Re: eth0: startup messages - pseudo newbie

1999-10-20 Thread Drew Parsons
On Wed, Oct 20, 1999 at 11:18:14PM +0200, Goswin Brederlow wrote: > Jordan Howarth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > ALSO, if I remove the ethernet cable and put it back later I lose my > > connection > > entirely. > > To restart your network card the following is normaly enough: > > ifconfig eth0

Re: eth0: startup messages - pseudo newbie

1999-10-20 Thread Drew Parsons
On Wed, Oct 20, 1999 at 11:18:14PM +0200, Goswin Brederlow wrote: > Jordan Howarth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > ALSO, if I remove the ethernet cable and put it back later I lose my > > connection > > entirely. > > To restart your network card the following is normaly enough: > > ifconfig eth0

Re: eth0: startup messages - pseudo newbie

1999-10-20 Thread Goswin Brederlow
Jordan Howarth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I have a Versa Note with an inbuild ethernet card and if I am not connected > to the > network when I start, I get a whole list of stuff like transmit timed out, > switching to 10baseTx-FD media, etc... in the startup messages. The ethernet > is > not

Re: eth0: startup messages - pseudo newbie

1999-10-20 Thread Goswin Brederlow
Jordan Howarth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I have a Versa Note with an inbuild ethernet card and if I am not connected > to the > network when I start, I get a whole list of stuff like transmit timed out, > switching to 10baseTx-FD media, etc... in the startup messages. The ethernet > is > not

Re: pcmcia enet and modem sharing in potato on laptop

1999-10-20 Thread Goswin Brederlow
Michael Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Here is a strange situation. I have potato installed fresh with a 2.2.10 > kernel custom installed and the new pcmcia-cs services configured for the > system by me. On a system exactly the same, Fujitsu Lifebook, Debian > Potato, but kernel 2.2.12 and

Re: pcmcia enet and modem sharing in potato on laptop

1999-10-20 Thread Goswin Brederlow
Michael Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Here is a strange situation. I have potato installed fresh with a 2.2.10 > kernel custom installed and the new pcmcia-cs services configured for the > system by me. On a system exactly the same, Fujitsu Lifebook, Debian > Potato, but kernel 2.2.12 and

Re: another newbie/debian on older laptop

1999-10-20 Thread Goswin Brederlow
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Suggestions to both sunshine_wonder and Matthew Guenther: > > I have run Debian on a Compaq Aero (ancient machine) with 16 meg Ram and > a 500 meg hard drive and a 486sx 16MHz processor for years now. > > For installation my favourite option is plip + floppies. Much f

Re: another newbie/debian on older laptop

1999-10-20 Thread Goswin Brederlow
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Suggestions to both sunshine_wonder and Matthew Guenther: > > I have run Debian on a Compaq Aero (ancient machine) with 16 meg Ram and > a 500 meg hard drive and a 486sx 16MHz processor for years now. > > For installation my favourite option is plip + floppies. Much f

Re: pcmcia enet and modem sharing in potato on laptop

1999-10-20 Thread Michael Perry
Quoting Charlie Hedlin on Wed, Oct 20, 1999 at 09:23:51AM -0500: > There was a bug with using combo devices introduced late in the 2.1.x, and > finally fixed in 2.2.12. > > Is there a particular reason you didn't upgrade the kernel when the > version was the only real difference as you described b

Re: pcmcia enet and modem sharing in potato on laptop

1999-10-20 Thread Michael Perry
Quoting Charlie Hedlin on Wed, Oct 20, 1999 at 09:23:51AM -0500: > There was a bug with using combo devices introduced late in the 2.1.x, and > finally fixed in 2.2.12. > > Is there a particular reason you didn't upgrade the kernel when the > version was the only real difference as you described b

Re: pcmcia enet and modem sharing in potato on laptop

1999-10-20 Thread Charlie Hedlin
There was a bug with using combo devices introduced late in the 2.1.x, and finally fixed in 2.2.12. Is there a particular reason you didn't upgrade the kernel when the version was the only real difference as you described below? On Tue, 19 Oct 1999, Michael Perry wrote: > Here is a strange situa

