[semi-OT] openvpn

2017-10-13 Thread Debian EN
Hello folks :-) inside an existence network I need to add a hardware device (a switch) that can connent with openvpn server I found also netgear ac router wireless, I need something without wireless and chip device any advice? thanks for help :) Pol

Re: Logitech "unifying" receiver buttons aren't?

2017-10-13 Thread Curt
On 2017-10-13, Gene Heskett wrote: >> >> I use lur-command. The other package is solaar. >> > It might, if it was available for wheezy. The Solaar page on github says they have a pre-built package (as opposed to just a plain old package, mind you, that would've been built without being pre-built,

Re: [semi-OT] openvpn

2017-10-13 Thread Erwan David
Le 10/13/17 à 10:03, Debian EN a écrit : > Hello folks :-) > > inside an existence network I need to add a hardware device (a switch) > that can connent with openvpn server > > I found also netgear ac router wireless, I need something without > wireless and chip device > > any advice? > > thank

Disable annoying charger beep on libreboot x200

2017-10-13 Thread Jonas Hedman
Hello list, I have a libreboot x200 with libreboot running Stretch. When I plug and unplug the charger I get a very loud and annoying beep and would like to disable this. Does anyone know how to do this? I see nothing in dmesg or systemctl when I unplug and my general and it doesn't seem to care

Re: Disable annoying charger beep on libreboot x200

2017-10-13 Thread tomas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 11:11:23AM +0200, Jonas Hedman wrote: > Hello list, > > I have a libreboot x200 with libreboot running Stretch. When I plug and > unplug the charger I get a very loud and annoying beep and would like to > disable this. Does any

Re: Disable annoying charger beep on libreboot x200

2017-10-13 Thread Zenaan Harkness
On Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 11:17:24AM +0200, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > On Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 11:11:23AM +0200, Jonas Hedman wrote: > > Hello list, > > > > I have a libreboot x200 with libreboot running Stretch. When I plug and > > unplug the charger I get a very loud and annoying beep and would lik

Re: cannot install libsnmp-dev in stretch, wondering about reasonable next steps

2017-10-13 Thread Roberto C . Sánchez
On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 11:27:45PM -0700, Dan Hitt wrote: > > Thanks, your procedure worked! :) > Me too. Based on the fact that 'apt-cache policy' reported that it knew about the latest versions in buster, it is likely that your system is regularly checking for updates. If you have a desktop

Re: Many executables across Debian's archives share basenames

2017-10-13 Thread Jonathan Dowland
On Fri, Oct 06, 2017 at 03:43:20PM +0200, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: (And while we're painting the shed, I'd go for a /usr/bin/im.d, with a dispatcher script in /usr/bin/im or something...) Software Collections https://www.softwarecollections.org have a pretty robust way of managing this sort of t

Re: Many executables across Debian's archives share basenames

2017-10-13 Thread Jonathan Dowland
On Fri, Oct 06, 2017 at 09:16:41AM +1100, Zenaan Harkness wrote: Many of these packages (especially old X stuff) “should” migrate to the command/subcommand way of life. That might be too much work and result in compatibility problems, but maybe instead we could move all the X stuff to another p

Re: Many executables across Debian's archives share basenames

2017-10-13 Thread tomas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 12:56:36PM +0100, Jonathan Dowland wrote: > On Fri, Oct 06, 2017 at 03:43:20PM +0200, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > >(And while we're painting the shed, I'd go for a /usr/bin/im.d, with a > >dispatcher script in /usr/bin/im or somet

Re: non-free firmware not found despite unofficial CD

2017-10-13 Thread Curt
On 2017-10-12, Emanuel Berg wrote: > Brian wrote: >> >> Choose an interface and move on. Is this >> where it fails? Let us know what you see. >> Stop, switch to console 2 and do 'more >> /var/log/syslog'. Anything towards the end of >> that log? > > I managed to install it by unplugging the > Ethe

g++ can't build "Hello World" programm

2017-10-13 Thread Evgeny
Dear all, i have some problems with , etc. libraries on my debian. I have pretty simple code: #include using namespace std; int main(void) { cout << "Hello World!" << endl; return 0; } And when i try to compile it, compiler gives me error: evgeny@debian:~/Docu

