Re: a904...@gmail.com Has Invited You to Join GodTube

[Robert Goley]

I don't think it is offensive but it is definitely SPAM.  I don't think 
the list is moderated.  I get SPAM from it frequently.


Robert



Robert Smith wrote:

Is this list moderated? The below message is SPAM, and offensive at that!

Rob Smith
Posted via Ubuntu GNU/Linux (v.8.10)
Because software, like people, should be allowed to exist in an open, 
sharing community, and not kept contained by corporate greed!



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Re: Lenny. How to add WPA encryption to installer?

[Robert Goley]

 
  

I would recommend using a live cd (preferably
Kubuntu Live Install CD)  and then install
Lenny using debootstrap.



That's the complex way to do it!
  
That depends if you need network access while you are installing 
Lenny  It is a more advanced way of doing it but it ensures you 
still have connectivity after you wipe the hard drive clean too  
Very handy for hunting down those pesky firmware packages and windows 
drivers

Simply Install a Debian Desktop from CD/DVD, then enable the wpa.
Note: That's odd, but gnome CD1 (debian-500-i386-CD-1) don't have the
package wpasupplicant (so you also need CD2).
on the other hand, debian-500-i386-kde-CD-1 and debian-500-i386-DVD-1
does have it.

  



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Re: Phone recording software

[Robert Goley]

I know you specified hardware solution but it seems that your hardware 
solution is getting much more complex than would seem to be needed for 
recording an interview  I fairly simple solution would be to use the 
free zoiper software with a VOIP provider.  Broadvoice for example has a 
cheap BYOD plan.  Zoiper supports recording calls.  A usb headset would 
give a better sound quality but this is a fairly cheap solution to put 
in place...  My 2 cents...  Other VOIP ways to record, this is just the 
quickest and cheapest I can come up with off the top of my head. 


Robert


Dotan Cohen wrote:

I need to record a phone interview. Is there any software that will
let me plug the a phone line into the modem jack of my laptop (Dell
Inspiron 6400), and record the voice? I have found many Windows
programs that do this (assuming that the hardware supports it) but the
only thing that I could find for Linux is Asterisk which is a bit
complicated for this purpose (and my skill level).

For that matter, how can I check that my hardware in fact supports this? Thanks.

  



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Re: configure D-Linx Airplus wireless card on debian

[Robert Goley]

I believe this card is supported by the new ath5k driver module in newer 
kernels.  I have used the G650 (same chipset I believe) with the MADWIFI 
in the past.  It might be the ath9k driver.  The reason you are not 
getting any lights is that the driver is not loaded for it  Try 
"modprobe ath5k" and see if the lights come on.  It is also possible 
that the driver that is not loaded is for the PCMCIA bus.  This varies 
from laptop to laptop so you would have to check to see what module that 
might be if the info above doesn't help.


Robert

On 5/6/09 12:52 PM, kade kade wrote:
i have installed debian on a dell inspiron 8100. my wireless cars is a 
PMCIA D-Link Airplus G DWL-G630 Cardbus.
being a newbie, i am looking for a step by step guide for configuring 
the wireless card. the card lights are off, it is
as though the card is not being correctly recognized. thanks. the 
output of lspci is:


00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82815 815 Chipset Host Bridge 
and Memory Controller Hub (rev 04)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82815 815 Chipset AGP Bridge 
(rev 04)

00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev 03)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801BAM ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 03)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801BAM IDE U100 Controller 
(rev 03)
00:1f.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801BA/BAM USB Controller 
#1 (rev 03)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV11 [GeForce2 
Go] (rev b2)
02:03.0 Multimedia audio controller: ESS Technology ES1983S Maestro-3i 
PCI Audio Accelerator (rev 10)
02:06.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c556 Hurricane CardBus 
[Cyclone] (rev 10)
02:06.1 Communication controller: 3Com Corporation Mini PCI 56k 
Winmodem (rev 10)
02:0f.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI4451 PC card Cardbus 
Controller
02:0f.1 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI4451 PC card Cardbus 
Controller
02:0f.2 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments PCI4451 IEEE-1394 
Controller
03:00.0 Network controller: Texas Instruments ACX 111 54Mbps Wireless 
Interface


my linux version:
Linux version 2.6.26-2-686 (Debian 2.6.26-15) (da...@debian.org 
) (gcc version 4.1.3 20080704

(prerelease) (Debian 4.1.2-25)) #1 SMP Thu Mar 26 01:08:11 UTC 2009

Re: configure D-Linx Airplus wireless card on debian

[Robert Goley]

Ignore part of my post.  I looked closer at the lspci output.  That is 
not an Atheros chipset.  Dlink tends to switch around between 
models  I am not sure which driver is used for the Texas Instruments 
ACX 111 chipset.  I have tried to use either Atheros or Intel for my 
wireless chipsets


Robert


On 5/6/09 12:52 PM, kade kade wrote:
i have installed debian on a dell inspiron 8100. my wireless cars is a 
PMCIA D-Link Airplus G DWL-G630 Cardbus.
being a newbie, i am looking for a step by step guide for configuring 
the wireless card. the card lights are off, it is
as though the card is not being correctly recognized. thanks. the 
output of lspci is:


00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82815 815 Chipset Host Bridge 
and Memory Controller Hub (rev 04)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82815 815 Chipset AGP Bridge 
(rev 04)

00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev 03)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801BAM ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 03)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801BAM IDE U100 Controller 
(rev 03)
00:1f.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801BA/BAM USB Controller 
#1 (rev 03)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV11 [GeForce2 
Go] (rev b2)
02:03.0 Multimedia audio controller: ESS Technology ES1983S Maestro-3i 
PCI Audio Accelerator (rev 10)
02:06.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c556 Hurricane CardBus 
[Cyclone] (rev 10)
02:06.1 Communication controller: 3Com Corporation Mini PCI 56k 
Winmodem (rev 10)
02:0f.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI4451 PC card Cardbus 
Controller
02:0f.1 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI4451 PC card Cardbus 
Controller
02:0f.2 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments PCI4451 IEEE-1394 
Controller
03:00.0 Network controller: Texas Instruments ACX 111 54Mbps Wireless 
Interface


my linux version:
Linux version 2.6.26-2-686 (Debian 2.6.26-15) (da...@debian.org 
) (gcc version 4.1.3 20080704

(prerelease) (Debian 4.1.2-25)) #1 SMP Thu Mar 26 01:08:11 UTC 2009

Re: Safe install

[Robert Goley]

I recommend using the "GRUB For DOS" instead of the direct boot sector 
loading.  Easier to setup and more configurable.  You simply load the 
grl boot file in place of your bootgrub.bin file in the boot.ini 
configuration.  Good for getting back into linux portion of a Windows 
dual boot setup


Robert

On 9/29/2009 5:10 PM, Michael wrote:

First of all, i've never tested it with Vista myself so i need to carefully 
restrict my statements to XP.

Both Windows and ThinkVantage have their own bootloader, and grub can boot that 
bootloader.
All you need is the chainloader command in grub.cfg (this is for grub2, but 
it's very similar for the legacy old grub).

In a Debian system, this file will be automaticly updated after every kernel 
install or update, and  there need to be a 'safe' way to preserve custom 
entries. This is /etc/grub/grub.d/40_custom file.

For example, to insert grub boot entries for Windows XP on partition sda1 and 
Thinkvantage on sda2, you would put this into 40_custom:

!/bin/sh
exec tail -n +3 $0
# /etc/grub.d/40_custom:
menuentry "Chainloader sda1" {
 set root=(hd0,1)
 # insmod fat
 # search --fs-uuid --set 0fa5641b-9105-4102-acf6-c68795e8bf62
 chainloader +1
}

menuentry "ThinVantage sda2" {
 set root=(hd0,2)
 # search --fs-uuid --set 0fa5641b-9105-4102-acf6-c68795e8bf62
 chainloader +1
}

Then run 'update-grub' (as root, or via sudo), it will update the 'real' config 
in /boot.

The fs-uuid directive should normally be not necessary, it is optional. The 
respective uuid of your specific partitions would be different of course. If 
you don't know what it's about just drop it :)

If you install grub into the MasterBootRecord (MBR) then of course the Windows 
code will be gone.
What you will see is that chainloading into Windows will launch the 'normal' 
Windows Boot menu.
However, stuff like hibernation and special boot keys will be affected.

Some 2 years ago a german guy on this list, Stefan Bellon, told me a way to 
boot into grub via the original Windows XP setup, which would preserve the 
original Masterbootrecord and thus keep Windows hibernation and blue 
Thinkvantage button working at startup (before any bootloader).

This works for XP, as far as i know Vista boots different, but probably can be 
setup in some analog way.

You would reinstall Windows MBR again (there should be some onboard M$ System 
Tool) and afterwards modify the Windows XP 'BOOT.INI' file to launch the grub 
code from the Windows harddisk.

You can copy that code in linux commandline with dd into a binary file, say 
'bootgrub.bin' and put that on the Windows filesystem (just beneath the 
BOOT.INI). Since Linux has no good NTFS write support, you could for example 
put it on a memory stick for transfer, or use a Samba network or even just 
email.

An example BOOT.INI would look like that:

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=C:\bootgrub.bin
[operating systems]
C:\bootgrub.bin="Linux Grub"
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows XP" /fastdetect
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows XP nogui" /fastdetect 
/bootlog /noguiboot /safeboot:network /sos

This setup was working with legacy grub, but i missed to prevent the package 
script from writing into the MBR when i mirgated to grub2. It didn't matter 
much to me, anyway, i think if the harddisk basically is ok, then i can launch 
ThinkVantage via grub quite as well, i just don't really need the button 
anymore. (And if the disk would not work, then also not ThinkVantage, so what. 
And there always are those pretty Recovery CDs). However, for this reason, i 
can't tell if it would work with grub2 exactly the same.

As a result, you will see the Windows boot menu, from where you can boot into 
Windows, or 'jump' to the linux grub bootmenu.

The used grub binary will read the grub.cfg configuration of the linux 
partition just as usual, and also that configuration will be kept updated via 
package managemant just as usual. However, you need to recognize that the 
bootgrub.bin code now is 'out of reach' for grub updates.

But, once it works, it works, so what. Most grub updates anyway would not modiy 
that bootcode anyway, especially with grub2 which is highly modular, and the 
modules are loaded dynamically from the linux /boot directory now. Most updates 
will go there, anyway.

If there would be a security fix just in that initial code, then you need to 
recreate the external binary file. But then, if you really need such a good 
security for your laptop, then you would do completely different things anyway, 
and in the end of that road it wouldn't matter how it gets booted, again, 
because the ultimate solution is to store any sensible information (like your 
complete home directory) on a small external encrypted device.

hth Micha




   



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Re: Safe install

[Robert Goley]

I was late to the long string of emails...  I was just discussing the 
Boot from Windows first perspective.  I agree though.  Anything you have 
physical access to is already insecure


Robert

On 9/29/2009 6:40 PM, Michael wrote:

Robert:
   

I recommend using the "GRUB For DOS"
 


Yes looks like another (and maybe easier) way.

Still, if you're mostly working from Linux, the most simple way is just to 
install grub and setup chainloaders (which is done at system install anyway). 
All you loos is the ThinkVantage button, no great deal IMHO.

As for hibernation, i need to clarify, it works just as usual: Grub chainloads 
to Windows and that just resumes. What i meant is that if you would rely on 
WinLogon to protect your Windows access, now there's grub with it's insecure 
edit and commandline escapes - which can be deactivated of course.

As i said, if you really need strong security, you wouldn't rely on either OS 
or BIOS side access protection, nor on any encryption, because anything can be 
cracked up to the point to remove the hard drive for professional analysis. You 
just would not store any sensitive information on such a laptop.


   



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Re: what laptop to buy - suggestion for Debian project developers

[Robert Goley]

I would agree that many are support now.  I have had a lot of luck with 
Toshiba.  They seem to have more models that have compliant components.  
If you want a serious development laptop, Look at the X505 series.  I 
ordered one with a quad core i7 series with hyperthreading 6 GB ram, 64 
GB solid state and 320 GB HDs.  It acts like 8 processors to linux.  
Using the -j8 fage for make this makes compiles go real fast in most 
cases...  The only catches were having to load the Nvidia drivers and 
having to install the Realtek wireless driver from their site.  The 
Nvidia is not opensource but works well.  The Tealtek is distrubuted as 
source but not sure on licensing.  Can't remember off the top of my 
head.  Everything else worked out of the box with Lenny.  I did use the 
backports 2.6.30 kernel though...  Even things like the webcam worked 
with no issues


Robert

Stefan Monnier wrote:

So, it appears that, in Western Australia, neither laptop computers, nor
desktop computers, are available, that are new, that are compatible with
Linux, and that are reasonably priced (under 1100 AUD), and that can do what
I want (including 1240x1024 graphics resolution).



