Re: [ANN] New mailing list for offtopic stuff

2009-09-15 Thread Neal Hogan
On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 6:10 PM, Paul Johnson wrote: > On Mon, 2009-09-14 at 00:19 +0300, Andrei Popescu wrote: > >> The new list is d-community-offto...@lists.alioth.debian.org[1]. At the >> moment it is open for posting by anyone[2] and you are welcome to move >> any discussions to that list whi

Re: sudden power off ... ?!?

2009-09-21 Thread Neal Hogan
On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 12:07 PM, Dan wrote: > Hello List, > > It is few days that I installed (standard installation) Debian Lenny on > this pc. Which pc? If it's a harware issue, perhaps letting us know what hardware you have may help (dmesg?). Perhaps someone may have had similar issues wi

Re: how to get sound back?

2009-09-29 Thread Neal Hogan
On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 8:10 AM, Hugh Lawson wrote: > > Debian lenny, alsa > > dpkg -l | grep alsa > > ii  alsa-base    1.0.17.dfsg-4      ALSA driver configuration files > ii  alsa-utils   1.0.16-2           ALSA utilities > ii  gstreamer0.10-alsa   0.10.19-2  GStreamer plugin for ALSA > ii  libs

Re: how to get sound back?

2009-09-29 Thread Neal Hogan
On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 2:33 PM, Hugh Lawson wrote: > Neal Hogan writes: > >> On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 8:10 AM, Hugh Lawson wrote: > > >>> Yesterday, after running some .avi files with mplayer, my system lost >>> sound. Rebooting brought the sound back. >

Re: Suggestions for desktop manager: [was Re: Fast booting for a Debian system - and suggestions for said system]

2009-09-29 Thread Neal Hogan
On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 6:02 PM, Lisi wrote: > On Tuesday 29 September 2009 23:20:06 Preston Boyington wrote: >> Kevin Ross wrote: >> >> >> > If you want auto-login, and fast startup with minimal dependencies, then >> > skip the display manager, change your getty to rungetty and configure it >> >

Re: Gmail again

2009-10-03 Thread Neal Hogan
On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 7:39 AM, Vinicius Massuchetto wrote: > Another thing that really piss me off is when I want to reply a > message to the list. > Pressing `R` or clicking on `Reply` places the author of the current > email on the `To:` field, not the list address. > > Let me know if anyone ha

Re: Gmail again

2009-10-03 Thread Neal Hogan
> Your message goes where your MUA sends it.  If you don't want it to go > to the OP don't send it there. > -- > John Hasler Ya . . . the more I think about it, it makes better sense to inculde the OP's email, in case you want to take an OT post offlist . . . a practice that is underused, IMO. . >

Re: Suggestions for video/tv capture?

2009-10-04 Thread Neal Hogan
> > For the OP, your requirements can be met quite well with a Haughpage > PVR-150 (which I use on my Mythbuntu box) or PVR-350 or PVR-500.  All > seem well supported.  I record from my DirecTV receiver using the > S-Video input on the PVR-150.  The PVR series mentioned are analog > capture only.

Re: Hello! Please, I need your help! An advice of what I need to download to

2009-10-04 Thread Neal Hogan
On Sun, Oct 4, 2009 at 8:55 AM, guido mezzalana wrote: > >  Hi, > > I am trying to sort it out the folloing problem about Debian installation. > > The only problem I am getting is I have not sound! clickin on volume control > is telling me: > >  no volume control GS streamer plugins and/or devices

Re: Dual head config

2009-10-05 Thread Neal Hogan
On Sun, Oct 4, 2009 at 10:16 PM, Paras pradhan wrote: > Hi, > > I am using debian lenny in my Dell 640m Laptop. When I connect my > Samsung HDTV to the VGA output, I need to restart the X . And as soon > as I restart X, the display doesn't look normal in my Laptop but it is > great in the TV. How

Re: Someone help me in the right direction for networks <- Might be off topic

2009-10-11 Thread Neal Hogan
On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 5:38 AM, Dean Chester wrote: > Hi, > I've been asked to set up a network of between 6 and 10 computers, using > linux yet i don't know what to do. I've decided to allocate 2 as servers and > because we have to run our network with in another network so we are hoping > to ru

Re: Someone help me in the right direction for networks <- Might be off topic

2009-10-12 Thread Neal Hogan
On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 7:45 PM, green wrote: > Dean Chester wrote at 2009-10-11 05:38 -0500: >>Now the main problem how would i go about >>configuring the workstations to allow home directries on any computer so >>users do not have to have specific computers and they can go in and use

Re: Could you recommend CD/DVD writer program?

