Re: google-chrome-stable - no longer functional
Follow-up question: when "installing the packages that are needed", from where are they obtained? >From the same directory as that containing the ".deb" file, from an Internet archive or from my local /var/cache/apt/archives or ??? Thanks again, -Kenneth On Mon, Apr 25, 2016 at 8:42 AM, Kenneth Jacker wrote: > Next time try "sudo gdebi google-chrome-stable_49.0.2623.75-1_amd64.deb". >> It should install the packages needed if they are available. >> > > OK, thanks for the "tip"! > > -Kenneth > >
Re: google-chrome-stable - no longer functional
> > Next time try "sudo gdebi google-chrome-stable_49.0.2623.75-1_amd64.deb". > It should install the packages needed if they are available. > OK, thanks for the "tip"! -Kenneth
Re: google-chrome-stable - no longer functional
Sorry to reply to myself. Hearing from no one for almost a week, I decided to "check around" again and see if I couldn't find some way to restore Google Chrome ... This posting gave me the idea to "downgrade" the application: http://goo.gl/I5chaZ Looking in my system's /var/cache/apt/archives', I found all recent upgrades to google-chrome-stable. I decided to re-install the previous update version: google-chrome-stable_49.0.2623.75-1_amd64.deb I then attempted to apply the package using this: # dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_49.0.2623.75-1_amd64.deb That produced an error message: > > Package libappindicator1 is not installed > Went back into 'aptitude', and installed 'libappindicator1' and its required dependencies. Finally, I ran the 'dpkg' command above once again, and *BINGO* ... success! Maybe this might help someone else ... :) -Kenneth
Re: Error with Latest Google Chrome Stable
sven> Downgrade to the latest working version. Luckily, I was able to find a couple of earlier Chrome versions in /var/cache/apt/archives/ in order to downgrade. What if I'd removed all the archived 'apt' files to save space? This leads to the following question ... Is there a known Google site that contains either all previous Chrome versions or at least the last few? I tried to find such a site/ location, but couldn't. Thanks, -Kenneth -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/87egvcmtdh@be.cs.appstate.edu
Re: Error with Latest Google Chrome Stable
>> So instead, I removed the "120" version, and reinstalled "94". >> Flash returned to normal! Just as you suggest later ... >> Is this a known bug? With Chrome? With Flash? sven> This is known. For some unknown reasons Google decided to link their sven> libpepflash.so with glibc-2.14, which is unavailable in Wheezy. Yes, I saw some references to "pep" when I was trying to find some help. >> Will Google/Adobe distribute "fixed" versions? sven> One can hope. ;-) sven> Their is a bug open (which I am unable to find right now) and it sven> seems the Google engineers are looking into it. Good. >> Or, might there be some "workaround"? sven> Downgrade to the latest working version. Pin or hold that package until sven> a fixed version is released. As mentioned earlier, that's what I ended up doing. Thanks for your prompt and useful comments! -Kenneth -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/87a961d86k@be.cs.appstate.edu
Error with Latest Google Chrome Stable
[ Debian stable ] A few days ago, I updated Chrome from: google-chrome-stable:amd64 37.0.2062.94-1 to: google-chrome-stable:amd64 37.0.2062.120-1 That update caused pages with embedded Adobe Flash to malfunction (with various nasty error windows appearing). I tried to find the "right", and ideally a straight forward fix, but failed. So instead, I removed the "120" version, and reinstalled "94". Flash returned to normal! Is this a known bug? With Chrome? With Flash? Will Google/Adobe distribute "fixed" versions? Or, might there be some "workaround"? Thanks for your comments, -- Prof Kenneth H Jacker (ret) k...@cs.appstate.edu Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj Appalachian State Univ Boone, NC 28608 USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/87k355ddwf@be.cs.appstate.edu
Re: Retaining Older Kernels After Image Update
ph> Don't confuse installing a new kernel (3.2 and 3.12 are different ph> kernels, different packages names) and upgrading an installed ph> kernel with a new release (same version, same package name, ph> different package release versions). Upgrading an installed kernel ph> package replaces it, as with any other package. Installing a new ph> kernel does not. I think the above comments by Pascal most succinctly clarifies my confusion ... pointing out the difference between "installing" and "upgrading". Next time I'll pay more attention to what is being presented by the "package manager"! Still a little uneasy about having no "backup kernel". But, I do have a CD with "Recovery Is Possible"/RIP [1] on it that I can use if something "terrible" happens. ;-) Though I am only replying to Pascal's letter, I definitely want to thank not just Pascal, but *all* who contributed to this thread. Thanks, -Kenneth [1] http://www.tux.org/pub/people/kent-robotti/looplinux/rip/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/87fvh9e2vl@be.cs.appstate.edu
Retaining Older Kernels After Image Update
[ Wheezy; 3.2.0-4-amd64 ] I've noticed that when I upgrade a kernel image, the prior one appears to be removed. So, at any time there is only one kernel image in /boot. Just in case (unlikely I know) a new kernel has "problems", I'd like to retain, say, the last three prior images in /boot. Other *nix systems required me to manually delete unneeded images ... Looking around, I thought I might find a GRUB option to do this. No luck. Thanks for your ideas/help! -- Prof Kenneth H Jacker (ret) k...@cs.appstate.edu Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj Appalachian State Univ Boone, NC 28608 USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/87a97meurk@be.cs.appstate.edu
Maximum Number of Usable Chars in Password
I searched (web and source code), but didn't find ... :( Short passwords are not good. Long passwords are better. But how long can they effectively be? I.e., if I enter 100 chars into the 'passwd' command, how many are actually used? All 100? ... I kind of doubt it ... I want to use the longest password possible in "wheezy", but don't want to enter extra chars if, in fact, they are ignored. Thanks for your comments! -- Prof Kenneth H Jacker (ret) k...@cs.appstate.edu Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj Appalachian State Univ Boone, NC 28608 USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/87a998ydgg@be.cs.appstate.edu
Large File Systems - Enough inodes?
I am buying two new SATA hard drives: 1TB and 2TB. I'd like to use the 2TB unit for backups (typical Linux directories and files) ... with just a single file system (ext4 most likely). Will 'mkfs' create "enough" inodes? Or, would it be better to, say, split the 2TB into four 500GB file systems. Or, some other approach? Thanks for your ideas! -- Prof Kenneth H Jacker k...@cs.appstate.edu Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj Appalachian State Univ Boone, NC 28608 USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/8761l0e9rz@be.cs.appstate.edu
Which --delete* to Use in 'rsync'
>From rsync(1): --deletedelete extraneous files from dest dirs --delete-before receiver deletes before transfer (default) --delete-during receiver deletes during xfer, not before --delete-after receiver deletes after transfer, not before I've always just used the first option (--delete). Can anyone suggest when I might use one of the last two? Thanks! -- Prof Kenneth H Jacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj Appalachian State Univ Boone, NC 28608 USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
autofs and /home/home
Config: Debian/etch I can't seem to figure out a *very* simple automount configuration (I've done this before, but it was over two years ago :-( ). After much work (and not enough understanding!), I have succeed in automounting a remote /home directory on a local client using 'autofs'. Unfortunately, the mounted directory on the client is under /home/home instead of /home. Here are the two key lines on the client: /etc/auto.master: /home /etc/auto.misc --timeout 60 /etc/auto.misc: home-fstype=nfs,hard,intr 1.2.3.4:/home Can someone help me to have the remote /home on the server show up as just /home on the client? Any other suggestions and/or comments are most welcomed ... Thanks! -- Prof Kenneth H Jacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj Appalachian State Univ Boone, NC 28608 USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: VMware Workstation Module Compilation (etch)
Thanks for the letters from Liam and Greg! greg> http://ftp.cvut.cz/vmware/vmware-any-any-update108.tar.gz Could you (or someone) please explain the step-by-step sequence to apply the above patch to install VMware-workstation-5.5.1-19175 on Debian/etch? Here's what I just did: o Made sure that I had the correct "linux-headers" installed o Ran ./vmware-installer.pl up until the point it had the "header file" problems (Note that I couldn't *first* apply the patch since /etc/vmware doesn't exist until at least a partial vmware install has been done.) o Once I got the "header file" error, I used Control-Z to suspend the install script. I then applied the above patch with ./runme.pl, and allowed it to go ahead and do the vmware config. o The modules built (with some warnings), o I then killed the suspended install script o Tried to run 'vmware' It didn't work ... 'vmware' won't run (missing libraries, etc). Sorry for being so dense ... -Kenneth -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: VMware Workstation Module Compilation (etch)
liam> I understand that there is an issue with vmware on recent liam> kernels. See here for a discussion: liam> http://groups.google.co.uk/group/linux.debian.user/browse_thread/thread/f6ca3ef81023f93d/e7b10484cd229960 Thanks for the excellent reference ... I'll check into it tomorrow ... -Kenneth -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: VMware Workstation Module Compilation (etch)
du> It would be nice to see the full error log, if possible I can't seem to find one ... The install script just continues to prompt me for a valid header file: What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include] The only way "out" of the above is a Control-Z. Looking around (recursively) in the install directory once I am at the 'bash' prompt, shows no log file. Nothing in /tmp either. Where is the "full error log"? Thanks for your letter! -Kenneth -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
