Debian

amd64 does net detect my wired and wireless nic at installation
Hello everyone, When I try to install amd64 (Debian 5.05) on my new laptop, a Lenovo x201 tablet. I wish to use amd64 because I have 8GB for RAM and I think 64-bit is now the way to go. The installer does not detect neither my wired or wireless NIC. The installer gives me a list of network adapter drivers, I s... 20 Jul 2010 23:26

lighttpd redirect rules
Hi i was able to redirect in apache, but now i switched over to lighttpd server. I would like to ask how do I redirect The following http://abc123.example.com to http://www.example.com/pages/page.php?u=abc123 thanks in advance -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with... 19 Jul 2010 12:27

Making ISO file from debian-live-60alpha1-i386-rescue.tar.gz?
On Lu, 19 iul 10, 10:41:16, Paul Chany wrote: Hi, I have just downloaded debian-live-60alpha1-i386-rescue.tar.gz and want to make from it an ISO file. How can I do that? I Googled but find no help out there. Any advices will be appreciated! How about downloading the iso instead... http://cdi... 19 Jul 2010 04:50

Locate older debian packages
I need to downgrade a package due to a bug. However the older package version is no longer available from apt. Is there a way to find the older .deb? If it is of any importance I am searching for the eclipse version prior to 3.5.2-5. Thanks! Panayiotis -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUE... 19 Jul 2010 04:50

Xorg vt07 is abnormal
Hi, Due to some unknown error to me, having quit my malfunctioning X, my startx can't get into vt07 any more, but only into vt08. I.e., CTRL-ALT-F7 gives me a black text screen, while CTRL-ALT-F8 is my started X. startx -- :1 starts xorg in vt08 as well. If the vt08 is occupied, then I got the foll... 19 Jul 2010 00:34

Unable to load the kernel module 'nvidia.ko' in 2.6.32-5-686 kernel
On Sun, 18 Jul 2010 11:40:02 +0200, Jason Filippou wrote: Hello list, I just installed the new 2.6.32-5-686 kernel and I've been having trouble installing the NVIDIA linux display driver. Usually this process required of me only to download the linux-headers for the relevant kernel release and then... 18 Jul 2010 10:31

cloning/saving system
I am currently using debian lenny as my primary computer. It's a Dell Dimension 8300, P4, 3.4G with 1G Ram. 60G HD. I also have a Dell Optiplex GX620 which currently has win7 on a 300G HD with 1.5g ram. I will be removing files from the win7 and storing them on DVDs and installing Debian on it. How can I clone/t... 21 Jul 2010 11:20

Unable to load the kernel module 'nvidia.ko' in 2.6.32-5-686 kernel
On Sun, Jul 18, 2010 at 12:48 PM, Mathieu Malaterre <mathieu.malaterre(a)gmail.com> wrote: On Sun, Jul 18, 2010 at 11:22 AM, Jason Filippou <jason.filippou(a)gmail.com> wrote: ... Which steps should I follow to compile the NVIDIA driver into the new kernel? Are you using squeeze ? If so I would suggest:... 18 Jul 2010 08:23

Unable to load the kernel module 'nvidia.ko' in 2.6.32-5-686 kernel
Hello list, I just installed the new 2.6.32-5-686 kernel and I've been having trouble installing the NVIDIA linux display driver. Usually this process required of me only to download the linux-headers for the relevant kernel release and then running the shell script provided by NVIDIA on their website. I tried d... 18 Jul 2010 17:02

input from a file for 'ed'
Can anyone explain what happens $ed<temp it ends up with a ken thompson's infamaous '?' certainly first temp is created if not existed previously. and it may also suppy an EOF(if read systemcall is called first). But i'm lost why it behaves in this way? -- Freeburn life in a NIX shell Registered linux u... 18 Jul 2010 09:27