beep command seems to be generating tone of incorrect frequency
I was using the beep command in the 'beep' package to generate tones. I find that it doesn't quite behave as expected. I ran the following two commands: $ beep -f 440 -l 1000 $ beep -f 880 -l 1000 The 880 Hz sound sounded lower in pitch than 440 Hz sound. Also, it sounds out of tune with the sound generated by the following commands: $ ecasound -i tone,sine,440,1 -o alsa $ ecasound -i tone,sine,840,1 -o alsa Note that the output of this command sounds proper, i.e. 880 Hz sounds higher in pitch than 440 Hz. Is this a bug in the beep command? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Decibel value mentioned to tones (siggen package) not working as expected
I am using the tones command from siggen package. $ rm notes.wav; tones -w notes.wav 1000 4...@-2 0 4...@-4 play notes.wav The command generates 3 tones, each one second long 1. 440 Hz at -2 dB 2. 0 Hz (silence) 3. 440 Hz at -4 dB However, both the first and third tones sounds equally loud. From the decibel values I have given, the first tone should have sounded louder than the third. Can someone tell me what is going on? N.B. The 'play' command is from sox package. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Decibel value mentioned to tones (siggen package) not working as expected
On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 7:22 PM, Jan Piet Joris en Corneel jpjorisencorn...@gmail.com wrote: A difference of 2 dB cannot be noted by most people. The minimal difference you can hear is 3 dB, but please try some more difference e.g. 10 dB. I tied -8 dB and -20 dB this time but both the sounds still sound the same. Command: rm notes.wav; tones -w notes.wav 1000 4...@-8 0 4...@-20 play notes.wav -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Unable to start tightvncserver
On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 3:03 AM, Eric Gerlach egerl...@feds.uwaterloo.ca wrote: On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 12:07:57AM +0530, Foss User wrote: foss...@squeeze:~$ ps -aef | grep 4847 fossist 4987 3680 0 00:02 pts/3 00:00:00 grep 4847 foss...@squeeze:~$ netstat -na | grep tcp | grep 59 foss...@squeeze:~$ If you run the ps command again at this point, is it still running (btw, pgrep is helpful for this type of command)? Have you check the vncserver logs (I can't recall off the top of my head where they are... maybe ~/.vnc)? I assume you have network interfaces up and running. Yes, I have included the VNC server logs in my original post. If you see in the logs, it is unable to find some font directories and thus ignoring those paths. Could it be a reason for the problem? Here are the logs again for your convenience: foss...@squeeze:~$ cat .vnc/squeeze\:1.log 22/01/10 00:01:33 Xvnc version TightVNC-1.3.9 22/01/10 00:01:33 Copyright (C) 2000-2007 TightVNC Group 22/01/10 00:01:33 Copyright (C) 1999 ATT Laboratories Cambridge 22/01/10 00:01:33 All Rights Reserved. 22/01/10 00:01:33 See http://www.tightvnc.com/ for information on TightVNC 22/01/10 00:01:33 Desktop name 'X' (squeeze:1) 22/01/10 00:01:33 Protocol versions supported: 3.3, 3.7, 3.8, 3.7t, 3.8t 22/01/10 00:01:33 Listening for VNC connections on TCP port 5901 Font directory '/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc' not found - ignoring Font directory '/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic' not found - ignoring Font directory '/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic' not found - ignoring Font directory '/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled' not found - ignoring Font directory '/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled' not found - ignoring Font directory '/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1' not found - ignoring Font directory '/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi' not found - ignoring Font directory '/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi' not found - ignoring -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Unable to start tightvncserver
I am unable to start tightvncserver. Please see the output and help me. foss...@squeeze:~$ tightvncserver You will require a password to access your desktops. Password: Verify: Would you like to enter a view-only password (y/n)? n New 'X' desktop is squeeze:1 Creating default startup script /home/fossist/.vnc/xstartup Starting applications specified in /home/fossist/.vnc/xstartup Log file is /home/fossist/.vnc/squeeze:1.log foss...@squeeze:~$ cat .vnc/squeeze\:1.log 22/01/10 00:01:33 Xvnc version TightVNC-1.3.9 22/01/10 00:01:33 Copyright (C) 2000-2007 TightVNC Group 22/01/10 00:01:33 Copyright (C) 1999 ATT Laboratories Cambridge 22/01/10 00:01:33 All Rights Reserved. 22/01/10 00:01:33 See http://www.tightvnc.com/ for information on TightVNC 22/01/10 00:01:33 Desktop name 'X' (squeeze:1) 22/01/10 00:01:33 Protocol versions supported: 3.3, 3.7, 3.8, 3.7t, 3.8t 22/01/10 00:01:33 Listening for VNC connections on TCP port 5901 Font directory '/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc' not found - ignoring Font directory '/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic' not found - ignoring Font directory '/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic' not found - ignoring Font directory '/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled' not found - ignoring Font directory '/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled' not found - ignoring Font directory '/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1' not found - ignoring Font directory '/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi' not found - ignoring Font directory '/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi' not found - ignoring foss...@squeeze:~$ cat /tmp/.X1-lock 4847 foss...@squeeze:~$ ps -aef | grep 4847 fossist 4987 3680 0 00:02 pts/300:00:00 grep 4847 foss...@squeeze:~$ netstat -na | grep tcp | grep 59 foss...@squeeze:~$ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Unable to start tightvncserver
