debian-user-digest Digest V2007 #2070

Content-Type: text/plain

debian-user-digest Digest Volume 2007 : Issue 2070

Today's Topics:

  Re: Firefox \ Iceweasel Differences?  [ Paul Johnson  ]
  Re: Debian can't mount Camera Memory  [ Mike McCarty  ]
  Re: mounting usb frustration          [ Ron Johnson  ]
  Got both problems fixed.              [ "Brad B"  ]
  Re: A question of fonts               [ Alan Ianson  ]
  Re: lenny: getting non-free nvidia d  [ Alan Ianson  ]
  Re: lenny: getting non-free nvidia d  [ "David Fox"  ]
  Part 2: Got both problems fixed       [ "Brad B"  ]
  Re: lenny: getting non-free nvidia d  [ Alan Ianson  ]
  Re: Part 2: Got both problems fixed   [ Alan Ianson  ]
  Re: new Etch install fails to boot    [ "Mumia W.." 
  Re: FretsOnFire on Debian-Testing?    [ Jonathan Kaye <jdkaye10@yahoo.es> ]
  Re: mount windoze partition for user  [ "Mumia W.." <paduille.4061.mumia.w+ ]


Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 03:54:55 -0000


From: Paul Johnson <baloo@ursine.ca>


To: debian-user@lists.debian.org


Subject: Re: Firefox \ Iceweasel Differences?
Message-ID: <1185854095.967336.99300@e9g2000prf.googlegroups.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"


On Jul 30, 8:30 pm, arijit sarkar <arijit.2...@gmail.com> wrote:

> As far as I know, Iceweasel is Firefox without the "Talkback" component,
> which is not open and matches debian-philosophy.

The name and logo are also nonfree in Firefox.

Do you need help?
In addition to our free technical library, Pantek provides professional IT services to companies who utilize Open Source software:
Learn more about Pantek's Technical Support offerings
Place an order for 24/7/365 Technical Support here
Learn more about Pantek, who we are, and what we do
Chat with a Live Operator
Related lists.debian.org Links
debian-announce
debian-apache
debian-arm-changes
debian-beowulf
debian-boot
debian-cd
debian-cd-vendors
debian-changes
debian-changes-digest
debian-isp
debian-kde
debian-laptop
debian-mirrors-announce
debian-news
debian-security
debian-security-announce
debian-testing
debian-user
debian-user-digest
Request more information about Pantek

Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 23:17:09 -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: <46AEB7C5.70604@sbcglobal.net>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

Andrew Sackville-West wrote:

> 
> based on this I would see what you can see in the partition table:
> 
> fdisk -ul /dev/sdc

As I mentioned, it can't open it at all. It gives no report whatsoever.

> and I'd say you've probably got a corrupted partition table and the
> device and windows happens to be broken in the right ways to make it
> still work for them. On the assumption that the camera has its own
> built in format option (mine does anyway...) then there's probably no
> harm, but take a bit-for-bit copy of the original partition table (dd)
> so you can recreate it later if you need to. 

No, there is no SCSI device recognized, so fdisk reports nothing.


I'm forwarding the lsusb, fdisk, etc. information under separate cover.


Mike
-- 
p="p=%c%s%c;main(){printf(p,34,p,34);}";main(){printf(p,34,p,34);}
Oppose globalization and One World Governments like the UN.
This message made from 100% recycled bits.
You have found the bank of Larn.
I can explain it for you, but I can't understand it for you.
I speak only for myself, and I am unanimous in that!

Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 23:27:54 -0500
From: Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>
To: Debian user list <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Subject: Re: Debian can't mount Camera Memory Stick
Message-ID: <46AEBA4A.5090801@cox.net>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

On 07/30/07 22:31, Kieu Minh Thang wrote:

> Hi Mike, McCarty,
> Someone has told me before that we should install another package to
> import images from Digital Camera. I remember that's the package
> 'gphoto2'. It will detect almost Digital Camera from different vendors.
> But it's just command-line, then we should install gtkam for using :)
> Let's try.


In GNOME, gthumb (which depends on libgphoto2) will auto-detect a
camera and auto-import the images for you.

