Re: dhcp, cable modems...

2001-03-01 Thread Peter Cordes
On Thu, Mar 01, 2001 at 11:40:51PM -0500, MaD dUCK wrote: > also sprach xsdg (on Thu, 01 Mar 2001 11:29:05PM -0500): > > > (dhcpcd is obsolete; It's been removed from Debian because it is > > do what? i missed something. oh, and dhcpcd is not the dhcp daemon, > but the dhcp client daemon, Yes.

Re: dhcp, cable modems...

2001-03-01 Thread Daniel Pittman
On Fri, 2 Mar 2001, Peter Cordes wrote: > On Thu, Mar 01, 2001 at 11:40:51PM -0500, MaD dUCK wrote: >> also sprach xsdg (on Thu, 01 Mar 2001 11:29:05PM -0500): >> > > (dhcpcd is obsolete; It's been removed from Debian because it is >> >> do what? i missed something. oh, and dhcpcd is not the dhc

Gateway 2550

2001-03-01 Thread Michael J Pallazola
Has any one installed Debian on a Gateway Solo 2550. I just installed Debian and I'm having trouble Configuring X with the Lynx EM4 video card. Do I have to edit the X86config file manually or is there a utility? I'm used to slackware. Any help would be great Michael J. Pallazola --- Outgoing mai

Re: dhcp, cable modems...

2001-03-01 Thread MaD dUCK
also sprach xsdg (on Thu, 01 Mar 2001 11:29:05PM -0500): > > (dhcpcd is obsolete; It's been removed from Debian because it is do what? i missed something. oh, and dhcpcd is not the dhcp daemon, but the dhcp client daemon, and it's so much better than pump... martin [greetings from the heart of

Re: dhcp, cable modems...

2001-03-01 Thread Brendan J Simon
xsdg wrote: (dhcpcd is obsolete; It's been removed from Debian because it is This is the wrong program! DHCPD == "DHCP Daemon", aka, the DHCP server. The program I believe you are talking about is DHClient, or a DHCP Client. Be very carefull dhcpd is the DHCP Daemon. dhcpcd is the D

Re: dhcp, cable modems...

2001-03-01 Thread xsdg
On Thu, Mar 01, 2001 at 10:44:05PM -0400, Peter Cordes wrote: > On Thu, Mar 01, 2001 at 06:27:22PM -0800, Jason Victor wrote: > > I'm trying to configure my cable modem to work with > > Linux. I'm using Optimum Online. I have a couple of > > questions. First of all, is my ethernet card working > >

Re: toshutils

2001-03-01 Thread xsdg
On Thu, Mar 01, 2001 at 09:00:57PM +, Rod Young wrote: > I installed the toshiba utilities package. How do I get more info on > them? And how do I invoke them? Are they x based or are some them usable > from console? `ls /usr/share/doc/toshutils` Some are x-based, some are console-based

Re: dhcp, cable modems...

2001-03-01 Thread Peter Cordes
On Thu, Mar 01, 2001 at 11:40:51PM -0500, MaD dUCK wrote: > also sprach xsdg (on Thu, 01 Mar 2001 11:29:05PM -0500): > > > (dhcpcd is obsolete; It's been removed from Debian because it is > > do what? i missed something. oh, and dhcpcd is not the dhcp daemon, > but the dhcp client daemon, Yes

Re: detect wrong processor speed?

2001-03-01 Thread nathanp
On Thu, Mar 01, 2001 at 02:26:44PM -0500, Richard Black wrote: > check your bios! I have a T20 and found that I have to disable its "power > saving" features in order to get full CPU speed. thanks, i'll check that out. > > Before this, if I started up under battery power it would run with a slo

Gateway 2550

2001-03-01 Thread Michael J Pallazola
Has any one installed Debian on a Gateway Solo 2550. I just installed Debian and I'm having trouble Configuring X with the Lynx EM4 video card. Do I have to edit the X86config file manually or is there a utility? I'm used to slackware. Any help would be great Michael J. Pallazola --- Outgoing ma

TP600X Module trouble.

2001-03-01 Thread Badiane Ka
After recompiling the 2.2.18pre1 kernel and installing the package made from kpkg, I couldn't get the modules to install. I therefore cannot access my Xircom net card and some other modules. Badiane This is the error message in question. In file included from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/fs.h:

Re: dhcp, cable modems...

2001-03-01 Thread Peter Cordes
On Thu, Mar 01, 2001 at 06:27:22PM -0800, Jason Victor wrote: > I'm trying to configure my cable modem to work with > Linux. I'm using Optimum Online. I have a couple of > questions. First of all, is my ethernet card working > if i type dmesg and see something about "eth0: Xircom > CardBus." That i

Re: dhcp, cable modems...