Don't about Western Australia, but there are nowadays some computers you
can buy which come natively with support for GNU/Linux.
Other than Dell, I'll mention the Lemote machines (hard to get outside
of China, tho, in my experience), the Fit-PC2, the TouchBook, ...


Stefan


  



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Re: Problem in changing permissions for a directory

[Robert Goley]

Because /proc is a pseudo filesystem that is actually just stats from the
Linux kernel provided in a file/directory format.  Permissions for each
thing are predefined and aren't intended to be changed.  You can read
values from it and you can write back to the files.  Typically, this is
just for root to write to though there are a couple of exceptions I
believe.

On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 10:04 AM, Arghya Das  wrote:

> why cant i change values of this file : /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward
>
>  I tried to change ownership of the directory but :
>
> my_username@019:~$ sudo chown my_username /proc/sys/net/ipv4/
> chown: changing ownership of `/proc/sys/net/ipv4/': Operation not permitted
>
> Can someone help to solve the problem plz..
>
>

Re: [debian] Re: whereami, hibernate & ifconfig

[Robert Goley]

Don't know if this has been mentioned since I can't find all the thread, why not compile the bcm4400 module using module-assistant and use it instead of the opensource b44 module since it is causing problems?  I have used it several times on different machines.  I prefer opensource drivers but when you really need something to work.   


On Wed, 2005-10-12 at 19:18 -0300, Derek Broughton wrote:


Tony Godshall wrote:
> 
> So, anyhow, the moral of the story is this:
> 
> Don't be too quick to blame software.

I'm not quite sure where that moral was to be found :-)  After all, we've
already agreed that there's a basic problem with the b44 - whether it's the
driver software or the hardware is hard to say - but it's how the software
deals with that that's causing my issues.


Different driver may help here.


> 
> PS: I used to use whereami too, but went back to a
> config based on /network/interfaces and a little custom
> mapping script.  which, by the way, let me put a timeout
> for the b44 to settle down.  And it's based on
> iputils-arping, which is lightning fast when it detects...
> 


I always use /etc/network/interfaces.  Have not had problems other the WPA-PSK wireless security not supported directly.


>   arping -D -f -c4 -w5 -I$iface $ip
> 
> ...and works without coming up on the network with an ip
> address (i.e. it's less disruptive).

There's an arping test in Whereami, too, which I primarily use for exactly
that reason.
-- 
derek

Re: Dial-up modem 'No CARRIER'

[Robert Goley]

Try using kppp.  It is a lot easier to use and configure since it is
graphical.  

On Mon, 2005-10-17 at 14:18 +0100, marc wrote:
> Koen Vermeer said...
>  
> > On Sun, 2005-10-16 at 19:06 +0100, marc wrote:
> > > The laptop modem is dialing and exchanging with the ISP. Then, 24 times 
> > > out of 25, all I get is 'NO CARRIER'. Very occasionally, I connect
> > > 
> > > I've tried both wvdial and KPPP in KDE. When I boot into XP, the modem 
> > > connects successfully 100% of the time - so the wiring, hardware and ISP 
> > > are fine.
> > > 
> > > I read somewhere that nic interrupts might clash, so I've ifdown'd that, 
> > > and I've also tried lowering the line speed don to 9600.
> > > 
> > > Any suggestions on how to improve things?
> > > 
> > > I'm on 2.3.13 etch.
> 
> > Maybe you could tell us what kind of modem you've got...
> 
> Sorry, I posted before disappearing for the night, and realised I should 
> have provided more info.
> 
> The modem is:
> 
> :00:1e.3 Modem: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 
> Family) AC'97Modem Controller (rev 04) (prog-if 00 [Generic])
> Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI]: Unknown device 007a
> Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 10
> I/O ports at e200 [size=256]
> I/O ports at e300 [size=128]
> Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
> 
> PCI id:
> :00:1e.3 0703: 8086:266d (rev 04)
> 
> (which is supported here, as an alternative,
> http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/hsf/index.php
> I haven't tried the free version yet, though, because although the docs 
> mention Debian, there isn't a package, only the sources.)
> 
> I'm using sl-modem-daemon. My location is the UK, which is what I have 
> selected in the sl-modem-daemon configuration.
> 
> > The last time I used my modem is almost a year ago. I got it to work by
> > using its ALSA driver, but I think I remember that I experienced
> > problems with wvdial. Some carrier detect problem, badly documented
> > somewhere on the insane wvdial homepage. I think I got around it by just
> > using 'ppp on' or something like that. But all of this may not apply to
> > your modem, of course.
> 
> Yeah, it's a shame. It's just a lot easier to go into XP! wvdial is 
> okay, but ppp looks horribly complicated - with no guarantee that things 
> will work. (I'm going to try using pppconfig that someone suggested on 
> the .user list.) But this is just a carrier detect problem - hardly 
> modem  rocket science. Everything else works, and we know that all the 
> hardware works.
Try using kppp.  It is a lot easier to use and configure since it is
graphical.  
> 
> Is there a "carrier sniffer" out there? Since modems have been around 
> since the beginning of time, it would seem an obvious diagnostic tool to 
> have been developed. After all, there is a carrier there. Heck, the 
> software has even found it a few times.
> 
I would try connecting to the same ISP from the same machine running
windows to eliminate the modem drivers if you have a dual boot.  I would
try connecting to a different ISP from linux if there is any you can
try.  Those would be the first 2 tests I tried.  
> -- 
> Best,
> Marc
> 
> 


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Re: Freezing, SMP Kernel and P4

[Robert Goley]

To change the default Sessions manager type "updates-alternatives --config w-session-manager" as root and then select the startkde option and press enter.  I change KDE to my default sessions manager on all of my computers.  As for the other problems, SMP is only needed for your processor if it supports HyperThreading.  If it does, and you turn it on using a SMP kernel, you will appear to have 2 processors.  If you do not see 2 processors, you do not need SMP.  You mentioned full filesystems,  the output of "df -h" would help if you emailed this to the list.

Robert

On Tue, 2005-11-08 at 22:30 -0500, David R. Litwin wrote:



On 06/11/05, David R. Litwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

I have a Pentium Four processor with 3.06GHz speed. As far as I can tell, this means that I am eligible to use a 686-smp kernel. Though in comparison to the non smp kernel it seems to be much faster, an odd thing is also happening which I can only attribute to the smp (since I have not really seen it on the non smp kernel). My computer is doing some big-time freezing. It seems to be random, happening a few hours after I turn on my laptop; or only a few minutes. I have to manually do a hard reboot, which means it needs to run fsck which means data can be lost or corrupted (aside from it possibly damaging the whole computer and generally being a very big pain in the arse). 

I'd like to know your opinions. Is this freezing due to the smp? If so, why? How can I fix it?

I thank you kindly in advance.


To add a bit to the fun, I can no longer log in under my user name from KDM (I've not tried GDM). I can, however, from a console. But, I do not know how to start KDE from a console: Doing startx gives Gnome, which is not what I use. 

I believe that the problem is with X. I could be completely mistaken. I'm thinking of purging all of it (apt-get remove --purge xserver-xorg xserver-xorg-dbg and maybe xserver-xfree86). Is this a good idea?

I would be very grateful for any help whatsoever as my system is really becoming unusable. Not to mention data is being corrupted every time I must do a hard re-boot. And it hampers me from doing my work.

I thank you most kindly in advance. 



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Re: Debian Sarge on Tosiba: PCMCIA problem

[Robert Goley]

I agree.  Under Debian, it is extremely easy to compile a kernel.  One or  two commands and then poof you have an installable debian package.  Not really compiling, more like waiting then installing.  

Robert


On Mon, 2006-01-09 at 15:53 -0500, Tom Alderman wrote:


On 1/9/06, giuliano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sun, 8 Jan 2006 22:13:11 -0500
> golfer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >
> > Yes, this is a kernel problem.  If you upgrade to 2.6.15 (build your
> > own using kernel-package), you can plug and unplug without problems.
>
> I have never compiled a kernel: I don't know if I am able to do it but perhaps in the future...
> Thanks.
>
> > regards,
>
> Bye, giuliano
>

Compiling a kernel is much easier than it sounds. I think the word
*compile* scares people.
Just use your favorite search engine. There are many how to on this
subject. Just take your time and do some research, and it will go
fine.

Plantronics DSP-400 USB Headset on a HP Pavilion zv6000 laptop

[Robert Goley]

I have been trying to get the xten softphone working with broadvoice
under linux.  I have the application working but now I am having issues
with sound under linux.  The laptops sound card will work but breaks up
terribly.  This is not during actual calls.  It can not be blamed on
broadvoice.  this happens just when it is playing the beep like you are
dialing (before you press send).  I say a recommendation by xten support
that they tested using the Plantronics DSP-400.  The system recognizes
the device but no sound comes out.  It does not seem to be muted in
alsamixer or on the device itself.  Has anyone dealt with this before?
Any ideas for usb audio headsets?

Robert


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Re: Bad Flash Plugin package instalation

[Robert Goley]

The flashplugin package that the debian installer downloads has changed.  I had to install the newer version from the Etch release.  It did not require any major dependency changes.  It is working great for me.  

Robert


On Tue, 2006-01-24 at 10:09 -0200, Guilherme Fortunato wrote:

Dear Fellows,
I am a newbie in the linux o.s., however I could manage to install debian sarge (2.6 kernel) in my Satellite a75 and the most important features. Yet, I have used aptitude to install the flashplugin-nonfree package and it does not work in mozilla. Any pieces of advice or any sugestions?!
 
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Re: Roaming Ethernet/Wireless Configureation Options

[Robert Goley]

when using ifplugd and wpasupplicant this is not needed.   I just set this up and as soon a wpasupplicant finds an access point ifplugd sets it up.  This also happens during boot up.  

Robert


On Wed, 2006-01-25 at 07:44 +0200, Clifford W. Hansen wrote:


Doug,

I would change the line:
auto lo
to:
auto lo eth1

I'm sure that will solve the automation problem...

Hope it help

Clifford

Re: Seeking wireless PCI card

[Robert Goley]

The Atheros based D-Link cards work great for me.  I have used 3 of
them.  2 are G650s and 1 is a AG660.  Beware the + version of these
cards as they may have different chipsets.  I am currently using them
with an access point setup for WPA-PSK.  I am having trouble with 2
mini-pci dell 1350 cards that require ndiswrapper.  

Robert

On Fri, 2006-02-03 at 23:22 +0100, André Wendt wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I know this isn't specifically laptop-related, but since it has to do with
> wifi and WPA, I thought I'd try it here.
> 
> Can anyone of you recommend a wireless PCI card that is WPA-capable? I'm
> considering a Netgear WG311, but I've also heard of driver problems b/c of
> different types.
> 
> Are there alternatives you can recommend?
> 
> Thanks,
> André
> 
> 


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Re: SATA DVD support under 2.6.15

[Robert Goley]

When booted using the options that produced the dmesg output that you
sent, what is the output of the following commands?

