Re: USB sound device present but NOT visible in ‘alsamixer’

2022-01-29 Thread Pankaj Jangid
Andrei POPESCU writes: >> During the boot process, the system detects everything. So there must be >> something in the init sequence that I can trigger manually. > > You can try to unload and reload the corresponding kernel module. Check > the output of > > lsmod | grep snd > > (it's

Re: USB sound device present but NOT visible in ‘alsamixer’

2022-01-29 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Du, 30 ian 22, 11:02:34, Pankaj Jangid wrote: > Jude DaShiell writes: > > > alsactl --init > > may help. > > However alsa makes .lock files in /var/lock/alsa and you may find it > > helpful to delete the lock file first then once card is set run alsactl > > store. Those lock files sometimes

Re: USB sound device present but NOT visible in ‘alsamixer’

2022-01-29 Thread Pankaj Jangid
Pankaj Jangid writes: > Jude DaShiell writes: > >> alsactl init I think will find everything. >> > > Then there is something else that is not letting "alsactl init" to > function properly; lock file as you suggested. But I couldn’t find > anything other than "/var/lock/asound.state.lock". I

Re: SD Memory Card (was The Raspberry Pi that Took a Day Off.)

2022-01-29 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Sb, 29 ian 22, 16:39:31, Martin McCormick wrote: > > Many of the raspbian distributions have a #1 partition > that is a small fat32 lba partition for Windows users to be able > to activate debian from Windows. Is this even necessary once one > is using unix tools on the disk? At least

Re: Debian 11 couldn't determine device type, assuming default (plain)

2022-01-29 Thread David Christensen
On 1/29/22 22:15, David Christensen wrote: debian-user: I have: 2022-01-29 22:09:45 dpchrist@laalaa ~ $ cat /etc/debian_version ; uname -a 11.2 Linux laalaa 5.10.0-11-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 5.10.92-1 (2022-01-18) x86_64 GNU/Linux It has encrypted swap (and root), created by the Debian

Debian 11 couldn't determine device type, assuming default (plain)

2022-01-29 Thread David Christensen
debian-user: I have: 2022-01-29 22:09:45 dpchrist@laalaa ~ $ cat /etc/debian_version ; uname -a 11.2 Linux laalaa 5.10.0-11-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 5.10.92-1 (2022-01-18) x86_64 GNU/Linux It has encrypted swap (and root), created by the Debian installer. 2022-01-29 22:14:17 dpchrist@laalaa ~ $

Re: USB sound device present but NOT visible in ‘alsamixer’

2022-01-29 Thread Pankaj Jangid
Jude DaShiell writes: > alsactl init I think will find everything. > Then there is something else that is not letting "alsactl init" to function properly; lock file as you suggested. But I couldn’t find anything other than "/var/lock/asound.state.lock".

Re: Search results for linux-image and kernel-image via apt and packages.debian.org conflicts

2022-01-29 Thread Pankaj Jangid
David Wright writes: > On Sun 30 Jan 2022 at 09:29:29 (+0530), Pankaj Jangid wrote: >> When I search via apt i.e. ‘apt search linux-image’ gives results: >> >> --8<---cut here---start->8--- >> Sorting... >> Full Text Search... >>

Re: USB sound device present but NOT visible in ‘alsamixer’

2022-01-29 Thread Jude DaShiell
alsactl init I think will find everything. On Sun, 30 Jan 2022, Pankaj Jangid wrote: > Jude DaShiell writes: > > > alsactl --init > > may help. > > However alsa makes .lock files in /var/lock/alsa and you may find it > > helpful to delete the lock file first then once card is set run alsactl >

Re: USB sound device present but NOT visible in ‘alsamixer’

2022-01-29 Thread Pankaj Jangid
Jude DaShiell writes: > alsactl --init > may help. > However alsa makes .lock files in /var/lock/alsa and you may find it > helpful to delete the lock file first then once card is set run alsactl > store. Those lock files sometimes prevent alsa from doing a proper > detection and change. >

Re: Search results for linux-image and kernel-image via apt and packages.debian.org conflicts

2022-01-29 Thread David Wright
On Sun 30 Jan 2022 at 09:29:29 (+0530), Pankaj Jangid wrote: > When I search via apt i.e. ‘apt search linux-image’ gives results: > > --8<---cut here---start->8--- > Sorting... > Full Text Search... > linux-headers-5.10.0-10-amd64/stable 5.10.84-1 amd64 >