2001-03-01 Thread Tim Sailer
On Thu, Mar 01, 2001 at 06:27:22PM -0800, Jason Victor wrote: > I'm trying to configure my cable modem to work with > Linux. I'm using Optimum Online. I have a couple of > questions. First of all, is my ethernet card working > if i type dmesg and see something about "eth0: Xircom > CardBus." That i

dhcp, cable modems...

2001-03-01 Thread Jason Victor
I'm trying to configure my cable modem to work with Linux. I'm using Optimum Online. I have a couple of questions. First of all, is my ethernet card working if i type dmesg and see something about "eth0: Xircom CardBus." That is the NIC i have. second, i've been trying to connect with dhcpcd, and c

Re: dhcp, cable modems...

2001-03-01 Thread MaD dUCK
also sprach xsdg (on Thu, 01 Mar 2001 11:29:05PM -0500): > > (dhcpcd is obsolete; It's been removed from Debian because it is do what? i missed something. oh, and dhcpcd is not the dhcp daemon, but the dhcp client daemon, and it's so much better than pump... martin [greetings from the heart o

Re: dhcp, cable modems...

2001-03-01 Thread Brendan J Simon
xsdg wrote: >> (dhcpcd is obsolete; It's been removed from Debian because it is > > This is the wrong program! DHCPD == "DHCP Daemon", aka, the DHCP server. The >program I believe you are talking about is DHClient, or a DHCP Client. Be very carefull dhcpd is the DHCP Daemon. dhcpcd is

Re: dhcp, cable modems...

2001-03-01 Thread xsdg
On Thu, Mar 01, 2001 at 10:44:05PM -0400, Peter Cordes wrote: > On Thu, Mar 01, 2001 at 06:27:22PM -0800, Jason Victor wrote: > > I'm trying to configure my cable modem to work with > > Linux. I'm using Optimum Online. I have a couple of > > questions. First of all, is my ethernet card working > >

Re: toshutils

2001-03-01 Thread xsdg
On Thu, Mar 01, 2001 at 09:00:57PM +, Rod Young wrote: > I installed the toshiba utilities package. How do I get more info on > them? And how do I invoke them? Are they x based or are some them usable > from console? `ls /usr/share/doc/toshutils` Some are x-based, some are console-based

Re: potato to woody

2001-03-01 Thread Heather
> OK, > I got potato to work > how do I upgrade to a new branch? > > change the /etc/apt/sources.list from 'stable' to 'woody' or > 'testing' Something like that. I'll give you my apt-sources file set from Venus, when next I have it linked up. I really don't recommend unsta

Re: detect wrong processor speed?

2001-03-01 Thread nathanp
On Thu, Mar 01, 2001 at 02:26:44PM -0500, Richard Black wrote: > check your bios! I have a T20 and found that I have to disable its "power saving" >features in order to get full CPU speed. thanks, i'll check that out. > > Before this, if I started up under battery power it would run with a slo

TP600X Module trouble.

2001-03-01 Thread Badiane Ka
After recompiling the 2.2.18pre1 kernel and installing the package made from kpkg, I couldn't get the modules to install. I therefore cannot access my Xircom net card and some other modules. Badiane This is the error message in question. In file included from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/fs.h

Re: dhcp, cable modems...

2001-03-01 Thread Peter Cordes
On Thu, Mar 01, 2001 at 06:27:22PM -0800, Jason Victor wrote: > I'm trying to configure my cable modem to work with > Linux. I'm using Optimum Online. I have a couple of > questions. First of all, is my ethernet card working > if i type dmesg and see something about "eth0: Xircom > CardBus." That

Re: dhcp, cable modems...

2001-03-01 Thread Tim Sailer
On Thu, Mar 01, 2001 at 06:27:22PM -0800, Jason Victor wrote: > I'm trying to configure my cable modem to work with > Linux. I'm using Optimum Online. I have a couple of > questions. First of all, is my ethernet card working > if i type dmesg and see something about "eth0: Xircom > CardBus." That

Re: Help: Dell Inspiron 5000e X-Windows

2001-03-01 Thread MaD dUCK
also sprach Yang Shouxun (on Fri, 02 Mar 2001 07:58:59AM +0800): > Thanks, this trick does it. Probably Debian GNU/Linux can adopt the > same strategy as used in Red Hat and ask the user whether to boot the > system in X-windows mode or not, even when the X-windows works. Not that this is part

Re: Help: Dell Inspiron 5000e X-Windows

2001-03-01 Thread Yang Shouxun
Heather wrote: Besides, Debian GNU/Linux automatically starts the X server at boot time also gave me a headache. take the symlink for xdm, kdm, gdm (any of these) out of your runlevel 2 area (/etc/rc2.d/). I like to create a disabled directory under there and move them in - makes them easy

dhcp, cable modems...

