"Error Running kbd-chooser" while installing sid

I am trying to install sid on my P-IV machine. I downladed the sid-i386-1.iso from the following link: http://ntu.debian.org.tw/debian-unofficial/sid/sid-i386-1.iso When I boot this CD and give "linux bf24" (as I want ext3 support) at boot prompt, the "Choose language" menu works fine but when

Relation between Woody, Sid and Testing, Unstable, and stable

It might be a stupid question, but I want to know how one relates Woody, Sid and Testing, Stable and unstable distributions? Another question: I wanted to install avidemux but my "apt-cache search avidemux" did not give me anything. My sourses.lst file is: deb http://202.141.80.72/debian tes

how to install just one package from some other distro (like woody)?

Hi I wanted to install avidemux but my "apt-cache search avidemux" did not give me anything. My sourses.lst file is: deb http://202.141.80.72/debian testing main non-free contrib deb http://202.141.80.72/debian-non-US testing/non-US main non-free contrib I found that it is in woody distro. So

Can we create saparate mailboxes in Evolution like in mozilla ?

I am using mozilla mail and I have created three saparate POP3 accounts and each has its own Inbox where the mails are placed. In other words it has a saparate folder tree for each account. I tried to use Evolution and found that if I create more then one POP3 account in it, it makes only one

Re: What's the best music sharing/downloading software for linux

> > My favorite is giFT (http://gift.sf.net). People say that kazaa lite > works w/ wine, but it didn't work for me. > Kazaa lite works fine with wine for me in Debian. If some body wants to know, I can send the details and command line options for wine with which kazaa lite works. :) J

Bug in transfig 3.2.3.d-rel-3

Hello, I have just now noticed that a bug on the version of transfig 3.2.3.d-rel-3. When I use xfig to export a combined PS/LaTex figures using the default LaTeX font, the style becomes {rm} (Roman) instead of the usual {\familydefault}{\mddefault}{\updefault} e.g. the input inside a pstex_t l

Running Kazaa with linux/wine

> > well, i tried wine + kazaa lite combination. it failed too. > > your suggestions are most welcome > > -sandip > The first step is to install wine. I have the following installed for wine: (output of 'dpkg -l|grep wine'): jsahambi@ws97:~$ dpkg -l|grep wine ii libwine0.0.2002060

How to mark bad blocks without formatting

On my machine I have a 40 GB hard disk. I executed badblocks command on one (/dev/hda8) of the partitions and it found two bad blocks. How do I know if these blocks have been used by any file or not? And how to mark these bad blocks without formatting the partition so that they are not used by

ARGOSY HD 530 (usb hdd) on linux

If any one has been able to use Argosy HD 530 (10 GB USB hard drive) with linux (specialy debian), kindly let me know the procedure. I have been trying it for the last week and am not able to mount it. I can use it easily with Win2k (means the drive is working!) Thanking in advance -- J. S.

Installing new kernel

Currently I have kernel 2.4.18-bf2.4. If I install the new kernel image with the command: apt-get install kernel-image-2.2.20-udma100-ext3 ,(As I have ext3 file systems on my system, I think this is the correct kernel:|) 1) will it install the kernel in a saparate dir and not mess up the di

Installing new kernel

Sorry, I meant kernel-image-2.4.19-686 (I think this is the latest!) Currently I have kernel 2.4.18-bf2.4. If I install the new kernel image with the command: apt-get install kernel-image-2.4.19-686 , 1) will it install the kernel in a saparate dir and not mess up the dir of older kernel?

Kernel Panic with 2.4.19-686

Well, thanks for the replies about kernel upgrading :) Based on these replies I just installed Kernel 2.4.19-686 with apt-get install kernel-image-2.4.19-686 Then I changed the lilo.conf for the new and old kernel. While booting from new kernel it panics and gives the following message and hang

System boots with 2.4.29 but problem with RTL-8139

I added the "initrd=/initrd.img" to the section of new kernel and it works. :) Thanks :) But, second problem has cropped up. My ethernet has stopped working. I am using RTL-8139. I checked the config file for the new kernel and it says 8139cp and 8139too are not compiled in kernel and they are

2.4.19 Up and running

I fixed the problem of RTL-8139. I used the following modules in /etc/modules file: 8139too mii Then it worked fine. Thanks for all of your help. :) Regards J. S. Sahambi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

HP 7450c Scanjet under linux

Hi, I was planning to purhase the HP 7450c Scanner and so I browses the net and found that some scsi protocol has been changed. The reference sites are given below http://www.mostang.com/mail-archive/sane-devel/2001-06/0302.html So, I wanted to know if HP 7450c Scanner works under linux? Tha

