Re: Great Debian experience

2014-03-22 Thread Ken Heard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2014-03-22 02:30, Patrick Bartek wrote: > On Fri, 21 Mar 2014, Ken Heard wrote: > >> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 >> >> On 2014-03-21 00:30, Patrick Bartek wrote: >>> On Thu, 20 Mar 2014, Ken Hear

Re: Great Debian experience

2014-03-20 Thread Ken Heard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2014-03-21 04:30, Steve Litt of Troubleshooters.Com wrote: > On Thu, 20 Mar 2014 20:33:17 +0700 Ken Heard > wrote: > >> -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 >> >> On 2014-03-19 23:02, Steve Litt o

Re: Great Debian experience

2014-03-20 Thread Ken Heard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2014-03-21 00:30, Patrick Bartek wrote: > On Thu, 20 Mar 2014, Ken Heard wrote: > >> [snip] I never did get LVM going on top of RAID1. Since I had to >> use an mini-ITX box there would not be room in it for more than >

Re: Great Debian experience

2014-03-20 Thread Ken Heard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2014-03-20 21:51, Ken Heard wrote: > On 2014-03-20 21:19, Lisi Reisz wrote: > >> I have Wheezy 7.4, Trinity 3.5.13.2 and a backported kernel, >> currently 3.12-0.bpo.1-amd64. I have done nothing special - >> just upd

Re: Great Debian experience

2014-03-20 Thread Ken Heard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2014-03-20 22:12, Lisi Reisz wrote: > On Thursday 20 March 2014 14:51:25 Ken Heard wrote: >> I also seem to remember that about a year ago you had trouble >> activating sound in your machine. I will work on that problem >

Re: Great Debian experience

2014-03-20 Thread Ken Heard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2014-03-20 21:19, Lisi Reisz wrote: > I have Wheezy 7.4, Trinity 3.5.13.2 and a backported kernel, > currently 3.12-0.bpo.1-amd64. I have done nothing special - just > updated and upgraded fairly often. Would this newer kernel perhaps > solve som

Re: Great Debian experience

2014-03-20 Thread Ken Heard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2014-03-19 23:02, Steve Litt of Troubleshooters.Com wrote: > I have a specific set of secrets: > > * Use the network installer, Did CLI (ncurses) mode, Was not sure what these were but discovered that I did use CLI but not ncurses. Expert In

Re: d-i LVM bugs and sound [Re: Great Debian experience]

2014-03-20 Thread Ken Heard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2014-03-19 22:31, Don Armstrong wrote: > On Wed, 19 Mar 2014, Ken Heard wrote: >> My latest experience was a new installation of Wheezy in a new >> box. It took me the entire month of January to get the OS and >> essential appl

Re: Great Debian experience

2014-03-19 Thread Ken Heard
where the machine became usable. Yes it works, but so does a Ford model T. For example I wanted to use LVM but the attempt broke the installer. I still have not got sound working. So what is the secret? Ken Heard -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.12

Re: questions about password safes

2014-03-07 Thread Ken Heard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 At the risk of allowing this thread to drift further, I have another question about password managers. Both Iceweasel and Icedove have such managers for all the passwords needed to open accounts accessed through those two packages. How does the secur

Re: Connot load Wheezy in a "virgin" desktop -- SOME RESULTS

2014-01-31 Thread Ken Heard
For previous installation attempts to install Wheezy in my box -- consisting of a Gigabyte GA-Z87N mainboard, an Intel i5-4670K processor with integrated GPU and two Seagate 2gb hard drives -- I used the 7.2 Wheezy netinst disk. For the most recent attempts I used the 7.3 version. The results desc

Re: Connot load Wheezy in a "virgin" desktop -- FAILURE

2014-01-19 Thread Ken Heard
not have a fully operational system. > If not so smooth then you'll have to go down the ugly road of swapping out parts to figure out what hardware is bad. I am on that ugly road now; there does not seem to be any other option. Ken Heard

