Re: Install Debian netinstall to HP Elitebook 840 G8 problem

On Fri, 3 Sep 2021 09:46:24 +0200 (CEST) Richard Forst wrote: > I purchased a new laptop HP Elitebook 840 G8, and am trying to > install Debian to it. However I encounter a problem. > > I change the bios setting, but when booting from usb. What was shown > on the screen is simply a grub env com

Re: unhappy upgrade

On Sat, 2 Oct 2021 11:57:51 -0400 "Roy J. Tellason, Sr." wrote: > In recent messaging here I touched on how I'd determined that my > workstation was way behind being current. Apparently I needed to go > 8->9->10->11. I tried the first of those steps, and things did not > go well in a number of

Re: unhappy upgrade

On Sun, 3 Oct 2021 12:49:12 -0400 "Roy J. Tellason, Sr." wrote: > On Sunday 03 October 2021 12:11:13 am Patrick Bartek wrote: > > On Sat, 2 Oct 2021 11:57:51 -0400 > > "Roy J. Tellason, Sr." wrote: > > > > > In recent messaging here I touch

Re: unhappy upgrade

On Mon, 4 Oct 2021 14:49:10 -0400 "Roy J. Tellason, Sr." wrote: > On Sunday 03 October 2021 07:48:38 pm Patrick Bartek wrote: > > On Sun, 3 Oct 2021 12:49:12 -0400 > > "Roy J. Tellason, Sr." wrote: > >[snip] > > > > > Reboot after

Re: First time WINE user looking for tutorial

On Sat, 9 Oct 2021 09:40:21 -0500 Richard Owlett wrote: > I just installed WINE64 on a Bullseye system. I'm looking for a basic > tutorial. Got no promising hits from DuckDuckGo or Google. I did some > unproductive roaming of https://www.winehq.org/ . Really? "No promising hits?" I did an "ins

Re: First time WINE user looking for tutorial

On Sun, 10 Oct 2021 03:28:42 + "Russell L. Harris" wrote: > On Sat, Oct 09, 2021 at 08:24:38AM -0700, Patrick Bartek wrote: > >On Sat, 9 Oct 2021 09:40:21 -0500 > >Richard Owlett wrote: > > >Just be forewarned, WINE is not the catchall solution to

Re: First time WINE user looking for tutorial

On Sun, 10 Oct 2021 05:14:36 -0500 Richard Owlett wrote: > On 10/09/2021 10:24 AM, Patrick Bartek wrote: > > On Sat, 9 Oct 2021 09:40:21 -0500 > > Richard Owlett wrote: > > > >> [snip] > > > > > Just be forewarned, WINE is not the catchall s

Re: question from total newbie. a little help please

On Sun, 17 Oct 2021 09:00:52 -0400 JAMES BOSWELL wrote: > if i divide my hard drive and install debian lynx on it. will i be > able to effectively run debian on this laptop? The best way to find that out is to get a Live version of Debian, and see if boots and runs without problems. > Device na

Re: TDE File Manager options

On Thu, 20 Jan 2022 10:35:50 -0600 "c. marlow" wrote: > Hi, > > Yes, I know that in previous emails I was using LXDE, but I thought > that I would nuke and pave give TDE a try since I had never tried > TDE before. > > And I am wondering what other file managers work with TDE 14 besides > Konq

Re: Query

On Mon, 7 Feb 2022 08:50:36 -0700 William Lee Valentine wrote: > I am wondering whether a current Debian distribution can be installed > and run on an older Pentium III computer. (I have Debian 11.2 on a > DVD.) And have something usable? With the default GNOME desktop? Probably not. With a ligh

Re: Installing minimal command line system with netinst.iso

On Thu, 3 Mar 2022 14:24:29 -0600 Richard Owlett wrote: > I have limited internet connectivity. > I have read over the years that installing a *MINIMAL* command line > system from netinst.iso [without internet is possible]. > The intent to add pieces later assumed. > Is this process described so

Re: Debian desktop environment

On Tue, 24 May 2022 13:27:29 +0200 Antonino Saetta wrote: > Hi, > > After my surrender to Jessie I've thought of moving on with Stretch. > > Currently I've installed it through the net, no problems at all. > > So I was wondering, why am I asked to choose (or not) a GNOME desktop > environment,

Re: google account say it will no longer deliver email

On Wed, 1 Jun 2022 18:04:02 +0100 Brian wrote: > On Thu 12 May 2022 at 10:08:01 -, Virgo Pärna wrote: > > > On Wed, 11 May 2022 20:09:14 +0200, Fero Dali > > wrote: > > > Sorry for misunderstanding: it seems that my account will > > > continue to work but ability to download mail with POP

Re: Homebuilt NAS: System Drive Filesystem?

