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Q. I just (July 3 2004) tried to install kwiki on debian testing, and after some problems with permissions etc., it works now.

But it is so very slow! Opening or saving a simple test page
takes perhaps 15 seconds, with the CPU running at 95 % or more (as indicated by "top").

Now this is a very limited CPU - a 120 !["MHz"] Pentium with 32 Mb memory (an old laptop which I use as my home network gateway). But should it really be as slow as this? According to "top", ''memory use'' is only about 20 %.

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Q: Is it possible to have the plugin from http://www.burningchrome.com/~cdent/tools/Kwiki-Raw-0.01.tar.gz installed on wiki.debian.net? I would like to have an opportunity to download the unrendered source of a wiki page automatically. (ZugSchlus 2005-04-03)

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Q: How do I have a literal / rendered? See PkgExim4, where i had to resort to
{{{
  [a://a/ /]
}}}

to have the literal slash rendered in the ["URLs"] composed of many links. (ZugSchlus 2005-03-18)

A: I just looked at the page, and have no idea what you're trying to do. Email me and I'll help, if I can. -- MichaelIvey

E-Mailed you last week, no answer yet. (ZugSchlus 2005-04-03)



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== GNU/Linux and Hardware ==
Q: Is there any compatibility issue that I should know about the HP/compaq nx9010 notebook hardware with debian bfore purchasing it ?


A: Probably the easist way to confirm hardware compatability is to try before you buy. Whilst vendors are unlikly to let you reformat the hdd of a laptop and install Debian, most will let you run a LiveDistro such as the Debain based Knoppix. If Knoppix can see and talk to all the hardware then there is no reason why yopu shouldn't be able to get a fully operational Debian installation. -- AndySimpkins

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Q: how do I get Debian (updated/upgraded Knoppix) to sync a Palm m505? I've combed through several excellent online resources --
http://www.slac.com/pilone/kpilot_home/hardware.html
http://www.faqs.org/docs/Linux-HOWTO/["PalmOS"]-HOWTO.html#PC-CONNECT-USB
2.3. USB Connection
and believe I have tried everything. I have the latest version of ["JPilot"] and pilot-link. The visor and usbserial modules are loaded (manually), the Palm syncs elsewhere, the cradle is live, and the ports work with other USB devices. But whether ["KPilot"] or ["JPilot"], no activity is detected after I press hotsync, then use a variety of steps to initiate a conversation with the port. I'm using a Dell Precision 450, 512 megs, and both KDE 3.1 and Gnome 2.2. (No luck in either window environment.) My only clue: apt-get upgrade said it would add (although I had to do it manually) " none /proc/bus/usb usbfs defaults 0 0 to your /etc/fstab file" -- but that "only root will be able to access the USB devices with this setup." I've tried in root, too, but nada. Anything I've overlooked?

jlarue@jlarue.com

A: 16:45 UTC Sunday, May 16 2004
try this: it might be that your usb-system doesn't accept the port number it gets assigned at first, (have a look at my two USB -related posts see DanielGermer )

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Q: How do I use a midi keyboard with debian? In particular,
the the m-audio keystation 49e usb-keyboard (among the [http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/accessories.html apple garage band accessories]). lsusb says
{{{
  Bus 002 Device 005: ID 0a4d:0090 Evolution Electronics, Ltd
}}}

I'd like to use it with, say, DebianPackage:beast . DebianPackage:hotplug seems to relate the device to the "audio" module in 2.4.16. How can I confirm that it's connected to /dev/midi? Do I need to use alsa? I've been googling for a
couple hours. I tooks some
[http://www.ilrt.bris.ac.uk/discovery/chatlogs/rdfig/2004-03-26.html#T03-09-20 notes in irc]

I read the [http://www.midi-howto.com/ linux midi howto], but it doesn't suggest any software that you can use to confirm that your hardware setup is right. in particular, it says to look at /dev/sndstat, but I get "no such device", even though sound output is working fine. -- DanConnolly

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Having some problems with hdparm and dma settings under debian sid (unstable).{{{
 hdparm -t /dev/hda
 /dev/hda:
 Timing buffered disk reads: 20 MB in 3.00 seconds = 6.67 MB/sec
}}}
{{{
 hdparm -d1 /dev/hda
 /dev/hda:
 setting using_dma to 1 (on)
 HDIO_SET_DMA failed: Operation not permitted
 using_dma = 0 (off)
}}}
{{{
 hdparm -Xudma2 /dev/hda
 /dev/hda:
 setting xfermode to 66 (["UltraDMA"] mode2)
 Segmentation fault
}}}

I am logged on as root when doing this. Any use of the -X switch causes a segmentation fault. The drive is a ["30GB"] Fujitsu ide hdd, capable of ["UltraDMA66"]. I've had this working before on Woody. Any ideas?