Re: USB sound device present but NOT visible in ‘alsamixer’

2022-01-29 Thread Jude DaShiell
alsactl --init may help. However alsa makes .lock files in /var/lock/alsa and you may find it helpful to delete the lock file first then once card is set run alsactl store. Those lock files sometimes prevent alsa from doing a proper detection and change. On Sun, 30 Jan 2022, Pankaj Jangid

Search results for linux-image and kernel-image via apt and packages.debian.org conflicts

2022-01-29 Thread Pankaj Jangid
When I search via apt i.e. ‘apt search linux-image’ gives results: --8<---cut here---start->8--- Sorting... Full Text Search... linux-headers-5.10.0-10-amd64/stable 5.10.84-1 amd64 Header files for Linux 5.10.0-10-amd64

Re: USB sound device present but NOT visible in ‘alsamixer’

2022-01-29 Thread Pankaj Jangid
"Andrew M.A. Cater" writes: >> Pankaj Jangid writes: >> >> > When I boot system afresh, the card is visible in the ‘alsamixer’ and in >> > Gnome settings as well. Shown as “Blue” S/PDIF input and output >> > devices. But when system wakes up from sleep (suspended), it doesn’t >> > show the

Re: Android apps on Debian

2022-01-29 Thread John Hasler
Bijan writes: > Seems the Starlink router has a web interface: I know that. It evidently does not do everything the app does. -- John Hasler j...@sugarbit.com Elmwood, WI USA

Re: Android apps on Debian

2022-01-29 Thread Ash Joubert
On 30/01/2022 11:39, Bijan Soleymani wrote: I think the reason it is signed by Google is that the app uses Play app signing, where google signs the app on their servers on your behalf. That way if you lose your private key, you can change it on your end, without breaking app upgrades. Play

Re: Android apps on Debian

2022-01-29 Thread John Hasler
I downloaded it from apkmirror.com and got the same numbers you did plus "Verified using v4 scheme (APK Signature Scheme v4): false", "Verified for SourceStamp: true", some "Source Stamp Signer" results, and the same META-INF warnings. Looks ok, I guess. -- John Hasler j...@sugarbit.com

anyone use mblaze mail utils here?

2022-01-29 Thread songbird
i'm not sure why my magrep expression used in the following does not always move every message with the ? any ideas? yes, i've read the man pages and perhaps don't understand them completely, but someone else's eyeballs can probably see what i can't here. :) [if you use -k option on

Re: Android apps on Debian

2022-01-29 Thread Bijan Soleymani
On 2022-01-29 13:29, John Hasler wrote: Is there a simple way to run Android apps under Debian such as an emulator? My Starlink terminal is arriving next week and it would be convenient to be able to run the Starlink app. However, I do not have either an IOS or an Android device. Just to go

Re: Android apps on Debian

2022-01-29 Thread Bijan Soleymani
On 2022-01-29 17:57, Bijan Soleymani wrote:     Now, find the .obb file (usually named as “com.x.obb”) within the file and copy it into the location: /sdcard/storage/emulated/0/Android/obb/.     Lastly, install the .apk file. Within a few minutes, you would be able to run the

Re: Android apps on Debian

2022-01-29 Thread Bijan Soleymani
On 2022-01-29 17:38, John Hasler wrote: Bijan writes: I don't know if they modify the apks they host but as far as I know the original apk (from the play store) will be signed by the app publisher/writer. So if they haven't removed that you can just verify the signature is from the

Re: SD Memory Card (was The Raspberry Pi that Took a Day Off.)

2022-01-29 Thread Martin McCormick
There's always one more question that nobody mentions and none of the articles one finds on the topic don't touch. When looking at the man page for resize2fs in debian, it talks about the -b option to turn on "the 64 bit feature." __ When shrinking the size of the partition, make

Re: Android apps on Debian

2022-01-29 Thread Bijan Soleymani
On 2022-01-29 17:25, Bijan Soleymani wrote: On 2022-01-29 15:38, John Hasler wrote: Apkpure has the Starlink app but as I had never heard of them (No reason to, not having an Android phone) I didn't download it immediately.  Are they reliable? I don't know if they modify the apks they host

Re: Android apps on Debian

2022-01-29 Thread John Hasler
Bijan writes: > I don't know if they modify the apks they host but as far as I know > the original apk (from the play store) will be signed by the app > publisher/writer. So if they haven't removed that you can just verify > the signature is from the publisher, etc. Apkpure says that apps