2009-10-13 Thread Neal Hogan
My goodness! This and the other 50 threads on the same topic in the last two months need to stop. Really! Some have problems with receiving mail from certain providers. Others have problems with users of providers that have "acceptable" features. Others just like to keep threads like this going. I

Re: Could you recommend CD/DVD writer program?

2009-10-15 Thread Neal Hogan
On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 3:52 PM, Chris Jones wrote: > On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 04:10:35PM EDT, John Hasler wrote: >> CJ writes: >> > What exactly is on-topic to debian-user? >> >> The use of Debian. > > And therefore discussing _debian_ mailing-lists policy. > I'm curious . . . when you mention th

Japanese write

2009-04-20 Thread Neal Hogan
I'm new to Debian (not to the *nix community) and have been looking around for answers to my question. The stuff I've found a years old and not doesn't seem to fit my needs. I apologize if I've overlooked something obvious. My wife is Japanese and would like to be able to not only read but write i

Re: Japanese write

2009-04-21 Thread Neal Hogan
On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 9:51 AM, Osamu Aoki wrote: > On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 03:40:06PM -0500, Neal Hogan wrote: >> I'm new to Debian (not to the *nix community) and have been looking >> around for answers to my question. The stuff I've found a years old >> and not

Re: BSD handbook - was Re: debiantutorials.org seeks input and new blood

2009-05-02 Thread Neal Hogan
On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 3:32 AM, Bret Busby wrote: > On Sat, 25 Apr 2009, Michael Pobega wrote: > >> >> On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 01:12:35PM +0300, Dotan Cohen wrote: Check out the FreeBSD handbook at:  http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ It is also availabl

Re: BSD handbook - was Re: debiantutorials.org seeks input and new blood

2009-05-02 Thread Neal Hogan
On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 9:30 AM, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: > On Sat, May 02, 2009 at 06:27:44AM -0500, Neal Hogan wrote: > >> FYI - While many of the fBSD folks will tout there ports/package >> system, I found it to be a pain (especially the upgrade), as did many >> others.

Re: BSD handbook - was Re: debiantutorials.org seeks input and new blood

2009-05-03 Thread Neal Hogan
On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 1:19 PM, Bret Busby wrote: > On Sat, 2 May 2009, Neal Hogan wrote: > >> >> On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 9:30 AM, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: >>> >>> On Sat, May 02, 2009 at 06:27:44AM -0500, Neal Hogan wrote: >>> >>>> FYI - W

Re: Wine and itunes

2009-05-06 Thread Neal Hogan
On Wed, May 6, 2009 at 7:56 AM, Christopher Judd wrote: > Hi, > >        My son is fed up with Windows and wants to purge it from his system, > and run ubuntu or debian.  The only thing holding him back at this time > is itunes.  Like most teenagers, he uses it regularly and has a rather > large i

Re: BSD handbook - was Re: debiantutorials.org seeks input and new blood

2009-05-15 Thread Neal Hogan
On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 12:41 PM, Bret Busby wrote: > On Sun, 3 May 2009, Neal Hogan wrote: > >> >> On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 1:19 PM, Bret Busby wrote: >>> >>> On Sat, 2 May 2009, Neal Hogan wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> On Sat, May 2, 2

Re: I'm at my wit's end (was:Re: Help with Flash)

2009-05-18 Thread Neal Hogan
On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 9:39 PM, Marc Shapiro wrote: > thveillon.debian wrote: >> >> Marc Shapiro wrote: >>> >>> Mark Allums wrote: Marc Shapiro wrote: > > Mark Allums wrote: >> >> flashplugin-nonfree in Sid is working again.  I don't think it has >> any other Sid dep

Re: Accidental shutdown

2009-05-21 Thread Neal Hogan
On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 6:52 PM, Daniel Husand wrote: > On 21.05.2009 01:31, Bhasker C V wrote: >> >> Is there a method to prevent accidental powerdown of a linux box ? >> or atleast alert ? A shellscript that pauses, outputs machine/system info of the box that your "rebooting," and asks if this

Re: install programs

2009-05-22 Thread Neal Hogan
On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 4:48 AM, jerin wrote: > hai! i have just installed a debian operating system. i have many programs > in cd for linux. but i cant install them. in XP by wizard it is easy > installing. but double clicking files just open it. Due to the vague and limited nature of your post,

Re: Dual-head on Lenovo T60?