cdrecord -scanbus
cdrecord dev=ATAPI: -scanbus
cdrecord dev=ATA: -scanbus

Robert

On Wed, 2006-02-08 at 22:15 -0700, Stefan Srdic wrote:
> hi,   I've recently installed Etch on my Toshiba Satallite M40. The
> installation was a little rough, I had to manipulate the modules in
> expert mode in order for the installation to detect my DVD drive and
> complete the installation.
> 
> Since the installation I've had to compile a new kernel along with a few
> patches in order to get my network card and MMC/SD controller to
> function. So far everything works except for my DVD drive.
> 
> >From what I've read on the net, libata.h needs to be edited in order to
> support ATAPI. I've tried to define a thing or two in libata.h with no
> success:
> 
> #undef ATA_ENABLE_PATA  /* define to enable PATA support in some
>  * low-level drivers */
> #undef ATAPI_ENABLE_DMADIR  /* enables ATAPI DMADIR bridge support */
> 
> Changed to:
> 
> #define ATA_ENABLE_PATA  /* define to enable PATA support in some
>  * low-level drivers */
> #define ATAPI_ENABLE_DMADIR  /* enables ATAPI DMADIR bridge support */
> 
> 
> 
> I've even tried to pass the arguments libata.atapi_enable=1 and
> atapi_enable=1 to the kernel through lilo with no success. So far, the
> best that I could manage was this:
> libata version 1.20 loaded.
> ata_piix :00:1f.2: version 1.05
> ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKD] enabled at IRQ 11
> ACPI: PCI Interrupt :00:1f.2[B] -> Link [LNKD] -> GSI 11 (level,
> low) -> IRQ 11
> PCI: Setting latency timer of device :00:1f.2 to 64
> ata1: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x1F0 ctl 0x3F6 bmdma 0x1100 irq 14
> ata1: dev 0 cfg 49:2f00 82:746b 83:7d09 84:6023 85:7468 86:3c09 87:6023
> 88:203f
> ata1: dev 0 ATA-6, max UDMA/100, 195371568 sectors: LBA48
> ata1(0): applying bridge limits
> ata1: dev 0 configured for UDMA/100
> scsi0 : ata_piix
>   Vendor: ATA   Model: TOSHIBA MK1031GA  Rev: AA20
>   Type:   Direct-Access  ANSI SCSI revision: 05
> ata2: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x170 ctl 0x376 bmdma 0x1108 irq 15
> ata2: dev 0 cfg 49:0f00 82: 83: 84: 85: 86: 87:
> 88:0407
> ata2: dev 0 ATAPI, max UDMA/33
> ata2(0): applying bridge limits
> ata2: dev 0 configured for UDMA/33
> scsi1 : ata_piix
> ata2(0): WARNING: ATAPI is disabled, device ignored.
> SCSI device sda: 195371568 512-byte hdwr sectors (100030 MB)
> SCSI device sda: drive cache: write back
> SCSI device sda: 195371568 512-byte hdwr sectors (100030 MB)
> SCSI device sda: drive cache: write back
>  sda: sda1 sda2 < sda5 >
> sd 0:0:0:0: Attached scsi disk sda
> sd 0:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg0 type 0
>  
> Can sombody please help me enable ATAPI devices under libata, I've only
> found outdated documentation that is irrelavent for my kernel version.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 


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Re: ALSA sound lost in KDE after going to kernel 2.6.15

[Robert Goley]

Try turning off or tuning the KDE sound system.  It sounds like it is locking the device.  It is being forced to release it when alsaconf unloads the modules.  

Robert

On Wed, 2006-02-15 at 17:48 -0800, Joe Emenaker wrote:


Okay... this one is very strange.

When I boot my laptop with 2.6.12, it boots right into KDE and I hear 
the welcome sound during the login splash screen.

When I boot with 2.6.15, I don't hear the welcome sound and none of the 
sound players produce any sound... whether using a GUI player or if I 
use a console player like mplayer.

HOWEVER, if I then run alsaconf in a konsole window, alsaconf unloads 
all of the drivers and reloads them. THEN, all of the sound players work 
in KDE (and mplayer works in a konsole window). If I reboot after 
configuring ALSA, the sound is gone again. Every time, I have to boot to 
KDE, then run alsaconf, and then I can use sound.

But it gets even more strange. If I boot into KDE, then run alsaconf and 
get sound, and then kill kdm to get back to a text console (where 
mplayer still makes sound) and then run KDE again, sound is gone 
*again*. So, it's not something wrong with ALSA at boot time (or else 
running alsaconf would fix it for the entire uptime... regardless of how 
many times I killed and restarted kdm).

In other words, any time KDE is run, ALSA will be broken (both in KDE 
and from a console if I kill kdm) until alsaconf is run (either from a 
Konsole window or from a text console).

Has anyone experienced this before? Any ideas?

- Joe

Re: 2.6.15 on HP ZV6100 ( similar to compaq R4000)

[Robert Goley]

The problem most likely is that support for your IDE controller is not
built into the kernel.  This a problem I have encountered several times
and it is quite annoying.  If the controller drivers are not built into
the kernel, you can not enable DMA.  I wish someone would fix this bu
they currently have not.  Compile and pack a custom kernel and then
install it.  That should fix your problem.

Robert

On Fri, 2006-02-24 at 15:59 +0100, Leonardo Boselli wrote:
> [I am not subscribed to this list, so please reply to my own address]
> I have a HP ZV6100 . I have installed debian serge, then updated to etch.
> but either with 2.6.8 or 2.6.15, k7 or 486 i am unable to activate dma and
> in turn the computer freeze almost completely during disk access
> (expecailly if i download large files from a fast lan server).
> The hardware is fine since if i use a 2.6.12 from ububntu the dma is
> correctly activated and i can also activcate/deactivate it with hdparm.
> Any hint ? possible kernel personalization to get it to woik ?
>  
> [I am not subscribed to this list, so please reply to my own address]
> 
> Leonardo Boselli
> 
> 
> 


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Re: 2.6.15 on HP ZV6100 ( similar to compaq R4000)

[Robert Goley]

I would like to know the trick about loading earlier that you are
talking about.  I load all main drivers from the initrd.  You must for
all boot hardware anyway.  My experience is that if it is built as a
module, hdparm will not be allowed to change DMA settings.

Robert

On Fri, 2006-02-24 at 16:57 +0100, Florian Kulzer wrote:
> Leonardo Boselli wrote:
> > [I am not subscribed to this list, so please reply to my own address]
> > I have a HP ZV6100 . I have installed debian serge, then updated to etch.
> > but either with 2.6.8 or 2.6.15, k7 or 486 i am unable to activate dma and
> > in turn the computer freeze almost completely during disk access
> > (expecailly if i download large files from a fast lan server).
> > The hardware is fine since if i use a 2.6.12 from ububntu the dma is
> > correctly activated and i can also activcate/deactivate it with hdparm.
> > Any hint ? possible kernel personalization to get it to woik ?
> 
> This can happen when your IDE controller's module is not loaded early
> enough during boot. I think you need the module "atiixp", but you have
> to check yourself with "lspci" (look for "IDE interface: ..."). You can
> then either compile a custom kernel with the driver included statically,
> or you can add the module to /etc/mkinitrd/modules and use
> "dpkg-reconfigure linux-image-2.6.15-xxx" to rebuild your initrd with
> the module. Sometimes it can also be necessary to explicitly include the
> module "ide_generic" in /etc/mkinitrd/modules, but then it should
> probably be listed after (below) the specific module of the IDE controller.
> 
> Regards,
> Florian
> 
> P.S. If you need more detailed instructions just ask, but please keep
> the discussion on the list and don't send separate copies to my email
> address.
> 
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Re: X server doesn't start on an ACER Aspire 3610

[Robert Goley]

Type the following command to generate a new one:  "X :1 -configure"
This will create one in root's home directory.  It also gives on screen
commands to test it prior to replacing the main config file.  You may
have to set preferred display geometry after doing this also.

Robert

On Fri, 2006-03-03 at 21:13 +0100, Juanjavier Martínez wrote:
> I know it is compatible, since it booted an hour ago.
> 
> I was stupid enough to tinkle aroud with XF86Config-4 with no backup. :-(
> 
> I have got testing with xserver-xorg. The chipset is Intel GMA 900.
> 
> Any idea?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Juan Javier Martínez.
> 
> 


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Re: how to burn cds as non-root user?

[Robert Goley]

With linux kernels 2.6.10 or higher you can not use SUID root permissions on 
cdrecord.  You have to add the user to the cdrom group and remove SUID 
permissions to burn cds.  I am currently using a 2.6.14 kernel.

Robert

On Monday 24 April 2006 21:13, Tamas K Papp wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 24, 2006 at 04:45:53PM -0400, Joseph M. Gaffney wrote:
> > I'd suggest a cd burning group, with appropriate rights.
>
> Greg, Mike and Joseph,
>
> Thank you for your help.  The user was in the cdrom group, but
> cdrecord was not setuid root.  Greg's suggestion solved the problem.
>
> Is there no way for a user to burn cd's without something running as
> root (eg only by appropriate permissions on the device, but no setuid
> bit on cdrecord)?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tamas


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Re: how to burn cds as non-root user?

[Robert Goley]

When I switched to 2.6.x, I had to remove the SUID bit.  aftre that everything 
worked fine.  The package installer also asks whether or not the cdrecord 
binary should be set SUID.  YMMV I guess.

Robert

On Tuesday 25 April 2006 13:23, Greg Ryman wrote:
> I'm using 2.6.16 and I use setuid to burn cd's... I have no cd burning
> group setup...
>
> On Tuesday 25 April 2006 06:53, Robert Goley wrote:
> > With linux kernels 2.6.10 or higher you can not use SUID root permissions
> > on cdrecord.  You have to add the user to the cdrom group and remove SUID
> > permissions to burn cds.  I am currently using a 2.6.14 kernel.
> >
> > Robert
> >
> > On Monday 24 April 2006 21:13, Tamas K Papp wrote:
> > > On Mon, Apr 24, 2006 at 04:45:53PM -0400, Joseph M. Gaffney wrote:
> > > > I'd suggest a cd burning group, with appropriate rights.
> > >
> > > Greg, Mike and Joseph,
> > >
> > > Thank you for your help.  The user was in the cdrom group, but
> > > cdrecord was not setuid root.  Greg's suggestion solved the problem.
> > >
> > > Is there no way for a user to burn cd's without something running as
> > > root (eg only by appropriate permissions on the device, but no setuid
> > > bit on cdrecord)?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Tamas


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Re: Why initrd ?

[Robert Goley]

easier portability would be the only thing I can think of.  For example,  I 
had 2 laptops, One is faster and used for demos.  The second one is a little 
slower and is just used for remote connectivity wit the office.  I had 
complete battery failure on the faster one.  No time to get another before 
people had to leave for the demo.  I switched the hard drive that has a 
complete setup, ready to go to the other laptop.  I made a couple fo quick 
changes and verified settings and it was ready to go.  I did not have to 
configure, compile, package, and install a kernel to do so.  This is great 
because laptop compile speeds stink.  I have also used distcc for this but 
still the process is fairly long.  This is just one example.  Changing out 
motherboards would be another.  It removes a bit of hassle and lends some 
flexibility.  

Robert

On Sunday 20 August 2006 10:07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Since long I have two questions, and this is the first one:
>
> I see initrd kernels all around, and i can imagine the benefits
> for 'hijacking' systems (like installers) which need to discover the
> hardware first to select the appropriate kernel modules and settings.
>
> But when i'm going to configure a custom kernel, on known hardware,
> why should i use initrd at all ? I mean, what is the advantage of initrd
> over non-initrd in this case ? Really, any argument ?


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Re: Deleting Debian - Enough's enough

[Robert Goley]

It depends on how you install Ubuntu.  I left Debian on my computer when I 
tested Ubuntu.  Ubuntu was installed to a different partition or drive.  The 
Ubuntu installer read my grub cinfiguration on the other drive and appended 
it to the botton of the Ubuntu grub configuration.  This allowed me to boot 
which one  I wanted.  I did not ask it to do that, it did it automatically.  
If you do not want debian at all, delete the Debian partition before 
installing Ubuntu.

Robert

On Monday 04 December 2006 17:31, Baz wrote:
> What happens to GRUB if I simply delete the Debian partition?  And, if I'm
> looking to install Ubuntu, will it simply overwrite Debian?


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Re: file recovery - urgent

[Robert Goley]

I did not catch what type fies you lost.  Some files can be recovered using 
some utilities I would have to look up.  I made the same mistake you did.  I 
deleted data that had not been backed up.  I was able to recover many files.  
I do not remember if it was reiserfs or EXT2/3 now.  If you have C code or 
similar text based files you can recover chunks (blocks) using grep on the 
raw device.  I have had to recover so code that way before.  Not fun but you 
can find many things if you have terms you can search for.  I hope this 
helps.  I will try to look up the utils I used before also.

Robert

On Thursday 15 March 2007 18:09, Paolo wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 15, 2007 at 06:18:11PM +0100, Michael wrote:
> > i would be happy to be able to do but after sleuthkit/autopsy couldn't
> > help
>
> ...
>
> > Anyway, ext3 clearly is difficult to recover.
>
> eh, seems that's the sad truth with j-fs - btw anybody has had such
> experience (I mean, full delete then (try to) recovery) with other j-fs,
> eg reiserfs, jfs, xfs ... ?
>
> > And please spare to ask me to send the image,
>
> ...
>
> > there's sensible personal data too.
>
> well, guess it'd be very easy for anybody to try and replicate your
> 'experiment' ;) - no need to throw around xxGB.
>
> --
> paolo


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Re: Boot on CD, transfer to USB?

[Robert Goley]

Use the GRUB for dos version.  It will allow you to boot using the WinXP 
bootloader(Grldr).  You can copy the vmlinuz and initrd files from your boot 
directory and create the grub menu.1st entries to boot them.  This will just 
load the kernel and initial ram disk from the hard drive and then use the USB 
drive for everything else.  No CD required.  You will need to update the 
vmlinux(kernel) and initrd files manually everytime you update your kernel.  
Actually come to think of it, just install the whole system to the USB drive.  
including GRUB.  GRUB for Dos should chainload the GRUB on the USB drive and 
save you the manual updates for the kernel.