Re: Android apps on Debian

2022-01-29 Thread Bijan Soleymani
On 2022-01-29 15:38, John Hasler wrote: local10 writes: First, identify the app you want to install, then download it from apkpure ( https://apkpure.com/ ) or similar sites. Apkpure has the Starlink app but as I had never heard of them (No reason to, not having an Android phone) I didn't

Re: Android apps on Debian

2022-01-29 Thread John Hasler
I never intend to install any app other than the Starlink one. I'm willing to trust it as long as what I get is in fact exactly what SpaceX distributes: if they are going to spy on me they will have better opportunities than that. I guess I'm asking if Apkpure can be trusted to send me exactly

Re: Android apps on Debian

2022-01-29 Thread local10
Jan 29, 2022, 21:33 by loca...@tutanota.com: > apkpure has been around for several years, draw any conclusion you want from > that. Google Play also isn't particularly reliable, they've hosted and > continue to host plenty of mal/spy/crap/ad/-ware aps, so just because an app > is hosted on

Re: Android apps on Debian

2022-01-29 Thread local10
Jan 29, 2022, 20:38 by j...@sugarbit.com: > Apkpure has the Starlink app but as I had never heard of them (No reason > to, not having an Android phone) I didn't download it immediately. Are > they reliable? > apkpure has been around for several years, draw any conclusion you want from that.

Re: Android apps on Debian

2022-01-29 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Sb, 29 ian 22, 14:38:50, John Hasler wrote: > local10 writes: > > First, identify the app you want to install, then download it from > > apkpure ( https://apkpure.com/ ) or similar sites. > > Apkpure has the Starlink app but as I had never heard of them (No reason > to, not having an Android

Re: Changing default search engine systemwide

2022-01-29 Thread didier gaumet
Le samedi 29 janvier 2022 à 20:30:05 UTC+1, pk a écrit : > Hello didier, > > Does the policies.json mechanism you are referring to allow users to > customize the search engine back to Google? > > Thanks Sorry, I'm no admin and don't use these policies, so I don't know

Re: Android apps on Debian

2022-01-29 Thread John Hasler
local10 writes: > First, identify the app you want to install, then download it from > apkpure ( https://apkpure.com/ ) or similar sites. Apkpure has the Starlink app but as I had never heard of them (No reason to, not having an Android phone) I didn't download it immediately. Are they reliable?

Re: Android apps on Debian

2022-01-29 Thread local10
Jan 29, 2022, 19:07 by j...@sugarbit.com: > Thank you both. Now to get a copy of the ("free") app without opening a > Google > Play account... > First, identify the app you want to install, then download it from apkpure ( https://apkpure.com/ ) or similar sites. That, of course, leads to some

Re: Btrfs best practices

2022-01-29 Thread Jorge P . de Morais Neto
Hello! I think I should inform this list about my choices so far: Em [2021-12-16 qui 14:13:05-0300], Jorge P. de Morais Neto escreveu: > Should I use a backported kernel as Btrfs [wiki][] recommends? I worry > that bullseye-backports comes from Debian testing with poor security. I'm just

Re: Android apps on Debian

2022-01-29 Thread Alexis Grigoriou
On Sat, 2022-01-29 at 13:07 -0600, John Hasler wrote: > Thank you both. Now to get a copy of the ("free") app without > opening a Google > Play account... Everything nowadays "needs" an app... I hate it.

Re: Changing default search engine systemwide

2022-01-29 Thread pk
Hello didier, Does the policies.json mechanism you are referring to allow users to customize the search engine back to Google? Thanks

Re: Android apps on Debian

2022-01-29 Thread John Hasler
Thank you both. Now to get a copy of the ("free") app without opening a Google Play account... -- John Hasler j...@sugarbit.com Elmwood, WI USA

Re: SD Memory Card (was The Raspberry Pi that Took a Day Off.)

