Re: Debian 3.0
> Can anyone describe the correct command for configuration ? Tried > xf86config and XF86Setup. Neither worked. ATI Rage LTpro graphics > card. I recommend installing "discover", "mdetect" and "read-edid" (which are suggested by Xfree) then run "dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86" most hardware should be autodetected then. Greetings, Erich -- erich@(mucl.de|debian.org)--GPG Key ID: 4B3A135C A polar bear is a rectangular bear after a coordinate transform. Die kürzeste Verbindung zwischen zwei Menschen ist ein Lächeln. Der Wissende weiß, dass er glauben muß. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: strange mouse pointer behaviour
From: "Mattia Dongili" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Are you running gpm while in X?
> if so you should stop gpm ('man gpm' and look for BUGS)
Well, lots of people claim to have gpm working properly with Dell/synaptics
touchpads (if you have the ALPS touchpad, I can't help you), though I could
never make it work. Though I would guess that if you _are_ using gpm you
shouldn't be using /dev/psaux.
I got the synaptics driver from mobilix.org, and it works beautifully with
no need for gpm.
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Re: external mouse
From: "Jay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I'm starting to see a pattern here...most posts that I have read in this > forum, users complain about some fault with debian, specially with Dell > Inspiron models. I will steer clear from Dell laptops from now on. That's completely wrong. Most people who post here don't have anything to say about Dells. What _is_ common is people who do have Dells (particularly Inspirons) having trouble with both video and mice. That's a result of (a) Dell having zero support policy for Linux; and (b) not checking the list archives. So, yes, if you need your hand held you want to stay away from Dells, but its no big deal if you can use google or the list archive. > Anyway, you should be able to use both at the same time (PS/2 and touch > pad), but if you want to plug a mouse in w/o restarting the PC you should > work with a serial mouse. It won't lock up on you when you plug or unplug. That's pretty primitive, isn't it? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Getting sound working on Thinkpad
On Mon Jul 29 10:31:17 2002, Daniel Pittman wrote: > On Sun, 28 Jul 2002, Ivan Uemlianin wrote: > > 2. The spec for the A31p says it has a "Sound Blaster Pro 16 > > compatible sound system". However, trying to install the kernel module > > sb (for Sound Blaster compatible sound systems) failed with 'No such > > device'. I successfully installed various other audio-related modules > > with likely sounding names. W2K tells me the audio device is a > > SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio. I can't see anything that looks > > relevant to that in the kernel module list. (a) Any leads on what's in > > this machine? (b) what kernel modules to select to be fully equipped? > > It's an i810 based audio device. Using the ALSA driver for it works fine > for me. It works for me too. The first time you try to use the ALSA driver, nothing happens because the mixer has all channels muted initially. -- Marty -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Fwd: ide-floppy. LS-120
Hi all I'm having problems in using regular floppies on my LS-120 drive of a NEC Versa SX, a zip-like drive wich is also capable of reading usual 1.44M floppies. This is how the drive gets recognised at boot time: # dmesg hdc: LS-120 SLIM3 00 UHD Floppy, ATAPI FLOPPY drive If I try to load ide-floppy as a module, the kernel message is the following: # modprobe ide-floppy Jul 26 22:09:20 tiburzio kernel: hdc: 1440kB, 2880 blocks, 512 sector size Jul 26 22:09:20 tiburzio kernel: hdc: 1440kB, 80/2/18 CHS, 150 kBps, 512 sector size, 720 rpm Jul 26 22:09:21 tiburzio kernel: hdc: unknown partition table Jul 26 22:10:01 tiburzio kernel: hdc: unknown partition table If I try to make a dos filesystem on the floppy, # mkdosfs /dev/hdc mkdosfs 2.5 (07 Jan 2000) mkdosfs: Will not try to make filesystem on '/dev/hdc' If I try with an ext2 or a tarfile, no problem, it'll do it. I cannot make any boot floppy, though. If I modify 'mkboot' brutally substituting /dev/fd0 with /dev/hdc, then it tries to boot but it outputs an infinite series of 01 01 01 01 In the end, how do I convince the kernel that what I have in my /dev/hdc is infact a normal floppy disk? Do I have to make a device myself (how??!) Do I have to pass on some boot parameters va LILO or via modprobe? Thanks so much, ciao alberto. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- -- alberto. --- -- alberto. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Tecra 8200 WiFi problem not solved yet
