debian-user-digest Digest V2007 #2554
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debian-user-digest Digest Volume 2007 : Issue 2554
Today's Topics:
Re: Cannot run iceweasel on remote h [ Raj Kiran Grandhi ]
VNC install--possible dependency err [ Carl Fink ]
Re: Any way to dist-downgrade? [ Michael Yang ]
Re: Random System Crashes [ Michael Pobega ]
Re: trying to record sound with 'are [ tom arnall ]
Re: Recommended MPLAYER config for o [ Amit Uttamchandani ]
Re: Recommended MPLAYER config for o [ Amit Uttamchandani ]
Re: How to access RS-232 console fro [ Rob Sims ]
Re: VNC install--possible dependency [ Daniel Burrows <dburrows@debian.org ]
Re: P-II ASUS box won't boot another [ "Douglas A. Tutty" <dtutty@porchlig ]
Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2007 07:51:42 +0530
From: Raj Kiran Grandhi <grajkiran@gmail.com>
To: Liam O'Toole <liam.p.otoole@gmail.com>
Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Cannot run iceweasel on remote host
Message-ID: <47044E36.5070607@gmail.com>
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Liam O'Toole wrote:
> On Wed, 03 Oct 2007 18:08:29 +0530 > Raj Kiran Grandhi <grajkiran@gmail.com> wrote: >
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am facing a weird problem when trying to run iceweasel on a remote
>> host through an ssh session. I have logged into the remote host using
>> "ssh -Y " and at the prompt of the remote host, I ran
>> iceweasel. However it appears that a local instance of iceweasel is
>> started. There is no iceweasel/firefox process at all on the remote
>> host. The only way I could get iceweasel to run on the remote host is
>> by closing all instances of iceweasel already running on the
>> localhost.
>>
>> Is something wrong?
> > No, it's a feature :-)>
>> If not, how do I run separate instances of
>> iceweasel concurrently?
> > Invoke iceweasel on the remote host by issuing the command 'iceweasel> -no-remote'.>
That's it! Thank you. But I am curious as to how the iceweasel script
running on the remote host is able to spawn/control the local process
without authentication. I have not added the remote hosts key in my
authorised_hosts file.
Regards,
Raj Kiran
Date: Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:37:48 -0700
From: Daniel Burrows <dburrows@debian.org>
To: Carl Johnson <carlj@peak.org>
Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Debian packages without md5sums
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On Tue, Oct 02, 2007 at 09:02:41PM -0700, Carl Johnson <carlj@peak.org> was heard to say:
> Daniel Burrows <dburrows@debian.org> writes: > > dpkg performs no key checking, at least on packages in the Debian > > archive. There was some experimental code to stick embedded signatures > > into .deb files, but I don't know what it's status is and packages > > containing signatures aren't allowed in the archive last I heard. > > Is there some way to get the system to re-read the release file? I > installed the key after I upgradeed the system to etch, so all > packages on my DVDs show as being unverified. I have tried to get it > to clear that, but nothing I have tried has worked. I also noticed > recently that some packages show multiple entries in aptitude, so > possibly clearing the entries would clear that.
I believe that just updating your package lists should do the trick.
Daniel
Date: Wed, 03 Oct 2007 19:33:39 -0700
From: Daniel Burrows <dburrows@debian.org>
To: BartlebyScrivener <bscrivener42@gmail.com>
Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Etch updates contain new version of Vim?
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On Wed, Oct 03, 2007 at 10:09:12PM -0000, BartlebyScrivener <bscrivener42@gmail.com> was heard to say:
> So I'm curious. I thought with Stable (Etch at the moment) the only > updates automatically installed are security updates. And when I > search the changelog, it does not mention Vim: > > http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/etch/ChangeLog
There are two sources of updates:
(a) security updates, from security.debian.org
(b) updates to the stable release, such as etch r0, r1, r2.
Changes to the stable release occur relatively infrequently and include
all the security updates since the last release, along with (at the
stable release manager's discretion) fixes for particularly severe bugs.
Bugfixes are generally for things like "the package doesn't work at all"
that would be RC pre-release.
