Re: more RAM, swap?

2002-09-20 Thread Petro
On Fri, Sep 20, 2002 at 04:45:12PM -0700, Jeff wrote: > Benjamin Fritzsche, 2002-Sep-20 22:27 +0200: > > On Fri, 2002-09-20 at 15:11, Luis Castillo wrote: > I 2nd that. My laptop has 256MB and I reduced the swap to 128MB from > My Desktop has 256MB with 512MB swap which I'll be reducing soon to >

Re: Old batteries - or ... ?

2002-09-20 Thread Tim Connors
On Fri, 20 Sep 2002, Karl E. Jorgensen wrote: > System info:[DH]ell Inspiron 4000, BIOS A16, kernel 2.4.18 with apm, > Li-ion batteries Shite! I wish I saw this earlier! This is my laptop, and it developed a bad battery in December last year. I replcaced it under waranty, and

Re: more RAM, swap?

2002-09-20 Thread Petro
On Fri, Sep 20, 2002 at 04:45:12PM -0700, Jeff wrote: > Benjamin Fritzsche, 2002-Sep-20 22:27 +0200: > > On Fri, 2002-09-20 at 15:11, Luis Castillo wrote: > I 2nd that. My laptop has 256MB and I reduced the swap to 128MB from > My Desktop has 256MB with 512MB swap which I'll be reducing soon to >

Re: Old batteries - or ... ?

2002-09-20 Thread Tim Connors
On Fri, 20 Sep 2002, Karl E. Jorgensen wrote: > System info:[DH]ell Inspiron 4000, BIOS A16, kernel 2.4.18 with apm, > Li-ion batteries Shite! I wish I saw this earlier! This is my laptop, and it developed a bad battery in December last year. I replcaced it under waranty, an

Re: more RAM, swap?

2002-09-20 Thread Jeff
Benjamin Fritzsche, 2002-Sep-20 22:27 +0200: > On Fri, 2002-09-20 at 15:11, Luis Castillo wrote: > > > > Hi, > > my laptop runs debian woody,kernel 2418,128 MbRAM,256Mb swap and I would > > like to upgrade to 256 MbRAM, so I should resize a swap to 512 Mb or not ? > > If so, how I resize a swap wi

Re: more RAM, swap?

2002-09-20 Thread Jeff
Benjamin Fritzsche, 2002-Sep-20 22:27 +0200: > On Fri, 2002-09-20 at 15:11, Luis Castillo wrote: > > > > Hi, > > my laptop runs debian woody,kernel 2418,128 MbRAM,256Mb swap and I would > > like to upgrade to 256 MbRAM, so I should resize a swap to 512 Mb or not ? > > If so, how I resize a swap w

Re: more RAM, swap?

2002-09-20 Thread Benjamin Fritzsche
On Fri, 2002-09-20 at 15:11, Luis Castillo wrote: > > Hi, > my laptop runs debian woody,kernel 2418,128 MbRAM,256Mb swap and I would > like to upgrade to 256 MbRAM, so I should resize a swap to 512 Mb or not ? > If so, how I resize a swap without reinstall debian? IMO if you increase your RAM wit

Re: Old batteries - or ... ?

2002-09-20 Thread Karl E. Jorgensen
On Fri, Sep 20, 2002 at 08:51:31AM -0700, Jaye Inabnit ke6sls wrote: > On Friday 20 September 2002 03:29 am, Karl E. Jorgensen wrote: > > [Although laptop-related, it is not debian-specific. But you're a > > helpful lot, aren't you? :-) ] > > > > I'm suspecting that the batteries in my laptop are g

Re: more RAM, swap?

2002-09-20 Thread Benjamin Fritzsche
On Fri, 2002-09-20 at 15:11, Luis Castillo wrote: > > Hi, > my laptop runs debian woody,kernel 2418,128 MbRAM,256Mb swap and I would > like to upgrade to 256 MbRAM, so I should resize a swap to 512 Mb or not ? > If so, how I resize a swap without reinstall debian? IMO if you increase your RAM wi

Re: Old batteries - or ... ?

