Debian

eth0 is up eventhough the interface is not used
# ifconfig eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1e:ec:b1:5a:76 UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:873412038 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:0 (0... 23 Jan 2010 22:09

Debian per Packard Bell
Salve ho acquistato da qualche mese un computer Packard Bell modello DOTS.IT/010 S/N: LUB900B03193045F0D1601 (se va sul sito ed inserisceil serial number le escono tutte le specifiche) ho bisogno di formattarlo e volevo installarci una versione di Linux volevo sapere quale versione posso istallare sul mio PC? La v... 23 Jan 2010 14:19

console resolution
On 2010-01-22 at 09:00:54 -0500, Javier Barroso wrote: Seem like gfxpayload is the substitute, but now I can't find where is the doc (it doesn't appear in kernel-parameters.txt). The "vga" kernel option is a strange option. It's really more of a bootloader option than a kernel option. The bootloader itself ... 2 Feb 2010 15:54

Upgrading OO.o, right hand doesn't know what left hand is doing
On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 9:21 AM, Patrick Wiseman <pwiseman(a)gmail.com> wrote: Updating my testing system this morning, I noticed that OpenOffice was being upgraded, so I shut down my open spreadsheet.  When configuring openoffice.org-writer2latex, aptitude complained "OpenOffice.org is running right now. This... 22 Jan 2010 11:47

Unable to start tightvncserver
I am unable to start tightvncserver. Please see the output and help me. fossist(a)squeeze:~$ tightvncserver You will require a password to access your desktops. Password: Verify: Would you like to enter a view-only password (y/n)? n New 'X' desktop is squeeze:1 Creating default startup script /home/fossi... 23 Jan 2010 05:30

Synchronize two computers
Hi to all Debian users. I just bought the Acer One netbook, on which Lenny seems to work fine. What I need now is: 1) connect it to my old Hyundai laptop so to share data between the two; 2) periodically save, e.g. to the Hyundai the changes I made in my home directory in the Acer and viceversa. I wish ... 27 Jan 2010 10:21

Problem with Lenny
Jan 20 21:59:37 mail kernel: [ 0.000000] Linux version 2.6.26-2-686 (Debian 2.6.26-19lenny2) (dannf(a)debian.org) (gcc version 4.1.3 20080704 (prerelease) (Debian 4.1.2-25)) #1 SMP Wed Nov 4 20:45:37 UTC 2009 My machine freezes every so often. I was wodering if there is any clues in kernel.log exerpts below. Th... 2 Feb 2010 22:01

HTTP Filter Proxy
Can somebody recommend HTTP filter proxy software or softwares? Thanks in advance -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org ... 24 Jan 2010 04:38

Upgrade wants too many packages (X and apache). [SOLVED]
I ended up using aptitude safe-upgrade and it gave me no trouble. On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 13:35, Virgo Pärna <virgo.parna(a)mail.ee> wrote:    You need to have package installed, that provides phpapi-20060613. php5-cgi or  php5-cli should also work. I have both -cgi and -cli.    I guess, that it ... 20 Jan 2010 09:30

VIA Technologies, Inc. VT1708/A [Azalia HDAC] microphone not working?
Hi, I tried Ubuntu 9.10 as well as Archlinux ( 2.6.32-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu Jan 7 22:28:29 CET 2010 x86_64 AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3500+ AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux ) on my amd64 machine. In both distros I cannot use Microphone though sound is comming out through the speakers. Sound Capture is not working. I... 20 Jan 2010 07:17