On Sun, 23 Aug 2020 14:26:15 -0700 David Christensen wrote: > On 2020-08-23 11:22, Patrick Bartek wrote: > > On Sat, 22 Aug 2020 01:49:45 -0700 > > David Christensen wrote: > > > >> On 2020-08-21 21:02, Patrick Bartek wrote: > >>> > >>&

Re: Homebuilt NAS: System Drive Filesystem?

On Mon, 24 Aug 2020 10:40:30 +0100 Jonathan Dowland wrote: > On Fri, Aug 21, 2020 at 09:02:05PM -0700, Patrick Bartek wrote: > >Opinions? Suggestions? Recommendations? > > If I were doing this, I would remount / as read-only after boot, see > what complains, and make adj

Re: Homebuilt NAS: System Drive Filesystem?

On Tue, 25 Aug 2020 09:37:20 +0300 Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Lu, 24 aug 20, 09:26:57, Patrick Bartek wrote: > > > > Since F2FS is not supported directly for an install, one would have to > > convert to it after or configure the flash drive with another computer > >

Re: how to test disk for bad sector

On Sat, 29 Aug 2020 02:59:53 + (UTC) Long Wind wrote: > installation of linux to sdb1 failsi believe hard disk has bad sectori use > e2fsck with -c, i.e. read-only testit doesn't  report any error How does install fail? Which version of Debian did you try to install? Did you read Installat

Re: how to test disk for bad sector

UEFI? Depending on how old the system is, it may not. Are you installing along with other OSes on the system intending to multiboot them? Is Windows installed on the system? Also, please, please, please don't top post. It makes it hard to follow who's replying to whom about what.

Re: how to test disk for bad sector

On Mon, 31 Aug 2020 15:04:46 +0100 Darac Marjal wrote: > On 31/08/2020 14:18, Eduardo M KALINOWSKI wrote: > > On 30/08/2020 19:02, Long Wind wrote: > >> On Sunday, August 30, 2020, 10:20:53 AM EDT, Charles Curley > >> wrote: > >>> Yahoo mail is broken. I encourage Mr. Wind to get another mai

Re: how to test disk for bad sector

On Mon, 31 Aug 2020 21:41:06 + (UTC) Long Wind wrote: >On Monday, August 31, 2020, 12:24:54 PM EDT, Patrick Bartek > wrote: > > My solution to all this has been to delete all my Yahoo accounts and be > done with Yahoo.  Currently, I have only one account left which I&

Re: VirtualBox - vboxpci

On Sun, 6 Sep 2020 19:23:46 -0600 wrote: > -Original Message- > From: Klaus Jantzen [mailto:k.d.jant...@mailbox.org] > Sent: Sunday, September 6, 2020 8:05 AM > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: VirtualBox - vboxpci > > On 9/6/20 12:27 PM, Georgi Naplatanov wrote: > > On 9

Re: Buster with MATE without systemd

On Tue, 15 Sep 2020 19:28:34 -0700 Marc Shapiro wrote: > I have a fresh install of Buster which is running MATE as the Desktop > Environment.  It has taken me until now to get it working, without > messing up my current Stretch install on the same machine.  The next > thing that I want to do i

Re: Buster with MATE without systemd

On Wed, 16 Sep 2020 13:52:15 -0400 Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Wed, Sep 16, 2020 at 10:32:14AM -0700, Patrick Bartek wrote: > > To make a long story short, after two or so weeks of research and > > numerous failed trials, I came to the conclusion that systemd has > > become

Re: Buster with MATE without systemd

On Wed, 16 Sep 2020 22:22:17 +0300 Reco wrote: > Hi. > > On Wed, Sep 16, 2020 at 10:32:14AM -0700, Patrick Bartek wrote: > > dbus, which is an xorg dependency, > > Not in buster: > > # apt policy dbus > dbus: > Installed: (none) > Candidate:

Re: Buster with MATE without systemd

On Wed, 16 Sep 2020 19:55:45 -0500 David Wright wrote: > On Wed 16 Sep 2020 at 16:15:12 (-0700), Patrick Bartek wrote: > > On Wed, 16 Sep 2020 13:52:15 -0400 > > Greg Wooledge wrote: > > > On Wed, Sep 16, 2020 at 10:32:14AM -0700, Patrick Bartek wrote: > >