Robert

On Wednesday 04 April 2007 16:02, Stefan Monnier wrote:
> > I would like to run Debian off of a USB drive using my laptop.  Currently
> > I run a dual boot system: Debian with Windows on the internal hard disk.
> >
> > The laptop is a Toshiba Satellite A15-S129 and will not boot to USB.  I
> > can boot to CD.
> >
> > Is there a way I can use the CD-ROM to boot the computer and transfer
> > control so that I can run Debian from the USB drive?
>
> You can, but I suspect it won't be pretty.
>
> One way to get what you want is to let the boot-loader load Debian.
> I.e. you'd install GRUB on your internal drive, and have separate entries
> there to boot either from the internal disk or from the USB disk.
> But this may not work if the BIOS doesn't see the USB drive (which is
> somewhat likely if it doesn't let you boot from it).
>
> If the BIOS doesn't see your USB drive, you'll have to go through a more
> real piece of OS.  The cleanest way would probably be to boot a Linux
> initrd off of your internal drive (or off of a CD) and then have that mount
> your USB drive.  I.e. you'd have the Debian system on your USB drive, but
> the kernel would be either on your internal drive or on a CDROM.  Placing
> it on a CDROM is rather inconvenient when you need to update to a new
> kernel or a new initrd (and in order to get the thing to work, you'll
> probably have to try and fiddle with your initrd a few times).
>
> So the cleanest way would be: make room on your internal drive for a small
> boot partition which will hold GRUB plus your Linux kernel(s) and their
> associated initrd(s).  Count 10MB per kernel, so 50MB will be sufficient
> (my boot partition is around 200MB and has about 60MB used).
>
>
> Stefan


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Re: Boot on CD, transfer to USB?

[Robert Goley]

>
> How do I make an initrd do this?   The only initrd I've made so far was as
> a result of compiling a new kernel, and I don't see how that will help.
>
Installing a default Debian kernel creates the needed image for each kernel.  
You can follow the Debian way of compiling kernels if your setup requires a 
custom kernel.
> Peter A. Bonucci


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Re: xterm font size

[Robert Goley]

Starting the xterm with the option "-fn 7x14"  helps the font and window size 
without having to modify any files.  I do this when having to deal with many 
different X11 based machines.

Robert

On Wednesday 11 July 2007 02:35, АКбара wrote:
> Hi,
> You can change the fontsize in /etc/X11/Xresourses/xterm (if you are the
> only user). Mine is:
>
> ~$ cat /etc/X11/Xresources/xterm
> XTerm*font: -*-terminus-medium-*-*-*-14-*-*-*-*-*-cp1251
> XTerm*background: black
> XTerm*foreground: gray
> XTerm*scrollTtyOutput: no
> XTerm*scrollKey: yes
>
> On Tue, Jul 10, 2007 at 05:00:59PM -0700, Bill Moseley wrote:
> > I just got a new T60p wide screen (1680x1050) running X Window System
> > Version 7.2.0 (xorg).
> >
> > I'm using icewm as my window manager.
> >
> > The xterm fonts are nice, but too small.  I can use xfontsel to browse
> > fonts, but I can't seem to find the one xterm is using (so that I
> > might make it bigger).  Is there a way to tell what font my xterm is
> > using?
> >
> > My DPI setting is correct so shouldn't I be able to pick a font by
> > point size and have it be the correct size?
> >
> >
> >
> > Plenty to pick from...
> >
> > $ DISPLAY=:0.0 xlsfonts | wc -l
> > 7358
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
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Laptop recommendation

[Robert Goley]

I am looking at getting a Toshiba M9 laptop.  I have checked the normal places 
and can not find a report of anyone running linux on it.  Do any of you have 
any recommendations in regard to this laptop?  I want to run 64 bit Etch on 
it.

Robert


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Re: Boot Order

[Robert Goley]

If you are using the GRUB boot loader, this is easily changed in the 
/boot/grub/menu.lst file.  The option is called "default" and is 
followed by a number that starts counting at zero.  Go to the bottom of 
the file and count the different options to find out the number for 
booting Windows XP.  Change the number after the "default" option to be 
the number for Windows.  It will boot with the windows choice selected 
by default.  you will have to manually select Linux to boot into it.  
You may also want to increase the timeout a little to give you time to 
select Linux. 


Robert

Iyer, Vish wrote:


A recent installation of Debian 4.0 release 3 and Windows XP-64 bit on 
a dual boot DELL precision M6300 has resulted in Debian taking 
precedence in the boot order.


Is there a way we can change the sequence to boot with Windows XP as a 
default OS? Would it be further possible to halt the system from 
booting until an order is manually opted? Any suggestion is greatly 
appreciated.


 


Thanks!

 




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Toshiba 2545XCDT + Netgear FA-410TX problems.

[Robert Goley]

I have done even more reading on this.  I have the PCMCIA card slots functioning properly.  The netgear card is listed working under linux and has under SuSE 7.3 in the past.  When  inserted it shows the config message that the module pcnet_cs was loaded but all three lights on the dongle flash on and off at the same time.  I believe that the resources are not being set properly as it is a 16 bit card.  Can anyone help/give instructions on getting the resources and setting them in the /etc/pcmcia/config.opts?  It is a dual boot machine and the card works under windows so we can get correct info from that.  I just do not know what info to get and what format to put it into for the linux card services.  Thank in advance.

Robert Goley

Toshiba 2545XCDT + Netgear FA-410TX problems. (text only this time sorry)

[Robert Goley]

I have done even more reading on this.  I have the PCMCIA card slots
functioning properly.  The netgear card is listed working under linux
and has under SuSE 7.3 in the past.  When  inserted it shows the config
message that the module pcnet_cs was loaded but all three lights on the
dongle flash on and off at the same time.  I believe that the resources
are not being set properly as it is a 16 bit card.  Can anyone help/give
instructions on getting the resources and setting them in the
/etc/pcmcia/config.opts?  It is a dual boot machine and the card works
under windows so we can get correct info from that.  I just do not know
what info to get and what format to put it into for the linux card
services.  Thank in advance.

Robert Goley


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Re: proposal: create a documentation packages for each laptop brand-serie

[Robert Goley]

I like the idea and would be willing to contribute.  I have access to a
few laptops.  I am relatively new to debian packaging though.  I have
created some basic configuration packages.

Robert

On Thu, 2004-07-22 at 08:11, Riccardo Vestrini wrote:
> I think it could be a good thing if someone buying a new laptop could
> simply do
> apt-get install laptopbrand-laptopserie
> and then obtain in /usr/share/doc/laptopbrand-laptopserie all needed
> documentation on how to configure his laptop, necessary kernel patches,
> a working .config, a working XF86Config-4, pointers and links to
> websites with personal installation reports, working configuration files
> for other laptop-typical packages like powernowd and suggestions about
> useful packages
> 
> this could also help long-term users to share informations and fine-tune
> their laptop
> 
> I have proposed a package for each serie because I noticed that vendors
> tends to use similar hardware in a new serie of laptops (except for some
> things like video board)
> 
> will someone be interested?
> 
> -- 
> 
> Riccardo Vestrini
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 
> "Io ho una deformazione professionale, sono Ingegnere, e il problema in
> quello che lei dice è l'essere umano, perché una macchina può sbagliare
> ma l'essere umano ha sicuramente molti più difetti" --
> sconosciuto ad un congresso, mentre un manager parlava di risorse umane
> 
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RE: proposal: create a documentation packages for each laptop brand-serie

[Robert Goley]

That is a very good question.  I have very limited time.  I can see me maintaining a few laptop models that I have access to but I do not think that I have the time and resources to manage the whole project.  Any suggestions or volunteers?

Robert


n Thu, 2004-07-22 at 09:35, Antonio Expósito Lorenzo wrote:

Good idea, but who will be its manager?


-Mensaje original-
De: Riccardo Vestrini [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
Enviado el: jueves, 22 de julio de 2004 14:12
Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Asunto: proposal: create a documentation packages for each laptop
brand-serie

I think it could be a good thing if someone buying a new laptop could
simply do
apt-get install laptopbrand-laptopserie
and then obtain in /usr/share/doc/laptopbrand-laptopserie all needed
documentation on how to configure his laptop, necessary kernel patches,
a working .config, a working XF86Config-4, pointers and links to
websites with personal installation reports, working configuration files
for other laptop-typical packages like powernowd and suggestions about
useful packages

this could also help long-term users to share informations and fine-tune
their laptop

I have proposed a package for each serie because I noticed that vendors
tends to use similar hardware in a new serie of laptops (except for some
things like video board)

will someone be interested?

-- 

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"Io ho una deformazione professionale, sono Ingegnere, e il problema in
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Re: PCMCIA Ethernet net install problems

[Robert Goley]

The problem may be with to ToPic pcmcia chipset rather than the driver for the
card.  I have tried to install sarge on a laptop that was running SuSE 7.3
(Toshiba 2545xcdt) and it failed to load the driver properly due to the
special irq routing that Toshiba does.  The lastest version of the pcmcia-cs
package says that some ToPic chipsets are broke now and that since there are
not any available specs then it probably won't be fixed.  Good luck.  Let me
know if you find some configuration that makes your work.

Robert

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From: "Eric D. Hedekar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 13:32:21 -0700
Subject: PCMCIA Ethernet net install problems

> Hi, I'm fairly new to Linux and I'm attempting to install Sarge 
> on an older Toshiba 610CT by way of floppy boot and net install.  I 
> have a Lynksys NP100 10/100 ethernet PCMCIA card however during the 
> install process when it comes to the detection of my hardware it 
> fails in getting the card to work and asks me to find it in a list 
> of drivers which it is inevitably not in. On the Lynksys website 
> http://www.linksys.com/support/support.asp?spid=26 it claims that 
> any kernel older than the 2x generation (which I've been told Sarge 
> well surpasses) will have the nessecary drivers to automatically 
> detect the card.  Has anyone had any experience with this or similar 
> cards and how do I work around it?
> 
> -Eric
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Re: can't switch ttys after atp-get upgrade

[Robert Goley]

I think I just encountered your problem.  In runlevel 5 the default is
to only allow getty to run for 1 tty.  I guess they are assuming that if
you are running X you will not run multiple consoles.  If you look at
the /etc/inittab file you will see something like this:

snip
# Note that on most Debian systems tty7 is used by the X Window System,
# so if you want to add more getty's go ahead but skip tty7 if you run
X.
#
1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty1
2:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty2
3:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty3
4:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty4
5:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty5
6:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty6
snip

You will need to change it to this:

snip
# Note that on most Debian systems tty7 is used by the X Window System,
# so if you want to add more getty's go ahead but skip tty7 if you runX.
#
1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty1
2:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty2
3:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty3
4:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty4
5:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty5
6:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty6
snip

After doing that, as root type "init q" for it to reread that file. 
Problem solved.

Robert

On Tue, 2004-07-27 at 11:45, Tim wrote:
> hi everybody,
> 
> i've been using debian sarge on my thinkpad r51 for some weeks and
> managed to get everthing to work. since i did an apt-get update and
> apt-get upgrade yesterday, i cannot switch between the ttys anymore.
> 
> default runlevel is 5, gdm starts and everything looks good & works,
> i can switch to another tty by pressing ALT+STRG+F1. once i do this,
> there's no way back - neither to X11 nor to any other tty. the system
> still works, so i guess something with the key mappings is broken but
> i may be wrong.
> 
> of course, i did not switch the notebook on, upgrade it and shut it
> down at once - but i don't remember doing anything that could cause
> this.
> 
> did anybody experience similar problems or does anybody know a possible
> solution? (would dmesg output be helpful? i guess not...)
> 
> tim
> 
> 


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Re: can't switch ttys after atp-get upgrade

[Robert Goley]

Out of curiosity, what does your /etc/inittab look like after the "dpkg-reconfigure console-data" command has been run.  Can you verify if it is making the change I suggested.  I can verify that the default sarge install only sets up 1 tty for runlevel 5.  I would just like to know if it is modifying the inittab from debconf.

