Setting up dhcp-server on my desktop machine

2011-08-07 Thread Csanyi Pal
Hi, I have my desktop machine and my headless server machine being running on booth Debian GNU/Linux Squeeze operating system. I must recover my server system through ssh connection so so I must to setup dhcp-server on my desktop system first so it can provide for the server an IP address. On m

Re: Setting up dhcp-server on my desktop machine

2011-08-07 Thread Bob Proulx
Csanyi Pal wrote: > I must recover my server system through ssh connection so so I must to > setup dhcp-server on my desktop system first so it can provide for the > server an IP address. Your server is configured to use dhcp to acquire a network address? > On my desktop system there I have alrea

Re: install and wireless issues on Dell D600

2011-08-07 Thread Mark Grieveson
Well, I solved this. I decided to leave the laptop alone for a while. After doing this, I had another go at installing Debian, and it found both network devices (the Broadcom and the wireless), and the Debian Installer obtained the non-free driver for the wireless that I provided on my usb-stick.

Re: Setting up dhcp-server on my desktop machine

2011-08-07 Thread Tom H
On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 3:30 AM, Csanyi Pal wrote: > > I have my desktop machine and my headless server machine being running > on booth Debian GNU/Linux Squeeze operating system. > > I must recover my server system through ssh connection so so I must to > setup dhcp-server on my desktop system fir

Re: Setting up dhcp-server on my desktop machine SOLVED

2011-08-07 Thread Csanyi Pal
Bob Proulx writes: > Csanyi Pal wrote: >> I must recover my server system through ssh connection so so I must >> to setup dhcp-server on my desktop system first so it can provide for >> the server an IP address. > > Your server is configured to use dhcp to acquire a network address? Yes, of cou

Install on new iMac failing

2011-08-07 Thread Mike Hore
I wrote: On 6/08/11 1:01 AM, Camaleón wrote: On Fri, 05 Aug 2011 17:03:26 +1000, Mike Hore wrote: I've tried installing Squeeze (via NetInstall) on a brand new iMac (Intel i5 processor), but early on it tells me it can't find an Ethernet connection. It gives me a big list of drivers to choose

Re: Install on new iMac failing

2011-08-07 Thread Mike Hore
I wrote: ... This didn't fix the problem. So basically I now have a new problem, that I can run a full install of wheezy (kernel 2.6.39-2) and set up GRUB and sync the MBR etc etc, but the new system won't boot. It gives some scrolling text for a minute or so, then gives interesting flashing ligh

System crash when swithing to text-console

2011-08-07 Thread Martin Lorenz
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Dear experts, i recently got my wife a new machine and installed stable on it. At first run it was all smooth but after the latest upgrade, which i performed after installing a second HD, the machine won't shutdown properly. I tracked it down to the

Best linux Distro 2011

2011-08-07 Thread Anirudh Parui
Hi Friends, The comparison between Linux Distros is a big matter of discussion. And when it comes to finding out what is the best everyone has his own point of view. Well i found this link which does a good comparison in all domains and want to share with you all. http://www.tuxradar.com/content/b

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

2011-08-07 Thread deloptes
Pascal Dormeau wrote: >> where do I find the older version in the debian repo? > > http://snapshot.debian.org/ > > Is it an HP printer ? > The kernel message you gave makes me think of a similar problem known > upstream http://www.cups.org/str.php?L3884+Qversion:1.5 > > Best regards > > Pascal

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

2011-08-07 Thread deloptes
Camaleón wrote: Sorry for not being able to do anything. I was too busy at work > > "dmesg" showed nothing -no activity- when replugging? Well it prints the usual usb stuff > > Ah, that makes sense... well, you can configure exim (or whatever MTA) to > deliver external e-mails through a remote

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

2011-08-07 Thread deloptes
Camaleón wrote: Do you know where I can find the 1.4 debian version of cups. I was trying to find a repo with it, or source file, but couldn't make it in about 15-20min and gave up. regards -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trou

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

2011-08-07 Thread Wayne Topa
On 08/07/2011 10:06 AM, deloptes wrote: Camaleón wrote: Do you know where I can find the 1.4 debian version of cups. I was trying to find a repo with it, or source file, but couldn't make it in about 15-20min and gave up. The only dist here (Squeeze, Wheezy, Sid) with a working cups is Squee

powerdevil lacks options

2011-08-07 Thread Hans-J. Ullrich
Hello all, since the last versions of KDE, powerdevil can no more configured, to inhibit the rise of the frequency by processes (WTF!). I am saddly missing ist, as when I let run my notebook during night for a longer download, I do not want to get the cpu power to max by any process. I alread

Re: Problems ejecting cd.

2011-08-07 Thread R. Clayton
From a mechanical point of view, this sounds like a bad servo or actuator motor in the drive. Is it old? New? The hardware's an ibm thinkpad a31; that's maybe eight or nine years old. Is the drive sluggish to eject the drive, does it feel stiff, like something might be grinding on the tr

Re: Problems ejecting cd.

