compile

2011-08-01 Thread Dave Witbrodt
On 08/01/2011 08:21 PM, Stephen Powell wrote: I haven't tried this out myself yet, but this may be another symptom of Debian bug report 635536. (http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=635563). At the very least, the above bug report illustrates that there are known problems with kernel-

Re: restoring MBR

2011-08-01 Thread Andrew McGlashan
Andrew McGlashan wrote: Okay, 446 + 64 adds to 510, what about the other 2 bytes? Okay this explains all the byte usage: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_boot_record Address Description Size in bytes 0 code area440 (max. 446) 440 dis

Re: lenny->squeeze upgrade - failed with grub-pc upgrade

2011-08-01 Thread Lukasz Szybalski
On Sun, Jul 31, 2011 at 11:09 PM, Lukasz Szybalski wrote: > Hello, > In the process of upgrading from debian lenny amd64 to debian squeezy > amd64 I was able to successfully upgrade to kernel 32 and new udev. > Then after reboot I followed with apt-get dist-upgrade. > > Everything went fine, but t

Re: Firewall Setup

2011-08-01 Thread Csanyi Pal
Paul Stuffins writes: > What are peoples recommendations of a front end, either one that I can > run via an Apache VirtualHost, obviously on a secured and locked down > VirtualHost so that only I can access it, or via SSH. I'm using shorewall to setup my firewall. -- Regards, Pal

Re: Firewall Setup

2011-08-01 Thread Bob Proulx
Csanyi Pal wrote: > Paul Stuffins writes: > > What are peoples recommendations of a front end, either one that I can > > run via an Apache VirtualHost, obviously on a secured and locked down > > VirtualHost so that only I can access it, or via SSH. > > I'm using shorewall to setup my firewall. +

Re: lenny->squeeze upgrade - failed with grub-pc upgrade

2011-08-01 Thread Bob Proulx
Lukasz Szybalski wrote: > In the process of upgrading from debian lenny amd64 to debian squeezy > amd64 I was able to successfully upgrade to kernel 32 and new udev. > Then after reboot I followed with apt-get dist-upgrade. You say "after reboot" and so you must have used grub to reboot, right? >

Re: GDM3's prejudiced against a picture of me

2011-08-01 Thread Alan Chandler
On 01/08/11 23:48, Arnt Karlsen wrote: On Mon, 01 Aug 2011 22:12:07 +0100, Alan wrote in message <4e3716a7.8060...@chandlerfamily.org.uk>: I have specified that I would like a picture of me to be presented at login. GDM does occasionally decide to show it, but more often or not it doesn't and

Re: Firewall Setup

2011-08-01 Thread Alan Chandler
On 01/08/11 21:56, Paul Stuffins wrote: Hi Guys, I am trying to set iptables up, but am getting into a right mess editing the rules direct in the init script. What are peoples recommendations of a front end, either one that I can run via an Apache VirtualHost, obviously on a secured and locked

aptitude recommends allowance at command line only.

2011-08-01 Thread Sthu Deus
Good time of the day. I wonder if it is possible (may I missed the option somehow, - as I read its --help but did not find a solution) to specify at command line of aptitude to install recommends - when it is disabled in preferences or whatever file? - Meaning I want always to disable it but for

Re: aptitude recommends allowance at command line only.

2011-08-01 Thread Johan Grönqvist
2011-08-02 07:58, Sthu Deus skrev: Good time of the day. I wonder if it is possible (may I missed the option somehow, - as I read its --help but did not find a solution) to specify at command line of aptitude to install recommends From

cups usbfs: process .... (usb) did not claim interface 1 before use

2011-08-01 Thread deloptes
Does someone has an idea how I can get my cups server to print again. After upgrade it is not working anymore saying kernel: usb 4-1: usbfs: process 14578 (usb) did not claim interface 1 before use I checked everything related and also mentioned here https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/CUPS#K