Re: Connot load Wheezy in a "virgin" desktop -- FAILURE

2014-01-19 Thread Ken Heard
t was sent on 7th January at 06:25 Thai time (UTC +7); the second was sent on 18th January at 02:57. The hardware I have is described in my post of 18 January at 23:11. Ken Heard

Re: Connot load Wheezy in a "virgin" desktop -- FAILURE

2014-01-18 Thread Ken Heard
On Jan 18, 2014 12:00 PM, "Joel Rees" wrote: > I think I'd have given up on the hardware within the first several > days, and be trying to get my money back or get an exchange. I am checking out the hardware now. > Looking at the problems, I would lean towards issues in the CPU > itself, or, if

Re: Connot load Wheezy in a "virgin" desktop -- FAILURE

2014-01-17 Thread Ken Heard
On Jan 18, 2014 9:41 AM, "Joel Rees" wrote: > You said you were in Thailand. Have you considered your power source > (wall power)? > > I know parts of Thailand have good power, so this is just a guess. Yes I did; I spent the equivalent of US$80 for a UPS (uninterruptable power supply) which is e

Re: Connot load Wheezy in a "virgin" desktop -- FAILURE

2014-01-17 Thread Ken Heard
not have a fully operational system. > If not so smooth then you'll have to go down the ugly road of swapping out parts to figure out what hardware is bad. I am on that ugly road now; there does not seem to be any other option. Ken Heard

Re: Connot load Wheezy in a "virgin" desktop -- FAILURE

2014-01-17 Thread Ken Heard
eciate it very much if anyone could tell me whether there anything that can be done to make it work properly. Ken Heard

Connot load Wheezy in a "virgin" desktop -- long

2014-01-06 Thread Ken Heard
s all the "failed" mount points and write files to them. I would appreciate any advice from anybody out there as to how to make this computer operational. Once again I apologize for the length of this post. Regards, Ken Heard.

Fwd: Cannot load Wheezy in a "virgin" desktop -- long

2014-01-06 Thread Ken Heard
-- Forwarded message -- From: "Ken Heard" Date: Jan 6, 2014 8:35 PM Subject: Cannot load Wheezy in a "virgin" desktop -- long To: Cc: > I apologize in advance for the length of this post. Since however I do not know what information is necessar

Using an AOS 1600x900 monitor with Wheezy

2013-12-11 Thread Ken Heard
is capable of a maximum resolution of 1600x900 @ 60Hz, although it is capable of smaller resolutions. Would the described CPU + integrated GPU with Wheezy be capable of handling this monitor, with or without any special setup? Regards, Ken Heard

Drivers for Gigabyte GA-H87N mainboard with Intel i5-4670

2013-12-07 Thread Ken Heard
as a driver for that chipset or that GPU. (The mainboard does have the video outputs, D-sub, DVI-D and HDMI.) So my question is: can this mainboard with that CPU/GPU and that chipset work properly in a Wheezy box with or without special drivers not already somewhere in the Wheezy package inventory? Regards, Ken Heard

Re: Lenovo R61 Think Pad dead after fewer than five years

2013-11-03 Thread Ken Heard
a big plus when travelling. As for Windows, my freedom from Microsoft contamination dates from 28 July 2004; since then is has been Debian all the way. Because of security and privacy concerns I do not use any social networking sites, especially Facebook. Regards, Ken Heard -BEGIN PGP S

Re: Lenovo R61 Think Pad dead after fewer than five years

2013-11-03 Thread Ken Heard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-11-03 07:01, Paul Cartwright wrote: > On 11/02/2013 02:53 PM, Ken Heard wrote: >> Is it normal for any laptop to fail in fewer than five years, or >> is such a failure rate unique to Lenovo's laptops? > > not sure

Re: Lenovo R61 Think Pad dead after fewer than five years

2013-11-03 Thread Ken Heard
uite similar to the R61) for exactly this reason, and I've been > very happy with it. Maybe I was just unlucky. I have been never sure of the difference between the R, T (and X) series ThinkPads with the same number. For example is the T61 supposed to be more robust than the R61? Regards