2022-01-29 Thread Gareth Evans
> On 28 Jan 2022, at 20:40, David Wright wrote: > > On Fri 28 Jan 2022 at 18:22:37 (+), Gareth Evans wrote: >>> On 28 Jan 2022, at 18:16, Gareth Evans wrote: > On 28 Jan 2022, at 16:52, David Wright wrote: > On Fri 28 Jan 2022 at 07:30:25 (-0600), Martin McCormick wrote: >

Re: Android apps on Debian

2022-01-29 Thread didier gaumet
Le samedi 29 janvier 2022 à 12:29 -0600, John Hasler a écrit : > Is there a simple way to run Android apps under Debian such as an > emulator?  My Starlink terminal is arriving next week and it would be > convenient to be able to run the Starlink app.  However, I do not > have > either an IOS

Re: Android apps on Debian

2022-01-29 Thread local10
Jan 29, 2022, 18:29 by j...@sugarbit.com: > Is there a simple way to run Android apps under Debian such as an > emulator? My Starlink terminal is arriving next week and it would be > convenient to be able to run the Starlink app. However, I do not have > either an IOS or an Android device. >

Android apps on Debian

2022-01-29 Thread John Hasler
Is there a simple way to run Android apps under Debian such as an emulator? My Starlink terminal is arriving next week and it would be convenient to be able to run the Starlink app. However, I do not have either an IOS or an Android device. -- John Hasler j...@sugarbit.com Elmwood, WI USA

Re: Changing default search engine systemwide

2022-01-29 Thread didier gaumet
Hello, A possible way to do what you want seems to be described here: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/customizing-firefox-using-policiesjson and here (look at "SearchEngines -> Default"): https://github.com/mozilla/policy-templates/blob/master/README.md

Re: USB sound device present but NOT visible in ‘alsamixer’

2022-01-29 Thread Andrew M.A. Cater
On Sat, Jan 29, 2022 at 10:28:32PM +0530, Pankaj Jangid wrote: > Sorry for the Wrong subject line earlier. > > Pankaj Jangid writes: > > > I have setup a new system. Apart from the display related issue, that I > > had posted in another thread, I am facing an issue related to my > > external

Re: USB sound device present but NOT visible in ‘alsamixer’

2022-01-29 Thread Pankaj Jangid
Sorry for the Wrong subject line earlier. Pankaj Jangid writes: > I have setup a new system. Apart from the display related issue, that I > had posted in another thread, I am facing an issue related to my > external ‘Yeti Blue’ sound card. I use it as Mic and Monitor audio. > > pankaj@anant:~$

Changing default search engine systemwide

2022-01-29 Thread pk
I want to set DuckDuckGo as the default search engine for new users, and allow each user to switch back to Google, if desired. But .mozilla/firefox/.default-esr/prefs.js hard-codes browser.urlbar.placeholderName to Google, so setting it in /etc/firefox-esr/my_settings.js won't work. The new

Re: Debian 11: Tuning kernel parameters swappiness and watermark_boost_factor to stop SWAP Storm

2022-01-29 Thread Steven J. West
Thanks, Nicholas :D I mainly posted this problem with a solution here for reference to other Debian users ;) Yes, my processing memory requirements (typically ~30GB) are borderline to my current physical memory limit (~32GB), and as my images sometimes are a little bigger, this can push it into

Re: Fwd: Debian 11: Tuning kernel parameters swappiness and watermark_boost_factor to stop SWAP Storm

2022-01-29 Thread Marco Möller
On 28.01.22 22:55, Tixy wrote: On Fri, 2022-01-28 at 17:31 +0100, Marco Möller wrote: On 28.01.22 11:15, Steven J. West wrote: Comparing the Ubuntu and Debian kernel parameters using sudo sysctl -a showed two key differences in virtual memory (vm) management parameters.   * Ubuntu:   o

Re: Fwd: Debian 11: Tuning kernel parameters swappiness and watermark_boost_factor to stop SWAP Storm

2022-01-29 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Vi, 28 ian 22, 10:15:58, Steven J. West wrote: > Dear all, > > TL;DR/summary: > >- Tuning vm.watermark_boost_factor to 0 (disable) on Debian >significantly improves performance on memory-intensive tasks that utilise >SWAP space, by stopping preemptive kswapd freeing of memory, and

Re: btfs disk compatibility between i386 and amd64

2022-01-29 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Vi, 28 ian 22, 17:44:59, Joseph Brenner wrote: > > Careful, unlink in the *nix world typically means delete (a file), while > you probably meant unmount / mount. > > Yes, precisely. > > > > In general there shouldn't be a problem for newer kernels to read older > versions of a particular

Re: (deb-cat) Hemeroteca de la llista al Google

2022-01-29 Thread Narcis Garcia
El 28/1/22 a les 21:27, Alex Muntada ha escrit: Hola, Narcis: «coherent» i «no pugui» són ben diferents. D'acord en què són diferents. Coherent amb què exactament? Em pensava que no hauria d'explicar això. He trobat aquest enllaç: https://www.debian.org/social_contract.ca.html