Re: Modem problem

2002-10-22 Thread Matej Cepl
On Wed, Oct 23, 2002 at 08:55:01AM +0330, Arash Bijanzadeh wrote: > I have a winmodem on it,i tried pctel driver for it with a self > compiled kernel(2.4.19) and it worked fine. Then I want to > compile it with a apt-gettted kernel but it failed due to some > missing symbles(I installed the kernel

Re: Woody, Orinico, and Airport Base Station DHCP

2002-10-22 Thread Eric M. Winslow
Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you. It worked! I went with your suggestions first and halelujah, I could actually ping the base station and the rest of the world with it. That feels good. Any favorite charities that you'd like me to send a donation to? Good night and thank you again. Eric A h

Modem problem

2002-10-22 Thread Arash Bijanzadeh
(inspiron 2600 with kernel 2.4.19) I have a winmodem on it,i tried pctel driver for it with a self compiled kernel(2.4.19) and it worked fine. Then I want to compile it with a apt-gettted kernel but it failed due to some missing symbles(I installed the kernel header) So I returned to the self co

Re: dell inspiron and cpx hardware qualities

2002-10-22 Thread Jeff
mw, 2002-Oct-22 19:48 +0200: > Hello again. > One more question is about Dell Laptops. > According to information from linux-laptop.net, they are in common ok for > linux. I watch especially for insprons from 4000 and the cpx-series from 500 > onward, which seem to be 'recent' enough and well s

Re: Woody, Orinico, and Airport Base Station DHCP

2002-10-22 Thread Eric M. Winslow
Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you. It worked! I went with your suggestions first and halelujah, I could actually ping the base station and the rest of the world with it. That feels good. Any favorite charities that you'd like me to send a donation to? Good night and thank you again. Eric A h

RE: sony vaio losing disc space

2002-10-22 Thread Jay
Hello Jodi!   Check the logs, they could be getting bigger with every boot for some unknown or hidden process you may have running.   Simply cut the content to whatever you find useful.   May the Force of the Dragon's Spirit be with you...In Accordance With The Prophecy. Happy Hacking, Br

Re: Woody, Orinico, and Airport Base Station DHCP

2002-10-22 Thread christophe barbe
On Tue, Oct 22, 2002 at 02:26:07PM -0700, Eric M. Winslow wrote: > Here's my /etc/network/interfaces: > > auto lo > iface lo inet loopback > > auto eth0 > iface eth0 inet dhcp > wireless_essid " THE NET" #yeah, that extra space is legit I have not tried with a space in the name. If it still do

Re: sony vaio losing disc space

2002-10-22 Thread Russell Coker
On Tue, 22 Oct 2002 23:37, Jodi Fodor wrote: > Do you know why my Sony Vaio PCG-FX310 is steadily losing space on my C > drive even when I haven't loaded any new programs or downloaded anything?? > In the past week it's dropped from 1.17 GB to 903 MB. My Norton Virus > Scan finds nothing. Thanks

Re: Woody, Orinico, and Airport Base Station DHCP

2002-10-22 Thread Chris Olds
Having just set up a similar system (Woody, Orinoco, RG-1000), I did things a timy bit differently. On Tue, 22 Oct 2002, Eric M. Winslow wrote: > Debian recognizes my card fine (2 high beeps), but that's it. I do have > the wireless tools installed. > > Here's my /etc/network/interfaces: > > aut

sony vaio losing disc space

2002-10-22 Thread Jodi Fodor
HI!   Do you know why my Sony Vaio PCG-FX310 is steadily losing space on my C drive even when I haven't loaded any new programs or downloaded anything??   In the past week it's dropped from 1.17 GB to 903 MB.  My Norton Virus Scan finds nothing. Thanks!Jodi

Woody, Orinico, and Airport Base Station DHCP

2002-10-22 Thread Eric M. Winslow
Greetings. I've read just about everything I can find on wireless configuration, but have not been able to get Debian on my Dell laptop to talk to my Airport Base Station. I know I'm just missing some small piece of the puzzle and hopefully someone will be able to point it out. Debian recognizes

Re: OT: how much disk space for linux + windows

2002-10-22 Thread Bob Nielsen
On Tue, Oct 22, 2002 at 07:34:18PM +0200, mw wrote: > Hello List. > > I am trying to buy a used laptop on ebay next time, but there's one question > i'm quite unsure yet. > I would like to install both linux (debian ) and windows ( probably 2000 ) > because i want to use it for networking exerci