The stable release is what's used to produce official CD images, as a
reference point when discussing version numbers, etc. This is probably
what the Changelog you found refers to.
Security updates are published ASAP for obvious reasons. But they
aren't included in the main Debian archive, which contains the last
official stable release, since they aren't yet part of it. Instead
they're published from security.debian.org. As the other responder
to your message wrote, you can see Debian's security alerts at
http://security.debian.org .
Daniel
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 22:18:48 -0400
From: William Lynch <wlynch@UDel.Edu>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Re: Problems with mdadm and a usb harddrive.
Message-Id: <5677B83B-3687-4B28-9D2E-5EF9F6B95D0A@udel.edu>
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> > up after the raid5 is brought up. Is there any way to delay the
startup of
> > the raid5 until after usb drives are seen?
>
> grep rootdelay /usr/share/initramfs-tools/scripts/init-premount/
udev -A6
>
> linux rootdelay=10 at the boot prompt will wait for 10 seconds
That did it perfectly. Thank you!
-Bill
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Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 22:37:19 -0400
From: Carl Fink <carl@finknetwork.com>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: VNC install--possible dependency error?
Message-ID: <20071004023719.GA16405@nitpicking.com>
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Here's a transcript:
NewPicking:/home/carlf# apt-get install vnc4server xvnc4viewer vnc-java xtightvncviewer
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
vnc4-common
Suggested packages:
vncserver tightvncserver
I'm installing vnc4server explicitly. Why is Debian recommending that I
install two other VNC servers as well?
--
Carl Fink nitpicking@nitpicking.com
Read my blog at nitpickingblog.blogspot.com. Reviews! Observations!
Stupid mistakes you can correct!
Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2007 11:03:33 +0800
From: Michael Yang <michael.yxf@gmail.com>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Any way to dist-downgrade?
Message-ID: <47045805.9060306@gmail.com>
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Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 03, 2007 at 11:04:05PM +0800, Michael Yang wrote: >
>> Hi All:
>>
>> Due to one hang issues of apitude, I upgraded my linux-images, but didn't
>> resolve the issues.
>> Then I did "apt-get dist-upgrade", after which the aptitude issue is
>> resolved, also after which more packages are upgraded that I didn't mean
>> to. Now I want to keep only the kernel updated, but to downgrade the other
>> packages to the previous one.
>>
>
> downgrading is not supported.
>
>
>> Now the source.list consists of the mirrors of "sid" dist, if I change it
>> back to "testing", would there be any problems for the system?
>>
>
> if you change sources.list back to testing, then what will happen is > you will stay with the versions you already have installed until > testing catches up with them. Once newer versions of your current > packages hit testing then it will start to upgrade again.
>
> It is possible to downgrade, but tricky and in all reality, its > probably easier to reinstall. I don't know what changes have come > into sid but not into testing yet. If they are major packages (libc, > xorg, etc) then its definitely *not* trivial to downgrade.
>
> A >
Thanks for your info.
There were xorg packages updated during the upgrade. The first time I
upgrade only the linux-image, the X can not be started up due to my NV
display driver issue, so that I used dist-upgrade.
Although the aptitude issue and the display drivers are resolved and
working fine, I found the system is behaving a little slower than
before. It's quite obvious to see that the output is returned slowly
when I execute the "df -h" to check the disk info. That's why I'm
thinking about the downgrading....
Per your suggestions, I think I need to keep it as updated and change
the source list to testing, waiting to see if there is any improvment in
future!
Thanks a lot!
Michael
Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 00:06:33 -0400
From: Michael Pobega <pobega@gmail.com>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Random System Crashes
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On Wed, Oct 03, 2007 at 02:13:49AM -0500, Jude DaShiell wrote:
> odds are your power supply is on its way to the power supply cemetery.
>
>
I doubt that, because this laptop is only one year old. I'm kind of
hoping that the power supply doesn't have to be replaced...