Robert  

On Thu, 2004-07-29 at 15:16, Tim wrote:

i did an "apt-get distupgrade" and set some keyboard options (i'm using a
german keyboard) using "xmodmap" (which sounds as if it would only affect
X11, but i'm not sure) and did a "dpkg-reconfigure console-data", and my
problem is gone - i don't know which of the measures above solved it.

another problem with the keyboard persists - in X11, my pipe key ("|",
">", "<") doesn't work so i have to copy and paste the pipe symbol, while
under the text consoles the "Alt Gr" (right alt) key does not work - this
prevents you from typing a backslash and an "@" with a german keyboard
layout :-(

nevertheless, your pointer to /etc/inittab sounds very reasonable and i must
admit that i forget to check that obvious possibilty - thanks. i'll have a
look at my inittab, but it seems to be ok, as switching ttys does atm
work.

tim



On Do, 29.07.2004, 00:18, Robert Goley sagte:
> I think I just encountered your problem.  In runlevel 5 the default is
> to only allow getty to run for 1 tty.  I guess they are assuming that if
> you are running X you will not run multiple consoles.  If you look at
> the /etc/inittab file you will see something like this:
>
> snip
> # Note that on most Debian systems tty7 is used by the X Window System,
> # so if you want to add more getty's go ahead but skip tty7 if you run
> X.
> #
> 1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty1
> 2:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty2
> 3:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty3
> 4:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty4
> 5:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty5
> 6:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty6
> snip
>
> You will need to change it to this:
>
> snip
> # Note that on most Debian systems tty7 is used by the X Window System,
> # so if you want to add more getty's go ahead but skip tty7 if you runX.
> #
> 1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty1
> 2:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty2
> 3:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty3
> 4:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty4
> 5:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty5
> 6:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty6
> snip
>
> After doing that, as root type "init q" for it to reread that file.
> Problem solved.
>
> Robert
>
> On Tue, 2004-07-27 at 11:45, Tim wrote:
>> hi everybody,
>>
>> i've been using debian sarge on my thinkpad r51 for some weeks and
>> managed to get everthing to work. since i did an apt-get update and
>> apt-get upgrade yesterday, i cannot switch between the ttys anymore.
>>
>> default runlevel is 5, gdm starts and everything looks good & works,
>> i can switch to another tty by pressing ALT+STRG+F1. once i do this,
>> there's no way back - neither to X11 nor to any other tty. the system
>> still works, so i guess something with the key mappings is broken but
>> i may be wrong.
>>
>> of course, i did not switch the notebook on, upgrade it and shut it
>> down at once - but i don't remember doing anything that could cause
>> this.
>>
>> did anybody experience similar problems or does anybody know a possible
>> solution? (would dmesg output be helpful? i guess not...)
>>
>> tim
>>
>>
>
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Problem with Micron Transport Trek 2 and DMA

[Robert Goley]

I have a Micron Transport Trek 2 that I have loaded Debian (Sarge) on.  I repeatedly get DMA errors on the main console.  It complains then says interrupt lost and inmost cases it resets and works for a while.  I did not see anywhere in the bios to turn DMA off.  I tried turning it off via "hdparm -d0 /dev/hda".  That stabilized it some.  Speed/performance was lost but because of the pauses DMA errors were giving it was faster.  The down side was that then it had an DMA error and did not recover.  I am not sure what else to try.  Anyone have any ideas?

Robert

Re: Problem with Micron Transport Trek 2 and DMA

[Robert Goley]

Sorry about not listing the kernel version it is a 2.4.27-i686.  I do
not have anywhere to disable DMA for the hardware.  It tried disabling
it via the kernel option at boot time but that did not help.  Turning
off DMA using hdparm did not help either.  I have not tried 2.6.x yet
but I guess that is my next step.

On Fri, 2004-09-17 at 20:06, Bob Proulx wrote:
> Robert Goley wrote:
> > I have a Micron Transport Trek 2 that I have loaded Debian (Sarge) on. 
> > I repeatedly get DMA errors on the main console.  It complains then says
> > interrupt lost and inmost cases it resets and works for a while.
> 
> I have a desktop motherboard with a via chipset that has similar
> issues.  I can't say as I am happy with Via at the moment.  But they
> are one of the more popular chipsets.  On any 2.4 kernel on my
> motherboard I had DMA errors just like you report.  Miraculously with
> 2.6 the errors have disappeared.  On 2.4 I needed to disable DMA at
> boot time.
> 
> > I did not see anywhere in the bios to turn DMA off.  I tried turning
> > it off via "hdparm -d0 /dev/hda".  That stabilized it some.
> > Speed/performance was lost but because of the pauses DMA errors were
> > giving it was faster.  The down side was that then it had an DMA
> > error and did not recover.  I am not sure what else to try.  Anyone
> > have any ideas?
> 
> You did not say what kernel you were using.  Saying Sarge could mean
> many things.
> 
>   
> http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?keywords=kernel-image&searchon=names&subword=1&version=testing&release=all
> 
> So let me suggest installing the latest available sarge kernel.  No
> guarentee that it will have a driver that has more knowledge of your
> chipset.  But it gives the best chance of it.  If that does not solve
> the problem I would point to sid and installing the latest 2.6.8
> kernel.
> 
> If neither of those solve the problem then I think you have no other
> option than to disable DMA.  Other than digging into the root cause of
> the problem at the level of the source code of the kernel driver.
> 
> Bob


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Wireless card recommendations

[Robert Goley]

I have to get 4 pcmcia wireless card for various Dell laptops that we
have here in the office.  All of these machines are dual boot Windows
XP/Debian Sarge.  I want to put "G" cards in these machines.  I would
also like to use native linux drivers if possible.  Anyone have
suggestions or recommendations or similar setup in use?

Robert


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May be slightly off topic but not much

[Robert Goley]

I want to put together a private apt repository of basic in house configuration packages for our laptops and servers.  I already have the debian packages created and lintian doesn't complain too much.  I just do not know how to create a repository of custom packages.  Can anyone provide some basic help or references to start from?

Robert

text version (sorry)

[Robert Goley]

I want to put together a private apt repository of basic in house
configuration packages for our laptops and servers.  I already have the
debian packages created and lintian doesn't complain too much.  I just
do not know how to create a repository of custom packages.  Can anyone
provide some basic help or references to start from?

Robert


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Re: No sound after installing KDE...

[Robert Goley]

Here is a set of instructions on converting it to a debian archive using the java-package utilities.   It is really easy.  you just type about 2 or three commands.  Here is the URL  http://frassle.rura.org/Directory/index?feed=806.

Robert

On Tue, 2004-10-12 at 22:33, Rony wrote:

Hi,

I just install KDE, first when I login as normal user, an err box
appear stated that there's a permission problem in /dev/dsp. And I
added my account to the audio group. This fix the problem, no err box.
But when I try to play a mp3, no sound. What's wrong?

My second question is that I want to install a Java Development Kit
from Sun. From the website, for Linux I can see:
* Linux RPM in self-extracting file (jdk-1_5_0-linux-i586-rpm.bin,
42.50 MB)
* Linux self-extracting file (jdk-1_5_0-linux-i586.bin, 43.95 MB)

Which one should I get? I think should be the self-extracting one? If I
install that one, how am I suppose to uninstall it later?

Thx in advance for the advice.


- Rony -

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Re: cd record on an IBM T40p with Linux 2.6.9

[Robert Goley]

If you are not using the ide-scsi modules (debian does not load it by
default), then type this to get your device "cdrecord dev=ATAPI:
-scanbus".  Your device should be something like this "ATAPI:0,0,0". 
>From 2.6.8 and up as far as I can tell, until Linus and Mr. Schilling
get on the same page you will have to burn your cds as root.  in 2.6.8
they restricted certain SCSI write functions to be used by root
only(good idea keeps people from writing over hard drives).  Mr.
Schilling is supposed to implement proper SUID root capabilities so that
if it is set SUID root it can use those functions.  To my knowledge this
has not happened yet.

Robert

On Thu, 2004-12-02 at 08:55, Lukas Ruf wrote:
> Dear all,
> 
> how can I write a cd while working on an IBM t40p using Linux 2.6.9?
> I have Debian sarge installed
> 
> Cdrecord-Clone 2.01a38 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2004 Jörg 
> Schilling
> NOTE: this version of cdrecord is an inofficial (modified) release of cdrecord
>   and thus may have bugs that are not present in the original version.
>   Please send bug reports and support requests to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>.
>   The original author should not be bothered with problems of this 
> version.
> 
> cdrecord: Warning: Running on Linux-2.6.9-uccellina
> cdrecord: There are unsettled issues with Linux-2.5 and newer.
> cdrecord: If you have unexpected problems, please try Linux-2.4 or Solaris.
> cdrecord: Warning: Linux-2.6.8 introduced incompatible interface changes.
> cdrecord: Warning: SCSI transport does no longer work for suid root programs.
> ...
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> wbr,
> Lukas


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Re: cd record on an IBM T40p with Linux 2.6.9

[Robert Goley]

You need to look at your grub config file for the append line for the kernel.  For ide-scsi to work there is a "hdc=ide-scsi" option on that line.  Your option may have something other than hdc.  If you remove that, it will never load the ide-scsi module and then you can use the ATAPI:0,0,0 type device to burn to.  Just for reference, you can not unload a kernel module that has already bound to a device.  That is why you got that message trying to unload the ide-scsi module.

Robert

On Thu, 2004-12-02 at 11:50, Lukas Ruf wrote:

> Robert Goley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004-12-02 15:13]:
>
> If you are not using the ide-scsi modules (debian does not load it
> by default), then type this to get your device "cdrecord dev=ATAPI:
> -scanbus".  Your device should be something like this "ATAPI:0,0,0".
> From 2.6.8 and up as far as I can tell, until Linus and Mr.
> Schilling get on the same page you will have to burn your cds as
> root.  in 2.6.8 they restricted certain SCSI write functions to be
> used by root only(good idea keeps people from writing over hard
> drives).  Mr.  Schilling is supposed to implement proper SUID root
> capabilities so that if it is set SUID root it can use those
> functions.  To my knowledge this has not happened yet.
>

thanks for your answer!

After reading the error message of cdrecord, I already tried burning
CDs as root.  When I try to unload ide_scsi, I get the following
error:

...
sr_mod 17188  0
cdrom  39964  2 ide_cd,sr_mod
ide_scsi   17028  0
scsi_mod  123212  2 sr_mod,ide_scsi
ntfs  102768  1
vfat   14592  1
fat45984  1 vfat
ide_disk   20224  8
unix   28212  268
uccellina:~# rmmod ide_scsi
Segmentation fault

Has anybody seen this before?

wbr,
Lukas

Re: [debian-laptops] Dlink 650 p1 on debian

[Robert Goley]

I have a DWL G650 working under debian (Sarge) 2.6.x using the MADWIFI
drivers.  I used the debian wrapper to install and build them.  I have
not really had any problems out of it.  Only down side to the Dlink
wireless is that they change chipsets between G650  and G650+ for
example.  Cross your finger and hope you have the Atheros chipset.  It
has worked the best for me.

Robert

On Thu, 2004-12-09 at 07:21, Tom wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> Anyone have luck with the dlink dwl 650 rev p?
> 
> I tried wlan and I am considering orinoco.  After googling for 12 hours, I
> found a lot of information posts related to problems and few success
> stories.
> 
> TOm
> 
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Re: K3B CD-burning Dell 700m laptop, Only burns while root

[Robert Goley]

It won't.  That is what I meant by the 2.6.8+.  Linux and other
developers closed off some scsi commands so that only root can use
them.  It was done for security so that people can not write over a SCSI
HD like it was a cd.  cdrecord's developer is supposed to use SUID to
correctly access those commands.  To my knowledge that has not been
completed.  Until it is, you will have to burn cds as root or create a
wrapper script using sudo.  An example script is below.