Lenovo R61 Think Pad dead after fewer than five years

2013-11-02 Thread Ken Heard
tests. The diagnosis was a failed main board, but the hard drive and the memory modules were okay. The cost of repairs would approximate the cost of a new laptop. Is it normal for any laptop to fail in fewer than five years, or is such a failure rate unique to Lenovo's laptops? Regards, Ken

Installing same packages in a Squeeze installation in a new Wheezy installation

2013-11-02 Thread Ken Heard
ons would be installed if the dependency situation allowed it; otherwise they would not be. To know what happened when the second group of commands is run can a log file be thereby created for that purpose? Regards, Ken Heard -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: Gnu

Re: Monitor text colour on boot is magenta instead of white

2013-09-19 Thread Ken Heard
to > live with. > I happened to have an extra VGA cable; so I swapped them -- and voilà problem solved. I may also in time install a better graphics card than continue to use the built in card in the Foxconn mainboard -- or even replace the Foxconn mainboard which I have never been enamoured

Monitor text colour on boot is magenta instead of white

2013-09-18 Thread Ken Heard
anybody advise me what went wrong and how to fix it? Regards, Ken Heard -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAlI6RDQACgkQlNlJzOkJmTf5kACfdwjgBDdKnuW/jKXEiiLw0yeW zGcAnAqd3eVbuiI32BBhXxQLa6S9CIeS =cC52 -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to

Re: Icedove no longer allows transfer of emails between folders

2013-08-04 Thread Ken Heard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-08-04 17:53, Miles Fidelman wrote: > For that matter, have you tried right clicking on the folder, then > clicking on properties, then on "repair folder?" That will > rebuild indices. I tried that on one of the offending folders. All the e

Re: Icedove no longer allows transfer of emails between folders

2013-08-04 Thread Ken Heard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-08-04 17:25, Klaus wrote: > Sorry, I should have phrased that differently: you could copy > entire dierectories within ~/.icedove/profiles/fhvsoiufdhfgei/Mail > or similar. > > Also, the individual folders on disk are mbox files, maybe you ca

Re: Icedove no longer allows transfer of emails between folders

2013-08-04 Thread Ken Heard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-08-04 16:09, Klaus wrote: > Ken, > > have you tried "safe-mode" yet? A few times when I was really stuck > I just created a new profile, re-created the various accounts, and > copied all "old" emails over. That usually solved any strange > be

Re: Icedove no longer allows transfer of emails between folders

2013-08-04 Thread Ken Heard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-08-04 11:48, Chris Bannister wrote: > On Sun, Aug 04, 2013 at 11:04:27AM -0400, Ken Heard wrote: >> On 2013-08-04 07:24, Chris Bannister wrote: >>> Has there been any recent updates/upgrades? >> >> No t

Re: Icedove no longer allows transfer of emails between folders

2013-08-04 Thread Ken Heard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 2013-08-04 07:24, Chris Bannister wrote: > On Sun, Aug 04, 2013 at 04:21:28AM -0400, Ken Heard wrote: >> What would cause an Icedove function suddenly no longer to >> respond after having working properly since installation of

Icedove no longer allows transfer of emails between folders

2013-08-04 Thread Ken Heard
"File" icon on the mail tool bar, but it now no longer responds. I tried to solve the problem by rebooting but with no effect. What would cause an Icedove function suddenly no longer to respond after having working properly since installation of the Icedove package? Regards, Ken Heard

Re: Short script which worked in Lenny but does not in Squeeze - SOLVED

2013-07-24 Thread Ken Heard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Thanks to the three of you who replied to my post. I do not consider myself an expert on scripts, restricting myself to simple ones; and so I was unaware of the change of default shell from bash to dash beginning with Squeeze. Regards, Ken Heard

Short script which worked in Lenny but does not in Squeeze.

2013-07-24 Thread Ken Heard
into the tar command in the script also does not produce the desired result. So something must be happening to prevent the tar command from using the $ULB variable. Is there for example something different in Squeeze which does not permit scripts written for Lenny to work in Squeeze? Comment, sugge

Cannot use GnuPG with Icedove in my desktop but can in my laptop

2013-07-22 Thread Ken Heard
strange behaviour in the desktop? Regards, Ken Heard -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/51ed79a3.2070...@teksavvy.com

Re: Setting up a network Was: Re: a very carefully asked question?

