[DNG] How do I install Devuan NOW

2016-07-28 Thread terryc
After looking before and following the instructions there, I've upgraded Debian wheezy to Debian Jessie and apparently that isn't how you do it now. So what am I supposed to do now? I'm looking for a set of migration steps that don't involve blowing stuff away and loading an iso. On a side questi

[DNG] Seeding Torrents for Devuan

2018-03-14 Thread terryc
Is anyone actually seeding any torrent for Devuan? When the devuan-jessie-beta came out, I attempted to obtain it via torrent, but it never arrived. Similar situation the other day when, having spare hardware to finally set up a devuan beastie, attempting to obtain the devuan-jessie torrents has

Re: [DNG] Seeding Torrents for Devuan

2018-03-14 Thread terryc
On Wed, 14 Mar 2018 22:37:40 -0500 goli...@dyne.org wrote: > > Are you saying they are not working? For me on the East Coast of Australia, the answer was yes. My post was to check that at least some one was sharing it via torrent-check. Since I was able to directly download CD1, I've been able t

Re: [DNG] printing in a D-Bus free system

2018-03-14 Thread terryc
On Wed, 14 Mar 2018 03:25:44 -0400 Menelaos Maglis wrote: > > I use hplip and yes dbus is installed. > > > I run a very minimal ascii/ceres system and following the trail of > things dependent on dbus - well, unless somebody knows better it looks > like we are stuck with it. > > I realize t

Re: [DNG] Used *and* free hardware (was: Re: The FSF seems to have finally sold out)

2018-03-16 Thread terryc
On Thu, 15 Mar 2018 02:02:16 -0400 Steve Litt wrote: > In other words, these are now museum pieces, not computers. Use them > with their original software to do what they did so well back in the > day. Drive em around on Sunday afternoon and show them off, but leave > the real computers to comput

[DNG] OT Re: Used *and* free hardware (was: Re: The FSF seems to have finally sold out)

2018-03-18 Thread terryc
On Fri, 16 Mar 2018 21:23:15 -1000 Joel Roth wrote: > On Sat, Mar 17, 2018 at 05:05:30PM +1100, terryc wrote: > > On Thu, 15 Mar 2018 02:02:16 -0400 > > Steve Litt wrote: > > > > > In other words, these are now museum pieces, not computers. Use > > >

[DNG] OT Re: Used *and* free hardware

2018-03-18 Thread terryc
On Mon, 19 Mar 2018 00:20:58 -0400 Steve Litt wrote: > On Fri, 16 Mar 2018 21:23:15 -1000 > Joel Roth wrote: > > I just got an assortment of electrolytics from amazon for > > around $15, 300 pieces! > > How do you solder those puppies onto a multilayer board? How do you > get the old one of

[DNG] OT Re: Used *and* free hardware

2018-03-18 Thread terryc
On Mon, 19 Mar 2018 01:07:07 -0400 "taii...@gmx.com" wrote: > On 03/19/2018 12:24 AM, Daniel Reurich wrote: > > > They're all thru-hole and can be done with a fine tipped soldering > > iron and cheap plunger type solder sucker..☺ > Or a solder braid :0 > > I fixed a screen with bad caps by re

Re: [DNG] When 128?

2018-06-20 Thread terryc
On Wed, 20 Jun 2018 15:16:28 -0400 Steve Litt wrote: > There was a discussion of whether to retain 32 bit, and that brought > up another question in my mind: When will we have 128 bit computing? Give off. Its taken 40 years for me to be finally able to buy a 64bit computer. I want to be able to

[DNG] NFS failure New ascii to upgraded ascii.

2018-07-04 Thread terryc
I have a newish system that had devuan-Jessie installed and then recently upgrade to Devuan-Ascii. It has been acting as a NFS reliabnle from its installation some months ago. The NFS server was a Debian-stretch system that has just been upgraded to Devuan-Ascii. For some reason, the client now e

Re: [DNG] NFS failure New ascii to upgraded ascii.

2018-07-05 Thread terryc
On Thu, 5 Jul 2018 08:29:40 +0100 Rowland Penny wrote: > From what has been posted, is the NFS server actually running ? If > >it > is, is it possibly hanging ? Is a firewall or selinux or apparmor in > the way ? Argh, solved, 101. Another thing the migration to Ascii borked. I'll have to chec

[DNG] Static Net failure, wsaRe: NFS failure New ascii to upgraded ascii.

2018-07-05 Thread terryc
On Thu, 5 Jul 2018 11:23:49 +0100 ael wrote: > On Thu, Jul 05, 2018 at 08:08:59PM +1000, terryc wrote: > > FWIW, the migration borked the static networking and shoved it over > > to dhcp. > > That's horrible :-) Caught me by surprise as due to mail server secu

[DNG] Plasyonlinux; is anyone successfully using it?

2018-07-07 Thread terryc
As per subject, is anyone sucessfully using PlayOnLinux? My POl installation on Debian wheezy/stretch was stuffed due to graphics related problems and I was only able to fix some basic stuff prior to upgrading to Devuan-Ascii. Now I'd like to get it working again and it would motivate if other pe

Re: [DNG] A Devuan kernel?

