[SOLVED] Is squeeze compatible with WD20EARS and other 2TB drives?

2010-12-18 Thread Klistvud
more than that -- a user experience; copying a handful of files is not to be considered a test or benchmark in any meaningful sense whatsoever, so take it with a huge lump of salt! Happy computing! -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com

Re: Russian SPAM

2010-12-16 Thread Klistvud
Dne, 16. 12. 2010 18:15:46 je Slicky Johnson napisal(a): Keep replying so it never goes away. I myself love looking at it. +1 Quoting it also helps. -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply

Is squeeze compatible woth WD20EARS and other 2TB drives?

2010-12-13 Thread Klistvud
-showing-up-as-1tb/ Would very much like to hear about any first-hand experiences you may have in making these drives work with Debian -- squeeze specifically. Will be very grateful for any feedback. -- Be happy and have fun, Klistvud http

Re: why my sound card doesn't work

2010-12-13 Thread Klistvud
) ? Working out of the box, and seamlessly, on my P4 Lenny system. -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply to the list, not to me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org

Re: weired issues of debian squeeze (base system)

2010-12-13 Thread Klistvud
)discover and adopt Gnome. -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply to the list, not to me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble

Re: weired issues of debian squeeze (base system)

2010-12-13 Thread Klistvud
since settled for gnome-commander because it's a native Gnome app. -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply to the list, not to me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ

Re: Is squeeze compatible woth WD20EARS and other 2TB drives?

2010-12-13 Thread Klistvud
can you let me know (on/off list it doesn't matter) your experience? Will do. On list, so others can benefit too. -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply to the list, not to me

Re: why my sound card doesn't work

2010-12-13 Thread Klistvud
motherboard jumpers (depending on your motherboard). There is a slight chance that, when configured differently, they might work... -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply to the list, not to me

Re: Is squeeze compatible woth WD20EARS and other 2TB drives?

2010-12-13 Thread Klistvud
Dne, 13. 12. 2010 17:05:10 je J.A. de Vries napisal(a): Hi Klistvud, I have been using this exact disk for a couple of months now, without any trouble whatsoever. Mind you, first thing I do with new disks is format them, so maybe that has prevented some problems from arising. I use 2

Re: Is squeeze compatible woth WD20EARS and other 2TB drives?

2010-12-13 Thread Klistvud
that means I just used mkfs.ext3. I just wanted to make clear whether special tools, live CDs or such. So that clears it now. Thanx. -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply to the list, not to me

Re: weired issues of debian squeeze (base system)

2010-12-13 Thread Klistvud
of us former Windows users ... It's a real pity Total Commander isn't free software. As you say, none of the two-pane file managers comes close. I use gnome-commander, and mc for the console, and will also try out tuxcmd now that you suggested it. -- Cheerio, Klistvud

Re: ultimate backup choice

2010-12-12 Thread Klistvud
folder, then it copies/removes it/them to SERVER B's folder. rsync will do both nicely, and bandwidth-effectively. -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply to the list, not to me

Re: why my sound card doesn't work

2010-12-12 Thread Klistvud
) check that your mixer settings aren't muted. -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply to the list, not to me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject

Re: [Semi-OT] Cropping a letterbox MPEG-2 file is easy enough...

2010-12-11 Thread Klistvud
transcoding? -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply to the list, not to me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas

Re: Problem flushing buffers for USB devices.