2013-02-27 Thread Ken Heard
with the subject line, as Lisi pointed out. Ken Heard -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAlEuCioACgkQlNlJzOkJmTe4fgCeKMwslYMGW9iKbvqLGQHZBCTB 8dUAnR0vZ0XDMG2dkDIV7YKpMHJOzfJ0 =LENc -END PGP SIGNATURE- 0xE9099937.asc Description: application/pgp-keys

Re: Boot and shutdown routines frequently abort in Squeeze

2013-02-20 Thread Ken Heard
ld try the live installation and report back. Regards, Ken Heard, Toronto Canada and Banglamung Thailand (at the latter place at the moment). -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.o

Boot and shutdown routines frequently abort in Squeeze

2013-02-20 Thread Ken Heard
then stops completely. To complete the shutdown it is necessary to hold down the “start” button for the requisite four seconds. I would be grateful for any information as the why these two phenomena occur and how to return to a normal boot and shutdown. Regards, Ken Heard, Toronto, Canada, and

Acer Aspire X1935 motherboard - any experience

2013-02-19 Thread Ken Heard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Has anybody had any experience using Debian on an Acer Aspire X1935 motherboard which fits in a case 25 x 10 x 35 cm, which appears to be an Acer proprietary case? Regards, Ken Heard -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v2.0.14 (GNU/Linux

Re: Iceweasel is already running ...

2013-02-04 Thread Ken Heard
restart your system." Whenever I receive the above message I find that the following works for me: $ps aux | grep mozilla $kill [pid] Regards, Ken Heard -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v2.0.14 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - h

Gnucash versions 2.2.9 and 2.4.10 broken in Debian Squeeze

2013-01-08 Thread Ken Heard
experienced the same or a similar problem, either with gnucash or libglib2.0-0? Regards, Ken Heard -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v2.0.14 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAlDs6zEACgkQlNlJzOkJmTf96gCfX8+CXfTxgovDxL7utyw/Myzg

Gnucash versions 2.2.9 and 2.4.10 broken in Debian Squeeze

2013-01-08 Thread Ken Heard
experienced the same or a similar problem, either with gnucash or libglib2.0-0? Regards, Ken Heard -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v2.0.14 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAlDs6MsACgkQlNlJzOkJmTfK5wCfT0KEdktd4gmrer7D55IOb1tw

Transferring files between Samsung tablet and a Debian box

2012-07-12 Thread Ken Heard
Can anyone tell me how I can transfer files between my Samsung tablet with Honeycomb and my Debian boxes with Lenny or Squeeze, using either a USB or Bluetooth connection between them? I know I can transfer them by e-mail, but that method is cumbersome. Ken Heard -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to

Iceweasel privacy settings behave differently depending on user

2012-03-25 Thread Ken Heard
"never remember history" setting; whereas I cannot. Does anybody have an explanation for this behaviour? Regards, Ken Heard -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAk9vMGQACgkQlNlJzOk

Re: Can no longer mount SDHC card

2012-03-24 Thread Ken Heard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Camaleón wrote: > But don't worry; linear thinking is not linked to a particular gender. Don't you mean sex? Nouns and adjectives have gender, but people have sex. Ken -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using

Re: Can no longer mount SDHC card

2012-03-22 Thread Ken Heard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Camaleón wrote: > You can grab a LiveCD for a distribution of your choice (with an updated > kernel) and try your embedded multimedia card reader from there. In fact, > that's one of the uses for LiveCDs: testing your hardware without messing > up y

Re: Can no longer mount SDHC card

2012-03-21 Thread Ken Heard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Lisi wrote: > On Wednesday 21 March 2012 17:07:08 Ken Heard wrote: >> Camaléon's [snip], as he suggests I use an updated kernel. > > ... SHE suggests .. Ouch! From now on, unless the sex of a poster is patently obvi