2009-05-22 Thread Neal Hogan
On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 2:30 PM, Jesse Sheidlower wrote: > > I'm trying to get a dual-head setup working on my Lenovo T60, > without any success, despite having looked at number of pieces > of documentation, in particular the comprehensive-seeming wiki > entry at http://wiki.debian.org/XStrikeForc

Re: Access internet

2009-05-22 Thread Neal Hogan
On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 12:42 AM, jerin wrote: > I have a dsl modem and used to connect internet via ethernet in windows. but > i couldnt configure it for debian. please give me the detailed steps to > access internet. i am using a intel system. i think ethernet is configured. > but i dont know ho

Re: sudo vs. su (was Re: new to list, new to debian, new to linux)

2009-05-22 Thread Neal Hogan
On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 6:19 PM, dwain wrote: > > > On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 6:09 PM, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: >> >> > i too was disappointed.  i tried su and authentication failed.  how do i >> > update my system without being able to log in as root? >> > >> > now i don't mind a spirited discussio

Re: getting broadcom wireless to be recognized and working

2009-05-22 Thread Neal Hogan
On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 6:54 PM, dwain wrote: > when i install debian last night it appears that all of my hardware was > detected except for the broadcom wireless card.  i have noticed during boot > that i get a message saying that resources couldn't be allocated to pci > bridge 7 (?) and to pci

Re: getting broadcom wireless to be recognized and working

2009-05-23 Thread Neal Hogan
On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 11:14 PM, dwain wrote: > > > On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 7:56 PM, Neal Hogan wrote: >> >> Hello again . . . >> >> I'm curious what your particular card you have. I've recently got my >> broadcom card working and it was rather

Re: Debian Linux

2009-05-26 Thread Neal Hogan
On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 6:30 AM, Daryl Styrk wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 12:05:51PM +0100, Martyn Dowling wrote: >> >> Please could you let me know if Debian Linix is compatible with a HP >> Proliant DL360 G5 server? >> > > > I can resist.

Re: Correct sudoers file configuration

2009-05-26 Thread Neal Hogan
On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 3:32 AM, thveillon.debian wrote: > Jason Filippou wrote: >> Hello, >> >> When I first installed squeeze on my system, and being oblivious as to >> the presence of any sudoers file in general, I asked a friend to help me >> with the setting up of the sudoers file. I have a s

Re: Hello!! I'm New

2009-05-27 Thread Neal Hogan
2009/5/27 EQMaker : > Hello all. I'm new~ :) > > I installed Debian on my computer lastnight. > This is my first try on linux too. > > I want became 'linuxer' like all of you... > So.. I'd like ask something to all of pioneers in this mail-list (yea.. It's > you.. it's true..) > > How can I make fr

Re: hi, all, help me with debian installation!!

2009-05-27 Thread Neal Hogan
(sorry for the duplicate post, Yi. I forgot to send it to the list) On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 10:18 AM, Yi Zhao wrote: > yes, I do this, but, when I choose this, it tell me this operation will > create a new partitions on this disk, I think this will erase my data on my > disk, so I choose "go back

Re: Rhow to mount a usb disk automatic?

2009-05-28 Thread Neal Hogan
On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 1:52 PM, Yi Zhao wrote: > hi, all, when I instert my usb disk into my computer, I can see the icon of > the new volume in the desktop automatic, but, I will get a error message > said "invalid mount option when attempting to mount the volume "samsum"", > when I double click

Re: how to set the option for automatic mount in debian lenny?

2009-05-29 Thread Neal Hogan
On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 7:26 AM, Yi Zhao wrote: > hi, all: > I have a usb disk (volume "samsum") with format fat32, when I insert it from > usb, the system will mount it automatic, then there is a icon display in the > desktop, but, I will got two message: > 1: invalid option for mount, > 2: when

Re: Mount/Automount of USB-sticks

2009-06-01 Thread Neal Hogan
On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 3:51 AM, K. Jantzen wrote: > I am running Debian Lenny 5.0 amd64  since a couple of days. > USB-sticks are recognized (according to the log) but they are not mounted > automatically nor are the mountable. > What do I have to do? > Thanks for any pointers. . . . "nor are the

Re: mailining list deactivate

2009-06-04 Thread Neal Hogan
2009/6/4 mr...@prokon.cz > Hi, > please, how can I deactivate this mailing list.. > thanks I suspect you mean "unsubscribe." That is, you no longer want to be part of this list. Scroll down to the bottom of this email and you'll get your answer. > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-u

Re: mailining list deactivate

2009-06-04 Thread Neal Hogan
On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 10:59 AM, Barclay, Daniel wrote: > Neal Hogan wrote: > > > > > > 2009/6/4 mr...@prokon.cz <mailto:mr...@prokon.cz > < > mr...@prokon.cz > > <mailto:mr...@prokon.cz >> > > > > Hi, > > please, how