Don't know what the KDE analog is.

- --
Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA  USA

Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day.
Hit him with a fish, and he goes away for good!

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux)

iD8DBQFGrrpKS9HxQb37XmcRAil9AJ9vzkl9IAGIJ6NJhTDLzNSiANdeaACdESyR
vzvm/Xh9pF2Qnmr/kwco1mY=
=PfQm
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----


Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 23:37:52 -0500
From: Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: mounting usb frustration
Message-ID: <46AEBCA0.9030506@cox.net>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

On 07/30/07 20:13, 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.


It always works perfectly for me plugging thumb drives and a digital
camera.

I've taken to using UUIDs for permanent mount points, since pmount
seems to bypass udev.  And udev is (was?) in such flux and the rules
changed on me.

http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/522#comment_15

Here's a snippet from my /etc/fstab:

UUID="c207a86c-91ac-4733-9760-93b0389e193d" /media/backup \
         ext3,ext2 defaults,noauto  0  2

- --
Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA  USA

Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day.
Hit him with a fish, and he goes away for good!

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux)

iD8DBQFGrrygS9HxQb37XmcRAhU6AJ4zKgngaJmLnnbnzYvF34dOcYUPBwCeOpoi
wmD+wHDeJV+5Zs0O8tiDHHQ=
=Z7f2
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----


Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 23:45:06 -0500
From: "Brad B" <jealousagain38@gmail.com>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Got both problems fixed.
Message-ID: <f513f96f0707302145i25f05d6xa86ec7ff91601617@mail.gmail.com>
Content-Type: multipart/alternative; 
	boundary="----=_Part_47789_17644791.1185857106563"

------=_Part_47789_17644791.1185857106563
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Content-Disposition: inline

Thanks for responding to my questions. xorg.conf was pointing to my other
card.

I'm having trouble installing the driver for my nVidia card.

I have to exit and close X, then open this shell script to install it.

When I get there, I'm told that there's a problem with something in my
kernal, and it must recompile a kernal interface.

That's where it tells my that I must install libc.

I downloaded that, and when I try to run the configure file, it says that
"/lib/cpp failed sanity check".

Would anyone like to take a crack at solving this problem?

I'd appreciate it.

Again, I can't stress how thankful I am to those who responded before.

--Brad

------=_Part_47789_17644791.1185857106563
Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Content-Disposition: inline

Thanks for responding to my questions. xorg.conf was pointing to my other card.<br><br>I&#39;m having trouble installing the driver for my nVidia card.<br><br>I have to exit and close X, then open this shell script to install it.
<br><br>When I get there, I&#39;m told that there&#39;s a problem with something in my kernal, and it must recompile a kernal interface. <br><br>That&#39;s where it tells my that I must install libc. <br><br>I downloaded that, and when I try to run the configure file, it says that &quot;/lib/cpp failed sanity check&quot;.
<br><br>Would anyone like to take a crack at solving this problem?<br><br>I&#39;d appreciate it.<br><br>Again, I can&#39;t stress how thankful I am to those who responded before. <br><br>--Brad<br>

------=_Part_47789_17644791.1185857106563--


Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:45:52 -0700
From: Alan Ianson <agianson@gmail.com>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: A question of fonts
Message-Id: <200707302145.52289.agianson@gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain;
  charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Content-Disposition: inline

On Mon July 30 2007 13:40, andy wrote:

> Alan Ianson wrote:
> >> Alan Ianson wrote:
> >>
> >> <snip>
> >
> > If you type env in a term what is lang= set to? You can adjust that
> > setting by running "dpkg-reconfigure locales".
> >
> > I think etch uses utf-8 by default. A better solution would be if
> > packages were utf-8 capable. It may be that xmms and iceweasel are not
> > utf-8 aware but my knowledge if this stuff is sketcky at best.

>

> Hi Alan

>

> Thanks for the tips. I followed your suggestion and got, in part, this
> as a result of env

>

> LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
> GDM_LANG=en_GB.UTF-8

>

> How do I use this info to overcome what is really a lousy text display
> in something like Xmms, and some other apps I've tried?