VMware Workstation Module Compilation (etch)
Has anyone successfully compiled the required modules for 'VMware Workstation' under Debian/etch? Though I've been able to do this on two Ubuntu systems, I keep getting errors during the installation process on my 'etch' systems: The directory of kernel headers (version @@VMWARE@@ UTS_RELEASE) does not match your running kernel (version 2.6.18-3-686). Even if the module were to compile successfully, it would not load into the running kernel. Apparently something isn't right in the installed header files: root:/usr/src# ls -l total 12 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root src26 2007-02-16 17:13 linux -> linux-headers-2.6.18-3-686/ drwxr-xr-x 17 root root 4096 2007-02-16 17:12 linux-headers-2.6.18-3/ drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 2007-02-16 17:13 linux-headers-2.6.18-3-686/ drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2007-01-27 19:02 linux-kbuild-2.6.18/ Here's some more info: root:/usr/src# uname -a Linux foobar 2.6.18-3-686 #1 SMP Mon Dec 4 16:41:14 UTC 2006 i686 GNU/Linux root:/# cat /usr/src/linux/include/linux/version.h #define LINUX_VERSION_CODE 132626 #define KERNEL_VERSION(a,b,c) (((a) << 16) + ((b) << 8) + (c)) I downloaded and manually installed this as well: linux-headers-2.6.18-3_2.6.18-7_i386.deb but it made no difference ... Anyone have any ideas? -- Prof Kenneth H Jacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj Appalachian State Univ Boone, NC 28608 USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
aptitude and synaptic
The recent discussion about 'apt-get' and 'aptitude' was interesting and useful (I've used 'aptitude' for years). It appeared that the consensus was not to mix the two. What about 'aptitude' and 'synaptic'? Is it "safe" to use one, and then the other ... i.e., mixed use? Thanks for your ideas! -- Prof Kenneth H Jacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj Appalachian State Univ Boone, NC 28608 USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Restoring Firefox Passwords/Prefs
Florian: Thanks for the prompt, "full featured" help to my problem! I'll apply your ideas when I return home tonight ... Thanks again, -Kenneth -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Restoring Firefox Passwords/Prefs
My 'firefox' got hosed again (all I did was to remove the 'downthemall' extension) ... even "firefox -safe-mode" didn't work ... G-R-R-R-R! After first backing up my '.mozilla' directory, I reinstalled 'firefox'. But (of course) all my "saved passwords" (and preferences) are unavailable. Does anyone know which files I can retrieve from the backed up '.mozilla' tree (I already got "bookmarks.html") to restore all of my passwords and preferences? Thanks, -- Prof Kenneth H Jacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj Appalachian State Univ Boone, NC 28608 USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: X11/XFree86 Problem
ms> Another thing which I would be curious about is what video card are ms> you using ... nVidia Corporation NV15 [GeForce2 GTS/Pro] rev 164 Note that this is the same board I have been using for, maybe, 3-4 years. ms> and which video card driver? Not sure which driver ... Thanks for your comments, -Kenneth -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
X11/XFree86 Problem
[ Sarge; kernel-2.6.8-2-686; xfree86-common-4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge1; kde-5:44; xscreensaver-4.21-3 ] A new problem has arisen over the last few weeks ... Getting up in the morning (or after a long time away from my home machine), I see an 'xscreensaver' image "frozen" on my monitor. The entire local system is locked up. The usual "C-M-F1" (console login) and "C-M-" (restart the X server) escapes do nothing. Logging in from another machine shows 'xfree86' taking 98% of the CPU. The only way to regain access via the local keyboard and mouse is to use a "kill -9" on the 'xfree86' process. After a few seconds, 'kde' comes back with the normal login screen. (Note, however, that "C-M-F1" still doesn't work). Questions: o Anybody else having this problem? o What might be the cause? o Anything I can do to help determine the cause? One thing I tried was disabling the screen saver "module" that appeared to be running when it "hung". That didn't help. I've also rebooted the entire system ... strange! Thanks for your ideas! -- Prof Kenneth H Jacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj Appalachian State Univ Boone, NC 28608 USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Firefox - Disabling Extensions w/o Running
pw> That's sort of the point of safe mode, isn't it? You can uninstall pw> extensions while in safe mode, and then try to start firefox. My hunch was: "downTHEMall" ... and I was right! Uninstalling it fixed the problem. Thanks for everyone's help, -Kenneth PS I'll miss it ... a very useful extension. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Firefox - Disabling Extensions w/o Running
pw> Well, I thought you could do that, but apparently 'Disable' is pw> not an option in safemode because they're disabled already; so pw> uninstall is the only option. pw> Sorry to mislead. No problem! -Kenneth -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Firefox - Disabling Extensions w/o Running
pw> That's sort of the point of safe mode, isn't it? You can pw> uninstall extensions while in safe mode, and then try to start firefox. Now I get it! I did look at the "extensions" window while in "safe mode", but didn't realize each entry was, in fact, usable since everything was grayed out. So, I'll now remove "likely candidates", and restart 'firefox'. Thanks for your and others' help! -Kenneth -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Firefox - Disabling Extensions w/o Running
[Debian/sarge; firefox-1.0.4-2sarge5] As some of you might know from an earlier posting, my 'firefox' stopped working after updating some extensions. Luckily I can still use it by invoking it as "firefox -safe-mode" (thanks, Steve!). How to regain the normal functionality? Which is the "bad" extension? I tried running with "firefox -g", but 'gdb' didn't show me anything of use ... My only other idea is to disable, one-by-one, my extensions until it works again. Since I obviously can't disable extensions from within 'firefox' (I never see its window!), I am wondering if anyone knows of a way to disable specific extensions *external* to a running 'firefox' process. I'm getting a bit desperate ... Thanks for any help! -- Prof Kenneth H Jacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj Appalachian State Univ Boone, NC 28608 USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Firefox Broken After Extensions Update
cm> I assume you looked at the documentation/man page. Did it have any cm> useful suggestions? What happened when you tried them? With Steve's suggestion (command line option) , I was able to bring up 'firefox' fine. Of course, all the extensions are disabled ... -Kenneth -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Firefox Broken After Extensions Update
sl> sl>-safe-mode sl> Starts Mozilla Firefox in safe mode, that is disabling all sl> extensions and showing a bit more debugging messages. Thanks, Steve! I actually did check the 'man' page, but missed that option. Now if I can just find out what's causing the problem ... -Kenneth -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Firefox Broken After Extensions Update
[ Debian/sarge; mozilla-firefox/1.0.4-2sarge5 ] I just clicked on the green "auto upgrade" in 'firefox' to update some extensions. I then quit the program, and reran it. It now does little if anything ... in particular, no window appears. Of course, it would help to remember exactly which three extensions were updated ... I think one was for weather, one might have been 'Stumble!', and I can't remember the third! Is it just me? Anyone know how to turn off all or some extensions *external* to 'firefox'? Thanks, -- Prof Kenneth H Jacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj Appalachian State Univ Boone, NC 28608 USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: DHCP with Static Addresses
am> If you're using DHCP and you want to have "static" IPs for your am> devices what you need to do is assign a static lease on the DHCP am> server. Assuming you're using dhcpd you'll want something am> similar to this in your dhcpd.conf: am> host yourhostname { am> hardware ethernet 00:11:22:AA:BB:CC; am> fixed-address 192.168.0.123; am> } Good idea! However, 'dhcpd' is running within my LinkSys router, not on one of my Debian boxen ... I spent quite a few minutes going through the router's option pages, but couldn't see a way to specify this. Anyone know how to configure a LinkSys router to use the above approach? Thanks for everyone's comments/suggestions, -Kenneth -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: DHCP with Static Addresses
>> However, what I'd like to do somehow is make my RFC1819 addresses >> remain the same at home hs> The big question is: why do you actually care for the address? hs> There are only rare cases where this is actually needed for a client. Two needs come to mind: o ssh-ing to one of the machines ... how do I know its address? o printing to one of the machines running CUPS ... again, I must specify the addr of the print server machine If you can suggest a way to do these things, I'll be glad to use your approach rather than having "fixed" addresses ... Thanks for your comments! -Kenneth -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
DHCP with Static Addresses
[ sarge ] Looking in interfaces(5), it doesn't appear that I can include an "address" line (where I could specify a desired address) within /etc/network/interfaces for a 'dhcp'-configured interface. However, what I'd like to do somehow is make my RFC1819 addresses remain the same at home, but still use DHCP for DNS, etc. Depending on what I boot when, the addresses all change thus messing up firewall settings and other "stuff". Maybe I must just go with "iface ... static" instead of "iface ... dhcp"? What would people suggest for this? Thanks, -- Prof Kenneth H Jacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj Appalachian State Univ Boone, NC 28608 USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Firefox middle click broken on stable?
hermann> So purging mozilla-tabextensions solves the problem for me. FYI: I do not have 'mozilla-tabextensions' installed. -Kenneth -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Firefox middle click broken on stable?