>
> On Tue, 2 Oct 2007, Kelly Clowers wrote:
>
>> On 10/2/07, Michael Pobega <pobega@gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> Lately (For the past month or so) I've been experiencing random system
>>> crashes. My system would just completely lock up and not respond to
>>> anything but a power-down (I've tried switching to TTY1, among other
>>> things, but nothing works).
>>>
>>> I don't even know where to start diagnosing this problem...I'm looking
>>> for help on where to start. ANY help would be appreciated.
>>>
>>> If you need any more information just ask, besides the fact that I'm
>>> running Debian Lenny with a teeny bit of Sid (amd64 as well).
>>
>> It may be this xorg freezing problem that some people have been
>> having. Can do a remote login? If so does everything seem to work
>> alright in the new session?
>>
>> There was some discussion related to this on the list[1] a while back
>> and today on a blog on planet Ubuntu[2]. However, AFAIK no one has
>> come up with anything.
>>
>> Sorry I can't be of more help.
>>
>> [1]http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2007/09/msg01265.html
>> [2]http://admiralchicago.wordpress.com/2007/10/02/head-desk/
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Kelly
>>
>>
- --
If programmers deserve to be rewarded for creating innovative
programs, by the same token they deserve to be punished if they
restrict the use of these programs.
- Richard Stallman
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Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 00:08:54 -0400
From: Michael Pobega <pobega@gmail.com>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Random System Crashes
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On Tue, Oct 02, 2007 at 10:33:27PM -0700, Kelly Clowers wrote:
> On 10/2/07, Michael Pobega <pobega@gmail.com> wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > Lately (For the past month or so) I've been experiencing random system > > crashes. My system would just completely lock up and not respond to > > anything but a power-down (I've tried switching to TTY1, among other > > things, but nothing works). > > > > I don't even know where to start diagnosing this problem...I'm looking > > for help on where to start. ANY help would be appreciated. > > > > If you need any more information just ask, besides the fact that I'm > > running Debian Lenny with a teeny bit of Sid (amd64 as well). > > It may be this xorg freezing problem that some people have been > having. Can do a remote login? If so does everything seem to work > alright in the new session? > > There was some discussion related to this on the list[1] a while back > and today on a blog on planet Ubuntu[2]. However, AFAIK no one has > come up with anything. > > Sorry I can't be of more help. > > [1]http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2007/09/msg01265.html > [2]http://admiralchicago.wordpress.com/2007/10/02/head-desk/ > > > Cheers, > Kelly > >
It's definitely not that problem. When my system crashes EVERYTHING
locks up, including the cursor blinking. The system is COMPLETELY
unresponsive and at a standstill.
I'll try accessing my webserver from another computer next time it
happens though...That's a very good idea.
- --
If programmers deserve to be rewarded for creating innovative
programs, by the same token they deserve to be punished if they
restrict the use of these programs.
- Richard Stallman
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Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 21:04:44 -0700
From: tom arnall <kloro2006@gmail.com>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: trying to record sound with 'arecord' A SOLUTION
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On Wednesday 03 October 2007 16:49, David Fox wrote:
> On 10/3/07, tom arnall <kloro2006@gmail.com> wrote: > > yes to both. i used alsa mixer to set the mic level. i'm using a headset > > and when i do input to the mic i can hear it in the headphones.
>
> having never tried arecord I tried it out - on lenny there seems to be > a problem in that it can't open the device. I haven't had a microphone > hooked up to this system (I have a SBLive card) in quite sometime - > since before the move in May, and this used to work.
>
> I was about to suggest audacity, but that didn't work either - still > tells me that it cant open the sound device.
>
> Of course, the thing has played sound with no problems - it's just > that I haven't had a need to use the microphone, but figured I might > as well give it a try.
>
> What do you get using rec?
>
> > tom arnall
check out:
http://www.flaterco.com/kb/audio.html
under 'RECORD'. worked for me. also make sure you've set up alsa. i have to
do:
sudo /usr/src/modules/alsa-driver/snddevices
hope it works for you.