2010-12-11 Thread Klistvud
your situation wrong; in that case, please disregard my post. -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply to the list, not to me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org

Re: intel video problems

2010-12-09 Thread Klistvud
Dne, 09. 12. 2010 21:19:24 je FrankMcCormick napisal(a): Just a note that my video problems with Intel video are resolved after a couple of files were removed/modified on my machine. See bug#606348 Thanx for keeping us posted. -- Cheerio, Klistvud http

Re: Problems with fast user switcher applet

2010-12-07 Thread Klistvud
the same old buggy behavior that (all) Lenny users are getting. Very annoying. :\ -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply to the list, not to me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ

Re: problem installing Debian on dual boot with WinXP

2010-12-07 Thread Klistvud
the Windows bootloader give you the choice of booting either XP or GNU/Linux (there are tutorials on the Net on how to modify Windows XP boot loader to do that). -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply

Re: problem installing Debian on dual boot with WinXP

2010-12-07 Thread Klistvud
, of course ;) -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply to the list, not to me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact

Re: keyboard issues (debian squeeze)

2010-12-07 Thread Klistvud
connector on the front of your box? -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply to the list, not to me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject

Re: Cannot mount floppy drive in Squeeze

2010-12-06 Thread Klistvud
that high. Of course, tape is wound on itself, and that can't help. I guess if we wanted something longer lasting, we should have stayed with the punchcards ... -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply

Re: problems with sound

2010-12-06 Thread Klistvud
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Re: saslauthd in squeeze requires restart once in awhile

2010-12-06 Thread Klistvud
do. -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply to the list, not to me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas

Re: Iceweasel Glitch ? Irritant!

2010-12-06 Thread Klistvud
like a misconfigured startup page. Try setting your Iceweasel to start with an empty page, or any web page of your preference. -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply to the list, not to me

Re: Automount without desktop

2010-12-05 Thread Klistvud
talking about automounting CDs and DVDs or something else? I find 'autofs' very practical. Although I use it for automounting network shares via ssh, it would probably work as well, or even better, with local drives. There are quite some HowTos on the Net too. -- Cheerio, Klistvud

Re: jewelcase insert for 5.0.7 Lenny Official i386 xfce+lxde-CD

2010-12-03 Thread Klistvud
Lightscribe a long time ago too. -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply to the list, not to me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble

Re: jewelcase insert for 5.0.7 Lenny Official i386 xfce+lxde-CD

2010-12-03 Thread Klistvud
to change with *every* fresh ISO build (even if just one bit of just one package is changed) ??? -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply to the list, not to me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user

Re: [OT] Making CPU fans spin [was: Re: Seeking advice...]

2010-12-02 Thread Klistvud
it thoroughly, you may find out that you actually don't need WD40 at all. -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply to the list, not to me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ

Re: OCR

2010-12-02 Thread Klistvud
for software (and then discovering that, say, it doesn't work in Wine at all). -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply to the list, not to me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ

Re: Laptop producing more heat in Linux

2010-12-02 Thread Klistvud
Hardware Compatibility List whenever we go shopping for new hardware. -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply to the list, not to me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org

Re: VLC player doesn't playback correctly

2010-11-28 Thread Klistvud
what you need with the proper flags/codecs, but what good it is compared to getting it from an apt repository, where versions are upgraded regularly ?[/mild rant mode] +1 Thumbs up for Christian Marillat. Let's not forget the meaning of the word gratitude. -- Cheerio, Klistvud

Re: Opinions about Laptop and Debian - Nvidia vs Radeon

2010-11-28 Thread Klistvud
video card with less than suboptimal drivers, or would you effectively be better off with a somewhat middle-of-the road card having optimized drivers? /Just a thought -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801

Re: SDXC card compatibility with Debian Lenny and beyond

2010-11-28 Thread Klistvud
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Re: ssh and OpenGL

2010-11-25 Thread Klistvud
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Re: grub boot control from an usb-keyboard.

2010-11-25 Thread Klistvud
whether it modified the insmod lines in your grub.cfg. If it did, as it should, then just reboot and see whether your keyboard works now. -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply to the list

Re: ssh and OpenGL

2010-11-25 Thread Klistvud
Dne, 25. 11. 2010 10:45:32 je Jerome BENOIT napisal(a): On 25/11/10 17:37, Klistvud wrote: Dne, 25. 11. 2010 07:39:24 je Jerome BENOIT napisal(a): Hello List, is it possible to have OpenGL through a ssh connection ? I googled, but I found no clear answer, hence my question. Would

Re: grub boot control from an usb-keyboard.