They system wont Power down the mother board

I have a PIV on ASUS mother borad. When I shutdown the machine in windows, it power downs the mother board. But if I shutdown the system in Debian, the system does the usuall work, prints out: ... . Power down. and then stays there only. I have to manually press the power switch to power

how to install CUPS

I am using LPD for my print in Debain 2.4.19. Can any body guide me how to upgrade the printing on my system with CUPS? If cups does not work, can I still use my older LPD for printing? Thanking in advance J S Sahambi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscr

Cannot find Ncurses when I run "make menuconfig"

I tried "make menuconfig" with 2.4.29 and it says: *** jsahambi@ws97:~/kernel$ make menuconfig rm -f include/asm ( cd include ; ln -sf asm-i386 asm) make -C scripts/lxdialog all make[1]: Entering directory `/home/jsahambi/kernel/scripts/lxdialog' /usr/bi

compiling & Installing different versions of kernel

I am using 2.4.19 kernel and now I want to appy the a patch to certain file, compile it, and install it as diffeeret version, say "2.4.19-patched" (so that it has differenet modules directory and should not mess up with my working /lib/modules/2.4.19). So how can I proceed to compile, install

Kernel panic

I patched some files and then made the kernel "2.4.19-patched" with the following commands: fakeroot make-kpkg --append-to-version -patched kernel_image and then installed the kernel with : dpkg -i kernel-image-2.4.19-patched_10.00.Custom_i386.deb Then I modified the /etc/lilo/conf When i

USB hard drive on linux

Any body using a externel USB hard drive on linux? It it works let me know its make and model. Thanks J S Sahambi - -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Kernel panic Solved

The problem was there was no initrd.img file for the new kernel. So I created the image using mkinitrd, copied the image to /boot/ and added initrd=/boot/initrd.img-24.29-patched After this everything was working. Thanks for all those who have contributed. Regrads J S Sahambi -- To UNSUBSCR

difference between Iomega Peerless and USB Bundle drives

I dont know if this question pertians to this mailing list. I want to know the difference between Iomega external drives (a) Iomega 10 GB Peerless FireWire Bundle and (b) Iomega 10 GB USB Bundle and their behaviour toward linux (kernel 2.4.19) Thanks J S Sahambi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email t

Re: Kazaa and sid

Paul Johnson wrote: > On Sat, Sep 28, 2002 at 02:03:03PM +0200, Pierre Dupuis wrote: > >>I had try the kazaa for linux, unfortunally when i launch it, it say me >>a disgusting 'version not suported', I run a sid debian with a 2.4.18 >>kernel. >> >>Some idea ??? > > > Run gtk-gnutella instead.

Openoffice 1.0.1 crashes on openning

OpenOffice version: 1.0.1, Debian 2.4.18-bf2.4 Problem: Whenever, I start Openoffice, it fail to open first time. I have to start again. Some time it starts third time :(. Any ideas ? :) Thanking in advance J S Sahambi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsu

Re: Openoffice 1.0.1 crashes on openning

Tom Cook wrote: > On 0, "J.S.Sahambi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>OpenOffice version: 1.0.1, Debian 2.4.18-bf2.4 >> >>Problem: Whenever, I start Openoffice, it fail to open first time. I >>have to start again. Some time it starts third time

slow Iomega 20GB usb hdd on linux

I have a Iomega 20 GB usb hdd. It gives good data transfer rate when used with windows. But when I use it with linux, the data transfer rate is low, in the order of 500 Kbytes/sec. Is there any way to increase the data transfer rate? Thanks J S Sahambi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECT

Re: slow Iomega 20GB usb hdd on linux

the 2.0 version of usb hub? Thanks J S Sahambi Monique Y. Herman wrote: On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 at 10:23 GMT, J.S.Sahambi penned: I have a Iomega 20 GB usb hdd. It gives good data transfer rate when used with windows. But when I use it with linux, the data transfer rate is low, in the order of 500 Kby

Re: slow Iomega 20GB usb hdd on linux on 2.4.18-bf2.4

J.S.Sahambi wrote: Here is the relevent output of usbview: USB UHCI Root Hub Serial Number: b400 Speed: 12Mb/s (full) Number of Ports: 2 Bandwidth allocated: 0 / 900 (0%) Total number of interrupt requests: 0 Total number of isochronous requests: 0 USB Version: 1.00 Device

problem with python in Debian/unstable

I upgraded my sytesm (Debian/unstable) with dselect and i got the following output. Is this some problem with distribution and how do I remove it. I am not able to install any new program. :( Thanking in advance J S Sahambi Need to get 0B/49.1MB of archi

Any news about python errors in unstable?

Any news about python errors/dependency/conflicts in updating unstable dist ? Regards JSS -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

python problem in unstable

When I upgrade my system (Debian/unstable) with dselect or "apt-get upgrade" I get the following errors about python dependency/conflict. A Few days back there was some mails in the list about the problem and some people said that the python was broken in unstable distribution. Has this problem

how long it takes an unstable package to come into testing?