2018-07-08 Thread terryc
On Sun, 8 Jul 2018 15:52:48 -0700 Jimmy Johnson wrote: > Something I haven't done but maybe a kernel source package can be > opened to expose what is in there? Something way over my head. I'll admit it has become complicated and it is now a while since I've compiled my own kernel from sources,

[DNG] Troll Alert Re: A Devuan kernel?

2018-07-09 Thread terryc
On Mon, 9 Jul 2018 03:42:40 -0700 Jimmy Johnson wrote: > Well some of those kernel experts are saying you need to check your > kernel. Also how you respond to this thread speaks volumes. Well how about shouting: YOU ARE A TROLL! Or is you excuse for your stream of crap a total inability to hav

[DNG] Troll alert Re: A Devuan kernel?

2018-07-09 Thread terryc
On Mon, 9 Jul 2018 03:53:01 -0700 Jimmy Johnson wrote: > You've been showing contempt and disrespect for me since my first > post in this group, never helpful. No, I'm the guy that is doing that. Every one else is being polite. > Why do you want to stand in the > way of people in this group lo

Re: [DNG] A Devuan kernel?

2018-07-09 Thread terryc
On Mon, 9 Jul 2018 04:02:23 -0700 Jimmy Johnson wrote: > On 07/09/2018 03:53 AM, KatolaZ wrote: > > On Mon, Jul 09, 2018 at 03:42:40AM -0700, Jimmy Johnson wrote: > > > > [cut] > > > >> > >> > >> Well some of those kernel experts are saying you need to check > >> your kernel. Also how you res

Re: [DNG] A Devuan kernel?

2018-07-09 Thread terryc
On Mon, 9 Jul 2018 04:09:14 -0700 Jimmy Johnson wrote: > There's a big difference, I'm not the one trying to stop people from > taking a interest an their distros security and you are. No more > reply's to you unless you show a interest in helping find malware in > this distro. 1: I already

Re: [DNG] A Devuan kernel?

2018-07-09 Thread terryc
On Mon, 9 Jul 2018 13:34:44 +0200 KatolaZ wrote: > On Mon, Jul 09, 2018 at 09:30:48PM +1000, terryc wrote: > > On Mon, 9 Jul 2018 04:09:14 -0700 > > Jimmy Johnson wrote: > > > > > There's a big difference, I'm not the one trying to stop people >

[DNG] He's Baaaack! Re: A Devuan kernel?

2018-07-09 Thread terryc
On Mon, 9 Jul 2018 13:06:39 +0100 (BST) Jim Jackson wrote: > On Mon, 9 Jul 2018, Jimmy Johnson wrote: > > > On 07/09/2018 03:53 AM, KatolaZ wrote: > > > What you can do is look for malware, do some investigative > > research, just educate yourself, what I know is out there for all > > to read.

Re: [DNG] [BACK ON LIST] [OFFLIST] Re: A Devuan kernel?

2018-07-09 Thread terryc
On Mon, 9 Jul 2018 13:49:44 +0100 Rowland Penny wrote: > Yes, it would be nice, but in the meantime, I think 'Jimmy' should > have his posts moderated. AOL!, which means +1 for the kiddies who don't know the historical reference. I agree entirely with Rowland's post. Even down the pub(bar) with

[DNG] Woops, apologies all roudns Re: He's Baaaack! Re: A Devuan kernel?

2018-07-09 Thread terryc
On Mon, 9 Jul 2018 14:50:55 +0100 (BST) Jim Jackson wrote: > Dear Terry, > > Oh dear, just because I have the same initials and first name :-( > It really is embarrasing. Woops, part of brain brain did twigg it was just Jim, but rest of it didn't follow to further check. My apologies for not c

Re: [DNG] probably SOLVED: is there a problem with package signing?

2018-07-09 Thread terryc
On Mon, 9 Jul 2018 09:45:36 -0400 Hendrik Boom wrote: > As far as I know, I am now using only devun repositories. I was of > course using Debian repositories on this system before I upgraded to > Devuan. > > Yesterday I noticed some extraneous filed in etc/apt: > > sources.list.etch64 > sou

[DNG] 1,000(?) eyes security Re: A Devuan kernel?

2018-07-09 Thread terryc
On Mon, 9 Jul 2018 16:48:34 +0200 Alessandro Selli wrote: > "Since the beginning of the git era (the 2.6.11 release in 2005), a > total of 15,637 developers have contributed to the Linux kernel; > those developers worked for a minimum of 1,513 companies." > > And this lists only those develop

Re: [DNG] A Devuan kernel?

2018-07-09 Thread terryc
On Mon, 9 Jul 2018 07:59:11 -0700 Jimmy Johnson wrote: > KatolaZ, I came looking for help. Reading a linux kernel requires > knowledge of software engineering, I don't have that knowledge or > experience, even if I open kernel source I would have no idea what I > was looking at. I just want to

Re: [DNG] A Devuan kernel?