2002-09-20 Thread Karl E. Jorgensen
On Fri, Sep 20, 2002 at 08:51:31AM -0700, Jaye Inabnit ke6sls wrote: > On Friday 20 September 2002 03:29 am, Karl E. Jorgensen wrote: > > [Although laptop-related, it is not debian-specific. But you're a > > helpful lot, aren't you? :-) ] > > > > I'm suspecting that the batteries in my laptop are

Re: Old batteries - or ... ?

2002-09-20 Thread Blars Blarson
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >I'm suspecting that the batteries in my laptop are getting old - or that >something is buggy in hardware / bios. [...] >So: Is this the signs of an ageing battery? Or buggy BIOS? Flaky >charger? My mental state? > >System info:[DH]e

Re: Old batteries - or ... ?

2002-09-20 Thread Ivar Alm
At 17:51 2002-09-20, Jaye Inabnit ke6sls wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Friday 20 September 2002 03:29 am, Karl E. Jorgensen wrote: > [Although laptop-related, it is not debian-specific. But you're a > helpful lot, aren't you? :-) ] > > I'm suspecting that the batteries

Re: Old batteries - or ... ?

2002-09-20 Thread Jaye Inabnit ke6sls
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Friday 20 September 2002 03:29 am, Karl E. Jorgensen wrote: > [Although laptop-related, it is not debian-specific. But you're a > helpful lot, aren't you? :-) ] > > I'm suspecting that the batteries in my laptop are getting old - or that > something

Re: Old batteries - or ... ?

2002-09-20 Thread Werner Heuser
> [Although laptop-related, it is not debian-specific. But you're a > helpful lot, aren't you? :-) ] Hi Karl, could you please publish the script, which you have used to do the graph. I would like to include it into the Linux-Mobile-Guide http://mobilix.org/howtos.html Or do you plan to make it

Re: more RAM, swap?

2002-09-20 Thread IT - Sven Mueller
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Friday 20 September 2002 15:22, Daniel Lönn wrote: > It is a de facto -standard to have the double swap as you > have ram. However that rule is really outdated. It was introduced when the old Unix versions kept a full image of their RAM layout on

Re: Old batteries - or ... ?

2002-09-20 Thread Blars Blarson
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >I'm suspecting that the batteries in my laptop are getting old - or that >something is buggy in hardware / bios. [...] >So: Is this the signs of an ageing battery? Or buggy BIOS? Flaky >charger? My mental state? > >System info:[DH]

USB2 PCMCIA Card

2002-09-20 Thread Daniel Lönn
Hi folks! I just got my old stationary pc sold, for my new (brought second hand) laptop. Now, this is the case, I need as much information regarding this, from you people - as possible. The computer is a Compaq Armada 110 laptop ( http://fake.by-infonet.de/laptop/ ) My problem is regarding USB..

Re: Old batteries - or ... ?

2002-09-20 Thread Ivar Alm
At 17:51 2002-09-20, Jaye Inabnit ke6sls wrote: >-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >Hash: SHA1 > >On Friday 20 September 2002 03:29 am, Karl E. Jorgensen wrote: > > [Although laptop-related, it is not debian-specific. But you're a > > helpful lot, aren't you? :-) ] > > > > I'm suspecting that the

Re: Old batteries - or ... ?

2002-09-20 Thread Jaye Inabnit ke6sls
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Friday 20 September 2002 03:29 am, Karl E. Jorgensen wrote: > [Although laptop-related, it is not debian-specific. But you're a > helpful lot, aren't you? :-) ] > > I'm suspecting that the batteries in my laptop are getting old - or that > somethin

Re: more RAM, swap?

2002-09-20 Thread Karl E. Jorgensen
On Fri, Sep 20, 2002 at 03:11:28PM +0200, Luis Castillo wrote: > > Hi, > my laptop runs debian woody,kernel 2418,128 MbRAM,256Mb swap and I would > like to upgrade to 256 MbRAM, so I should resize a swap to 512 Mb or not ? You don't *need* to resize the swap area when upgrading memory - unless yo

Re: more RAM, swap?