Re: configuring postfix

2009-06-04 Thread Neal Hogan
On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 3:37 PM, leonardo wrote: > > - Original Message - From: "Rob McBroom" > > To: "Debian User" > Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 4:20 PM > Subject: Re: configuring postfix > > > On 2009-Jun-4, at 1:52 PM, leonardo wrote: > > How I can´t configure postfix to send incom

Re: Question about Installing Lenny on a laptop

2009-06-17 Thread Neal Hogan
On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 7:36 PM, Petrus Validus wrote: > Hi All, > > I am installing Lenny on a Toshiba Tecra A8.  During the software > selection screen by default the options "Desktop Environment" "Laptop" > and "Standard System" are checked. > > Usually I just install the base and build from the

Re: is it possible to install a desktop-manager without python and perl?

2009-06-21 Thread Neal Hogan
On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 8:17 PM, 明覺 wrote: > I want to keep the programs in my system all written in c/c++, no > python or perl or any other programming languages, is it possible to > reach it? I removed the 2 packages, python and perl, from my system, > and of cause, I losed my desktop, is it poss

Re: is it possible to install a desktop-manager without python and perl?

2009-06-22 Thread Neal Hogan
2009/6/22 明�X : > On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 4:11 PM, > thveillon.debian wrote: >>>Sebastian Günther wrote: >>> * 明�X (shi.min...@gmail.com) [22.06.09 03:18]: I want to keep the programs in my system all written in c/c++, no python or perl or any other programming languages, is it possible t

Re: is it possible to install a desktop-manager without python and perl?

2009-06-22 Thread Neal Hogan
2009/6/22 明�X : > 2009/6/22 Neal Hogan : >> 2009/6/22 明�X : >>> On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 4:11 PM, >>> thveillon.debian wrote: >>>>>Sebastian Günther wrote: >>>>> * 明�X (shi.min...@gmail.com) [22.06.09 03:18]: >>>>>> I want

Re: is it possible to install a desktop-manager without python and perl?

2009-06-23 Thread Neal Hogan
2009/6/23 明覺 : > On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 11:28 PM, Boyd Stephen Smith > Jr. wrote: >> In <20090623111601.gp19...@wasteland.homelinux.net>, Jochen Schulz wrote: >>>明覺: thanks, but before I got the benifit of so many languages, I have been tired of learning them, maybe it cannot be called "

Re: any substitute for x window system?

2009-06-24 Thread Neal Hogan
>> > > thanks for your advice! But I have decided to spend my life to develop > a "one programming language system", that's my ideal. What kind of advice are you looking for? One that agrees with you? If so, I think you've received it (buried in the mass amount of responses, no doubt). 1) "it pos

Re: any substitute for x window system?

2009-06-24 Thread Neal Hogan
2009/6/24 明覺 : > 2009/6/24 Neal Hogan : >>>> >>> >>> thanks for your advice! But I have decided to spend my life to develop >>> a "one programming language system", that's my ideal. >> >> What kind of advice are you lookin

PCC (明覺 - take notice!!!)

2009-06-24 Thread Neal Hogan
This was brought to my attention awhile and somehow kept it buried in my memory despite the recent C/C++ "discussion." I thought that some of you may be interested in the project, other than 明覺. http://pcc.ludd.ltu.se/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_C_Compiler -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to

Re: any substitute for x window system?

2009-06-24 Thread Neal Hogan
2009/6/24 Lisi Reisz : > On Wednesday 24 June 2009 13:02:19 明覺 wrote: >> I have ended the discussion, > > So this email was not from you??? I guess 'discussion' != 'thread' > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact

Re: Goodbye debian

2009-06-24 Thread Neal Hogan
On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 8:10 PM, Adriano Trentini wrote: > Goodbye, Mr. Shi. > However, I always received many help from debian users. > > --- Em qua, 24/6/09, 明覺 escreveu: > > De: 明覺 > Assunto: Goodbye debian > Para: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Data: Quarta-feira, 24 de Junho de 2009, 21:26 >

Re: Services / Runlevel editor

2009-06-26 Thread Neal Hogan
On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 8:21 PM, Allen Kenner wrote: > > > John Hasler wrote: >> Allen writes: >>> I just can't seem to find much to let me work on services that doesn't >>> involve the process of shutting them all off by hand. >> >>> So is there an application you guys use for Debian to turn proce

Re: Installing Debian alongside Windows Vista?

