[05:02] <Drac[Server] > Can anyone in here tell me how to enable USB keyboard support in the console?
[05:02] <Drac[Server] > I need USB keyboard support.
[05:21] <Drac[Server] > Nevermind.
[05:21] <Drac[Server] > Fixed it.
[07:26] <nictuku> nwu is very fast now
[07:27] <nictuku> the upload of the current packages and update candidates list is now smart =] 
[11:14] <mkrufky> infinity: you around?
[11:14] <mkrufky> I have most mssql functionality working through the use of php5-sybase .... but it doesnt let me use stored procedures... I've googled it, and everything I found says that it should work with php4.1 and later...  I need access to the procedures, "mssql_init(), mssql_bind(), and mssql_execute()"  ... what else do I need to do to get this functionality?
[11:20] <infinity> mkrufky: You're missing that what you're googling for is php-mssql, which is a different extension from php-sybase_ct (which is what we ship)
[11:20] <mkrufky> yes, exactly
[11:21] <mkrufky> so, are you telling me that there is no way to do this under ubuntu?
[11:21] <infinity> mkrufky: php-sybase doesn't support those three functions.
[11:21] <infinity> Not without rebuilding PHP, I suspect.
[11:21] <mkrufky> yes.  I realize that... That is exactly my problem.  Is there anything I can do?
[11:21] <mkrufky> ok, i am willing to rebuild it, if necessary
[11:23] <mkrufky> infinity: is that the final answer?  or is there anything else you can tell me?
[11:23] <infinity> apt-get install build-essential fakeroot; apt-get build-dep php5; apt-get source php5; cd php5-5.1.2; (edit debian/rules, debian/modulelist, and debian/control to build the "mssql" extension instead of the "sybase_ct" extension); dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -uc -us
[11:23] <mkrufky> ah, awesome... will do right now
[11:24] <infinity> For dapper+1, I intend to ship both extensions, but that's not going to happen for dapper, now that we're WAY past feature freeze.
[11:24] <mkrufky> i understand
[11:34] <mkrufky> infinity: above instructions are aimed at dapper?  or they should work for breezy as well?
[11:35] <infinity> Should work on breezy too, except for s/5.1.2/5.0.5/ where I mentioned a version. :)
[11:35] <mkrufky> aha... ok
[11:35] <mkrufky> thanks
[11:36] <mkrufky> ok i will have to pastebin this error:
[11:36] <mkrufky> http://pastebin.com/591642
[11:37] <mkrufky> i think dpkg-source is probably part of build-essential ... strange that build-essential wont install
[11:37] <infinity> Okay, you'll need to manually install "libsnmp5-dev", but your GCC problems, I don't know.
[11:38] <mkrufky> yikes
[11:38] <infinity> Do you have packages installed from multiple releases, or from backports, or other sources?
[11:39] <mkrufky> i had an alternate root partition set up (using alternate grub menu entry), where i installed a few dapper packages.....  now im back in breezy, but the both roots are using the same /var tree
[11:39] <mkrufky> so, on THIS root partition, all 100% breezy, but i may have borked my apt database
[11:40] <infinity> apt-get -o Debug::pkgProblemResolver="true" build-essential
[11:40] <infinity> See if the output is enlightening.
[11:40] <infinity> Oh, wait.  Both were using the same /var?
[11:40] <infinity> Yeah, you completely hosed the dpkg database, then.
[11:40] <mkrufky> yes... i know that was a bad idea
[11:40] <mkrufky> yup -- you're right
[11:40] <infinity> Your system has no idea what packages it has installed, AT ALL.
[11:40] <mkrufky> hehehe
[11:40] <mkrufky> good thing this is still a test box
[11:41] <infinity> If it's a test box, I highly recommend reinstalling it, then. :)
[11:41] <infinity> You won't get much done with apt/dpkg in that state.
[11:41] <mkrufky> ok.... so, i think i will wipe it out tomorrow AM, then re-install breezy, then do the above after
[11:41] <mkrufky> yes... sharing /var was a bad move -- i admit it
[11:42] <mkrufky> hopefully, after a clean install this should work..... but if not, will you be around here tomorrow ~ this time?
[11:43] <infinity> Vaguely this time, yeah.
[11:44] <mkrufky> okay....... hopefully all will be well and i wont need to ask anymore questions, but if not, i'll be sure to look for you again
[11:44] <mkrufky> thanks
[11:58] <allee> hi, anyone an idea why preseeding: pkgsel/install-pattern  string ~t^kubuntu-standard$|~n^openssh-server$|~n^rsync$|~n^gmetad$
[11:58] <allee> is ignored?
[11:58] <allee> aptitude install '~t^kubuntu-standard$|~n^openssh-server$|~n^rsync$|~n^gmetad$' does not complain :(