Partial Answer:
I had the same problem with my setup, the resolution was obtained by twiddling with the DMA kernel parameters (I use kernel.org unpatched).

Another hint would be to check whether your mainboard's IDE chip is supported by the kernel in use.

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I am a new owner of a Sharp Zaurus SL-5500. I am trying to communicate between it and my Debian GNU/Linux box using the ["USB"].

I have seen that kernel 2.4.21 has new support for this. Can anybody point me at a (relative) Newbies Guide to setting up this data link. (I know about compiling kernels etc.) I have seen several other documents, but I am confused as to which info. applies to the 2.4.21 kernel.
--Dave Whiteley

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Q. I just (July 3 2004) tried to install kwiki on debian testing, and after some problems with permissions etc., it works now.

But it is so very slow! Opening or saving a simple test page
takes perhaps 15 seconds, with the CPU running at 95 % or more (as indicated by "top").

Now this is a very limited CPU - a 120 !["MHz"] Pentium with 32 Mb memory (an old laptop which I use as my home network gateway). But should it really be as slow as this? According to "top", ''memory use'' is only about 20 %.
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Q: How do I have a literal / rendered? See PkgExim4, where i had to resort to
{{{
  [a://a/ /]
}}}

to have the literal slash rendered in the ["URLs"] composed of many links. (ZugSchlus 2005-03-18)

A: I just looked at the page, and have no idea what you're trying to do. Email me and I'll help, if I can. -- MichaelIvey

E-Mailed you last week, no answer yet. (ZugSchlus 2005-04-03)

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Q: Is it possible to have the plugin from http://www.burningchrome.com/~cdent/tools/Kwiki-Raw-0.01.tar.gz installed on wiki.debian.net? I would like to have an opportunity to download the unrendered source of a wiki page automatically. (ZugSchlus 2005-04-03)






== GNU/Linux and Hardware ==
Q: Is there any compatibility issue that I should know about the HP/compaq nx9010 notebook hardware with debian bfore purchasing it ?


A: Probably the easist way to confirm hardware compatability is to try before you buy. Whilst vendors are unlikly to let you reformat the hdd of a laptop and install Debian, most will let you run a LiveDistro such as the Debain based Knoppix. If Knoppix can see and talk to all the hardware then there is no reason why yopu shouldn't be able to get a fully operational Debian installation. -- AndySimpkins

----

Q: how do I get Debian (updated/upgraded Knoppix) to sync a Palm m505? I've combed through several excellent online resources --
http://www.slac.com/pilone/kpilot_home/hardware.html
http://www.faqs.org/docs/Linux-HOWTO/["PalmOS"]-HOWTO.html#PC-CONNECT-USB
2.3. USB Connection
and believe I have tried everything. I have the latest version of ["JPilot"] and pilot-link. The visor and usbserial modules are loaded (manually), the Palm syncs elsewhere, the cradle is live, and the ports work with other USB devices. But whether ["KPilot"] or ["JPilot"], no activity is detected after I press hotsync, then use a variety of steps to initiate a conversation with the port. I'm using a Dell Precision 450, 512 megs, and both KDE 3.1 and Gnome 2.2. (No luck in either window environment.) My only clue: apt-get upgrade said it would add (although I had to do it manually) " none /proc/bus/usb usbfs defaults 0 0 to your /etc/fstab file" -- but that "only root will be able to access the USB devices with this setup." I've tried in root, too, but nada. Anything I've overlooked?

jlarue@jlarue.com

A: 16:45 UTC Sunday, May 16 2004
try this: it might be that your usb-system doesn't accept the port number it gets assigned at first, (have a look at my two USB -related posts see DanielGermer )

----

Q: How do I use a midi keyboard with debian? In particular,
the the m-audio keystation 49e usb-keyboard (among the [http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/accessories.html apple garage band accessories]). lsusb says
{{{
  Bus 002 Device 005: ID 0a4d:0090 Evolution Electronics, Ltd
}}}

I'd like to use it with, say, DebianPackage:beast . DebianPackage:hotplug seems to relate the device to the "audio" module in 2.4.16. How can I confirm that it's connected to /dev/midi? Do I need to use alsa? I've been googling for a
couple hours. I tooks some
[http://www.ilrt.bris.ac.uk/discovery/chatlogs/rdfig/2004-03-26.html#T03-09-20 notes in irc]