Re: g++ can't build "Hello World" programm

2017-10-13 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 07:11:28PM +0600, Evgeny wrote: > error: bits/locale.h: No such file or directory Make sure build-essential is installed. > #include > ^ > compilation terminated. Make sure the file uses Unix newline (line feed) terminators, and not Microsoft's

Re: g++ can't build "Hello World" programm

2017-10-13 Thread tomas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 07:11:28PM +0600, Evgeny wrote: > Dear all, i have some problems with , etc. libraries on > my debian. > > I have pretty simple code: > > #include > > using namespace std; > > int main(void) { > > cout <

Re: g++ can't build "Hello World" programm

2017-10-13 Thread tomas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 09:17:32AM -0400, Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 07:11:28PM +0600, Evgeny wrote: > > error: bits/locale.h: No such file or directory > > Make sure build-essential is installed. > > > #include > >

Re: non-free firmware not found despite unofficial CD

2017-10-13 Thread Emanuel Berg
Curt wrote: >> I managed to install it by unplugging the >> Ethernet cable, moving the computer to >> another place, and instead using >> a smartphone with USB-tethering to provide >> Internet. Now one wonders, what will happen >> when I plug in an Ethernet cable once more >> and expect Internet t

Re: g++ can't build "Hello World" programm

2017-10-13 Thread Thomas Schmitt
Hi, i can compile the test program on my amd64 Debian 8. Google and https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5834778/how-to-tell-where-a-header-file-is-included-from caused me to run $ g++ -H test.cpp to see all included files. Maybe it helps you to find what's missing on your system or where

Re: non-free firmware not found despite unofficial CD

2017-10-13 Thread Dejan Jocic
On 13-10-17, Emanuel Berg wrote: > Curt wrote: > > >> I managed to install it by unplugging the > >> Ethernet cable, moving the computer to > >> another place, and instead using > >> a smartphone with USB-tethering to provide > >> Internet. Now one wonders, what will happen > >> when I plug in an

Re: Logitech "unifying" receiver buttons aren't?

2017-10-13 Thread Gene Heskett
On Friday 13 October 2017 04:35:46 Curt wrote: > On 2017-10-13, Gene Heskett wrote: > >> I use lur-command. The other package is solaar. > > > > It might, if it was available for wheezy. > > The Solaar page on github says they have a pre-built package (as > opposed to just a plain old package, mi

Re: non-free firmware not found despite unofficial CD

2017-10-13 Thread Emanuel Berg
Dejan Jocic wrote: >>> You must upgrade to the newest BIOS, >>> because the F.07< bioses, were known to >>> have trouble with ethernet drivers in Linux >>> (and also in Windows XP). After that you >>> don't have to add `noacpi` options on boot, >>> as it is said in some forums. >> >> Upgrade the

Re: non-free firmware not found despite unofficial CD

2017-10-13 Thread Michael Stone
On Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 07:10:09PM +0200, Emanuel Berg wrote: Because, when they say "ethernet drivers", does that refer to the physical Ethernet port only? I'm asking because the USB-tethering works with no problem. And that would seem like much more recent technology? Isn't that Ethernet as wel

Re: non-free firmware not found despite unofficial CD

2017-10-13 Thread Emanuel Berg
Michael Stone wrote: > USB ethernet would not be affected, but will > also be slower/more cpu-intensive than > internal PCI/PCIe ethernet. If you're happy > with how the USB ethernet is working, then > just stick with it. I'm not happy with it, or rather the guy who is supposed to have the comput