Robert

__SNIP
#!/bin/sh
sudo cdrecord $@


__SNIP

On Fri, 2004-12-17 at 16:54, Benedek Frank wrote:
> Thanks
> 
> Compiling 2.6.9 now. Hope that fixes it.
> 
> Ben
> 
> On Friday 17 December 2004 01:35 pm, you wrote:
> > If you are running a 2.6.8+ kernel, you can only burn cds as root.
> >
> > Robert
> >
> > On Fri, 2004-12-17 at 15:59, Benedek Frank wrote:
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > I installed k3b to burn CD's but only able to do so while I am root.
> > >
> > > I did all things possible (I think) to make burning for user available. I
> > > installed cdrecord with SUID enabled, and also I updated the permissions
> > > so that my username is in the "burning" group and also in the "cdrom"
> > > group. When I go Settings -> Configure k3b: I can see under Devices, that
> > > my burner is there, but as a reader and not as a writer. The weird thing
> > > is that even though it is a reader, in the specifications, it says CD-RW
> > > = yes
> > >
> > > Here is the output of the following command, first with user, then with
> > > root:
> > >
> > > With User:
> > >
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cdrecord dev=ATAPI: -scanbus
> > > Cdrecord-Clone 2.01a34 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2004 Jïg
> > > Schilling
> > > NOTE: this version of cdrecord is an inofficial (modified) release of
> > > cdrecord and thus may have bugs that are not present in the original
> > > version. Please send bug reports and support requests to
> > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>.
> > >   The original author should not be bothered with problems of this
> > > version.
> > >
> > > scsidev: 'ATAPI:'
> > > devname: 'ATAPI'
> > > scsibus: -1 target: -1 lun: -1
> > > Warning: Using ATA Packet interface.
> > > Warning: The related Linux kernel interface code seems to be
> > > unmaintained. Warning: There is absolutely NO DMA, operations thus are
> > > slow.
> > > Using libscg version 'schily-0.8'.
> > > scsibus0:
> > > 0,0,0 0) 'SONY' 'CDRW/DVD CRX830E' 'KDK3' Removable
> > > CD-ROM 0,1,0 1) *
> > > 0,2,0 2) *
> > > 0,3,0 3) *
> > > 0,4,0 4) *
> > > 0,5,0 5) *
> > > 0,6,0 6) *
> > > 0,7,0 7) *
> > >
> > > With Root:
> > >
> > > dell700m:/home/ben# cdrecord dev=ATAPI: -scanbus
> > > Cdrecord-Clone 2.01a34 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 1995-2004 Jïg
> > > Schilling
> > > NOTE: this version of cdrecord is an inofficial (modified) release of
> > > cdrecord and thus may have bugs that are not present in the original
> > > version. Please send bug reports and support requests to
> > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>.
> > >   The original author should not be bothered with problems of this
> > > version.
> > >
> > > scsidev: 'ATAPI:'
> > > devname: 'ATAPI'
> > > scsibus: -1 target: -1 lun: -1
> > > Warning: Using ATA Packet interface.
> > > Warning: The related Linux kernel interface code seems to be
> > > unmaintained. Warning: There is absolutely NO DMA, operations thus are
> > > slow.
> > > Using libscg version 'schily-0.8'.
> > > scsibus0:
> > > 0,0,0 0) 'SONY' 'CDRW/DVD CRX830E' 'KDK3' Removable
> > > CD-ROM 0,1,0 1) *
> > > 0,2,0 2) *
> > > 0,3,0 3) *
> > > 0,4,0 4) *
> > > 0,5,0 5) *
> > > 0,6,0 6) *
> > > 0,7,0 7) *
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Ben


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Re: Hotplug running user scripts

[Robert Goley]

You could try using a for loop parsing thru the users on the system. 
Since the X server will be using xauth to restrict xclients from
connecting only the user with the correct /home/$user/.Xauthority file
could actually open a X window on the :0.0 display.  I know if is a bit
of a hack but should work without major issues.

Robert

On Mon, 2004-12-27 at 16:21, Bill Moseley wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 28, 2004 at 07:26:52AM +1030, Romana Branden wrote:
> > In that spirit, look at:
> > http://www.gphoto.org/doc/manual/permissions-usb.html#setting-up-linux-hotplug
> > I use usbcam.x11-app to launch gtkam when I plug in our camera, but you can 
> > change it to whatever you want...all this should give you a good starting 
> > point:)
> 
> Thanks for the pointer.  That script assumes you already know the user
> and $DISPLAY to use.
> 
> I guess I can assume $DISPLAY is :0 for the connected machine.  But
> then the issue is what user is currently connected to :0?
> 
> 
> 
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Re: WLAN PCMCIA + USB Bluetooth under Deb

[Robert Goley]

I would recommend the D-link DWL-G650 for b/g or the DWL-G660 for a/b/g.
They use native drivers with all the special hooks for linux
applications.  It is really easy to compile them and create a module
package using debian tools and a couple of quick steps.  It works great
for us here in our office.  

Robert

On Wed, 2004-12-29 at 13:45 +0100, Hans Kaiser wrote:
> Hello list,
> 
> I got irriteted searching and trying different WLAN and Bluetooth products.
> Maybe this list could help.
> 
> I need following WLAN-features:
> - good support under linux (debian) ideally with open source drivers directy
> from the vendor.
> - good support for network analysis (kismet, airsnort and so on)
> - ideally support for 2.4GHz and 5 GHz bands, but the 5GHz isn't much
> important 
> - support for 11MBps, 54Mbps (if possible on both bands 2.4GHz and 5GHz)
> - if available in Europe/Germany, even if not allowed a 200mW Card
> - support for an external antenna
> 
> For Bluetooth I need following features:
> - good support under linux/debian, ideally with open source driver of the
> vendor
> - Class1 (100m) if available
> 
> A frustrated user who needs help
> 
> best regards,
> Hans
> 
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Re: WLAN PCMCIA + USB Bluetooth under Deb

[Robert Goley]

I forgot to mention that these cards use the madwifi drivers.

On Wed, 2004-12-29 at 09:10, Robert Goley wrote:
> I would recommend the D-link DWL-G650 for b/g or the DWL-G660 for a/b/g.
> They use native drivers with all the special hooks for linux
> applications.  It is really easy to compile them and create a module
> package using debian tools and a couple of quick steps.  It works great
> for us here in our office.  
> 
> Robert
> 
> On Wed, 2004-12-29 at 13:45 +0100, Hans Kaiser wrote:
> > Hello list,
> > 
> > I got irriteted searching and trying different WLAN and Bluetooth products.
> > Maybe this list could help.
> > 
> > I need following WLAN-features:
> > - good support under linux (debian) ideally with open source drivers directy
> > from the vendor.
> > - good support for network analysis (kismet, airsnort and so on)
> > - ideally support for 2.4GHz and 5 GHz bands, but the 5GHz isn't much
> > important 
> > - support for 11MBps, 54Mbps (if possible on both bands 2.4GHz and 5GHz)
> > - if available in Europe/Germany, even if not allowed a 200mW Card
> > - support for an external antenna
> > 
> > For Bluetooth I need following features:
> > - good support under linux/debian, ideally with open source driver of the
> > vendor
> > - Class1 (100m) if available
> > 
> > A frustrated user who needs help
> > 
> > best regards,
> > Hans
> > 
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Re: WLAN PCMCIA + USB Bluetooth under Deb

[Robert Goley]

I am aware of this.  I should have mentioned it.  D-link has been known
to switch chipsets between sub or special modules (G650 vs. G650+). 
Avoid the + version of the cards I mentioned.  

Robert

On Wed, 2004-12-29 at 10:17, Joachim wrote:
> watch out for D-link DWL-G650  in europe, problably you would end up
> with a DWL-G650+ with a whole other chipset then they are sold in the
> us.
> I didn't get it working yet !! 
> >From what I read till now, DLink keeps the same product name, but
> changes the chipsets.
> 
> Joachim
> 
> 
> On 29 Dec 2004 08:27:27 -0500, Robert Goley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I forgot to mention that these cards use the madwifi drivers.
> > 
> > On Wed, 2004-12-29 at 09:10, Robert Goley wrote:
> > > I would recommend the D-link DWL-G650 for b/g or the DWL-G660 for a/b/g.
> > > They use native drivers with all the special hooks for linux
> > > applications.  It is really easy to compile them and create a module
> > > package using debian tools and a couple of quick steps.  It works great
> > > for us here in our office.
> > >
> > > Robert
> > >
> > > On Wed, 2004-12-29 at 13:45 +0100, Hans Kaiser wrote:
> > > > Hello list,
> > > >
> > > > I got irriteted searching and trying different WLAN and Bluetooth 
> > > > products.
> > > > Maybe this list could help.
> > > >
> > > > I need following WLAN-features:
> > > > - good support under linux (debian) ideally with open source drivers 
> > > > directy
> > > > from the vendor.
> > > > - good support for network analysis (kismet, airsnort and so on)
> > > > - ideally support for 2.4GHz and 5 GHz bands, but the 5GHz isn't much
> > > > important
> > > > - support for 11MBps, 54Mbps (if possible on both bands 2.4GHz and 5GHz)
> > > > - if available in Europe/Germany, even if not allowed a 200mW Card
> > > > - support for an external antenna
> > > >
> > > > For Bluetooth I need following features:
> > > > - good support under linux/debian, ideally with open source driver of 
> > > > the
> > > > vendor
> > > > - Class1 (100m) if available
> > > >
> > > > A frustrated user who needs help
> > > >
> > > > best regards,
> > > > Hans
> > > >
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Re: Dell Inspiron 2650 goes blank after installation of NVidia drivers

[Robert Goley]

This happened to me this last week also. I did not find a fix that would
work.  I did not have enough time to really look.  I made it work with
the VESA driver so that I could get the machine usable again.  Let me
know anything you find.

Robert



On Tue, 2005-02-08 at 10:26, Alx MAX wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have the same problems on a Fedora Core 3 with the 6629 drivers. I
> tried some tricks but they didn't work. You may read these posts on the
> NVidia forum to see what I tried:
> 
> http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=43577
> http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=43799
> 
> I tried all thoes without the X server running (that I can assure you! ;)
> If you found any solution, would you mind posting it on the forum or
> e-mail me? Thank you.
> 
> Regards,
> Alex.
> 
> 
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Re: Debian Sarge + madwifi : cannot bring up interface ath0

[Robert Goley]

It sounds like the driver for the wireless card is not loaded or that
the card you are using is not a Atheros based card.  I am using several
Atheros based cards with those kernels.  Try typing "modprobe ath_pci"
before typing "ifup ath0".  If it works, you may need to at ath_pci to
the /etc/modules file.

Robert

On Tue, 2005-05-31 at 12:52, Dominique Orban wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I am running Debian Sarge on a Pentium 4 laptop with kernels
> 2.6.8-2-386, 2.6.8-2-686 and 2.6.8-2-686-smp. My difficulties with
> wireless networking are identical with all three kernels. I apologize
> in advance if this message is a bit long; I hope to provide useful
> diagnostics.
> 
> I have a Netgear WG511T PCMCIA wireless adapter. It has an Atheros
> chipset and thus I use madwifi. I am having difficulties bringing the
> interface up. I initially had the ethernet port eth0 defined as 'auto'
> in /etc/network/interfaces. If the laptop is not connected when I
> boot, I endlessly receive the message:
> 
> r8169: eth0: Reset RTL8169s PHY
> 
> which is annoying (the built-in ethernet controller is a RealTek
> RTL-8169 Gigabit Ethernet). I thus edited /etc/network/interfaces and
> commented out the 'auto eth0' (is there a bette way around this?). Now
> I just bring eth0 up or down using ifup/ifdown---this is great.
> 
> Regarding the wireless card, I installed the madwifi drivers, loaded
> the modules, but 'ifup ath0' gives:
> 
> % ifup ath0
> Error for wireless request "Set ESSID" (8B1A) :
> SET failed on device ath0 ; No such device.
> Internet Software Consortium DHCP Client 2.0pl5
> Copyright 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 The Internet Software Consortium.
> All rights reserved.
> 
> Please contribute if you find this software useful.
> For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/dhcp-contrib.html
> 
> sit0: unknown hardware address type 776
> eth1: unknown hardware address type 24
> ath0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
> sit0: unknown hardware address type 776
> eth1: unknown hardware address type 24
> Bind socket to interface: No such device
> exiting.
> Failed to bring up ath0.
> 
> % dmesg | grep 'ath0'
> (nothing)
> 
> % lsmod | grep 'ath'
> ath_pci63104  0
> ath_rate_onoe   8840  1 ath_pci
> ath_hal   148592  1 ath_pci
> wlan  121308  2 ath_pci,ath_rate_onoe
> 
> % lsmod | grep 'yenta'
> yenta_socket   21728  0
> pcmcia_core70868  2 ds,yenta_socket
> 
> % lsmod | grep 'hotplug'
> pci_hotplug34640  2 shpchp,pciehp
> 
> and the wireless card doesn't show up in 'lspci'. Similarly, 'cardctl
> status' says there is no card in the socket (there is!). 'cardctl
> stop/insert' doesn't help.
> 
> A couple questions:
> 
> (a) What are these interfaces eth1 and sit0 with unknown addresses?
> (b) Is the pcmcia and/or hotplug modules at fault?
> 
> My /etc/network/interfaces is as follows;
> 
> 
> % cat /etc/network/interfaces
> # The loopback network interface
> auto lo
> iface lo inet loopback
> 
> # The primary network interface
> #auto eth0
> iface eth0 inet dhcp
> 
> # PCMCIA wireless adapter
> iface ath0 inet dhcp
> wireless-essid 
> 
> # Get the wireless adapter to hotplug
> mapping hotplug
> script grep
> map ath0
> 
> 
> Only one led is blinking on the wireless adapter.
> 
> Now if I have the wireless adapter inserted before I boot and if 'auto
> eth0' is enabled, the card is powered, the interface comes up, it
> picks up the correct ESSID, but I never receive any IP address via
> DHCP from my home wireless router (which is configured with dhcp). I
> see messages witnessing attempts from DHCPDISCOVER to receive an
> offer, which never happens. I disabled WEP and WAP, so access should
> be wide open.
> 
> I don't have ifplugd, netenv, waproamd or wap_supplicant. (should I?)
> Documentation doesn't seem to help, but I may very well have missed
> something.
> 
> What am I missing here? Why can't I hotplug the card?
> I very much appreciate any help. Thanks in advance,
> Dominique


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Re: Debian Sarge + madwifi : cannot bring up interface ath0

[Robert Goley]

What is the output of "ifup ath0" after you have manually  typed "modprobe ath0"?  That is the only thing your should have to use modprobe on.  The rest are loaded as dependancies when you load them using modprobe.  Try using Kwifi to see if the car is scanning and finding anything also.  Let me know what you find.



