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debian-user-digest Digest Volume 2007 : Issue 2067

Today's Topics: 

  dpkg purge problem                    [ "Sasho Angelov"  ]
  Not able to find qwtplot3D            [ "Ashivni Shekhawat"  ]
  Re: mounting usb frustration          [ Carl Fink  ]
  Re: Not able to find qwtplot3D        [ "Nelson Castillo" 
  Re: new Etch install fails to boot    [ Steve Kleene <skdeb@syrano.acb.uc.e ]
  Re: lenny: getting non-free nvidia d  [ "David Fox" <dfox94085@gmail.com> ]



Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 01:15:19 +0300


From: "Sasho Angelov" <sasho.angelov@gmail.com>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org


Subject: dpkg purge problem


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When I try to purge old linux image:


Do you need help?X

sudo dpkg --purge --force-all linux-image-2.6.14-2-k7
(Reading database ... 259033 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing linux-image-2.6.14-2-k7 ...


Purging configuration files for linux-image-2.6.14-2-k7 ...
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst

Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-1-k7
Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done

     And stop here. Only I can do is to press Ctrl+C
     then result is:



dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.14-2-k7 (--purge):
 subprocess post-removal script killed by signal (Interrupt)
Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-image-2.6.14-2-k7




/var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.14-2-k7.list is empty file



What to do???


-- 
Alexandar Angelov

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When I try to purge old linux image:

sudo dpkg --purge --force-all linux-image-2.6.14-2-k7
(Reading database ... 259033 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing linux-image-2.6.14-2-k7 ...
Purging configuration files for 

Do you need more help?X

linux-image-2.6.14-2-k7 ...
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst

Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-1-k7
Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done

      And stop here. Only I can do is to press Ctrl+C
      then result is:

dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.14-2-k7 (--purge):
 subprocess post-removal script killed by signal (Interrupt)
Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-image-2.6.14-2-k7


/var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-
image-2.6.14-2-k7.list is empty file

What to do???

-- 
Alexandar Angelov

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Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 23:05:28 +0100
From: Alan Chandler <alan@chandlerfamily.org.uk>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Apt-get errors with dynamic NMAP out space
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Apt-get errors out as show below when trying the read the package lists.  
How do I get out of it.

E: Dynamic MMap ran out of room
E: Error occurred while processing libsdl1.2debian-all (NewVersion1)
E: Problem with 
MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.uk.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_main_binary-i386_Packages
E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.

-- 
Alan Chandler
http://www.chandlerfamily.org.uk

Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 18:27:08 -0400
From: "Andrew J. Barr" <andrew.james.barr@gmail.com>
To: "Alan Chandler" <alan@chandlerfamily.org.uk>
Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Apt-get errors with dynamic NMAP out space
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On 7/30/07, Alan Chandler <alan@chandlerfamily.org.uk> wrote:

> Apt-get errors out as show below when trying the read the package lists.
> How do I get out of it.
>
> E: Dynamic MMap ran out of room
> E: Error occurred while processing libsdl1.2debian-all (NewVersion1)
> E: Problem with
> MergeList /var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.uk.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_main_binary-i386_Packages
> E: The package lists or status file could not be parsed or opened.


Google is your friend.

There are configuration options that can be set to alliveate that.
-- 
Andrew Barr

We matter more than pounds and pence,
your economic theory makes no sense...



Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 17:34:13 -0500
From: Mike McCarty <Mike.McCarty@sbcglobal.net>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Debian can't mount Camera Memory Stick
Message-ID: <46AE6765.1030606@sbcglobal.net>
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Andrew Sackville-West wrote:

> 
> what is the output of 
> 
> tail -f /var/log/syslog


See below...


> when started before plugging the device in until after its plugged and
> settled. 
> 
> If this a regular flash memory stick/card? For example, my camera uses
> bog-standard compact flash cards (about 1.25 inches square by 1/8 in
> thick) and they plug into a standard card reader and mount as


This is a FLASH card for a Sony camera. It is smaller than you describe,
2 inches long, 7/8 inch wide, and 1/8 inch thick (approx). It is a
Sandisk 128 MB card. You may see one here:

http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-128-MB-Memory-Stick/dp/B0000630TK
> /dev/sda1 as a vfat device. Is that what we're trying to do? or is it
> some proprietary format device that doesn't plug into a standard
> cardreader? 


I don't own a digital camera, so I can't answer that. It mounts fine
using the Dazzle USB card reader dock, with Windows XP; the same
hardware (dock and card) does not mount with Debian.

