Hello, I hope I am at the right place, when I am asking some questions about Debian for my laptop. First, I am very new to Linux, but willing to learn. I tried to install the "potato" from a 3 CD-set. The system is running, after much problems I have configured the TFT-Monitor, learnt how to mount CD-rom, unmount, (Even "shutdown" neded some time to manage ...). What I still dont understand is:
1: Why wont the touchpad (I have Siemens scenic mobile 360P, and have found information on the Internett about it) funktion? I have tried to use it as a PS/2 (what is said to be the right thing to do) and even as a Microsoft Mouse using xf86config. First thing: as I pointed to /dev/mouse or /dev/tty00 as the driver (or whatever this program/file is), I got the message: "Cannot open mouse (the file dont exist). Then I found a "file/program" called in dev/ called tty0, and pointed to this. At this point my "startx"-command started to do something usefull; that is :starting up the x-window (or whatever this thing is called). But my mouse still cant move the pointer one single inch. (And, when I went out of it again: no messages about the mouse not functioning). The only thing I can think of as a sdolution, is, that /dev/tty0 not the right file/program is. Or, that some other file is missing, not on the right place etc. (To get my CD-rom to wotk, I had to make the directory /dev/cdrom, which wasnt there before, and THEN it worked. Why do I have to do this kind of things, cant my installation manager do this for me?). (I even tryed to use my external Logitech -as "logitech" (The company who made this thing) and as a "windows mouse>". Not even THAT worked. What brings me to the first assumption: Could the pointing (or a missing file) be the solution? 2: Why do the maschine now start up in x-window, and why don`t it quit to the normal command prompt when I (using my F12 and other keys) am asking it to "exit"? (Befor I restarted, right after having fixed this /dev/tty0 pointing thing, it did that, but not afterwards). 3. The apt-get command AND the dselect manager do not allow me to use my CD-rom as an option when I want to install KDE (I now dont have another window manager other than the X-window...). First I tried the Dselect, but this optin dont show! Then I tried apt-get, apt-cdrom, but none of this worked. I even tried to manipulate the /etc/apt/source.list. But I do not have a good hand at it. Do someone know EXACTLY what I have to write there to get it right? To be exact: I am trying to install .deb files AND zipped files (.gz2). (But not at the same time though) from a CD I bought whith a linux Magazine. (The installation procedure described there did not work either...!). I also could try to use my harddisk as the source, but, again, my machine wont give me that option either. Althoug I tried this one too, unsuccsessfull... 4. In connection with the last question: My maschine refuses me (that is: says: unknown command, or something similar) when I am trying to unzip with "Bunzip2". (And, as far as I see, the other package programs wont do nothing with such files. Well, I have an owfull lot of troubles here, I would be happy if someone knew the answear to at least SOMETHING! Axel ------------------------------------------------------------ Få din egen @start.no-adresse gratis på http://www.start.no/
