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13 Aug '06

Hi I just notice a bug in grep and reported it. However, I noticed that the bug report was submitted to: "GRML Project Bug Tracking System", instead of the official Debian Bug Tracking System. How will the GRML Bug Tracking System handle such case, ie, packages that are not GRML specific? Is there any way to toggle between the Bug Tracking Systems when reporting bugs? thanks

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grml 0.8-rc1, X and ATI
by T 13 Aug '06

13 Aug '06

Hi: I have an ATI card. I was not able to use Xorg in grml 0.7 except after HD install. Yesterday, I tried the grml 0.8-rc1 and found that I was still not able to use X out of box. I was trying to find an appropriate (fallback) driver for X, I tried: grml-x -module ati grml-x -module radeon grml-x -module vesa None can start X. Is it possible to use X without installing anything, ie. the ATI proprietary driver fglrx? thanks

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bitmap fonts
by T 13 Aug '06

13 Aug '06

Hi I read somewhere that DSL (Dam Small Linux) is removing the bitmap fonts entirely from the system. Since so many high quality TrueType fonts are available, it is a waste of space to still have bitmap fonts. Is this on the todo list of grml as well? thanks

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Removal of xprint
by T 11 Aug '06

11 Aug '06

Hi I noticed that xprint is removed from the 0.8 release. http://grml.org/files/README-0.8-rc1.php Is it superseded by something else? What the suggested alternative to xprint? thanks

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Adjusted packages
by T 11 Aug '06

11 Aug '06

Hi, mika: I have a suggestion, next time you blog what packages get removed/added, could you add the description to the package names as well? So we get a brief idea what are added/deleted, without to look them up. 2nd, of all the followding deleted packages, are there any alternatives, or they are remove for space-saving purpose? hgrep highlight output of grep numlockx enable NumLock in X11 sessions qtparted A parted frontend using QT tripwire file and directory integrity checker thanks

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ATI proprietary driver fglrx and Xvideo support
by T 10 Aug '06

10 Aug '06

Hi, I'm using the fglrx driver for my ATI card. Does it has Xvideo support? When I tried with mplayer -vo xv moviefile I get: ----------------------- It seems there is no Xvideo support for your video card available. Run 'xvinfo' to verify its Xv support and read DOCS/HTML/en/video.html#xv! See 'mplayer -vo help' for other (non-xv) video out drivers. ----------------------- Please help thanks PS. - I used to use "mplayer -vo xv" in Sarge, the video driver was ati before. - here is my fglrx related packges (I know the latest should be v8.27.10): ii fglrx-control_8.23.7-1 ii fglrx-driver_8.25.18-1 ii fglrx-kernel-2.6.16-grml_8.25.18-1+grml.05

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adduser and RPC Connection
by T 07 Aug '06

07 Aug '06

hi whenever I add a user in grml, I get the following error: rpcinfo: can't contact portmapper: RPC: Remote system error - Connection refused rpcinfo: can't contact portmapper: RPC: Remote system error - Connection refused rpcinfo: can't contact portmapper: RPC: Remote system error - Connection refused rpcinfo: can't contact portmapper: RPC: Remote system error - Connection refused I've never see this before, and would like to know why adduser need to do some rpc calls/connections. thanks

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Enjoying 0.8 RC
by Jeff 07 Aug '06

07 Aug '06

I am enjoying the new release candidate. The wallpaper is a big improvement. :) I haven't found any bugs at this point. Thank you. _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web!

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fun with x
by Martin Yazdzik 06 Aug '06

06 Aug '06

dear m and friends, just for fun, i tried the rc on an older pc without the need for wireless card. grml-x issue - no screen found now, if I copy the xorg.conf that I always use for that machine, then issue grml-x fluxbox, it is gorgeous, screen, colous, resolution. I am attaching the corresponding files, the ln one and grml one, but the most interesting thing is that get-edid | parse-edid provides the correct information, matching exactly the one in my own file, to wit: Section "Monitor" VendorName "Dell" ModelName "Dell M781p" Identifier "Dell M781p" HorizSync 30-85 VertRefresh 50-160 Option "DPMS" EndSection whilst, in spite of edid being correct, in se et sine alium, the grml generated file remains: Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor0" # ModelName "Old Monitor (no DDC)" Option "DPMS" "true" # HorizSync 28.0 - 78.0 # Warning: This may fry very old Monitors # HorizSync 28.0 - 96.0 # Warning: This may fry old Monitors HorizSync 30.0 - 85.0 30.0 - 85.0 30.0 - 85.0 30.0 - 85.0 # VertRefresh 50.0 - 76.0 # Very conservative. May flicker. # VertRefresh 50.0 - 60.0 # Extreme conservative. Will flicker. TFT default. VertRefresh 50.0 - 160.0 50.0 - 160.0 50.0 - 160.0 50.0 - 160.0 # Need more information? # http://xtiming.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/xtiming.pl # http://en.tldp.org/HOWTO/XFree86-Video-Timings-HOWTO/ EndSection I hope it is my own inability to figure out what is wrong, but whether I use -module vesa or -module radeon, or no options, there is something wrong. Sorry to bother you all, but hope this may be of interest. Best, martin -- "...children and young people feel instinctively the difference between those who genuinely wish them well and those who regard them merely as raw material for some scheme." --Russell

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grml on a pendrive
by Kevin Jones 04 Aug '06

04 Aug '06

I and a friend are trying to use the grml harddrive install to put it on a 4gb pendrive. Seem to have problems though, almost seems like scsi errors, I couldn't see the screen and we didn't run grml with voice so i'd have to try again to get error messoges; but basically just treated the pendrive like a harddrive. Has anyone gotten this to work? Kevin grml-request(a)mur.at wrote: > Send Grml mailing list submissions to > grml(a)mur.at > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.mur.at/mailman/listinfo/grml > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > grml-request(a)mur.at > > You can reach the person managing the list at > grml-owner(a)mur.at > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Grml digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: fun with x (Nico Golde) > 2. Re: fun with x (Wernfried Haas) > 3. Re: fun with x (Michael Prokop) > 4. Re: fun with x (Michael Prokop) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 10:25:45 +0200 > From: Nico Golde <nico(a)ngolde.de> > Subject: Re: [Grml] fun with x > To: grml(a)mur.at > Message-ID: <20060804082544.GA26045(a)ngolde.de> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hi, > * Martin Yazdzik <yazdzik(a)nyct.net> [2006-08-03 23:08]: > [...] > >>whilst, in spite of edid being correct, in se et sine alium, the grml >>generated file remains: >> >> >> >>Section "Monitor" >> Identifier "Monitor0" >># ModelName "Old Monitor (no DDC)" >> Option "DPMS" "true" >># HorizSync 28.0 - 78.0 # Warning: This may fry very old Monitors >># HorizSync 28.0 - 96.0 # Warning: This may fry old Monitors >> HorizSync 30.0 - 85.0 >>30.0 - 85.0 >>30.0 - 85.0 >>30.0 - 85.0 >># VertRefresh 50.0 - 76.0 # Very conservative. May flicker. >># VertRefresh 50.0 - 60.0 # Extreme conservative. Will flicker. TFT >>default. > > [...] > I also have this bug with rc1, reported to mika. > regards Nico

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