Booting on laptop doesn't continue

2002-10-22 Thread Sjon Wijnolst
Dear list, After all kinds of unsolved problems with the killed processes while installing over PLIP (see my earlier mails to the list) I decided to create a DOS-partition, copy the files over my parallel-link with other software and start the installation system from there. But, when I've copied

RE: sony vaio losing disc space

2002-10-22 Thread Jay
Hello Jodi!   Check the logs, they could be getting bigger with every boot for some unknown or hidden process you may have running.   Simply cut the content to whatever you find useful.   May the Force of the Dragon's Spirit be with you...In Accordance With The Prophecy. Happy Hacking, Br

Re: Woody, Orinico, and Airport Base Station DHCP

2002-10-22 Thread christophe barbe
On Tue, Oct 22, 2002 at 02:26:07PM -0700, Eric M. Winslow wrote: > Here's my /etc/network/interfaces: > > auto lo > iface lo inet loopback > > auto eth0 > iface eth0 inet dhcp > wireless_essid " THE NET" #yeah, that extra space is legit I have not tried with a space in the name. If it still do

kppp/wvdial freezes my system!

2002-10-22 Thread nick phillips
hello all, having some odd problems here on a toshiba tecra 8000. i've been using kppp to dial into my ISP for a good few months with no problems. now all of a sudden it's started freezing my system - once i get to the modem initialization script the entire system freezes, i can't use the mouse

Re: OT: how much disk space for linux + windows

2002-10-22 Thread Hubert Chan
> "mw" == mw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: mw> Hello List. I am trying to buy a used laptop on ebay next time, but mw> there's one question i'm quite unsure yet. I would like to install mw> both linux (debian ) and windows ( probably 2000 ) because i want to mw> use it for networking exercise

Re: OT: how much disk space for linux + windows

2002-10-22 Thread Jan Lentfer
On Tue, 2002-10-22 at 19:34, mw wrote: > Hello List. > > I am trying to buy a used laptop on ebay next time, but there's one question > i'm quite unsure yet. > I would like to install both linux (debian ) and windows ( probably 2000 ) > because i want to use it for networking exercises with my g

sony vaio losing disc space

2002-10-22 Thread Jodi Fodor
HI!   Do you know why my Sony Vaio PCG-FX310 is steadily losing space on my C drive even when I haven't loaded any new programs or downloaded anything??   In the past week it's dropped from 1.17 GB to 903 MB.  My Norton Virus Scan finds nothing. Thanks!Jodi

Re: sony vaio losing disc space

2002-10-22 Thread Russell Coker
On Tue, 22 Oct 2002 23:37, Jodi Fodor wrote: > Do you know why my Sony Vaio PCG-FX310 is steadily losing space on my C > drive even when I haven't loaded any new programs or downloaded anything?? > In the past week it's dropped from 1.17 GB to 903 MB. My Norton Virus > Scan finds nothing. Thanks

Woody, Orinico, and Airport Base Station DHCP

2002-10-22 Thread Eric M. Winslow
Greetings. I've read just about everything I can find on wireless configuration, but have not been able to get Debian on my Dell laptop to talk to my Airport Base Station. I know I'm just missing some small piece of the puzzle and hopefully someone will be able to point it out. Debian recognizes

Re: OT: how much disk space for linux + windows

2002-10-22 Thread Jonathan Crockett
Hello, I have been running a laptop dual booting Windows 98 and Debian for about 3 years (same laptop) with a 6gig drive. It has been tight quite a few times, but I manage. I just got a new 48 gig that I gave 8 gigs to Windows2000 and the other 40 gigs to debian. I think a 12-20 gig drive woul

Re: Woody, Orinico, and Airport Base Station DHCP

2002-10-22 Thread Chris Olds
Having just set up a similar system (Woody, Orinoco, RG-1000), I did things a timy bit differently. On Tue, 22 Oct 2002, Eric M. Winslow wrote: > Debian recognizes my card fine (2 high beeps), but that's it. I do have > the wireless tools installed. > > Here's my /etc/network/interfaces: > > aut

Re: dell inspiron and cpx hardware qualities

2002-10-22 Thread Andrew McMillan
On Wed, 2002-10-23 at 06:48, mw wrote: > And also, is it true that ibm-HD's are suspicious in this way ? I have had no problems with IBM laptop hard drives, but I have had several Hitachi ones fail on me. Regards, Andrew. -- --

dell inspiron and cpx hardware qualities

2002-10-22 Thread mw
Hello again. One more question is about Dell Laptops. According to information from linux-laptop.net, they are in common ok for linux. I watch especially for insprons from 4000 and the cpx-series from 500 onward, which seem to be 'recent' enough and well supported. But there's one report about