Re: Can no longer mount SDHC card

2012-03-21 Thread Ken Heard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I said in my post of 2012-03-21 at 10:34 (UTP +7): > I suppose my solution now is to > invest in an external "n"-in-1 card reader with the capacity to read the > high capacity SD cards and use it instead of the internal reader. I did so today. For K

Re: Can no longer mount SDHC card

2012-03-21 Thread Ken Heard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Keith McKenzie wrote: > You might want to check if the sd card is still readable; Yes it is; all the photos are still on it, and I was able to write new photos to it. Ken -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using

Re: Can no longer mount SDHC card

2012-03-20 Thread Ken Heard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 John Jason Jordan wrote: > This is beginning to sound like hardware failure. The SD card reader in > my T61 failed shortly after the three year warranty ended. I think you may be right. Further investigation revealed the text at the end of this post

Re: Can no longer mount SDHC card

2012-03-20 Thread Ken Heard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Camaleón wrote: > On Tue, 20 Mar 2012 22:29:28 +0700, Ken Heard wrote: > >> I have a Lenovo R61 laptop which has a built-in SD card slot. The >> operating system is Lenny. >> >> Ever since I bought this laptop in May

Can no longer mount SDHC card

2012-03-20 Thread Ken Heard
ng: mount: special device /dev/mmcblk0p1 does not exist I will consequently be grateful for advice to help me find out what is wrong and how to fix it. Regards, Ken Heard -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.

Re: OT: physical dimensions of male DVI connector

2012-02-20 Thread Ken Heard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Ken Heard wrote: > I need to know the outside physical dimensions of the male DVI connector > to know the diameter of the hole it will pass through. Thanks to both responders. the consensus seems to settle on 39.5 mm; so the hole size in th

OT: physical dimensions of male DVI connector

2012-02-20 Thread Ken Heard
them? Regards, Ken Heard -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAk9DAu0ACgkQlNlJzOkJmTemjwCcCk8joAvn9r7DrQ5cksWEANFo ZwAAniiyWZAYqcyfpQ3yACQUtHbuQVPr =1oy6 -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To

Re: Lenny (Debian 5.0) approaching end of life

2012-01-05 Thread Ken Heard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 John A. Sullivan III wrote: > And then there is Trinity (www.trinitydesktop.org) continuing KDE 3 > development. I am using it very successfully on Squeeze - John Yes indeed, when the Trinity mirrors are working again and the most irritating of the

Re: Strange behaviour using removable media - Squeeze & Konqueror

2012-01-01 Thread Ken Heard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I posted this same message to the Trinity user list. There are four bugs reported in the Trinity bug system which are relevant to some of the problems I reported. I have a work around which I can live with until these bugs are squashed and then see w

Strange behaviour using removable media - Squeeze & Konqueror

2012-01-01 Thread Ken Heard
. Is there a way to do so? 9. Finally, the floppy drive is not recognized at all in the Squeeze box. With a disk installed it does not show up in the “system:/media”, nor can it be mounted in an Xterm. What, if anything, be done to use floppies with Squeeze and KDE-Trinity Konqueror? Ken Heard

Re: Another sysv-rc problem on Lenny to Squeeze upgrade

2011-12-15 Thread Ken Heard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Bob Proulx wrote: > It is a good time to tidy up the system. Look through your list of > removed packages that have not been purged. Those are ones that have > been removed 'r' but still have configuration files for them 'c' left > on the system. >

Another sysv-rc problem on Lenny to Squeeze upgrade

2011-12-15 Thread Ken Heard
nning "dpkg-reconfigure sysv-rc". I read the referenced URL and other sites turned up by a Google search but I am none the wiser. Could someone please enlighten me? Ken Heard -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enig

Re: After upgrade to squeeze OS will not accept passphrase to unlock disk

2011-11-03 Thread Ken Heard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Ken Heard wrote, in part: > Thank you both for these suggestions. Before doing a new installation I > shall try them and report back with the results. Just in case anyone is still interested in the problems I encountered when trying to i

Re: KDE package manager

2011-11-03 Thread Ken Heard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Sian Mountbatten wrote, in part: > Is there a KDE package manager available? What happened to KDE's Kpackage? It is in Lenny, but I do not see it in the Debian repositories for Squeeze and Wheezy. Ken Heard -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-

Where are the installer images for release 5.0.9 of lenny (old stable)

2011-10-02 Thread Ken Heard
d them for me. If such file exist, could someone please let me know the URL from which I can download them. Regards, Ken Heard -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.