hermann> Am I the only one still having problems with the middle hermann> mouse button in firefox? No. After using 'firefox' (1.0.4-2sarge3) for a while, MB2 no longer opens links in new tabs. Quiting and restarting the application causes the correct behavior to return. You are not alone! -- Prof Kenneth H Jacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj Appalachian State Univ Boone, NC 28608 USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ViewCVS w/ NFS-Mounted Repository
khj> I can't get the 'viewcvs' package to work. Sorry for the followup to my own posting ... But I wanted to record the solution: the NFS dir had permissions that were too restrictive for 'apache' to access! I *thought* I had checked all relevant dirs, but obviously missed one ... -Kenneth -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
ViewCVS w/ NFS-Mounted Repository
[sarge] I can't get the 'viewcvs' package to work. I *think* I properly edited the configuration file (only changed the "cvs_roots" option). The repository is in an NFS-mounted directory on another machine. Though I can see the documentation page (localhost/viewcvs) and can use file:// to view the contents of the repository with 'firefox', using localhost/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/ always gives me an error page containing: An Exception Has Occurred cvs not found! The wrong path for this repository was configured, or ... Another "data point": if I use the default /var/lib/cvs, it works fine. The problem is getting the same functionality on the NFS- mounted repository ... Unrelated questions: what does the viewcvs-query package provide? Thanks for any ideas! -- Prof Kenneth H Jacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj Appalachian State Univ Boone, NC 28608 USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: libwxgtk2.4-python_2.4.3.1_i386.deb
rs> Remove wxpython2.5.3 first on the command line: rs> `aptitude purge wxpython2.5.3` That (plus a few other minor tweaks) helped me to eliminate the package ... hurrah! Thanks, -Kenneth -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
libwxgtk2.4-python_2.4.3.1_i386.deb
[Sarge] The referenced package, libwxgtk2.4-python_2.4.3.1_i386.deb, has remained in 'aptitude's "Upgradable Packages" sections for months. Though I attempted to find a way to eliminate this error via "trying things" and searching the WWW for solutions, it remains. Here's what happens when I try to update it: Preparing to replace libwxgtk2.4-python 2.4.2.6 (using .../libwxgtk2.4-python_2.4.3.1_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement libwxgtk2.4-python ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libwxgtk2.4-python_2.4.3.1_i386.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite `/usr/bin/helpviewer', which is also in package wxpython2.5.3 dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe) Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/libwxgtk2.4-python_2.4.3.1_i386.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) Ack! Something bad happened while installing packages. Trying to recover: Thanks for your ideas! -- Prof Kenneth H Jacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj Appalachian State Univ Boone, NC 28608 USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Not able to print page footer or header.
drl> In Firefox, under File, choose Page Setup. Now, click on the drl> tab Margins & Header / Footer. Set all values to 0.25 drl> (inches). Click on OK. Next, under File again, choose drl> Print. Click on Properties and set all number values to 0.25 drl> (inches). Click on OK. Thanks for posting those instructions ... my headers/footers have reappeared! I had given up trying months ago ... thinking it was a CUPS problem ... drl> That ought to work. Yes, almost perfectly. The upper-left corner of the "page content" slightly overwrites the upper-left header field. Do I need to "tweak" things just a bit more? Would I use a value less than or greater than 0.25? Also, there is a bit more "space" below the footer than above the header. Maybe something is wrong with my printer? Sorry that I don't understand this better! Thanks again for your suggestions! -- Prof Kenneth H Jacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj Appalachian State Univ Boone, NC 28608 USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Problem with Firefox and Mime (I think)
roberto> http://snapshot.debian.net/archive/2005/08/16/debian-security/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-firefox/ Got it. Now, before re-installation, I need to go back and read about the security problems fixed by the newer (broken) version. ;-) Thanks for your help! -Kenneth -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Firefox Downgrade (was Re: Problem with Firefox and Mime (I think))
Thanks for your prompt reply ... >>> From where can we obtain this previous version? rw> `apt-get install packagename=version` IIRC. # apt-get install mozilla-firefox=1.0.4-2sarge1 Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done E: Version '1.0.4-2sarge1' for 'mozilla-firefox' was not found Didn't work! Other ideas? -Kenneth -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Problem with Firefox and Mime (I think)
roberto> You may want to try 1.0.4-2sarge1 ... >From where can we obtain this previous version? I looked on "ftp.debian.org" and "archive.debian.org", but can't seem to find the .deb file. Thanks for any pointers! -- Prof Kenneth H Jacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj Appalachian State Univ Boone, NC 28608 USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Newest Firefox - Problems
[sarge; mozilla-firefox-1.0.4-2sarge2] I've encounter some problems after the recent 'firefox' update ... For example, entering C-b (or selecting View/Sidebar/Bookmarks via the menus) causes 'firefox' to immediately exit. Same with C-h (history). Other new weirdness: some of my extensions appear to be broken / non-functional; clicking on the little blue circle with a white arrow (Updates Available) also causes the application to terminate. Anyone else seeing this? Solutions? Thanks, -- Prof Kenneth H Jacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj Appalachian State Univ Boone, NC 28608 USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: CNN Videos - No Sound
david> Perhaps, if you provide a leeetle more info. Yes, of course! david> What program are you using to view these videos (totem, david> mplayer, etc)? I'm running linux-2.6.8-2-686. I click links (with 'firefox') on the CNN "video site", and a new window is created. Within it is the opening "Media Player" animated logo which eventually displays the (silent) piece I've selected. "About:plugins" in 'firefox' shows, "Windows Media Player Plug-in Dynamic Link Library", followed by: MIME TYPE DESCSUFFIXES ENABLED application/asxMedia Files *Yes video/x-ms-asf-plugin Media Files *Yes application/x-mplayer2 Media Files *Yes video/x-ms-asf Media Files asf,asx,* Yes video/x-ms-wm Media Files wm,* Yes audio/x-ms-wma Media Files wma,*Yes audio/x-ms-wax Media Files wax,*Yes video/x-ms-wmv Media Files wmv,*Yes video/x-ms-wvx Media Files wvx,*Yes david> What format are they in? Not sure. david> Are you using GNOME, KDE, ... KDE. david> something else (esd, arts, plain alsa, etc)? ALSA. Another possible hint: QuickTime has the same behavior - images, but no sound. Thanks for everyone's help, -Kenneth -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
CNN Videos - No Sound
[sarge, SB Live!] I can hear sound from CDs, radio and TV, but not when viewing CNN videos via 'firefox'. I've messed with various "mixer" setting, but still can't hear anything (BTW, which mixer channel should it be?) My hunch is I don't have a proper device in /dev. Anyone know what I need to do? Thanks, -- Prof Kenneth H Jacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj Appalachian State Univ Boone, NC 28608 USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: .aptitude/config and Automatic Cache Deletion
jd> On Tuesday 21 June 2005 07:03, Kenneth Jacker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> jd> (<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) wrote: >> 'Autoclean' doesn't seem to be quite what I used in the past. jd> clean: remove all packages from the cache. Yes, I believe it is the "clean" function that I need ... But how to have the "clean" done automatically after I do updates via 'aptitude'? Of course, I could write a script (as others have done) run via cron to accomplish this. But I swear that there's an option hidden in some apt/aptitude/... configuration file somewhere that enables this behavior! Thanks to all that are helping me work this out, -Kenneth -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: .aptitude/config and Automatic Cache Deletion
mm> Look in /etc/apt/apt.con : mm> APT::Clean-Installed "false"; mm> or true >From apt.conf(5): Clean-Installed Defaults to on. When turned on the autoclean feature will remove any packages which can no longer be downloaded from the cache. If turned off then packages that are locally installed are also excluded from cleaning - but note that APT provides no direct means to reinstall them. >From aptitude(8): autoclean Removes any cached packages which can no longer be downloaded. This allows you to prevent a cache from growing out of control over time without completely emptying it. 'Autoclean' doesn't seem to be quite what I used in the past. My previous setup removed *all* files from the cache once installed ... I *want* to "completely empty it". Thanks for the prompt reply! -Kenneth -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
.aptitude/config and Automatic Cache Deletion
[Sarge] It seems in the past I enabled an option in ~/.aptitude/config that would automatically delete all ".deb" files in /var/cache/apt/archives after updating packages. Due to fresh installs, I've lost the file that set this up ... I've looked through documentation and searched the WWW, but can't seem to find how to do it. Can anyone help? Thanks, -- Prof Kenneth H Jacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj Appalachian State Univ Boone, NC 28608 USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: No "Beep" from PC Speaker
martyb> Did you try to "beep" as root? I grabbed the 'beep' package, installed it, and it worked! So, I can now add the invocation of /usr/bin/beep to the 'xalarm' cmmd line. I still wonder why "$ echo ^G" doesn't work in "terminal" windows ... something missing in /etc/terminfo/*? Thanks, Marty, since you basically solved my problem! -Kenneth -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: No "Beep" from PC Speaker
martyb> Possibly because PC Speaker support (INPUT_PCSPKR) is not martyb> enabled in your kernel or the corresponding module is not martyb> loaded. Thanks for the suggestion! I installed the 'pcspkr' module using 'modconf', but still hear nothing. Other ideas? Thanks, -Kenneth -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
