Le 12679ième jour après Epoch, [EMAIL PROTECTED] écrivait: > Hi > i'm a newcomer to debian for Dell laptops, and would greatly > appreciate any help.
Welcome on Debian/Dell > Has anyone successfully installed Debian on the Dell Inspiron 8600?? Look at http://tuxmobil.org/dell.html > 1. installing/detecting the combo DVD/CD-writer drive. It does play > CD's successfully but nothing else. And what is the best way for > watching DVD's and writing CD's in debian? What about log messages? Watch DVD using, for example, mplayer. For recording, cdrecord is a good command-line tool. Try to see if you've installed ide or scsi-emulation. > 2. i have a problem with recording. I want to use GnomeMeeting for > example, but can't get the microphone to work. I am able to listen to > CD's and mp3's...don't exactly know how to fix this. What about "rec" ? And try to see mixer settings for recording source. > 3. how can i check whether my wireless and usb ports are working? apt-get install wireless-tools usb: Look at the log when you plug some usb device. Check your kernel parms for USB support. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]