Re: OT: laptop choice

2011-10-01 Thread Ken Heard
ere caused by the manufacturer rather than the laptop assembler. That R61 dating from 1998 is still going strong. Ken Heard -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAk6HenAACgkQlNlJzOkJmTcBmACdEyhu8HI

Will need another haircut

2011-09-15 Thread Ken Heard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi Daniel, Hope you can visit in another week or so, as I need a haircut and also another of your expert fucks! We will be away from Monday 19 to 22 September. Hugs and kisses! Ken -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) Com

Re: After upgrade to squeeze OS will not accept passphrase to unlock disk

2011-09-15 Thread Ken Heard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Walter Hurry wrote: > On Wed, 14 Sep 2011 14:20:03 -0600, Bob Proulx wrote: > >> Walter Hurry wrote: >>> I don't know what finnix is, but if it allows you to mount and access >>> the Debian filesystem, then here is one way: >>> >>> Boot into finnix. >

Re: After upgrade to squeeze OS will not accept passphrase to unlock disk

2011-09-14 Thread Ken Heard
thread about replacing a forgotten root password, but frankly is seems to me to be easier to start the installation all over again. Regards, Ken Heard -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYE

Re: After upgrade to squeeze OS will not accept passphrase to unlock disk

2011-09-14 Thread Ken Heard
I after closing the computer and rebooting I was unable to install *any* operating system, whether finnix from the CD or Squeeze from the hard drive. I am now consequently forced to do completely new Squeeze installation. Regards, Ken Heard -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GN

Re: After upgrade to squeeze OS will not accept passphrase to unlock disk

2011-09-13 Thread Ken Heard
on are wrong I would like to be so informed. Regards, Ken Heard -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAk5v7FAACgkQlNlJzOkJmTd59gCfSwstjeRxQEQ9Y//MbgEbABT2 5WEAn0xaimz9Mj10eRuKPzryIq7OuhAO =5gxc --

Re: After upgrade to squeeze OS will not accept passphrase to unlock disk

2011-09-13 Thread Ken Heard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Gary Golden wrote: > Get finnix and try to mount your encrypted partition with --debug > Watch the kernel logs as well. Have downloaded finnix-102.iso and wrote it to a CD. I hope to do what you suggest later today. Thanks for the tip. Ken

Re: After upgrade to squeeze OS will not accept passphrase to unlock disk

2011-09-13 Thread Ken Heard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Gary Golden wrote: > Get finnix and try to mount your encrypted partition with --debug > Watch the kernel logs as well. Have downloaded finnix-102.iso and wrote it to a CD. I hope to do what you suggest later today. Thanks for the tip. Ken

After upgrade to squeeze OS will not accept passphrase to unlock disk

2011-09-12 Thread Ken Heard
letely new installation? Thanks in advance for all help provided. Ken Heard -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAk5uSCMACgkQlNlJzOkJmTfkHwCfaZFQEzaAdSMly+FOnbFHFEkW JEAAn0RQlEk3W/1a0aErut7IB7AE

Samsung Galaxy 10.1 tablet and Debian

2011-08-26 Thread Ken Heard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Has anyone have any experience with this tablet, specifically whether squeeze can be installed on it, as apparently can be done with the Asus eee? I want to buy a tablet and these two are on my short list. Regards, Ken Heard -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE

LVM: combining two logical volumes, how?