No "Beep" from PC Speaker
[sarge; 2.6.8-2-686; KDE; SBL!] I can't get my PC speaker to "beep" in a "console" or "Konsole" session ... I guess there are worse problems! ;-) Anyway, this, $ echo -v-g produces no sound. Neither does 'xalarm' with the "-alarmaudio beep" option. I've enabled it via 'alsamixer', checked 'xset' and various KDE "sound options", but still hear nothing. Most likely I've turned it off somewhere else, but just don't know where ... Anyone have any ideas? Thanks, -- Prof Kenneth H Jacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj Appalachian State Univ Boone, NC 28608 USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sarge Net Install Hangs on Older Machine
Due to a problem we're having here, I reviewed with interest the prior thread ("Debian on an old PC") discussing the installation of Debian on an "older" machine ... Based on the info shared there, our machine (K6/450MHz, 128MB) seems adequate to at least *install* 'sarge'. Unfortunately the installation "hangs" after the last line below: ... ... ... ... ... ... Unpacking replacement locales ... ... ... ... Preparing to replace libc6-2.3.2ds1-18 (using ) Unpacking replacement libc6 ... < HANG At this point control-C has no effect; also, trying to switch to another console (e.g., control-alt-F2) does nothing. Can anyone suggest a way to continue the installation? Thanks, -- Prof Kenneth H Jacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj Appalachian State Univ Boone, NC 28608 USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: acidlab/php problem
jbouse> I don't recall having yet seen a BTS entry from you so don't jbouse> have any further info to help from. Thanks to Jeremy's comment above, I have succeeded in getting 'acidlab' to work correctly on sarge/testing! First I checked out: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?pkg=acidlab and then: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?pkg=acidlab-mysql The second entry (#232091) on the above page contains a response from Steve Langasek which states: Please confirm that you have the mysql.so extension *enabled* in the php.ini config for whichever PHP SAPI you're using (/etc/php4/apache/php.ini or /etc/php4/cgi/php.ini). This resulted in my changing a portion of the "Dynamic Extensions" section in /etc/php4/apache/php.ini to contain: extension=mysql.so extension=gd.so That did it! So, thanks to Jeremy for heading me in the right direction and Steve for sharing the solution ... As I've said before (in similar words): Debian Rocks! -Kenneth -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
acidlab/php problem
[sarge/testing; 2.6.8-1-686-smp snort-mysql-2.2.0-9 acidlab-0.9.6b20-10 php4-mysql-4:4.3.10-2 apache-ssl-1.3.33-2 mysql-server/mysql-common- 4.0.22-6 ... ] I've tried about everything (including multiple installs of 'mysql', 'php4', and 'snort') I can think of, but no luck. So am turning to d-u ... ! Has anyone gotten snort-mysql and acidlab to work on 'sarge'? The DB side is fine ... queries show that 'snort' is adding info. The problem is with the initial web page (needed to initialize 'acidlab') of "https://acme.cs.appstate.edu/acidlab/acid_main.php";. No matter what I do, I always get the following URL response: PHP ERROR: PHP build incomplete: the prerequisite MySQL support required to read the alert database was not built into PHP. Please recompile PHP with the necessary library (--with-mysql) Note that 'phpmyadmin' works fine which suggests it isn't a 'php' problem. Anyone know what a solution might be? Thanks, -- Prof Kenneth H Jacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj Appalachian State Univ Boone, NC 28608 USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hard Disk Errors
[testing/sarge; 2.4.26-1-686-smp] Suddenly, I'm seeing the following error messages in /var/log/syslog: Dec 27 11:59:34 acme kernel: hda: dma_intr: \ status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } Dec 27 11:59:34 acme kernel: hda: dma_intr: \ error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=72196505, \ high=4, low=5087641, sector=16515152 Dec 27 11:59:34 acme kernel: end_request: I/O error, \ dev 03:08 (hda), sector 16515152 Dec 27 11:59:34 acme kernel: EXT3-fs error (device ide0(3,8)): \ ext3_get_inode_loc: unable to read inode block - inode=1032217, block=2064394 The drive (hda) is only 4 months old. Could it being dying already? :-( How can I determine in which partition(s) the errors are occurring? Is there anything I can do to "save" the drive? Thanks for your comments! -- Prof Kenneth H Jacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj Appalachian State Univ Boone, NC 28608 USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Cloning a workstation
rs> For your needs, systemimager may be a better choice. Does the 'updateclient' command in 'systemimager' properly/easily keep the clients current after making changes (packages, config files, etc) on the "golden client"? Allegedly (I haven't used any of these apps yet), 'replicator' provides this type of functionality with its 'repli-sync'. I can't seem to find any such capability in FAI. Clearly, once the clients have been created, we must keep them current! Thanks for your comments, -Kenneth -- Prof Kenneth H Jacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj Appalachian State Univ Boone, NC 28608 USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: printing from firefox
[Sarge/testing, mozilla-firefox 1.0-2, cupsys- 1.1.20final+rc1-10] bmsims1> IMO, dump Xprt OK, I finally got rid of the "xprt stuff" hoping that an outstanding firefox problem would be fixed ... unfortunately the old problem remains, and a new "issue" appeared ... New issue - Invoking any firefox printing function (preview, print) is *extremely* slow. It now takes on the order of 15-20 seconds for the "print dialog" to appear. Clicking OK takes an add'l 5-10 seconds before the printing begins. Strangely enough, I don't see any significant increase in the CPU load. (NB: I did restart 'cups'.) Old problem --- I have tried about everything (including changing margin settings in the "page setup" dialog, examining possible options in "about:config", etc.), but still cannot get the "headers/footers" to appear in printed web pages. They show up in "print preview" -- at the very edge of the image -- but don't make it to the *printed* page(s). Needless to say, printing headers & footers is a very important capability of my preferred browser: Firefox! Thanks for any ideas, -- Prof Kenneth H Jacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj Appalachian State Univ Boone, NC 28608 USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: konqueror and supported protocols
jlf> Is there a way to list which protocols are supported by jlf> konqueror and what the keywords are? http://osdir.com/PrintArticle2159.phtml -- Prof Kenneth H Jacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj Appalachian State Univ Boone, NC 28608 USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: 'rpm --freshen': dpkg Equivalent?
ne> if (dpkg -l package-name | grep -c ii ) dpkg -i ./package.deb; Though I might again consider using 'apt-zip', a slight variation of the above should do what I need ... Thanks, Niels! -Kenneth -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: 'rpm --freshen': dpkg Equivalent?
jh> why would you just one specific package to be updated? Sorry I didn't explain more. Here's the situation ... I have an office machine, O, and a home machine, H both using sarge/testing. O has a high-speed connection to the Internet, but H doesn't. After "updating" O, I copy all the .deb files in O:/var/cache/apt/archives to removable media and bring them home. Once home, I basically do a "dpkg -i *.deb" of the files copied from O. (It's actually a bit more complicated due to dependencies ...) Herein lies the problem. There are packages I install/run on O (e.g., 'mailman') that I do not want to install/run on H. However, if I quickly do "dpkg -i *.deb" on H, it'll install *all* the .debs -- including 'mailman'. Though I *could* write a script to accomplish what I want (i.e., ensuring each package is present before upgrading), I thought there might be an easier approach via a 'dpkg' command-line option (similar to "rpm -F"). Hopefully what I'm trying to do is now clearer ... Thanks for the responses! -Kenneth PS I realize I could also use 'apt-zip'. But so far, the above approach has worked pretty well ... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
'rpm --freshen': dpkg Equivalent?
How can I use 'dpkg' to install a new .deb, but *only* if the package is already on a machine? With RPM, you can use the "freshen" option ("-F" or "--freshen"). But how with 'dpkg'? In other words: o If the package is already installed, then update it o If the package is not installed, do nothing (do *not* install it) Sorry if this is obvious, but I can't seem to find out how to do it! Thanks, -- Prof Kenneth H Jacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj Appalachian State Univ Boone, NC 28608 USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
logcheck help
[ Up-to-date 'sarge/testing' with kernel-2.4.26-1-686-smp and logcheck-1.2.28 ] What I am trying to do is simple: eliminate lines like the following generated by Shorewall in /var/log/syslog : Oct 24 11:32:50 msslayer kernel: Shorewall:net2all:DROP:IN=eth0 ... I created a new file, /etc/logcheck/ignore.d.server/local-shorewall, that contains: ^\w{3} [ :0-9]{11} msslayer kernel: Shorewall:net2all: but none of the "Shorewall lines" are being eliminated in the hourly email sent by 'logcheck' (with REPORTLEVEL="server" in logcheck.conf). Note that the (initial testing) pattern above, when accessed in a separate "egrep -f local-shorewall /var/log/syslog" command, *does* correctly match the "Shorewall lines" ... My hunch is that the file is named incorrectly and/or placed in the wrong sub-directory of /etc/logcheck. I've tried other approaches (e.g., placed the 'egrep' pattern file in other dirs, named the file "logcheck.shorewall", etc), read and re-read the included docs, and, of course, searched the web, but no luck. Thanks for any ideas! -- Prof Kenneth H Jacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj Appalachian State Univ Boone, NC 28608 USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Ethernet - Connected at 10 or 100 Mbps?
pedro-angel> Also try mii-tool. Just what I was looking for! Using "# mii-tool eth0", I can find the info I'm after without rebooting (want to keep up the how-long-since-I-had-to-reboot record!). Thanks to Pedro-Ãngel and the others who suggested using 'dmesg' after rebooting ... I do appreciate the help, -Kenneth
Ethernet - Connected at 10 or 100 Mbps?