Robert

On Tue, 2005-05-31 at 14:33, Dominique Orban wrote:

On 31 May 2005 14:04:29 -0400, Robert Goley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> It sounds like the driver for the wireless card is not loaded or that
> the card you are using is not a Atheros based card.  I am using several
> Atheros based cards with those kernels.  Try typing "modprobe ath_pci"
> before typing "ifup ath0".  If it works, you may need to at ath_pci to
> the /etc/modules file.

I am certain this is an Atheros-based card: I use it successfully on a
different laptop running SuSE 9.1 Pro with madwifi. Moreover, when by
luck I manage to bring up the interface, the output of 'lspci'
confirms that it is an Atheros.

I can modprobe wlan, ath_hal and ath_pci manually without problems or
errors. Unfortunately, still can't bring up ath0.

Is there more information that I could provide which would be helpful?

Thanks for the reply,
Dominique

> On Tue, 2005-05-31 at 12:52, Dominique Orban wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > I am running Debian Sarge on a Pentium 4 laptop with kernels
> > 2.6.8-2-386, 2.6.8-2-686 and 2.6.8-2-686-smp. My difficulties with
> > wireless networking are identical with all three kernels. I apologize
> > in advance if this message is a bit long; I hope to provide useful
> > diagnostics.
> > 
> > I have a Netgear WG511T PCMCIA wireless adapter. It has an Atheros
> > chipset and thus I use madwifi. I am having difficulties bringing the
> > interface up. I initially had the ethernet port eth0 defined as 'auto'
> > in /etc/network/interfaces. If the laptop is not connected when I
> > boot, I endlessly receive the message:
> > 
> > r8169: eth0: Reset RTL8169s PHY
> > 
> > which is annoying (the built-in ethernet controller is a RealTek
> > RTL-8169 Gigabit Ethernet). I thus edited /etc/network/interfaces and
> > commented out the 'auto eth0' (is there a bette way around this?). Now
> > I just bring eth0 up or down using ifup/ifdown---this is great.
> > 
> > Regarding the wireless card, I installed the madwifi drivers, loaded
> > the modules, but 'ifup ath0' gives:
> > 
> > % ifup ath0
> > Error for wireless request "Set ESSID" (8B1A) :
> > SET failed on device ath0 ; No such device.
> > Internet Software Consortium DHCP Client 2.0pl5
> > Copyright 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 The Internet Software Consortium.
> > All rights reserved.
> > 
> > Please contribute if you find this software useful.
> > For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/dhcp-contrib.html
> > 
> > sit0: unknown hardware address type 776
> > eth1: unknown hardware address type 24
> > ath0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device
> > sit0: unknown hardware address type 776
> > eth1: unknown hardware address type 24
> > Bind socket to interface: No such device
> > exiting.
> > Failed to bring up ath0.
> > 
> > % dmesg | grep 'ath0'
> > (nothing)
> > 
> > % lsmod | grep 'ath'
> > ath_pci63104  0
> > ath_rate_onoe   8840  1 ath_pci
> > ath_hal   148592  1 ath_pci
> > wlan  121308  2 ath_pci,ath_rate_onoe
> > 
> > % lsmod | grep 'yenta'
> > yenta_socket   21728  0
> > pcmcia_core70868  2 ds,yenta_socket
> > 
> > % lsmod | grep 'hotplug'
> > pci_hotplug34640  2 shpchp,pciehp
> > 
> > and the wireless card doesn't show up in 'lspci'. Similarly, 'cardctl
> > status' says there is no card in the socket (there is!). 'cardctl
> > stop/insert' doesn't help.
> > 
> > A couple questions:
> > 
> > (a) What are these interfaces eth1 and sit0 with unknown addresses?
> > (b) Is the pcmcia and/or hotplug modules at fault?
> > 
> > My /etc/network/interfaces is as follows;
> > 
> > 
> > % cat /etc/network/interfaces
> > # The loopback network interface
> > auto lo
> > iface lo inet loopback
> > 
> > # The primary network interface
> > #auto eth0
> > iface eth0 inet dhcp
> > 
> > # PCMCIA wireless adapter
> > iface ath0 inet dhcp
> > wireless-e

Re: Debian Sarge + madwifi : cannot bring up interface ath0

[Robert Goley]

On Tue, 2005-05-31 at 17:13, Dominique Orban wrote:

On 31 May 2005 15:13:34 -0400, Robert Goley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> What is the output of "ifup ath0" after you have manually  typed
> "modprobe ath0"?  That is the only thing your should have to use
> modprobe on.  The rest are loaded as dependancies when you load them
> using modprobe.  Try using Kwifi to see if the car is scanning and
> finding anything also.  Let me know what you find.

Do you mean 'modprobe wlan' or 'modprobe ath_[hal|pci]'? The messages
are as follows:

wlan: 0.8.4.5 (EXPERIMENTAL)
ath_hal: module license 'Proprietary' taints kernel.
ath_hal: 0.9.14.9 (AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, RF5111, RF5112, RF2413)
ath_rate_onoe: 1.0
ath_pci: 0.9.4.12 (EXPERIMENTAL)

According to the madwifi website, this is the normal output. The
modules seem to load just fine.

'ifup ath0 ' says that there is no such device:

SET failed on device ath0 ; No such device.
ath0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device

(this is probably the output of dhclient trying to access a device
which hasn't been created).

Right, which would lead to the next step of looking in the /var/log/messages file to see if the driver is even seeing the card at all.  It should have a line that shows at least which of the above chipsets were found.  If you see this line then there should be a device.  

Robert


Dominique
 
> On Tue, 2005-05-31 at 14:33, Dominique Orban wrote:
> 
> > On 31 May 2005 14:04:29 -0400, Robert Goley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > It sounds like the driver for the wireless card is not loaded or that
> > > the card you are using is not a Atheros based card.  I am using several
> > > Atheros based cards with those kernels.  Try typing "modprobe ath_pci"
> > > before typing "ifup ath0".  If it works, you may need to at ath_pci to
> > > the /etc/modules file.
> > 
> > I am certain this is an Atheros-based card: I use it successfully on a
> > different laptop running SuSE 9.1 Pro with madwifi. Moreover, when by
> > luck I manage to bring up the interface, the output of 'lspci'
> > confirms that it is an Atheros.
> > 
> > I can modprobe wlan, ath_hal and ath_pci manually without problems or
> > errors. Unfortunately, still can't bring up ath0.
> > 
> > Is there more information that I could provide which would be helpful?
> > 
> > Thanks for the reply,
> > Dominique
> > 
> > > On Tue, 2005-05-31 at 12:52, Dominique Orban wrote:
> > > > Hello,
> > > > 
> > > > I am running Debian Sarge on a Pentium 4 laptop with kernels
> > > > 2.6.8-2-386, 2.6.8-2-686 and 2.6.8-2-686-smp. My difficulties with
> > > > wireless networking are identical with all three kernels. I apologize
> > > > in advance if this message is a bit long; I hope to provide useful
> > > > diagnostics.
> > > > 
> > > > I have a Netgear WG511T PCMCIA wireless adapter. It has an Atheros
> > > > chipset and thus I use madwifi. I am having difficulties bringing the
> > > > interface up. I initially had the ethernet port eth0 defined as
> 'auto'
> > > > in /etc/network/interfaces. If the laptop is not connected when I
> > > > boot, I endlessly receive the message:
> > > > 
> > > > r8169: eth0: Reset RTL8169s PHY
> > > > 
> > > > which is annoying (the built-in ethernet controller is a RealTek
> > > > RTL-8169 Gigabit Ethernet). I thus edited /etc/network/interfaces and
> > > > commented out the 'auto eth0' (is there a bette way around this?).
> Now
> > > > I just bring eth0 up or down using ifup/ifdown---this is great.
> > > > 
> > > > Regarding the wireless card, I installed the madwifi drivers, loaded
> > > > the modules, but 'ifup ath0' gives:
> > > > 
> > > > % ifup ath0
> > > > Error for wireless request "Set ESSID" (8B1A) :
> > > > SET failed on device ath0 ; No such device.
> > > > Internet Software Consortium DHCP Client 2.0pl5
> > > > Copyright 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 The Internet Software
> Consortium.
> > > > All rights reserved.
> > > > 
> > > > Please contribute if you find this software useful.
> > > > For info, please visit http://www.isc.org/dhcp-contrib.html
> > > > 
> > > > sit0: unknown hardware address type 776
> > > > eth1: unknown hardware address type 24
> > > > ath0: ERROR while getting inter

Re: rtsp download software

[Robert Goley]

mplayer or realplayer.

Robert

On Wed, 2005-06-08 at 12:23, Long Li wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Could you recommend one or more Linux softwares to
> download the file beginning with rtsp://?  Thanks.
> 
> Best regards,
> Long
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Toshiba 2545XCDT + Netgear FA-410TX problems.

[Robert Goley]

I have done even more reading on this.  I have the PCMCIA card slots functioning properly.  The netgear card is listed working under linux and has under SuSE 7.3 in the past.  When  inserted it shows the config message that the module pcnet_cs was loaded but all three lights on the dongle flash on and off at the same time.  I believe that the resources are not being set properly as it is a 16 bit card.  Can anyone help/give instructions on getting the resources and setting them in the /etc/pcmcia/config.opts?  It is a dual boot machine and the card works under windows so we can get correct info from that.  I just do not know what info to get and what format to put it into for the linux card services.  Thank in advance.

Robert Goley

Toshiba 2545XCDT + Netgear FA-410TX problems. (text only this time sorry)

[Robert Goley]

I have done even more reading on this.  I have the PCMCIA card slots
functioning properly.  The netgear card is listed working under linux
and has under SuSE 7.3 in the past.  When  inserted it shows the config
message that the module pcnet_cs was loaded but all three lights on the
dongle flash on and off at the same time.  I believe that the resources
are not being set properly as it is a 16 bit card.  Can anyone help/give
instructions on getting the resources and setting them in the
/etc/pcmcia/config.opts?  It is a dual boot machine and the card works
under windows so we can get correct info from that.  I just do not know
what info to get and what format to put it into for the linux card
services.  Thank in advance.

Robert Goley

Re: proposal: create a documentation packages for each laptop brand-serie

[Robert Goley]

I like the idea and would be willing to contribute.  I have access to a
few laptops.  I am relatively new to debian packaging though.  I have
created some basic configuration packages.

Robert

On Thu, 2004-07-22 at 08:11, Riccardo Vestrini wrote:
> I think it could be a good thing if someone buying a new laptop could
> simply do
> apt-get install laptopbrand-laptopserie
> and then obtain in /usr/share/doc/laptopbrand-laptopserie all needed
> documentation on how to configure his laptop, necessary kernel patches,
> a working .config, a working XF86Config-4, pointers and links to
> websites with personal installation reports, working configuration files
> for other laptop-typical packages like powernowd and suggestions about
> useful packages
> 
> this could also help long-term users to share informations and fine-tune
> their laptop
> 
> I have proposed a package for each serie because I noticed that vendors
> tends to use similar hardware in a new serie of laptops (except for some
> things like video board)
> 
> will someone be interested?
> 
> -- 
> 
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><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 
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> quello che lei dice è l'essere umano, perché una macchina può sbagliare
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> 
> 
> 

RE: proposal: create a documentation packages for each laptop brand-serie

[Robert Goley]

That is a very good question.  I have very limited time.  I can see me maintaining a few laptop models that I have access to but I do not think that I have the time and resources to manage the whole project.  Any suggestions or volunteers?

