April 2004 - main

Gentoo 2004.0 LiveCD install
by Glen Tyler 21 Apr '04

21 Apr '04

I was so impressed with Gentoo 1.4 that I decided to upgrade and bought the 2CD set of 2004.0, but despite what it says in the install guide such as "if you don't have a working network connection, you have to install a portage snapshot provided by one of or liveCDs" -I did :-) As I want to start at Stage1 I need to run the bootstrap script, but I get to that point the install fails as emerge tries to download another version of portage from the Gentoo Mirrors. I've tried the Gentoo forums, but there does not seem to be much about this, other than 'use a network connection' or 'use Stage3'. As the documentation says that it can be done (although its not the default method) then I assume that they know what they're saying. Is there a way I can stop emerge doing this, or at least show it where I've put the sources? Thanks again Glen

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Re: [ALUG] Just installed Debian
by Steve Engledow 21 Apr '04

21 Apr '04

> when I issue # dpkg-reconfigure noflushd I get this > ;Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server > Xlib: No protocol specified > > dpkg-reconfigure: cannot connect to X server :0.0 Just means your X session isn't allowing requests from any user other than the one that started the session. Very sensible really. If you do an 'xhost +' before su-ing you'll be ok. Cheers, Steve P.S. MJR, thanks for being patient. Think I've tamed the beast that is yahoo mail now. Got to better than Outlook though ;)

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Re: [ALUG] Just installed Debian
by Steve Engledow 21 Apr '04

21 Apr '04

> Then you can try running the reconfigure again. > But now when I issue # dpkg-reconfigure noflushd I get this > ;Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server > Xlib: No protocol specified > > dpkg-reconfigure: cannot connect to X server :0.0 > I've also seen this kind of thing when trying to run X programs from a console in which I've su'ed to root. Any ideas what might be going on here? Just means your X session isn't allowing requests from any user other than the one that started the session. Very sensible really. If you do an 'xhost +' before su-ing you'll be ok. Cheers, Steve P.S. Third time of sending due to Yahoo's irritating love of HTML mail. Maybe it'll even work this time ;)

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Just installed Debian
by Richard Lewis 20 Apr '04

20 Apr '04

Dear ALUG, I've recently installed Debian "testing" on my laptop over the Internet. Its all very shinny and nice (with kernel 2.6, KDE 3.1.5 etc.) and I've almost got everything I want working. There are one or two things that I hope someone might be able to help with though: 1) When the system boots it attempts to connect to the network through eth0. This is fine when I'm on campus and plugged into the network, but when I'm at home it adds about a minute onto the bootup time and achieves nothing (I've not network at home). Is there a way of making this optional at bootup? 2) One of the packages didn't configure properly at installation time: noflushd. I tried # dpkg-reconfigure noflushd and got this: debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Kde debconf: (Can't locate Qt.pm in @INC (@INC contains: /etc/perl /usr/local/lib/perl/5.8.3 /usr/local/share/perl/5.8.3 /usr/lib/perl5 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/perl/5.8 /usr/share/perl/5.8 /usr/local/lib/site_perl .) at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Kde/Wizard.pm line 7.) debconf: falling back to frontend: Dialog /usr/sbin/dpkg-reconfigure: noflushd is broken or not fully installed Any ideas what might be wrong? Or if it matters? (I'm not even sure what its for; $ apt-cache search noflushd gives: "allow idle hard disks to spin down"). 3) The last distro I was using was MDK9.2. My new Debian system seems to be quite short of fonts in comparison; particularly ones that work well as KDE fonts (for menus, buttons etc.). Where do linux fonts come from and how do they work? Are there any sources of free fonts? Thanks in advance, Richard

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ISDN Woes on Mandrake
by Stuart Hammond 20 Apr '04

20 Apr '04

Hi, Ive been trying to get mandrake to work with the ISDN adapter (which drivers come in the kernal, and it works so that dont seem the problme). The problme appears to be the mandrake 10 front end for ISDN is missing (well incomplete) ive treid googling for an alternate, but i cant seem to find one that works. so what im asking is, does any one know if there is any alternate front ends for ISDN or any easy (as im a bit new at this) work rounds? yours S Hammond PS, IIRC the windows fonts are free to be redistributed so there is no problme copying them to linux (no matter how much microsoft hates you for doing it) actually iirc there was a source forge project dedicated to it, who MS had a go at but couldnt legal do any thing about it. _________________________________________________________________ Tired of 56k? Get a FREE BT Broadband connection http://www.msn.co.uk/specials/btbroadband

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Strange Firefox problem
by BenEBoy 19 Apr '04

19 Apr '04

As the subject says, this is a strange one... From what I can tell, it appears that firefox might be throttling my download speed. I've tried downloading from a number of different places and the speed never gets above 4kbs, which since I'm on ADSL (finally) is a bit slow. Judging from the amount downloaded (ie. 700 k in a couple of minutes), it's reporting the speed accurately (or thereabouts) and everything else I do happens at the speed I would expect it (apt-getting 90mb's of data in half an hour or so etc.). Is it my imagination? Have all the servers I've tried to download from recently just been slow? Or is there some sort of option I need to set somewhere ;) Anyone? Please? I'm using sarge (albeit with a freshly downloaded gimp 2.0, but I doubt that will make a difference). Cheers, BenE