Re: non-free firmware not found despite unofficial CD

2017-10-13 Thread Michael Stone
On Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 08:04:28PM +0200, Emanuel Berg wrote: Michael Stone wrote: USB ethernet would not be affected, but will also be slower/more cpu-intensive than internal PCI/PCIe ethernet. If you're happy with how the USB ethernet is working, then just stick with it. I'm not happy with

Re: non-free firmware not found despite unofficial CD

2017-10-13 Thread Brian
On Fri 13 Oct 2017 at 14:15:41 -0400, Michael Stone wrote: > On Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 08:04:28PM +0200, Emanuel Berg wrote: > > Michael Stone wrote: > > > > > USB ethernet would not be affected, but will > > > also be slower/more cpu-intensive than > > > internal PCI/PCIe ethernet. If you're happy

Re: non-free firmware not found despite unofficial CD

2017-10-13 Thread Curt
On 2017-10-13, Michael Stone wrote: >> >>So you are saying, it is likely >>"cable Ethernet" doesn't work because of the >>DMI being outdated, and "USB Ethernet" works >>because it has nothing to do with the DMI? > > The thread got too long, so I'd forgotten what you'd meant by > USB-ethernet. So

Re: non-free firmware not found despite unofficial CD

2017-10-13 Thread Felix Miata
Emanuel Berg composed on 2017-10-13 16:26 (UTC+0200): > Curt wrote: >> You must upgrade to the newest BIOS, because >> the F.07< bioses, were known to have trouble >> with ethernet drivers in Linux (and also in >> Windows XP). After that you don't have to add >> `noacpi` options on boot, as it is

Re: non-free firmware not found despite unofficial CD

2017-10-13 Thread Emanuel Berg
Michael Stone wrote: > The thread got too long, so I'd forgotten > what you'd meant by USB-ethernet. So yes, the > thing you're doing works because it's not > using the internet ethernet that has the > firmware issue. And by "firmware" you mean the "new" firmware issue which is the DMI issue indi

Re: non-free firmware not found despite unofficial CD

2017-10-13 Thread Emanuel Berg
Brian wrote: > There isn't a single bit of evidence from the > OP that there is an ethernet firmware issue. > When asked to provide information on what the > installer sees and what happens > > https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2017/10/msg00323.html > > he declined to provide it. > > He's pon

Re: non-free firmware not found despite unofficial CD

2017-10-13 Thread Emanuel Berg
Curt wrote: > He might also like to try before flashing the > bios or buying new material the "noapic" > kernel boot parameter the linux laptop site > referred to in the notes (although I have no > idea whether it is a sensible, viable > workaround or not). It sounds like something one would try

Re: non-free firmware not found despite unofficial CD

2017-10-13 Thread Emanuel Berg
Curt wrote: > He might also like to try before flashing the > bios or buying new material the "noapic" > kernel boot parameter the linux laptop site > referred to in the notes (although I have no > idea whether it is a sensible, viable > workaround or not). OK, found it [1], in /boot/grub/gr

Re: non-free firmware not found despite unofficial CD

2017-10-13 Thread Emanuel Berg
Felix Miata wrote: > https://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/selfservice/swdetails/hp-compaq-6720s-notebook-pc/3442832/swItemId/ob-66967-1 An .exe file, is this the one you'd run after first installing Windows XP? Then run it, and reinstall Debian? They mention "RedFlag Linux", which is unknown to

Re: non-free firmware not found despite unofficial CD

2017-10-13 Thread Emanuel Berg
I wrote: >> He might also like to try before flashing >> the bios or buying new material the "noapic" >> kernel boot parameter the linux laptop site >> referred to in the notes (although I have no >> idea whether it is a sensible, viable >> workaround or not). > > OK, found it [1], in > > /boo

Re: non-free firmware not found despite unofficial CD

2017-10-13 Thread Brian
On Fri 13 Oct 2017 at 21:10:52 +0200, Emanuel Berg wrote: > Brian wrote: > > > There isn't a single bit of evidence from the > > OP that there is an ethernet firmware issue. > > When asked to provide information on what the > > installer sees and what happens > > > > https://lists.debian.org/de