Re: Buster with MATE without systemd

On Wed, 16 Sep 2020 19:44:03 -0700 Marc Shapiro wrote: > On 9/16/20 5:55 PM, David Wright wrote: > > On Wed 16 Sep 2020 at 16:15:12 (-0700), Patrick Bartek wrote: > >> On Wed, 16 Sep 2020 13:52:15 -0400 > >> Greg Wooledge wrote: > >>> On Wed, Sep 16, 2

Re: Buster with MATE without systemd

On Fri, 18 Sep 2020 10:23:15 +0300 Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Mi, 16 sep 20, 10:32:14, Patrick Bartek wrote: > > > > Short answer? Probably not. systemd has become too pervasive a > > dependency to do so. It shouldn't be. No other init system I know > > of

Re: can't boot to a graphical interface.

On Sat, 3 Oct 2020 13:39:22 -0400 Frank McCormick wrote: > On 10/3/20 11:20 AM, Kent West wrote: > > > > > > On Sat, Oct 3, 2020 at 8:01 AM songbird > > wrote: > > > > Frank McCormick wrote: > > > While compiling an application today my Debian bullseye

Replacement Email Client

Hi! All, Looking for recommendations for a lightweight email client that will handle HTML as well as plain text to replace Claws-Mail. Have been using Claws-Mail for years and before it Sylpheed. Claws used to have a basic HTML plugin renderer which was sufficient, but latest version does not.

Re: Replacement Email Client

On Sun, 25 Oct 2020 17:22:35 +1100 Keith Bainbridge wrote: > On 25/10/20 12:52 pm, Gene Heskett wrote: > > Both Thunderbird and Balsa have been rejected as T'bird is a > > behemoth and no longer in development; > > > Um. Why then am I getting new versions every few weeks? > Currently 83

Re: Replacement Email Client

On Sat, 24 Oct 2020 19:50:14 -0500 Leslie Rhorer wrote: > On 10/24/2020 6:04 PM, Patrick Bartek wrote: > > > > Hi! All, > > > > Looking for recommendations for a lightweight email client that will > > handle HTML as well as plain text > > I want

Re: Replacement Email Client

On Sat, 24 Oct 2020 21:52:54 -0400 Gene Heskett wrote: > On Saturday 24 October 2020 19:04:00 Patrick Bartek wrote: > > > Hi! All, > > > > Looking for recommendations for a lightweight email client that will > > handle HTML as well as plain text to replace Claws-Ma

Re: Replacement Email Client

On Sun, 25 Oct 2020 05:55:02 +0100 Oliver Schoede wrote: > On Sat, 24 Oct 2020 16:04:00 -0700 > Patrick Bartek wrote: > > > > >Looking for recommendations for a lightweight email client that will > >handle HTML as well as plain text to replace Claws-Mail. Have b

Re: Replacement Email Client

On Sun, 25 Oct 2020 07:19:28 +0200 Teemu Likonen wrote: > * 2020-10-24 16:04:00-07, Patrick Bartek wrote: > > > Looking for recommendations for a lightweight email client that will > > handle HTML as well as plain text to replace Claws-Mail. Have been > > using Claws-M

Re: Replacement Email Client

On Sun, 25 Oct 2020 01:51:43 -0700 (PDT) didier gaumet wrote: > Le dimanche 25 octobre 2020 à 01:10:06 UTC+2, Patrick Bartek a écrit : > > Hi! All, > > > > Looking for recommendations for a lightweight email client that > > will handle HTML as well as plain text

Re: Replacement Email Client

On Sun, 25 Oct 2020 13:10:04 +0100 Michael wrote: > On Sunday, October 25, 2020 1:04:00 AM CEST, Patrick Bartek wrote: > > > Any suggestions? > > since this is a debian user mailinglist, my answer will be slightly > off topic. > > but i use 'trojita' (

Re: Replacement Email Client

On Sun, 25 Oct 2020 11:42:20 -0700 (PDT) didier gaumet wrote: > Le dimanche 25 octobre 2020 à 19:00:08 UTC+1, Patrick Bartek a écrit : > > > Already have Dillo set up, but I need more than a viewer. I want a > > client that handles HTML as well as plain text emails, so I

Re: Replacement Email Client

On Sun, 25 Oct 2020 14:07:00 -0500 John Hasler wrote: > Patrick Bartek writes: > > But I need to view the entire email: images, graphics, etc. and be > > able to interact with all the links, etc. and not just view them. > > Want to get away from having to login to th