On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 12:07 AM, Foss User foss...@gmail.com wrote: I am unable to start tightvncserver. Please see the output and help me. foss...@squeeze:~$ tightvncserver You will require a password to access your desktops. Password: Verify: Would you like to enter a view-only password (y/n)? n New 'X' desktop is squeeze:1 Creating default startup script /home/fossist/.vnc/xstartup Starting applications specified in /home/fossist/.vnc/xstartup Log file is /home/fossist/.vnc/squeeze:1.log foss...@squeeze:~$ cat .vnc/squeeze\:1.log 22/01/10 00:01:33 Xvnc version TightVNC-1.3.9 22/01/10 00:01:33 Copyright (C) 2000-2007 TightVNC Group 22/01/10 00:01:33 Copyright (C) 1999 ATT Laboratories Cambridge 22/01/10 00:01:33 All Rights Reserved. 22/01/10 00:01:33 See http://www.tightvnc.com/ for information on TightVNC 22/01/10 00:01:33 Desktop name 'X' (squeeze:1) 22/01/10 00:01:33 Protocol versions supported: 3.3, 3.7, 3.8, 3.7t, 3.8t 22/01/10 00:01:33 Listening for VNC connections on TCP port 5901 Font directory '/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc' not found - ignoring Font directory '/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic' not found - ignoring Font directory '/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic' not found - ignoring Font directory '/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled' not found - ignoring Font directory '/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled' not found - ignoring Font directory '/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1' not found - ignoring Font directory '/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi' not found - ignoring Font directory '/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi' not found - ignoring foss...@squeeze:~$ cat /tmp/.X1-lock 4847 foss...@squeeze:~$ ps -aef | grep 4847 fossist 4987 3680 0 00:02 pts/3 00:00:00 grep 4847 foss...@squeeze:~$ netstat -na | grep tcp | grep 59 foss...@squeeze:~$ Any help with this? Should I report this as a bug? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Handle paths with spaces
This is my directory structure: . | a.sh | a.txt | +---foo bar | b.txt | +---santa | | c.txt | | | \---humpty dumpty | e.txt | \---test d.txt I want to do some operation on each file ending with .txt. However, this script wouldn't work because in each iteration it gets one word from the output of find. Script: for file in `find -name *.txt` do echo file: $file done Execution: $ sh a.sh file: ./a.txt file: ./foo file: bar/b.txt file: ./santa/c.txt file: ./santa/humpty file: dumpty/e.txt file: ./test/d.txt You can see how ./santa/humpty dumpty/e.txt has been broken into two iterations. Any way to resolve this? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
What is the right way to fix LANG or locale such that quotes appear properly?
On my terminal (PuTTY terminal), I see that the quotes are displayed incorrectly. They appear as a with a caret over it. Here is an output: debian:~# echo $LANG en_IN debian:~# gcc a.c a.c: In function âmainâ: a.c:6: error: âasâ undeclared (first use in this function) a.c:6: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once a.c:6: error: for each function it appears in.) Currently, I am fixing by changing the LANG to en_US like this: debian:~# export LANG=en_US debian:~# gcc a.c a.c: In function 'main': a.c:6: error: 'as' undeclared (first use in this function) a.c:6: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once a.c:6: error: for each function it appears in.) debian:~# What is the right way to fix this problem? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Unable to make DNS queries
I just installed a new instance of Debian 5.0 (Lenny). I am unable to download files from any websites. When I try wget http://www.google.com/ I see this output in tshark. debian:~# tshark -f udp port 53 Running as user root and group root. This could be dangerous. Capturing on eth0 0.00 192.168.1.155 - 192.168.1.20 DNS Standard query www.google.com 5.003586 192.168.1.155 - 192.168.1.21 DNS Standard query www.google.com 10.007481 192.168.1.155 - 192.168.1.20 DNS Standard query www.google.com 15.011642 192.168.1.155 - 192.168.1.21 DNS Standard query www.google.com 20.015882 192.168.1.155 - 192.168.1.20 DNS Standard query www.google.com 25.019964 192.168.1.155 - 192.168.1.21 DNS Standard query www.google.com 30.024030 192.168.1.155 - 192.168.1.20 DNS Standard query www.google.com 35.028248 192.168.1.155 - 192.168.1.21 DNS Standard query www.google.com 40.030600 192.168.1.155 - 192.168.1.20 DNS Standard query A www.google.com 45.034562 192.168.1.155 - 192.168.1.21 DNS Standard query A www.google.com 50.038638 192.168.1.155 - 192.168.1.20 DNS Standard query A www.google.com 55.042885 192.168.1.155 - 192.168.1.21 DNS Standard query A www.google.com 60.047035 192.168.1.155 - 192.168.1.20 DNS Standard query A www.google.com 65.051154 192.168.1.155 - 192.168.1.21 DNS Standard query A www.google.com 70.055199 192.168.1.155 - 192.168.1.20 DNS Standard query A www.google.com 75.059390 192.168.1.155 - 192.168.1.21 DNS Standard query A www.google.com Other useful output: debian:~# cat /etc/resolv.conf nameserver 192.168.1.20 nameserver 192.168.1.21 debian:~# cat /etc/network/interfaces # This file describes the network interfaces available on your system # and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5). # The loopback network interface auto lo iface lo inet loopback # The primary network interface allow-hotplug eth0 iface eth0 inet static address 192.168.1.155 netmask 255.255.255.0 network 192.168.1.0 broadcast 192.168.1.255 gateway 192.168.1.1 # dns-* options are implemented by the resolvconf package, if installed # dns-nameservers 192.168.1.20 192.168.1.21 debian:~# cat /etc/hosts 127.0.0.1 localhost 192.168.1.155 debian 64.50.236.52ftp.us.debian.org # The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts ::1 localhost ip6-localhost ip6-loopback fe00::0 ip6-localnet ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix ff02::1 ip6-allnodes ff02::2 ip6-allrouters ff02::3 ip6-allhosts How should I troubleshoot this? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
read command not reading from pipe. why?