2001-03-01 Thread Jason Victor
I'm trying to configure my cable modem to work with Linux. I'm using Optimum Online. I have a couple of questions. First of all, is my ethernet card working if i type dmesg and see something about "eth0: Xircom CardBus." That is the NIC i have. second, i've been trying to connect with dhcpcd, and

Re: potato to woody

2001-03-01 Thread Heather
> OK, > I got potato to work > how do I upgrade to a new branch? > > change the /etc/apt/sources.list from 'stable' to 'woody' or > 'testing' Something like that. I'll give you my apt-sources file set from Venus, when next I have it linked up. I really don't recommend unst

Re: potato to woody

2001-03-01 Thread Brendan J Simon
tom wrote: OK, I got potato to work how do I upgrade to a new branch? change the /etc/apt/sources.list from 'stable' to 'woody' or 'testing' I would go testing unless you really really wanted the bleeding edge stuff. I imagine debian developers would use unstable but I have just upgrad

potato to woody

2001-03-01 Thread tom
OK, I got potato to work how do I upgrade to a new branch? change the /etc/apt/sources.list from 'stable' to 'woody' or 'testing' -- 5:56pm up 24 days, 7 min, 3 users, load average: 0.05, 0.02, 0.00

Re: detect wrong processor speed?

2001-03-01 Thread Mark Janssen
On Thu, Mar 01, 2001 at 01:39:48PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > has anyone had this problem? with kernel 2.4.1 and up (i think for kernel > 2.4.0 too, can't remember) on my thinkpad 600x my kernel reports: > > Detected 172.927 MHz processor. > This is probably because you booted whi

Re: Help: Dell Inspiron 5000e X-Windows

2001-03-01 Thread MaD dUCK
also sprach Yang Shouxun (on Fri, 02 Mar 2001 07:58:59AM +0800): > Thanks, this trick does it. Probably Debian GNU/Linux can adopt the > same strategy as used in Red Hat and ask the user whether to boot the > system in X-windows mode or not, even when the X-windows works. Not that this is part

Re: Help: Dell Inspiron 5000e X-Windows

2001-03-01 Thread Yang Shouxun
Heather wrote: >> Besides, Debian GNU/Linux automatically starts the X server at boot time >> also gave me a headache. > > > take the symlink for xdm, kdm, gdm (any of these) out of your runlevel 2 > area (/etc/rc2.d/). I like to create a disabled directory under there > and move them in - m

toshutils

2001-03-01 Thread Rod Young
I installed the toshiba utilities package. How do I get more info on them? And how do I invoke them? Are they x based or are some them usable from console? BTW does anyone know resolution a toshiba 2130cs has? I need to istall x.

Re: potato to woody

2001-03-01 Thread Brendan J Simon
tom wrote: > OK, > I got potato to work > how do I upgrade to a new branch? > > change the /etc/apt/sources.list from 'stable' to 'woody' or > 'testing' I would go testing unless you really really wanted the bleeding edge stuff. I imagine debian developers would use unstable but I have ju

potato to woody

2001-03-01 Thread tom
OK, I got potato to work how do I upgrade to a new branch? change the /etc/apt/sources.list from 'stable' to 'woody' or 'testing' -- 5:56pm up 24 days, 7 min, 3 users, load average: 0.05, 0.02, 0.00 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Troub

Re: detect wrong processor speed?

2001-03-01 Thread Mark Janssen
On Thu, Mar 01, 2001 at 01:39:48PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > has anyone had this problem? with kernel 2.4.1 and up (i think for kernel 2.4.0 >too, can't remember) on my thinkpad 600x my kernel reports: > > Detected 172.927 MHz processor. > This is probably because you booted whi

Re: detect wrong processor speed?

2001-03-01 Thread Richard Black
check your bios! I have a T20 and found that I have to disable its "power saving" features in order to get full CPU speed. Before this, if I started up under battery power it would run with a slow processor HTH Richard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > has anyone had this problem? with kernel 2.4

detect wrong processor speed?

2001-03-01 Thread nathanp
has anyone had this problem? with kernel 2.4.1 and up (i think for kernel 2.4.0 too, can't remember) on my thinkpad 600x my kernel reports: Detected 172.927 MHz processor. although i know it's a 650MHz processor and is detected as such under 2.2.18pre22? it feels to me to be running a

toshutils

2001-03-01 Thread Rod Young
I installed the toshiba utilities package. How do I get more info on them? And how do I invoke them? Are they x based or are some them usable from console? BTW does anyone know resolution a toshiba 2130cs has? I need to istall x. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of

Re: Kernel 2.4.1 and PPP

2001-03-01 Thread Andreas Tscharner
[snip other messages] > Couldn't set tty to PPP discipline: invalid argument I have resolved my problem: I forgot to compile the async mode into kernel. Anyway this is a stupid message for this problem (IMHO) Regards Andreas -- Andreas Tscharner [EMAI

Re: detect wrong processor speed?