I read the [http://www.midi-howto.com/ linux midi howto], but it doesn't suggest any software that you can use to confirm that your hardware setup is right. in particular, it says to look at /dev/sndstat, but I get "no such device", even though sound output is working fine. -- DanConnolly

----

Having some problems with hdparm and dma settings under debian sid (unstable).{{{
 hdparm -t /dev/hda
 /dev/hda:
 Timing buffered disk reads: 20 MB in 3.00 seconds = 6.67 MB/sec
}}}
{{{
 hdparm -d1 /dev/hda
 /dev/hda:
 setting using_dma to 1 (on)
 HDIO_SET_DMA failed: Operation not permitted
 using_dma = 0 (off)
}}}
{{{
 hdparm -Xudma2 /dev/hda
 /dev/hda:
 setting xfermode to 66 (["UltraDMA"] mode2)
 Segmentation fault
}}}

I am logged on as root when doing this. Any use of the -X switch causes a segmentation fault. The drive is a ["30GB"] Fujitsu ide hdd, capable of ["UltraDMA66"]. I've had this working before on Woody. Any ideas?

Partial Answer:
I had the same problem with my setup, the resolution was obtained by twiddling with the DMA kernel parameters (I use kernel.org unpatched).

Another hint would be to check whether your mainboard's IDE chip is supported by the kernel in use.

----

I am a new owner of a Sharp Zaurus SL-5500. I am trying to communicate between it and my Debian GNU/Linux box using the ["USB"].

I have seen that kernel 2.4.21 has new support for this. Can anybody point me at a (relative) Newbies Guide to setting up this data link. (I know about compiling kernels etc.) I have seen several other documents, but I am confused as to which info. applies to the 2.4.21 kernel.
--Dave Whiteley

QandA

Here's a place to ask new questions and get answers, especially for topics that haven't got their own wiki page yet. Answer can be included in a wiki FAQ.

Debian Wiki

Q: What is the copyright license for information in this wiki?

A: See http://wiki.debian.net/copyright.html


Q: Is http://wiki.debian.net/ officially endorsed by the Debian project? I ask because the only-for-official-use logo is present on all pages. See here: http://www.debian.org/logos/

A: I get the following from http://www.uwhois.com/cgi/whois.cgi?User=NoAds&query=debian.net

Registrant:

 Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
 P.O. Box 502761
 Indianapolis, IN 46250-2761
 US

 Domain name: DEBIAN.NET

debian.net subdomains are delegated on request to Debian developers. Content under debian.net is kind of semi-official: It is deliverd by a member of the project, but not in the name of the project (ZugSchlus 2005-04-03)


Q: Why are there so few users on http://wiki.debian.net/? It's been going for a long while, and I would have thought the site would be much more popular by now - especially if it was officially endorsed.


Q. I just (July 3 2004) tried to install kwiki on debian testing, and after some problems with permissions etc., it works now.

But it is so very slow! Opening or saving a simple test page takes perhaps 15 seconds, with the CPU running at 95 % or more (as indicated by "top").

Now this is a very limited CPU - a 120 !["MHz"] Pentium with 32 Mb memory (an old laptop which I use as my home network gateway). But should it really be as slow as this? According to "top", memory use is only about 20 %.


Q: Is it possible to have the plugin from http://www.burningchrome.com/~cdent/tools/Kwiki-Raw-0.01.tar.gz installed on wiki.debian.net? I would like to have an opportunity to download the unrendered source of a wiki page automatically. (ZugSchlus 2005-04-03)


Q: How do I have a literal / rendered? See PkgExim4, where i had to resort to

  [a://a/ /]

to have the literal slash rendered in the ["URLs"] composed of many links. (ZugSchlus 2005-03-18)

A: I just looked at the page, and have no idea what you're trying to do. Email me and I'll help, if I can. -- MichaelIvey

E-Mailed you last week, no answer yet. (ZugSchlus 2005-04-03)

General Wiki Questions

how do i setup an own wiki on my own debian machine? downloaded mysql and tried to follow there instructions. downloaded phpwiki-1.3.4.tar.gz but where to go from here? unzip told me it can't do anything with the file. apt-get couldn't find a wiki package. --juerg.maier@pobox.ch

  • Try twiki, I set it up pretty quickly using install instructions: http://twiki.org /mawi

  • The Debian wiki runs http://www.kwiki.org. To install do 'apt-get install kwiki; mkdir /var/www/html/wiki/; cd !$; kwiki-install' ... kwiki is in unstable. -- MichaelIvey

  • Also try Zope + zwiki - just "apt-get install zope zwiki" on 3.0 (an 2.2 I think) and it will install itself. Zope runs on an odd port though, not 80, it says what that port is when you install it, read the docs and you can configure it to run on any port you'd want. --Gregg Cercy
  • "apt-cache search wiki" shows a number of WikiEngines available in sid, including kwiki (which runs this wiki) and phpwiki, which you seem to want to install. --EvanProdromou


Q: I am trying to install a wiki. (kwiki on a debian box with apache installed and running)

I have installed kwiki (apt-get from unstable); Great, I can do that and all seams fine.