2018-07-09 Thread terryc
On Tue, 10 Jul 2018 05:17:07 +0200 arne wrote: > > I think Devuan devs have more important things to do that looking > > for a pin in a haystack. > > > > > Alessandro > > I totally agree. > > Hard to find that pin. Errr, try opening your eyes. Since the floppies came out, there have bee

Re: [DNG] [OT] Cannot install wine32 on ASCII.

2018-08-18 Thread terryc
On Sat, 18 Aug 2018 14:12:54 +0200 Edward Bartolo wrote: > Maybe, apt-cache depends can shed some light. It seems wine32 depends > on libwine:i386 and the latter breaks wine32. There is a fix-missing on one of apt/apt-get/aptitude/? , I forget which. It MAY fix stuff, but it could just break st

Re: [DNG] rsync variant

2018-08-26 Thread terryc
On Sun, 26 Aug 2018 08:39:29 -0400 Hendrik Boom wrote: > > And if you want to see the differences, you may be interested in > > rdiff. Haven't used it myself but sound (and looks) like it fits > > your bill. > > That's just what I thought... but the man page I have for rdiff says > nothing ab

Re: [DNG] Migrate from Debian Wheezy to Devuan ASCII

2018-09-01 Thread terryc
On Fri, 31 Aug 2018 10:58:58 +0100 Mark Hindley wrote: > Hello, > > I have an old and venerable headless system that runs Debian Wheezy. > Now Wheezy is EOL I need to upgrade without pulling in systemd and > dbus. Devuan is the obvious choice. > > I can't find any specific instructions or repor

Re: [DNG] OT: firefox, privacy etc.

2018-09-05 Thread terryc
On Thu, 6 Sep 2018 03:34:27 +0200 (CEST) wrote: > how an i possibly get local storage of login information to work > again in firefox? A history of what changes you made/have occurred might give people a clue to give you information that is a bit more useful than change your hair part. In my cas

Re: [DNG] Devuan + remote desktop of Ubuntu = how?

2018-10-17 Thread terryc
On Wed, 17 Oct 2018 13:19:33 +0200 Miroslav Skoric wrote: > Hi all, > > I recently installed Devuan Jessie on a computer for presentations > via large TV. And that machine is also directly wired in a small LAN > to another box that runs some old Ubuntu (probably 12.04 or so, it is > also just to

Re: [DNG] Devuan + remote desktop of Ubuntu = how?

2018-10-21 Thread terryc
On Sat, 20 Oct 2018 13:07:19 +0200 Miroslav Skoric wrote: > On 10/17/2018 03:18 PM, terryc wrote: I'm going to start off by saying I'm unable to help you with your quest. In fact, my answers are basically like the local who is asked by a tourist "How do you get to blah-b

Re: [DNG] systemd in sane-backends

2018-11-03 Thread terryc
On Sat, 3 Nov 2018 10:28:44 +0100 aitor wrote: > Hi all, > > libsystemd-dev is present in the packaging of sane-backends in both > jessie and ascii. As far as i know, the systemd utility in sane is > useful only in the case of network printers. Am i wrong? I thought SANE was net worked scanne

[DNG] Online DNS & Bind Refeences.

2018-11-06 Thread terryc
1. What do people recommend as online sources for Bind configuration these days. 2. what programs do you recommend for checking the configuration files. LS; My antique hardware that was the nameserver and web for the LAN suffered a motherboard failure and I need to configure a replacement namese

Re: [DNG] static /dev: was /usr to merge or not to merge... that is the question??

2018-11-19 Thread terryc
On Mon, 19 Nov 2018 15:51:39 -0500 Steve Litt wrote: > On Sat, 17 Nov 2018 12:29:33 +0100 (CET) > k...@aspodata.se wrote: . > > I use a classic static /dev, and the only problem I have seen is > > with usb devices (apart from keyboards and mice i.e.). > > I might want to follow

Re: [DNG] /usr to merge or not to merge... that is the question

2018-11-22 Thread terryc
On Thu, 22 Nov 2018 10:10:20 +0100 Didier Kryn wrote: But > the part of the OS (which is managed by dpkg) better stays on one > single partition. IME, absolutely nothing in real life works that way. Do you dump all your clothes into one big bin or store them by say type? Do you store all your h

[DNG] Is Didier another troll? Re: /usr to merge or not to merge... that is the question

2018-11-22 Thread terryc
On Thu, 22 Nov 2018 18:32:53 +0100 Didier Kryn wrote: > Le 22/11/2018 à 17:02, KatolaZ a écrit : > > On Thu, Nov 22, 2018 at 04:28:55PM +0100, Didier Kryn wrote: > >> Le 22/11/2018 à 13:42, terryc a écrit : > >>> IME, absolutely nothing in real life works that w

[DNG] Rudeness can be productive. Re: /usr to merge or not to merge... that is the question

2018-11-22 Thread terryc
On Thu, 22 Nov 2018 16:05:37 -0600 goli...@dyne.org wrote: > On 2018-11-22 14:55, Alessandro Selli wrote: > > On 22/11/18 at 16:25, Didier Kryn wrote: > >> Le 22/11/2018 à 13:25, Alessandro Selli a écrit : > >>> chown -R a-w /bin > >>> chown -R a-w /sbin > >>> chown -R a-w /lib > >> > >>   