I don't think you can. I've been using xmms for years so the interface is just 
what I expect it to be, the same as it has always been.

The problem I have had with utf-8 is in apps like mp3blaster (a console 
mp3/ogg player). When I use utf-8 the borders are either not drawn at all or 
not drawn correctly. I haven't tried it recently, maybe it would work OK now 
but I suspect not. I should investigate it a bit more perhaps.


Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:54:11 -0700
From: Alan Ianson <agianson@gmail.com>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: lenny: getting non-free nvidia drivers issue
Message-Id: <200707302154.11535.agianson@gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain;
  charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Content-Disposition: inline

On Mon July 30 2007 19:27, David Fox wrote:

> 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.


You will need to have non-free (and probably contrib) along with main in your 
main debian archive lines in /etc/apt/sources.list.

Reading into the thread a bit you may have some problems getting the module 
built with a 2.6.21 kernel (unless you build your own with config 
paravirt_ops diabled). It can be done but it may take an extra push.


Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 22:00:45 -0700
From: "David Fox" <dfox94085@gmail.com>
To: "Debian Users" <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Subject: Re: lenny: getting non-free nvidia drivers issue
Message-ID: <359a3c580707302200w39b09a15o569a2614154aa33b@mail.gmail.com>
Content-Type: multipart/alternative; 
	boundary="----=_Part_37231_16689783.1185858045563"

------=_Part_37231_16689783.1185858045563
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Content-Disposition: inline

On 7/30/07, Alan Ianson <agianson@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>

> You will need to have non-free (and probably contrib) along with main in
> your
> main debian archive lines in /etc/apt/sources.list.



I already checked that - I do have non-free and contrib enabled.


Reading into the thread a bit you may have some problems getting the module

> built with a 2.6.21 kernel (unless you build your own with config
> paravirt_ops diabled). It can be done but it may take an extra push.




Supposedly that's what the patehed version of the 100.14.11 driver solves.

------=_Part_37231_16689783.1185858045563
Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Content-Disposition: inline

<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 7/30/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Alan Ianson</b> &lt;<a href="mailto:agianson@gmail.com">agianson@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-left: 0.80ex; border-left-color: #cccccc; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; padding-left: 1ex">
<br><br>You will need to have non-free (and probably contrib) along with main in your<br>main debian archive lines in /etc/apt/sources.list.</blockquote><div><br>I&nbsp;already&nbsp;checked&nbsp;that&nbsp;-&nbsp;I&nbsp;do&nbsp;have&nbsp;non-free&nbsp;and&nbsp;contrib&nbsp;enabled.
<br>&nbsp;</div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin-top: 0; margin-right: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-left: 0.80ex; border-left-color: #cccccc; border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid; padding-left: 1ex">
Reading into the thread a bit you may have some problems getting the module<br>built with a 2.6.21 kernel (unless you build your own with config<br>paravirt_ops diabled). It can be done but it may take an extra push.</blockquote>
<div><br><br>Supposedly&nbsp;that&#39;s&nbsp;what&nbsp;the&nbsp;patehed&nbsp;version&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;100.14.11&nbsp;driver&nbsp;solves.<br>&nbsp;</div></div><br>

------=_Part_37231_16689783.1185858045563--


Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:06:25 -0500
From: "Brad B" <jealousagain38@gmail.com>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Part 2: Got both problems fixed
Message-ID: <f513f96f0707302206g741edd75ya34e1cdd237e9d85@mail.gmail.com>
Content-Type: multipart/alternative; 
	boundary="----=_Part_47961_11721645.1185858385997"

------=_Part_47961_11721645.1185858385997
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Content-Disposition: inline

Here's the log file from the nVidia installer. It might be easier to
understand my problem if you see this.