2009-06-28 Thread Neal Hogan
On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 3:13 AM, Thierry Chatelet wrote: > On Sunday 28 June 2009 09:50:52 John L Fjellstad wrote: >> Zachary Uram writes: >> > Hi, >> > >> > I have a 500GB disk which has Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium >> > (64bit) installed on it. Not sure if that is 1 huge partition or not

Re: is it possible to install a desktop-manager without python and perl?

2009-06-29 Thread Neal Hogan
point to what you're doing.", > If you read the comments at the start, there were suggestions on ways > do what he wanted to do, or suggestions of systems that are primarily > C based. Not only are you not reading your own emails, you are not > reading others. > > And t

Re: Installing Debian alongside Windows Vista?

2009-07-07 Thread Neal Hogan
On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 8:16 PM, Rob Owens wrote: > On Tue, Jul 07, 2009 at 04:30:06PM -0700, Paul Scott wrote: >> Rob Owens wrote: >>> On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 06:49:18PM +0200, Sjoerd Hardeman wrote: >>> Yup, no problem as long as you have some unpartitioned disk space on your hard drive.

Re: no xorg.conf on debian5.02

2009-07-09 Thread Neal Hogan
On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 6:54 AM, abdelkader belahcene wrote: > Hi, > I was suprised by the xorg on debian 5.02 (the latest release). There is no > file xorg.conf in /etc/X11. > I want to change the resolution for the screen to 1280x1024 , 1024x768   and > the default Keyboard ,  where to do ii. > In

Re: apt configuration takes too long on installation

2009-07-09 Thread Neal Hogan
On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 6:39 AM, abdelkader belahcene wrote: > Hi, > I always have  in the installation debian, this pb : The apt- configuration > takes a long time,  giving the nice  message : please wait > In fact the installator tries to get packages from internet ( > when I switch CTRL+ALT+F

Re: apt configuration takes too long on installation

2009-07-09 Thread Neal Hogan
((bela, I suspect you meant to reply on this thread. So, I cp'd it below)) On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 7:36 AM, Neal Hogan wrote: > On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 6:39 AM, abdelkader > belahcene wrote: >> Hi, >> I always have  in the installation debian, this pb : The apt- configurati

Re: a tool that allows to continue copying between HDDs

2009-07-13 Thread Neal Hogan
On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 12:01 PM, Dirk Neumann wrote: > On Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:45:31 +0700 > Sthu Deus wrote: > >> Good day. >> >> Is there a tool with which I can continue copying from HDD to another after >> some interrupt? > > mc Master Card? Midnight connection? Multiple Copy? I'm curious b/

Re: a tool that allows to continue copying between HDDs

2009-07-13 Thread Neal Hogan
On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 1:00 PM, Mike Castle wrote: > On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 10:58 AM, Neal Hogan wrote: >> >> I'm curious b/c I am mildly interested in the OP's question and I >> briefly attempted to decipher the above response. There is no man page >> for

Re: PowerBook 12"

2009-07-15 Thread Neal Hogan
On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 6:32 AM, MAD wrote: > Hello, > I would like to install Ubuntu 9.04 PowerPC on my PowerBook 12" with no > working CD drive.  I have copied the 4 files into the root directory (just > the top level of my Macintosh HD, right)?  I also extract the .iso file and > copy its conten

Re: Install date

2010-02-10 Thread Neal Hogan
On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 6:56 PM, Tim Tebbit wrote: > Is there a file generated with a time stamp that would show the age of > the current install somewhere? > > /var/log/dmesg > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contac

Re: how to convince that debian is one the three major choices for a stable server environment?

2010-02-22 Thread Neal Hogan
On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 7:22 AM, Tim Clewlow wrote: > >> On 22/02/2010 13:01, Γιώργος Πάλλας wrote: >>> (it is, isn't it? :-) ) >>> >>> So, yes, we are moving on from our 10year experience with gentoo, >>> and >>> are searching for our new environment. From my personal experience >>> I >>> would s

Re:(OT) gnash vs. flash (was Re: Why does installing gnome ...)

2010-03-17 Thread Neal Hogan
On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 4:19 PM, Ron Johnson wrote: > On 2010-03-17 10:40, Stefan Monnier wrote: >>> >>> Installing Gnash screws up Flash. >> >> That is the core of the problem that needs to be fixed. >> There's no reason the two shouldn't be able to coexist peacefully so >> that each user on the

Re: (OT) gnash vs. flash (was Re: Why does installing gnome ...)

