Re: Iceweasel really slow

2011-12-30 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 30/12/11 18:55, Alan Chandler wrote: > On 28/12/11 10:36, Scott Ferguson wrote: >> On 28/12/11 19:48, Alan Chandler wrote: >>> I am finding that Iceweasel seems to be really slow at times loading a >>> web site. Whilst it is being slow the user interface is locked

Re: ammt: command not found

2011-12-30 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 30/12/11 19:57, Umarzuki Mochlis wrote: > hi, > > i'm trying to learn configuring amanda backup by referring to > http://www.howtoforge.com/disk-backup-with-amanda-on-debian-lenny > but stuck at "Test the virtual tapes:" because program ammt is not > available. > > searching with apt-file also

Re: Visoneer Scanners

2011-12-30 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 30/12/11 20:34, David Baron wrote: > Anyone succesfully used VIsoneer USB scanners, i.e. 9250? > > I don't think you'll find anyone who has got that specific model to work. It's not supported by SANE[*1] or Vuescan[*2]. So if the manufacturer doesn't support it, you're probably out of luck.

Re: where did gmplayer go?

2011-12-30 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 31/12/11 01:24, Steve Kleene wrote: > I just let my Wheezy system upgrade mplayer, and now I can't get a skin for > the player. (The skin is a separate window that has, among other things, a > slider that lets you jump to a time of your choice while playing.) In the > past, mplayer came with a

Re: display: unable to load font -microsoft-verdana...

2011-12-30 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 31/12/11 04:17, Curt wrote: > On 2011-12-29, Andrei Popescu wrote: >> >> >> I'm guessing the pdf was built using that font. > > "display" (with no argument whatsoever) was giving me the font warning > and the app would not open at all. This after trying to open a jpeg file > and getting that s

Re: X Window: Setting up mouse scroll for OOo Calc to one raw

2011-12-30 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 17/12/11 22:05, Csanyi Pal wrote: > Hi, > > I'm running Debian GNU/Linux SID and my X Window uses Window Maker as a > window manager. > > I'm using OpenOffice.org Calc very often and I want to setup mouse > scroll in X so when I scroll with mice then in OOo Calc raws goes > up/down only one ra

Re: can't load nvidia kernel module

2011-12-30 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 31/12/11 10:58, David Roguin wrote: > Hi, > > I have this problem, nouveau it's getting loaded at the beginning of > the boot sequence, and then when X tries to load the nvidia module it > crashes saying the graphic card is already being used. If I manually > remove the nouveau module and modpr

Re: where did gmplayer go?

2011-12-30 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 31/12/11 12:34, Steve Kleene wrote: > On Sat, 31 Dec 2011 07:39:42 +1100, Scott Ferguson wrote: > >> Where did gmplayer go? >> No where - it never existed (which would make finding it difficult). > > Until recently, there was a file /usr/bin/gmplayer Yes - it&#

Re: [OT] Rosetta Stone language program on Linux?

2011-12-31 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 01/01/12 07:16, Patrick Wiseman wrote: > Hi: > > I was wondering if anyone here has any experience with a Rosetta Stone > language program on a Linux box, either the web-based or the DVD > program. I want to (re)learn French, and most reviews suggest that > Rosetta Stone is the best. > > TIA

Re: [OT] Rosetta Stone language program on Linux?

2011-12-31 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 01/01/12 10:21, Lisi wrote: > On Saturday 31 December 2011 23:12:03 Scott Ferguson wrote: >> On 01/01/12 07:16, Patrick Wiseman wrote: >>> Hi: >>> >>> I was wondering if anyone here has any experience with a Rosetta Stone >>> language program on

Re: Generating Innovative Ideas

2011-12-31 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 01/01/12 04:47, Don Juan wrote: > On 12/30/2011 10:00 PM, Layna wrote: >> ADVANCED CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING >> Thursday, 16th February 2012, 9:00am - 5:00pm, Amara Singapore >> >> >> Yours sincerely, >> Layna O. Francisco >> Programme Coordinator >> Fortress Stupidity Pte Ltd >> 10 Anson Road

Re: where did gmplayer go?

2011-12-31 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 01/01/12 00:42, Steve Kleene wrote: > On Sat, 31 Dec 2011 01:34:52 + (UTC), I wrote: >>> Until recently, there was a file /usr/bin/gmplayer that was just a link to >>> /usr/bin/mplayer. > > On Sat, 31 Dec 2011 15:30:42 +1100, Scott Ferguson wrote: >> g

Re: [OT] Rosetta Stone language program on Linux?