How can I determine the speed to which my NIC is connected? I looked in 'ifconfig' and under /proc, but can't seem to find the info I'm after ... Thanks for any ideas! -- Prof Kenneth H Jacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj Appalachian State Univ Boone, NC 28608 USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: No 'sarge' Updates
florian> Looks like it's just you... ;) Yes, I think you're right! I changed the archive site in "sources.list", reran 'update', and received on the order of 200MB of changes ... So, I guess I'm back with the rest of you now! ;-) Thanks, -Kenneth -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
No 'sarge' Updates
Is it just me, or have others "updated" their package indices (with apt-get, aptitude, ...) and found no new and/or "fixed" packages? Maybe things are "frozen" as the official release nears, but it still seems like there should be *something* out there! One to two weeks back I saw many, many packages being updated. Thanks for any info, -- Prof Kenneth H Jacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj Appalachian State Univ Boone, NC 28608 USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: eroaster atapi ide-scsi and burning files - fail to detect reader/writer
mcclosk> k3b is the best I know of, Does 'k3b' allow multiple CD and/or compressed backups? I looked around a bit, but didn't see the ability to do either ... Thanks, -- Prof Kenneth H Jacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj Appalachian State Univ Boone, NC 28608 USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Firefox - No Printed Headers/Footers
[Sarge, cupsys-1.1.20final+rc1-3, firefox-0.9.3] I can't seem to figure out how to get the headers and footers of pages to print using 'firefox'. I've got them enabled and see then fine in the print preview, but nothing shows up on the printed pages. I've messed some with the margins in the "Page Setup..." dialog as well as in the properties in the "Print..." dialog -- but nothing. I'm specifying the "PostScript/Default" printer in the "Print..." dialog (*not* any of the Xprint printers ... *that* subject deserves another thread!). Suggestions? Thanks, -- Prof Kenneth H Jacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj Appalachian State Univ Boone, NC 28608 USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Gphoto2 -- Sony DSC F707V Driver?
ahuxley> Does the version of the gphoto libraries support this ahuxley> camera? Verify this. Yes. ahuxley> And if you use 'gphoto -P -R' directly instead of gtkam, ahuxley> what error message do you get? Gobs, but see below ... ahuxley> Also try the above command as root; does that work? Yes! So obviously (once you walked me through a solution) a "permissions problem". I'll follow the URLs you provided ... All of my USB usage under 'sarge' is shaky at best ... so before going much further, I'm going to study various USB docs. Thanks, Alexis, for your *very* pointed, informed, specific, and helpful advice! Gotta Love the Debian community support ... -Kenneth -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Gphoto2 -- Sony DSC F707V Driver?
I'm running Debian/sarge (kernel-2.4.26-1-686) with gphoto-2.1.4-2 and libgphoto2-2-2.1.4-5. Though everything worked fine with my previous RH9 system, I get the following "syslog" messages under 'sarge' when trying to access photos on my Sony DSC-P10 digital camera: kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:1f.2-2, assigned address 3 kernel: usb.c: USB device 3 (vend/prod 0x54c/0x4e) \ is not claimed by any active driver kernel: usb.c: USB disconnect on device 00:1f.2-2 address 3 I've got usb-uhci, usb-storage, and usbcore modules loaded (which work fine with my "pen disk"), but apparently 'gtkam' can't find an appropriate driver/module. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks, -- Prof Kenneth H Jacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj Appalachian State Univ Boone, NC 28608 USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ALSA setup problem
jh> You should *not* load the emu10k1 module (that's OSS, not ALSA) jh> - instead, you need the snd_emu10k1 module (notice ALSA modules jh> have the snd_ prefix) Thanks to Chris, Joris and others, I have succeeded in getting ALSA working on my 'sarge' system! The main problem was using the OSS modules instead of the ASLA ones. Thanks again ... -Kenneth -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ALSA setup problem
cmetzler> Getting soundcards to work under ALSA is *usually* a cmetzler> three-step process: 1. does the kernel see the soundcard cmetzler> OK (what does lspci -vv say about the soundcard)? 2. do cmetzler> you have the right modules installed (what does lsmod cmetzler> say)? 3. have you unmuted everything you need to in cmetzler> alsamixer (are Master, PCM, and CD unmuted), and are the cmetzler> relevant sliders (Master, PCM, CD and Wave) turned up to cmetzler> reasonable values? You haven't given us enough cmetzler> information yet. [sarge/kernel-2.4.26-1-686. I am in the "audio" group.] I'm going to jump in here since I, too, can't get ALSA to work correctly with my board (SB Live!). The first two steps above are OK. [BTW, all works fine under a non-ALSA RH9.] When I run 'alsaconf', it shows, emu10k1 Creative Labs SB Live! EMU10k1 (rev 0a) in the dialog which I select and configure. My radio/TV card does *not* show up. When I run 'alsamixer', it *only* shows my "Brooktree Bt878" card (radio, TV). The "Bt878" mixer controls do nothing. More importantly, I can't get what I'd call the "general mixer controls" to show up (e.g., Master, PCM, etc). 'Kmix' seg faults! I tried "alsamixer -c 1", and it returned: alsamixer: function snd_ctl_open failed for hw:1: No such device Here are some relevant installed modules: snd-bt87x 5704 0 snd-pcm-oss39464 0 (unused) snd-mixer-oss 13848 0 [snd-pcm-oss] snd-pcm61124 0 [snd-bt87x snd-pcm-oss] snd-timer 14532 0 [snd-pcm] snd-page-alloc 6392 0 [snd-bt87x snd-pcm] snd33508 0 [snd-bt87x snd-pcm-oss snd-mixer-oss snd-pcm snd-timer] soundcore 3940 8 [bttv snd emu10k1 sound] Thanks for any help! -- Prof Kenneth H Jacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj Appalachian State Univ Boone, NC 28608 USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: PPP Failing - Unsupported Protocol
>> * Lost compression sync: disabling compression >> Jul 25 13:16:55 localhost pppd[4004]: \ >> sent [CCP TermReq id=0x5"Lost compression sync"] >> * Jul 25 13:16:55 localhost kernel: PPP: VJ decompression error >> Jul 25 13:16:56 localhost last message repeated 3 times >> * Jul 25 13:16:57 localhost pppd[4004]: rcvd [CCP TermAck id=0x5] >> ... ... ... morten> If you disable compression altogether, would that help? Maybe with error messages, but not with effective transmission rate! ;-) morten> In the file /etc/ppp/options or the file /etc/ppp/peers/, morten> depending on your setup, insert the the line "noccp" morten> (without the quotes). If it is just related to Van Jacobsen morten> (VJ) compression/decompression, you can try to insert morten> "novj". If my other attempts (using the 2.6.7 kernel, changing the ppp0 interface's MTU value, etc) don't work, I'll try your suggestions. Thanks for replying! -Kenneth -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
PPP Failing - Unsupported Protocol
[ sarge, kernel 2.4.26-1-686 ] Well, I finally got my PPP link to "work" from home to office. Unfortunately, however, after awhile things come to a halt when trying to transfer (e.g., with 'scp', or 'firefox') a large number of bytes (e.g., multiple 50k files in a row or installing a new 'firefox' theme). I must reestablish the PPP connection to (temporarily) regain network access. Here's what I see in "syslog": ... ... ... Jul 25 13:13:52 localhost pppd[4004]: Script /etc/ppp/ip-up started (pid 4019) Jul 25 13:13:52 localhost pppd[4004]: rcvd [CCP ConfReq id=0x5 ] Jul 25 13:13:52 localhost pppd[4004]: \ sent [CCP ConfReq id=0x3 ] Jul 25 13:13:52 localhost pppd[4004]: sent [CCP ConfAck id=0x5 ] Jul 25 13:13:52 localhost pppd[4004]: \ rcvd [CCP ConfRej id=0x3 ] Jul 25 13:13:52 localhost pppd[4004]: sent [CCP ConfReq id=0x4 ] Jul 25 13:13:52 localhost pppd[4004]: rcvd [CCP ConfAck id=0x4 ] Jul 25 13:13:52 localhost pppd[4004]: BSD-Compress (15/12) compression enabled Jul 25 13:13:52 localhost pppd[4004]: \ Script /etc/ppp/ip-up finished (pid 4019), status = 0x0 Jul 25 13:14:35 localhost pppd[4004]: rcvd [CCP ResetReq id=0x6] Jul 25 13:14:35 localhost pppd[4004]: sent [CCP ResetAck id=0x6] Jul 25 13:16:42 localhost pppd[4004]: \ rcvd [proto=0x3a] 10 b4 28 c2 03 0a 22 c8 60 c8 3d 51 0e 52 db 58 f9\ 48 ac 7b 3e 17 02 86 87 24 61 cb 40 f3 66 84 ... * Jul 25 13:16:42 localhost pppd[4004]: Unsupported protocol 0x3a received Jul 25 13:16:42 localhost pppd[4004]: \ sent [LCP ProtRej id=0x2 00 3a 10 b4 28 c2 03 0a 22 c8 60 c8 3d 51 0e \ 52 db 58 f9 48 ac 7b 3e 17 02 86 87 24 61 cb 40 f3 ...] Jul 25 13:16:55 localhost pppd[4004]: \ rcvd [Compressed data] 01 1c 0d 9a 02 50 07 f8 ... Jul 25 13:16:55 localhost pppd[4004]: \ * Lost compression sync: disabling compression Jul 25 13:16:55 localhost pppd[4004]: \ sent [CCP TermReq id=0x5"Lost compression sync"] * Jul 25 13:16:55 localhost kernel: PPP: VJ decompression error Jul 25 13:16:56 localhost last message repeated 3 times * Jul 25 13:16:57 localhost pppd[4004]: rcvd [CCP TermAck id=0x5] ... ... ... BTW, this is working fine in my previous RH9 system (on 2nd harddrive). I sure hope someone can help with *this* problem! Thanks, -- Prof Kenneth H Jacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj Appalachian State Univ Boone, NC 28608 USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: DB Updated, but no Updates