I see that the read command stores input entered only on the console into the variables. Example: $ read a foo $ echo $a foo But when I don't enter input on the console by keyboard, but pipe it into the standard input of read, I am unable to store the input into the variable. $ echo bar | read a $ echo $a foo However, the help of read says this: $ help read read: read [-ers] [-a array] [-d delim] [-i text] [-n nchars] [-p prompt] [-t timeout] [-u fd] [name ...] Read a line from the standard input and split it into fields. So, why is it not reading the line from standard input when input is passed to it using a pipe? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Handle each file at a time in loop?
$ ls convert.sh Track 1.wav Track 3.wav Track 5.wav Track 7.wav Track 9.wav Track 1.mp3 Track 2.wav Track 4.wav Track 6.wav Track 8.wav So, you can see there are file names with spaces in them. I have written a script like this to handle one file name at a time. for file in `ls *.wav` do echo $file done Of course, this doesn't do what I need. The names are split wherever there are spaces. $ sh convert.sh Track 1.wav Track 2.wav Track 3.wav Track 4.wav Track 5.wav Track 6.wav Track 7.wav Track 8.wav Track 9.wav What is the right way to do this? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Unable to run grub setup on Squeeze
I want to setup grub on another partition. So, I tried running the 'grub' command but it seems the command is absent. nifty:/home/fossist# grub bash: grub: command not found nifty:/home/fossist# aptitude search grub p ggz-grubby - GGZ Gaming Zone: chat bot with the ability to play games i grub - GRand Unified Bootloader (dummy package) p grub-choose-default - Control Grub Default through a GUI i A grub-common - GRand Unified Bootloader, version 2 (common files) p grub-coreboot - GRand Unified Bootloader, version 2 (Coreboot version) p grub-disk - GRUB bootable disk image (dummy package) p grub-doc - Documentation for GRand Unified Bootloader (dummy package) p grub-efi - GRand Unified Bootloader, version 2 (dummy package) p grub-efi-amd64 - GRand Unified Bootloader, version 2 (EFI-AMD64 version) p grub-efi-ia32 - GRand Unified Bootloader, version 2 (EFI-IA32 version) p grub-emu - GRand Unified Bootloader, version 2 (emulated version) p grub-firmware-qemu - GRUB firmware image for QEMU p grub-ieee1275 - GRand Unified Bootloader, version 2 (Open Firmware version) p grub-invaders - multiboot compliant kernel game p grub-legacy - GRand Unified Bootloader (Legacy version) p grub-legacy-doc - Documentation for GRUB Legacy p grub-linuxbios - GRand Unified Bootloader, version 2 (dummy package) i A grub-pc - GRand Unified Bootloader, version 2 (PC/BIOS version) p grub-rescue-pc - GRUB bootable rescue images, version 2 (PC/BIOS version) p grub-splashimages - a collection of great GRUB splashimages p grub2 - GRand Unified Bootloader, version 2 (dummy package) p grub2-splashimages - a collection of great GRUB2 splashimages nifty:/home/fossist# cat /etc/debian_version squeeze/sid -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Grub 2 does not boot Squeeze, Error 15, Need help
I am using Squeeze. I booted successfully many times using the chainloaded grub2. So, I thought it would be safe to replace grub with grub2. So, I tried running update-from-grub-legacy but this command was not present even while logged in as root. So, I ran upgrade-from-grub-legacy and now I am unable to boot Squeeze. I get this error after the computer starts. Grub Loading, stage1.5... Grub Loading, please wait ... Error 15 Please help me to start my Debian -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Help needed in getting WiFi working with Debian
I am using Squeeze. I run aptitude update; aptitude full-upgrade every day. I want to connect my laptop to the Wi-Fi I've setup in my home. I am able to connect to it using Windows but not using Debian. I know the SSID and WPA2-PSK key I have set. Channel of the router is set to 'Auto'. 'Broadcast SSID' is enabled. 1. I right clicked the network icon in the GNOME panel (Enable wireless is already checked) and selected 'Edit connections'. 2. 'Network Connections' window opened. In the 'Wired' tab, it showed 'eth1' which is okay since I am using ethernet now. 3. In the 'Wireless' tab it showed nothing. 4. But, now I don't know what to put in the BSSID and MAC fields. Some, useful outputs that might help you to help me. # lspci | grep -i net 02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM5787M Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express (rev 02) 04:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG [Golan] Network Connection (rev 02) # iwconfig lono wireless extensions. eth1 no wireless extensions. irda0 no wireless extensions. wmaster0 no wireless extensions. wlan0 IEEE 802.11abg ESSID: Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=15 dBm Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Encryption key:off Power Management:off Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0 Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 pan0 no wireless extensions. # iwlist scan loInterface doesn't support scanning. eth1 Interface doesn't support scanning. irda0 Interface doesn't support scanning. wmaster0 Interface doesn't support scanning. wlan0 Interface doesn't support scanning : Network is down pan0 Interface doesn't support scanning. My network is setup in this manner. DSL Line --- ISP ADSL2 + Router (192.168.1.1) -- Wireless Router (192.168.2.1) --- My laptops (Debian as well as Windows) Please help me to get wireless working with Debian (recentmost Squeeze). -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Help needed in getting WiFi working with Debian
On Sun, Nov 1, 2009 at 9:26 PM, Tom H tomh0...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Nov 1, 2009 at 5:37 PM, Foss User foss...@gmail.com wrote: I am using Squeeze. I run aptitude update; aptitude full-upgrade every day. I want to connect my laptop to the Wi-Fi I've setup in my home. I am able to connect to it using Windows but not using Debian. I know the SSID and WPA2-PSK key I have set. Channel of the router is set to 'Auto'. 'Broadcast SSID' is enabled. 1. I right clicked the network icon in the GNOME panel (Enable wireless is already checked) and selected 'Edit connections'. 2. 'Network Connections' window opened. In the 'Wired' tab, it showed 'eth1' which is okay since I am using ethernet now. 3. In the 'Wireless' tab it showed nothing. 4. But, now I don't know what to put in the BSSID and MAC fields. Some, useful outputs that might help you to help me. # lspci | grep -i net 02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM5787M Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express (rev 02) 04:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG [Golan] Network Connection (rev 02) # iwconfig lo no wireless extensions. eth1 no wireless extensions. irda0 no wireless extensions. wmaster0 no wireless extensions. wlan0 IEEE 802.11abg ESSID: Mode:Managed Frequency:2.412 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=15 dBm Retry min limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Encryption key:off Power Management:off Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0 Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0 pan0 no wireless extensions. # iwlist scan lo Interface doesn't support scanning. eth1 Interface doesn't support scanning. irda0 Interface doesn't support scanning. wmaster0 Interface doesn't support scanning. wlan0 Interface doesn't support scanning : Network is down pan0 Interface doesn't support scanning. My network is setup in this manner. DSL Line --- ISP ADSL2 + Router (192.168.1.1) -- Wireless Router (192.168.2.1) --- My laptops (Debian as well as Windows) Please help me to get wireless working with Debian (recentmost Squeeze). What is the output of ifconfig wlan0? # ifconfig wlan0 wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1f:3c:6b:d5:62 BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Help needed in getting WiFi working with Debian