2011-12-31 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 01/01/12 11:07, Lisi wrote: > On Saturday 31 December 2011 23:52:56 Scott Ferguson wrote: >> I would hope the first thing you would do is a quick search to see if >> it's supported before asking if it's worth running. I strongly >> suspect/hope you'd also

Re: [OT] Rosetta Stone language program on Linux?

2011-12-31 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 01/01/12 11:06, Don Juan wrote: > On 12/31/2011 03:52 PM, Scott Ferguson wrote: >> On 01/01/12 10:21, Lisi wrote: >>> On Saturday 31 December 2011 23:12:03 Scott Ferguson wrote: >>>> On 01/01/12 07:16, Patrick Wiseman wrote: >>>>> Hi: >&

Re: Generating Innovative Ideas

2011-12-31 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 01/01/12 11:29, Stan Hoeppner wrote: > On 12/31/2011 6:12 PM, Scott Ferguson wrote: > >> Because these lists don't pre-screen posts. > > On the contrary. I stand corrected. Careless phrasing on my part - posts to these lists aren't reviewed by humans before publ

Re: [OT] Rosetta Stone language program on Linux?

2011-12-31 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 01/01/12 10:35, Patrick Wiseman wrote: > On Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 6:12 PM, Scott Ferguson > wrote: >> On 01/01/12 07:16, Patrick Wiseman wrote: >>> Hi: >>> >>> I was wondering if anyone here has any experience with a Rosetta Stone >>> language pro

Re: RTL8111/8168B wake on lan (WOL) working randomly

2012-01-01 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 02/01/12 07:01, Juan Sierra Pons wrote: > Dear all, > > I have been spending many days trying to make my computer start using > the with wake on lan (WOL) feature. > > My PC has a "Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. > RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (re

Re: Wheezy update wrecks MC graphics?

2012-01-01 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 02/01/12 08:36, Jeff Gordon wrote: > On Sun, Jan 01, 2012 at 02:43:05PM +0100, godo wrote: >> >>> Thanks, Goran. I don't know how to explain it -- my MC has been fine for >>> a long time, then suddenly this change. (?) >>> >> In /usr/share/mc/skins/ are MC skins. >> In attachment is default ski

Re: No sound on AC'97 Audio Controller

2012-01-01 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 02/01/12 04:59, Kyle Schwarz wrote: > On 12/29/2011 02:58 AM, Scott Ferguson wrote: >> What settings do you want to know about (it's kind of difficult to >> figure out what state your system is in from reading the thread). > > I'm not sure what settings I n

Re: Everything seems to cause a reboot

2012-01-01 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 20/12/11 11:01, gooss...@rsc.anu.edu.au wrote: > I hope I am sending to the right place. I really have no idea how to deal > with this. I'll have to describe the problem in detail, since I cannot > assign it to a package or anything. I have tried searching for a similar > problem but can't fi

Re: what's the nice package to open eps file

2012-01-01 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 02/01/12 18:25, lina wrote: > Hi, > > as subject, which package is a good choice for opening .eps file. > > Thanks, > > > I can get the ones I tested (4 files) to open OK with GIMP, by default (on KDE) .eps is opened by Gwenview (an image viewer). So maybe the default image viewer for your

Re: what's the nice package to open eps file

2012-01-02 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 02/01/12 18:33, lina wrote: > On Monday 02,January,2012 03:25 PM, lina wrote: >> Hi, >> >> as subject, which package is a good choice for opening .eps file. >> >> Thanks, >> >> > I tried the adobe reader, it's said could not open ".eps" because it's > either not supported file type or because th

Re: what's the nice package to open eps file

2012-01-02 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 02/01/12 19:09, lina wrote: > On Monday 02,January,2012 04:07 PM, Scott Ferguson wrote: >> On 02/01/12 18:33, lina wrote: >>> On Monday 02,January,2012 03:25 PM, lina wrote: >>>> Hi, > $ file dm_1.eps > dm_1.eps: PostScript document text conforming DSC

Re: what's the nice package to open eps file

2012-01-02 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 02/01/12 19:26, lina wrote: > On Monday 02,January,2012 04:23 PM, Scott Ferguson wrote: >> On 02/01/12 19:09, lina wrote: >>> On Monday 02,January,2012 04:07 PM, Scott Ferguson wrote: >>>> On 02/01/12 18:33, lina wrote: >>>>> On Monday 02,January,20

Re: gateway issue in DHCP environment

2012-01-02 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 02/01/12 19:27, J. Bakshi wrote: > Dear list, > > First of all A very Happy new year to all of you :-) > > I have DHCP server running on my debian box and I have two internet > broadband connections. I have configured one of them as the gateway > in my DHCP server. sometimes my users ( both li