Jul 30 14:40:51 localhost -- MARK --
Jul 30 15:00:51 localhost -- MARK --
Jul 30 15:02:01 localhost /USR/SBIN/CRON[25028]: (postgres) CMD (if ! 
pidof /usr/lib/postgresql/bin/pg_autovacuum > /dev/null && [ -x 
/usr/lib/postgresql/bin/do.maintenance ]; then 
/usr/lib/postgresql/bin/do.maintenance -a; fi)
Jul 30 15:17:01 localhost /USR/SBIN/CRON[25309]: (root) CMD ( 
run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly)
Jul 30 15:40:51 localhost -- MARK --
Jul 30 16:00:51 localhost -- MARK --
Jul 30 16:17:01 localhost /USR/SBIN/CRON[26175]: (root) CMD ( 
run-parts --report /etc/cron.hourly)
Jul 30 16:40:51 localhost -- MARK --
Jul 30 16:55:04 localhost kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:07.2-2.3, 
assigned address 23
Jul 30 16:55:04 localhost kernel: WARNING: USB Mass Storage data 
integrity not assured
Jul 30 16:55:04 localhost kernel: USB Mass Storage device found at 23
Jul 30 16:55:04 localhost hal.hotplug[27795]: could not get mountpoint 
for sysfs
Jul 30 16:55:07 localhost usb.agent[27796]:      usb-storage: already loaded
Jul 30 16:55:15 localhost kernel: SCSI device sdc: 502784 512-byte hdwr 
sectors (257 MB)
Jul 30 16:55:15 localhost kernel: sdc: Write Protect is off
Jul 30 16:55:15 localhost kernel:  /dev/scsi/host3/bus0/target0/lun0: p1
Jul 30 16:55:39 localhost kernel: usb.c: USB disconnect on device 
00:07.2-2.3 address 23
Jul 30 16:55:39 localhost hal.hotplug[27849]: could not get mountpoint 
for sysfs
Jul 30 16:55:58 localhost kernel: hub.c: new USB device 00:07.2-2.3, 
assigned address 24
Jul 30 16:55:58 localhost kernel: WARNING: USB Mass Storage data 
integrity not assured
Jul 30 16:55:58 localhost kernel: USB Mass Storage device found at 24
Jul 30 16:55:58 localhost hal.hotplug[27883]: could not get mountpoint 
for sysfs
Jul 30 16:56:01 localhost usb.agent[27884]:      usb-storage: already loaded
Jul 30 16:57:17 localhost kernel: sdc: Unit Not Ready, sense:
Jul 30 16:57:17 localhost kernel: Info fld=0xa00 (nonstd), Current 
00:00: sense key Not Ready
Jul 30 16:57:17 localhost kernel: sdc : READ CAPACITY failed.
Jul 30 16:57:17 localhost kernel: sdc : status = 1, message = 00, host = 
0, driver = 08
Jul 30 16:57:17 localhost kernel: Info fld=0xa00 (nonstd), Current 
sd00:00: sense key Not Ready
Jul 30 16:57:17 localhost kernel: sdc : block size assumed to be 512 
bytes, disk size 1GB.
Jul 30 16:57:17 localhost kernel: sdc: test WP failed, assume Write Enabled
Jul 30 16:57:17 localhost kernel:  /dev/scsi/host3/bus0/target0/lun0: 
I/O error: dev 08:20, sector 0
Jul 30 16:57:17 localhost kernel:  I/O error: dev 08:20, sector 0
Jul 30 16:57:17 localhost kernel:  unable to read partition table

Mike
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Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 23:46:26 +0100
From: Alan Chandler <alan@chandlerfamily.org.uk>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Apt-get errors with dynamic NMAP out space
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On Monday 30 Jul 2007, Andrew J. Barr wrote:

> On 7/30/07, Alan Chandler <alan@chandlerfamily.org.uk> wrote:
> > Apt-get errors out as show below when trying the read the package
> > lists. How do I get out of it.
> >
> > E: Dynamic MMap ran out of room
> > E: Error occurred while processing libsdl1.2debian-all
> > (NewVersion1) E: Problem with
> > MergeList
> > /var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.uk.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_main_bin
> >ary-i386_Packages E: The package lists or status file could not be
> > parsed or opened.
>
> Google is your friend.
>
> There are configuration options that can be set to alliveate that.
> --
> Andrew Barr
>
> We matter more than pounds and pence,
> your economic theory makes no sense...