I've already installed the libc package from debian.org, and it worked fine.
So no problem there. But the installer isn't picking it up?



nvidia-installer log file '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log'
creation time: Mon Jul 30 18:50:20 2007

option status:
  license pre-accepted    : false
  update                  : false
  force update            : false
  expert                  : false
  uninstall               : false
  driver info             : false
  precompiled interfaces  : true
  no ncurses color        : false
  query latest version    : false
  OpenGL header files     : true
  no questions            : false
  silent                  : false
  no recursion            : false
  no backup               : false
  kernel module only      : false
  sanity                  : false
  add this kernel         : false
  no runlevel check       : false
  no network              : false
  no ABI note             : false
  no RPMs                 : false
  no kernel module        : false
  force SELinux           : default
  no X server check       : false
  force tls               : (not specified)
  X install prefix        : (not specified)
  X library install path  : (not specified)
  X module install path   : (not specified)
  OpenGL install prefix   : (not specified)
  OpenGL install libdir   : (not specified)
  utility install prefix  : (not specified)
  utility install libdir  : (not specified)
  doc install prefix      : (not specified)
  kernel name             : (not specified)
  kernel include path     : (not specified)
  kernel source path      : (not specified)
  kernel output path      : (not specified)
  kernel install path     : (not specified)
  proc mount point        : /proc
  ui                      : (not specified)
  tmpdir                  : /tmp
  ftp mirror              : ftp://download.nvidia.com
  RPM file list           : (not specified)

Using: nvidia-installer ncurses user interface
-> License accepted.
-> No precompiled kernel interface was found to match your kernel; would you
li
   ke the installer to attempt to download a kernel interface for your
kernel f
   rom the NVIDIA ftp site (ftp://download.nvidia.com)? (Answer: Yes)
-> No matching precompiled kernel interface was found on the NVIDIA ftp
site;
   this means that the installer will need to compile a kernel interface for
   your kernel.
ERROR: You do not appear to have libc header files installed on your system.

       Please install your distribution's libc development package.
ERROR: Installation has failed.  Please see the file
       '/var/log/nvidia-installer.log' for details.  You may find
suggestions
       on fixing installation problems in the README available on the Linux
       driver download page at www.nvidia.com.

------=_Part_47961_11721645.1185858385997
Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Content-Disposition: inline

Here&#39;s the log file from the nVidia installer. It might be easier to understand my problem if you see this.<br><br>I&#39;ve already installed the libc package from debian.org, and it worked fine. So no problem there. But the installer isn&#39;t picking it up?
<br><br><br><br>nvidia-installer log file &#39;/var/log/nvidia-installer.log&#39;<br>creation time: Mon Jul 30 18:50:20 2007<br><br>option status:<br>&nbsp; license pre-accepted&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : false<br>&nbsp; update&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : false<br>
&nbsp; force update&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : false<br>&nbsp; expert&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : false<br>&nbsp; uninstall&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : false<br>&nbsp; driver info&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : false<br>&nbsp; precompiled interfaces&nbsp; : true<br>&nbsp; no ncurses color&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : false<br>
&nbsp; query latest version&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : false<br>&nbsp; OpenGL header files&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : true<br>&nbsp; no questions&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : false<br>&nbsp; silent&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : false<br>&nbsp; no recursion&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : false<br>&nbsp; no backup&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : false<br>
&nbsp; kernel module only&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : false<br>&nbsp; sanity&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : false<br>&nbsp; add this kernel&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : false<br>&nbsp; no runlevel check&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : false<br>&nbsp; no network&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : false<br>&nbsp; no ABI note&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : false<br>
&nbsp; no RPMs&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : false<br>&nbsp; no kernel module&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : false<br>&nbsp; force SELinux&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : default<br>&nbsp; no X server check&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : false<br>&nbsp; force tls&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : (not specified)<br>&nbsp; X install prefix&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : (not specified)
<br>&nbsp; X library install path&nbsp; : (not specified)<br>&nbsp; X module install path&nbsp;&nbsp; : (not specified)<br>&nbsp; OpenGL install prefix&nbsp;&nbsp; : (not specified)<br>&nbsp; OpenGL install libdir&nbsp;&nbsp; : (not specified)<br>&nbsp; utility install prefix&nbsp; : (not specified)
<br>&nbsp; utility install libdir&nbsp; : (not specified)<br>&nbsp; doc install prefix&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : (not specified)<br>&nbsp; kernel name&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : (not specified)<br>&nbsp; kernel include path&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : (not specified)<br>&nbsp; kernel source path&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : (not specified)
<br>&nbsp; kernel output path&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : (not specified)<br>&nbsp; kernel install path&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : (not specified)<br>&nbsp; proc mount point&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : /proc<br>&nbsp; ui&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : (not specified)<br>&nbsp; tmpdir&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : /tmp<br>&nbsp; ftp mirror&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : 
<a href="ftp://download.nvidia.com">ftp://download.nvidia.com</a><br>&nbsp; RPM file list&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : (not specified)<br><br>Using: nvidia-installer ncurses user interface<br>-&gt; License accepted.<br>-&gt; No precompiled kernel interface was found to match your kernel; would you li
<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; ke the installer to attempt to download a kernel interface for your kernel f<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; rom the NVIDIA ftp site (ftp://download.nvidia.com)? (Answer: Yes)<br>-&gt; No matching precompiled kernel interface was found on the NVIDIA ftp site;
<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; this means that the installer will need to compile a kernel interface for<br>&nbsp;&nbsp; your kernel.<br>ERROR: You do not appear to have libc header files installed on your system. <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Please install your distribution&#39;s libc development package.
<br>ERROR: Installation has failed.&nbsp; Please see the file<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &#39;/var/log/nvidia-installer.log&#39; for details.&nbsp; You may find suggestions<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; on fixing installation problems in the README available on the Linux
<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; driver download page at www.nvidia.com.<br><br>