Re: Replacement Email Client

On Sun, 25 Oct 2020 20:45:50 -0400 Carl Fink wrote: > On 10/25/20 8:28 PM, Patrick Bartek wrote: > > I'm not referring to viewing HTML emails. I already can do that in > > Claws-Mail using its Dillo plugin. I'm talking about filling in > > forms, etc. that are par

Re: Replacement Email Client

On Sun, 25 Oct 2020 21:57:07 -0400 Dan Ritter wrote: > Carl Fink wrote: > > On 10/25/20 9:17 PM, John Hasler wrote: > > > Carl writes: > > > > I don't remember ever getting an emailed form that was anything > > > > but a link to a web page. > > > I think that may be what he means. > > >

Re: Replacement Email Client

On Mon, 26 Oct 2020 21:23:59 -0400 Carl Fink wrote: > On 10/26/20 6:16 PM, Patrick Bartek wrote: > > On Sun, 25 Oct 2020 20:45:50 -0400 > > Carl Fink wrote: > > > >> On 10/25/20 8:28 PM, Patrick Bartek wrote: > >>> I'm not referring t

Re: An old box running Debian 8

On Wed, 11 Nov 2020 17:40:50 +0100 Miroslav Skoric wrote: > I have an old comp (CPU Pentium II Celeron 400 MHz, 224 MB RAM) > running ham radio server in Debian 8. It works well in CLI, but very > slow after starting GUI. I wonder whether it would be worth to try > (if possible at all) to upgrade

Re: MX-Linux 19.2

On Tue, 17 Nov 2020 23:11:56 +0200 ellanios82 wrote: > On 11/17/20 10:54 PM, Dan Ritter wrote: > > ellanios82 wrote: > >> ??Dear List > >> > >> > >> ??- am using MX-Linux 19.2 : > >> > >> What steps to upgrade to 19.3 please ? > >> > > 1. Find a mailing list or forum for MX-Linux. > > >

Re: Open Source Flash Alternatives

On Fri, 1 Jan 2021 18:17:32 -0500 Kenneth Parker wrote: > On Fri, Jan 1, 2021, 10:29 AM Kenneth Parker > wrote: > > > Since Adobe Flash is going the way of the Dodo Bird, I thought I'd > > check up on Open Source Alternatives, since I have some > > Standalone .swf files (games, etc). > > > > Tw

Re: clamav installation question

On Thu, 25 Feb 2021 23:17:52 +0300 Semih Ozlem wrote: > Hi everyone > > When I try to install clamav I am getting errots > When I try to follow installation instructions from debian's site > instruction > > (i) clamav-data package is not available in the repository > (ii) freshclam gives the er

Re: clamav installation question

On Fri, 26 Feb 2021 10:19:56 +0300 Semih Ozlem wrote: > Sorry, stopping and restarting the service seems to have solved the > problem. Does it work after a cold system restart without restarting it manually? If not, my guess is some clamav or clamav-daemon dependency is not getting loaded. I'm

Re: Debian 9.9 failed to install under VirtualBox

On Thu, 16 May 2019 08:08:57 +0300 "Godruma-vihari dasa (Michael A. Golub)" wrote: > Hi, > > I tried to install Debian 9.9 under VirtualBox (6.0.6, the latest) both > using iso-images and with net-installer. It worked fro some time and > then at the step "Installing programs" (or something lik

Insidious systemd

Hi, all! Needing to convert this box from wired ethernet to wireless, I searched for a suitable network manager and wicd looked good: No desktop environment dependencies (I use a window manager Openbox and single lxpanel), compatibility with Openbox, etc. Imagine my surprise when during the simu

Re: Insidious systemd

On Mon, 27 May 2019 09:58:50 +0300 Ivan Ivanov wrote: > You could switch to Devuan - it's like a Debian but without this > SystemD crap of 1.2 million code lines. > https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Systemd-1.2-Million I am aware of Devuan, but at the time I installed Stretch (

Re: lightweight wifi UI (Was: Insidious systemd)

On Mon, 27 May 2019 09:29:46 +0200 Jonas Smedegaard wrote: > Quoting Patrick Bartek (2019-05-27 03:49:06) > > Needing to convert this box from wired ethernet to wireless, I > > searched for a suitable network manager and wicd looked good: No > > desktop environment depende

Re: Insidious systemd

On Mon, 27 May 2019 20:25:11 +0200 deloptes wrote: > Patrick Bartek wrote: > > >> You could switch to Devuan - it's like a Debian but without this > >> SystemD crap of 1.2 million code lines. > >> https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Sy