Fixed thanks

su
echo 'APT::Cache-Limit "141943904";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/00Cache

apt-get clean && apt-get update


-- 
Alan Chandler
http://www.chandlerfamily.org.uk

Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 19:51:04 -0300
From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Andr=E9?= Felipe Machado <andremachado@techforce.com.br>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Debian Day 2007, August 18th ?
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Hello,
I was able to find only scheduled Debian Day 2007, August 18th events at
Brasil.
Please, if you know about other places with events scheduled, update the
Debian wiki page [0] directly instead of replying this message.
Regards.
Andre Felipe Machado
http://www.techforce.com.br


[0] http://wiki.debian.org/DebianDay
Can we help you?X

Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 19:52:34 -0400
From: Douglas Allan Tutty <dtutty@porchlight.ca>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: dpkg purge problem
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On Tue, Jul 31, 2007 at 01:15:19AM +0300, Sasho Angelov wrote:

> When I try to purge old linux image:
> 
> sudo dpkg --purge --force-all linux-image-2.6.14-2-k7


Why do you need to force things?  This may be a clue.  

What package manager do you use and why don't you use it to remove this?

[snip]

> Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done
> 
>      And stop here. Only I can do is to press Ctrl+C
>      then result is:
> dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.14-2-k7 (--purge):
>  subprocess post-removal script killed by signal (Interrupt)
> Errors were encountered while processing:
>  linux-image-2.6.14-2-k7
> 
> 
> /var/lib/dpkg/info/linux-image-2.6.14-2-k7.list is empty file

Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 23:59:13 +0000 (UTC)
From: Steven <hairpinblue@yahoo.com>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject:  Ninja 0.1.2-1
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Ninja 0.1.2-1 sounded like a useful idea.  I think it has led me to find=20
a possible flaw in screen.

Running Debian Sid, linux-image-2.6.23-rc1-070729 (custom make-kpkg build=
), Xorg, enlightenment, Eterm, screen, I plugged a USB wireless network s=
tick into the system.  Since I had not fully configured ninja's whitelist=
 ninja killed the ifup/dhclient3/dhclient-script/sleep processes triggere=
d by the USB wireless stick.  This caused some garbage to appear on the E=
term.

16:37 max@celestial:/usr/src/git/linus-2.6$ fakeroot make-kpkg kernel_ima=
ge>=C3=B7=C2=B4
=C3=BDrch/sh/drivers/heartbeat.cF=C2=A7=C3=8AF=C2=A5@
                                 q=C2=B8=C2=81=C2=A4=C3=A9(1=C2=B8=C3=BB=C3=
=86=C3=B2=C3=88d=C2=9F=C2=A7/=C3=83=C3=81xq=C2=A0C=C2=A1=C3=AE8=C3=9Erch/=
sh/drivers/pci/KconfigF=C2=A7=C3=8AF=C2=A5@
                                                                         =
                  q=C2=B9=C2=81=C2=A4=C3=A9(=C3=83/e=C2=ACr=C3=B4=C2=8A=C3=
=A7=C2=B1=C3=AE=C2=93=C3=97=C2=98a=C3=81M=C3=83s=C2=91
arch/sh/driv

The garbage seems to have been able to invoke some type of completion as =
it spewed into the shell.

If I use the cursor keys I can redraw the current command line.  ^A ? (th=
e screen help menu) followed by space will redraw the screen without the =
garbage.  ^A ^L (screen's builtin 'redisplay') redraws the screen with th=
e garbage.

If I detach the screen in the Eterm and reattach at a console tty there a=
re no problems with the display.  If I detach from the console tty and re=
attach in the Eterm the garbage returns.

The garbage isn't actually on the command line.  Hitting enter is the sam=
e as hitting enter.  It's just garbage in some display buffer.



Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 19:46:29 -0500
From: "Ashivni Shekhawat" <shekhawat.ashivni@gmail.com>
To: debian-user-digest@lists.debian.org
Subject: Not able to find qwtplot3D
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Hi!
   I am new to Debian. I have trying to install qwtplot3d on my
machine; however I get the following error:

# apt-get install qwtplot3d
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
E: Couldn't find package qwtplot3d

The package qwtplot3d is available on ftp.debian.org at
http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/q/qwtplot3d/

my sources.list reads

cat /etc/apt/sources.list
#
deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 r0 _Etch_ - Official i386 CD Binary-1
20070407-11:55]/ etch contrib main
deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ etch main
deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ etch main
deb http://security.debian.org/ etch/updates main contrib
deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ etch main



Why is apt-get not able to find the package?

Thanks in advance
--Ashivni.



Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 03:10:52 +0200
From: Lars <debs@utysket.dk>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Dual Core problem with Linux-image-xen
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Hi

I'm having problem with my AMD Athlon64 X2 3800+ and the
2.6.18-4-xen-vserver-amd64 kernel....
I installed my Etch with the standard 64bit 2.6.18-4 kernel and then
i installed the 2.6.18-4-xen-vserver-amd64. Then both cores on the
CPU where visible under /proc/cpuinfo and htop. And I setup Dom0 and
DomU's.
But due to other problems, i upgraded the BIOS on the Asus M2NPV-MX
motherboard. Now both cores is located, but not proper setup when
booting the xen kernel.

-------- 2.6.18-4-xen-vserver-amd64 --------
# dmesg | grep CPU
Initializing CPU#0
CPU: L1 I Cache: 64K (64 bytes/line), D cache 64K (64 bytes/line)
CPU: L2 Cache: 512K (64 bytes/line)
CPU: Physical Processor ID: 0
CPU: Processor Core ID: 0
Brought up 2 CPUs
Initializing CPU#1

-------- 2.6.18-4-amd64 ------------------
# dmesg | grep CPU
SMP: Allowing 2 CPUs, 0 hotplug CPUs
Initializing CPU#0
CPU 0: aperture @ d030000000 size 32 MB
CPU: L1 I Cache: 64K (64 bytes/line), D cache 64K (64 bytes/line)
CPU: L2 Cache: 512K (64 bytes/line)
CPU 0/0 -> Node 0
CPU: Physical Processor ID: 0
CPU: Processor Core ID: 0
Initializing CPU#1
CPU: L1 I Cache: 64K (64 bytes/line), D cache 64K (64 bytes/line)
CPU: L2 Cache: 512K (64 bytes/line)
CPU 1/1 -> Node 0
CPU: Physical Processor ID: 0
CPU: Processor Core ID: 1
CPU 1: Syncing TSC to CPU 0.
CPU 1: synchronized TSC with CPU 0 (last diff 0 cycles, maxerr 482
cycles)
Brought up 2 CPUs
---------------------------------------------

I have looked at xen boot options, but that didn't change the outcome.

/Lars



Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:13:03 -0400
From: Carl Fink <carl@finknetwork.com>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: mounting usb frustration
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USB detection has been broken on Debian for years, literally.  It works fine
for me with removable drives, but my Testing system will detect my Palm
device once -- and never again, until I reboot.  Then I can sync once more.
-- 
Carl Fink                                   nitpicking@nitpicking.com 

Read my blog at nitpickingblog.blogspot.com.  Reviews!  Observations!
Stupid mistakes you can correct!



Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 20:15:22 -0500
From: "Nelson Castillo" <nelsoneci@gmail.com>
To: "Ashivni Shekhawat" <shekhawat.ashivni@gmail.com>
Cc: debian-user-digest@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Not able to find qwtplot3D
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On 7/30/07, Ashivni Shekhawat <shekhawat.ashivni@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi!
>    I am new to Debian. I have trying to install qwtplot3d on my
> machine; however I get the following error:
>
> # apt-get install qwtplot3d
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree... Done
> E: Couldn't find package qwtplot3d


(cut)


> Why is apt-get not able to find the package?


Perhaps wrong package name?

$ apt-cache search libqwtplot
libqwtplot3d-doc - 3D plotting library based on Qt/OpenGL (documentation)
libqwtplot3d-qt3 - 3D plotting library based on Qt3/OpenGL (runtime)
libqwtplot3d-qt3-dev - 3D plotting library based on Qt3/OpenGL (development)
libqwtplot3d-qt4 - 3D plotting library based on Qt4/OpenGL (runtime)
libqwtplot3d-qt4-dev - 3D plotting library based on Qt4/OpenGL (development)

N.-

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Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:28:51 -0400
From: Douglas Allan Tutty <dtutty@porchlight.ca>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: mounting usb frustration
Message-ID: <20070731012851.GA18810@titan>
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On Mon, Jul 30, 2007 at 09:13:03PM -0400, Carl Fink wrote:

> USB detection has been broken on Debian for years, literally.  It works fine
> for me with removable drives, but my Testing system will detect my Palm
> device once -- and never again, until I reboot.  Then I can sync once more.


Care to give us the relavent sections of your /var/log/syslog and dmesg?

What software are you useing to connect to your Palm?  What device name
have you told the software to use?  Its been a while since I hooked up
my palm (the data hasn't changed in 6 months), and I've reinstalled
Debian since so don't have it set up.  However, I remember that in
gnome-pilot there was some confusion over the actual device to tell it.
If I was too specific, and the kernel alternated between two device
names, it couldn't find it the second time.