------=_Part_47961_11721645.1185858385997--


Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 22:13:27 -0700
From: Alan Ianson <agianson@gmail.com>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: lenny: getting non-free nvidia drivers issue
Message-Id: <200707302213.27216.agianson@gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain;
  charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Content-Disposition: inline

On Mon July 30 2007 22:00, David Fox wrote:

> On 7/30/07, Alan Ianson <agianson@gmail.com> wrote:
> > You will need to have non-free (and probably contrib) along with main in
> > your
> > main debian archive lines in /etc/apt/sources.list.

>

> I already checked that - I do have non-free and contrib enabled.


Have you run apt-get update, and is your mirror up to date? I just switched to 
2.6.21 from 2.6.22 an hour ago and had no problem with the same version of 
the nvidia-kernel-source.


> Reading into the thread a bit you may have some problems getting the module

>

> > built with a 2.6.21 kernel (unless you build your own with config
> > paravirt_ops diabled). It can be done but it may take an extra push.

>

> Supposedly that's what the patehed version of the 100.14.11 driver solves.


Good. I haven't needed that since I haven't had problems with the GPL-only 
export on amd64 for reasons unknown. Lucky in this case I guess.

I struggled when etch was testing.. ;)

Can we help you?
In addition to our free technical library, Pantek provides professional IT services to companies who utilize Open Source software:
Learn more about Pantek's Technical Support offerings
Place an order for 24/7/365 Technical Support here
Learn more about Pantek, who we are, and what we do
Chat with a Live Operator
Related lists.debian.org Links
debian-announce
debian-apache
debian-arm-changes
debian-beowulf
debian-boot
debian-cd
debian-cd-vendors
debian-changes
debian-changes-digest
debian-isp
debian-kde
debian-laptop
debian-mirrors-announce
debian-news
debian-security
debian-security-announce
debian-testing
debian-user
debian-user-digest
Request more information about Pantek

Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 22:17:28 -0700
From: Alan Ianson <agianson@gmail.com>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Part 2: Got both problems fixed
Message-Id: <200707302217.28881.agianson@gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain;
  charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Content-Disposition: inline

On Mon July 30 2007 22:06, Brad B wrote:

> Here's the log file from the nVidia installer. It might be easier to
> understand my problem if you see this.

>

> I've already installed the libc package from debian.org, and it worked
> fine. So no problem there. But the installer isn't picking it up?


Have you installed libc-dev? I'm not sure if that is what the installer needs. 
Have you installed build-essential? If not that might be worth trying.


Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 23:17:06 -0500
From: "Mumia W.." <paduille.4061.mumia.w+nospam@earthlink.net>
To: Debian User List <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Subject: Re: new Etch install fails to boot
Message-ID: <46AEB7C2.8020207@earthlink.net>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15; format=flowed
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

On 07/30/2007 09:19 PM, Steve Kleene wrote:

> 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").
> 


I am absolutely not a Grub expert, but maybe you want "grub-install 
/dev/hde".

How do you get a /dev/hde anyway? Perhaps your BIOS prefers to boot from 
/dev/hd[a-d].

Take a look at your old Lilo config file. You might have needed to use 
Lilo's map-drive feature to trick the BIOS into thinking that /dev/hde 
is a more traditionally-positioned IDE drive. Grub has something similar.


> 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.
> 


It's nice to have a Knoppix or Kanotix disk when these situations arise. 
The 'rescue' feature of the Debian install disk might suffice to let you 
see what is actually on those partitions.

I hope that you rebooted after changing the partition table. On every 
i386 computer I've used, under every O/S I've used (Windows 3.1-XP, 
multiple Linux distros) I've used, the computer must be rebooted after 
the partition table has been changed, or the system will be messed up. 
I've never been clear on the exact reasoning, but that's the case.


> 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:
> [...]


I'm convinced that the 1024th cylinder limit doesn't relate to your 
problem; however, you might consider using the "--force-lba" option to 
"grub-install" next time.


Date:  Tue, 31 Jul 2007 07:55:31 +0200
From: Jonathan Kaye <jdkaye10@yahoo.es>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject:  Re: FretsOnFire on Debian-Testing?
Message-ID:  <f8mism$mof$1@sea.gmane.org>
Content-Type:  text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding:  7Bit

Venkatesh Srinivas wrote:


> Hi,
> 
> Has anyone been able to use frets on fire under Debian Testing?

Yes. I'm using lenny with a 2.6.22 kernel, ATI Radeon 9550 with 3D
acceleration.

> 
> I'm getting a red screen on startup, with sound effects, but no visible
> interface. The same problem as this bug:
> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=433997
> 
> Anyone got it working?

Yes.

> 
> Anyone know if its possible to run it in an etch chroot? Is there any
> way to get an app running in a chroot to take advantage of hardware
> acceleration of OpenGL?

No idea.


> 
> Thanks,

You're welcome.
Jonathan

-- 
Registerd Linux user #445917 at http://counter.li.org/

Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:43:59 -0500
From: "Mumia W.." <paduille.4061.mumia.w+nospam@earthlink.net>
To: me@phillatwood.name
Cc: Debian User List <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Subject: Re: mount windoze partition for user automatically
Message-ID: <46AECC1F.3080006@earthlink.net>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15; format=flowed
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

On 07/30/2007 11:09 PM, Phill Atwood wrote:

> I've got a 40GB drive and the first 20GB contains Windoze XP.  I can
> mount this manually fine.  I can mount it automatically too. But if I
> try to access it as non-root I get:
> 
> $ cd /windoze
> bash: cd: /windoze: Permission denied
> 
> Permissions on my /windoze directory are:
> 
> dr-x------   1 root root  8192 2007-07-29 17:49 windoze
> 
> If I umount /windoze and change the permissions they seem to revert back
> to the above after I reboot. Accessing it as root works fine, but I
> would like to access it as a regular user.  [...]


Read "man 8 mount"--especially the section relating to ntfs. You 
probably want to set the umask, uid and gid.

End of debian-user-digest Digest V2007 Issue #2070
**************************************************

Received on Tue Jul 31 03:15:47 2007
Do you need more help?
In addition to our free technical library, Pantek provides professional IT services to companies who utilize Open Source software:
Learn more about Pantek's Technical Support offerings
Place an order for 24/7/365 Technical Support here
Learn more about Pantek, who we are, and what we do
Chat with a Live Operator
Related lists.debian.org Links
debian-announce
debian-apache
debian-arm-changes
debian-beowulf
debian-boot
debian-cd
debian-cd-vendors
debian-changes
debian-changes-digest
debian-isp
debian-kde
debian-laptop
debian-mirrors-announce
debian-news
debian-security
debian-security-announce
debian-testing
debian-user
debian-user-digest
Request more information about Pantek