2001-03-01 Thread Richard Black
check your bios! I have a T20 and found that I have to disable its "power saving" features in order to get full CPU speed. Before this, if I started up under battery power it would run with a slow processor HTH Richard [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > has anyone had this problem? with

detect wrong processor speed?

2001-03-01 Thread nathanp
has anyone had this problem? with kernel 2.4.1 and up (i think for kernel 2.4.0 too, can't remember) on my thinkpad 600x my kernel reports: Detected 172.927 MHz processor. although i know it's a 650MHz processor and is detected as such under 2.2.18pre22? it feels to me to be running

Re: Kernel 2.4.1 and PPP

2001-03-01 Thread Andreas Tscharner
[snip other messages] > Couldn't set tty to PPP discipline: invalid argument I have resolved my problem: I forgot to compile the async mode into kernel. Anyway this is a stupid message for this problem (IMHO) Regards Andreas -- Andreas Tscharner [EMA

Re: [OT] reload files from disk

2001-03-01 Thread William F. Dowling
Daniel Reuter writes: > Hello, > > > > How can one FORCE to have a program reloaded from disk and not from > > > buffer cache, when it has already been run once? > > > > Er, there really isn't a way to do that. However, you can flush it out > [snip] > > Are you sure that's the question yo

Re: [OT] reload files from disk

2001-03-01 Thread Daniel Reuter
Hello, > > How can one FORCE to have a program reloaded from disk and not from > > buffer cache, when it has already been run once? > > Er, there really isn't a way to do that. However, you can flush it out [snip] > Are you sure that's the question you really meant to ask? What is the > actual pr

Re: [OT] reload files from disk

2001-03-01 Thread William F. Dowling
Daniel Reuter writes: > Hello, > > > > How can one FORCE to have a program reloaded from disk and not from > > > buffer cache, when it has already been run once? > > > > Er, there really isn't a way to do that. However, you can flush it out > [snip] > > Are you sure that's the question y

Re: [OT] reload files from disk

2001-03-01 Thread Daniel Pittman
On Thu, 1 Mar 2001, Daniel Reuter wrote: > How can one FORCE to have a program reloaded from disk and not from > buffer cache, when it has already been run once? Er, there really isn't a way to do that. However, you can flush it out by doing things that use a lot of memory (probably) or running a

[OT] reload files from disk

2001-03-01 Thread Daniel Reuter
Hello there, This is far off topic, but I'm at the moment not subscribed to debian-user, so I thought to put it here: How can one FORCE to have a program reloaded from disk and not from buffer cache, when it has already been run once? Regards, Daniel

Re: Help: Dell Inspiron 5000e X-Windows

2001-03-01 Thread Andreas Mohr
On Thu, Mar 01, 2001 at 10:59:54AM +0800, Yang Shouxun wrote: > Dear friends, > > Can you help me bring up X-Windows on my Dell Inspiron 5000e notebook? > > I've been using GNU/Linux for almost two years, but this is my first > experience of installing it on a notebook. I could not set up > X-

Re: [OT] reload files from disk

2001-03-01 Thread Daniel Reuter
Hello, > > How can one FORCE to have a program reloaded from disk and not from > > buffer cache, when it has already been run once? > > Er, there really isn't a way to do that. However, you can flush it out [snip] > Are you sure that's the question you really meant to ask? What is the > actual p

Re: [OT] reload files from disk

2001-03-01 Thread Daniel Pittman
On Thu, 1 Mar 2001, Daniel Reuter wrote: > How can one FORCE to have a program reloaded from disk and not from > buffer cache, when it has already been run once? Er, there really isn't a way to do that. However, you can flush it out by doing things that use a lot of memory (probably) or running

[OT] reload files from disk

2001-03-01 Thread Daniel Reuter
Hello there, This is far off topic, but I'm at the moment not subscribed to debian-user, so I thought to put it here: How can one FORCE to have a program reloaded from disk and not from buffer cache, when it has already been run once? Regards, Daniel -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PRO

Re: Help: Dell Inspiron 5000e X-Windows

2001-03-01 Thread Andreas Mohr
On Thu, Mar 01, 2001 at 10:59:54AM +0800, Yang Shouxun wrote: > Dear friends, > > Can you help me bring up X-Windows on my Dell Inspiron 5000e notebook? > > I've been using GNU/Linux for almost two years, but this is my first > experience of installing it on a notebook. I could not set up > X