Does waproamd work with orinoco cards?
I've got a Dell Inspiron with their built-in TrueMobile 1150... which the linux kernels see as an orinoco. It works fine but, since some of the wireless lans I use have WEP enabled, I'm looking for something that can automatically detect access points and automatically set the WEP key to the one that I need. Waproamd is supposed to do this, but it doesn't seem to like my card. When I run it, it immediately dies unless I run it with the "-M" (monitor) swtch. The man page says of this option: "Don't fail when the network interface is not available, instead use NETLINK to monitor device avaibility. The is useful for PCMCIA devices and similar" So, I guess it's normally failing because the interface isn't available. Is there a way that I can make it available, or does waproamd not work with the stock Debian 2.6 kernel's orinoco driver? - Joe -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: hangs on startup at "Choose your current network environment screen"
> > Is there any way of resucing this installation (which had been going > > so well :-) )?? > > Yes, absolutely. > > When you boot off the Linux install media, you can either: > > 1. use a 'rescue' kernel to give single user mode. > 2. start the install, switch to VT2, start the terminal and then mount >your drive. > > The help screens in the boot loader cover how to achieve option 1; > basically invoke a different boot configuration. > > Option 2 should be pretty easy if you are familiar with Unix. > > Either way, remove the startup link for the broken package and then boot > from the hard disk again. Viola, problem gone. > > Daniel ===>>> Thanks. Unfortunately, it didnt quite work. I booted from DVD with the installation DVD and booted as rescue root=/dev/hda1 The rescue system appeared to boot, but the same screen appears and freezes... ===>>>I have also tried it with the newer netinstall http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/ but my laptop freezes at the first screen (Choose language). Setting the boot to boot: linux bootkbd=en_US did not help either. ===>>> Any ideas? Thanks Peter
Can I make my laptop mouse buttons lighter to the touch?
I have a compaq presario 700. It has synaptic touchpad and two buttons. First question, are the two buttons part of the touchpad or not? Also, I feel like I have to put a lot of pressure on the buttons to make them click. Is there a software way to make them more responsive? What drivers deal with those two physical buttons? (I'm aware I can click the synaptic touchpad but this had always driven me crazy so I disable that feature. I'm talking about the two physical buttons here). Debian unstable. ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Can I make my laptop mouse buttons lighter to the touch?
On Sat, Jun 19, 2004 at 04:23:47PM -0400, Jerome Werner wrote: > > I have a compaq presario 700. It has synaptic touchpad and two buttons. First > question, are the two buttons part of the touchpad or not? Also, I feel like I have > to put a lot of pressure on the buttons to make them click. Is there a software way > to make them more responsive? What drivers deal with those two physical buttons? > The two buttons are part of the touchpad, and are handled by the synaptics driver (or ps2 driver if you prefer that), but they don't have any pressure sensitive sensors, they are physical buttons, they pass the click when the button makes the actual click. The touchpad itself is a virtual button, it has a pressure sensitive sensor and the and actual switch that is activated (its electrostatic as opposed to mechanical), which is what makes it possible to play with the sensitivity of the touchpad itself. Its similar to a real mouse in that respect where you can play with the sensitivity of the movement but not of the buttons. > (I'm aware I can click the synaptic touchpad but this had always driven me crazy so > I disable that feature. I'm talking about the two physical buttons here). > > Debian unstable. > > > > > ___ > Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com > The most personalized portal on the Web! > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > +++ > This Mail Was Scanned By Mail-seCure System > at the Tel-Aviv University CC. > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Does waproamd work with orinoco cards?
I've got a Dell Inspiron with their built-in TrueMobile 1150... which the linux kernels see as an orinoco. It works fine but, since some of the wireless lans I use have WEP enabled, I'm looking for something that can automatically detect access points and automatically set the WEP key to the one that I need. Waproamd is supposed to do this, but it doesn't seem to like my card. When I run it, it immediately dies unless I run it with the "-M" (monitor) swtch. The man page says of this option: "Don't fail when the network interface is not available, instead use NETLINK to monitor device avaibility. The is useful for PCMCIA devices and similar" So, I guess it's normally failing because the interface isn't available. Is there a way that I can make it available, or does waproamd not work with the stock Debian 2.6 kernel's orinoco driver? - Joe
Re: hangs on startup at "Choose your current network environment screen"
> > Is there any way of resucing this installation (which had been going > > so well :-) )?? > > Yes, absolutely. > > When you boot off the Linux install media, you can either: > > 1. use a 'rescue' kernel to give single user mode. > 2. start the install, switch to VT2, start the terminal and then mount >your drive. > > The help screens in the boot loader cover how to achieve option 1; > basically invoke a different boot configuration. > > Option 2 should be pretty easy if you are familiar with Unix. > > Either way, remove the startup link for the broken package and then boot > from the hard disk again. Viola, problem gone. > > Daniel ===>>> Thanks. Unfortunately, it didnt quite work. I booted from DVD with the installation DVD and booted as rescue root=/dev/hda1 The rescue system appeared to boot, but the same screen appears and freezes... ===>>>I have also tried it with the newer netinstall http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/ but my laptop freezes at the first screen (Choose language). Setting the boot to boot: linux bootkbd=en_US did not help either. ===>>> Any ideas? Thanks Peter
Can I make my laptop mouse buttons lighter to the touch?
I have a compaq presario 700. It has synaptic touchpad and two buttons. First question, are the two buttons part of the touchpad or not? Also, I feel like I have to put a lot of pressure on the buttons to make them click. Is there a software way to make them more responsive? What drivers deal with those two physical buttons? (I'm aware I can click the synaptic touchpad but this had always driven me crazy so I disable that feature. I'm talking about the two physical buttons here). Debian unstable. ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web!
Re: Can I make my laptop mouse buttons lighter to the touch?
On Sat, Jun 19, 2004 at 04:23:47PM -0400, Jerome Werner wrote: > > I have a compaq presario 700. It has synaptic touchpad and two buttons. First > question, are the two buttons part of the touchpad or not? Also, I feel like > I have to put a lot of pressure on the buttons to make them click. Is there a > software way to make them more responsive? What drivers deal with those two > physical buttons? > The two buttons are part of the touchpad, and are handled by the synaptics driver (or ps2 driver if you prefer that), but they don't have any pressure sensitive sensors, they are physical buttons, they pass the click when the button makes the actual click. The touchpad itself is a virtual button, it has a pressure sensitive sensor and the and actual switch that is activated (its electrostatic as opposed to mechanical), which is what makes it possible to play with the sensitivity of the touchpad itself. Its similar to a real mouse in that respect where you can play with the sensitivity of the movement but not of the buttons. > (I'm aware I can click the synaptic touchpad but this had always driven me > crazy so I disable that feature. I'm talking about the two physical buttons > here). > > Debian unstable. > > > > > ___ > Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com > The most personalized portal on the Web! > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > +++ > This Mail Was Scanned By Mail-seCure System > at the Tel-Aviv University CC. >
