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debian-user-digest Digest V2007 #2505

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debian-user-digest Digest Volume 2007 : Issue 2505

Today's Topics: 

  Re: udev and automounting             [ Andrei Popescu  ]
  Re: Spring clean                      [ Andrei Popescu 

Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 23:30:58 +0300


From: Andrei Popescu <andreimpopescu@gmail.com>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org


Subject: Re: udev and automounting


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On Sat, Sep 29, 2007 at 08:55:23AM -0700, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:

> On Sat, Sep 29, 2007 at 11:27:35AM -0400, Max Hyre wrote:
> > Andrei Popescu wrote:
> >> The package usbmount might be what you need.
> >
> >    The description of usbmount says:
> >
> > 	This package automatically mounts USB mass
> > 	storage devices (typically  USB pens) when they
> > 	are plugged in, and unmounts them when they are
> > 	removed.
> >
> >    Does this limit filesystems to FAT?  FAT doesn't care if you rip it =

out=20

> > without doing any cleanup.  If you've formatted your thumbdrive as an e=

xt2=20

> > filesystem, how can it be properly unmounted if you simply unplug it? =

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> > Won't that mean you have to run fsck every time you plug it in again?
>=20


> maybe mount with sync instead of async, though mount warns of
> life-shortening possibilities with flash stuff. probably a good idea
> to go for noatime also to help coutneract that. Both of those would
> minimise the risk of damage -- so long as the current process was
> done, you could pull it. that just a guess. check man mount.
Do you need help?X

You could also run 'sync;umount /dev/sda1' before unplugging, just to be=20
sure.



Regards,


Andrei


--=20


If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.
(Albert Einstein)



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Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 13:33:59 -0700


From: "David Fox" <dfox94085@gmail.com>


To: debian-user@lists.debian.org


Subject: Re: nvidia-glx and xorg

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On 9/29/07, Andrei Popescu <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> wrote:

>


> I don't know much about the state of nvidia drivers in lenny, but to pin
> your install you just need:
>


> APT::Default-Release "testing";


>


Do you need more help?X

I went ahead and did that, fixed another problem (dynamic mmap running
out of room), and


installed (but haven't yet enabled) the new kernel 2.6.22-k7 from sid.



But when I try to install nvidia-kernel-common and
nvidia-kernel-source from sid, using aptitude
-t unstable, I get a forest of installation problems which to me don't
seem like I really want to do this yet.



dfox@m206-157:~$ sudo aptitude -t unstable install
nvidia-kernel-common nvidia-kernel-source
Reading package lists... Done


Building dependency tree


Reading state information... Done


Reading extended state information


Initializing package states... Done


Reading task descriptions... Done


Building tag database... Done


The following packages are BROKEN:


  nvidia-glx xserver-xorg-core xserver-xorg-video-all
The following packages have been automatically kept back:
  amarok-engines amarok-xine blinken capplets-data cdrdao compiz-core
compiz-gnome compiz-gtk compiz-plugins cpp-4.2 docbook-xml
  epiphany-browser evolution evolution-common evolution-data-server
evolution-data-server-common flac g++-4.2 gcc-4.2 gcc-4.2-base
  gconf2 gconf2-common gimp-data gnome-about gnome-applets
gnome-applets-data gnome-control-center gnome-desktop-data
  gnome-doc-utils gnome-icon-theme gnome-media gnome-media-common
gnome-menus gnome-mount gnome-panel gnome-panel-data
  gnome-session gnome-system-monitor gnome-terminal
gnome-terminal-data gnome-themes gnome-user-guide gnome-utils
gstreamer0.10-esd


  gstreamer0.10-plugins-good gtk2-engines gtk2-engines-pixbuf
gtkhtml3.14 hal iceweasel iceweasel-gnome-support indi kalzium
  kalzium-data kamera kanagram kbruch kcoloredit kdeedu kdeedu-data
kdegraphics kdegraphics-kfile-plugins kdvi keduca kfax kfaxview
  kgamma kghostview khangman kiconedit kig kiten klatin klettres
klettres-data kmplayer-common kmplayer-plugin kmplot kmrml
  kolourpaint kooka kpdf kpercentage kpovmodeler kruler ksnapshot
kstars kstars-data ksvg ktouch kturtle kuickshow kverbos kview
  kviewshell kvoctrain kwordquiz libapr1 libbluetooth2 libbonoboui2-0
libbonoboui2-common libc6-i686 libcamel1.2-10
  libcompress-zlib-perl libcurl3 libcurl3-gnutls libdb4.3++c2
libdbd-pg-perl libdecoration0 libebook1.2-9 libecal1.2-7
  libedata-book1.2-2 libedata-cal1.2-6 libedataserver1.2-9
libedataserverui1.2-8 libeel2-data libegroupwise1.2-13
  libexchange-storage1.2-3 libflac++6 libflac8 libgconf2-4 libgimp2.0
libglib2-ruby libglib2.0-0 libglib2.0-dev libglu1-xorg-dev
  libgnome-desktop-2 libgnome-media0 libgnome-menu2
libgnome-window-settings1 libgnome2-0 libgnome2-common
libgnomecanvas2-0


