Re: Terminal Color-Coding

2018-06-30 Thread terryc
On Sat, 30 Jun 2018 19:44:42 -0500 "Josh W." wrote: > Hi, I was working in my Terminal cleaning up my files and folders > when i needed a second terminal. When i opened it up the Color-Coding > that was visible in my current terminal, was plain grey and black. I > restart my computer hoping that

Re: solved Re: Insertion of USB devices not being recognised.

2018-06-28 Thread terryc
On Thu, 28 Jun 2018 08:21:16 + (UTC) Curt wrote: > On 2018-06-28, terryc wrote: > > On Wed, 27 Jun 2018 12:27:30 -0400 > > Jape Person wrote: > > > >> My suggestion is late, and possibly not much of a contribution due > >> to my not having read t

Re: solved Re: Insertion of USB devices not being recognised.

2018-06-27 Thread terryc
On Wed, 27 Jun 2018 12:27:30 -0400 Jape Person wrote: > My suggestion is late, and possibly not much of a contribution due > to my not having read the entire thread. > > I have two motherboards which BIOS settings which allow the > front-side USB ports to be set for charging only. Is there any

Re: solved Re: Insertion of USB devices not being recognised.

2018-06-27 Thread terryc
On Wed, 27 Jun 2018 19:56:22 +0200 deloptes wrote: > terryc wrote: > > > The current diagnose is that the front usb ports have failed for > > data. they work fine for power(mobile phone charging), but not for > > data. > > > > Not impressed as the mobo is le

solved Re: Insertion of USB devices not being recognised.

2018-06-27 Thread terryc
On Tue, 26 Jun 2018 21:57:33 +0200 deloptes wrote: > terryc wrote: > > > Mostly it is USB sticks for stuff to play/display on the TV & "noise > > device" > > what do you see in dmesg when you plug in the device? Nothing. that was the problem. it is h

Re: Insertion of USB devices not being recognised.

2018-06-26 Thread terryc
On Tue, 26 Jun 2018 08:23:23 +0200 deloptes wrote: > terryc wrote: > > > raid > > array on USB3.0 > > what does raid array has to do with USB3.0? software raid through USB port to case carrying five hard disks. It isn't mounted in /etc/fstab and i usually type th

Re: Insertion of USB devices not being recognised.

2018-06-26 Thread terryc
On Tue, 26 Jun 2018 13:18:01 +1200 Ben Caradoc-Davies wrote: > On 26/06/18 12:37, terryc wrote: > > As per subject, after the last image upgrade, the computer doesn't > > recognise when a USB device is plugged into a USB socket. > > what is the problem? > &g

Insertion of USB devices not being recognised.

2018-06-25 Thread terryc
As per subject, after the last image upgrade, the computer doesn't recognise when a USB device is plugged into a USB socket. what is the problem? System is Debian Stretch V9.4 dragonfly 4.9.0-6-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.9.88-1+deb9u1 (2018-05-07) x86_64 GNU Rebooting with the device plugged in does n

Re: Federated, decentralised communication on the internet (was: domain names, was: hostname)

2018-03-21 Thread terryc
On Wed, 21 Mar 2018 09:00:16 +0100 wrote: > To put that on stronger terms -- we'd end up with two and a half > gatekeepers for mail: Google, Hotmail (aka Microsoft) and... who > did I forget? yahoo for a starter, then there is that French mob OVH and the NL mob > > The same nightmare we hav

Simple spreadsheet program.

2018-03-12 Thread terryc
What is a simple spreadsheet program that can be installed under Stretch. I need to do some work quickly hint, if your answer is LibreOffice or similar read the question again. I'm frustrated that the last few time I wanted to do a simple spreadsheet layout, it was easier and faster to craft a LaT

Re: totem not working

2018-02-25 Thread terryc
On Sun, 11 Feb 2018 18:08:44 +0100 (CET) Pierre Frenkiel wrote: > hi, > I'm trying to use totem to play DVDs, but none of the shortcuts given > in the man works. > For example, m is supposed to "show the DVD menu", but typing "m" > just opens a search window... > Idem for all shortcuts. > Is ther

Anyone using AMD Radeon R9 270x under Debian other than vesa drivers.