Doug.



Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:33:56 -0400
From: Douglas Allan Tutty <dtutty@porchlight.ca>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Not able to find qwtplot3D
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On Mon, Jul 30, 2007 at 07:46:29PM -0500, Ashivni Shekhawat wrote:

>    I am new to Debian. I have trying to install qwtplot3d on my
> machine; however I get the following error:
> 
> # apt-get install qwtplot3d
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree... Done
> E: Couldn't find package qwtplot3d
> 
http://packages.debian.org/qwtplot3d says that the package doesn't
exist.  However, if you follow the link to search for package names
containing that word, you find lots of libqwtplot3d.  However, they are
all in either testing or unstable.  Since you're running Etch, apt won't
find it.  

All packages for all branches are kept in pool; hense the name.  Its the
packages file that tells apt what packages are valid.


> The package qwtplot3d is available on ftp.debian.org at
> http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/q/qwtplot3d/
> 
> my sources.list reads
> 
> cat /etc/apt/sources.list
> #
> deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 r0 _Etch_ - Official i386 CD Binary-1
> 20070407-11:55]/ etch contrib main
> deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ etch main
> deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ etch main
> deb http://security.debian.org/ etch/updates main contrib
> deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ etch main
> 


Why do you have three lines pointing to three identical mirrors?  Why do
you want security support for contrib when you don't have contrib from
the mirrors?

Doug.


Can't find what you're looking for?X

Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 22:19:09 -0400
From: Steve Kleene <skdeb@syrano.acb.uc.edu>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: new Etch install fails to boot
Message-Id: <200707310219.WAA31599@syrano.acb.uc.edu>

On Sun, Jul 29, 2007 at 11:00:30PM -0400:

> [I wrote that my fresh Etch install calls grub and then stops.]


I've tried several of the solutions suggested and am still stuck.  In the
BIOS, Virus Protection was already disabled, and I tried turning off Power
Management.  I've tried the different Access Modes for the drive (Auto, LBA,
Large).

Then I tried rebooting the installer in rescue mode and reinstalling grub (I
think it did "grub-install /dev/hde1").

Then I tried doing a whole new install of just the base system, but set up
these partitions:

  IDE5 master (hde) - 41.2 GB IC35L040AVER07-0
        #1 primary   98.7 MB B f ext3       /boot
        #3 primary   39.5 GB   f ext3       /
        #5 logical    1.5 GB   F swap       swap
  IDE5 slave (hdf) - 41.2 GB IC35L040AVER07-0
        #1 primary   41.2 GB     ext2

which gave /boot its own partition at the start of the disk.  I tried this a
few times and should mention that the `f' flags in the table sometimes showed
as `F' or `K'.  I think `F' means "format this", but I haven't been able to
track down what `f' and `K' mean.

As I said, these all still crashed when the boot got to grub.  I wouldn't
have guessed that there was any need to have the boot files near the start of
the disk anyway.  Until two days ago, this same disk in the same box had a
9.8-GB Win98 partition (1252 cylinders), followed by Red Hat, as follows:

               Mount                     Size
  Device       Point   Type    Format    (MB)  Start   End
  /dev/hde
    /dev/hde1          vfat              9821      1   1252
    /dev/hde2  /boot   ext3       Y       102   1253   1265
    /dev/hde3  /       ext3       Y     28318   1266   4875
    /dev/hde4          Extended          1020   4876   5005
      /dev/hde5        swap       Y      1020   4876   5005
  /dev/hdf
    /dev/hdf1          ext2             39260      1   5005

This worked fine, although I did have to force lba32 in lilo.conf.
Supposedly grub does this by default.

I have not yet tried the suggestion of making a grub disk but may if I can
figure out what to do with it.



Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 19:27:45 -0700
From: "David Fox" <dfox94085@gmail.com>
To: "Debian Users" <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Subject: Re: lenny: getting non-free nvidia drivers issue
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Alan Lanson wrote:

module-assistant prepare or m-a prepare
module-assistant auto-install nvidia or m-a a-i nvidia


OK I tried that, it fails with the message that there's no
nvidia-kernel-source available.

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<br><br>Alan Lanson wrote:<br><br>module-assistant prepare or m-a prepare<br>module-assistant auto-install nvidia or m-a a-i nvidia<br><br><br>OK I tried that, it fails with the message that there&#39;s no nvidia-kernel-source available.
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