  libgnomecanvas2-common libgnomekbd-common libgnomekbd1
libgnomekbdui1 libgnomeprint2.2-0 libgnomeprint2.2-data
  libgnomeprintui2.2-0 libgnomeprintui2.2-common libgnomeui-0
libgnomeui-common libgomp1 libgpgme11 libgphoto2-2 libgphoto2-2-dev
  libgphoto2-port0 libgstreamer0.10-0 libgtk2.0-0 libgtk2.0-bin
libgtk2.0-common libgtkhtml3.14-19 libgucharmap6 libhal-storage1
  libhal1 libieee1284-3 libjline-java libkdeedu3 libkiten1 libkscan1
libltdl3 libmetacity0 libmozjs0d libmudflap0
  libmudflap0-4.2-dev libnautilus-burn4 libnautilus-extension1
libnm-glib0 libnspr4-0d libpanel-applet2-0 libpaper1 libpcap0.8
  libpcrecpp0 libperl5.8 libpoppler-glib1 libpoppler-qt1 libpoppler1
libpq-dev libpq5 libpulse0 libqt3-compat-headers
  libqt3-headers libqt3-mt libsasl2-2 libsasl2-dev libsasl2-modules
libsensors3 libslang2-dev libslp1 libsnmp-base
  libstdc++6-4.2-dev libstroke0 libsys-syslog-perl libtheora-dev
libtheora0 libthunar-vfs-1-2 libtrackerclient0 libvlc0
  libwnck-common libxerces2-java libxine1 libxklavier11 libxul-common
libxul0d liferea-xulrunner linux-libc-dev lp-solve metacity
  metacity-common mlock nautilus nautilus-cd-burner nautilus-data
notification-daemon openoffice.org-base openoffice.org-calc
  openoffice.org-common openoffice.org-core openoffice.org-draw
openoffice.org-filter-binfilter openoffice.org-filter-mobiledev
  openoffice.org-gtk openoffice.org-impress openoffice.org-java-common
openoffice.org-math openoffice.org-officebean
  openoffice.org-style-andromeda openoffice.org-style-crystal
openoffice.org-style-hicontrast openoffice.org-style-industrial
  openoffice.org-style-tango openoffice.org-writer openssl p7zip-full
pciutils perl-suid poppler-utils postgresql-8.2
  postgresql-client-8.2 postgresql-contrib-8.2 postgresql-doc-8.2
python-glade2 python-gmenu python-gnome2 python-gnome2-desktop
  python-gnome2-extras python-gobject python-gobject-dev python-gtk2
python-pyorbit python-uno qt3-dev-tools rpm shared-mime-info
  sylpheed-i18n tcl8.4 thunar thunar-data tk8.4 totem-xine
ttf-opensymbol ucf update-manager vlc-nox x11-common xbase-clients
  xfce4-terminal xfwm4 xine-ui xorg xsane-common xserver-xorg
xserver-xorg-input-all xserver-xorg-input-evdev
  xserver-xorg-input-kbd xserver-xorg-input-mouse
xserver-xorg-input-synaptics xserver-xorg-video-i810
xserver-xorg-video-intel


  xserver-xorg-video-via xulrunner-gnome-support xutils yelp zoo
The following NEW packages will be automatically installed:
  dpatch libpixman-1-0 patchutils