2010-03-17 Thread Neal Hogan
On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 4:44 PM, Ron Johnson wrote: > On 2010-03-17 16:35, Neal Hogan wrote: >> >> On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 4:19 PM, Ron Johnson >> wrote: >>> >>> On 2010-03-17 10:40, Stefan Monnier wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Instal

Re: (OT) gnash vs. flash (was Re: Why does installing gnome ...)

2010-03-17 Thread Neal Hogan
> The rub is that Debian doesn't officially know that Flash exists. Even if it did, too many DDs are morally opposed to closed-source to want to Depend on it. >>> >>> I highly suspect a flame-war here, but isn't against the >>> "Stallmanian-principle" for a linux machin

Re: (OT) gnash vs. flash (was Re: Why does installing gnome ...)

2010-03-17 Thread Neal Hogan
On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 8:15 PM, Andrew Reid wrote: > On Wednesday 17 March 2010 20:15:51 Neal Hogan wrote: >> On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 4:44 PM, Ron Johnson wrote: > >> > Enough DDs are sufficiently practical for there to be a non-free tree, >> > and Christian Ma

Re: (OT) gnash vs. flash (was Re: Why does installing gnome ...)

2010-03-17 Thread Neal Hogan
On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 4:44 PM, Ron Johnson wrote: > > Enough DDs are sufficiently practical for there to be a non-free tree, and > Christian Marillat does yeoman's work with > http://www.debian-multimedia.org/. > "non-free?" I know that's what it's called, but I wonder how descriptive it is. B

Re: (OT) gnash vs. flash (was Re: Why does installing gnome ...)

2010-03-18 Thread Neal Hogan
On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 5:28 AM, Mark Allums wrote: > On 3/17/2010 9:03 PM, Neal Hogan wrote: > >> Most (if not all) software has some sort of license, like "use as >> you'd like but make sure you tell the next person the same" (BSD . . >> .as I understand i

Re: (OT) gnash vs. flash (was Re: Why does installing gnome ...)

2010-03-18 Thread Neal Hogan
>>> >>> But can a "purist" accept such support and be a true linux user? >>> >>> "Linux" is not synonymous with "free".  "Debian" is not synonymous with >>> "Stallman".  Please keep these facts in mind. >>> >>> >> >> Sure . . . I was just curious to get some particular responses from users. >>

Re: (OT) gnash vs. flash

2010-03-18 Thread Neal Hogan
On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 9:43 PM, John Hasler wrote: > Neal writes: >> to use Adobe software without paying for it is stealing . . . money . >> .. . no? > > No.  It may be copyright infringement if you do so without Adobe's > permission, but copyright infringement is not theft according to the US >

Re: [OT] teenage slang. was: Re: [OT] Help for non-Debian distributions (was How to read log files)

2010-03-29 Thread Neal Hogan
On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 3:09 PM, Lisi wrote: > On Monday 29 March 2010 18:44:29 Stephen Powell wrote: >> On Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:51:08 -0400 (EDT), Lisi wrote: >> > As for KKL, I needed a translation. >> >> This is *really* off-topic, but perhaps this is it: >> >> http://www.urbandictionary.com/def

Re: [mutt] label mails with colored tags

2009-10-22 Thread Neal Hogan
On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 11:31 AM, Peter Jordan wrote: > Hello, > > I plan to migrate from thunderbird to mutt. > > In thunderbird it is possible to define custom tags (e.g. debian with color > red), so that the mails labeled with debian are highlighted red. > > Is that also possible with mutt? Su

Re: [mutt] label mails with colored tags

2009-10-22 Thread Neal Hogan
On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 12:21 PM, Peter Jordan wrote: > Wayne, Thu Oct 22 2009 19:07:04 GMT+0200 (CEST): >> >> Peter Jordan wrote: >>> >>> Neal Hogan, Thu Oct 22 2009 18:41:58 GMT+0200 (CEST): >>> And how to label mails with tags? >>> >>

Re: No "Shut Down..." option in "System" menu

2009-11-01 Thread Neal Hogan
On Sun, Nov 1, 2009 at 4:23 PM, Merciadri Luca wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hello, > > I have no "shut down..." option in my "System" menu (I am using GNOME > front-end). I am thus obliged to shut down using the terminal. How can > I make these buttons appearing? G

Re: Blank CDs Not Being Detected

2009-11-01 Thread Neal Hogan
On Sun, Nov 1, 2009 at 11:31 AM, Ed wrote: >     I went to try and burn a CD this morning (the latest ubuntu ;) ) and I > noticed my system does not recognize blank CDs anymore. How was your system before, when it did recognize them? What have you changed since you last stuck a black disc in? Per

Re: Need to reconfigure sound on every boot

2009-11-03 Thread Neal Hogan
On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 9:19 AM, Andreas Ronnquist wrote: > > Hi! > > I need to do a alsaconf after every boot, otherwise I don't get any > sound. This is on a ABit motherboard, Nvidia nforce 590 chipset, with > built-in sound. How can I make it configure the built-in sound-card > automatically on

Re: install

2009-11-03 Thread Neal Hogan
On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 11:08 AM, chandrashekar sasnoor wrote: > i wanted to download the debain install but it dosen t allow me what should > i do Can you expand on that? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas

Re: Inquiry:How to enable Telnet & SSH on my Debian 3.1 server?