Re: what's the nice package to open eps file

2012-01-02 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 02/01/12 19:46, lina wrote: > On Monday 02,January,2012 04:43 PM, Scott Ferguson wrote: >> On 02/01/12 19:26, lina wrote: >>> On Monday 02,January,2012 04:23 PM, Scott Ferguson wrote: >>>> On 02/01/12 19:09, lina wrote: >>>>> On Monday 02,January,2

Re: take screen shot error

2012-01-02 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 02/01/12 19:33, lina wrote: > Impossible to save the screenshot to file:///home/lina/Desktop. > Error was GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The > name org.gnome.Nautilus was not provided by any .service files. > Please choose another location and retry. > > Thanks for any

Re: what's the nice package to open eps file

2012-01-02 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 02/01/12 22:14, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > On 2012-01-02 19:23:50 +1100, Scott Ferguson wrote: >> GIMP 'should' open that too - it may be that it's so small that you >> didn't notice :-) > > But GIMP isn't the right tool if you want to edit the .eps

Re: what's the nice package to open eps file

2012-01-02 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 02/01/12 22:42, Victor Nitu wrote: >> On Monday 02,January,2012 06:31 PM, Wayne Topa wrote: >>> apt-cache search eps |grep ^eps > > > Just for the record, apt can search against regex patterns, like this: > > apt-cache search ^eps > > Cheers, > Victor If you know that .eps is encapsulated p

Re: [OT] help with m-audio usb Fast Track pro on debian

2012-01-02 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 03/01/12 01:39, Harry Putnam wrote: > Running Wheezy > > Can anyone suggest pointers, urls, Yes - but... > or coaching toward getting an > m-audio USB Fast Track Pro (external sound card) working? > > (Please do not reply just to suggest google). . that ^^^ means if I haven't memorise

Re: [OT] help with m-audio usb Fast Track pro on debian

2012-01-02 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 03/01/12 09:37, Harry Putnam wrote: > Scott Ferguson writes: > >> On 03/01/12 01:39, Harry Putnam wrote: >>> Running Wheezy >>> Your problem is two-fold:- Your system didn't automagically pick up a second sound device made by a Linux-unfriendly comp

Re: what's the nice package to open eps file

2012-01-02 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 03/01/12 12:22, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > On 2012-01-02 23:07:06 +1100, Scott Ferguson wrote: >> [*1] Yes - despite, um, mistaken beliefs, GIMP will happily edit .eps >> files. (gimp-registry uses ghostscript). > > Wrong! GIMP *converts* the .eps file to bitmap first,

Re: what's the nice package to open eps file

2012-01-02 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 03/01/12 12:28, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > On 2012-01-02 13:40:41 +0100, godo wrote: >>> GIMP 'should' open that too - it may be that it's so small that you >>> didn't notice :-) >>> >> GIMP can and also Inkscape and Gwenview. > > But GIMP converts the file to bitmap first. So, you will get eithe

Re: regarding e2fsprogs 1.42

2012-01-02 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 03/01/12 07:12, Jochen Spieker wrote: > Camaleón: >> On Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:27:50 +0100, Joar Jegleim wrote: >> >>> anybody got any foo on how to install e2fsprogs from wheezy into squeeze >>> ? >>> […] >>> Has anybody tried this, or got any hints ? >> >> No hints, sorry. Sounds like a dangerou

Re: what's the nice package to open eps file

2012-01-02 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 03/01/12 15:18, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > On 2012-01-03 13:29:39 +1100, Scott Ferguson wrote: >> On 03/01/12 12:28, Vincent Lefevre wrote: >>> On 2012-01-02 13:40:41 +0100, godo wrote: >>>>> GIMP 'should' open that too - it may be that

Re: what's the nice package to open eps file

2012-01-03 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 03/01/12 16:09, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > On 2012-01-03 15:36:48 +1100, Scott Ferguson wrote: > > First, GIMP is an editing tool, not a viewing tool. And? So? You want to argue that it not a good editor, without knowing if the OP wanted and editor. Then you argue that it'

Re: what's the nice package to open eps file

2012-01-03 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 03/01/12 20:27, lina wrote: > On Tuesday 03,January,2012 04:37 PM, Scott Ferguson wrote: >> On 03/01/12 16:09, Vincent Lefevre wrote: >>> On 2012-01-03 15:36:48 +1100, Scott Ferguson wrote: >> >> >> >> I'd interpreted the "open" in th

Re: qemu KVM: can't boot a qemu machine with liveCD (system rescue)