2010-11-25 Thread Klistvud
is updated? -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply to the list, not to me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas

Re: switching between amd64 + i386

2010-11-25 Thread Klistvud
simplified, and potentially lacking, overview of how Grub works. -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply to the list, not to me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org

Re: switching between amd64 + i386

2010-11-25 Thread Klistvud
disk block addresses. -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply to the list, not to me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble

Re: switching between amd64 + i386

2010-11-25 Thread Klistvud
another Grub (say, in sda16), as if it was booted from the BIOS. You could then make the Grub in sda16 call the sda3 Grub, and so on ad infinitum. -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply to the list

Re: [OOT] Free Software - was Re: Toner refill

2010-11-24 Thread Klistvud
the Microsoft Knowledge Base... ;-) -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply to the list, not to me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble

Re: grub boot control from an usb-keyboard.

2010-11-24 Thread Klistvud
to GRUB2; alternatively, connect your USB keyboard to the PS/2 port (if there is one) using an USB-to-PS2 adapter -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply to the list, not to me

Re: instalação

2010-11-24 Thread Klistvud
-bit) ISO. For compatibility, I'd recommend i386 (the virtual machines created can be migrated to either i386 or amd64 hardware). The ia64 is for the Intel Itanium processors. -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801

Re: grub boot control from an usb-keyboard.

2010-11-24 Thread Klistvud
Dne, 24. 11. 2010 17:08:06 je Sthu Deus napisal(a): Thank You for Your time and answer, Klistvud: Grub2: http://grub.enbug.org/USBSupport Sorry, my fault - I did not specify grub's version - it is 2 (1.98, exactly). I did not understand - can You explain a bit what is the command line (used

Re: grub boot control from an usb-keyboard.

2010-11-24 Thread Klistvud
Dne, 24. 11. 2010 18:13:03 je Klistvud napisal(a): insmod terminal_input usb_keyboard Sorry. Strike insmod. That was just a copy+paste typo ... -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply

Re: grub boot control from an usb-keyboard.

2010-11-24 Thread Klistvud
reccommend running grub-install, no. Again, what we're doing here is pretty much guesswork, so there's no guarantee we will be able to make it work. But there's no harm in trying, right? P.S. Sorry for the messed-up formatting, my mail client is having a fit. -- Cheerio, Klistvud

Re: Chromium addons (was Re: Frustration made me do it.)

2010-11-23 Thread Klistvud
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Re: Bonded NIC's did not come up at boot?

2010-11-22 Thread Klistvud
, where also /etc/init.d/networking restart is not the preferred way of restarting your network anymore. -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply to the list, not to me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email

Re: how to kill a process that is defunct?

2010-11-21 Thread Klistvud
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Re: can grub on one disk boot OS on another disk?

2010-11-21 Thread Klistvud
sees your drives. There are some related interactive Grub commands that let you do it (it involves tab completion). I can't be bothered to google it for you now, sorry, but there's a plethora of Grub howtos and manuals on the web, really. -- Cheerio, Klistvud

Re: what to use besides selinux?

2010-11-21 Thread Klistvud
-exploitations? *exploitations ~ intrusions, penetrations, sry4the english :P Also: secure, securing, harden, hardening, lock-down -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply to the list, not to me

Re: rkhunter report

2010-11-21 Thread Klistvud
better. This, of course, is a never-ending task, because: a) there will always be new users to whom you'll have to explain it all over again; and b) some people simply *refuse* to memorize such stuff, even if forced at gunpoint. -- Cheerio, Klistvud http

Re: Frustration made me do it.

2010-11-19 Thread Klistvud
here ... -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply to the list, not to me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact

Re: unable to register inhibitor with session bus

2010-11-19 Thread Klistvud
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Re: Why is troubleshooting Linux so hard?

2010-11-17 Thread Klistvud
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Re: Why is troubleshooting Linux so hard?