As I mentioned earlier a friend of mine ask me to help him in transition from windows to linux. But there is a slight problem with wireless network card. I've been advised to use wvlan_cs instead wavelan kernel module - and I did - but still nothing. Maybe I did something wrong? On startup I get some error messages. Maybe I should use some special parameters with insmod? Best regards, Lukasz Studzinski -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
announce:sysrq keys reconfiguration
Maybe not the best list for this, but nevertheless, let me announce the first version of the magic sysrq reconfigurator. As most of you probably know, Linux has the "magic sysrq" key feature. For example, if computer hangs, you can press Sysrq+U (to remount disk readonly), Sysrq+S (to sync) and finally Sysrq+B (to reboot quite cleanly since now disks are readonly and synced). Unfortunately, my laptop is missing Sysrq+U. Sysrq is actually Fn+F9, but Fn also enables the embedded numeric keypad which changes U to 4. The solution is here: sysrq reconfigurator will let you reassign the Sysrq key combinations to other keys. It requires 2.4.x kernel version. http://www.ee.oulu.fi/~tuukkat/rel/sysrqconf-0.1.tar.gz Let me know if it works and what do you like it. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Alsa setup on Toshiba
I'm trying to get sound working on my Toshiba laptop running 2.4.18-bf2.4-xfs. I've got sound working on my desktop, but I'm not sure how I did it. I think I just kept installing things until it started working ;). I'd much rather install just what is needed. But frankly, I don't really understand linux sound very well -- I'm not sure when one actually needs to use ALSA or OSS vs. the available modules built with the kernel. The point of using Debian for me is to understand how the parts fit together, so I'm wondering if someone can help clear things up. One problem is that I've been reading HOWTOs and various other docs that seem to be conflicting and also are from different dates. So... lspci shows: 00:0c.0 Multimedia audio controller: Yamaha Corporation YMF-754 [DS-1E Audio Controller] My kernel would seem to support this. I can run modconf and see an entry: ac97_codec- Yamaha YMF7xx PCI audio (native mode) Selecting causes modconf to install that plus soundcore. But still no luck with sound (although I only tried running xmms). I didn't try too hard with that module because /usr/src/linux/Documentation/sound/README.ymfsb says: This code enables you to use your YMF724[A-F], YMF740[A-C], YMF744, YMF754 cards. When enabled, your card acts as "SoundBlaster Pro" compatible card. It can only play 22.05kHz / 8bit / Stereo samples, control external MIDI port. If you want to use your card as recent "16-bit" card, you should use Alsa or OSS/Linux driver. Of course you can write native PCI driver for your cards :) Ok, so first I'm 100% sure that applies to my card. Seems like it does. Second, where I get confused is about what is required to install ALSA. I assume I need to install alsa-modules, but I don't see one for my kernel. I see http://packages.debian.org/unstable/sound/alsa-modules-2.4.18-386.html but I don't understand if that applies to my 2.4.18-bf2.4-xfs kernel. (BTW -- how does apt decide what string to match when adding kernel modules? Is this an issue when building my own kernel, even if from a kernel-source package?) -- Bill Moseley mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Alsa setup on Toshiba
On Mon, Jul 29, 2002 at 12:30:50PM -0700, Bill Moseley wrote: > lspci shows: > > 00:0c.0 Multimedia audio controller: Yamaha Corporation YMF-754 > [DS-1E Audio Controller] > > My kernel would seem to support this. I can run modconf and see an entry: > > ac97_codec- Yamaha YMF7xx PCI audio (native mode) use the ymfpci driver, from either the kernel or alsa. -pete -- (peter.royal|osi)@pobox.com - http://fotap.org/~osi jabber/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] - icq/ 153025 - aim/ osifx - yahoo/ osi_fx your brain on life - http://fotap.org - incubating pgpiLO20nHWdl.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: announce:sysrq keys reconfiguration
On Mon, 29 Jul 2002, Tuukka Toivonen wrote: > Unfortunately, my laptop is missing Sysrq+U. Sysrq is actually Fn+F9, but > Fn also enables the embedded numeric keypad which changes U to 4. Did you try Fn+F9+(lift Fn, hold F9)+U ? Walter -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Alsa setup on Toshiba
At 03:35 PM 07/29/02 -0400, kiss the sun and walk on air wrote: >use the ymfpci driver, from either the kernel or alsa. Why that made it easy. Thanks! Still not sure what or when or why to use Alsa, but that can now be left for another day. Any suggestions for a basic mixer for X (I'm running fluxbox). Actually, aumix is not that bad, really. -- Bill Moseley mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Alsa setup on Toshiba