I then create my desired directory under web root of apache and run kwiki-install. Everything seams to work (I get the point your browser here message) and that's when I run into problems.

I am expecting to get an index page of some kind when I point my browser at the wiki I have just installed, instead my browser asks me what do I want to do with the file 'index' (I assume it is index.cgi but the browser doesn't tell me)

So the install doesn't fully work (hell kwiki is in unstable) however I suspect that it is just missing something trivial (spot the newbei), probably in my apache config?

Anyone got any suggestions?

Many thanks -- AndySimpkins

A:

Donde está el Wiki en español? Gracias

Kwiki issues

Preferences abuse and tracking users by IP refactored to ?KwikiConcern.

  • See ["KWiki"]:["PatchTrackEditsByIPAddress"] for a solution and patch code.


Does anyone know a possible answer to this? I have Red Hat 9 and installed Apache 2. I want to get Kwiki working.

I did this okay: mkdir /usr/local/apache2/cgi-bin/my-wiki but when I go to to subdirectory CGI-Kwiki-0.14 and follow the instructions to "run: kwiki-install" I get the error message: "bash: kwiki-install: command not found" even though the file kwiki-installl was there. I tried again after changing the file permissions to make it executable, but got the same message. thanks, ?JohnWithington

A: Your current directory is probably not included in your path. Try .//kwiki-install The .// represents your current directory.


I'd like to customize mi kwiki. I copy edit_body.html to template/local and substitute the button value at:

<input type="submit" name="button" value="SAVE">

with:

<input type="submit" name="button" value="GARDAR">

I'll see the new value at the button when I press de EDIT button. But from the editing page if I press the GARDAR button, it doesn't saves nothing showing the editing page again and again when I press GARDAR.

How can I customize that? And how can I customize the -New Page Name - text also?

susinho@ultreia.org

Thank you very much.

Debian

Q: how do I tell apt-get which http-proxy to use ?

A: Set the environment Variable http_proxy: export http_proxy="http://192.168.1.1:8080" or export http_proxy=http://uid:pw@proxy:port if the proxy needs authentication. There is also an option that can be set in /etc/apt/apt.conf.d.


?GnomeTerminalTwo seems to have broken font selection. Specifically, I can't choose any of the larger sizes of "neep", my only selections for "size" (dialog does not indicate units) are 11 and 13, which are both smaller than I prefer. gfontsel, still linked against gtk1.x, offers me point sizes of 8, 10, 14, 18, and 24. Any way to get these to show up for gnome2?


Kernel-Patch HOWTO (Debian-Way)

Where can I get this information? Or could sb write this HOWTO in this wiki?

Oh, there are many docs like these, I put some here ?CompileKernel. //mawi


Debian Wishlist

Is there a Wishlist for further debian releases that can be used by debian users ? One can post wishlist-bugs to individual packages, but what about more general requests ? que es lo que es Thanks for your answers.

> I don´t know if it exist, but I want one. Regards (perhaps in yahoogroups if no here ??) .

answer: RainerKulow > dont know one yet, but there is a site that defines goals(wishes) and solutions ["DebianNPGoals"].

> You can also post a ?RequestForPackage bug against wnpp to ask for a particular package. --EvanProdromou

General wishes have different ways to address depending on which part of Debian you intend to change. What do you intend to do?


Q: I have "apt-get update"'ed and than "apt-get upgrade" after which all my emotionally touching "debian" menu entry disappeared from ["KDE3"].2 menu --> using sid unstable kernel 2.6.4 dell inspiron 8200. A second before my girl friend wanted to play some of the new and blazing ["OpenGL"] master creations like "neverball/putt" , "billiard-gl" ANY SOLUTIONS? How can I restore that emotionally attached to menu entry?

["THanks"],

  Steven, Israel

GNU/Linux

Anyone use NTP on a machine with ?PowerManagement? ntpd seems to be at odds with 'apm/event.d/00hwclock', and I haven't figured out what the Right Way to resolve this is. --KevinTurner


?"CFDiskRant"


Q: What can i do with the kernel-header ?

A: Compile something that depends on kernel. nVidia drivers for example....


OK, I'm doing something crazy. I have an ancient box with a 2 GB SCSI hard drive that I'm installing Debian on. Nowaways, that's a pathetic amount of disk space. But instead of doing the normal, common process of getting an IDE drive and plugging it in, no, I had to plug in a USB hard drive.