2009-11-15 Thread Neal Hogan
On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 5:14 AM, hadi motamedi wrote: > Thank you for your reply . Please be informed that I tried as the followings > : > #apt-cache search telnet > #apt-get install telnet > At now , my Debian server can telnet to my MS Windows client but my MS > Windows client cannot telnet to m

Re: debian won't load

2009-11-16 Thread Neal Hogan
On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 12:29 PM, Carol Walter wrote: > Greetings, > > I'm trying to install debian from CD.  All goes along fine until I get to > passed the selection of the groups of apps.  Then it says its selecting and > installing software and goes to 5%.  At that point, it just stops or hang

Re: Inquiry:What is the equivalent of "ping -f -l" on the Debian server?

2009-11-18 Thread Neal Hogan
On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 6:25 AM, hadi motamedi wrote: > Dear All > To find the optimum MTU size , on the MS Windows client , we need to try for > "C:\ping www.google.com -f -l 1472" and then do for trial and error to find > the optimum size . Can you please do me favor and let me know what is the

Re: Is Squeeze right for me?

2009-11-21 Thread Neal Hogan
On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 11:44 AM, John Jason Jordan wrote: > I have several years of experience with Ubuntu, but I have never looked > inside. I'm just a pointy-clicky desktop user. How things work has > never been of interest to me except when they don't work. Even then I > just learn enough to f

Re: Iceweasel annoyance

2009-11-21 Thread Neal Hogan
JJJ, You need to slow down. Yes . . . there is a period one needs to get used to a new system. If you have completely switched (i.e., wiped your ubuntu partition) to debian and aren't comfortable, shame on you. It's not that Debian is that much different, but it's that such a move is irresponsibl

Re:[OT] Iceweasel annoyance

2009-11-22 Thread Neal Hogan
On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 11:41 PM, John Jason Jordan wrote: > On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:19:58 -0500 > Patrick Wiseman dijo: > >> On Sat, Nov 21, 2009 at 10:23 PM, Neal Hogan wrote: >> > JJJ, >> > >> > You need to slow down. > >> I don't have a

Re: How does a novice do this

2009-12-15 Thread Neal Hogan
On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 8:48 PM, A. Kane wrote: > I am a novice not at all a computer geek. I just want simple clean internet > and email with a good program like windows media center handling everything > else along with some axillary stuff. I am not a fan of Windows or the > Organization or of t

Re: Problems with alsaconf

2010-01-13 Thread Neal Hogan
On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 7:26 AM, surreal wrote: > All of a sudden my soundcard refused to work. I used 'alsaconf' and it > detected the card. I was able to use it but after a reboot all settings seem > to have lost. > Didi you save your settings? man alsactl look at the 'store' option. -- To

fresh squeeze install fails to partition

2011-02-15 Thread Neal Hogan
Hi list, My goal was to install the debian GNU/bsd system, but things seemed to be messed up. I've tried the mini.iso and full net-iso for both the gnu/bsd and gnu/linux system (i386) and no matter what I try it fails to partition my drive. eg. "[!!] Partition disks Failed to create

Re: fresh squeeze install fails to partition

2011-02-15 Thread Neal Hogan
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 6:43 PM, Neal Hogan wrote: > Hi list, > > My goal was to install the debian GNU/bsd system, but things seemed to > be messed up. I've tried the mini.iso and full net-iso for both the > gnu/bsd and gnu/linux system (i386) and no matter what I try it fai

Re: fresh squeeze install fails to partition

2011-02-16 Thread Neal Hogan
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 11:14 PM, wrote: > On Tue, 15 Feb 2011 20:46:55 -0800 > David Christensen wrote: > >> On 02/15/2011 04:43 PM, Neal Hogan wrote: >> > My goal was to install the debian GNU/bsd system, but things seemed >> > to be messed up. I've t