Robert


n Thu, 2004-07-22 at 09:35, Antonio Expósito Lorenzo wrote:

Good idea, but who will be its manager?


-Mensaje original-
De: Riccardo Vestrini [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
Enviado el: jueves, 22 de julio de 2004 14:12
Para: debian-laptop@lists.debian.org
Asunto: proposal: create a documentation packages for each laptop
brand-serie

I think it could be a good thing if someone buying a new laptop could
simply do
apt-get install laptopbrand-laptopserie
and then obtain in /usr/share/doc/laptopbrand-laptopserie all needed
documentation on how to configure his laptop, necessary kernel patches,
a working .config, a working XF86Config-4, pointers and links to
websites with personal installation reports, working configuration files
for other laptop-typical packages like powernowd and suggestions about
useful packages

this could also help long-term users to share informations and fine-tune
their laptop

I have proposed a package for each serie because I noticed that vendors
tends to use similar hardware in a new serie of laptops (except for some
things like video board)

will someone be interested?

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Re: PCMCIA Ethernet net install problems

[Robert Goley]

The problem may be with to ToPic pcmcia chipset rather than the driver for the
card.  I have tried to install sarge on a laptop that was running SuSE 7.3
(Toshiba 2545xcdt) and it failed to load the driver properly due to the
special irq routing that Toshiba does.  The lastest version of the pcmcia-cs
package says that some ToPic chipsets are broke now and that since there are
not any available specs then it probably won't be fixed.  Good luck.  Let me
know if you find some configuration that makes your work.

Robert

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-- Original Message ---
From: "Eric D. Hedekar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: debian-laptop@lists.debian.org
Sent: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 13:32:21 -0700
Subject: PCMCIA Ethernet net install problems

> Hi, I'm fairly new to Linux and I'm attempting to install Sarge 
> on an older Toshiba 610CT by way of floppy boot and net install.  I 
> have a Lynksys NP100 10/100 ethernet PCMCIA card however during the 
> install process when it comes to the detection of my hardware it 
> fails in getting the card to work and asks me to find it in a list 
> of drivers which it is inevitably not in. On the Lynksys website 
> http://www.linksys.com/support/support.asp?spid=26 it claims that 
> any kernel older than the 2x generation (which I've been told Sarge 
> well surpasses) will have the nessecary drivers to automatically 
> detect the card.  Has anyone had any experience with this or similar 
> cards and how do I work around it?
> 
> -Eric
> 
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Re: can't switch ttys after atp-get upgrade

[Robert Goley]

I think I just encountered your problem.  In runlevel 5 the default is
to only allow getty to run for 1 tty.  I guess they are assuming that if
you are running X you will not run multiple consoles.  If you look at
the /etc/inittab file you will see something like this:

snip
# Note that on most Debian systems tty7 is used by the X Window System,
# so if you want to add more getty's go ahead but skip tty7 if you run
X.
#
1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty1
2:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty2
3:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty3
4:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty4
5:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty5
6:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty6
snip

You will need to change it to this:

snip
# Note that on most Debian systems tty7 is used by the X Window System,
# so if you want to add more getty's go ahead but skip tty7 if you runX.
#
1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty1
2:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty2
3:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty3
4:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty4
5:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty5
6:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty6
snip

After doing that, as root type "init q" for it to reread that file. 
Problem solved.

Robert

On Tue, 2004-07-27 at 11:45, Tim wrote:
> hi everybody,
> 
> i've been using debian sarge on my thinkpad r51 for some weeks and
> managed to get everthing to work. since i did an apt-get update and
> apt-get upgrade yesterday, i cannot switch between the ttys anymore.
> 
> default runlevel is 5, gdm starts and everything looks good & works,
> i can switch to another tty by pressing ALT+STRG+F1. once i do this,
> there's no way back - neither to X11 nor to any other tty. the system
> still works, so i guess something with the key mappings is broken but
> i may be wrong.
> 
> of course, i did not switch the notebook on, upgrade it and shut it
> down at once - but i don't remember doing anything that could cause
> this.
> 
> did anybody experience similar problems or does anybody know a possible
> solution? (would dmesg output be helpful? i guess not...)
> 
> tim
> 
> 

Re: can't switch ttys after atp-get upgrade

[Robert Goley]

Out of curiosity, what does your /etc/inittab look like after the "dpkg-reconfigure console-data" command has been run.  Can you verify if it is making the change I suggested.  I can verify that the default sarge install only sets up 1 tty for runlevel 5.  I would just like to know if it is modifying the inittab from debconf.

Robert  

On Thu, 2004-07-29 at 15:16, Tim wrote:

i did an "apt-get distupgrade" and set some keyboard options (i'm using a
german keyboard) using "xmodmap" (which sounds as if it would only affect
X11, but i'm not sure) and did a "dpkg-reconfigure console-data", and my
problem is gone - i don't know which of the measures above solved it.

another problem with the keyboard persists - in X11, my pipe key ("|",
">", "<") doesn't work so i have to copy and paste the pipe symbol, while
under the text consoles the "Alt Gr" (right alt) key does not work - this
prevents you from typing a backslash and an "@" with a german keyboard
layout :-(

nevertheless, your pointer to /etc/inittab sounds very reasonable and i must
admit that i forget to check that obvious possibilty - thanks. i'll have a
look at my inittab, but it seems to be ok, as switching ttys does atm
work.

tim



On Do, 29.07.2004, 00:18, Robert Goley sagte:
> I think I just encountered your problem.  In runlevel 5 the default is
> to only allow getty to run for 1 tty.  I guess they are assuming that if
> you are running X you will not run multiple consoles.  If you look at
> the /etc/inittab file you will see something like this:
>
> snip
> # Note that on most Debian systems tty7 is used by the X Window System,
> # so if you want to add more getty's go ahead but skip tty7 if you run
> X.
> #
> 1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty1
> 2:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty2
> 3:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty3
> 4:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty4
> 5:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty5
> 6:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty6
> snip
>
> You will need to change it to this:
>
> snip
> # Note that on most Debian systems tty7 is used by the X Window System,
> # so if you want to add more getty's go ahead but skip tty7 if you runX.
> #
> 1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty1
> 2:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty2
> 3:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty3
> 4:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty4
> 5:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty5
> 6:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty6
> snip
>
> After doing that, as root type "init q" for it to reread that file.
> Problem solved.
>
> Robert
>
> On Tue, 2004-07-27 at 11:45, Tim wrote:
>> hi everybody,
>>
>> i've been using debian sarge on my thinkpad r51 for some weeks and
>> managed to get everthing to work. since i did an apt-get update and
>> apt-get upgrade yesterday, i cannot switch between the ttys anymore.
>>
>> default runlevel is 5, gdm starts and everything looks good & works,
>> i can switch to another tty by pressing ALT+STRG+F1. once i do this,
>> there's no way back - neither to X11 nor to any other tty. the system
>> still works, so i guess something with the key mappings is broken but
>> i may be wrong.
>>
>> of course, i did not switch the notebook on, upgrade it and shut it
>> down at once - but i don't remember doing anything that could cause
>> this.
>>
>> did anybody experience similar problems or does anybody know a possible
>> solution? (would dmesg output be helpful? i guess not...)
>>
>> tim
>>
>>
>
>
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Re: Problem with Micron Transport Trek 2 and DMA

[Robert Goley]

Sorry about not listing the kernel version it is a 2.4.27-i686.  I do
not have anywhere to disable DMA for the hardware.  It tried disabling
it via the kernel option at boot time but that did not help.  Turning
off DMA using hdparm did not help either.  I have not tried 2.6.x yet
but I guess that is my next step.

On Fri, 2004-09-17 at 20:06, Bob Proulx wrote:
> Robert Goley wrote:
> > I have a Micron Transport Trek 2 that I have loaded Debian (Sarge) on. 
> > I repeatedly get DMA errors on the main console.  It complains then says
> > interrupt lost and inmost cases it resets and works for a while.
> 
> I have a desktop motherboard with a via chipset that has similar
> issues.  I can't say as I am happy with Via at the moment.  But they
> are one of the more popular chipsets.  On any 2.4 kernel on my
> motherboard I had DMA errors just like you report.  Miraculously with
> 2.6 the errors have disappeared.  On 2.4 I needed to disable DMA at
> boot time.
> 
> > I did not see anywhere in the bios to turn DMA off.  I tried turning
> > it off via "hdparm -d0 /dev/hda".  That stabilized it some.
> > Speed/performance was lost but because of the pauses DMA errors were
> > giving it was faster.  The down side was that then it had an DMA
> > error and did not recover.  I am not sure what else to try.  Anyone
> > have any ideas?
> 
> You did not say what kernel you were using.  Saying Sarge could mean
> many things.
> 
>   
> http://packages.debian.org/cgi-bin/search_packages.pl?keywords=kernel-image&searchon=names&subword=1&version=testing&release=all
> 
> So let me suggest installing the latest available sarge kernel.  No
> guarentee that it will have a driver that has more knowledge of your
> chipset.  But it gives the best chance of it.  If that does not solve
> the problem I would point to sid and installing the latest 2.6.8
> kernel.
> 
> If neither of those solve the problem then I think you have no other
> option than to disable DMA.  Other than digging into the root cause of
> the problem at the level of the source code of the kernel driver.
> 
> Bob

Wireless card recommendations

[Robert Goley]

I have to get 4 pcmcia wireless card for various Dell laptops that we
have here in the office.  All of these machines are dual boot Windows
XP/Debian Sarge.  I want to put "G" cards in these machines.  I would
also like to use native linux drivers if possible.  Anyone have
suggestions or recommendations or similar setup in use?

Robert

Problem with Micron Transport Trek 2 and DMA

[Robert Goley]

I have a Micron Transport Trek 2 that I have loaded Debian (Sarge) on.  I repeatedly get DMA errors on the main console.  It complains then says interrupt lost and inmost cases it resets and works for a while.  I did not see anywhere in the bios to turn DMA off.  I tried turning it off via "hdparm -d0 /dev/hda".  That stabilized it some.  Speed/performance was lost but because of the pauses DMA errors were giving it was faster.  The down side was that then it had an DMA error and did not recover.  I am not sure what else to try.  Anyone have any ideas?

Robert

May be slightly off topic but not much

[Robert Goley]

I want to put together a private apt repository of basic in house configuration packages for our laptops and servers.  I already have the debian packages created and lintian doesn't complain too much.  I just do not know how to create a repository of custom packages.  Can anyone provide some basic help or references to start from?

Robert

text version (sorry)

[Robert Goley]

I want to put together a private apt repository of basic in house
configuration packages for our laptops and servers.  I already have the
debian packages created and lintian doesn't complain too much.  I just
do not know how to create a repository of custom packages.  Can anyone
provide some basic help or references to start from?

Robert

Re: Problem with Toshiba Protege 3010CT

[Robert Goley]

I would try using the knoppix based install instructions provided on the
debian site next. I believe that the knoppix boot cd provides a boot floppy
that should work if you can not install via the cdrom.  If that fails,  I
would try using SLAX (slax.linux-live.org).  You have several options from thi
point.  You can load the SLAX module for ndiswrapper so that you have internet
access.  You could make a small dos partition and using the files from the USB
installer to make a bootable hard disk install.  No worries about a cdrom at
all then.  Just hard disk and network.  Not the easiest methods but worth a
try.  Still curious about the cdrom though.  Does it work from a DOS boot
floppy?  If so, you could try using loadlin to install also.  If not, check
into the cdrom drive.  May need a new one.

Robert

On Sat, 17 Sep 2005 00:35:19 +0100, Lee Turner wrote 
> Hi all 
> I'm having difficulties installing Debian on my Toshiba.. it won't boot from
CD (no surprise it's an old beast) but when I boot from floppy, it initially
wouldn't detect the external cd rom drive (connected via a pcmcia card) after
tweaking a bios setting it seems now to detect the cd cdrive but on doing so
it ejects the cd and the drive refuses to close! 
> 
> This results in the error message 'Unable to mount CD Drive, perhaps the CD
is not inserted" 
> 
> I have also tried using DSL to get some form of base install of Linux then
working from there, but with similar errors - even using a Floppy/USB Stick
combo to no avail. 
> 
> A friend of mine is going to give me a loan of an ethernet card on Monday
that may allow me to do a net install (only card I have is a wireless one that
I think requires ndiswrappers) but I fear that may still fail and I'll be back
to the original problem. 
> 
> I'm at the end of my teather with this, does anyone have any suggestions? 
> 
> Cheers 
> Lee  
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