2012-01-03 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 03/01/12 21:09, Ekkard Gerlach wrote: > Hi, > > there is no special forum/mailinglist existing for qemu-KVM, right? Yes there is - qemu-KVM is supported under the excellent qemu mailing list:- https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/qemu-discuss Maybe you were confusing it with the KVM li

Re: crm_gui

2012-01-03 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 03/01/12 21:43, godo wrote: > On 2012-01-03 11:24, Balint Szigeti wrote: >> hello >> >> Do you know anybody how to install crm_gui on Debian Squeeze? >> I found this: >> http://www.clusterlabs.org/wiki/FAQ >> (How Do I Enable the GUI (Corosync) >> >> This site mention's the first step is "instal

Re: what's the nice package to open eps file

2012-01-03 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 04/01/12 04:02, Walter Hurry wrote: > On Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:38:54 +1100, Scott Ferguson wrote: > >> It will also open with Okular - I'm not sure if that means your default >> .pdf viewer will open them. > > Just for information, Evince views them just fine. >

Re: phpbb, to avoid hacking

2012-01-03 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 04/01/12 02:15, T o n g wrote: > Hi, > > On the second day that we put our private forum on the web, we > already saw crackers trying to hack into the forum, using some kind > of automated tools. Unfortunately this is very common - though generally those "crackers" are just scripts running on

Re: Found (one) reason for packages not to do parallel builds?

2012-01-03 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 04/01/12 18:12, Christian Jaeger wrote: > Hi > > Many Debian packages don't use more than 1 CPU even when passing -j$n > to dpkg-buildpackage with $n > 1. I'm not sure if that's the correct way to set it - I've always set it in DEBIAN_BUILD_OPTIONS but I haven't checked lately to see if it's s

Re: dhcp class identifier with modified settings

2012-01-03 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 04/01/12 18:18, J. Bakshi wrote: > > Dear list, > > I have attached an Access Point to my DHCP server. I like to arrange > an identifier in my dhcp configuration for the access point by > matching its MAC address, so that I can define a different gateway > for that access point. All the hosts

Re: Wheezy live [was] Re: regarding e2fsprogs 1.42

2012-01-04 Thread Scott Ferguson
Apologies Alan, I overlooked your post. On 04/01/12 03:08, Alan Greenberger wrote: > On 2012-01-03, Scott Ferguson wrote: >> The auto fsck/root problem (if ever encountered) could be got around by >> using the Wheezy live CD/USB[*1] which is the path I chose thanks to >

Re: Wheezy live [was] Re: regarding e2fsprogs 1.42

2012-01-04 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 04/01/12 19:08, Scott Ferguson wrote: > Apologies Alan, I overlooked your post. > > > On 04/01/12 03:08, Alan Greenberger wrote: >> On 2012-01-03, Scott Ferguson wrote: >>> The auto fsck/root problem (if ever encountered) could be got around by >>> using

Re: Lenny (Debian 5.0) approaching end of life

2012-01-04 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 05/01/12 02:43, tony baldwin wrote: >> - Original Message - >> From: Lisi >> Sent: 01/04/12 10:34 AM >> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org >> Subject: Re: Lenny (Debian 5.0) approaching end of life >> >> On Wednesday 04 January 2012 15:26:01 Tony Baldwin wrote: >>> On Wed, Jan 04, 2012 at

Re: problems with having two DHCP servers... (Rick Thomas)

2012-01-05 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 05/01/12 20:26, Rick Thomas wrote: > On 12/27/11 22:04, Scott Ferguson wrote: >> >> It "sounds" like you are running two DHCP servers - in which case you >> have four options (none of which involve preseeding). >> >> If you have multiple DHCP ser

Re: System doesn't start X on first boot

2012-01-05 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 06/01/12 03:10, George wrote: > On 1/5/12, Alberto Luaces wrote: >> George writes: >> >>> When I boot my computer, most of the time I get a command line without >>> X starting. I have to "sudo reboot", wait for the system to reboot and >>> then I get the correct X environment (I'm using awesome

Re: change mirror dvd to internet

2012-01-05 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 06/01/12 03:23, hamed hosseini wrote: > hi > i am install debian 6 from dvd,when i want install some package(app) > dabian say insert dvd for install it,but i want install from internet. > how can i change this miror from dvd to some online mirror? Edit (as root) the sources.list # nano /etc/a

Re: linux-source-3.2.0-rc7

2012-01-05 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 06/01/12 05:16, lina wrote: > > Are there some intelligent package, something like read the lspci > and other hardware information. And according the info to vim the > .config NAFAIK (yet...) though I keep looking and I've started on something similar a few times based on Knoppix and using