On Sun, Nov 1, 2009 at 10:24 PM, Tim Tebbit tteb...@gmail.com wrote: Foss User wrote: Please help me to get wireless working with Debian (recentmost Squeeze). What is the output of ifconfig wlan0? # ifconfig wlan0 wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1f:3c:6b:d5:62 BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B) Is this implying that you do indeed already have the firmware package installed and you still can not connect? I just checked that I don't have the firmware-iwlwifi package installed. I'll be installing it now. But without the firmware package, why do I get an output for ifconfig wlan0? Is it because of some other firmware package being installed? Can I verify this somehow? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Help needed in getting WiFi working with Debian
On Sun, Nov 1, 2009 at 10:27 PM, Foss User foss...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Nov 1, 2009 at 10:24 PM, Tim Tebbit tteb...@gmail.com wrote: Foss User wrote: Please help me to get wireless working with Debian (recentmost Squeeze). What is the output of ifconfig wlan0? # ifconfig wlan0 wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1f:3c:6b:d5:62 BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B) Is this implying that you do indeed already have the firmware package installed and you still can not connect? I just checked that I don't have the firmware-iwlwifi package installed. I'll be installing it now. But without the firmware package, why do I get an output for ifconfig wlan0? Is it because of some other firmware package being installed? Can I verify this somehow? Some more outputs. # aptitude search iwlwifi p firmware-iwlwifi - Binary firmware for Intel Wireless 3945, 4965 and 5000-series cards # modinfo iwl3945 filename: /lib/modules/2.6.30-2-amd64/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/ iwl3945.ko firmware: iwlwifi-3945-2.ucode license:GPL author: Copyright(c) 2003-2009 Intel Corporation i...@linux.intel.com version:1.2.26ks description:Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG/BG Network Connection driver for L inux srcversion: 444238A1200E1A47282C1D1 alias: pci:v8086d4227sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v8086d4222sv*sd*bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v8086d4227sv*sd1014bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v8086d4222sv*sd1044bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v8086d4222sv*sd1034bc*sc*i* alias: pci:v8086d4222sv*sd1005bc*sc*i* depends:mac80211,iwlcore,led-class,cfg80211 vermagic: 2.6.30-2-amd64 SMP mod_unload modversions parm: antenna:select antenna (1=Main, 2=Aux, default 0 [both]) (int) parm: disable:manually disable the radio (default 0 [radio on]) (int) parm: swcrypto:using software crypto (default 1 [software]) (int) parm: debug:debug output mask (uint) parm: disable_hw_scan:disable hardware scanning (default 0) (int) parm: queues_num:number of hw queues. (int) parm: fw_restart3945:restart firmware in case of error (int) # dpkg -S iwl3945 linux-headers-2.6.26-2-amd64: /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.26-2-amd64/include/config/iwl3945.h linux-image-2.6.30-1-amd64: /lib/modules/2.6.30-1-amd64/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945.ko linux-headers-2.6.26-2-amd64: /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.26-2-amd64/include/config/iwl3945 linux-headers-2.6.26-2-amd64: /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.26-2-amd64/include/config/iwl3945/spectrum linux-headers-2.6.26-2-amd64: /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.26-2-amd64/include/config/iwl3945/leds.h linux-image-2.6.26-2-amd64: /lib/modules/2.6.26-2-amd64/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945.ko linux-headers-2.6.26-2-amd64: /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.26-2-amd64/include/config/iwl3945/spectrum/measurement.h linux-image-2.6.30-2-amd64: /lib/modules/2.6.30-2-amd64/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945.ko How is it that modinfo iwl3945 is giving me output when I don't have the firmware installed? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Help needed in getting WiFi working with Debian
Thanks everyone. I got my WiFi up. Sharing the details here in case it helps someone in future. 1. aptitude update; aptitude install firmware-iwlwifi 2. modprobe -r iwl3945; modprobe iwl3945 (I am not sure whether step was required) But I got this message in /var/log/messages - ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready So, I thought I would do this. 3. ifconfig wlan0 up The amber indicator started glowing (but not blinking as it should if it is connected to a WiFi network) and I still got the same error message in /var/log/messages 4. ifconfig wlan0 down Turned it down since I thought it didn't help. The amber light went off. 5. Right clicked the network icon in gnome panel and selected Edit Connections, went to Wireless tab and clicked Add. Entered SSID, selected Mode as Infrastructure, left the BSSID field blank, copied MAC address from the output of ifconfig wlan0, left MTU to 'Automatic'. 6. Next went to 'Wireless Security' tab, selected 'WPA WPA2 personal' and entered the WPA2 key I previously configured in the wireless router. On pressing 'Apply' button, it automatically started connecting and successfully connected. I have a question to the experts though. In step 5 and 6, I had to manually configure wlan0. However, I never had to do such configuration for eth1 when I was using Ethernet. Why so? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Unable to record voice using sound recorder
Earlier in Lenny when I used to click the sound icon in gnome panel, I used to get options to control the mixer such as modifying PCM volume, setting 'Capture' on, etc. Now, in Squeeze, it is no longer visible. I want to use the GNome Sound recorder to record my voice, but when I try, the level always shows full in sound recorder and when I play the recorded sound, I hear nothing. I think I need to turn Capture on. How do I do it? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