2011-05-26 Thread Ken Heard
contents of one LV to another. Is it possible to do what I want to do? Regards, Ken Heard -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEUEARECAAYFAk3efoQACgkQlNlJzOkJmTdQ2gCfcm2uLRAxIvw4KSKVTO4ZFHBK

Re: How to stop a message which requires the Enter key

2011-05-24 Thread Ken Heard
ainst > hibernate to not consider encrypted swap partitions as viable resume > partitions. Not a bad idea if I knew how this bug got there and how to fix it. Ken Heard -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.or

Re: How to stop a message which requires the Enter key

2011-05-23 Thread Ken Heard
e glitch. I have unfortunately no idea how to correct it. Ken Heard -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAk3a8NsACgkQlNlJzOkJmTf2zwCeKvIjsNG6HmNe5RTwnQ3nIXtn 99UAn3kCUP9+ry0RELA91+s3AUsIdcRS =Tg7f --

How to stop a message which requires the Enter key

2011-05-23 Thread Ken Heard
: “VG1-swap_crypt is running”. Htop shows that the swap partition exists. Is there a way I can stop the first message from appearing and requiring the ‘Enter” to be pushed? Thanks, Ken Heard -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http

Does KDE 4.5 have a root Xterm?

2011-05-18 Thread Ken Heard
e equivalent in KDE 4.5. Is there one? Regards, Ken Heard -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAk3UipIACgkQlNlJzOkJmTeP0wCfTKF6G5kgj6oHr1RmRjEGDiMY 3SUAnixSNqgW/+KoJzWk0G2jgVqX2Upz =5fZS -EN

Re: My posts to list not echoed

2011-04-23 Thread Ken Heard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Ken Heard wrote: > Ron Johnson wrote: > >> I bet it has to do with ISPs blocking port 25. > > Well I ran the following command, with the result indicated: > > R61:/# telnet smtp.gmail.com 25 > Trying 74.125.53.109..

Re: Using tar and gpg from Konqueror

2011-04-23 Thread Ken Heard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Camaleón wrote: > On Sat, 02 Apr 2011 12:38:05 +0700, Ken Heard wrote: > >> While experimenting with tar and gpg files I discovered that right >> clicking on a file or directory name in Konqueror with gnugp installed >> behav

Re: gpg: copying secret key

2011-04-22 Thread Ken Heard
gKeys#Creating_GPG_Keys_Using_the_KDE_Desktop. Thanks anyway for your response. Regards, Ken Heard -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAk2xuyIACgkQlNlJzOkJmTcdbwCbBrd7wseoigFmGuqIcIEPyRSU WYsAnjG

[Fwd: Re: gpg: copying secret key]

2011-04-22 Thread Ken Heard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Sorry, I sent this reply only to Camaleón instead of to the list. Pushed the Reply button instead of Reply to List. Apologies. Regards, Ken Heard -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla

gpg: copying secret key

2011-04-22 Thread Ken Heard
tell me how. Regards, Ken Heard -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAk2xpXgACgkQlNlJzOkJmTfbZACeMF43DFrEzinyll4XY/eB2knZ rDoAnjJHiXAgl8OyCagZ+7Hy1KOVOYMS =SP/Q -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To

Re: Using tar and gpg from Konqueror

2011-04-03 Thread Ken Heard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Camaleón wrote: > On Sat, 02 Apr 2011 12:38:05 +0700, Ken Heard wrote: > >> While experimenting with tar and gpg files I discovered that right >> clicking on a file or directory name in Konqueror with gnugp installed >> behav

Re: My posts to list not echoed

2011-04-03 Thread Ken Heard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 George Standish wrote: > I have notice the exact same behaviour here. If I send an email to this > list, I can see my own reply using the Gmail web interface, but my email > never shows in Icedove? See my latest post of 16:04 (Thai time) today in re

Re: My posts to list not echoed

2011-04-03 Thread Ken Heard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Ron Johnson wrote: > I bet it has to do with ISPs blocking port 25. Well I ran the following command, with the result indicated: R61:/# telnet smtp.gmail.com 25 Trying 74.125.53.109... Connected to gmail-smtp-msa.l.google.com. Escape character is '^

