Debian

xmess/xmame usage?
I have game CD "spectrum classics, 3000 classic games" by Revive. How to run "hobbit.sna" with xmess, which claims to support that format and device? spectrum cassette (cass) .wav snapshot (dump) .sna .z80 .sp Usage: xmess <system> [game] [options] Trivial first try like "xm... 2 Feb 2010 15:54

Cmake error: Could NOT find KdepimLibs (missing: KdepimLibs_CONFIG)
2010/2/1 Jason Filippou <jason.filippou(a)gmail.com>: I've installed kdepimlibs-dbg and this can be viewed here: Maybe you need the development libraries (kdepimlibs-dev) not the debug version... HTH, Simone -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscr... 2 Feb 2010 15:54

Samba server stop working after upgrade
Hello, Our samba server stoped working fine after Lenny upgrade. I can connect using "smbclient", but "smbtree" says: "Server requested plaintext password but 'client plaintext auth' is disabled anonymous failed session setup with NT_STATUS_INVALID_PARAMETER" We can't access to samba server from MacOS find... 2 Feb 2010 15:53

losing xmodmap settings during X startup
I start my X session with startx, and lately I've noticed that some (but not all) of my .Xmodmap settings are being lost once my X session is up. I think this behavior started sometime in the past month or two. I'm using xmodmap to make Caps_Lock key a second Control_L. These are the contents of my .Xmodmap: c... 5 Feb 2010 18:25

beep command seems to be generating tone of incorrect frequency
I was using the beep command in the 'beep' package to generate tones. I find that it doesn't quite behave as expected. I ran the following two commands: $ beep -f 440 -l 1000 $ beep -f 880 -l 1000 The 880 Hz sound sounded lower in pitch than 440 Hz sound. Also, it sounds out of tune with the sound generat... 2 Feb 2010 15:53

Postgres server does not start.
Good day. Please, help me to run my postgres DB. Here is problem description. I have 2 instances in /var/lib/postgresql/8.3: main mine When I start postgres server w/ command: /etc/init.d/postgresql-8.3 start I get: Starting PostgreSQL 8.3 database server: main mineThe PostgreSQL server faile... 3 Feb 2010 02:53

Disabling the Compaq CQ60 touchpad
I have a Compaq CQ60 (I've posted before about it without success). The problem is that the touchpad keeps working no matter what I do. I even tried uninstalling the xserver-xorg-input-synaptics (or something like that) package, but it still works. I think the problem is that the system is treating the touchpad as ... 2 Feb 2010 15:51

Any way to create a new /var/lib/dpkg/status file for current Debian installation
So I have been using my current Debian instalaltion for almost a year now and over this time I have installed, purged and deinstalled a lot of packages. It seems that the status file maintains a list of all the packages and their current states that have been ever installed on the system since the fresh installatio... 2 Feb 2010 15:51

Nvidia GT220 inquiry
Hello, I haven't upgraded my Testing partition in at least two weeks, in order to avoid any problems with the new linux kernel in a period of time that I needed a well-functioning computer for my exams. Right now I'm a bit more relaxed as far as my schedule goes so I was thinking of upgrading to the newest packa... 2 Feb 2010 15:51

Firefox (and Iceweasel) are unable to play Youtube videos
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hello folks, On another computer of mine, with Debian Lenny, same kernel (2.6.26-2-686-bigmem), I am able to play Youtube videos and other flash stuff, correctly. If there ``too much'' Youtube tabs under FF (or Iceweasel), it becomes really slow, does not respond ... 2 Feb 2010 15:54