When Rhythmbox plays no other software is able to use sound
When i run rhythmbox, any other software is unable to produce sound. similarly, when some software is already producing sound rhythmbox is unable to play songs. but if i don't use rhythmbox, other multiple audio software can run and produce sound at the same time. what's wrong with rhythmbox? I used lsof commands to see what files are opened by the various music players. rhythmbox is opening some file /dev/shm/pulse-shm-foo while vlc and other audio software is opening /dev/snd/pcmFOO FOO or foo are placeholders i am using instead of some numbers. please help. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: How to make Debian/GNome manage network automatically
On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 4:33 PM, Tixy debianu...@tixy.myzen.co.uk wrote: On Sun, 2009-10-18 at 11:44 +0530, Foss User wrote: I am using Squeeze. The network icon on my GNome desktop always shows a red cross on it. If the network gets disconnected for some reason and I reconnect it again, GNome does not connect to the network automatically. I have to run /etc/init.d/networking restart to reconnect to the network again. I remember that in the stable Lenny, network is managed automatically by GNome or Debian. I would want the same to happen in Squeeze. Please help me. If you comment out the lines for your network interfaces (by putting a '#' at the line start) in /etc/network/intefaces then Network Manager will manage the connections. E.g. from my 'interfaces' file, #allow-hotplug eth0 #iface eth0 inet dhcp Leave the lines for the loopback interface alone though. These are the only lines I have in my /etc/network/interfaces # This file describes the network interfaces available on your system # and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5). # The loopback network interface auto lo iface lo inet loopback auto eth1 iface eth1 inet dhcp But, network manager is not managing the network connections. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
How to make Debian/GNome manage network automatically
I am using Squeeze. The network icon on my GNome desktop always shows a red cross on it. If the network gets disconnected for some reason and I reconnect it again, GNome does not connect to the network automatically. I have to run /etc/init.d/networking restart to reconnect to the network again. I remember that in the stable Lenny, network is managed automatically by GNome or Debian. I would want the same to happen in Squeeze. Please help me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Error in Squeeze after log on: There was an error starting the GNOME Settings Daemon.
I am using Squeeze. Whenever I power on and log into GNome, I get the following error. Is there a way to fix it? There was an error starting the GNOME Settings Daemon. Some things, such as themes, sounds, or background settings may not work correctly. The last error message was: Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken. GNOME will still try to restart the Settings Daemon next time you log in. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
reportbug crashes with sendmail usage error
When I launch reportbug in Squeeze, fill up the details and click Submit the bug report via email on the last dialog box, reportbug crashes and I get this message in the shell: Usage: /usr/sbin/sendmail -f f...@address.com -h relayhost [OPTIONS] (use -H for help) * How can I report a bug if it crashes? * Is there a way to report a bug in reportbug? * The old console based reportbug of Lenny used to work. Can I revert to the console based reportbug? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
How to access EpiValley SXC 1280 inbox
I bought a TATA Indicom CDMA 1x USB Modem. The name as mentioned in its user guide is: SXC-1280. There is an EpiValley as well as TATA Indicom logo on the device. I connect the modem to my laptop via USB. I am using Lenny. I got my internet running successfully using wvdial. However, I am unable to check the inbox of the modem/phone. What software would I need and how to configure that software to be able to check inbox messages? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Installing xmonad?
I have a simple Debian installation with no desktop environment or xserver. I want to try xmonad. Will this be enough to install xmonad? aptitude update aptitude install xserver-xorg xmonad ? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Difference between X and Xorg commands?
I installed xserver-xorg like this: aptitude install xserver-xorg I see two commands have appeared. X from xserver-xorg Xorg from xserver-xorg-core What is the difference between the two commands? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Is gnome built on top of twm?
Please see the following output I generated from Squeeze. $ aptitude why twm i gnome Depends gnome-desktop-environment (= 1:2.24.3~2) i A gnome-desktop-environment Depends gdm (= 2.20.9) i A gdm Depends gnome-session | x-session-manager | x-window-manager | x-terminal-emulator i twm Provides x-window-manager 1. It shows that twm was installed because gdm needs a window manager and twm is one such window manager. Does it mean that gnome is dependent on twm? 2. Is it possible to run gnome with some other window manager? 3. I am unable to see any twm process in the ps listing. Why? 4. Can someone share the equivalent 'aptitude why' output from a system running KDE? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Is gnome built on top of twm?
On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 2:33 AM, Claudius Hubig nfs_2...@chubig.net wrote: Foss User foss...@gmail.com wrote: Please see the following output I generated from Squeeze. $ aptitude why twm i gnome Depends gnome-desktop-environment (= 1:2.24.3~2) i A gnome-desktop-environment Depends gdm (= 2.20.9) i A gdm Depends gnome-session | x-session-manager | x-window-manager | x-terminal-emulator i twm Provides x-window-manager 1. It shows that twm was installed because gdm needs a window manager and twm is one such window manager. Does it mean that gnome is dependent on twm? 2. Is it possible to run gnome with some other window manager? 3. I am unable to see any twm process in the ps listing. Why? 4. Can someone share the equivalent 'aptitude why' output from a system running KDE? Judging from the output of my system, I think aptitude why merely prints out reason why a package *could* be installed. Check with dpkg -l | grep twm if twm actually is installed. The above works well also with metacity, sawfish or whatever else (see: aptitude show x-window-manager). This would also explain why you're not seeing any twm running - simply because it ain't installed :). $ dpkg -l | grep twm ii twm 1:1.0.4-2 Tab window manager -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Burning DVDs on GNome of Debian Testing (Squeeze) ?