>> Sometime when I run the "update" command ('u'), I see what >> appears to be new info (last time about 500kB) for the DB being >> transfered. Yet, when the display is redrawn, neither new nor >> updated packages are listed. fe> Updating the Package and Release file is more in the 3 MB order fe> of magnitude. Yes, that's what I normally see ... maybe closer to 4 MB? I sure wish just those files -- not the package files themselves -- could be obtained using 'rsync'. Why reload them in their entirety each time when they normally have few changes? [ Some of you might recall that my home system is on a *slow* dialup line ...] My previous investigations have shown that the "'rsync' issue" has been discussed before and created a small "war". But those discussions had *everything* using 'rsync'. I would just like the "package and release" files to use it. Ftp would be find for the .deb's ... >> What is really going on here? My theory is that there *are* >> updates, but only to programs that I don't have installed ... fe> This is one possibility, but recently this might rather stem fe> from the testing migration scripts ("britney") being fe> broken. AFAIK the bug has been found and testing migration fe> should run again now. Ah, hadn't known about that! I did notice, however, that the "shorter" (500kB) transfers only started occurring recently. Thanks, Florian, for your comments! -Kenneth -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
DB Updated, but no Updates
I'm using 'aptitude' on 'sarge'. Sometime when I run the "update" command ('u'), I see what appears to be new info (last time about 500kB) for the DB being transfered. Yet, when the display is redrawn, neither new nor updated packages are listed. What is really going on here? My theory is that there *are* updates, but only to programs that I don't have installed ... Thanks for any clarification! -- Prof Kenneth H Jacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj Appalachian State Univ Boone, NC 28608 USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
pppd - only 7 bit chars
[sarge with vmlinuz-2.4.26-1-686] I am in the process of switching from RH9 to Debian/sarge on my home machine (yes!). Under RH, I use 'kppp' successfully to login to my ISP (university) modem pool ... no problems. However, no matter how I create the PPP connection under 'sarge' (/usr/sbin/pppd, kppp, ...), I can get no further that the authorization stage. Using 'pppd' is giving me the most control/info about my attempts. Here's what I see in /var/log/messages (date/time &c eliminated): ... ... ... LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests Connection terminated. Receive serial link is not 8-bit clean: Problem: all had bit 7 set to 0 <= Hangup (SIGHUP) Exit. I have searched and read anything I could find on the WWW, but have encountered which has solved my problem. What is *most* perplexing is the different behavior compared to RH9 (kernel 2.4.20-31.9). What could be different between the two? I'm sure that the Debian crowd will have useful ideas! Thanks, -- Prof Kenneth H Jacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj Appalachian State Univ Boone, NC 28608 USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Dependencies in Dir w/ Many .deb Files
aj> You can: aj> aj> - Copy the files in /var/lib/apt/lists from the office machine as well aj> - Use apt-move on the office machine to move the downloaded files into a aj> hierarchy that you can add to your sources.list on your home computer, aj> e.g. using apt-cdrom aj> - Read the apt-offline howto Wow, I didn't know there might be so many solutions! While waiting for responses to my original post, I came up with yet another approach: o Run Aptitude on my office machine o Copy/paste Aptitude's output into a file (say, "aptout") o Use that file as input to a simple Perl script (attached below) using: # ao2dep aptout >aptdeps o Transfer all files to home machine including "aptdeps" o At home install the new/upgraded files: # dpkg -i `cat aptdeps` Now back to my 'ppp' problems! When I solve them, I won't need any of the above ... Thanks for your comments, -Kenneth #!/usr/bin/perl # # ao2dep: transform Aptitude install/upgrade output # into list of files in correct dependency order # #$Id: ao2dep,v 1.1 2004/07/19 12:19:22 root Exp $ # ### Make sure there's a file name on command line ### if ($#ARGV != 0) { print "Usage: ao2dep \n"; exit (1); } ### Generate the correctly ordered file list ### while(<>) { # Select correct lines from entire Aptitude output if (/using|from/) { # Delete prefix text s/.*...\///; # Delete suffix text s/\).*//; # Output the file name print; } }
X Applications as Root User
Though I know it is discouraged, I have a single-user 'sarge' system protected by 'iptables' on which I want to run X11 applications when logged in as 'root'. I can use 'sudo' (e.g., "% sudo xlogo"), but I'd rather directly access the apps as 'root' (e.g., "# xlogo"). Though I've searched, I have not found! Which config file must I change? I thought maybe "/etc/X11/xserver/SecurityPolicy", but I'm not sure ... Thanks, -- Prof Kenneth H Jacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj Appalachian State Univ Boone, NC 28608 USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dependencies in Dir w/ Many .deb Files
I have a slow Internet connection at home. :-( I can't yet use apt-zip since my home 'ppp' link still doesn't work (non-"8 bit clean" issues) thus prohibiting me from updating the apt database via the net. :-( So, in order to temporarily keep my home system current, I am doing the following: o Updating my office system (both are running pretty much the same configuration of 'sarge') o Copying all the newly installed debs on the office machine from /var/cache/apt/archive to removable media o Bringing that media home and copying the deb files to my home hard drive o Finally, I run "dpkg -i *.deb" on those newly transferred file The problem with this approach is "*.deb" orders alphabetically instead of by dependency. I must iteratively run the above command placing needed debs before the final "*.deb" argument. That takes time (and patience)! QUESTION: is there some option to 'dpkg' or another command/script that will generate the file names in an order such that the dependencies are met? Thanks for any ideas! -- Prof Kenneth H Jacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj Appalachian State Univ Boone, NC 28608 USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
apt-listchanges within aptitude
On my older 'woody' system, 'aptitude' shows me the "change log" before actually updating packages and mails a copy of the changes to 'root'. However, in my new 'sarge' systems, neither of these are happening ... Here's my "/etc/apt/listchanges.conf: [apt] frontend=pager email_address=root confirm=1 save_seen=/var/lib/apt/listchanges.db which=news Is there something else I've forgotten to set? Thanks for your ideas, -- Prof Kenneth H Jacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj Appalachian State Univ Boone, NC 28608 USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Apache2/mailman - Scripts Don't Run
I believe I've followed all the procedures to get 'Mailman' running with 'Apache2' on 'sarge'. Searching "Debian Bugs", "Apache2 docs" and the WWW has not helped solve my problem. FWIW, I've installed 'mailman' successfully on other systems ... Everything looks OK except for one thing: when a URL like, http://myhost/mailman/listinfo is requested, 'Apache2' locates the file (return code = 200) but wants to *download* the 'listinfo' file instead of executing it! My hunch is that it is a CGI-BIN issue. Here's what I've added to the standard 'Apache2' config: ScriptAlias/mailman/ /var/lib/mailman/cgi-bin/ Alias /pipermail//var/lib/mailman/archives/public/ Options FollowSymLinks I've also changed "/etc/mailman/mm_cfg.py" as suggested in the "README.Debian" file. Can anyone help? ;-) Thanks, -- Prof Kenneth H Jacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj Appalachian State Univ Boone, NC 28608 USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: resolv.conf has been lost
cenapad> I've noticed that resolv.conf has been reseted each time I cenapad> reset computer, that is, if I reboot ou shutdown the cenapad> machine, i lost the content of resolv.conf, and, therefore, cenapad> information about my DNS. Strange... % man resolvconf % man interfaces -- Prof Kenneth H Jacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj Appalachian State Univ Boone, NC 28608 USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Both apache and apache2 (sarge) ?
sk> Apache2 comes in several variants depending on which MPM sk> (multi-processing module) has been compiled in. sk> There is an MPM called the "prefork MPM" that essentially sk> behaves like Apache1, in that a pool of *processes* is sk> created. Yes, that's the version that installed by default: apache2-mpm-prefork 2.0.49-1 sk> Provided you are using the "prefork" mode for apache2, and can sk> find an appropriate apache2 module for PHP, it *should* work. Hmmm ... I could do that, but what about managing this approach with apt-get? I'm doing my best to try and stick with "official", Debian procedures (rather than _ad hoc_). I guess another solution -- that would probably work OK with apt-get -- is to just install 'apache'. Seems preferable, however, to use the newer Apache version ... Thanks for your ideas! -Kenneth -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Both apache and apache2 (sarge) ?
ta> Try and use 'equivs' for this ... Sorry, but I'm not familiar with 'equivs'. Could you elaborate a bit? Thanks for your letter, -Kenneth -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Both apache and apache2 (sarge) ?