Unfortunately, I haven't figured out how to boot the USB drive, so I think I must keep the /boot partition on the SCSI drive.

Can I move the root ("/") partition from the SCSI drive to the USB drive ?

The [http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/users-guide/ch-ctsystem.en.html#s-mdwtss User's Guide] discusses moving a partition to a different hard drive, but I don't think that process works with the root ("/") partition.

-- DavidCary

GNU/Linux and Hardware

Q: Is there any compatibility issue that I should know about the HP/compaq nx9010 notebook hardware with debian bfore purchasing it ?

A: Probably the easist way to confirm hardware compatability is to try before you buy. Whilst vendors are unlikly to let you reformat the hdd of a laptop and install Debian, most will let you run a ?LiveDistro such as the Debain based Knoppix. If Knoppix can see and talk to all the hardware then there is no reason why yopu shouldn't be able to get a fully operational Debian installation. -- AndySimpkins


Q: how do I get Debian (updated/upgraded Knoppix) to sync a Palm m505? I've combed through several excellent online resources -- http://www.slac.com/pilone/kpilot_home/hardware.html http://www.faqs.org/docs/Linux-HOWTO/["PalmOS"]-HOWTO.html#PC-CONNECT-USB 2.3. USB Connection and believe I have tried everything. I have the latest version of ["JPilot"] and pilot-link. The visor and usbserial modules are loaded (manually), the Palm syncs elsewhere, the cradle is live, and the ports work with other USB devices. But whether ["KPilot"] or ["JPilot"], no activity is detected after I press hotsync, then use a variety of steps to initiate a conversation with the port. I'm using a Dell Precision 450, 512 megs, and both KDE 3.1 and Gnome 2.2. (No luck in either window environment.) My only clue: apt-get upgrade said it would add (although I had to do it manually) " none /proc/bus/usb usbfs defaults 0 0 to your /etc/fstab file" -- but that "only root will be able to access the USB devices with this setup." I've tried in root, too, but nada. Anything I've overlooked?

jlarue@jlarue.com

A: 16:45 UTC Sunday, May 16 2004 try this: it might be that your usb-system doesn't accept the port number it gets assigned at first, (have a look at my two USB -related posts see DanielGermer )


Q: How do I use a midi keyboard with debian? In particular, the the m-audio keystation 49e usb-keyboard (among the [http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/accessories.html apple garage band accessories]). lsusb says

  Bus 002 Device 005: ID 0a4d:0090 Evolution Electronics, Ltd

I'd like to use it with, say, beast . hotplug seems to relate the device to the "audio" module in 2.4.16. How can I confirm that it's connected to /dev/midi? Do I need to use alsa? I've been googling for a couple hours. I tooks some [http://www.ilrt.bris.ac.uk/discovery/chatlogs/rdfig/2004-03-26.html#T03-09-20 notes in irc]

I read the [http://www.midi-howto.com/ linux midi howto], but it doesn't suggest any software that you can use to confirm that your hardware setup is right. in particular, it says to look at /dev/sndstat, but I get "no such device", even though sound output is working fine. -- DanConnolly


Having some problems with hdparm and dma settings under debian sid (unstable).

 hdparm -t /dev/hda
 /dev/hda:
 Timing buffered disk reads:   20 MB in  3.00 seconds =   6.67 MB/sec

 hdparm -d1 /dev/hda
 /dev/hda:
 setting using_dma to 1 (on)
 HDIO_SET_DMA failed: Operation not permitted
 using_dma    =  0 (off)

 hdparm -Xudma2 /dev/hda
 /dev/hda:
 setting xfermode to 66 (["UltraDMA"] mode2)
 Segmentation fault

I am logged on as root when doing this. Any use of the -X switch causes a segmentation fault. The drive is a ["30GB"] Fujitsu ide hdd, capable of ["UltraDMA66"]. I've had this working before on Woody. Any ideas?

Partial Answer: I had the same problem with my setup, the resolution was obtained by twiddling with the DMA kernel parameters (I use kernel.org unpatched).

Another hint would be to check whether your mainboard's IDE chip is supported by the kernel in use.


I am a new owner of a Sharp Zaurus SL-5500. I am trying to communicate between it and my Debian GNU/Linux box using the ["USB"].

I have seen that kernel 2.4.21 has new support for this. Can anybody point me at a (relative) Newbies Guide to setting up this data link. (I know about compiling kernels etc.) I have seen several other documents, but I am confused as to which info. applies to the 2.4.21 kernel. --Dave Whiteley