The following packages will be automatically REMOVED:
  xserver-xorg-video-apm xserver-xorg-video-ark xserver-xorg-video-ati
xserver-xorg-video-chips xserver-xorg-video-cirrus
  xserver-xorg-video-cyrix xserver-xorg-video-dummy
xserver-xorg-video-fbdev xserver-xorg-video-glint
xserver-xorg-video-i128


  xserver-xorg-video-i740 xserver-xorg-video-imstt
xserver-xorg-video-mga xserver-xorg-video-neomagic
xserver-xorg-video-newport


  xserver-xorg-video-nsc xserver-xorg-video-nv
xserver-xorg-video-rendition xserver-xorg-video-s3
xserver-xorg-video-s3virge


  xserver-xorg-video-savage xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion
xserver-xorg-video-sis xserver-xorg-video-sisusb
  xserver-xorg-video-tdfx xserver-xorg-video-tga
xserver-xorg-video-trident xserver-xorg-video-tseng
xserver-xorg-video-v4l


  xserver-xorg-video-vesa xserver-xorg-video-vga
xserver-xorg-video-vmware xserver-xorg-video-voodoo
The following packages have been kept back:
  acpid amarok bsdmainutils bsdutils console-data coreutils curl
debianutils docbook-xsl evolution-plugins fetchmail fvwm gimp
  gnome-accessibility-themes gnome-power-manager gnome-screensaver gok
gparted grub gxine initramfs-tools installation-report
  klibc-utils kmplayer laptop-detect libc6 libc6-amd64 libc6-dev
libcurl4-gnutls-dev libdb4.3 libdb4.4 libgcc1 libgtk2.0-dev
  libklibc libnewt0.52 libpam-modules libpam-runtime libpam0g
libpaper-utils libpcre3 libpcre3-dev libqt3-mt-dev librpcsecgss3
  librsvg2-ruby libslang2 libssl-dev libssl0.9.8 libstdc++6 libtool
libwnck-dev libxine1-ffmpeg liferea linux-image-2.6-k7 locales

  makedev menu-xdg mount mtp-tools myspell-en-us nfs-common
nvidia-settings openoffice.org openoffice.org-evolution
  openoffice.org-gnome openoffice.org-help-en-us


openoffice.org-thesaurus-en-us perl perl-base perl-doc perl-modules
postgresql


  postgresql-client postgresql-contrib postgresql-doc python-gtk2-dev
python-newt python-support strace sylpheed totem-mozilla
  tzdata usbutils util-linux uw-imapd vlc whiptail xlibmesa-gl-dev xsane
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  dpatch libpixman-1-0 nvidia-kernel-source patchutils
The following packages will be REMOVED:


  xserver-xorg-video-apm xserver-xorg-video-ark xserver-xorg-video-ati
xserver-xorg-video-chips xserver-xorg-video-cirrus
  xserver-xorg-video-cyrix xserver-xorg-video-dummy
xserver-xorg-video-fbdev xserver-xorg-video-glint
xserver-xorg-video-i128


  xserver-xorg-video-i740 xserver-xorg-video-imstt
xserver-xorg-video-mga xserver-xorg-video-neomagic
xserver-xorg-video-newport


  xserver-xorg-video-nsc xserver-xorg-video-nv
xserver-xorg-video-rendition xserver-xorg-video-s3
xserver-xorg-video-s3virge


  xserver-xorg-video-savage xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion
xserver-xorg-video-sis xserver-xorg-video-sisusb
  xserver-xorg-video-tdfx xserver-xorg-video-tga
xserver-xorg-video-trident xserver-xorg-video-tseng
xserver-xorg-video-v4l


  xserver-xorg-video-vesa xserver-xorg-video-vga
xserver-xorg-video-vmware xserver-xorg-video-voodoo
1 packages upgraded, 5 newly installed, 33 to remove and 374 not upgraded.
Need to get 10.9MB of archives. After unpacking 11.2MB will be used.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
  xserver-xorg-video-all: Depends: xserver-xorg-video-apm but it is
not installable

                          Depends: xserver-xorg-video-ark but it is
not installable
                          Depends: xserver-xorg-video-ati but it is
not installable
                          Depends: xserver-xorg-video-chips but it is
not installable
                          Depends: xserver-xorg-video-cirrus but it is
not installable
                          Depends: xserver-xorg-video-cyrix but it is
not installable
                          Depends: xserver-xorg-video-dummy but it is
not installable
                          Depends: xserver-xorg-video-fbdev but it is

