Can't print Japanese pdf files generated with `platex' and `dvipdfmx'

2007-01-01 Thread Dietrich Bollmann
Hi, After installing all kind of packages on my Debian edge system and following all kind of howtos I found on the net, I am finally able to generate and view Japanese pdf files using kpdf (I was not able to make evince display the file and therefore installed kpdf). But still my printer will no

How to make work dual monitors with Debian etch on an IBM x60s ThinkPad?

2007-01-30 Thread Dietrich Bollmann
Hi, I am using Debian etch on an IBM x60s ThinkPad and would like to use the laptop monitor in parallel with an external one. But whatever I try - if an external monitor is connected, the laptop monitor remains black... If there is anybody who could have a look on my attempts to make this work

Re: Re: How to make work dual monitors with Debian etch on an IBM x60s ThinkPad?

2007-02-01 Thread Dietrich Bollmann
900, Dietrich Bollmann wrote: [...] > > I am using Debian etch on an IBM x60s ThinkPad > > and would like to use the laptop monitor in parallel with an external one. [...] > I am not sure about having two "Device" sections. I have an Intel 855GM > Display Controller i

realtime-lsm module and vanilla 2.6.24 kernel

2008-02-07 Thread Dietrich Bollmann
Hi, I would like to use the new vanilla 2.6.24 kernel with the realtime-lsm module. But it seems to be not possible anymore to configure the vanilla 2.6.24 kernel to compile the security capabilities as module as described in the README for the Debian realtime-lsm package in /usr/share/doc/realti

Re: realtime-lsm module and vanilla 2.6.24 kernel

2008-02-09 Thread Dietrich Bollmann
On Fri, 2008-02-08 at 15:06 +0900, Dietrich Bollmann wrote: > Hi, > > I would like to use the new vanilla 2.6.24 kernel with the > realtime-lsm module. Probably I should also mention that I am using Ingo Molnar's realtime preemption patch (which relies on the vanilla kernel):

cpu constantly busy on debian sid without doing anything...

2008-06-18 Thread Dietrich Bollmann
Since some time the two cpu's of my system (Debian sid running on a thinkpad laptop x60s) are constantly busy up to the point that even the key-repeat (pushing down some key for repetitious input) doesn't work anymore when using an external usb keyboard. the system monitor shows for example: CPU

Re: cpu constantly busy on debian sid without doing anything...

2008-06-18 Thread Dietrich Bollmann
Hi Ron, On Wed, 2008-06-18 at 04:40 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 06/18/08 03:50, Dietrich Bollmann wrote: > > Since some time the two cpu's of my system (Debian sid running on a > > thinkpad laptop x60s) are co

apache virtual host configuration...

2008-07-04 Thread Dietrich Bollmann
Hi, The syntax for virtual hosts configuration seems to have changed... Until now I used the following syntax: (taken from the configuration files in /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/) ... ServerName foo.bar ... ...which seems to not work anymore. I could make the virtual

Which one should I install on IBM X60s laptop? - Sarge or etch?

2006-08-25 Thread Dietrich Bollmann
Hi, I would like to install Debian on my IBM X60s laptop. The processor is an Intel Core Duo T2300. Which release has better chances to work, sarge or etch? Thanks for your help, Dietrich Motivation: I already tried to install DeMuDi ( http://demudi.org/ ) as I am interested in a low-latency ke

Re: Which one should I install on IBM X60s laptop? - Sarge or etch?

2006-08-25 Thread Dietrich Bollmann
Albert Dengg wrote: though if you can spend the bandwith to try i would probably reocmmend to try to start with a standard sarge netinst cd (if you want to have the newer apps later on, you can easily upgrade, but not downgrade). Ok, so I will start with a sarge netinst. By the way, is it

Can't resize partition with qtparted / parted

2006-09-09 Thread Dietrich Bollmann
Hi, I would like to install Debian in a second partition beside fedora but can't resize my fedora partition neither with qtparted nor with parted. parted prints the following warning message: Warning: You requested to resize the partition to 12103.660 - 41076.643MB. The closest parted c

debian sid & gnome

2008-06-11 Thread Dietrich Bollmann
Hi, Since weeks I can't update debian sid as apt-get always wants to remove gnome: apt-get dist-upgrade [...] The following packages will be REMOVED: epiphany-extensions fast-user-switch-applet gnome gnome-desktop-environment gnome-system-tools k3b libavcodeccvs51 libavdevicecvs52 lib

Re: debian sid & gnome

2008-06-11 Thread Dietrich Bollmann
Hi Ron. On Wed, 2008-06-11 at 22:16 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > > Since weeks I can't update debian sid as apt-get always wants to remove > > gnome: > > I have to ask: do you "apt-get update"? Of course I did :) > Try upgrading a handful of packages at a time. That will show you > where the p

Re: debian sid & gnome

2008-06-11 Thread Dietrich Bollmann
Hi Daniel, On Wed, 2008-06-11 at 21:21 -0700, Daniel Burrows wrote: > On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 11:31:16AM +0900, Dietrich Bollmann <[EMAIL > PROTECTED]> was heard to say: > > Hi, > > > > Since weeks I can't update debian sid as apt-get always wants to remove

Re: debian sid & gnome

2008-06-13 Thread Dietrich Bollmann
Hello, Thanks for all the answers :) I am trying to answer to all of them at once... Here my initial posting: > Since weeks I can't update debian sid as apt-get always wants to > remove gnome: > > apt-get dist-upgrade > [...] > The following packages will be REMOVED: > epiphany-extensi

repeated input by holding down a key doesn't work when using a USB keyboard

2008-06-13 Thread Dietrich Bollmann
Hi, Since my last update of the debian sid system on my laptop the repeated input of the same key by holding down the key for a longer time doesn't work anymore when using an external USB keyboard. I am using CTRL-b / CTRL-f / CTRL-p / CTRL-n etc. all the time when editing texts - and find my