I was going to install Debian on a new machine. Currently I am using unstable. I would like to know how long (I mean days) it takes a package to be moved from Unstable to Testing? Just wanted to know this information to have an idea how long I will have to wait for new packages if I am using T

Problem in cycling widows with alt+

I am using Debian/unstable with kernel 2.4.26. After a recent upgrade I have observed that when I want to cycle through the windows with alt+, the release of keys is not detected by Gnome and the popup windows still remains until I click with mouse or press ESC. And so the I cant use the "move

Re: recommendation for digital camera -=> Shameless Nikon plug

(P.S.: If anyone knows anything about Linux support for Nikon, please point me at it; I'll probably need it eventually...) I am using Nikon 4300 with linux and I am able to access it as mass storage without any problem. I just have to mount the camera as usb mass storage and copy the image files

which package owns system busy icon

I would like to know which package owns the icon which is displayed when system is busy. Thanking in advance JSS -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: which package owns system busy icon

Paul Johnson wrote: "J.S.Sahambi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: I would like to know which package owns the icon which is displayed when system is busy. Not exactly giving us much to work with. What software are you specifically talking about? Have you tried finding the icon f

apm powershutown not working in 2.4.20-bf2.4

I just installed the Debian unstable on a P-IV. To power off the system when I give it a shuddown we have to load the apm module with option "power_off=1". So I give the following commnad: debain:~# modprobe apm power_off=1 I get the following text on the terminal: /lib/modules/2.4.20-bf2.4/ke

cdrom does not un-mounts

I am using Debian/sid. Some times when I mount a cdrom and try to unmount it immediately, it gives the following error on the terminal: umount: /cdrom: device is busy umount: /cdrom: device is busy But the fact is the cdrom is not being used by any of my terminals or programs (as I have not used

how to have a transparent/no background in desktop of gnome 2.6.1

I want to run mplayer in rootwindow and I think I have have to disable the background of gnome desktop. I am using Debian/unstable with gnome 2.6.1 and could not find any way to disable the gnome background. Can anyone give some ideas? Thanks JSS -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] w

how to keep 2.4 and 2.6 kernels simultaneously

I am using Debian/unstable and recently instlaled kernel 2.6.6. Now on my system I have three kernels, viz., 2.4.20-bf2.4, 2.4.26-1-686 and 2.6.6-1-686. The problem is that 2.4 and 2.6 kernels have different set of modules to load, for example for usb 2.4 uses the module usb-uhci.o but 2.6 uses

how to get Clock cursor in place of Hourglass cursor when system is busy in Debian/unstable

I recently updated the system (Debian/unstable) from debian servers. When the system is busy the cursor changes to the standard hourglass. I also installed Debian/unstable from the same server on a new system from scratch. In that system the system busy indication is with a new Clock cursor. I

how to upgrade a debian system not connected to network

I have a two debian/unstable systems (let us name them PC-A and PC-B). Both have got different packages installed. PC-A is connected to internet with 2 MBps link and so there is no problem in upgrading it regularly. PC-B is not connected to internet. So I whenever I need to upgrade the system

Re: how to upgrade a debian system not connected to network

PC-B is not connected to internet. So I whenever I need to upgrade the system I download the 5 CD's of sid form ftp://ftp.fsn.hu/pub/CDROM-Images/debian-unofficial/sid/ , burn then in RW-CDs and then upgrade the system. I want to know is there any method by which I can download the packages re

Re: how to upgrade a debian system not connected to network

But if for whatever reason it must remain unconnected, then you'll want to get the .deb packages downloaded on PC-A for transfer to PC-B. apt-get has a -d option: apt-get -d install [package] which downloads a .deb to /var/cache/apt/archives/[package][version].deb So to upgrade everything on P

Pinter not being deleted by cups

I have two printers installed with cups. Say P1 and P2. When ever I delete printer P2 with web interface in cups or by the command "lpadmin -x P2", it mysteriously turns up again and shows up with "lpstat -p". It is also visible in the web interface (http://localhost:631/admin) This is the outp

how change default paper size in emacs for tex-dvi-view-command

I am using Emacs and auctex in Debain/unstable. When I give the command "C-c C-c" after compiling a .tex file, the command that is executed by Emacs is: View command: xdvi my-article.dvi -paper us I want to know how to change the paper size for this command. I have tried to put the folloiwng li

How to configure AC97 onboard sound card in Debian/unstable

I installed my new system which has onboard AC97 sound card. I tried to install the sound with "sndconfig" but it reports that The Intel Corp. I82801DB AC'97 Controller is not currently supported. So how do I make the sound card work? Any pointers? Thanking in advance JSS -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, ema

Replacement of Linuxconf in debian?