Re: lightweight wifi UI (Was: Insidious systemd)

On Mon, 27 May 2019 13:00:37 -0400 (EDT) bw wrote: > In-Reply-To: <20190527090258.213ecf5a@debian9> > > >From: Patrick Bartek > >My post WAS initially a report of anamolous behavior during > >an install. I had read of other systemd quirks. (If no one knows, how

Re: lightweight wifi UI (Was: Insidious systemd)

On Mon, 27 May 2019 21:00:36 -0400 (EDT) bw wrote: > In-Reply-To: <20190527163821.6e4b5d95@debian9> > > ... > >Based on my past experiences and research with systemd, I now > >always have do simulated installs with everything just to be sure > >nothing untoward happens. The Subject Title was ap

Re: lightweight wifi UI (Was: Insidious systemd)

On Tue, 28 May 2019 18:56:44 +0300 Reco wrote: > Hi. > > On Tue, May 28, 2019 at 07:10:22AM -0700, Patrick Bartek wrote: > > On Mon, 27 May 2019 21:00:36 -0400 (EDT) > > bw wrote: > > > > > In-Reply-To: <20190527163821.6e4b5d95@debian9>

Re: lightweight wifi UI (Was: Insidious systemd)

On Tue, 28 May 2019 12:19:22 -0400 (EDT) bw wrote: > In-Reply-To: <20190528071022.45725f73@debian9> > > > Patrick Bartek > >On Mon, 27 May 2019 21:00:36 -0400 (EDT) > >bw wrote: > > > >> In-Reply-To: <[] 20190527163821.6e4b5d95@

Re: lightweight wifi UI (Was: Insidious systemd)

On Tue, 28 May 2019 20:39:53 +0300 Reco wrote: > On Tue, May 28, 2019 at 09:49:45AM -0700, Patrick Bartek wrote: > > On Tue, 28 May 2019 18:56:44 +0300 > > Reco wrote: > > > > > Hi. > > > > > > On Tue, May 28, 2019 at 07:10:22AM -0700, Pat

Re: lightweight wifi UI (Was: Insidious systemd)

On Tue, 28 May 2019 12:28:49 -0400 (EDT) bw wrote: > In-Reply-To: <20190528071022.45725f73@debian9> > > ah... sorry, here's the culprit, hard depend on systemd > > dbus-user-session > It doesn't even have to be hard. Any association no matter how soft or distant an app has with GNOME or any

Re: Insidious systemd

On Wed, 29 May 2019 17:43:49 +0200 Vincent Lefevre wrote: > On 2019-05-28 22:16:27 +0100, Liam O'Toole wrote: > > On 2019-05-27, Patrick Bartek wrote: > > > Hi, all! > > > > > > Needing to convert this box from wired ethernet to wireless, I searched

Re: lightweight wifi UI (Was: Insidious systemd)

On Sat, 1 Jun 2019 14:30:38 +0200 Vincent Lefevre wrote: > On 2019-05-29 20:47:06 +0300, Reco wrote: > > Hi. > > > > On Wed, May 29, 2019 at 05:39:05PM +0200, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > > > On 2019-05-28 11:18:39 -0700, Patrick Bartek wrote: > > &g

Re: Insidious systemd

On Sat, 1 Jun 2019 14:39:41 +0200 Vincent Lefevre wrote: > On 2019-05-29 12:01:44 -0700, Patrick Bartek wrote: > > On Wed, 29 May 2019 17:43:49 +0200 > > Vincent Lefevre wrote: > > > He shouldn't. I've a machine that is still under sysvinit, and > > >

Re: lightweight wifi UI (Was: Insidious systemd)

On Sun, 2 Jun 2019 00:29:30 -0500 David Wright wrote: > On Wed 29 May 2019 at 11:01:58 (-0700), Patrick Bartek wrote: > > > Is Debian slowly becoming systemd proprietary? It would be a great > > loss to Linux and its philosophy if true. But that looks to be the > > di

Re: Insidious systemd

On Sun, 2 Jun 2019 00:09:21 -0500 David Wright wrote: > On Sat 01 Jun 2019 at 20:53:47 (-0700), Patrick Bartek wrote: > > On Sat, 1 Jun 2019 14:39:41 +0200 Vincent Lefevre > > wrote: > > > On 2019-05-29 12:01:44 -0700, Patrick Bartek wrote: > > > >

Re: lightweight wifi UI (Was: Insidious systemd)

