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debian-user-digest Digest Volume 2008 : Issue 311

Today's Topics:

  Archiving audio (high fidelity)?      [ Zach  ]
  Re: Aptitude stuck on sun-java5-bin   [ Florian Kulzer  ]
  Re: USB pendrive mobility (fat32)?    [ "s. keeling"  ]
  suggestions needed: multiple nis, ld  [ Computer Gigs  ]
  Re: [OT] beefy steel cases            [ "s. keeling"  ]
  Re: Linux network security poll       [ "Douglas A. Tutty"  ]
  [Debian-User] Something wrong with u  [ "Javier Vasquez"  ]

Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2008 17:25:55 -0500
From: Zach <netrek@gmail.com>
To: "Debian User List" <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Subject: Archiving audio (high fidelity)?

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I would like to transfer my collection of LPs (record albums) and audio cassette tapes onto optical media for archival.

I have a high end CD player and a medium end LP player and wonder precisely how I can transfer these to DVD?

I would like to maintain the highest possible fidelity so even dumping to .WAV or .FLAC is fine with me.

Do you need help?

I have audio cables with gold plated connectors and my CD player is connected to a powered amplifier.

Also I want to remove any cracks or pops from the LPs (especially) before archiving.

What settings should my amplifier have (or the sound card) when I do this?

I have a relatively cheap sound card so what sound card would you recommend for this project (it must be Linux friendly)?

I saw this USB device (apparently it uses a custom USB board to do the D/A conversion with claimed high fidelity) Xitel Import Deluxe device at Radio Shack:
http://www.xitel.com/USA/prod_inportdl.htm

But it only seems to save to MP3 and comes with MS Windows software only.

If you can be as specific as possible that would really help (hardware, software, procedures, tips, etc.)

Regards,
Zach

Do you need more help?

Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2008 23:48:18 +0100
From: Florian Kulzer <florian.kulzer+debian@icfo.es> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Aptitude stuck on sun-java5-bin

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On Sat, Feb 09, 2008 at 14:41:14 -0600, cothrige wrote:
>
> I have managed to get myself in a bit of a bind regarding packages.
> Aptitude is reporting an error regarding an apparent half-finished
> upgrade to sun-java5-bin, and this has caused all things to stop.
> Unfortunately I have not found a way to resolve or work around this.
> Here is what has been coming back from any aptitude commands:
>
>
> Preparing to replace sun-java5-bin 1.5.0-14-2 (using .../sun-java5-bin_1.5.0-14-2_i386.deb) ...
> sun-dlj-v1-1 license has already been accepted
> Unpacking replacement sun-java5-bin ...
> /usr/share/icons/sun-java5.png is not a directory
> dpkg: warning - old post-removal script returned error exit status 2

See bugs #462725 and #462727: dh_icons from package debhelper puts an incorrect invocation of update-icon-caches into the post-removal script. This problem is supposed to be fixed now (version 1.5.0-14-3 in Sid).

To get your package manager unstuck, use a text editor to open the file /var/lib/dpkg/info/sun-java5-bin.postrm and change the line

update-icon-caches /usr/share/icons/sun-java5.png

update-icon-caches /usr/share/icons/

Can we help you?

(line numer 36).

Then run "aptitude install -f". I cannot test this on my system, but I am pretty sure that it should work. If it does not work then comment out line 36 by putting an "#" in front of it and run the aptitude command again.

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

Date: Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:19:16 -0600 From: Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> To: Debian User List <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Subject: Re: Linux network security poll Message-ID: <47AE34F4.8030609@cox.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 02/09/08 16:18, Zach wrote:
> I need to get serious about security since I will be soon connected to
> the net almost 24x7 (barring a power outage etc.) so I was wondering
> if list members could explain their security setup (network
> configuration, DMZ, firewalls, IDS, logging, etc.). Also what would
> you recommend for someone like me who is still on an entry level in
> terms of my understanding of Linux and network security and what would
> recommend for later on down the road once I get more sophisticated? I
> run Debian lenny with a 2.6.18 kernel. I will be getting ADSL next
> week and plan on having a DSL modem/router doing NAT. I only have one
> machine now but plan on adding another one within the next 3 months or
> so.
The modem/router *should* be all the firewall you need. I, however, like having a plain no-security non-router cable modem. That way, I get to choose what kind of hardware to use as router & firewall. - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA PETA - People Eating Tasty Animals -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFHrjT0S9HxQb37XmcRAsGAAJ4vy9waZfP3agKyZY4kFrw/nwaS/wCg7Nxq oprHipmRuLM7itWEYLhMlPI= =x+1w -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2008 00:29:14 +0100 (CET) From: "s. keeling" <keeling@nucleus.com> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: USB pendrive mobility (fat32)? Message-ID: <slrnfqsdps.acs.keeling@phreaque.nucleus.com> David Fox <dfox94085@gmail.com>:
> On 2/8/08, s. keeling <keeling@nucleus.com> wrote:
>
> > Ick. Doesn't that mean blowing away ptn4 then three then create
> > extended and ... (logical ...)? Which I shouldn't really need to do
>
> Wouldn't it be just simpler to copy off the files in the stick and
> reformat it to just one primary partition, and then restore
> everything?
No need to copy it. All data's on hard drive too.
> I'm not sure why you'd want multiple partitions on a USB stick
> anyway.
Really? Well, considering this experience (this was suggested by a friend): think of multiple ptns as a security feature. If the stick falls into the hands of a script kiddie, he's not going to have the smarts to wonder why that single primary ptn he can see is empty. He won't see 2nd, 3rd, ... ptns because Windows doesn't bother to let him know they're there. Secondly, the web doc I'm looking at says to create a 750 Mb fat16 ptn and cp KNOPPIX and boot/isolinux/* to it. XP understands ... XP, so fat of some sort for my sneakernet to corp XP boxes. I might even tinker with a crypto ptn on this thing. -- Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced. (*) http://blinkynet.net/comp/uip5.html Linux Counter #80292 - - http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1855.html Please, don't Cc: me.

Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2008 15:36:34 -0800 (PST) From: Computer Gigs <gigscomputer@yahoo.com> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: suggestions needed: multiple nis, ldap, kerberos Message-ID: <973374.97510.qm@web46014.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable hello folks, i am looking for suggestions on how to efficiently migrate multiple nis+autofs to be managed by ldap+kerberos.=20 i have about 8 or more nis domains that i would like to consolidate. i would use ldap to hold the user list. there would a equivalent kerberos realm for each nis domain, that is, nis domain a, would have a kerberos realm a.foo.com=20 nis domain b, would have a kerberos realm b.foo.com, ... would the above implementation style work, is there a better way to do it? would appreciate suggestions, pointers to docs, etc=20 thank you john ___________________________________________________________________= _________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and=20 know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_y= lt=3DAhu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ=20

Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2008 00:33:38 +0100 (CET) From: "s. keeling" <keeling@nucleus.com> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: USB pendrive mobility (fat32)? Message-ID: <slrnfqse25.acs.keeling@phreaque.nucleus.com> David S <dalidan@bigpond.net.au>:
> s. keeling wrote:
> > Plugging that into the corporate WinXP laptop only displays the first
> > ca. 300 Mb ptn. Why doesn't it see the 2nd? How have I borked the
> > ptn table?
>
> I have this same issue with Windows XP too. I think its not your
> fault but the OS's. For most users one partition on a flash drive is
> standard, so WinXP must have decided to limit the number of
> partitions displayable to one.
Thanks for the confirmation. This is amazing:
> The interesting thing is, though, that Windows 98 can see more than
> one partition on a flash drive.
Amazing as in, XP can't. This seems a fairly insane design decision on the part of MS. -- Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced. (*) http://blinkynet.net/comp/uip5.html Linux Counter #80292 - - http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1855.html Please, don't Cc: me.

Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2008 00:54:02 +0100 (CET) From: "s. keeling" <keeling@nucleus.com> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: [OT] beefy steel cases Message-ID: <slrnfqsf8c.acs.keeling@phreaque.nucleus.com> Douglas A. Tutty <dtutty@porchlight.ca>:
>
> Some people off-list have found me some low-MHz computers and will mail
> me the boards with CPU + memory etc. One is a Tyan dual Pentium
> {133|166}.
>
> Now I'm looking for a great case in which to mount it (them?). Starting
> with wikipedia on EMR shielding, and surfing fro there, I've learned
> that steel is much better for this than aluminum of the same thickness,
> and the thicker the better (see skin depth). Wouldn't you know it: my
> Athlon64's case is steel frame with thin aluminum panels. So, I guess
> its case should be changed too.
>
> Asthetics don't matter.
>
> I'm wondering if in your travels, have any of you seen a case (tower,
> desktop, or rackmount) that is:
>
> -- of heavy steel frame and panels.
Sun Ultra 30. Thing must weigh a ton.
> -- lots of non-hot-swap drive space (unless hot-swap trays are included
> or readily avilable). Front-accessible bays: floppy (old-board bios may
> come on a floppy), CD, plus perhaps room for a future tape unit (2
> half-height bays).
Two Sun drive bays, and about two nondescript 5" bays.
> Front-panel USB is not important, especially if it has extra rear slots.
> Front-panel sound is not important.
No USB. It has a sound card, though I've never heard anything from it.
> All the front panel needs is a power switch (preferably covered against
> accidental pushing) with an "on" light, and perhaps a "drive" light.
You won't like the power key on the Sun keyboard then.
> If this rings a bell, could you let me know so I can track one down?
It's yours if you pay shipping. It runs Debian Etch, OpenBSD, NetBSD, and OpenSolaris. 17" Sun monitor included, ca. 250 Mb RAM, Plextor CD-R drive and Sun cartridge CD-R, DDS3 tape drive w 12 cartridges and head cleaner cartridge, all SCSI I/O. I've a UPS that goes with it which sounds like a vacuum cleaner. All 64 bit RISC/Sparc. -- Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced. (*) http://blinkynet.net/comp/uip5.html Linux Counter #80292 - - http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1855.html Please, don't Cc: me.

Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2008 19:41:30 -0500 From: "Douglas A. Tutty" <dtutty@porchlight.ca> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Linux network security poll Message-ID: <20080210004130.GA8638@titan.hooton> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline On Sat, Feb 09, 2008 at 05:18:09PM -0500, Zach wrote:
> I need to get serious about security since I will be soon connected to
> the net almost 24x7 (barring a power outage etc.) so I was wondering
> if list members could explain their security setup (network
> configuration, DMZ, firewalls, IDS, logging, etc.). Also what would
> you recommend for someone like me who is still on an entry level in
> terms of my understanding of Linux and network security and what would
> recommend for later on down the road once I get more sophisticated? I
> run Debian lenny with a 2.6.18 kernel. I will be getting ADSL next
> week and plan on having a DSL modem/router doing NAT. I only have one
> machine now but plan on adding another one within the next 3 months or
> so.
It all depends on what you intend to do. If its just your home box that will be connected all the time now, and you're not offering services on the internet, then its pretty straight-forwared and should be no different to what you are doing now. If you do need a DMZ, then read the shorewall-doc package, even if you're not going to use shorewall its a good document. Close all ports and only open those ports you need, in all directions, as default. Have only those daemons listening which you need to be listening and only on the interfaces you need. I.e. if you don't intend to ssh into your box from the internet, you can tell sshd exactly what interfaces to listen to (and don't tell it the one for the internet). Based on other threads I've read recently, its not obvious that you should have separate NICs for the internet and your internal network. You do. NICs are cheap. If you only add a second box, you can use a cross-over cable and don't need a switch. If you add any other network device, get a linksys 5 port switch for $10 or whatever. Run ntpd to keep the system time synced. Your firewall box will hopefully end up stratum 3. Your other boxes can watch the firewall and be stratum 4. Doug.

Can't find what you're looking for?

Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2008 19:59:48 -0500 From: "Douglas A. Tutty" <dtutty@porchlight.ca> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Archiving audio (high fidelity)? Message-ID: <20080210005948.GB8638@titan.hooton> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline On Sat, Feb 09, 2008 at 05:25:55PM -0500, Zach wrote:
> I would like to transfer my collection of LPs (record albums) and
> audio cassette tapes onto optical media for archival.
>
> I have a high end CD player and a medium end LP player and wonder
> precisely how I can transfer these to DVD?
>
> I would like to maintain the highest possible fidelity so even dumping
> to .WAV or .FLAC is fine with me.
Make standard CDs instead of MP3. If you have lots of storage space, you can archive the .iso files. When you run out of space, its a good excuse to go buy an LTO :) [Honest honey, I need to transfer the music off of the 99 cent cassette tapes onto $40 LTO cassette tapes, but they'll hold 146 tapes-worth so its a bargain (100 GB per LTO / 700 MB per audio cassette)]. For treasured LPs that haven't been re-issued on CD it may be a serious idea.
>
> I have audio cables with gold plated connectors and my CD player is
> connected to a powered amplifier.
>
Well, you won't need the amplifier really but since its hooked up, treat the computer like a second tape drive. However, for the best sound quality, you want an external sound box not an internal card.
> Also I want to remove any cracks or pops from the LPs (especially)
> before archiving.
Look at the gramophile package.
> What settings should my amplifier have (or the sound card) when I do this?
> Just hook the computer up as a tape deck. Line out on the sound card to line in (a.k.a. 'play') on the amp. Line in on the sound card to line out (a.k.a. 'record') on the amp. Use high quality shielded cable. If you use a built-in sound card, you'll need the 1/8" plug to RCA plug adapter. Keep all sound wires away from any computer wires and away from power cables. Ensure that the sound system and the computer are on compatible circuits to prevent a ground-loop.
> I have a relatively cheap sound card so what sound card would you
> recommend for this project (it must be Linux friendly)?
>
An external box. The only ones I've seen (never used) are Roland.
> I saw this USB device (apparently it uses a custom USB board to do the
> D/A conversion with claimed high fidelity) Xitel Import Deluxe device
> at Radio Shack:
> http://www.xitel.com/USA/prod_inportdl.htm
>
> But it only seems to save to MP3 and comes with MS Windows software only.
>
> If you can be as specific as possible that would really help
> (hardware, software, procedures, tips, etc.)
Just like any piece of equipment, especially sound equipment, you get what you pay for. Radio Shack will have stuff that will work for the bebop croud who can't tell the difference between MP3 on ear buds and a real Hi-Fi LP (which is better than CD). Check out Roland. Find an audiophile store near you and see what they suggest. AFAIK, the external sound boxes have a card that goes in the computer like a sound card and connect to an external box with a data cable. The external box presents the RCA sockets for audio patch and has all the D/A converters in so that its digital data that goes to the card in the computer. It would have to work with linux. The best way to determine this, if the manufacturer doesn't say it does, is to google the item name and include the term 'linux' and see what comes up. Enjoy and good luck. Doug.

Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2008 20:02:27 -0500 From: "Douglas A. Tutty" <dtutty@porchlight.ca> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: [OT] beefy steel cases Message-ID: <20080210010227.GA8806@titan.hooton> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline On Sun, Feb 10, 2008 at 12:54:02AM +0100, s. keeling wrote:
> Douglas A. Tutty <dtutty@porchlight.ca>:
Sun Ultra 30. Thing must weigh a ton.
> It's yours if you pay shipping. It runs Debian Etch, OpenBSD, NetBSD,
> and OpenSolaris. 17" Sun monitor included, ca. 250 Mb RAM, Plextor CD-R
> drive and Sun cartridge CD-R, DDS3 tape drive w 12 cartridges and head
> cleaner cartridge, all SCSI I/O. I've a UPS that goes with it which
> sounds like a vacuum cleaner. All 64 bit RISC/Sparc.
>
Thanks, s. According to wikipedia, the Sun Ultra 30 runs at either 250 or 300 MHz and so is too fast. Thank you, though, for the consideration. I hope it finds a good home. Doug.

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Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2008 20:12:18 -0600 From: "Javier Vasquez" <jevv.cr@gmail.com> To: "Debian, UL" <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Subject: [Debian-User] Something wrong with udev / usb? Message-ID: <c88cc5730802091812j1eb4abf3p8953c53a5d7b585f@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Hi, I'm using kernels 2.6.23 and 2.6.24 (debian stock), and on them I can't get my usb external disk to work. There's no /dev/sd* device showing up, although I have ehci-hcd and uhci-hcd modules up, I also installed usb_storage and usbatm modules just in case, but nothing... This used to work automatically with udev before (as soon as I connected the usb device, I got /dev/sda or /dev/sa1, not sure which). I'm not sure with which kernel this stopped working. The ones I have available are just these 2 I mentioned... Can anyone enlighten me please? -- Javier

Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2008 20:16:33 -0600 From: "Javier Vasquez" <jevv.cr@gmail.com> To: "Debian, UL" <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Subject: Re: [Debian-User] Something wrong with udev / usb? Message-ID: <c88cc5730802091816q4c676ddct2e4c337c3c4cc294@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline On Feb 9, 2008 8:12 PM, Javier Vasquez <jevv.cr@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm using kernels 2.6.23 and 2.6.24 (debian stock), and on them I
> can't get my usb external disk to work. There's no /dev/sd* device
> showing up, although I have ehci-hcd and uhci-hcd modules up, I also
> installed usb_storage and usbatm modules just in case, but nothing...
>
> This used to work automatically with udev before (as soon as I
> connected the usb device, I got /dev/sda or /dev/sa1, not sure which).
> I'm not sure with which kernel this stopped working. The ones I have
> available are just these 2 I mentioned...
>
> Can anyone enlighten me please?
I forgto to mention I live under unstable, :). -- Javier

Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2008 18:31:08 -0800 From: Alan Ianson <agianson@gmail.com> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: [Debian-User] Something wrong with udev / usb? Message-Id: <200802091831.08614.agianson@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline On Sat February 9 2008 06:12:18 pm Javier Vasquez wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm using kernels 2.6.23 and 2.6.24 (debian stock), and on them I
> can't get my usb external disk to work. There's no /dev/sd* device
> showing up, although I have ehci-hcd and uhci-hcd modules up, I also
> installed usb_storage and usbatm modules just in case, but nothing...
I've noticed this too with testing when I plug a usb drive into the front plugs on my box. I added the device to /etc/fstab and after that it works as expected. I'm not sure why that is. Only one of my drives does this and I don't use it often so I haven't looked any further.
> This used to work automatically with udev before (as soon as I
> connected the usb device, I got /dev/sda or /dev/sa1, not sure which).
> I'm not sure with which kernel this stopped working. The ones I have
> available are just these 2 I mentioned...
>
> Can anyone enlighten me please?
>
> --
> Javier
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