2018-02-22 Thread terryc
How? As per subject I am trying to get something other than a basic single screen screen running on this dual port GPU. i've just finshed trying amdgp, radeon 7 ati drivers under wheezy and stretch and it is a total wipeout. All ii can get working is a copied default single screen under vesa drive

Installing Tetex packages now

2016-12-15 Thread terryc
What is the simple procedure to install additional Tetex packages now? Been about 2000 since I used LaTeX a lot and I find that wrapfig is the way to wrap text around a figure these days, so I'd like to use it. Is there any aptitude/apt-get equivalent and what was/is the installation update comma

Re: best practices for fighting spam with Debian?

2016-12-15 Thread terryc
On Thu, 15 Dec 2016 09:18:11 +0100 Daniel Pocock wrote: > > > Over time, I've noticed that the quantity of spam getting through my > Debian mail server has been increasing. > > What steps are people taking to minimize the spam problem, especially > if you are using Debian as both mail server a

ISO9660 creator in Debian Jessie

2016-12-04 Thread terryc
I need a prog to create an ISO image of files to transfer to a second machine for burning, but I've suddenly found that my rich collection of tools is noew depreciated and D'd in Debian Jessie. Unfortuantely, all that both machines have is Xfburn, which it gives you an option of creating an ISO, i

Missing gnutls in PlayonLinux(Wine), but not available to install.

2016-06-17 Thread terryc
In trying to start battlenet/Wow) under PlayonLine(Wine), the error messages include missing gnutls. After searching around, I've come to the conclusion that it can only be libguntls26:i386, but further searching indicates this is included in libgnutls-deb0-28:i386. If that is the case, it isn't

Non-firefox browser?

2016-06-10 Thread terryc
Are there any browsers in Debian Jessie that are not dependent on Firefox? It seems everything has been replaced or is just a cover/skin/re-paint of firefox. T.I.A.

Re: epson printer prints WHITE PAGE !!!

2012-06-04 Thread terryc
On 05/06/12 04:52, Martin Steigerwald wrote: Am Sonntag, 3. Juni 2012 schrieb J. Bakshi: Dear list, I have a epson C20SX parallel printer. I have bought a parallel to usb cable so that I can use it with my laptop. After connecting the cable I have seen the new H/W has been detected. From lsus

Re: Troubleshooting Debian

2012-06-04 Thread terryc
On 05/06/12 03:55, Martin Steigerwald wrote: I know this will be a rather difficult thing to answer I think, but are there any generic steps Nope. It really depends on the error/problem. The beauty of *nix is that it is compartmentalised and rarely does a problem in one "cause" a problem in a

Re: Overcoming Debian(Linux?) paranoia - a gnome-ppp example

2012-05-11 Thread terryc
On 12/05/12 13:39, Richard Owlett wrote: I'm the _*ONLY*_ person to have physical access to the system. How do I force Debian to achieve functionality of CPM-80? [me date self Basically you need to (as root) add your user to the dialup group. grep dialout /etc/group man addgrp --gid ??? your

Re: [OT] A significant

2007-07-24 Thread terryc
It is a simple decision for them to make. Given a choice between a collection of widely varying, inconsistent, badly supported platforms that are Linux and is mainly used by people who expect things to be FREE and a stable, well supported platform installed by people who recognise and are prep

Re: Help buying Economic Printer

2007-07-09 Thread terryc
Your cost per page really depends on how many pages, in total you are going to print. Inkjets are relatively expensive per page, unless you get yumcha ink at exceedingly good prices. ever noticed how you can buy a inkjet printer for less that the costof the refills? If you want a cheap cents