2010-11-17 Thread Klistvud
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Re: Why is troubleshooting Linux so hard?

2010-11-15 Thread Klistvud
, say, five years from now, such standards will be a given, making us wonder how people managed to live without them for so long ... -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply to the list

Re: new cpu amd 810 Quad core (with 900 pins) some pins are bent any idea how to fix?

2010-11-12 Thread Klistvud
tolerances are real small on those little bastards... -- Good luck, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply to the list, not to me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject

Re: Older Toshiba won't restart only halt

2010-11-11 Thread Klistvud
is not restricted to laptops. Off the top of my head: sometimes, it's a BIOS issue (particularly the ACPI, APM, Power Saving and similar BIOS entries, such as PnP OS enabled). Just an idea that might turn out to be worth investigating. -- Cheerio, Klistvud http

Re: Recovery from hard drive failure

2010-11-11 Thread Klistvud
)? -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply to the list, not to me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas

Wayland Unity -- any repercussions on Debian?

2010-11-09 Thread Klistvud
opinions on the matter, will this have repercussions for Debian? *Should* it? -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply to the list, not to me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ

Re: chips i3/i5 support

2010-11-08 Thread Klistvud
. For not quite so new machines, your mileage may vary. -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply to the list, not to me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject

Re: HP Laserjet not printing.

2010-11-08 Thread Klistvud
or get your cash back. We shouldn't just grin and bear it. Without feedback, vendors tend to get even more sloppy and abusive. Just my 2¢. -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply to the list

Re: HP Laserjet not printing.

2010-11-08 Thread Klistvud
Dne, 08. 11. 2010 08:58:54 je Camaleón napisal(a): (...) Wow... and how does one setup this printer if running only Linux :-? It's not just that. It's that advertising this printer as working with Linux is fraud pure and simple. HP should be fined for doing that. -- Cheerio, Klistvud

Re: HP Laserjet not printing.

2010-11-08 Thread Klistvud
to check, sorry). -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply to the list, not to me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact

Re: HP Laserjet not printing.

2010-11-08 Thread Klistvud
, configuration could get tricky for direct computer-to-printer connections, where crossover ethernet cables are required and where there's no router/dhcp to hand out the right IP numbers. -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable

Re: HP Laserjet not printing.

2010-11-08 Thread Klistvud
Dne, 08. 11. 2010 14:07:52 je Camaleón napisal(a): Still, I would contact HP first. Maybe we are missing something here. Yep. A working driver. ;-P -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply

Re: HP Laserjet not printing.

2010-11-08 Thread Klistvud
. Planning your hardware purchases well, and making sure they'll work in Linux. And so on ... -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply to the list, not to me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user

Re: HP Laserjet not printing.

2010-11-08 Thread Klistvud
Dne, 08. 11. 2010 21:44:19 je Robert Holtzman napisal(a): On Mon, Nov 08, 2010 at 10:20:25AM +0100, Klistvud wrote: It's not just that. It's that advertising this printer as working with Linux is fraud pure and simple. HP should be fined for doing that. In view of the *many* Linux users

Re: Mozilla products in Debian (was: A question for the list:)

2010-11-06 Thread Klistvud
Dne, 05. 11. 2010 23:30:19 je Kamaraju S Kusumanchi napisal(a): Klistvud wrote: Dne, 05. 11. 2010 15:10:44 je Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. napisal(a): No. That's NOT what those who know and love Debian stable want. The lack of upstream changes is one of the main reasons I use stable

Re: A question for the list:

2010-11-05 Thread Klistvud
Dne, 05. 11. 2010 03:50:07 je ZephyrQ napisal(a): If you could not/did not use Debian (either Lenny, Squeeze, or Sid), which other distribution would you use and why? gNewSense. Failing that, anything from http://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html -- Cheerio, Klistvud

Re: A question for the list:

2010-11-05 Thread Klistvud
Dne, 05. 11. 2010 12:43:34 je ZephyrQ napisal(a): I realize that Debian's 'stableness' contributes to its 'staleness', It doesn't just contribute. There's a reason why there's only a small b of difference between staleness and stableness. -- Cheerio, Klistvud

Re: A question for the list:

2010-11-05 Thread Klistvud
... ;) -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply to the list, not to me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas

Re: Mozilla products in Debian (was: A question for the list:)

2010-11-05 Thread Klistvud
Dne, 05. 11. 2010 15:10:44 je Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. napisal(a): No. That's NOT what those who know and love Debian stable want. The lack of upstream changes is one of the main reasons I use stable on servers. +1 You can say that again. -- Cheerio, Klistvud

Re: why there is no sound output from the front audio pane

2010-11-04 Thread Klistvud
Dne, 04. 11. 2010 09:53:20 je Huasen napisal(a): On 11/04/2010 04:41 PM, Klistvud wrote: Have you made sure the front audio panel is actually connected to the motherboard audio headers? If this laptop has been serviced before, they may well have forgotten to re-attach the cables

[ERRATUM] Re: why there is no sound output from the front audio pane

2010-11-04 Thread Klistvud
Dne, 04. 11. 2010 10:13:07 je Klistvud napisal(a): If the latter, I can only add these 2 cents: on my desktop machine with an Intel motherboard, the front audio headers require special (Windows-only, of course) software to fully work. They do work per se, but if you want to enable rear

Re: Orphaned User Accounts?

2010-11-03 Thread Klistvud
. If we were to look at stuff that takes more resources or disk space, I'm sure we would find that developers don't include them into a base system quite that light-heartedly. -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801

Re: [solved] Re: Ethernet port dead

2010-11-03 Thread Klistvud
ones? It's the first thing I do in similar situations (although I have to admit: the fact that it used to work and then stopped working would have mislead anybody, me included). -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User

Re: what is the use of -c parameter of column(1), can you demonstrate with an example?

2010-11-02 Thread Klistvud
aaa bbb | column -c 20 aaa bbb Confusing. Or do I misunderstand the purpose of column(1)? Possibly. Try snip ls -l|sed 1d|column -c 100 pins or snip ls -l|sed 1d|column -c 200 pins or something along that line. -- Cheerio, Klistvud http

Re: Backup home directory

2010-11-02 Thread Klistvud
the menu. -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply to the list, not to me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact

Re: browsing icons in gnome

2010-11-02 Thread Klistvud
improves on that (and on many other Lenny quirks). -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply to the list, not to me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject

Re: [OT] KMail - forwarding issues

2010-11-01 Thread Klistvud
*productive. Fortunately, no developers in their right mind listen blindly to anything the user base says; developers don't just develop, they also weed out what to implement from what to just mark as WON'TFIX. And that's a Good Thing, when done well. -- Cheerio, Klistvud

Re: Attaching vs. pastebin for big outputs [was: Re: Installation Size Different - bug ?]

2010-11-01 Thread Klistvud
-- making a HowTo out of it wouldn't be a bad idea -- sparing other list members the hassle of answering. It's just basic netiquette, after all. The above is meant in all seriousness. -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User

Re: Trying to use a Nokia N95 as a modem over USB

2010-11-01 Thread Klistvud
. A N95 in GSM modem mode (i.e. tethered) will also work via Bluetooth, so you can do away with USB cables. And, with some third-party software installed, it should also work as a portable WLAN acces point, although I haven't personally tried that. -- Cheerio, Klistvud

Re: Trying to use a Nokia N95 as a modem over USB

2010-11-01 Thread Klistvud
Dne, 01. 11. 2010 15:44:33 je Andrew Malcolmson napisal(a): Hi Klistvud, I've never got Bluetooth tethering working. Bluetooth pairing is fine but when I use the Debian built-in Bluetooth and attempt the DUN setup, I get a timeout error during 'detecting phone details'. Using the Blueman