On Mon, 3 Jun 2019 09:43:36 +0200 didier gaumet wrote: > Le 03/06/2019 à 07:23, Patrick Bartek a écrit : > [...] > > The install includes lots of choices [...] So, why not > > init? > > I think a Debian maintainer had answered in the past something like > while no

Re: lightweight wifi UI (Was: Insidious systemd)

On Mon, 3 Jun 2019 04:21:18 -0400 Kenneth Parker wrote: > I wish to add one thing to this Discussion. Mention was made, more than > once, that wicd "might" require Systemd. It's not wicd that has the systemd dependency, it's one or a few wicd Recommends that do. Block those from installing and

Re: How to change init from sysv to systemd

On Sun, 23 Jun 2019 14:55:58 -0400 Bob Bernstein wrote: > I encountered an error during the install of a deb which > led me to the discovery that my current init system is > still sysvinit. > > The error was: > > /sbin/init: invalid option -- '-' > Usage: init {-e VAR[=VAL] | [-t SECONDS] >

Re: From Buster RC2 to Buster stable

On Fri, 5 Jul 2019 13:08:26 +0300 aprekates wrote: > I've installed Buster RC2. Do i have to do sth (except > apt-get update / upgrade) when the official Buster is released? > > And before that. Is there a notion of upgrading to RC3 ? If you use dist-upgrade instead of upgrade, you will automat

Disable Wired Ethernet at Boot

Hi! All, It has become necessary to move this box to a different room where a wired ethernet connection is impractical. So, I'm going wireless with it. USB. No problem with that, but . . . What's the easiest way to prevent the wired ethernet (built-in on motherboard) from starting up? I was th

Re: Disable Wired Ethernet at Boot

On Sat, 6 Jul 2019 22:02:08 +0100 Joe wrote: > On Sat, 6 Jul 2019 13:23:49 -0700 > Patrick Bartek wrote: > > > Hi! All, > > > > It has become necessary to move this box to a different room where a > > wired ethernet connection is impractical. So, I'm

Re: Disable Wired Ethernet at Boot

On Sat, 6 Jul 2019 18:16:32 -0400 songbird wrote: > Patrick Bartek wrote: > ... > > disable it via the BIOS? Hadn't thought of that. Thanks B

Re: Disable Wired Ethernet at Boot

On Sat, 6 Jul 2019 22:07:49 -0400 songbird wrote: > Patrick Bartek wrote: > > songbird wrote: > >> Patrick Bartek wrote: > >> ... > >> > >> disable it via the BIOS? > > > > Hadn't thought of that. > > > > Thanks

Re: Disable Wired Ethernet at Boot

On Sun, 7 Jul 2019 09:30:22 +0200 wrote: > On Sat, Jul 06, 2019 at 01:23:49PM -0700, Patrick Bartek wrote: > > Hi! All, > > > > It has become necessary to move this box to a different room where a > > wired ethernet connection is impractical. So, I'm going

Wpa_supplicant Error: No such device

A problem when trying to associate with a wireless router (WPA2). Get the following error when manually executing: wpa_supplicant -i wlx -c /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf Could not read interface wlx flags: No such device nl80211: Driver does not support authentication/association or con

Re: Wpa_supplicant Error: No such device

ference to that name on the system regardless of which command I use to show network devices. Thanks for your input. B > On Thu, 11 Jul 2019 02:10:02 +0200, Patrick Bartek wrote: > > > A problem when trying to associate with a wireless router > > (WPA2). Get the following error whe

Re: Wpa_supplicant Error: No such device

one I made a couple times myself during my trials to get wireless working. Thanks for the response. B > On Fri, 12 Jul 2019 04:30:02 +0200, Patrick Bartek wrote: > > > On Thu, 11 Jul 2019 21:02:44 - (UTC) > > Bert Riding wrote: > > > >> You could try

Re: Wpa_supplicant Error: No such device

On Fri, 12 Jul 2019 09:54:14 +0300 Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Jo, 11 iul 19, 19:26:45, Patrick Bartek wrote: > > On Thu, 11 Jul 2019 21:02:44 - (UTC) > > Bert Riding wrote: > > > > > You could try using the actual device for the -i option > > > (in

Re: Wpa_supplicant Error: No such device

On Fri, 12 Jul 2019 16:07:23 -0500 David Wright wrote: > On Fri 12 Jul 2019 at 12:36:33 (-0700), Patrick Bartek wrote: > > On Fri, 12 Jul 2019 06:22:16 - (UTC) > > Bert Riding wrote: > > > > > Yes, I'm sorry I didn't mention that my device name was

