Debian

Mouse problem in VirtualBox client Lenny
I have VirtualBox 3.1.2r56127 running on amd64 Windows7 host, and an amd64 Lenny client. Everything seemed to work before I finished the vboxadd setup adding VirtualBox client support. Now the mouse responds to right click (opening a menu in right bottom corner of the window), but nothing else works mouse wi... 13 Jan 2010 04:21

How to install Eclipse 3.5 on Debian 5 (lenny) stable release ?
Hi All, I am a newbie in Debian and have just installed Debian 5 (lenny) stable release. I have used "apt-get install eclipse" to install a version of eclipse into my system and that version runs well. However, later I find that the installed version of eclipse is 3.2 and I would like to install the ... 11 Jan 2010 08:38

Undefined video mode number: 314
Hi! I am trying to install Debian 5.0.3 on AMD 64 platform. My motherboard is ASUS K8U-X (Socket 754). I downloaded debian-503-amd64-netinst.iso and chose "graphical expert install". Then I got this: Undefined video mode number: 314 and was offered a selection of a number of text modes. I continued instal... 19 Jan 2010 23:39

iceweasel window raised with remote open
I keep an iceweasel process open but iconized (lowered) all the time. When I open a site as follows iceweasel -remote openurl\(http:blah.html\) it raises the iceweasel window to the foreground. (-new-tab does the same.) Is there a setting I can change so that iceweasel will remain iconized? I am running i... 11 Jan 2010 08:38

LVM+RAID+CRYPT
Hi all, I have been using Debian for a few years now. For my new workstation I want to try something new. What I want to do: 1. Make a RAID1 using two SATA discs 2. Create one partition on the RAID 3. Encrypt that partition 4. Use LVM on the partition I can't find very much info on this setup and have some ... 8 Jan 2010 07:11

latest sid of Dec. 25 can't see partition
Hi All, Late on Dec. 25 I rebooted my sid system and my home directory is no longer visible to my system even to Grub. It contains my home directory. An Ubuntu 8.10 live CD sees it just fine. I normally keep everything updated unless apt-listbugs shows. FWIW it's /dev/hda10 on a 40GB drive. The / direct... 8 Jan 2010 05:00

Recovering data from NTFS disk
Hi all, A friend of mine gave me his hard disk to try to rescue data from it. It is a 500GB SATA drive which was in an USB enclosure. His machine (Windows XP) is unable to detect it when the enclosure is connected. I connected it in my machine (internal SATA) and just did a ddrescue of the disk to a 1.5TB hard... 9 Jan 2010 06:22

Two computers in one: two users each with their own accounts, ?monitor, and keyboard?
Dotan Cohen <dotancohen(a)gmail.com> wrote: I have a desktop computer with onboard VGA and option to add a discrete video card. It has plenty of spare USB ports for mice and keyboards. Does Debian support using this computer for _two_ workstations, each with their own user accounts, monitor, and keyboard... 7 Jan 2010 04:40

how to get mac address
How can I get the MAC address of a computer, if it isn't in the same network segment? e.g.: can I get the MAC from a normal, public IP? There is no solution for this? Thank you! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmast... 7 Jan 2010 05:46

Disallow other users from reading my $HOME
What are good permissions to use for one's home directory so that other users on the system could not read or otherwise access my files? Is 700 too paranoid? Should it be 755 like I see so many times? Will I have problems with 750? Thanks in advance for ideas. -- Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com htt... 18 Jan 2010 09:44