Re: VMware install bi-passes iso file

2010-11-01 Thread Klistvud
Dne, 01. 11. 2010 16:28:53 je Harry Putnam napisal(a): I think what you got yourself are images for the Intel Itanium processors. What you need are either the i386 or the x64 (AMD) images. -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable

Re: [OT] KMail - forwarding issues

2010-10-31 Thread Klistvud
to Camaleon, whom I value as one of the best contributors to this list, in fact as one of the list's pillars. My argument is not with you, Camaleon, it's with certain modes of thinking that seem to be quite endemic and which I profoundly disagree with. -- Cheerio, Klistvud

Re: [OT] KMail - forwarding issues

2010-10-31 Thread Klistvud
Dne, 31. 10. 2010 14:51:00 je Camaleón napisal(a): On Sun, 31 Oct 2010 14:14:12 +0100, Klistvud wrote: I don't think you can directly equate choice to feature just like that. Not letting kids wield guns, or prostitute themselves, or work in sweatshops, are features although actually

Re: hostname of remote computer

2010-10-31 Thread Klistvud
be specified in this case? Any name you come up with will work, if hard-coded into your /etc/hosts. Of course, it won't be canonical ... -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply to the list

Re: Recording A/V from embedded Flash player

2010-10-30 Thread Klistvud
: Caching everything like crazy #refresh_pattern ^http: 60 100% 70 override-expire override-lastmod reload-into-ims ignore-reload ignore-no-cache ignore-private ignore-auth pins You have to uncomment the second line of course ;P -- Cheerio, Klistvud http

Re: Wohin logt der Networkmanager / VPN

2010-10-30 Thread Klistvud
Dne, 30. 10. 2010 16:31:59 je Lisi napisal(a): On Wednesday 20 October 2010 15:31:33 Klistvud wrote: This is an English-language list, so you would probably get more   answers if you wrote in English. Or if he wrote in German on the German language list! I assume that there is one? Lisi

Re: kill pidof question

2010-10-30 Thread Klistvud
to combine these steps into a single command line but my efforts to do so have all failed. Would some pro at scripting please set me straight? Would snip killall iceape-bin pins do, or are your looking for something more specific? -- Cheerio, Klistvud http

Re: [OT] Re: Toner refill

2010-10-29 Thread Klistvud
have even managed to circumvent the bidding rules that generally bind government agencies -- by providing their lock-in-ware for free. -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply to the list

Re: sound not working after computer upgrade

2010-10-29 Thread Klistvud
reasons. You have to manually add them to such groups, that's all. -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply to the list, not to me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org

Re: sound not working after computer upgrade

2010-10-29 Thread Klistvud
scratch to see if sound works for him ... maybe even enable all groups in the user's properties for the time being? In Gnome, it's under System Administration Users and Groups UserName Properties. -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com

Re: sound not working after computer upgrade

2010-10-29 Thread Klistvud
it up for today. -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply to the list, not to me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact

Re: how to improve the quality of DVD created by qdvdauthor

2010-10-28 Thread Klistvud
Dne, 28. 10. 2010 03:56:04 je Yuwen Dai napisal(a): Hello Klistvud, Your suggestion is helpful. I generated the mpeg2 files in Kino. There're two file formats available when generating: generic mpeg2 and DVD. It's the generic mpeg2 format that causes QDvdauthor re-encode the files

Re: how to improve the quality of DVD created by qdvdauthor

2010-10-25 Thread Klistvud
*. I'm not acquainted with the qdvdauthor suite, so can't advise you on the precise steps to take to ensure that there's no re-encoding going on. -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply to the list

Re: window selector

2010-10-23 Thread Klistvud
its properties accordingly. -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix User #481801 Please reply to the list, not to me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe

Re: photo printing

2010-10-20 Thread Klistvud
Dne, 20. 10. 2010 08:51:39 je Thierry Chatelet napisal(a): On Wednesday 20 October 2010 08:25:52 Johann Spies wrote: My question is simple: But your footer way to big Thierry LOL! -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loonix

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