Re: pcmcia enet and modem sharing in potato on laptop

1999-10-20 Thread Charlie Hedlin
There was a bug with using combo devices introduced late in the 2.1.x, and finally fixed in 2.2.12. Is there a particular reason you didn't upgrade the kernel when the version was the only real difference as you described below? On Tue, 19 Oct 1999, Michael Perry wrote: > Here is a strange situa

HP OmniBook 800 + Docking-Station

1999-10-20 Thread Michael Wiedmann
Hi, does anybody own a docking station for his HP OmniBook 800 and knows a software solution for 'undocking' the Laptop from the docking staion? Michael Michael Wiedmann | Cordless Technology A/S |

HP OmniBook 800 + Docking-Station

1999-10-20 Thread Michael Wiedmann
Hi, does anybody own a docking station for his HP OmniBook 800 and knows a software solution for 'undocking' the Laptop from the docking staion? Michael Michael Wiedmann | Cordless Technology A/S |

eth0: startup messages - pseudo newbie

1999-10-20 Thread Jordan Howarth
I have a Versa Note with an inbuild ethernet card and if I am not connected to the network when I start, I get a whole list of stuff like transmit timed out, switching to 10baseTx-FD media, etc... in the startup messages. The ethernet is not modular and was setup to automatically detect which medi

eth0: startup messages - pseudo newbie

1999-10-20 Thread Jordan Howarth
I have a Versa Note with an inbuild ethernet card and if I am not connected to the network when I start, I get a whole list of stuff like transmit timed out, switching to 10baseTx-FD media, etc... in the startup messages. The ethernet is not modular and was setup to automatically detect which medi

pcmcia enet and modem sharing in potato on laptop

1999-10-20 Thread Michael Perry
Here is a strange situation. I have potato installed fresh with a 2.2.10 kernel custom installed and the new pcmcia-cs services configured for the system by me. On a system exactly the same, Fujitsu Lifebook, Debian Potato, but kernel 2.2.12 and same pcmcia level, the 3com combo 556 card can have

pcmcia enet and modem sharing in potato on laptop

1999-10-20 Thread Michael Perry
Here is a strange situation. I have potato installed fresh with a 2.2.10 kernel custom installed and the new pcmcia-cs services configured for the system by me. On a system exactly the same, Fujitsu Lifebook, Debian Potato, but kernel 2.2.12 and same pcmcia level, the 3com combo 556 card can have

Re: Tochiba Satellite 2590CDT and Linux

1999-10-20 Thread Marius Aamodt Eriksen
On Thu, Oct 14, 1999 at 04:48:15PM +0100, Simon Ghent wrote: > Personally I'd recommend getting one that can display at least 1024x768 on > it's own screen - 800x600 is very limiting (unless you're doing text only). > > As for a better machine - we use HP and Compaq here. Some HP machines are > ve

Re: Tochiba Satellite 2590CDT and Linux

1999-10-20 Thread Marius Aamodt Eriksen
On Thu, Oct 14, 1999 at 04:48:15PM +0100, Simon Ghent wrote: > Personally I'd recommend getting one that can display at least 1024x768 on > it's own screen - 800x600 is very limiting (unless you're doing text only). > > As for a better machine - we use HP and Compaq here. Some HP machines are > ve

Re: Debian on an older laptop

1999-10-20 Thread kari
On Mon, 18 Oct 1999, Matthew Guenther wrote: > modem (9600 bps). Is it possible to install most of a working system off of > floppies? Would it be possible to easily transfer files between my computer > and his using a serial cable? Would Debian even be the best choice for this > machine? I

Re: Debian on an older laptop

1999-10-20 Thread kari
On Mon, 18 Oct 1999, Matthew Guenther wrote: > modem (9600 bps). Is it possible to install most of a working system off of > floppies? Would it be possible to easily transfer files between my computer > and his using a serial cable? Would Debian even be the best choice for this > machine? I