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Off the top, I'd suggest installing package aumix-gtk. Basically aumix, but with a gtk interface, so it runs natively under X HTH, Bill Moseley wrote: | At 03:35 PM 07/29/02 -0400, kiss the sun and walk on air wrote: | |>use the ymfpci driver, from either the kernel or alsa. | | | Why that made it easy. Thanks! Still not sure what or when or why to use | Alsa, but that can now be left for another day. | | Any suggestions for a basic mixer for X (I'm running fluxbox). Actually, | aumix is not that bad, really. | | - -- Mike Alborn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://deandra.homeip.net -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Debian - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE9RaHftZvnYYvO/VIRAksLAKCXuw8KS5U/xQKZ4KbYQdL9BCKXYgCg76xx FIm+7d3YPokjOU09EbRp1sY= =y/C7 -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
UMAX ActionBook 570T
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hello, ^ I am going to buy UMAX ActionBook 570T and I would pleased to get some informations about support of this product in Debian. Especially, I would like to know some experiences with X-windows. On the XFree86 project homepage is information, that chipset SiS630S (graphic system of ActionBook) is supported, but there are some problems. What kind of problems? Can somebody describe them? Next problem is with soundcard. It is the same chipset like graphic system (SiS630S).Kernel (2.4.18) doesn't have driver for this chipset and ALSA project doesn't support it. Is there any possibility to use soundcard in Debian? The most important thing is internal modem. There is no information about it in the specification. I expect, that it is PCI WinModem, but I have no informations abou Linux drivers. What kind of modem is it? Can I get some Linux-drivers for it? Thank you very much for all experiences with this notebook. Michal - -- S uctou Michal Tarana Oddelenie projektu Infovek Ustav informacii a prognoz skolstva SR Stare Grunty 36 Bratislava ICQ: 146757226 -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE9RaaL3Own3iUSi/oRAoE1AJ9AibBoXfLx3zdhEqaGbLSi/ociKgCfaUbf ANnx9/kpe38jQIHlm7qzYRA= =tg/E -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Re: announce:sysrq keys reconfiguration
On Mon, 29 Jul 2002, Walter Hofmann wrote: >Did you try Fn+F9+(lift Fn, hold F9)+U ? Damn. Never thought of that. It seems to work. Thanks for tip. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[OT] Access Point suggestions
I've got and SMC 2652W Access Point and a Cisco 352 pcmcia card for use at home. The connection drops every once in a while, and I often need to power-cycle the access point to get it to re-sync. Rebooting the laptop or removing and reinstalling the pcmcia card doesn't seem to help. I assumed this was a configuration or driver issue on the linux side. But I just got back from OSCON where my wireless worked flawlessly under Debain. It seems to be an issue with the way the Cisco card and SMC access point talk -- they are just a few feet apart so it's not a range issue. I'm not aware of ways to debug the hardware other than using iwconfig and ping. Iwconfig looks normal, and ping either works or it doesn't. I used to run the laptop under Windows with the matching SMC pcmcia card. It was very stable, but the range sucked. I have not been that thrilled with the SMC access point (due to the range), so I'm considering buying a slightly higher-end device. Not sure if that will help much, but it might be worth a try. Would it make sense to buy a Cisco unit that is in the same series as my card? Such as: http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/default.asp?EDC=271073 Or is that throwing money at a brand name? I see those cisco units on Ebay for a small savings, but nothing too significant. Any suggestions on how to debug the dropped connections? Any recommendations on Access Points? Thanks, -- Bill Moseley mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
ACPI questions
I'm curious what the general concensus is around ACPI in the kernel. Are other people using it? How stable is it? I have a compaq Presario 720CA. -- __ _ Carl B. Constantine / / (_)__ __ __ [EMAIL PROTECTED] / /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / (2.4.18) http://www.duckwing.ca //_/_//_/\_ _/ /_/\_\ Debian 3.0 PGP key available on request "Microsoft is not the Borg. The Borg have better tech support." -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: ACPI questions
> I'm curious what the general concensus is around ACPI in the kernel. Are > other people using it? How stable is it? I'm using ACPI as of 20020503, that version is running just fine for me. There have been several updates on acpi.sf.net in the meantime, so i guess ACPI has been improved a lot in the meantime... ACPI gives me quite a lot of data about my hardware, and i can use the power button to trigger a clean shutdown of the machine; enter sleep mode when i close the lid etc. Greetings, Erich -- erich@(mucl.de|debian.org)--GPG Key ID: 4B3A135C A man doesn't know what he knows until he knows what he doesn't know. Gute Freunde sind wie Sterne in der Nacht. Auch wenn sie manchmal hinter den Wolken sind, weißt Du, sie sind für dich da. Der Wissende weiß, dass er glauben muß. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