Hi, I am a GNome user and I am looking for some good tool to burn DVDs. I have a couple of DVD+R and DVD-R discs. I want to do one of the following when I burn discs: 1. Burn .ISO into a disc. 2. Copy a disc as .ISO to my hard disk. 3. Copy data to discs with multisession support. I have the following questions. 1. What tool do you use or recommend to achieve all the above? 2. Will multisession discs be usable on other operating systems such as Ubuntu, Windows, etc.? 3. Does Nautilus Write to Disc feature supports multisession? 4. In Debian systems that don't have GNome or GUI, what command line tool do you use or recommend? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Burning DVDs on GNome of Debian Testing (Squeeze) ?
On Sun, May 24, 2009 at 5:38 PM, Tony Baldwin photodha...@gmail.com wrote: Foss User wrote: Hi, I am a GNome user and I am looking for some good tool to burn DVDs. I have a couple of DVD+R and DVD-R discs. I want to do one of the following when I burn discs: 1. Burn .ISO into a disc. 2. Copy a disc as .ISO to my hard disk. 3. Copy data to discs with multisession support. I have the following questions. 1. What tool do you use or recommend to achieve all the above? 2. Will multisession discs be usable on other operating systems such as Ubuntu, Windows, etc.? 3. Does Nautilus Write to Disc feature supports multisession? 4. In Debian systems that don't have GNome or GUI, what command line tool do you use or recommend? Try gnomebaker or brasero. Gnomebaker is a lot like. /tony -- http://www.photodharma.com art photos | tony baldwin On Sun, May 24, 2009 at 5:38 PM, Tony Baldwin photodha...@gmail.com wrote: Foss User wrote: Hi, I am a GNome user and I am looking for some good tool to burn DVDs. I have a couple of DVD+R and DVD-R discs. I want to do one of the following when I burn discs: 1. Burn .ISO into a disc. 2. Copy a disc as .ISO to my hard disk. 3. Copy data to discs with multisession support. I have the following questions. 1. What tool do you use or recommend to achieve all the above? 2. Will multisession discs be usable on other operating systems such as Ubuntu, Windows, etc.? 3. Does Nautilus Write to Disc feature supports multisession? 4. In Debian systems that don't have GNome or GUI, what command line tool do you use or recommend? Try gnomebaker or brasero. Gnomebaker is a lot like. /tony -- I am unable to find any multisession option in gnomebaker. When I hit the 'burn' button in the mode i get only two options: auto and dao. Which one is for multisession? I don't get any tao option. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Why burning ISO of a multisession disc results in a disc that doesn't have multisession?
1. I used Brasero to write a disc with this option enabled: Leave the disc open to add other files. Let us call this dvd1. 2. I created an .iso image of dvd1 like this: mount if=/dev/cdrom of=dvd1.iso 3. I opened Brasero again, and selected Burn image and tried burning dvd1.iso into another DVD. Let us call this other DVD as dvd2.iso Observations: 1. I was able to import session and add new files to dvd1 later with Brasero. 2. I was NOT able to do so in dvd2. When I inserted dvd2, Brasero never showed this as a media to which I can wrote. Why? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Why burning ISO of a multisession disc results in a disc that doesn't have multisession?
On Sun, May 24, 2009 at 11:45 PM, Harry Rickards hricka...@l33tmyst.com wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 05/24/09 19:03, Foss User wrote: 1. I used Brasero to write a disc with this option enabled: Leave the disc open to add other files. Let us call this dvd1. 2. I created an .iso image of dvd1 like this: mount if=/dev/cdrom of=dvd1.iso Yes, I mistyped the command. I meant dd if=/dev/cdrom of=dvd1.iso. Do you mean dd instead of mount? 3. I opened Brasero again, and selected Burn image and tried burning dvd1.iso into another DVD. Let us call this other DVD as dvd2.iso Observations: 1. I was able to import session and add new files to dvd1 later with Brasero. 2. I was NOT able to do so in dvd2. When I inserted dvd2, Brasero never showed this as a media to which I can wrote. Why? Anyone has the answer why the behavior is like this? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Moonlight install failed : not compatible with Iceweasel build type (Linux_x86_64-gcc3)
On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 12:16 PM, Thierry Chatelet tchate...@free.fr wrote: On 17 May 2009 08:19:19 Foss User wrote: I was trying to install Silverlight. The Silverlight download link took me to moonlight and when I tried to install it, I got this error message after the XPI download: Which flavor of Debian are you running? Because moonlight is in Squeeze and Sid. Thierry Sorry for not having mentioned that already. I am using Debian testing (squeeze). -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Using terminal output as input
On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 8:43 PM, Eric Gerlach egerl...@feds.uwaterloo.ca wrote: On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 01:31:30PM +0300, Dotan Cohen wrote: I also suggested the copying/pasting approach via gnu/screen's mechanism but that's not really what the OP was asking and maybe there should be a smarter alternative..?? Actually, it seems that copy-paste is in fact what I am looking for. I just figured that this would be common enough to be a part of the shell itself, not something that would require workarounds or hacks. I intend to learn screen. If you're looking to take the output from a command, edit it, then pipe it back into another command, may I suggest your favourite editor? vim can do it like so (for example): (in command mode) !!ls (edit to your heart's content) :%!wc I'm sure emacs can do it too, but I don't know emacs all that well. Cheers, I tried this: $ which firefox | vim - vim opened. Now when I press !! :.! appears at bottom. Next I type |s and I get this error: /bin/bash: -c: line 0: syntax error near unexpected token `|' /bin/bash: -c: line 0: `(|s) /tmp/v754567/14 /tmp/v754567/15 21' shell returned 2 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Moonlight install failed : not compatible with Iceweasel build type (Linux_x86_64-gcc3)
I was trying to install Silverlight. The Silverlight download link took me to moonlight and when I tried to install it, I got this error message after the XPI download: Novell Moonlight could not be installed because it is not compatible with your Iceweasel build type (Linux_x86_64-gcc3). Please contact the author of this item about the problem. Could you please help me to resolve this? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
IRC server to authenticate users against an LDAP
Is there any IRC server software that can authenticate users against an LDAP? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Which word list file is used by aspell?