[DNG] Which beowulf iso to get a manual partitioner

2021-04-26 Thread terryc
As per subject, I'm looking for hint on which beowulf iso to boot off to e able to manually fix a paritin take an install grub. I have recently run both the beowulf 3.0 and 3.1 desktop iso to carry out installations of a new system. Both of these isos do not provide a manual partitioner and the '

Re: [DNG] Steps to recover from borked grub-update

2021-04-26 Thread terryc
On Fri, 23 Apr 2021 17:15:16 +0100 Nick Rickard wrote: > Do you still have the old kernel(s) installed on the machine? Yes, but AFAK these only accessible via grub stage 2 under options > > If so, this guide should enable you to select the older one: https://www.calazan.com/how-to-set-an-older-

Re: [DNG] ..are we|Devuan safe from this systemd backdoor malware, taking our kernels from Debian?

2021-05-02 Thread terryc
On Sat, 1 May 2021 17:11:48 +0200 Didier Kryn wrote: > Le 30/04/2021 à 15:05, Arnt Karlsen a écrit : > > On Fri, 30 Apr 2021 14:37:20 +0200, Arnt wrote in message > > <20210430143720.7311bc82@d44>: > > > > > >> https://www.theregister.com/2021/04/29/stealthy_linux_backdoor_malware_spotted/ > >

[DNG] Diff between backports and proposed upgrades

2021-05-07 Thread terryc
On Sat, 8 May 2021 00:13:11 -0300 Gastón via Dng wrote: > On Sat, May 08, 2021 at 10:20:23AM +0800, Brad Campbell via Dng wrote: > > Is there a better way to be able to install the required packages > > without having to individually name each one and the version? > > yes, you can try to do i

[DNG] Beowulf; Increasing the number of boot options under grub. How To?

2021-05-17 Thread terryc
I am hoping there is a simple config/number change in the grub config files, but I can not find it in the doco I've read. In the past, the list of kernel images just grew each time you loaded/updated the linux-image files. But the current system automatically trims it to just two, with normal and

Re: [DNG] routing tables.

2021-05-17 Thread terryc
On Mon, 17 May 2021 14:35:41 -0400 Hendrik Boom wrote: > I now have a new VDSL connexion now, which is supposed to go at > 25Mbits/sec downstream and 10 Mbits/sec upstream. Bell has been here > and has checked that it is working, using their modem. > > Now I'd like to get it to actually work, w

Re: [DNG] Beowulf; Increasing the number of boot options under grub. How To?

2021-05-17 Thread terryc
On Tue, 18 May 2021 02:18:02 +1000 onefang wrote: > On 2021-05-17 23:31:12, terryc wrote: > > I am hoping there is a simple config/number change in the grub > > config files, but I can not find it in the doco I've read. > > > > In the past, the list of kerne

Re: [DNG] Beowulf; Increasing the number of boot options under grub. How To?

2021-05-18 Thread terryc
On Tue, 18 May 2021 11:38:50 +0200 Ludovic Bellière wrote: > On mar, 18 mai 2021, onefang wrote: > > I recently bought an AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT card. Your 5700 might > > be too new for Beowulf, I had to jump through some hoops te get my > > 5600 working fully. Using the 5.10 kernel from Beowulf

[DNG] Chimaera; Lost sound

2021-05-20 Thread terryc
I carried out the install from the recommended(last) chimera iso and all basically was well. Sounds was there, but I didn't want pulseaudio and removed it and installed alsa, alsaplayer, alsamixer, etc. But I have no sound. It seems to have something to do with certain drivers for PCMs not being i

Re: [DNG] Chimaera; Lost sound

2021-05-20 Thread terryc
On Thu, 20 May 2021 21:50:18 -0700 Gregory Nowak via Dng wrote: > On Fri, May 21, 2021 at 12:52:29PM +1000, terryc wrote: > > I carried out the install from the recommended(last) chimera iso and > > all basically was well. Sounds was there, but I didn't want > > pul

[DNG] PartialSolve Re: Chimaera; Lost sound

2021-05-21 Thread terryc
On Fri, 21 May 2021 16:48:07 +1000 terryc wrote: > On Thu, 20 May 2021 21:50:18 -0700 > Gregory Nowak via Dng wrote: > > > On Fri, May 21, 2021 at 12:52:29PM +1000, terryc wrote: > > > I carried out the install from the recommended(last) chimera iso > > > a

Re: [DNG] Devuan eBook Reader

2021-05-24 Thread terryc
On Mon, 24 May 2021 19:25:16 + g4sra via Dng wrote: > I am shocked at the amount of 'user profiling' the OEM firmware > performs which is then sent to Chinese servers. I have temporarily > knobbled the network until I find a more permanent solution. > > > Has anyone attempted to put