Re: Removing debian from hdd

2012-01-05 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 06/01/12 06:00, Martin Steigerwald wrote: > Am Donnerstag, 5. Januar 2012 schrieb Guido Martínez: >> Hi, > > Hi Guido, > >> I recently borrowed a hard drive and installed debian on it, alongside >> windows. I used it for a couple of weeks. >> >> Later, I tried to remove debian by deleting the

Re: Lenny (Debian 5.0) approaching end of life

2012-01-06 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 06/01/12 23:11, � wrote: > On Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:36:07 +0200, Andrei Popescu wrote: > >> On Mi, 04 ian 12, 17:37:42, Camaleón wrote: No new Lenny updates after 6 February 2012. >>> > it came out the possibility of having release freeze periods and the > above mentioned announceme

Re: Ufter upgrade Debian SID something wrong with sound - PulseAudio

2012-01-06 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 07/01/12 07:28, Csanyi Pal wrote: > Hi, > > I upgraded my Debian SID yesterday and since then something is wrong > with my sound. > > I have installed GNOME and Window Maker X Window environments, and my > favorite is WM. > > I'm using IRSSI and after upgrade I can't heare anymore the beep so

Re: cron anacron fcron

2012-01-06 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 07/01/12 13:52, Kaushal Shriyan wrote: > Hi > > Can someone please help me understand the difference between�cron > anacron fcron cron - best on constantly running machines anacron - for machines that aren't always running, it'll try and trigger events when it is fcron - has features of both

Re: Vodafone Mobile Internet modem

2012-01-07 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 08/01/12 08:06, Panayiotis wrote: > Thanks! > > Well, sometimes the modem won't get recognized at all (nothing in dmesg > or lsusb), sometimes it will be connected for a while then suddenly > disconnect. Signal strength is weaker than in Windoze (generally no 3G > in Linux). That makes no sen

Re: Ufter upgrade Debian SID something wrong with sound - PulseAudio

2012-01-07 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 08/01/12 04:43, Csanyi Pal wrote: > Hi Scott, > > Scott Ferguson writes: > >> On 07/01/12 07:28, Csanyi Pal wrote: > >> As I don't run WM, Gnome or SID what works for my might not be >> useful to you. >> >> I have found the first lin

Re: Vodafone Mobile Internet modem

2012-01-08 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 08/01/12 20:15, Panayiotis Karabassis wrote: > Many many thanks! > > On 01/08/2012 01:59 AM, Scott Ferguson wrote: >> On 08/01/12 08:06, Panayiotis wrote: >>> Thanks! >>> > >> Install cmgt # apt-get install cmgt > > That should

Re: Ufter upgrade Debian SID something wrong with sound - PulseAudio

2012-01-08 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 08/01/12 22:27, Csanyi Pal wrote: > Scott Ferguson writes: > >> On 08/01/12 04:43, Csanyi Pal wrote: >>> Scott Ferguson writes: >>> >>>> On 07/01/12 07:28, Csanyi Pal wrote: >> >> Skype => Main Menu (that little blue icon,

Re: Vodafone Mobile Internet modem

2012-01-08 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 08/01/12 23:30, Panayiotis Karabassis wrote: > On 01/08/2012 12:48 PM, Scott Ferguson wrote: > [...] > > ^DSFLOWRPT:0010,,002C,,0059,2000,C000 > > > [...] comgt won't parse DSFLOWRPT - I might be able to fix

Re: Ufter upgrade Debian SID something wrong with sound - PulseAudio

2012-01-08 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 09/01/12 02:34, Csanyi Pal wrote: > Scott Ferguson writes: > >> On 08/01/12 22:27, Csanyi Pal wrote: >>> Scott Ferguson writes: >>> >>>> On 08/01/12 04:43, Csanyi Pal wrote: >>>>> Scott Ferguson writes: >>>>> >>&g

Re: Vodafone Mobile Internet modem

2012-01-08 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 09/01/12 08:17, Panayiotis wrote: > On Δευ, 2012-01-09 at 00:33 +1100, Scott Ferguson wrote: > > >> 3. Please take note of the LED colours and flash rate throughout and >> post the results. > > There was a long pause at the beginning, then the green light flash

Re: Ufter upgrade Debian SID something wrong with sound - PulseAudio

2012-01-09 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 09/01/12 20:27, Csanyi Pal wrote: > Scott Ferguson writes: > >> On 09/01/12 02:34, Csanyi Pal wrote: >>> Scott Ferguson writes: >>> >>>> On 08/01/12 22:27, Csanyi Pal wrote: >>>>> Scott Ferguson writes: >>>>> &g