I am using Debian Squeeze (Testing). Can someone please help me in finding out which word list file is used by 'aspell' command to match words? Here is an example: $ echo pacier orbier | aspell list orbier So, aspell identifies the word pacier but unable to find orbier. I am unable to find on my system which has the word, pacier. Please help. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Unable to start postgresql on Debian
I installed postgresql using the following commands: aptitude update aptitude install postgresql I tried to start it: /etc/init.d/postgresql-8.3 start But I don't find any process with the 'sql' string in it in the ps list. Also, I am unable to connect using psql. There are no logs in /var/log/postgresql directory. Could someone please help in troubleshooting this? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Unable to start postgresql on Debian
On Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 1:21 PM, Foss User foss...@gmail.com wrote: I installed postgresql using the following commands: aptitude update aptitude install postgresql I tried to start it: /etc/init.d/postgresql-8.3 start But I don't find any process with the 'sql' string in it in the ps list. Also, I am unable to connect using psql. There are no logs in /var/log/postgresql directory. Could someone please help in troubleshooting this? I did a little bit of troubleshooting myself by putting echo statements in the /etc/init.d/postgresql-8.3 file and the script it calls: /usr/share/postgresql-common/init.d-functions The script is looking for /etc/postgresql/8.3 directory but it does not exist on my Debian Squeeze. So, the init script fails. Could someone please tell me why this happened. I checked all the postgre .deb files in my /var/apt/cache/archives directory. None of the postgre .deb files have this /etc/postgresql/8.3 directory. has something gone wrong with the deb packages in testing? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Nautilus not starting properly : GConf error: Failed to contact configuration server
When I start nautilus I get this error: GConf error: Failed to contact configuration server; some possible causes are that you need to enable TCP/IP networking for ORBit, or you have stale NFS locks due to a system crash. See http://www.gnome.org/projects/gconf/ for information. (Details - 1: Server ping error: IDL:omg.org/CORBA/COMM_FAILURE:1.0) When I click the details of the error, I get this: Failed to contact configuration server; some possible causes are that you need to enable TCP/IP networking for ORBit, or you have stale NFS locks due to a system crash. See http://www.gnome.org/projects/gconf/ for information. (Details - 1: Server ping error: IDL:omg.org/CORBA/COMM_FAILURE:1.0) Could someone please help me in figuring what has gone wrong here? How do I fix it? Right now, nautilus opens after this error, but all my customizations are lost. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: /etc/init.d/networking restart does not change IP address. I have to reboot. Help.
On Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 5:21 PM, Sven Joachim svenj...@gmx.de wrote: On 2009-04-04 13:28 +0200, Foss User wrote: Trying to change the IP address in /etc/network/interfaces and then /etc/init.d/networking restart does not really change my IP. I am having to do a reboot to really change the IP. Could someone please help me in understanding why restarting networking doesn't do it? OUTPUT BEFORE CHANGING IP ADDRESS: lenny-template:~# ifconfig eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0c:29:e9:63:c4 inet addr:10.31.253.153 Bcast:10.31.253.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 inet6 addr: fe80::20c:29ff:fee9:63c4/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:255 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:48 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:22731 (22.1 KiB) TX bytes:6835 (6.6 KiB) Interrupt:18 Base address:0x2080 lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 RX packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:560 (560.0 B) TX bytes:560 (560.0 B) lenny-template:~# cat /etc/network/interfaces # The loopback network interface auto lo iface lo inet loopback # The primary network interface allow-hotplug eth0 ^ This is your problem, you probably want to change that to auto. iface eth0 inet static address 10.31.253.153 netmask 255.255.255.0 network 10.31.253.0 broadcast 10.31.253.255 gateway 10.31.253.1 # dns-* options are implemented by the resolvconf package, if installed dns-nameservers 10.100.8.203 Then I edit only the 'address' line of 'iface eth0 inet static' to: address 10.31.253.154 and issue the command: /etc/init.d/networking restart. After that when I run ipconfig command, I see only iface lo in the output. If I run ipconfig -a command, then I see iface eth0 too but its ip address is still the old one: 10.31.253.153 The reason is that /etc/init.d/networking restart boils down to ifdown -a --exclude=lo; ifup -a --exclude=lo and ifup -a only brings up interfaces that are marked auto in /etc/network/interfaces. Running ifup eth0 will bring the interface up again and change your IP address. Sven So, should I add the following line: auto eth0 before this line: allow-hotplug eth0 ? What is the use of allow-hotplug eth0? Can I remove the allow-hotplug line? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
/etc/init.d/networking restart does not change IP address. I have to reboot. Help.