Re: USB wireless dongle not detected

On Wed, 17 Jul 2019 13:40:57 +0100 (GMT Summer Time) Richard Hobson wrote: > Hi, > > I've just installed Debian 10 and have no network connectivity. The PC has > an Ethernet card but I use a USB dongle (StarTech) for practical reasons. > I've previously used this in an installation of OpenSuse

Wpa_Supplicant Fails Authentication

Hi! All, Solved the wpa_supplicant "No Such Device" problem on my system. Change "allow-hotplug" to "auto" of wireless device stanza in /etc/network/interfaces. But now wpa_supplicant fails to authenticate. However, wireless dongle (Rosewill RNX-N180UBEv3) will connect with security turned off o

Re: usenet connection

On Sat, 20 Jul 2019 09:11:40 -0500 Charles Zeitler wrote: > for a couple of days it sufficed me to stop firewalld service > to get a usenet connection. > > today i get : > Sat Jul 20 08:59:46 2019 - Error connecting to > "news-v6.frugalusenet.com:563" (Cannot assign requested address) > Sat Jul

SOLVED: Wpa_Supplicant Fails Authentication

On Fri, 19 Jul 2019 13:30:34 -0700 Patrick Bartek wrote: > Hi! All, > > Solved the wpa_supplicant "No Such Device" problem on my system. > Change "allow-hotplug" to "auto" of wireless device stanza > in /etc/network/interfaces. But now wpa_supplican

Re: usenet connection

ations without notifying you. Check your firewall settings. Contact your Usenet supplier admin with the problem, particularly if you're paying for the service. I always used free Usenet services. Never had a problem. B > On Sat, Jul 20, 2019 at 10:00 AM Patrick Bartek wrote: > > >

Re: SOLVED: Wpa_Supplicant Fails Authentication

On Sat, 20 Jul 2019 17:00:58 +0100 Brad Rogers wrote: > On Sat, 20 Jul 2019 08:51:17 -0700 > Patrick Bartek wrote: > > Hello Patrick, > > >restart. Must wait until boot fully completes, then plug in wireless > >which is a hassle due to where the box is. I wanted t

Re: Wpa_Supplicant Fails Authentication

On Sat, 20 Jul 2019 12:16:27 -0400 Stefan Monnier wrote: > > Solved the wpa_supplicant "No Such Device" problem on my system. > > Change "allow-hotplug" to "auto" of wireless device stanza > > in /etc/network/interfaces. But now wpa_supplicant fails to > > authenticate. However, wireless dongle

Re: Wpa_Supplicant Fails Authentication

On Sat, 20 Jul 2019 13:34:12 -0400 Stefan Monnier wrote: > > In my initial trials and tribulations with this thing, the driver was > > the first thing I checked. No, got the correct one. > > The issue is not whether you got the correct one or not. > The issue is whether the one you're using i

Re: SOLVED: Wpa_Supplicant Fails Authentication

On Sat, 20 Jul 2019 12:03:05 -0500 David Wright wrote: > On Sat 20 Jul 2019 at 09:18:37 (-0700), Patrick Bartek wrote: > > On Sat, 20 Jul 2019 17:00:58 +0100 Brad Rogers wrote: > > > On Sat, 20 Jul 2019 08:51:17 -0700 Patrick Bartek > > > wrote: > > >

Re: Wpa_Supplicant Fails Authentication

On Sun, 21 Jul 2019 10:48:15 +0300 Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Sb, 20 iul 19, 12:29:39, Patrick Bartek wrote: > > On Sat, 20 Jul 2019 13:34:12 -0400 > > Stefan Monnier wrote: > > > > > I recommend you file a bug report with the author(s) of that driver. > &g

Re: Wpa_Supplicant Fails Authentication

On Mon, 22 Jul 2019 09:50:30 -0400 Stefan Monnier wrote: > >> > Just had to install the non-free Realtek firmware package which I did > > BTW, the "rtlwifi" family of drivers in Linux kernel (which includes > things like rtl8192cu and various others, and which used to live in the > "staging"

Re: Wpa_Supplicant Fails Authentication

On Mon, 22 Jul 2019 22:58:04 +0300 Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Du, 21 iul 19, 08:16:25, Patrick Bartek wrote: > > On Sun, 21 Jul 2019 10:48:15 +0300 > > Andrei POPESCU wrote: > > > > > > This is definitely not normal, it shouldn't matter if the d

Re: Can Grub Boot Through a USB Port on an Old PC?