Can we help you?X

not installable
                          Depends: xserver-xorg-video-glint but it is
not installable
                          Depends: xserver-xorg-video-i128 but it is
not installable
                          Depends: xserver-xorg-video-i740 but it is
not installable
                          Depends: xserver-xorg-video-imstt but it is
not installable
                          Depends: xserver-xorg-video-mga but it is
not installable
                          Depends: xserver-xorg-video-neomagic but it
is not installable
                          Depends: xserver-xorg-video-newport but it
is not installable
                          Depends: xserver-xorg-video-nsc but it is
not installable
                          Depends: xserver-xorg-video-nv but it is not
installable
                          Depends: xserver-xorg-video-rendition but it
is not installable
                          Depends: xserver-xorg-video-s3 but it is not
installable
                          Depends: xserver-xorg-video-s3virge but it
is not installable
                          Depends: xserver-xorg-video-savage but it is
not installable
                          Depends: xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion
but it is not installable
                          Depends: xserver-xorg-video-sis but it is
not installable
                          Depends: xserver-xorg-video-sisusb but it is
not installable
                          Depends: xserver-xorg-video-tdfx but it is
not installable
                          Depends: xserver-xorg-video-tga but it is
not installable
                          Depends: xserver-xorg-video-trident but it
is not installable
                          Depends: xserver-xorg-video-tseng but it is

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

not installable
                          Depends: xserver-xorg-video-vesa but it is
not installable
                          Depends: xserver-xorg-video-vga but it is
not installable
                          Depends: xserver-xorg-video-voodoo but it is
not installable
                          Depends: xserver-xorg-video-vmware but it is
not installable
                          Depends: xserver-xorg-video-v4l but it is


not installable


  xserver-xorg-core: Conflicts: xserver-xorg-video-1.0 which is a
virtual package.

                     Conflicts: xserver-xorg-input which is a virtual package.


  nvidia-glx: Depends: nvidia-kernel-100.14.19 which is a virtual package.
Resolving dependencies...


The following actions will resolve these dependencies:



Remove the following packages:


xserver-xorg-video-all



Keep the following packages at their current version:
nvidia-glx [Not Installed]



Upgrade the following packages:


xserver-xorg [1:7.2-5 (testing, now) -> 1:7.3+2 (unstable)]
xserver-xorg-input-evdev [1:1.1.5-3 (testing, now) ->
1:1.2.0~git20070819-3 (unstable)]

xserver-xorg-input-kbd [1:1.2.0-1+1.2.1 (testing, now) -> 1:1.2.2-3 (unstable)]
xserver-xorg-input-mouse [1:1.2.2-1 (testing, now) -> 1:1.2.2-6 (unstable)]
xserver-xorg-input-synaptics [0.14.7~git20070517-2 (testing, now) ->
0.14.7~git20070706-1 (unstable)]



xserver-xorg-video-intel [2:2.1.0-2 (testing, now) -> 2:2.1.1-4 (unstable)]
xserver-xorg-video-via [1:0.2.2-2+b1 (testing, now) -> 1:0.2.2-5 (unstable)]



Leave the following dependencies unresolved:
nvidia-kernel-source recommends nvidia-glx (>= 100.14.19)
Score is -362



Accept this solution? [Y/n/q/?]


Don't know where to look next?X

Needless to say, I think I will say 'q' at this point.



Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 23:53:37 +0300


From: Andrei Popescu <andreimpopescu@gmail.com>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org


Subject: Re: Spring clean


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On Sat, Sep 29, 2007 at 06:18:41PM +0100, andy wrote:

> Hi all


>

> Even though it is now approaching fall/autumn (in the northern hemisphere=

=20

> anyway), I am wanting to do some spring cleaning of my hard drive. In my=

=20

> enthusiasm for Debian's apt-get I have gorged myself on a load of package=

s=20

> that I probably don't need. One example is multiple language versions of=

=20

> OOo, but there are likely others too.
>


> Can someone recommend a newbie-friendly easy, and safe way of cleaning=20
> house so that I can retain those packages that I need (and want) but can=

=20

> clear out the dust bunnies, etc..?

I do my housekeeping in aptitude interactive mode, with a flat package=20
list (this is my default, but you can get one from the menu) where I=20
mark everything as auto-installed (press M) that I don't specifically=20
want. It might take a while, but aptitude will then remove all=20
unnecessary stuff.