Re: Vodafone Mobile Internet modem

2012-01-09 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 09/01/12 20:51, Panayiotis wrote: > On Δευ, 2012-01-09 at 10:52 +1100, Scott Ferguson wrote: > > What type of USB cable will I need? The same length as a piece of string. ;-p Depends on how far you have to reach - about a metre is handy for signal testing, depending on the weigh

Re: Ufter upgrade Debian SID something wrong with sound - PulseAudio

2012-01-09 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 09/01/12 21:17, Csanyi Pal wrote: > Scott Ferguson writes: > >> On 09/01/12 20:27, Csanyi Pal wrote: >>> Scott Ferguson writes: >>> >>>> On 09/01/12 02:34, Csanyi Pal wrote: >>>>> Scott Ferguson writes: >>>>> &g

Re: Inspiron N5510 Nvidia

2012-01-09 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 09/01/12 23:59, hvw59601 wrote: > Panayiotis wrote: >> My friend recently purchased a Dell Inspiron N5110 and installed Debian >> Squeeze on it. >> >> This laptop has an nVidia GT525 video card on it as well as integrated >> Intel adapter. Apparently nVidia has a technology called Optimus which

Re: Vodafone Mobile Internet modem

2012-01-09 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 10/01/12 03:52, Panayiotis wrote: > On Δευ, 2012-01-09 at 22:03 +1100, Scott Ferguson wrote: > > You've gone to a lot of trouble for me, I am very grateful. I did not > explain my situation well, I have internet at home, I use the 3G modem > when I am outside, at variou

Re: webcamera not working

2012-01-09 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 10/01/12 04:22, Andreas Berglund wrote: > Hi! > I have a logitech c910, kernel 3.0.11 and debian version 6.0.3. The > camera doesn't seem to work with uvcvideo driver, I get "v4l2: ioctl > streamon failed: No space left on device" no matter what program I use. > I've tried switching the camera

Re: kbd raw mode in terminal emulator

2012-01-09 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 10/01/12 10:36, Maroš Žilka wrote: > Hi list, > > I am making little game with ncurses and I need to now when is some key > pressed or released ( of course this must be non-blocking ) so I think > the only way to do this is set the keyboard to raw mode, this work nice > in virtual console but i

Re: webcamera not working

2012-01-10 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 11/01/12 03:33, Andreas Berglund wrote: > On 2012-01-10 00:45, Scott Ferguson wrote: >> On 10/01/12 04:22, Andreas Berglund wrote: >> > > Is paste.debian.org the correct address? dns wouldn't resolv for me. My apologies. That should have been paste.debian.*net* no

Re: Ufter upgrade Debian SID something wrong with sound - PulseAudio

2012-01-10 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 11/01/12 02:21, Csanyi Pal wrote: > Scott Ferguson writes: > >> On 09/01/12 21:17, Csanyi Pal wrote: >>> Scott Ferguson writes: >>> >>>> On 09/01/12 20:27, Csanyi Pal wrote: >>>>> Scott Ferguson writes: >>>>> &g

Re: how to force dhcp server to update modified info at client side ?

2012-01-10 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 10/01/12 23:23, J. Bakshi wrote: > Hello, > > I have two different gateway. Where? On the same box as the dhcp server? Please supply some basic information about your network - eg, routing, servers, gateways, subnets, and the *reason*/mechanism that gateways change, client OS and config. >Fr

Re: virtualbox guest addon don't working

2012-01-11 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 11/01/12 23:01, Balint Szigeti wrote: > hello > > I installed virtualbox-guest-additions, virtualbox-ose, > virtualbox-ose-dkms, virtualbox-ose-qt packages. > lsmod says: > ... > vboxdrv 1723671 2 vboxnetadp,vboxnetflt > > I can't run "mount -t vboxfs " command because mount

Re: installing electricsheep in sid

2012-01-11 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 12/01/12 05:29, Brad Alexander wrote: > Hi, > > I just rebuilt my workstation and wanted to install the electrichseep > screensaver. When I try, it fails: > > The following packages have unmet dependencies: > �electricsheep : Depends: libavcodec52 (>= 4:0.6-1~) but it is not > installable or >

Re: Keyboard layout detection

2012-01-11 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 12/01/12 06:22, Panayiotis Karabassis wrote: > Hi, > > I installed Debian on my new Asus Eee PC and even though it works almost > flawlessly, I am having trouble finding the correct keyboard layout. The > obvious ones (Generic and Asus laptop) have some characters wrong. > > I remember from so