On Mon, 22 Jul 2019 21:53:12 -0500 "Martin McCormick" wrote: > The PC is old enough that it can not natively boot via a serial > port but it might if grub knew about the bootable drive sitting > in one of the ports. I had a computer from that era that couldn't. Not wouldn't. Couldn't. Only boo

Re: Wireless home LAN - WiFi vs Bluetooth?

On Mon, 29 Jul 2019 05:40:40 -0500 Richard Owlett wrote: > Sneakernet for file transfer has become annoying. > Ethernet is undesirable in my environment so I am only interested is > wireless. > I have only a few machines a max of 6' apart. > My usage would typically be peer-to-peer but I want to

Re: Wireless home LAN - WiFi vs Bluetooth?

On Mon, 29 Jul 2019 14:05:02 +0200 john doe wrote: > On 7/29/2019 12:57 PM, Reco wrote: > > Hi. > > > > On Mon, Jul 29, 2019 at 05:40:40AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote: > >> A concern is security issues. Bluetooth, being short range, may thus > >> have an advantage. Speed is not an issue for

Re: Wireless home LAN - WiFi vs Bluetooth?

On Mon, 29 Jul 2019 10:51:24 -0500 Richard Owlett wrote: > On 07/29/2019 10:10 AM, Patrick Bartek wrote: > > [snip] > > Since your machines are very close together, take a look at USB to USB > > networking. > > Did ;} One of the first things I thought of as I da

Re: Virtual Box

On Fri, 2 Aug 2019 18:03:51 +0100 Peter Hillier-Brook wrote: > Given that VBox is no longer in the Buster repositories I tried to > install the Stretch .deb package from the VBox web site. dpkg failed > because of dependency problems, including libvpx4 that is not in the > Buster repositories. >

Re: Virtual Box

On Sat, 03 Aug 2019 03:22:24 +0200 deloptes wrote: > Patrick Bartek wrote: > > > Download the .deb directly from Oracle's web site.  This is the way I've > > always installed Virtualbox.  Never used the Debian repo versions > > ever.  Don't forget the Ho

Buster's Strange Behaviour Purging Firefox-esr

Hi! All -- Installed Buster (netinstall CD, LXDE desktop ONLY, system-utils) in Virtualbox 6.0 on Stretch (sysvinit as init) host to test and evaluate. Firefox-esr, of course, installed by default, but after installing Google Chrome didn't need it anymore, so . . . When I apt purge firefox-esr, i

Re: Buster's Strange Behaviour Purging Firefox-esr

On Sat, 03 Aug 2019 07:09:29 +0200 Sven Joachim wrote: > On 2019-08-02 21:36 -0700, Patrick Bartek wrote: > > > Installed Buster (netinstall CD, LXDE desktop ONLY, system-utils) in > > Virtualbox 6.0 on Stretch (sysvinit as init) host to test and evaluate. > > Firefox-e

Re: Buster's Strange Behaviour Purging Firefox-esr

On Sat, 3 Aug 2019 08:03:32 +0300 Andrei POPESCU wrote: > On Vi, 02 aug 19, 21:36:17, Patrick Bartek wrote: > > Hi! All -- > > > > Installed Buster (netinstall CD, LXDE desktop ONLY, system-utils) in > > Virtualbox 6.0 on Stretch (sysvinit as init) host to test and ev

Re: Buster's Strange Behaviour Purging Firefox-esr

On Sat, 3 Aug 2019 11:37:51 -0500 David Wright wrote: > On Sat 03 Aug 2019 at 09:05:52 (-0700), Patrick Bartek wrote: > > On Sat, 03 Aug 2019 07:09:29 +0200 Sven Joachim wrote: > > > On 2019-08-02 21:36 -0700, Patrick Bartek wrote: > > > > > > >

Re: Virtual Box

On Mon, 5 Aug 2019 08:41:06 -0400 Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Fri, Aug 02, 2019 at 02:42:36PM -0700, Patrick Bartek wrote: > > To help installing the .deb file, install gdebi-core (commandline > > version) from Buster's repo. It will take care of dependencies > > whic

Re: Virtual Box

On Mon, 5 Aug 2019 11:50:07 -0400 Greg Wooledge wrote: > On Mon, Aug 05, 2019 at 08:44:35AM -0700, Patrick Bartek wrote: > > On Mon, 5 Aug 2019 08:41:06 -0400 > > Greg Wooledge wrote: > > > > > On Fri, Aug 02, 2019 at 02:42:36PM -0700, Patrick Bartek wrote:

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