Re: fresh squeeze install fails to partition

2011-02-16 Thread Neal Hogan
On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 7:32 AM, Neal Hogan wrote: > On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 11:14 PM,   wrote: >> On Tue, 15 Feb 2011 20:46:55 -0800 >> David Christensen wrote: >> >>> On 02/15/2011 04:43 PM, Neal Hogan wrote: >>> > My goal was to install the debian GNU

squeeze fails to install

2011-02-16 Thread Neal Hogan
I have another thread started that is not getting much traffic given the significance of the situation: installation. Every installation medium that I've tried fails. Those trials include net-install-iso, mini-iso, full-diskOne-iso. . .with both linux and bsd kernels. What information do those th

Re: squeeze fails to install

2011-02-17 Thread Neal Hogan
On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 1:06 PM, David Christensen wrote: > On 02/15/2011 04:43 PM, Neal Hogan wrote: >> I've tried the mini.iso and full net-iso for both the >> gnu/bsd and gnu/linux system (i386) and no matter what I try it fails >> to partition my drive. >>

Re: squeeze fails to install

2011-02-17 Thread Neal Hogan
On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 12:39 PM, Dr. Ed Morbius wrote: > on 21:01 Wed 16 Feb, Neal Hogan (nealho...@gmail.com) wrote: >> I have another thread started that is not getting much traffic given >> the significance of the situation: installation. >> >> Every installation m

Re: squeeze fails to install

2011-02-17 Thread Neal Hogan
On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 6:40 PM, Dr. Ed Morbius wrote: > I'll generally constrain my followup to the earlier thread rather than > propogating two separate ones. > > on 18:11 Thu 17 Feb, Neal Hogan (nealho...@gmail.com) wrote: >> On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 12:39 PM, Dr. Ed Morb

Re: squeeze fails to install

2011-02-17 Thread Neal Hogan
On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 8:07 PM, Dr. Ed Morbius wrote: > on 19:30 Thu 17 Feb, Neal Hogan (nealho...@gmail.com) wrote: >> On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 6:40 PM, Dr. Ed Morbius >> wrote: >> > I'll generally constrain my followup to the earlier thread rather than >&

Re: squeeze fails to install

2011-02-18 Thread Neal Hogan
On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 1:33 PM, Dr. Ed Morbius wrote: > on 20:34 Thu 17 Feb, Neal Hogan (nealho...@gmail.com) wrote: >> On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 8:07 PM, Dr. Ed Morbius >> wrote: >> > on 19:30 Thu 17 Feb, Neal Hogan (nealho...@gmail.com) wrote: >> >> On

Re: squeeze fails to install

2011-02-18 Thread Neal Hogan
On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 6:58 PM, Neal Hogan wrote: > On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 1:33 PM, Dr. Ed Morbius wrote: >> on 20:34 Thu 17 Feb, Neal Hogan (nealho...@gmail.com) wrote: >>> On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 8:07 PM, Dr. Ed Morbius >>> wrote: >>> > on 19:30 Thu

Re: daemonizing a command

2010-05-27 Thread Neal Hogan
On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 2:52 PM, Israel Garcia wrote: > Hi, > > I need to daemonize this command on a debian lenny? > > ruby apd.rb > > It's a simple app for my network. > > I was thinking to use nohup ruby app.rb & at rc.local, but I want to > know if there's other ways to do it. It's been awhil

Re: daemonizing a command

2010-05-28 Thread Neal Hogan
On Fri, May 28, 2010 at 2:43 AM, Israel Garcia wrote: > On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 9:59 PM, Neal Hogan wrote: >> On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 2:52 PM, Israel Garcia wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> I need to daemonize this command on a debian lenny? >>> >>>

Re: GUI fails to start

2010-05-31 Thread Neal Hogan
On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 2:04 PM, Nathan Martin wrote: > Help! > > After the setup process for Lenny, the system reboots to start the new > installation but the GUI does not come up. The screen remains blank. I > checked the option for “Desktop” in the set up process. Everything seems to > go smoot

Re: Acer Aspire One wireless issue

2010-06-08 Thread Neal Hogan
On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 6:15 PM, ABSDoug wrote: > --- On Tue, 6/8/10, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > >> Now wireless does’nt seem to work out of the box so you >> need to: >> >> Make sure that non-free and contrib are selected in the >> package list. >> >> Open a terminal and type the following: >> >> #

Re: Acer Aspire One wireless issue

2010-06-08 Thread Neal Hogan
On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 7:57 PM, ABSDoug wrote: > --- On Tue, 6/8/10, Neal Hogan wrote: > > <<< When adding packages, your system needs to know where to look. To find > out, it looks at the list in /etc/apt/sources.list. Take a look at that. > You'll probably see

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