Re: installing electricsheep in sid

2012-01-11 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 12/01/12 08:40, Bob Proulx wrote: > Scott Ferguson wrote: >> I'm puzzled - why not just:- >> # apt-get install electricsheep > > It is just that apt-get. But in Sid there is a transition happening > from ffmpeg to libav and Sid's electricsheep is broken

Re: installing electricsheep in sid

2012-01-11 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 12/01/12 08:46, tv.deb...@googlemail.com wrote: > 11/01/2012 22:17, Scott Ferguson wrote: >> On 12/01/12 05:29, Brad Alexander wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> I just rebuilt my workstation and wanted to install the electrichseep >>> screensaver. When I try,

Re: how to cp file from windows to laptop

2012-01-11 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 12/01/12 16:04, lina wrote: > Hi, > > I use Terminal Server Client to connect to Windows, > > there I only found command prompt and the Windows power shell (x86), > > I tried the scp, wincp, it complained that the scp is not recognized. > > are there some easy way to cp file from Windows to

Re: how to cp file from windows to laptop

2012-01-11 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 12/01/12 17:36, lina wrote: > On Thursday 12,January,2012 02:29 PM, Scott Ferguson wrote: >> On 12/01/12 16:04, lina wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> I use Terminal Server Client to connect to Windows, >>> >>> there I only found command prompt and

Re: how to cp file from windows to laptop

2012-01-11 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 12/01/12 17:56, lina wrote: > On Thursday 12,January,2012 02:53 PM, Scott Ferguson wrote: >> On 12/01/12 17:36, lina wrote: >>> On Thursday 12,January,2012 02:29 PM, Scott Ferguson wrote: >>>> On 12/01/12 16:04, lina wrote: >>>>> Hi, >>>>

Re: virtual interfaces not routing properly.

2012-01-11 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 12/01/12 14:12, Gareth Walters (2K Australia) wrote: > G'day all, > I need some help.. > > I am trying to get Squeeze ( 6.0.3 AMD64) to have a few virtual > interfaces so I can setup some SSL sites in apache. > But its not working out side the same subnet (i.e. routing is wrong) > I have tried

Re: Nonstandard .deb package management/apt problem: create archive with updateable packages for system not connected to internet

2012-01-12 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 13/01/12 02:12, Fiedler Roman wrote: > Hello List, > > Perhaps someone might know a solution or at least where to start searching > for a solution by myself. The problem: > > A system isolated from internet should receive standard distribution package > updates. Since the system cannot fetch

Re: gnu screen - 40 windows limit?

2012-01-12 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 13/01/12 10:38, Evuraan wrote: > gnu screen seems to let me open upto 40 windows. When I try for more, it > says "No more windows." - is there a way we can override this limit? > > many thanks in advance. > Strange... What do you get from:- $ cat /proc/sys/kernel/pty/max I get 4096 on stock-

Re: bug report

2012-01-12 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 13/01/12 11:45, Vivian wrote: > Package manager > > E: Encountered a section with no Package: header > E: Problem with MergeList > /var/lib/apt/lists/security.debian.org_dists_lenny_updates_main_binary-i386_Packages > > E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened. > E: _c

Re: Stripping down Debian Squeeze

2012-01-13 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 13/01/12 23:33, Brian wrote: > On Fri 13 Jan 2012 at 16:56:09 +0530, Bijoy Lobo wrote: > >> I am currently Debian Squeeze for a UTM ( Squid3+Snort+OpenVPN+iptables). I >> would like to strip down the OS for better performance of the UTM. It would >> be acting as a gateway to my network so if th

Re: webcamera not working

2012-01-13 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 14/01/12 01:38, Andreas Berglund wrote: > On 2012-01-10 23:04, Scott Ferguson wrote: > > Sorry for the long delay, haven't had a chance to respond until now. No worries. >> It appears as if there isn't enough USB bandwidth for your device - try >> it in ot

Re: Kaffeine and Amarok don't play any sounds and crash

2012-01-14 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 15/01/12 08:44, � wrote: > Hi, > > I am running (up to date) Debian Testing and recently I have issues > with Amarok, Kaffeine and all Xine based players - they fail to play > any sound. Often these apps crash on exit (I am not sure if its > related). > > I found in /var/log/messages: > Jan 14

Re: changing bootup parameters

2012-01-16 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 16/01/12 15:57, Sharon Kimble wrote: > where do I change the file output of the boot screen messages that > scroll by so fast and are so small as to be unreadable before you get > to the logon screen please? i want to make them bigger and brighter so > that they are readable, like in RHEL, Fedor