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 21:03:51 -0700
From: Amit Uttamchandani <atu13439@csun.edu>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Recommended MPLAYER config for old computers
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> Hi, > > It looks weird - CRC errors? Is the DVD scratched badly? I'm afraid I > cannot help you; maybe you should try asking on some mplayer forums/groups? > > BTW, have you tried the kaffeine already? It worked better than mplayer > with DVDs for me. > > Kind regards, > Michal R. Hoffmann
Yeah the CRC errors looked weird. The DVD isn't scratched badly. And it also plays fine on a regular dvd player. So yeah I'm not sure what could be the issue.
I was going to try out kaffeine and checked out its dependencies...it uses xine as the backend so I tried installing xine and using that to play dvds. No luck...still didn't work.
Also I checked out /var/log/messages and these lines seem to be suspect:
Oct 3 21:01:29 debian kernel: ATAPI device hdc:
Oct 3 21:01:29 debian kernel: Error: Illegal request -- (Sense key=0x05)
Oct 3 21:01:29 debian kernel: "28 00 00 02 6c b0 00 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 "
Oct 3 21:01:29 debian kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev hdc, sector 635584
Oct 3 21:01:29 debian kernel: hdc: command error: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
Oct 3 21:01:29 debian kernel: hdc: command error: error=0x54 { AbortedCommand LastFailedSense=0x05 }
Oct 3 21:01:29 debian kernel: ide: failed opcode was: unknown
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Amit Uttamchandani <atu13439@csun.edu>
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 21:11:22 -0700
From: tom arnall <kloro2006@gmail.com>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: trying to record sound with 'arecord' A SOLUTION - POSTSCRIPT
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On Wednesday 03 October 2007 16:49, David Fox wrote:
> On 10/3/07, tom arnall <kloro2006@gmail.com> wrote: > > yes to both. i used alsa mixer to set the mic level. i'm using a headset > > and when i do input to the mic i can hear it in the headphones.
>
> having never tried arecord I tried it out - on lenny there seems to be > a problem in that it can't open the device. I haven't had a microphone > hooked up to this system (I have a SBLive card) in quite sometime - > since before the move in May, and this used to work.
>
> I was about to suggest audacity, but that didn't work either - still > tells me that it cant open the sound device.
>
> Of course, the thing has played sound with no problems - it's just > that I haven't had a need to use the microphone, but figured I might > as well give it a try.
>
> What do you get using rec?
>
> > tom arnall
check out:
http://www.flaterco.com/kb/audio.html
under 'RECORD'. worked for me. also make sure you've set up alsa. i have to
do:
sudo /usr/src/modules/alsa-driver/snddevices
hope it works for you.
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ACTUALLY I ENABLED 'MIC', NOT 'AUX' IN THE ALSAMIXER CAPTURE SETUP. 'AUX'
DIDN'T WORK FOR ME.
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 21:19:06 -0700
From: Amit Uttamchandani <atu13439@csun.edu>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Recommended MPLAYER config for old computers
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> What happens if you run cdck to check the quality of the DVD?
I installed cdck from the deb repo and ran it. A lot of errors. There are a lot:
! unable to read sector 195007, reason: Input/output error
! unable to read sector 195008, reason: Input/output error
! unable to read sector 195009, reason: Input/output error
! unable to read sector 195010, reason: Input/output error
! unable to read sector 195203, reason: Input/output error
! unable to read sector 195204, reason: Input/output error
! unable to read sector 195205, reason: Input/output error
> Can you turn the DVD into an iso or something file and play from hard > disk?
How do I do this? mkisofs? Or can I use mencode or dvdbackup? What do you recommend?
THanks.
> Doug. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org >
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Amit Uttamchandani <atu13439@csun.edu>
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 21:29:40 -0700
From: Amit Uttamchandani <atu13439@csun.edu>
To: debian-user <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Subject: How to access RS-232 console from terminal?
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Hey guys,
I know this may seem so obvious but I have no experience with this at all. Basically I want to access the console interface of a network interface device using RS-232.
I am pretty sure linux/unix has built in support for this but how does it work?
Do I just plug it in?
Where do I set the baud rate?
And I usually need to transfer files via the 1K Xmodem protocol. Do I need an external software for this?