Re: [DNG] Ossec-hids for Beowulf

2021-05-24 Thread terryc
On Mon, 24 May 2021 21:19:25 +0200 Luciano Mannucci wrote: > Many thanks Olaf, for your help. > > On Mon, 24 May 2021 21:29:25 +0900 > Olaf Meeuwissen wrote: > > > The error message is about linux-libc-dev which is at 4.19.181-1 for > > Beowulf. So while close, the mirror that your apt-get in

Re: [DNG] Request for assistance with install

2021-05-25 Thread terryc
On Tue, 25 May 2021 09:54:15 -0500 o1bigtenor via Dng wrote: > On Mon, May 24, 2021 at 9:56 PM Patrick Bartek > wrote: > > > > On Mon, 24 May 2021 20:46:06 -0500 > > o1bigtenor via Dng wrote: > > > > > On Mon, May 24, 2021 at 4:51 PM o1bigtenor > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Greetings > > >

[DNG] r/devuanon reddit.com. is anyone here looking after it?

2021-06-07 Thread terryc
Noticed today that the last post was 6 months ago. It could probably do with something recent, like the release of 3.1 perhaps. ___ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng

Re: [DNG] USB mount problem

2021-06-10 Thread terryc
On Thu, 10 Jun 2021 13:06:07 -0700 Fred wrote: > On 6/10/21 10:01 AM, Arnt Karlsen wrote: > > On Thu, 10 Jun 2021 08:49:24 -0700, Fred wrote in message > > : > > > >> Hello, > >> > >> I have a new Beowulf AMD64 install and am having trouble mounting > >> USB storage devices. > >> > >> The USB

Re: [DNG] Another request for assistance

2021-06-14 Thread terryc
On Mon, 14 Jun 2021 17:42:04 -0500 o1bigtenor via Dng wrote: > Resultant is : > grub> > > grub> ls > lists some 18 partitions none of which indicate the msdos needed for > efi (proc), (hdo), (hd0,gpt15) (hd0, gpt 14 to 1) (hd1) > > Tried booting using the rEFInd disk and everything is worki

Re: [DNG] r/devuanon reddit.com. is anyone here looking after it?

2021-06-14 Thread terryc
On Fri, 11 Jun 2021 10:47:24 -0400 (EDT) Xenguy via Dng wrote: > From: "terryc" ; Sent: Monday, June 7, 2021 > 3:34:43 AM: > > Noticed today that the last post was 6 months ago. > > > > It could probably do with something recent, like the release of 3.1 > &

Re: [DNG] ntp setup

2021-06-19 Thread terryc
On Sat, 19 Jun 2021 12:18:32 -0500 o1bigtenor via Dng wrote: > What none of the articles mentioned was on how to synchronize system > time with npt. I had already installed npt it was the synchronizing > that I wasn't remembering and there was no mention of how to for > anything but systemd linke

Re: [DNG] USB mount problem

2021-06-26 Thread terryc
On Sat, 26 Jun 2021 13:33:56 +0200 "d...@d404.nl" wrote: > On 26-06-2021 11:45, o1bigtenor via Dng wrote: > > On Fri, Jun 25, 2021 at 6:10 PM Patrick Bartek via Dng > > wrote: > >> On Fri, 25 Jun 2021 11:34:32 +0200 > >> Alessandro Vesely via Dng wrote: > >> > >>> On Tue 15/Jun/2021 20:41:0

Re: [DNG] problem with apt after restore after crashed disk...

2021-07-01 Thread terryc
On Thu, 1 Jul 2021 09:46:02 +0100 (BST) Jim Jackson wrote: > On Wed, 30 Jun 2021, Arnt Karlsen wrote: > > > On Mon, 28 Jun 2021 23:12:28 +0100 (BST), Jim wrote in message > > : > > > > > On Mon, 28 Jun 2021, tempforever wrote: > > > > > > > Jim Jackson wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > >

Re: [DNG] problem with apt after restore after crashed disk...

2021-07-01 Thread terryc
On Thu, 1 Jul 2021 10:41:05 +0100 (BST) Jim Jackson wrote: > On Thu, 1 Jul 2021, terryc wrote: > > > On Thu, 1 Jul 2021 09:46:02 +0100 (BST) > > Jim Jackson wrote: > > > > > On Wed, 30 Jun 2021, Arnt Karlsen wrote: > > > > > > >

Re: [DNG] Steam, Mumble, Valheim, Alsa and shared audio

2021-07-02 Thread terryc
On Fri, 2 Jul 2021 10:58:37 -0500 hal wrote: > Hi, > I have Alsa installed on Beowulf along with Steam and I guess there > is some Pulse stuff installed too. I also use Mumble to chat during > game play. When I'm playing Valheim, I can get sound in the game, but > Mumble doesn't work. > > Is thi

Re: [DNG] Steam, Mumble, Valheim, Alsa and shared audio

2021-07-03 Thread terryc
On Sat, 03 Jul 2021 12:21:31 + g4sra via Dng wrote: > <--snip--> > Configure Alsa to use the 'dmix' plugin, RT(not so)FM. Er dbmix in chimaera. Thanks. RT? FM? ___ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/