2011-08-07 Thread R. Clayton
I've recently noticed one of my DVD drives giving the same eject message, but ejecting shortly afterwards. It isn't a new drive, but seems to work apart from the message. I've had that problem too, but it eventually does eject, and I leave well-enough alone. Thanks for your reply. -- To

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

2011-08-07 Thread Pascal Dormeau
> I'm wondering if it is not related to dis/enabling particular options > in the kernel - like the usb device id lib or something (I don't No it rather seems a problem in the cups libusb backend (see the link I gave for the report upstream). Upstream does not seem inactive on it, so the best is to

Re: Best linux Distro 2011

2011-08-07 Thread Nico Kadel-Garcia
On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 9:45 AM, Anirudh Parui wrote: > Hi Friends, > > The comparison between Linux Distros is a big matter of discussion. > And when it comes to finding out what is the best everyone has his own > point of view. > Well i found this link which does a good comparison in all domains

Re: Setting up dhcp-server on my desktop machine

2011-08-07 Thread Nico Kadel-Garcia
On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 4:00 AM, Bob Proulx wrote: >> I have sofar following setup on my desktop system: >> >>  * /etc/network/interfaces >> >> auto lo >> iface lo inet loopback >> >> allow-hotplug eth1 # to my ISP > > Normally you would not mention eth1 at all if you want network-manager > to man

Re: Setting up dhcp-server on my desktop machine SOLVED

2011-08-07 Thread Bob Proulx
Csanyi Pal wrote: > Bob Proulx writes: > > Your server is configured to use dhcp to acquire a network address? > > Yes, of course. It was a serious question. Servers are often configured with static addresses. Another popular alternative is to use the dhcp server to assign known addresses. >

Re: Setting up dhcp-server on my desktop machine SOLVED

2011-08-07 Thread Bob Proulx
Bob Proulx wrote: > Csanyi Pal wrote: > > * /etc/network/interfaces > > allow-hotplug eth0 > > auto eth0 This is a good place to add a reference to a good document on this file. In addition to the normal documentation, Osamu Aoki did us the great service by creating the following documentation:

Re: screenshot manipulation tool

2011-08-07 Thread Mark Grieveson
> > Do you have a good screenshot manipulation tool to recommend? > > I meant a simple one, just to the point, not a big monster like gimp. > > thanks KolourPaint or ImageMagick might be good. Mark -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsub

Connect to eth0 or wlan0 (NetworkManager from the command line?) - Wheezy

2011-08-07 Thread Kieran Smyth
Hey List! I'm using Debian Testing (Wheezy) on my netbook, & accidentally uninstalled gnome-panel, gnome-session, GDM3, & something else i can't quite remember right now. I thought it would be an easy fix using aptitude but i have no network connections anymore, & can't get into my Desktop Environ

Re: Connect to eth0 or wlan0 (NetworkManager from the command line?) - Wheezy

2011-08-07 Thread Bob Proulx
Kieran Smyth wrote: > I'm using Debian Testing (Wheezy) on my netbook, & accidentally uninstalled > gnome-panel, gnome-session, GDM3, & something else i can't quite remember > right now. I thought it would be an easy fix using aptitude Yes! > but i have no network connections anymore, & can't get

Re: Connect to eth0 or wlan0 (NetworkManager from the command line?) - Wheezy

2011-08-07 Thread Kieran Smyth
On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 5:20 PM, Bob Proulx wrote: # service network-manager stop > > Edit /etc/network/interfaces and set the following. You can simply > uncomment the "#NetworkManager#iface eth0 inet dhcp" line. See > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=530024#49 > for the detai

Re: Setting up dhcp-server on my desktop machine

2011-08-07 Thread Brian
On Sun 07 Aug 2011 at 14:17:03 -0400, Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote: > On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 4:00 AM, Bob Proulx wrote: > > > For your own sanity you probably want to add 'auto eth0' in addition > > to the 'allow-hotplug eth0' line. > > Replace "allow-hotpug eth0" with "auto eth0". Don't just add it

Re: Re: cups usbfs: process .... (usb) did not claim interface 1 before use (SOLVED downgrade to 1.4.4)

2011-08-07 Thread deloptes
Pascal Dormeau wrote: >> I'm wondering if it is not related to dis/enabling particular options >> in the kernel - like the usb device id lib or something (I don't > > No it rather seems a problem in the cups libusb backend (see the link I > gave for the report upstream). Upstream does not seem in

Re: cups usbfs: process .... (usb) did not claim interface 1 before use (SOLVED downgrade to 1.4.4)

2011-08-07 Thread deloptes
Wayne Topa wrote: > > The only dist here (Squeeze, Wheezy, Sid) with a working cups is > Squeeze. So try a squeeze line in your sources.list but remember > Downgrading has it's problems. YMMV > Yes, thanks. I downgraded and the problem's gone. I'm having squeeze/testing in my apt source, but

Re: Install on new iMac failing

2011-08-07 Thread Mike Hore
Has anybody had any success installing any version of Debian on a new iMac? As I've posted below, I suspect a kernel incompatibility with the new AMD graphics chip. If somebody could confirm this for me, I'll post a bug report to try to get something done. Or if somebody can disprove it, fin

Re: Fwd: Billion 7800N

2011-08-07 Thread Heddle Weaver
On 6 August 2011 01:25, Gavin Elliot Jones wrote: > > > I'm not sure I understand when you mean "was it detected during the > install procedure". > What I was asking was if it was detected during a new install of Debian, or was it connected to an already established O.S.? > > For the 7800N ther

Re: ad-hoc wifi - network unreachable

2011-08-07 Thread Volkan YAZICI
On Sat, 06 Aug 2011 15:29:04 -0400, "Robert Blair Mason Jr." writes: > 1. Why do I have to call iwconfig twice? Because wicd overwrites it somehow? > 2. Is wicd at fault in this case? If so, should I file a bug report? If you can do it manually and wicd cannot by default, then, yes, you shoul

LVM write performance

2011-08-07 Thread Dion Kant
Dear list, When writing to a logical volume (/dev/sys/test) directly through the device, I obtain a slow performance: root@dom0-2:/dev/mapper# dd of=/dev/sys/test if=/dev/zero 4580305+0 records in 4580305+0 records out 2345116160 bytes (2.3 GB) copied, 119.327 s, 19.7 MB/s Making a file system