Debian into an existing Loopback file system

2001-08-01 Thread Curt Howland
Hi. I realize that the "best" way to install a distribtion of Linux is to wipe the disk and start over, but I'm curious if anyone has tried this. I put a copy of Dragon Linux on my laptop, in a 1-gig loop-back "partition" file so that it cohabitates with windows just fine. However, having actu

Debian into an existing Loopback file system

2001-08-01 Thread Curt Howland
Hi. I realize that the "best" way to install a distribtion of Linux is to wipe the disk and start over, but I'm curious if anyone has tried this. I put a copy of Dragon Linux on my laptop, in a 1-gig loop-back "partition" file so that it cohabitates with windows just fine. However, having act

toshiba tecra 8200 (install notes needed)

2001-08-01 Thread A. Demarteau \(linux rules!\)
hi, has anyone of you a good list of notes to get my tecra 8200 up and running. That is: 1. buildin modem/ethernet 2. irda 3. X and sound 4. dockinstation )port-replicator) 5. dvd-rom 6. anything else I forgoto Any help would be greatly appriciated, that is including XF86conf files --- A

Re: Irda Problem

2001-08-01 Thread Chris Halls
On Fri, Jul 27, 2001 at 11:57:07AM +0100, Richard Ibbotson wrote: > > I'll have a look at this. Other than that I don't know what to do > next. All of this hardware works fine with Irda on an SuSE 7.2 plug > in hard disk so it must be the Debian software that isn't configured > properly Hi R

toshiba tecra 8200 (install notes needed)

2001-08-01 Thread A. Demarteau (linux rules!)
hi, has anyone of you a good list of notes to get my tecra 8200 up and running. That is: 1. buildin modem/ethernet 2. irda 3. X and sound 4. dockinstation )port-replicator) 5. dvd-rom 6. anything else I forgoto Any help would be greatly appriciated, that is including XF86conf files ---

Re: Irda Problem

2001-08-01 Thread Chris Halls
On Fri, Jul 27, 2001 at 11:57:07AM +0100, Richard Ibbotson wrote: > > I'll have a look at this. Other than that I don't know what to do > next. All of this hardware works fine with Irda on an SuSE 7.2 plug > in hard disk so it must be the Debian software that isn't configured > properly Hi

Re: Mitac M-722

2001-08-01 Thread Gerd Knorr
Peter Machell wrote: > > Has anyone tried an install on a Mitac system? Yes (woody + 2.4 kernel). > I have had no luck with the sound or the modem (have tried the Intel > driver referenced at linmodems.org with no success. modem: don't know sound: CONFIG_SOUND_ICH (aka i810_audio.o) works.

Re: Mitac M-722

2001-08-01 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Has anyone tried an install on a Mitac system? > Peter, look at http://bytesex.org/notebook.html and try www.linux-laptop.net before asking help on this list its a really helpfull site. Stefano -- Stefano Canepa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To follow the path: look at the master, follow the master,

Mitac M-722

2001-08-01 Thread Peter Machell
Has anyone tried an install on a Mitac system? It's an Intel i810 motherboard. I have X running well with the Mach64 server, and the NIC is a Realtek 8139, so that's no problem. I have had no luck with the sound or the modem (have tried the Intel driver referenced at linmodems.org with no succe

Re: Mitac M-722

2001-08-01 Thread Gerd Knorr
Peter Machell wrote: > > Has anyone tried an install on a Mitac system? Yes (woody + 2.4 kernel). > I have had no luck with the sound or the modem (have tried the Intel > driver referenced at linmodems.org with no success. modem: don't know sound: CONFIG_SOUND_ICH (aka i810_audio.o) works.

Re: Mitac M-722

2001-08-01 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Has anyone tried an install on a Mitac system? > Peter, look at http://bytesex.org/notebook.html and try www.linux-laptop.net before asking help on this list its a really helpfull site. Stefano -- Stefano Canepa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To follow the path: look at the master, follow the master,

Questions about notebooks and Debian

2001-08-01 Thread Rogério Brito
Dear people, I've been tracking this list lately with some interest since I got an old Power Mac 9500/180MP to play with one month ago. Unfortunately, I couldn't install Debian on this machine, due to some hardware problems (I think) and I don't have this

Mitac M-722

2001-08-01 Thread Peter Machell
Has anyone tried an install on a Mitac system? It's an Intel i810 motherboard. I have X running well with the Mach64 server, and the NIC is a Realtek 8139, so that's no problem. I have had no luck with the sound or the modem (have tried the Intel driver referenced at linmodems.org with no succ