Re: [DNG] RFC: minimal-live iso changes for chimaera

2021-07-20 Thread terryc
On Tue, 20 Jul 2021 09:46:09 -0400 fsmithred via Dng wrote: > The following packages are not in chimaera. I'm removing them from the > minimal-live isos so that they will build successfully. > > Suggestions for replacement packages are welcome. > > bittornado > termsaver I don't know about bit

Re: [DNG] Rant: was fresh install of chimaera on an Ultrabook - no touchpad

2021-07-30 Thread terryc
On Fri, 30 Jul 2021 21:07:43 +0900 Olaf Meeuwissen via Dng wrote: > Hi g4sra, > > g4sra via Dng writes: > > > <--snip--> > > This is why Devuan's installer will ask\prompt you to insert > > additional installation media such as a USB stick. There are just > > too many Gigabytes of Drivers requi

Re: [DNG] routine ascii upgrade mysteriously on hold

2021-07-31 Thread terryc
On Sat, 31 Jul 2021 16:03:53 -0400 Hendrik Boom wrote: > I'm practicing upgrades on my spare laptop, getting ready for doing > my server upgrade from ascii to beowulf.. > > They are both running ascii. > > Starting, of course, by making the ascii up to date still as ascii, > before I try tye up

[DNG] Err; hardware!

2021-08-08 Thread terryc
On Sat, 7 Aug 2021 18:36:19 +0800 Brad Campbell via Dng wrote: > > I honestly can't see who in their right mind would use a base system > of that age, My 2c, hardware? If it has lasted that long, then it must be reliable and its free, why not. anyway, back to regular discussions. ___

Re: [DNG] Advice sought on kernel upgrade

2021-08-12 Thread terryc
On Thu, 12 Aug 2021 17:45:47 -0500 o1bigtenor via Dng wrote: > Greetings > > I am running a fairly old rig on debian testing with 2 gpus and want > to run 5 monitors. > The 5th is hdmi connected and is a 4k monitor with the other 4 all > being 1920x1080. > After I installed the 4k monitor I had

Re: [DNG] a how to question (project(s) related)

2021-08-15 Thread terryc
On Sun, 15 Aug 2021 09:43:46 -0500 o1bigtenor via Dng wrote: > Greetings > > I'm finding myself occasionally drowning in information resulting in > me trying to improve the connection between what I'm working on AND > the information that I'm collecting. Aah, an old, old problem. The problem as

Re: [DNG] Steam, Mumble, Valheim, Alsa and shared audio

2021-08-23 Thread terryc
On Mon, 23 Aug 2021 11:20:27 -0500 hal wrote: > On 7/3/21 09:59, g4sra via Dng wrote: > > 'dmix' is part of Alsa. > > > >> RT? FM? > > Read The Fine Manual ~ go to the Alsa website and read up on the > > 'dmix' plugin, then google for example Alsa configurations for > > sharing devices. >

Re: [DNG] Information request re: wayland

2021-09-03 Thread terryc
On Thu, 2 Sep 2021 15:48:08 -0400 Hendrik Boom wrote: > On Thu, Sep 02, 2021 at 02:16:58PM -0500, o1bigtenor via Dng wrote: > > Greetings > > > > My long time mentor in things Linux (described himself as a fossil) > > is no longer with us. (He suggested that I strongly consider using > > Devuan

[DNG] 2FA via SIPP# to PC- HowTo? Under Devuan

2021-10-07 Thread terryc
Hello folks Since it is topical:2FA TL:DR how to do it? Unfortunately a number of services now ofer and some require 2FA. Having no love for the tracking built into the microcomputer known as a smartphone, I'm wondering how hard it is to do 2FA via my PC under Devuan? For us here, services are

[DNG] Er, Not that way ? .Re: Announcing Devuan 4.0: Chimaera!

2021-10-17 Thread terryc
On Sun, 17 Oct 2021 07:10:50 -0400 ". via Dng" wrote: > > Dear Friends and Software Freedom Lovers, > > > > Devuan Developers are pleased to announce the release of Devuan > > Chimaera 4.0 as the project's newest stable release. This is the > > result of lots of painstaking work by the team and e

[DNG] Clicking website wasRe: Announcing Devuan 4.0: Chimaera!

2021-10-24 Thread terryc
On Sun, 24 Oct 2021 17:49:17 +0200 tito via Dng wrote: > Everything works as expected and seems to be > faster (placebo effect?) in the xfce desktop. > The only little problem is a clicking noise > in the speakers when opening some websites > in firefox even with volume set to zero or disabled. >

Re: [DNG] Wanting to set up an email system

2021-11-27 Thread terryc
On Sat, 27 Nov 2021 09:17:45 -0600 o1bigtenor via Dng wrote: > Greetings > > Started way back when when I got to the web full-time using webmail. > Haven't ever setup an email system and AIUI it is a system - - - > there are a lot of parts that have to work together to have > everything working

Re: [DNG] Ryzen?