Trying to change the IP address in /etc/network/interfaces and then /etc/init.d/networking restart does not really change my IP. I am having to do a reboot to really change the IP. Could someone please help me in understanding why restarting networking doesn't do it? OUTPUT BEFORE CHANGING IP ADDRESS: lenny-template:~# ifconfig eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:0c:29:e9:63:c4 inet addr:10.31.253.153 Bcast:10.31.253.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 inet6 addr: fe80::20c:29ff:fee9:63c4/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:255 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:48 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:22731 (22.1 KiB) TX bytes:6835 (6.6 KiB) Interrupt:18 Base address:0x2080 loLink encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 RX packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:560 (560.0 B) TX bytes:560 (560.0 B) lenny-template:~# cat /etc/network/interfaces # The loopback network interface auto lo iface lo inet loopback # The primary network interface allow-hotplug eth0 iface eth0 inet static address 10.31.253.153 netmask 255.255.255.0 network 10.31.253.0 broadcast 10.31.253.255 gateway 10.31.253.1 # dns-* options are implemented by the resolvconf package, if installed dns-nameservers 10.100.8.203 Then I edit only the 'address' line of 'iface eth0 inet static' to: address 10.31.253.154 and issue the command: /etc/init.d/networking restart. After that when I run ipconfig command, I see only iface lo in the output. If I run ipconfig -a command, then I see iface eth0 too but its ip address is still the old one: 10.31.253.153 Please help. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
How does Debian know how to execute my .NET programs even if I don't specify mono?
I have a program compiled with mcs meant for mono called: hello.exe. If I just do ./hello.exe it runs automatically. How does it happen? why do I not have to do mono hello.exe. Why does it run only with ./hello.exe I mean Linux wouldn't execute a code unless it knows the interpreter from the she-bang line or it is an ELF32 file. but my hello.exe is neither ELF file nor does it have a shebang line on the top. how then Linux understands that it must be executed with mono? Outputs from my console: (hello.exe is a C# program compiled using mcs. nc.exe is Netcat for windows. nc.exe is not a C# or .NET program) foss...@debian:~/lab/c$ ls -l nc.exe hello.exe -rwxr-xr-x 1 fossist fossist 3072 Feb 23 01:42 hello.exe -rwxr-xr-x 1 fossist fossist 61440 Dec 29 2004 nc.exe foss...@debian:~/lab/c$ file nc.exe hello.exe nc.exe:PE32 executable for MS Windows (console) Intel 80386 32-bit hello.exe: PE32 executable for MS Windows (console) Intel 80386 32-bit Mono/.Net assembly foss...@debian:~/lab/c$ ./nc.exe; ./hello.exe run-detectors: unable to find an interpreter for ./nc.exe Hello World! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
How to change LANG = en_US ?
I want that when Debian boots and I log into gnome and open gnome-terminal, echo $LANG shows en_US instead of en_IN. I found that in /etc/environment, the content was: LANG=en_IN So, I changed it to LANG=en_US and rebooted the system. But after rebooting and opening gnome-terminal, I find echo $LANG to output en_IN again. So, where should I make this change so that after rebooting echo $LANG outputs en_US ? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: How to change LANG = en_US ?
If export is the only way to do it, I can of course put the export LANG=en_US statement in /etc/profile. However, I am thinking then what is the use of /etc/environment? What purpose does /etc/environment serve if changing LANG=en_IN to LANG=en_US in /etc/environment doesn't affect the LANG shell variable of my terminals? On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 4:47 AM, Onur Aslan onuras...@gmail.com wrote: You should change language in login screen for gnome. Otherwise, you can change your language with export command in terminal. i.e. export LANG='en_US' But this doesn't affect the gnome. It's only work for current terminal. On Fri, 2009-02-06 at 04:35 +, Foss User wrote: I want that when Debian boots and I log into gnome and open gnome-terminal, echo $LANG shows en_US instead of en_IN. I found that in /etc/environment, the content was: LANG=en_IN So, I changed it to LANG=en_US and rebooted the system. But after rebooting and opening gnome-terminal, I find echo $LANG to output en_IN again. So, where should I make this change so that after rebooting echo $LANG outputs en_US ? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
how to set LANG=en_US required to make mrxvt display some characters properly?
I have observed that mrxvt doesn't work properly with en_IN. In man pages, the quotes, etc. appear like a with a caret on top and boxes. I was suggested to change my LANG variable to en_US and it worked. The quotes started appearing like quotes in the man pages with this variable set to en_US. I have two questions: 1. Is there a better way to solve this? 2. If I have to set LANG=en_US, I would like to know the configuration file where I can set it once and it will be applied to my Debian whenever I boot it. I tried changing /etc/environment to en_US, but whenever I reboot, the shell variable LANG is again found as en_IN even though /etc/environment remain as en_US. (Yes, I know I can set it in /etc/profile but I am thinking that there might be a configuration file or a better place to put this setting) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Who is allowed to help on this list. was: Re: Scim does not work with openoffice -- off-line
I find the idea that knowing 'sufficient basics' is a requirement to be able to help others. Most of the times, it is simple configuration file changes that might be enough to get a software working. One does not need 'sufficient basics' to tell someone else what configuration changes he made. Of course, the person taking the advice might sometimes need 'sufficient basics' to be sure whether that the configuration changes he would be doing on the advice of someone else, does not turn out to be fatal or deletes important files or simply grant some wings to the computer that would fly away from the house. I have received a lot of help from experts and non-experts and I would like all the advice flowing in when I face issues. On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 4:41 PM, Lisi Reisz lisi.re...@gmail.com wrote: On Wednesday 28 January 2009 16:15:18 you wrote: Please be careful to tell some info like this to others. I know I fail sometime but ... knowing sufficient basics is good idea before telling people what to do. I said only that I had done it, not that it was a universal solution. I did it, it worked for me. That is all I claimed. You appear to believe that one should not ever try to help anyone unless one is a package maintainer. That is surely ridiculous? I am bringing this back online because I would like the opinions of the rest of you. Is it the protocol for this list that only those with in depth expertise should make any attempt to help others? And that those of us who are not experts (and I cannot be the only one) should simply shut up and never try to help, even where we have met and, from a practical point of view (i.e. it worked for us) solved, the problem under discussion? Lisi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
