Le Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:04:28 -0700, Robert Smith a écrit :
> Bernard,First, you are working with a system (Sarge) that is > out-of-date. I would recommend loading Etch with a lightweight desktop > like XFCE due to the TP600's limited resources. If I am not wrong, the > TP600 (I used to have a 600e) has a max of 256MB RAM. It would not hurt > to upgrade it. The main reason that I suggest Etch over Sarge is updated > hardware support. I kwnow that Debian Sarge is outdated. Upon upgrading from RedHat 7.2 - much older yet - I first installed 'etch'n a half', but I ran into troubles as far as Xwindow was concerned. Browsing docs on the Internet revealed that a number of users had numerous problems with 2.6 kernels on old laptops. I then attempted to run Debian Sarge on my laptop. Sarge is the system that runs my Desktop, with no problems. With Debian Sarge on my laptop, I also had problems with XWindow, but I still could work on it, while on Etch I could barely do anything : the fvwm screen did not even allow an 'Xterm'. Now that late trials and mishaps have made my Sarge out of practical use, I have been willing to reinstall... which process seems to be, if not impossible, at least more difficult ever since yesterday or so. Packages are no longer available for install, except, maybe, at a new address which I don't happen to know as of now. I have therefore re-re-installed Debian Etch, even though it is not quite the same version as before : it is no longer called 'etch and a half', but 'Etch40r5'. It happens to be the same mess as far as X11 is concerned. My present day questions will therefore concern X11 problems as a start. This laptop used to run perfectly under 'fvwm' under Xfree86. I have never liked or sought anything like 'Gnome' or 'Kde', which I found too slow, buggy, useless and too much resembling Microsoft Windows desktops. fvwm had my preference, and I found it wonderful for my purpose. I want no more than that. As previously said, this laptop ran fvwm perfectly under RedHat 7.2. Same on RH7.3. On Debian Sarge, I had been able to run a very limited fvwm, still Xterms were generated on demand, and I could do useful work that way. On Debian Etch, on the basic fvwm Xorg screen, as previously said I can't even get an Xterm ! What tests or other diagnosis would you advise me to run so as to be able to debug my Xwindows problems ? I have the xserver-xorg-neomagic installed and reckognized. Synaptics does not reckognized my built-in mouse, but another generic software does reckognize it... for anything else I simply don't know. My Xorg.0.log file does not say anything that I can easily understand, but I could forward it if necessary. Once I can get a workable environment under Etch, I will get back to my Ethernet/Wireless/Router installation problems. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