2021-12-27 Thread terryc
On Mon, 27 Dec 2021 18:54:41 +0100 Antony Stone wrote: > Hi. > > Disclaimer: I generally don't like people saying things like "I read > somewhere that..." without backing up what they're talking about, > but... > > I'm sure I've read somewhere (and not especially recently) that Linux > on AMD R

Re: [DNG] A number of question about version 4.0

2022-01-16 Thread terryc
On Thu, 13 Jan 2022 20:00:51 -0500 Larry Linder via Dng wrote: > I have loaded and it connects up to our network without a problem. > > 1. I would like to change desktops as default is too dark to be read. I do not know what the default desktop is. I run xfce4. Does a mouse right click on the

Re: [DNG] Early Days at Bell Labs - Youtube, the systemd of video

2022-01-16 Thread terryc
On Sun, 16 Jan 2022 11:56:51 + ael via Dng wrote: > On Sun, Jan 16, 2022 at 04:12:44AM -0500, Steve Litt wrote: > > > > This was discussed on the devuan-offtopic IRC channel, so I watched > > the video: > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECCr_KFl41E > > But youtube has become imposs

[DNG] Positive lead on Re: Website "motto"?

2022-01-19 Thread terryc
On Wed, 19 Jan 2022 17:23:14 -0500 Steve Litt wrote: > Antony Stone said on Wed, 19 Jan 2022 22:03:23 +0100 > > >On Wednesday 19 January 2022 at 21:59:46, Steve Litt wrote: > > > >> goli...@devuan.org said on Tue, 18 Jan 2022 20:49:41 > >> > > >> >Like this? https://transfer.sh/cTgmNi/if-r

Re: [DNG] Website "motto"?

2022-01-19 Thread terryc
On Wed, 19 Jan 2022 18:19:38 +0100 (CET) Karl Hammar wrote: > Hendrik: > > On Tue, Jan 18, 2022 at 08:49:41PM -0600, goli...@devuan.org wrote: > > > > > On 2022-01-18 16:33, o1bigtenor via Dng wrote: > > > > > > > > Maybe something like "init freedom - - - your first step . . . > > > > " >

Re: [DNG] Question re: security/info sent with emails and more

2022-01-20 Thread terryc
On Thu, 20 Jan 2022 06:32:39 -0600 o1bigtenor via Dng wrote: > Greetings > > When I look at the headers from my emails and sometimes available > in websites all this information about my system is included. > > Is there a way to block the sending of this particular information? > > Please?? >

Re: [DNG] Early Days at Bell Labs

2022-01-20 Thread terryc
On Thu, 20 Jan 2022 13:25:50 -0500 Hendrik Boom wrote: > On Thu, Jan 20, 2022 at 06:40:13PM +0100, Antony Stone wrote: > > On Thursday 20 January 2022 at 17:24:46, Peter Duffy wrote: > > > > > On Sun, 2022-01-16 at 04:12 -0500, Steve Litt wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > > > https://www.y

[DNG] Accepting changed priority for chimaera-backports- what action?

2022-01-23 Thread terryc
So exactly what does this message mean and exactly what do I need to do. Previously I've just repeated the command and the nag message went away but this time it stays. user@system: sudo apt-get update Get:1 http://deb.devuan.org/merged chimaera InRelease [33.9 kB] Get:2 http://deb.devuan.org/merg

[DNG] Solved Re: Accepting changed priority for chimaera-backports- what action?

2022-01-23 Thread terryc
On Sun, 23 Jan 2022 12:44:55 +0100 "d...@d404.nl" wrote: ,,, > > IIRC you should use apt instead of apt-get. > apt will ask for conformation. Thank you. That fixed it. ___ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dy

Re: [DNG] grub 2.04 and kernel 2.6

2022-02-13 Thread terryc
On Sun, 13 Feb 2022 21:05:41 + Peter Duffy wrote: > I've got an old box running CentOS 6.2 and Windows 7. Without going > into details, this box is vital and I use it every day. Finally I > decided that I had to bite the bullet and upgrade the linux system, > and I decided to go for chimaera.

Re: [DNG] upgrade issues

2022-02-13 Thread terryc
On Sun, 13 Feb 2022 15:04:12 -0500 Curtis Maurand wrote: > > daemons that were stopped and disabled got re-enabled and started, > cups, cups-browsed, avahi-daemon, saned.  > None of these are needed on > a LAMP installation.  I had disabled them a long time ago.  It seems > to me, that the insta

Re: [DNG] Another reason for why I use Devuan

2022-02-17 Thread terryc
On Thu, 17 Feb 2022 17:55:49 -0700 Keith Christian via Dng wrote: > This describes the machine ID: > > https%3A%2F%2Fwww.freedesktop.org > %2Fsoftware%2Fsystemd%2Fman%2Fmachine-id.html Try this DDG barfs https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/machine-id.html _

[DNG] Problems with amdgpu in the latest kernel upgrade? Ort just a glitch for me?