US International Keyboard

2006-11-07 Thread Dietrich Bollmann
Hi, I would like to use an US International Keyboard layout on Debian (testing) for German "Umlaute" but couldn't find it in the keyboard preferences. Did I oversee something - or is there another way to install it? Thanks for your help, Dietrich -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

German "Umlaute" in OpenOffice

2006-11-07 Thread Dietrich Bollmann
Hello :) I would like to display a German Windows-Office document in OpenOffice - but the "Umlaute" are not displayed. I am not using a German locale - but some combination which should (and unfortunately does not) enable Japanese input with English menues: printenv LANG LC_CTYPE LANGUAGE ja_

Re: German "Umlaute" in OpenOffice

2006-11-07 Thread Dietrich Bollmann
e thing in all languages. But I couldn't find a way how to install / use it in Debian (When still using fedora I found it listed in between the keyboard layouts as far as I remember. But I couln't find it in Debian) Any idea? Thank you, Dietrich Sergio Cuéllar Valdés wrote: On 11/7/06

Re: German "Umlaute" in OpenOffice

2006-11-07 Thread Dietrich Bollmann
onal layout" as I could use the same keys for the same thing in all languages. But I couldn't find a way how to install / use it in Debian (When still using fedora I found it listed in between the keyboard layouts as far as I remember. But I couln't find it in Debian) Any idea?

Blender GUI not working anymore on Debian sid.

2009-08-20 Thread Dietrich Bollmann
Hi, Recently, when trying to work with /usr/bin/blender-bin, the blender menus are not displayed anymore. Any idea how this could be caused? >From memory I now that the blender about (?) item should be the first one in the blender help menu. When first clicking the 'help' menu and than moving

Open Office and German / Japanese Input

2008-01-15 Thread Dietrich Bollmann
Hi, Every now and then I have to write something in German or Japanese. And normally this entails about one week of trials to make Open Office work again with "scim" or "uim" (both input methods). When finally everything works, it is normally too late for my letter but there is still time enough

USB stick not mounted anymore...

2010-01-13 Thread Dietrich Bollmann
Hi, When inserting an USB memory stick into my laptop running debian sid the stick is not mounted and I get the messages appended to this email. What can I do to access my data again? Thanks for your help, Dietrich --- tail -f /var/log/messages --- Jan 13 17:17:23 pippi kernel: [ 9322.596064] u

Re: dual monitor setup fails (xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default; warning: output LVDS not found; ignoring; warning: output VGA not found; ignoring)

2010-12-23 Thread Dietrich Bollmann
Hi Camaleón, Thanks for you help :) > On Sat, 2010-12-18 at 15:17 +, Camaleón wrote: > > On Sat, 18 Dec 2010 14:06:25 +0900, Dietrich Bollmann wrote: > > > > Since a couple of weeks my dual monitor setup fails: > > > > # xrandr --output LVDS --out

Re: dual monitor setup fails (xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default; warning: output LVDS not found; ignoring; warning: output VGA not found; ignoring)

2010-12-27 Thread Dietrich Bollmann
Hi Camaleón, I am very grateful for your engagement and help! People like you make the Open Source world such an enjoyable experience! On Mon, 2010-12-27 at 12:48 +, Camaleón wrote: > Better if you upload the whole file ("/var/log/Xorg.0.log") to any online > service, like www.pastebin.com

Re: dual monitor setup fails (xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default; warning: output LVDS not found; ignoring; warning: output VGA not found; ignoring)

2010-12-28 Thread Dietrich Bollmann
Hi Camaleón, On Mon, 2010-12-27 at 14:26 +, Camaleón wrote: > On Mon, 27 Dec 2010 22:51:22 +0900, Dietrich Bollmann wrote: > > > Hi Camaleón, > > > > I am very grateful for your engagement and help! People like you make > > the Open Source world such an enjoya

How to install an older version (3.0) of OpenOffice?

2011-02-11 Thread Dietrich Bollmann
Hi, I have to present some slides this afternoon - but Open Office Impress for some reason got so incredibly slow and unresponsive, that it is unusable. I read somewhere, that this issue only relates to newer versions and that older ones (3.0) still work... Does somebody know from where and how

Re: How to install an older version (3.0) of OpenOffice?

2011-02-14 Thread Dietrich Bollmann
08:32, Dietrich Bollmann skrev: > > Does somebody know from where and how to install Impress 3.0 ? > > I am using Debian sid. > > I have no idea if it will work with a current sid, but older debian > packages are available via the "snapshot" service. See &g

Where does evolution store emails now?

2011-02-24 Thread Dietrich Bollmann
Hi, Where does Evolution store my emails? Searching for some old email with grep in the usual folder revealed it to be empty and neither in the preferences nor in the web I can find any hint about the new location used... Dietrich -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.

Re: Where does evolution store emails now?

2011-02-25 Thread Dietrich Bollmann
the directory? On Fri, 2011-02-25 at 12:10 +, Camaleón wrote: > On Fri, 25 Feb 2011 14:21:41 +0900, Dietrich Bollmann wrote: > > > Where does Evolution store my emails? > > It should be under your user's home. > > > Searching for some old email with grep

dual monitor setup fails (xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default; warning: output LVDS not found; ignoring; warning: output VGA not found; ignoring)

2010-12-17 Thread Dietrich Bollmann
Hi, Since a couple of weeks my dual monitor setup fails: # xrandr --output LVDS --output VGA --right-of LVDS --primary xrandr: Failed to get size of gamma for output default warning: output LVDS not found; ignoring warning: output VGA not found; ignoring xrand without parameters produces the fo