Re: My posts to list not echoed

2011-04-02 Thread Ken Heard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Ron Johnson wrote: > Hmmm. I just viewed your email source and even though your domain is > heard.name, I see gmail buried in there. So, you get a vanity domain > and then use {imap,smtp}.googlemail.com? You have likely fingered the problem. Yes,

Re: My posts to list not echoed

2011-04-02 Thread Ken Heard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Ron Johnson wrote: > All messages are send to all list subscribers. So, for some reason I am not getting sent back to me as a list subscriber the posts I make to the list. As a workaround I move from "sent" to my Icedove "debian-user" folder such pos

Re: My posts to list not echoed

2011-04-02 Thread Ken Heard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Ron Johnson wrote: > Maybe I misunderstood Ken's meaning of "echo". Tbird/Icedove will store > a copy of each sent message wherever you tell it to store them. Look in > Edit->"Account Settings"->(account-name)->"Copies & Folders" Yes, all messages

My posts to list not echoed

2011-04-02 Thread Ken Heard
such echoing controlled at my end (I am using icedove) or at the list end? Ken Heard -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAk2XyUwACgkQlNlJzOkJmTcaigCcDkOo5E3rjX0QxaYYog113tx8 FJwAn3pZUCqJeWxm7p

Re: Package ms-windows promoted from non-free to main!

2011-04-02 Thread Ken Heard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Lisi wrote: > On Saturday 02 April 2011 07:03:20 Ken Heard wrote: >> Equo ne credite Teucri. >> Quidquid id est, timeo Danaos, et dona ferentes. >> >> Do not trust the horse, Trojans. >> Whatever it is, I fear the Gree

Using tar and gpg from Konqueror

2011-04-02 Thread Ken Heard
hard drive using ext3or xfs, the cf and sd cards using vfat? Would either or both of these options options be available if the file system on those cards were also ext3? Regards, Ken Heard -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http

Re: Package ms-windows promoted from non-free to main!

2011-04-01 Thread Ken Heard
maintain its quasi-monopoly. What's good for Microsoft is good for the world. Regards, Ken Heard -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAk2WvCcACgkQlNlJzOkJmTe0aQCdH/ZXebVI3YXsu02igp1XpnO

Using tar and gpg from Konqueror

2011-04-01 Thread Ken Heard
drive using ext3or xfs, the cf and sd cards using vfat? Would either or both of these options options be available if the file system on those cards were also ext3? Regards, Ken Heard -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http

Re: iceweasel 4 on squeeze?

2011-03-24 Thread Ken Heard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Steven Sciame wrote: > > This is confusing. There is 'backports.debian.org' and 'mozilla.debian.net'. > Both > use squeeze-backports in sources.list. > > apt-get install -t squeeze-backports iceweasel, on my box, points to > backports.debian.net

Re: SDXC card compatibility with Debian Lenny and beyond --UPDATE

2011-02-15 Thread Ken Heard
er cards of all types. Fortunately the new adaptors are cheap and I am told are backwards compatible. Regards, Ken Heard -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAk1aZwQACgkQlNlJz

Re: SDXC card compatibility with Debian Lenny and beyond --UPDATE

2011-02-15 Thread Ken Heard
eb site, "The cleverly designed USB strap fashionably complements the lavishly embellished card reader available in colors of Pink, Blue or Green." Imagine that: THREE decorator colours! Ken Heard -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using Gn

Re: SDXC card compatibility with Debian Lenny and beyond --UPDATE

2011-02-11 Thread Ken Heard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Andrei Popescu wrote: > On Vi, 11 feb 11, 15:34:06, Ken Heard wrote: >> For my desktop, Intel dual-core also with Lenny and KDE, the story is >> different. If I connect the card through a card reader to a USB port >> both in Kon

Re: SDXC card compatibility with Debian Lenny and beyond --UPDATE

2011-02-11 Thread Ken Heard
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Ken Heard wrote: > I expect to buy next Tuesday a Canon 60D body which can use SD, SDHC and > SDXC recording media. SDXC cards are considerably more expensive than > the other two, in part I suppose because they use the Microsoft exFAT >

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