2022-02-22 Thread terryc
clubies on why the last image doesn't fit the pattern, and the best way to purge it. T.I.A. terryc ___ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng

Re: [DNG] installing Wine 32

2022-03-27 Thread terryc
On Sun, 27 Mar 2022 10:55:12 -0400 Haines Brown wrote: > I'm running Chimaera and trying to play an old CDROM. I assume > simplest way is to install wine. IME, it is generally about the worst way and/or problematic. At best, it will only work until something is upgraded. What is on the cdrom?

[DNG] Multi-button mice Re: mouse driver question

2022-04-23 Thread terryc
On Sat, 23 Apr 2022 09:07:57 -0700 Fred wrote: Thread snipples. > > https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng > Hi, > I understand now. I was stuck on gpm because it worked some time ago > on Debian Jessie. I was not ready to continue with it then because I > still had u

Re: [DNG] no access to router administation page

2022-04-23 Thread terryc
On Sat, 23 Apr 2022 18:09:31 -0400 Haines Brown wrote: > I find that I now cannot access my router administration page. The > router provides access to internet, but when I run 192.168.1.254 > (this IS the correct address), the connection times out. This happens > both with Chromium and Firefox.

Re: [DNG] new system + graphics

2022-06-24 Thread terryc
On Thu, 23 Jun 2022 21:28:02 -0500 o1bigtenor via Dng wrote: > Greetings > > Managed to get the new system running - - - yee haw!!! > Now trying to get everything set up - - - lots of software to install > - - - working on things. > > How do I get the open source drivers for my RX570 gpu instal

Re: [DNG] Further question on graphics drivers

2022-06-29 Thread terryc
On Wed, 29 Jun 2022 09:27:43 -0500 o1bigtenor via Dng wrote: > Greetings > > Have completed an install onto a AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and am > running a Radeon 570x graphics card. > > > Driver comes up as amdgpu . > > https://amdgpu-install.readthedocs.io/en/latest/install-prereq.html > > If I fo

Re: [DNG] article about devuan

2022-08-02 Thread terryc
On Mon, 01 Aug 2022 10:45:40 -0400 Steve Litt wrote: > On Mon, 2022-08-01 at 09:29 -0500, goli...@devuan.org wrote: > > On 2022-08-01 01:33, Steve Litt wrote: > > > On Sun, 2022-07-31 at 13:29 +0100, Peter Duffy wrote: > > > > Is it worth while considering putting a link to the article on > >

Re: [DNG] connman missing from system menu

2022-08-17 Thread terryc
On Wed, 17 Aug 2022 06:20:13 -0400 Hendrik Boom wrote: > connman is missing from the system menu of my 32-bit laptop running > chimaera. I have installed: > connman-gtkverion 1.1.1+git20180626.b72c6ab-2 > connmanversion 1.36-2.2 > connman-uiversion 0-20150623-1 > The menu

Re: [DNG] Mixer for alsa

2022-08-23 Thread terryc
On Tue, 23 Aug 2022 21:34:09 +0200 aitor wrote: > I'll call it Gmixer for sure. FYI. I mentally associate g-something with gnome. Similarly k-something with kde. You may or may not want the association. OTOH, it may not matter now. ___ Dng mailing lis

[DNG] 2nd User cannot create icons/launcher-XFCE

2019-01-25 Thread terryc
I've just assembled a new machine and intalled Devuan Ascii from devuan_ascii_2.0.0_amd64_dvd-1.iso with update and upgrade from pkgmanager. The desktop is XFCE4 and the first installation user can create desktop icons/launchers and have then run/start, but the added second user can not achieve si

[DNG] Solved.Re: 2nd User cannot create icons/launcher-XFCE

2019-01-26 Thread terryc
Turn out to be very old WM configuration files from the ancient history of this "host". When removed and rebooted the problem went away. Whilst the system was a new installation, the inherited user files contained historial data. On Sat, 26 Jan 2019 10:36:02 +1100 terryc wrote: &

Re: [DNG] 2nd User cannot create icons/launcher-XFCE

2019-02-12 Thread terryc
On Wed, 13 Feb 2019 06:37:29 +0100 KatolaZ wrote: > On Sat, Jan 26, 2019 at 10:36:02AM +1100, terryc wrote: > > I've just assembled a new machine and intalled Devuan Ascii > > from devuan_ascii_2.0.0_amd64_dvd-1.iso with update and upgrade from > > pkgmanager. > &g

Re: [DNG] xdm broken?

2019-02-15 Thread terryc
On Sat, 16 Feb 2019 07:39:25 +1100 Ozi Traveller via Dng wrote: > Hi > > I have installed xdm, and it starts when I boot up, but doesn't > start xorg when I login. > > Has anyone got this working? I would be interested to know how if > anyone has. Yep and which X did you install? xdm is just

Re: [DNG] simple-netaid-backend debugged.

2019-03-07 Thread terryc
On Thu, 7 Mar 2019 22:05:39 +0100 Alessandro Selli wrote: > On 07/03/19 at 21:22, Ralph Ronnquist via Dng wrote: > > Alessandro Selli wrote on 8/3/19 6:49 am: > >>   Next improvement would be using current commands (ip and iw) in > >> place of the obsolete and deprecated ones, i.e. ifconfig and

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