Regards,


Andrei


--=20


If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.
(Albert Einstein)


Confused? Frustrated?X

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Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 00:06:28 +0300


From: Andrei Popescu <andreimpopescu@gmail.com>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org


Subject: Re: nvidia-glx and xorg


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On Sat, Sep 29, 2007 at 01:33:59PM -0700, David Fox wrote:

> On 9/29/07, Andrei Popescu <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I don't know much about the state of nvidia drivers in lenny, but to pin
> > your install you just need:
> >
> > APT::Default-Release "testing";
> >
>=20


> I went ahead and did that, fixed another problem (dynamic mmap running
> out of room), and
> installed (but haven't yet enabled) the new kernel 2.6.22-k7 from sid.
>=20


> But when I try to install nvidia-kernel-common and
> nvidia-kernel-source from sid, using aptitude
> -t unstable, I get a forest of installation problems which to me don't
> seem like I really want to do this yet.
Call Pantek today for Open Source Technical Support at 1-877-546-8934 - 24/7/365X

[...]


> Accept this solution? [Y/n/q/?]


>=20

> Needless to say, I think I will say 'q' at this point.

Sorry my friend, I honestly think that you shouldn't run a mixed system=20
if you can't sort this out on your own (not claiming that I could=20
though).



Regards,


Andrei


--=20


If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.
(Albert Einstein)



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Do you need help?X

Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 18:03:10 -0300


From: Marcelo Chiapparini <chiappa@oi.com.br>
To: debian-user <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Subject: portable Iomega HD

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Hi,



I have a portable Iomega 120 GB HD. I am running etch. When I connect
the HD to the USB port, etch doesn't show any device attached to the
port... I wonder why? the portable hd doesn't acts like another usb
device?



Thanks in advance for the help



Marcelo


-- 
Marcelo Chiapparini
chiappa@oi.com.br


Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 23:08:52 +0200
From: Florian Kulzer <florian.kulzer+debian@icfo.es>
To: Debian User List <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Subject: Re: Problems capturing audio with Intel ICH5...
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On Sat, Sep 29, 2007 at 11:59:04 +0200, Andrea Giuliano wrote:

> Florian Kulzer wrote:

>> On Wed, Sep 26, 2007 at 22:51:30 +0200, Andrea Giuliano wrote:
>> Maybe gnome-mixer does not give you access to the relevant capture
>> controls.
>

> I guess I tried every single control, they're even too many, but this
> could a possibility: a control that doesn't affect playback during
> recording, but affects the volume of the recording itself. But which?

>>> Alsa seems correctly configured (at least, sudo alsaconf gives no error).
>> Please post the output of:
>> lsmod | egrep 'snd|intel8x0'
>> amixer | egrep -i '^( .*capture|[^ ])'
>

> Here they are. Please note that I have both cards installed, but I put on 
> the Ensoniq after I got the audio problem, so I'm almost sure the Ensoniq 
> has no relevance, at present.


I agree, let's ignore the presence of the Ensoniq card for now.

[ snip: list of loaded snd-modules looks OK to me ]


> Simple mixer control 'Master',0
> Simple mixer control 'PCM',0
> Simple mixer control 'Surround',0
> Simple mixer control 'Surround Jack Mode',0
> Simple mixer control 'Center',0
> Simple mixer control 'LFE',0
> Simple mixer control 'Line',0
>   Capture exclusive group: 0
>   Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
>   Front Left: Playback 25 [81%] [on] Capture [off]
>   Front Right: Playback 25 [81%] [on] Capture [off]
> Simple mixer control 'CD',0
>   Capture exclusive group: 0
>   Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
>   Front Left: Playback 0 [0%] [off] Capture [off]
>   Front Right: Playback 0 [0%] [off] Capture [off]
> Simple mixer control 'Mic',0
>   Capture exclusive group: 0
>   Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
>   Front Left: Playback 25 [81%] [off] Capture [on]
>   Front Right: Playback 25 [81%] [off] Capture [on]


You probably already tried to reduce the Playback level for the mic (to
make sure it is not some weird feedback effect).


> Simple mixer control 'Mic Boost (+20dB)',0


Check the full output of amixer for the Mic Boost settings. I would put
it at 1.00 dB or even 0.00 dB for a start.