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FireWire
by Vasko Tomanov 19 Apr '04

19 Apr '04

Someone to have experience with FireWire cards ? 400 ? 800 ? some suggestion ? some problems ? with model to choose ? Cheers vasko

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Re: [ALUG] Just installed Debian
by Jonathan McDowell 19 Apr '04

19 Apr '04

(I think you probably meant to send this to the list?) On Mon, Apr 19, 2004 at 03:12:58PM +0100, Richard Lewis wrote: > On Monday 19 April 2004 13:13, Jonathan McDowell wrote: > > It sounds like you chose the KDE frontend to debconf, so it /is/ trying > > to connect to your Xserver as root. > > > > export XAUTHORITY=~youruser/.Xauthority > > > > in the root session usually does the trick. > > > OK, it doesn't complain about the X server anymore, but I get this now: > > /usr/sbin/dpkg-reconfigure: noflushd is broken or not fully installed > DESTROY created new reference to dead object ' Qt::VBoxLayout' during global > destruction. > > I tried issuing # apt-get install noflushd again but it just came up > with a dpkg exit status 1 (presumably the same error). > > I've looked it up in the bugs section and its looks as though it has > had a bug filled against it, but I'm not very skilled at reading bug > reports! (http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?pkg=noflushd) It's had a bug filed, which has been fixed (hence the fact it's listed as resolved), but checking the Testing Status bit on: http://packages.qa.debian.org/n/noflushd.html noflushd is fixed in unstable (sid) but the fixed package hasn't made it to testing (sarge) yet, but should do so tomorrow. J. -- /------------------------------------\ | It does it for me our kid! | | http://www.blackcatnetworks.co.uk/ | \------------------------------------/

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nVidia/Via AGP support not working
by Tristan Scott 19 Apr '04

19 Apr '04

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I have a via motherboard (on loan from work, mine's broke) and a nV ti 4400. AGP simple won't work. I have tried: Latest Gentoo stable drivers: (4496) Latest nVidia stable drivers (5336) These were supposed to fix some issues with via and agp. I have tried AGP: agpgart built in, nvidia drivers using mode 3 (try aggart then nvAgp) agpgart not built, nvidia drivers set to NvAGP mode 1 (nvagp only) or 3 (try agp, then nvidia) agpgart built as module, trying nvidia only (nope) then mode 3 again (loaded agpgart fine) The host bridge claims it's supported by agpgart and nvagp. now, debugging outputs: - -------lspci------- 00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8375 [KM266/KL266] Host Bridge 00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8633 [Apollo Pro266 AGP] 00:10.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 80) 00:10.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 80) 00:10.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 80) 00:10.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 82) 00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8235 ISA Bridge 00:11.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT8233/A/C/VT8235 PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06) 00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233/A/8235 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 50) 00:11.6 Communication controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. Intel 537 [AC97 Modem] (rev 80) 00:12.0 Ethernet controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6102 [Rhine-II] (rev 74) 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV25 [GeForce4 Ti 4400] (rev a2) - -------proc------- ~ cat /proc/driver/nvidia/agp/card Fast Writes: Supported SBA: Supported AGP Rates: 4x 2x 1x Registers: 0x1f000217:0x00000000 cat /proc/driver/nvidia/agp/host-bridge Host Bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8375 [KM266/KL266] Host Bridge Fast Writes: Not Supported SBA: Supported AGP Rates: 4x 2x 1x Registers: 0x1f000207:0x00000000 cat /proc/driver/nvidia/agp/status Status: Disabled - -------XF86Config------- (clipped) Section "Device" ~ Identifier "ti" ~ Driver "nvidia" # Driver "nv" ~ #VideoRam 131072 # ---AGP--- # 0 = Off # 1 = NvAGP only # 2 = AGPGart only # 3 = Try AGPGart, then NvAGP - default Option "NvAGP" "1" # use AGPGart if poss. then use agpgart, if poss. Option "NoDDC" "false" Option "DPMS" Option "RenderAccel" "true" Option "AGPMode" "4" #Option "AGPFastWrite" "true" Option "EnableDepthMoves" "true" Option "EnablePageFlip" "true" Option "HWCursor" "true" Option "CursorShadow" "true" Option "Xinerama" "on" Option "TwinView" Option "SecondMonitorHorizSync" "30-95" Option "SecondMonitorVertRefresh" "60-100" Option "MetaModes" "1280x1024,1280x1024; 1024x768,1024x768; NULL,1280x1024; NULL,800x600" Option "TwinViewOrientation" "LeftOf" Option "ConnectedMonitor" "CRT, CRT" ~ # Insert Clocks lines here if appropriate EndSection - -------lsmod------- Module Size Used by nvidia 2068168 12 via_agp 5184 1 agpgart 26408 1 via_agp - -------dmesg------- (agpgart as module) Linux agpgart interface v0.100 (c) Dave Jones agpgart: Detected VIA PM266/KM266 chipset agpgart: Maximum main memory to use for agp memory: 690M agpgart: AGP aperture is 256M @ 0xe0000000 eth0: Setting full-duplex based on MII #1 link partner capability of 45e1. smbfs: Unrecognized mount option umask smbfs: Unrecognized mount option umask smbfs: Unrecognized mount option umask smbfs: Unrecognized mount option umask smbfs: Unrecognized mount option umask atkbd.c: Unknown key released (translated set 2, code 0x7a on isa0060/serio0). atkbd.c: This is an XFree86 bug. It shouldn't access hardware directly. atkbd.c: Unknown key released (translated set 2, code 0x7a on isa0060/serio0). atkbd.c: This is an XFree86 bug. It shouldn't access hardware directly. nvidia: no version magic, tainting kernel. nvidia: module license 'NVIDIA' taints kernel. 0: nvidia: loading NVIDIA Linux x86 NVIDIA Kernel Module 1.0-5336 Wed Jan 14 18:29:26 PST 2004 0: NVRM: not using NVAGP, AGPGART is loaded!! -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFAglkLdRlQV5wtGCYRApGEAJsGC7a89OT4LsdDeGD+n+y5dP/NCwCdFeLk 73ywKKU/kYsjizWemIOTvQw= =1nUn -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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FTP help please!
by bjsamuels＠beenthere-donethat.org.uk 19 Apr '04