At work we use windows terminals to access these devices (using built in HyperTerminal program or PuTTY). But I would like to recommend the use of debian etch.
Thanks!
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Amit Uttamchandani <atu13439@csun.edu>
Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 17:39:30 +1300
From: Simon <greminn@gmail.com>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Sarge php4-cli no mysql support?
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Hi There,
We have a sarge box that we have just installed php4-cli on, but there
seems to be no mysql support? Can anyone confirm this? I have
php4-mysql installed.
What can i do here?
Here is the Configure Command from phpinfo() with the command line client.
Configure Command => '../configure' '--prefix=/usr' '--disable-cgi'
'--with-config-file-path=/etc/php4/cli' '--enable-memory-limit'
'--disable-debug' '--with-regex=php' '--disable-rpath'
'--disable-static' '--with-pic' '--with-layout=GNU'
'--with-pear=/usr/share/php' '--enable-calendar' '--enable-sysvsem'
'--enable-sysvshm' '--enable-sysvmsg' '--enable-track-vars'
'--enable-trans-sid' '--enable-bcmath' '--with-bz2' '--enable-ctype'
'--with-db4' '--with-iconv' '--enable-exif' '--enable-filepro'
'--enable-ftp' '--with-gettext' '--enable-mbstring'
'--with-pcre-regex=/usr' '--enable-shmop' '--enable-sockets'
'--enable-wddx' '--disable-xml' '--with-expat-dir=/usr'
'--with-xmlrpc' '--enable-yp' '--with-zlib' '--without-pgsql'
'--with-kerberos=/usr' '--with-openssl=/usr' '--with-zip=/usr'
'--enable-dbx' '--with-mime-magic=/usr/share/misc/file/magic.mime'
'--with-exec-dir=/usr/lib/php4/libexec' '--without-mm'
'--without-mysql' '--without-sybase-ct' '--enable-pcntl'
'--with-ncurses=/usr'
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 22:58:38 -0600
From: Rob Sims <deb-lists-z@robsims.com>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: How to access RS-232 console from terminal?
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On Wed, Oct 03, 2007 at 09:29:40PM -0700, Amit Uttamchandani wrote:
> I know this may seem so obvious but I have no experience with this at > all. Basically I want to access the console interface of a network > interface device using RS-232.
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> And I usually need to transfer files via the 1K Xmodem protocol. Do I nee=
d an external software for this?
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Have a look at minicom.
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Rob
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Date: Wed, 03 Oct 2007 21:44:47 -0700
From: Daniel Burrows <dburrows@debian.org>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: VNC install--possible dependency error?
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On Wed, Oct 03, 2007 at 10:37:19PM -0400, Carl Fink <carl@finknetwork.com> was heard to say:
> Here's a transcript: > > NewPicking:/home/carlf# apt-get install vnc4server xvnc4viewer vnc-java xtightvncviewer > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done > The following extra packages will be installed: > vnc4-common > Suggested packages: > vncserver tightvncserver > > I'm installing vnc4server explicitly. Why is Debian recommending that I > install two other VNC servers as well?
xtightvncviewer suggests tightvncserver, and vnc-java suggests
vncserver.
Daniel
Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 00:11:57 -0400
From: "Douglas A. Tutty" <dtutty@porchlight.ca>
To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: P-II ASUS box won't boot another drive
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On Thu, Oct 04, 2007 at 12:34:51AM -0400, Chris Bannister wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 02, 2007 at 04:38:38PM -0500, Russell L. Harris wrote: > > I have running here a PII with Asus P2B-F motherboard and a 40Gbyte > > IDE drive. The manual for the P2B-F is rather poor, and fails to > > provide a number of vital details. > > > > I have been running a dual-boot Debian/W2000 scheme, with Debian > > "testing" on one drive and W2000 on the other, and using GRUB as the > > boot loader. With a 366 MHz process, performance with W2000 and with > > the Gnome desktop is acceptable, but sometimes a bit frustrating. > > I suggest running a lightweight window manager to avoid frustration.
I've always had great performance with icewm.
Doug.
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