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dependency based boot + update-rc.d
Hi, Before dependency based boot I added my own boot scripts with update-rc.d, like: update-rc.d faketty start 29 2 3 4 5 . and the update-rc.d man page still refers to sequence numbers (NN=29): "NN is the two-digit sequence number that determines where in the sequence init will run the scripts." But... 2 Jun 2010 14:15

rsync: mkstemp "some files" failed: Cannot allocate memory (12)
Hi to all debian expert. I'm running an rsync session over smb client between an debian and win 7. at one moment the rsync goes down with this error: rsync: mkstemp "some files" failed: Cannot allocate memory (12) If I can list in my mount point I have this error: bemprt:~# uname -a Linux bemprt 2.6.32-3-68... 2 Jun 2010 12:01

Screen width on Knoppix install. Progress report.
On Wednesday 02 June 2010 02:49:18 Andrei Popescu wrote: On Ma, 01 iun 10, 22:33:26, John Culleton wrote: I ask here because my message to the Knoppix list has not yet appeared. I assume you missed my reply [1] to your previous message so I am CCing you now. [1] http://lists.debian.org/d... 2 Jun 2010 13:08

SuperGrubDisk
Camaleón wrote: On Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:44:59 -0500, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: Camaleón wrote: But SGB has support for Grub2, isn't it? :-? I see this: http://www.supergrubdisk.org/forum/index.php?topic=494.0 that says 'Super GRUB2 disk 1.98s1 rele... 2 Jun 2010 10:55

nvidia again looking for howto
There are many ways to get a nvidia vga device running in debian. But wich one is the debian way? I tried different ways, bu i get different errormessages and graphicerrors. I want to try an "official" way to install a NV FX 5200 befeore i create bugreports. Where can i find the latest howto about the nv install... 4 Jun 2010 15:52

Running a program when computer enters/exits idle state
Howdie, fellow Debianites! I've bee all over uncle G to crack this one, but to no avail. In short: how would you go about launching a program when the computer is idle, and launching another program when the computer stops being idle? Specifically, I'd like my computer to switch CPU governors from powers... 4 Jun 2010 03:46

apt-pinning... and force "old" version.
Manao ahoana, Hello, Bonjour, I have a personnal repository where I have - postfix-*-2.5.5-0.blueline.0 packages The personnal repository hostname is "ppa.blueline.mg" That postfix is a patched and (re-)packaged postfix. I have also a mirror (for the rest of the packages), where there are - postfix-*-2.5.5-1... 3 Jun 2010 10:01

Learn the secret of the world memory expert in improving memory power
On 6/1/2010 9:19 AM, AIM Resource wrote: Greetings, Have you been in one of these situation : - Have a bad memory? - Shake someone hand and 2 seconds after that forget their name? - Can't remember a shopping list? - Forget your client/customer's name? - Can't remember the technical part of your... 2 Jun 2010 05:28

Configuring ethernet tap on a new Debian install
I just finished building a new computer around the Intel DH55TC motherboard. I would like to configure the computer to use DHCP via its built-in ethernet tap, but the ethernet was not detected or configured on installation. There is no eth0 entry in /etc/network/interfaces, no eth0 entry displayed by ifconfig, no... 4 Jun 2010 03:46

Screen width on Knoppix install.
I installed Knoppix, a Debian derivative, on my stepson's computer. Everything runs fine. But the screen background does not cover the entire area of his flat screen monitor which measures roughly 17 1/2 inches x 9 7/8 inches. The bottom button bar extends all the way to the left but stops at the right edge of ... 2 Jun 2010 16:28