19 Apr '04

Until recently (a few days ago) I have been happily uploading via FTP to my hosted web site. Suddenly I find I can start an upload but every attempt ends with 'waiting for transfer to complete' which it never does. I have tried a number of different FTP applications, both GUI and command line, to no avail. I have also tried uploading to the small amount of web space that my ISP provides with the same result which I think rules out a problem on my hosting server. I can upload to my hosted site if I use a modem instead of the router which seems to indicate that the problem may be within the router/firewall. However, as far as I can see, nothing in the router firewall has changed. It is set to allow anything out and to block everything coming in unless it's a 'reply' to a connection instigated by my computer. That has always worked in the past. This problem has occurred around the time I've started getting the following in my router logs (this is the first recorded instance): Thu, 2004-04-08 16:52:17 - TCP Packet -Source:81.174.175.111,3789 Destination:81.174.175.161,3127 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 16:52:21 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,1603 Destination:81.174.175.161,1025 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 16:52:26 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,1605 Destination:81.174.175.161,3127 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 16:52:34 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,1602 Destination:81.174.175.161,135 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 16:52:39 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,3787 Destination:81.174.175.161,1025 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 16:52:44 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,3786 Destination:81.174.175.161,135 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 16:53:47 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,1605 Destination:81.174.175.161,3127 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 16:54:50 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,1603 Destination:81.174.175.161,1025 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 16:55:53 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,2442 Destination:81.174.175.161,135 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 16:56:56 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,4572 Destination:81.174.175.161,135 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 16:57:01 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,4577 Destination:81.174.175.161,139 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 16:57:06 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,4576 Destination:81.174.175.161,6129 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 16:57:10 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,4575 Destination:81.174.175.161,3127 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 16:57:15 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,4573 Destination:81.174.175.161,1025 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 16:57:20 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,4694 Destination:81.174.175.161,3127 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 16:57:26 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,4689 Destination:81.174.175.161,1025 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 16:57:31 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,4686 Destination:81.174.175.161,135 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 16:57:36 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,4062 Destination:81.174.175.161,1025 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 16:57:41 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,4695 Destination:81.174.175.161,6129 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 16:57:46 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,4299 Destination:81.174.175.161,1025 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 16:57:50 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,4301 Destination:81.174.175.161,3127 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 16:59:39 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,3157 Destination:81.174.175.161,139 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 16:59:43 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,3156 Destination:81.174.175.161,6129 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 16:59:48 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,3155 Destination:81.174.175.161,3127 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 16:59:53 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,3152 Destination:81.174.175.161,1025 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 16:59:58 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,3151 Destination:81.174.175.161,135 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 17:02:30 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,1803 Destination:81.174.175.161,6129 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 17:02:35 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,1802 Destination:81.174.175.161,3127 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 17:02:40 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,1800 Destination:81.174.175.161,1025 - [DOS] Thu, 2004-04-08 17:02:44 - TCP Packet - Source:81.174.175.111,1799 Destination:81.174.175.161,135 - [DOS] I've reported this to my ISP as it one of their addresses but have yet to hear anything. I cannot see why this should prevent FTP uploads from completing and it doesn't prevent me from doing anything else. I can download without problems. I'm baffled (but then I am easily baffled) and any advice will be very much appreciated. Barry Samuels http://www.beenthere-donethat.org.uk The Unofficial Guide to Great Britain

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