Re: changing bootup parameters

2012-01-16 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 16/01/12 21:35, Scott Ferguson wrote: > On 16/01/12 15:57, Sharon Kimble wrote: >> where do I change the file output of the boot screen messages that >> scroll by so fast and are so small as to be unreadable before you get >> to the logon screen please? > > T

Re: Stripping down Debian Squeeze

2012-01-16 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 16/01/12 17:29, Bijoy Lobo wrote: > Hi, > > I did a netinstall of Debian and installed the 4 modules (Squid, > iptables, Snort and VPN). All seem tobe in less than 1 GB. Anything > else i should look out for? That's about right if you're also running Apache and a web cgi interface for remote a

Re: changing bootup parameters

2012-01-16 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 17/01/12 02:22, Jude DaShiell wrote: > Can you disrupt something if it is out of the ordinary while the system > boots up? Yes. SysRq[*1] > If not, you may as well wait until after login to find out > what happened. The only possible case I can conceive of where what you > want to do mak

Re: OT: cannot copy text from matlab to putty

2012-01-16 Thread Scott Ferguson
Please don't CC: the newsgroup that copies this list, it's redundant, so please don't send copies of the original to copies of the original. On 17/01/12 12:49, Kamaraju S Kusumanchi wrote: > After logging into a windows 7 machine, I connect to a Debian stable machine > by ssh via putty (0.62). No

Re: OT: cannot copy text from matlab to putty

2012-01-16 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 17/01/12 14:18, Kamaraju S Kusumanchi wrote: > Scott Ferguson wrote: > >> Please don't CC: the newsgroup that copies this list, it's >> redundant, so please don't send copies of the original to copies of >> the original. > > No Idea what you ar

Re: OT: cannot copy text from matlab to putty

2012-01-16 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 17/01/12 16:10, Kamaraju S Kusumanchi wrote: > Scott Ferguson wrote: > > > Sorry about that. I am using knode to post. It is adding the "Followup-To" > header when composing a message. I have deleted it manually for now. Let me > know if this worked.

Re: OT: cannot copy text from matlab to putty

2012-01-17 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 17/01/12 19:44, Bob Proulx wrote: > Scott Ferguson wrote: >> Kamaraju S Kusumanchi wrote: >>> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org From: Kamaraju S Kusumanchi >>> Followup-To: >>> gmane.linux.debian.user >> >> Which means debian-user l

Re: OT: cannot copy text from matlab to putty

2012-01-17 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 17/01/12 21:10, Bob Proulx wrote: > Bob Proulx wrote: >> But having a spurious Followup-To header should send a mail client >> into the weeds. > > Drat! s/should/should not/ :-) I understood what you meant. > > But having a spurious Followup-To header should not send a mail > client into

Re: "Size mismatch" during safe-upgrade

2012-01-17 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 17/01/12 22:20, Meike Stone wrote: > Hello, > > I use Debian 6 and tried to upgrade my system. I made as root a > ~# aptitude update > ~# aptitude safe-upgrade > an got following error: > .. > .. > > Setting up linux-libc-dev (2.6.32-39squeeze1) ... > E: Failed to fetch > http://security.debia

Re: hi, how to get more software from debian repo?

2012-01-17 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 17/01/12 23:15, Bijoy Lobo wrote: > Tried Ubuntu Repos? > > On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 5:43 PM, shiyao.ma wrote: >> Are there any deb repo like rpmfusion for rpm ? >> I now use debian sid. I find many software not available in the repo. To >> name some, eric5, It's just called eric, and it's in

Re: hi, how to get more software from debian repo?

2012-01-17 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 17/01/12 23:38, Shiyao.Ma wrote: > On 2012/1/17 20:33, Scott Ferguson wrote: >> On 17/01/12 23:15, Bijoy Lobo wrote: >>> Tried Ubuntu Repos? >>> >>> On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 5:43 PM, shiyao.ma wrote: >>>> Are there any deb repo like rpmfusion

Re: Version of flashplayer in different browsers

2012-01-17 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 18/01/12 07:47, Lisi wrote: > I am running KDE 3.5.10 on Debian Lenny. I have flashplayer working in > Iceweasel, running, according to it, flashplayer 11, installed with > flashplugin-nonfree. Konqueror, for reasons I cannot fathom says that it is > using both 7 and 11. It is giving the p

Re: Unable to boot into CompactFlash card - card not found by initrd

2012-01-17 Thread Scott Ferguson
On 18/01/12 07:08, Michael Lange wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I already tried it somewhere else, but as no one knew help, I hope it > is ok to bother you, too ;) > > I am trying to boot my Dell Latitude X1 netbook into a CompactFlash card. > The system is debian squeeze. > The card is inserted into

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