I'm trying to install 'phpmyadmin' and 'acidlab' on testing/sarge. The default web server installed was 'apache2'. Yet when I try and install the above, dependencies want to force an install of 'apache' (the fact that 'apache2' is already there seems to be ignored). Doesn't seem right installing *two* versions of 'apache'. Any comments, suggestions, and/or help is appreciated! Thanks, -- Prof Kenneth H Jacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj Appalachian State Univ Boone, NC 28608 USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Beta4 Installer - Multiple Debian Versions?
I've been doing some experimental installs (which, BTW, have worked perfectly so far) using the Beta4 installer: ../sarge_d-i/i386/beta4/sarge-i386-netinst.iso. The console "login" screen shows the following: Debian GNU/Linux testing/unstable foobar tty1 foobar login: I am confused about the "unstable" part shown above. I thought that the installer was creating a 'sarge' system, not a 'sarge'/'sid' one. True? Which version(s) should I put in "sources.list"? o just 'sarge' o both 'sarge' and 'sid' o other Thanks for clarifying things, -- Prof Kenneth H Jacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj Appalachian State Univ Boone, NC 28608 USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Question re Debian versions
>> If I understand this correctly, users of 'testing' (currently >> 'sarge') can do *nothing* when new security problems arise? They >> must wait for the fix in 'unstable' to make it into testing. pj> You knew going in that the only "safe" path is stable, you were pj> warned! Certainly! ;-) I still think my new installs should be 'testing'/'sarge'. Two reasons: I believe that the contents of the current 'testing' are pretty solid/safe. Plus, once 'sarge' becomes the new 'stable' (even though I know that's a future, uncertain target) , I'll be OK. Thanks for your comments! -Kenneth -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Question re Debian versions
myh> On 2004-03-19, Monique Y. Herman wrote: myh> myh> Also, look at security updates. Updates are provided for myh> stable and unstable almost immediately. Then those using myh> testing distributions must wait the allotted amount of time myh> before receiving the unstable update in testing. How long of a wait? If I understand this correctly, users of 'testing' (currently 'sarge') can do *nothing* when new security problems arise? They must wait for the fix in 'unstable' to make it into testing. Sounds like 'testing' contains a "window" during which "bad people" could do "bad things" ... Thanks for any further clarifications! -- Prof Kenneth H Jacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj Appalachian State Univ Boone, NC 28608 USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
dhelp_parse error
I occasionally see some puzzling error messages when updating with 'aptitude'. Here's an example during the upgrading of today's new 'cvs' package: ... ... ... Setting up cvs (1.11.1p1debian-9woody4) ... dhelp_parse: no title found for directory games/arcade dhelp_parse: no title found for directory games/arcade Press return to continue. Does anyone know how to eliminate these "no title found" error msgs? Doesn't seem like there is much if any of a connection between 'cvs' and "games"! Thanks for any comments/suggestions, -- Prof Kenneth H Jacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj Appalachian State Univ Boone, NC 28608 USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Java and Mozilla Firebird Help
dpj> Java seems to be a major pain in Linux - it's all rather hit or dpj> miss to get it to work. I have had *no* problems w/ Java and its plugin until I upgraded to j2sdk1.4.2_04. I still can't get the plugin to work with 'firebird'. Anyway, in general, Java & Linux have not been "a major pain" for me until very recently ... -- Prof Kenneth H Jacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj Appalachian State Univ Boone, NC 28608 USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: XFree86 4.1 --> 4.2.1 (Woody)
pigeon> Add: pigeon> deb http://www.backports.org/debian/ stable xfree86 pigeon> to your /etc/apt/sources.list, ... I am please to say that installing the "backport" of v4.2.1 has allowed me to use my "ATI Radeon 7500" video controller. Though there are/were a few gotchas (e.g., mouse wouldn't work at first, my fonts don't look quite right, ...), I am basically *functional*! Thanks for everyone's help, -Kenneth -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
XFree86 4.1 --> 4.2.1 (Woody)
Greetings! As some of you following this list know, I have been trying to get my "ATI Radeon RV200 QW [Radeon 7500]" board working with XFree86-4.1 under stable. After much help and emails, it appears that that controller/chip isn't supported under v4.1. :-( So, since I think the board is a decent one, I guess my only alternative is to provide a later XFree86 version. Keeping in mind that I'm running Woody/stable, to which version should I upgrade? Various correspondents state that 4.2.1 supports my board. Version 4.3.0 and 4.4.0 are some of the "latest and greatest". But, I thought I might just "get my feet wet" (since I have done *zero* backports) with the 4.2.1 version. Suggestions? One thing that concerns me, though, is the affect of upgrading the X server. I assume I will have to "purge" all traces of the current version. But won't that also remove components that depend on it (e.g., kde, ...)? If true, what will be the best way to recover those X11-dependent applications? The final issue for me is the actual process of changing to 4.2.1 under Woody. I've done the usual searches (seems like FAQs), but didn't find anything that appeared to describe the actual procedure. I do have these URLs: http://www.backports.org/debian/dists/stable/xfree86/binary-i386/ ftp://ftp.xfree86.org/pub/XFree86/4.2.1/binaries/Linux-ix86-glibc22/ Should they be my starting point? I hope I'm not embarking on a long, long journey! ;-) Thanks for all comments, suggestions and help ... -- Prof Kenneth H Jacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj Appalachian State Univ Boone, NC 28608 USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ATI Radeon 7500 & Woody - Unknown Chipset (0x5157)
>> >> The big question: what version of XFree86 are you using? >> tony> 4.2.1 I'm afraid. Ah, yes ... Jonathan is using that version as well ... no wonder I couldn't get it to work ... On to the next thread! Thanks, -Kenneth -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ATI Radeon 7500 & Woody - Unknown Chipset (0x5157)
js> I've taken a look at my log output and for now, I put my head in js> ashes, throw myself to the ground and plea for mercy. Please! Jonathan ... stand up and clean yourself off ... you are forgiven! ;-) js> I'm using XFree 4.2 (and mybe that's the reason, it works for me js> and my Radeon 8500). I was starting to wonder. You'll now be seeing me start a new thread ... I do appreciate your help ... -Kenneth -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ATI Radeon 7500 & Woody - Unknown Chipset (0x5157)
Well, I finally had time to try some of the suggestions. Summary: still can't get it to work! To try and provide even more info, I've attached four files below: output of 'lspci', contents of /proc/pci, XF86Config-4, and XFree86.0.log. I also tried changing the "driver" in the "device" section to "radeon", but didn't see Radeon 7500 (RV200 QW) listed ... Thanks! -Kenneth 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 2560 (rev 01) 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 2561 (rev 01) 00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 24c2 (rev 01) 00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 24c4 (rev 01) 00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 24c7 (rev 01) 00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 24cd (rev 01) 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82820 820 (Camino 2) Chipset PCI (rev 81) 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 24c0 (rev 01) 00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 24cb (rev 01) 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 24c3 (rev 01) 00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 24c5 (rev 01) 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 5157 02:09.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905C-TX [Fast Etherlink] (rev 78) PCI devices found: Bus 0, device 0, function 0: Host bridge: PCI device 8086:2560 (Intel Corp.) (rev 1). Prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xe800 [0xefff]. Bus 0, device 1, function 0: PCI bridge: PCI device 8086:2561 (Intel Corp.) (rev 1). Master Capable. Latency=64. Min Gnt=12. Bus 0, device 29, function 0: USB Controller: PCI device 8086:24c2 (Intel Corp.) (rev 1). IRQ 16. I/O at 0xff80 [0xff9f]. Bus 0, device 29, function 1: USB Controller: PCI device 8086:24c4 (Intel Corp.) (rev 1). IRQ 19. I/O at 0xff60 [0xff7f]. Bus 0, device 29, function 2: USB Controller: PCI device 8086:24c7 (Intel Corp.) (rev 1). IRQ 18. I/O at 0xff40 [0xff5f]. Bus 0, device 29, function 7: USB Controller: PCI device 8086:24cd (Intel Corp.) (rev 1). IRQ 23. Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xffa10800 [0xffa10bff]. Bus 0, device 30, function 0: PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82820 820 (Camino 2) Chipset PCI (rev 129). Master Capable. No bursts. Min Gnt=6. Bus 0, device 31, function 0: ISA bridge: PCI device 8086:24c0 (Intel Corp.) (rev 1). Bus 0, device 31, function 1: IDE interface: PCI device 8086:24cb (Intel Corp.) (rev 1). IRQ 18. I/O at 0x0 [0x7]. I/O at 0x0 [0x3]. I/O at 0x0 [0x7]. I/O at 0x0 [0x3]. I/O at 0xffa0 [0xffaf]. Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0x4000 [0x43ff]. Bus 0, device 31, function 3: SMBus: PCI device 8086:24c3 (Intel Corp.) (rev 1). IRQ 17. I/O at 0xcc80 [0xcc9f]. Bus 0, device 31, function 5: Multimedia audio controller: PCI device 8086:24c5 (Intel Corp.) (rev 1). IRQ 17. I/O at 0xc800 [0xc8ff]. I/O at 0xcc40 [0xcc7f]. Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xffa10400 [0xffa105ff]. Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xffa1 [0xffa100ff]. Bus 1, device 0, function 0: VGA compatible controller: PCI device 1002:5157 (ATI Technologies Inc) (rev 0). IRQ 16. Master Capable. Latency=64. Min Gnt=8. Prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xf000 [0xf7ff]. I/O at 0xec00 [0xecff]. Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xff8f [0xff8f]. Bus 2, device 9, function 0: Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905C-TX [Fast Etherlink] (rev 120). IRQ 18. Master Capable. Latency=64. Min Gnt=10.Max Lat=10. I/O at 0xdc80 [0xdcff]. Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xff6ffc00 [0xff6ffc7f]. ### BEGIN DEBCONF SECTION # XF86Config-4 (XFree86 server configuration file) generated by dexconf, the # Debian X Configuration tool, using values from the debconf database. # # Edit this file with caution, and see the XF86Config-4 manual page. # (Type "man XF86Config-4" at the shell prompt.) # # If you want your changes to this file preserved by dexconf, only make changes # before the "### BEGIN DEBCONF SECTION" line above, and/or after the # "### END DEBCONF SECTION" line below. # # To change things within the debconf section, run the command: # dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 # as root. Also see "How do I add custom sections to a dexconf-generated # XF86Config or XF86Config-4 file?" in /usr/share/doc/xfree86-common/FAQ.gz. Section "Files" FontPath"unix/:7100"# local font server # if the local font server has problems, we can fall back on these FontPath"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc" FontPath"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic" FontPath"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled" FontPath"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled" FontPath"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
Re: ATI Radeon 7500 & Woody - Unknown Chipset (0x5157)
Sorry for the delay! js> Related to the current problem, it would have been nice to have js> heard whether or not the suggestion of commenting out the PCI ID js> option had a positive effect. I tried removing the BusID option as you suggested, but that changed nothing. I'm going to try a few other things later today and then repost. Thanks for everyone's continuing help, -Kenneth -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ATI Radeon 7500 & Woody - Unknown Chipset (0x5157)
tm> I have a 7500 ... Is anyone else besides Tony using this controller with Woody? tm> ... and I don't beleive X 4.1 supports it. I have a hunch you are speaking from *experience* -- the most valuable position! But why do these links (including one from the official 'xfree86.org' site) imply that v4.1 *does* support it? http://www.xfree86.org/4.1.0/Status6.html#6 http://www.linuxforum.com/linux-hardware/video.html Thanks for your help! -Kenneth -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ATI Radeon 7500 & Woody - Unknown Chipset (0x5157)
js> You could ease up error detection by providing the complete /var/log/ js> XFree86.0.log and /etc/X11/XF86Config(-4). Good idea! The files are attached below. I manually edited XF86Config-4 some, so I hope it isn't in too bad of shape! ;-) > /lib/modules/2.4.18-bf2.4/kernel/drivers/char/drm/radeon.o js> This won't be solving Your problem, it's only related to the console js> framebuffer device. I also tried the 'radeonfb' module, but same results. Thanks for your prompt reply! -Kenneth This is a pre-release version of XFree86, and is not supported in any way. Bugs may be reported to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and patches submitted to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Before reporting bugs in pre-release versions, please check the latest version in the XFree86 CVS repository (http://www.XFree86.Org/cvs) XFree86 Version 4.1.0.1 / X Window System (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6510) Release Date: 21 December 2001 If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is newer than the above date, look for a newer version before reporting problems. (See http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ) Build Operating System: Linux 2.4.20-8um i686 [ELF] Module Loader present (==) Log file: "/var/log/XFree86.0.log", Time: Wed Mar 3 17:59:06 2004 (==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config-4" Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational, (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. (==) ServerLayout "Default Layout" (**) |-->Screen "Default Screen" (0) (**) | |-->Monitor "Generic Monitor" (**) | |-->Device "Radeon" (**) |-->Input Device "Generic Keyboard" (**) Option "XkbRules" "xfree86" (**) XKB: rules: "xfree86" (**) Option "XkbModel" "pc105" (**) XKB: model: "pc105" (**) Option "XkbLayout" "us" (**) XKB: layout: "us" (==) Keyboard: CustomKeycode disabled (**) |-->Input Device "Configured Mouse" (WW) The directory "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/cyrillic" does not exist. Entry deleted from font path. (**) FontPath set to "unix/:7100,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi" (==) RgbPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb" (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules" (++) using VT number 7 (WW) Cannot open APM (II) Module ABI versions: XFree86 ANSI C Emulation: 0.1 XFree86 Video Driver: 0.4 XFree86 XInput driver : 0.2 XFree86 Server Extension : 0.1 XFree86 Font Renderer : 0.2 (II) Loader running on linux (II) LoadModule: "bitmap" (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a (II) Module bitmap: vendor="The XFree86 Project" compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 1.0.0 Module class: XFree86 Font Renderer ABI class: XFree86 Font Renderer, version 0.2 (II) Loading font Bitmap (II) LoadModule: "pcidata" (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libpcidata.a (II) Module pcidata: vendor="The XFree86 Project" compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 0.1.0 ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.4 (II) PCI: Probing config type using method 1 (II) PCI: Config type is 1 (II) PCI: stages = 0x03, oldVal1 = 0x, mode1Res1 = 0x8000 (II) PCI: PCI scan (all values are in hex) (II) PCI: 00:00:0: chip 8086,2560 card 1028,0126 rev 01 class 06,00,00 hdr 00 (II) PCI: 00:01:0: chip 8086,2561 card , rev 01 class 06,04,00 hdr 01 (II) PCI: 00:1d:0: chip 8086,24c2 card 1028,0126 rev 01 class 0c,03,00 hdr 80 (II) PCI: 00:1d:1: chip 8086,24c4 card 1028,0126 rev 01 class 0c,03,00 hdr 00 (II) PCI: 00:1d:2: chip 8086,24c7 card 1028,0126 rev 01 class 0c,03,00 hdr 00 (II) PCI: 00:1d:7: chip 8086,24cd card 1028,0126 rev 01 class 0c,03,20 hdr 00 (II) PCI: 00:1e:0: chip 8086,244e card , rev 81 class 06,04,00 hdr 01 (II) PCI: 00:1f:0: chip 8086,24c0 card , rev 01 class 06,01,00 hdr 80 (II) PCI: 00:1f:1: chip 8086,24cb card 1028,0126 rev 01 class 01,01,8a hdr 00 (II) PCI: 00:1f:3: chip 8086,24c3 card 1028,0126 rev 01 class 0c,05,00 hdr 00 (II) PCI: 00:1f:5: chip 8086,24c5 card 1028,0126 rev 01 class 04,01,00 hdr 00 (II) PCI: 01:00:0: chip 1002,5157 card 1002,103a rev 00 class 03,00,00 hdr 00 (II) PCI: 02:09:0: chip 10b7,9200 card 10b7,1000 rev 78 class 02,00,00 hdr 00 (II) PCI: 02:0c:0: chip 8086,100e card 1028,002e rev 02 class 02,00,00 hdr 00 (II) PCI: End of PCI scan (II) LoadModule: "scanpci" (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libscanpci.a (II) Module scanpci: vendor="The XFree86 Project" compiled for 4.1.0.1, module version = 0.1.0 ABI class: XFree86 Video Driver, version 0.4 (II) UnloadModule: "scanpci" (II) Unloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libscanpci.a (II) Host-to-PCI bridge: (II) PCI-to-ISA bridge: (II) PCI-to-PCI bridge: (II) PCI-to-PCI bridge: (II) Bus 0: bridge is at (0:0:0), (-1,0,0), BCTRL
ATI Radeon 7500 & Woody - Unknown Chipset (0x5157)
I am running 'woody' with the 4.1.0-16woody1 version of XFree86 on a fairly new Dell with a "ATI Radeon RV200 QW [Radeon 7500]" video controller. For some reason, the board isn't being recognized when I 'startx'. In particular, this: (II) ATI unknown chipset (0x5157) and this: (WW) ATI: PCI/AGP Mach64 in slot 1:0:0 could not be detected show up in the XFree86 log. My screen finally returns to "text mode" with a message something like, "No device found". Doing some investigation, it appears that the video device *is* supported under 4.1.0 as shown at: http://www.xfree86.org/4.1.0/Status6.html#6 and http://www.linuxforum.com/linux-hardware/video.html Though I couldn't find a driver that looked useful using 'modconf', I manually 'modprobe'd /lib/modules/2.4.18-bf2.4/kernel/drivers/char/drm/radeon.o but it still produced the same behavior. Any help/ideas/suggestions will be *most* appreciated. -- Prof Kenneth H Jacker [EMAIL PROTECTED] Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj Appalachian State Univ Boone, NC 28608 USA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: USB 2 Sony Microvault Problems
>> I'm using woody and a 256MB Microvault. elawson> Is it the USB2 model as in USM256U2? Yes. Exact same model ... elawson> I am beginning to think there is something about the way it elawson> is formatted that is breaking things, ... FWIW, I just took the MicroVault from the package and it worked ... i.e., I did *not* format it prior to use ... -Kenneth -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]