2002-09-20 Thread Daniel Lönn
Actually, take a look now before your memory upgrade, hos much of the swap is actually being used. If it reaches the 50 Mb, and not more, I would not recommend a such operation as resizing a swap. Other people may do so, and please do whatever you feel, but have have in mind that the swap is being

Small screen, BIG IMAGE (X on Compaq 4131T)

2002-09-20 Thread W. Jeffrey Wilson
Friends -   I'm doing my first Debian install (woody) on a Compaq Armada 4131T laptop.  All goes well until I try X configuration.  The best I have managed to achieve is a small screen image (centered, with about a 3 cm border on all sides) containing a GIGANTIC image - so large that only a v

more RAM, swap?

2002-09-20 Thread Luis Castillo
Hi, my laptop runs debian woody,kernel 2418,128 MbRAM,256Mb swap and I would like to upgrade to 256 MbRAM, so I should resize a swap to 512 Mb or not ? If so, how I resize a swap without reinstall debian? Sorry for my poor english! --*** L.Castillo Ph.D student De

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Re: Old batteries - or ... ?

2002-09-20 Thread Werner Heuser
> [Although laptop-related, it is not debian-specific. But you're a > helpful lot, aren't you? :-) ] Hi Karl, could you please publish the script, which you have used to do the graph. I would like to include it into the Linux-Mobile-Guide http://mobilix.org/howtos.html Or do you plan to make i

Re: more RAM, swap?

2002-09-20 Thread IT - Sven Mueller
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Friday 20 September 2002 15:22, Daniel Lönn wrote: > It is a de facto -standard to have the double swap as you > have ram. However that rule is really outdated. It was introduced when the old Unix versions kept a full image of their RAM layout o

USB2 PCMCIA Card

2002-09-20 Thread Daniel Lönn
Hi folks! I just got my old stationary pc sold, for my new (brought second hand) laptop. Now, this is the case, I need as much information regarding this, from you people - as possible. The computer is a Compaq Armada 110 laptop ( http://fake.by-infonet.de/laptop/ ) My problem is regarding USB.

Re: more RAM, swap?

2002-09-20 Thread Karl E. Jorgensen
On Fri, Sep 20, 2002 at 03:11:28PM +0200, Luis Castillo wrote: > > Hi, > my laptop runs debian woody,kernel 2418,128 MbRAM,256Mb swap and I would > like to upgrade to 256 MbRAM, so I should resize a swap to 512 Mb or not ? You don't *need* to resize the swap area when upgrading memory - unless y

Re: more RAM, swap?

2002-09-20 Thread Daniel Lönn
Actually, take a look now before your memory upgrade, hos much of the swap is actually being used. If it reaches the 50 Mb, and not more, I would not recommend a such operation as resizing a swap. Other people may do so, and please do whatever you feel, but have have in mind that the swap is being

Small screen, BIG IMAGE (X on Compaq 4131T)

2002-09-20 Thread W. Jeffrey Wilson
Friends -   I'm doing my first Debian install (woody) on a Compaq Armada 4131T laptop.  All goes well until I try X configuration.  The best I have managed to achieve is a small screen image (centered, with about a 3 cm border on all sides) containing a GIGANTIC image - so large that only a v

more RAM, swap?

2002-09-20 Thread Luis Castillo
Hi, my laptop runs debian woody,kernel 2418,128 MbRAM,256Mb swap and I would like to upgrade to 256 MbRAM, so I should resize a swap to 512 Mb or not ? If so, how I resize a swap without reinstall debian? Sorry for my poor english! --*** L.Castillo Ph.D student D

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Old batteries - or ... ?

2002-09-20 Thread Karl E. Jorgensen
[Although laptop-related, it is not debian-specific. But you're a helpful lot, aren't you? :-) ] I'm suspecting that the batteries in my laptop are getting old - or that something is buggy in hardware / bios. Reason: The batteries charge in a odd way: They will charge (eventually) to anything bet

Old batteries - or ... ?

2002-09-20 Thread Karl E. Jorgensen
[Although laptop-related, it is not debian-specific. But you're a helpful lot, aren't you? :-) ] I'm suspecting that the batteries in my laptop are getting old - or that something is buggy in hardware / bios. Reason: The batteries charge in a odd way: They will charge (eventually) to anything be