Re: non-free firmware not found despite unofficial CD

2017-10-13 Thread Emanuel Berg
Brian wrote: > What does the installer tell you about the > network interfaces? I didn't check that because when I installed it I tried the new tethered USB Ethernet idea and then the DHCP autoconfig didn't fail. I can check next time if the noapic idea doesn't work. -- underground experts unit

Re: non-free firmware not found despite unofficial CD

2017-10-13 Thread Felix Miata
Emanuel Berg composed on 2017-10-13 21:36 (UTC+0200): >> OK, found it [1], in >> /boot/grub/grub.conf >> do "acpi=off", for example >> kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.18-194.el5 ro >> root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 rhgb quiet noapic >> acpi=off >> [1] https://access.redhat.com/solutions/58790 > Hm

Re: non-free firmware not found despite unofficial CD

2017-10-13 Thread Brian
On Fri 13 Oct 2017 at 22:02:54 +0200, Emanuel Berg wrote: > Brian wrote: > > > What does the installer tell you about the > > network interfaces? > > I didn't check that because when I installed it > I tried the new tethered USB Ethernet idea and > then the DHCP autoconfig didn't fail. I can > c

Re: non-free firmware not found despite unofficial CD

2017-10-13 Thread Felix Miata
Emanuel Berg composed on 2017-10-13 21:20 (UTC+0200): > Felix Miata wrote: >> https://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/selfservice/swdetails/hp-compaq-6720s-notebook-pc/3442832/swItemId/ob-66967-1 > An .exe file, is this the one you'd run after > first installing Windows XP? Yes. > Then run it, No.

Re: non-free firmware not found despite unofficial CD

2017-10-13 Thread Emanuel Berg
Brian wrote: > It took you about a minute to write your > response. It would take no more five minutes > to get the information asked for. > USB tethering and noapic are sideshows, I don't have an Ethernet connection here. I moved the computer. If I can get the information post-installation, and

Re: non-free firmware not found despite unofficial CD

2017-10-13 Thread Emanuel Berg
Felix Miata wrote: > What I would do is remove the HD currently > installed, temporarily install some other HD, > install Windows on that, install the BIOS > update, then reinstall the original HD that > has Debian already installed. Why not install XP, apply the upgrade, and install Debian? Isn'

Re: non-free firmware not found despite unofficial CD

2017-10-13 Thread Felix Miata
Emanuel Berg composed on 2017-10-13 22:56 (UTC+0200): > Felix Miata wrote: >> What I would do is remove the HD currently >> installed, temporarily install some other HD, >> install Windows on that, install the BIOS >> update, then reinstall the original HD that >> has Debian already installed. >

Re: Re: non-free firmware not found despite unofficial CD

2017-10-13 Thread Tom Dial
On 10/13/2017 09:02 AM, Dejan Jocic wrote: > On 13-10-17, Emanuel Berg wrote: >> Curt wrote: >> I managed to install it by unplugging the Ethernet cable, moving the computer to another place, and instead using a smartphone with USB-tethering to provide Internet. Now one w

Re: non-free firmware not found despite unofficial CD

2017-10-13 Thread David Wright
On Fri 13 Oct 2017 at 22:02:54 (+0200), Emanuel Berg wrote: > Brian wrote: > > > What does the installer tell you about the > > network interfaces? > > I didn't check that because when I installed it > I tried the new tethered USB Ethernet idea and > then the DHCP autoconfig didn't fail. I can >

Re: non-free firmware not found despite unofficial CD

2017-10-13 Thread Emanuel Berg
David Wright wrote: > Perhaps someone (me?) needs to explain that > when you do what Brian asks, nothing happens > to the installation you've already done. > The network configuration is done right near > the start, before the partitioning and before > the installation of anything on the > compute