> Simple mixer control 'Mic Select',0
> Simple mixer control 'Video',0
>   Capture exclusive group: 0
>   Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
>   Front Left: Capture [off]
>   Front Right: Capture [off]
> Simple mixer control 'Phone',0
>   Capture exclusive group: 0
>   Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
>   Front Left: Capture [off]
>   Front Right: Capture [off]
> Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0
>   Capture channels: Mono
>   Mono: Playback [off] Capture [off]
> Simple mixer control 'IEC958 Capture Monitor',0
> Simple mixer control 'IEC958 Capture Valid',0
> Simple mixer control 'IEC958 Playback AC97-SPSA',0
>   Capture channels: Mono
> Simple mixer control 'IEC958 Playback Source',0
> Simple mixer control 'PC Speaker',0
> Simple mixer control 'Aux',0
>   Capture exclusive group: 0
>   Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
>   Front Left: Playback 7 [23%] [on] Capture [off]
>   Front Right: Playback 7 [23%] [on] Capture [off]
> Simple mixer control 'Mono Output Select',0
> Simple mixer control 'Capture',0
>   Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
>   Limits: Capture 0 - 15
>   Front Left: Capture 15 [100%] [on]
>   Front Right: Capture 15 [100%] [on]
> Simple mixer control 'Mix',0
>   Capture exclusive group: 0
>   Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
>   Front Left: Capture [off]
>   Front Right: Capture [off]
> Simple mixer control 'Mix Mono',0
>   Capture exclusive group: 0
>   Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right
>   Front Left: Capture [off]
>   Front Right: Capture [off]
> Simple mixer control 'Channel Mode',0
> Simple mixer control 'DAC Clock Source',0
> Simple mixer control 'External Amplifier',0


If you cannot improve the recording quality by reducing the Mic Boost
then you could try to successively turn all capture controls to zero
until you find the one that causes the distorting amplification. I
recommend using "alsamixer" for this; it has a curses-based interface
which gives you a good overview of the playback and capture controls.
You can switch between the two groups of controls by pressing the TAB
key; use CURSOR LEFT/RIGHT to select a control, CURSOR UP/DOWN to change
volume/amplification, and SPACE to toggle capture.

The names and the interaction of the capture channels are not the same
for all cards, unfortunately. Therefore you are left with trial and
error, but I am pretty sure that one of them will allow you reduce the
amplification to a reasonable value. The names of the controls are
sometimes confusing or at least not really helpful; for example, my
Intel ICH8 card has a control called "Digital" which determines the
amplification of the recordings. If I set it to its maximum value of 30
dB then I get the same kind of problems that you described in your
earlier mail.

-- 
Regards,            | http://users.icfo.es/Florian.Kulzer
          Florian   |



Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 23:28:50 +0200
From: Florian Kulzer <florian.kulzer+debian@icfo.es>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: apt-get file:/; unloading kernel modules (2.6.18).
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On Sat, Sep 29, 2007 at 05:11:56 -0700, Vivek.M wrote:

[...]


> > See "blacklist" in the manpage of modprobe.conf. Sometimes 
> > it can be necessary to use "install MODULENAME /bin/true" 
> > in addition to the blacklisting.
> 
> This didn't work either :(
> 
> darkstar> cat /etc/modprobe.d/blockedMods
> install fan       /bin/true
> install thermal   /bin/true
> install processor /bin/true
> 
> Also, contents of: /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist
> 
> blacklist fan
> blacklist thermal
> blacklist processor


Are you using an initrd? (Using an initrd is the default for the stock
Debian kernels.)

Maybe the modules are included in your initrd and loaded so early in the
boot process that the modprobe.d settings are bypassed.

You can check your initrd like this:

zcat /boot/initrd.img-$(uname -r) | cpio --list | egrep 'fan|thermal|processor'

(I know that this works for yaird-generated initrds, and I think it
 should also work with the ones from mkinitrd.)

-- 
Regards,            | http://users.icfo.es/Florian.Kulzer
          Florian   |



Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 19:07:32 -0300
From: "Francisco M Neto" <fmneto.lists@gmail.com>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: nvidia-glx and xorg
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On 9/29/07, David Fox <dfox94085@gmail.com> wrote:

> Leave the following dependencies unresolved:
> nvidia-kernel-source recommends nvidia-glx (>= 100.14.19)
> Score is -362

>

> Accept this solution? [Y/n/q/?]

>

> Needless to say, I think I will say 'q' at this point.


   Well, I do not really use aptitude, but I really don't think this
is the best approach for you to install the nvidia drivers.

   I have an FX 5200 here, too, and what I did was install
module-assistant and then run m-a a-i nvidia. Worked like a charm.

   It should be noted, though, that if you're running a kernel version
greater than 2.21, I think, you may run into problems with
paravirtualization, since the precompiled kernels from 2.21 on come
with that option turned on by default, which disallows non-GPL kernel
modules. If you wanna keep a new kernel you will have to recompile it
without that option.

   Hope this helps.

--
[]'s,
        Francisco M Neto

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