Is there a replacement of Linuxconf (the one with RedHat) in Debian/unstable? Thanks JSS -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

decrypting vob files in unstable

I searched on internet and found that "transcode" can decrypt vob files copied from DVDs. But I could not find the package in Debian/unstable. Is there any package in Debian/unstble for dectrypting vob files? Thanks J -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe"

how to download java class file from a web page to loca dir

I am using Mozilla 1.6 in Debian/unstable with j2re. I am able to view java applets with it without any problem. Now in case I want to save the java.class file in my local dir (so that I can run it later), how do I do it? The "File->Save As" saves only the index.html file and NOT the java-file

how to save images of webcam from a webpage

I am interested in saving the live Traffic webcam images on my computer from a web page. The webpage refreshes the image at regular periods. Is there a way/software with which I can save the images? Does any body have a idea how to do it? Thanks JS -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

How to install HP 1010 in linux

Recently I purchased a HP 1010 laser printer with *only* USB interface. I would like to now how to install it in Redhat 6.0. I would be greatful if I can get some url which could be helpful. Thanking in advance JSS -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe".

Mouse wheel not working in unstable

I installed Debian/unstable on a new machine which has optical Microsoft Intellimose with usb interface. The usb connector of the mouse is connected to the ps2 style connector of the PC with a usb-ps2 converter. The mosue is working but the scrolling is not working in any application. Can anybo

"dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86" does not saves the new XF86Config-4 in /etc/X11

I have Debian/unstable on my machine which I recently installed. The problem is that whenever I try to configure X with "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86" everything is ok, only at the end of the configuration the new XF86Config-4 is not overwritten in /etc/X11/ directory. Am i missing somethi

netinst ISO by Blade asking for password

I just now downladed the Netinst boot image from the following location: http://people.debian.org/~blade/boot-floppies/netinst-full-pre/bootbf2_4_iso.zip When I tried to unzip it with the command "unzip bootbf2_4_iso.zip", it is asking for a password! $ unzip bootbf2_4_iso.zip Archive: bootbf

Re: SOLVED-netinst ISO by Blade asking for password

J.S.Sahambi wrote: I just now downladed the Netinst boot image from the following location: http://people.debian.org/~blade/boot-floppies/netinst-full-pre/bootbf2_4_iso.zip I got it. The password was on the home page which I missed. Thanks JSS -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with

testing mailing list

Testing mailing list Please ignore JSS -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Bold fonts not showing properly in Openoffice 1.1.1

I am using Openoffice on debian/unstable as follows (the output of dpkg-l |grep openoffice is given below): ii openoffice.org 1.1.0+1.1.1rc3 high-quality office productivity suite ii openoffice.org 1.1.0+1.1.1rc3 OpenOffice.org office suite binary files ii openoffice.org 1.1.0+1.1.1rc3 Debian sp

ayttm blocks /dev/dsp

I am using ayttm with Debian/unstable. When I start ayttm and send my first message, a blip is heard from the speakers. But after that no further sounds can be heard. Then, with "fuser /dev/dsp/", I find that /dev/dsp is blocked by me. At ths point, other applications, like mplayer, also dont g

How to type german umlaut/german characters in Mozilla mail

I am using Debian/unstable with English language. Occasionaly, I need to write letters in Deutsch. I would like to know how to write german umlauts and other Deutsch specific characters while still having a english version of Mozilla-mail. Danke mit bestem Respekt JSS -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email

Mozilla 1.6 not printing anything

I am using Mozilla Debian Package 1.6-4 on Debian/unstable. When ever I print anything through mozilla. nothing goes to printer. In case I print to a file, the file is created but if I send the file to printer with the command "lpr mozilla.ps", still nothing prints out. I am able to print norma

Re: Mozilla 1.6 not printing anything

steef wrote: J.S.Sahambi wrote: I am using Mozilla Debian Package 1.6-4 on Debian/unstable. When ever I print anything through mozilla. nothing goes to printer. In case I print to a file, the file is created but if I send the file to printer with the command "lpr mozilla.ps", sti

Mozilla 1.6-5 not printing anything

I am using Debian/unstable. Recently after an upgrade, mozilla has stopped printing. When I print a page from mozilla, it sends a ps file to printer and nothing gets printed. My printer is HP2300TN and I am using cups for printing. The output of dpkg -l|grep cups is given below: $ dpkg -l |grep

Re: Mozilla 1.6-5 not printing anything

steef wrote: J.S.Sahambi wrote: I am using Debian/unstable. Recently after an upgrade, mozilla has stopped printing. When I print a page from mozilla, it sends a ps file to printer and nothing gets printed. My printer is HP2300TN and I am using cups for printing. The output of dpkg -l|grep

To dselect or aptitude, that is the question

I have been using apt and dselect for some time. Can any body tell me about the advantages/disadvantages of dselect and aptitude? and which is better? Thanks in advance JSS -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]