OT: how much disk space for linux + windows

2002-10-22 Thread mw
Hello List. I am trying to buy a used laptop on ebay next time, but there's one question i'm quite unsure yet. I would like to install both linux (debian ) and windows ( probably 2000 ) because i want to use it for networking exercises with my good old desktop box here. I wonder how much disk s

Re: OT: how much disk space for linux + windows

2002-10-22 Thread Bob Nielsen
On Tue, Oct 22, 2002 at 07:34:18PM +0200, mw wrote: > Hello List. > > I am trying to buy a used laptop on ebay next time, but there's one question > i'm quite unsure yet. > I would like to install both linux (debian ) and windows ( probably 2000 ) > because i want to use it for networking exerci

Re: XF4.1 on ATI Mobility Radeon 7500

2002-10-22 Thread Oleg
On Tuesday 22 October 2002 10:51 am, Bjoern Rueffer wrote: > It also works with XFree 4.1 which I used before 4.2. I have an IBM A31 > with the same gfx-chip. I can offer a working XF86Config-4 for both > versions. Bjoern, thanks for both files! (BTW, they are identical). I have a few questions:

Booting on laptop doesn't continue

2002-10-22 Thread Sjon Wijnolst
Dear list, After all kinds of unsolved problems with the killed processes while installing over PLIP (see my earlier mails to the list) I decided to create a DOS-partition, copy the files over my parallel-link with other software and start the installation system from there. But, when I've copied

Re: XF4.1 on ATI Mobility Radeon 7500

2002-10-22 Thread Oleg
On Tuesday 22 October 2002 07:35 am, Juergen Stuber wrote: > AFAIK you need XFree 4.2, which is in unstable. How can I install XFree86 from unstable on a stable machine: apt-get -t unstable install xserver-xfree86 ? Do I need to modify my sources.list? Thanks Oleg P.S. Please Cc: to me.

kppp/wvdial freezes my system!

2002-10-22 Thread nick phillips
hello all, having some odd problems here on a toshiba tecra 8000. i've been using kppp to dial into my ISP for a good few months with no problems. now all of a sudden it's started freezing my system - once i get to the modem initialization script the entire system freezes, i can't use the mouse

Re: OT: how much disk space for linux + windows

2002-10-22 Thread Hubert Chan
> "mw" == mw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: mw> Hello List. I am trying to buy a used laptop on ebay next time, but mw> there's one question i'm quite unsure yet. I would like to install mw> both linux (debian ) and windows ( probably 2000 ) because i want to mw> use it for networking exercise

Re: OT: how much disk space for linux + windows

2002-10-22 Thread Jan Lentfer
On Tue, 2002-10-22 at 19:34, mw wrote: > Hello List. > > I am trying to buy a used laptop on ebay next time, but there's one question > i'm quite unsure yet. > I would like to install both linux (debian ) and windows ( probably 2000 ) > because i want to use it for networking exercises with my g

Re: dell inspiron and cpx hardware qualities

2002-10-22 Thread Andrew McMillan
On Wed, 2002-10-23 at 06:48, mw wrote: > And also, is it true that ibm-HD's are suspicious in this way ? I have had no problems with IBM laptop hard drives, but I have had several Hitachi ones fail on me. Regards, Andrew. -- --

Re: OT: how much disk space for linux + windows

2002-10-22 Thread Jonathan Crockett
Hello, I have been running a laptop dual booting Windows 98 and Debian for about 3 years (same laptop) with a 6gig drive. It has been tight quite a few times, but I manage. I just got a new 48 gig that I gave 8 gigs to Windows2000 and the other 40 gigs to debian. I think a 12-20 gig drive woul

OT: how much disk space for linux + windows

2002-10-22 Thread mw
Hello List. I am trying to buy a used laptop on ebay next time, but there's one question i'm quite unsure yet. I would like to install both linux (debian ) and windows ( probably 2000 ) because i want to use it for networking exercises with my good old desktop box here. I wonder how much disk s

dell inspiron and cpx hardware qualities

2002-10-22 Thread mw
Hello again. One more question is about Dell Laptops. According to information from linux-laptop.net, they are in common ok for linux. I watch especially for insprons from 4000 and the cpx-series from 500 onward, which seem to be 'recent' enough and well supported. But there's one report about

Re: XF4.1 on ATI Mobility Radeon 7500

2002-10-22 Thread Oleg
On Tuesday 22 October 2002 10:51 am, Bjoern Rueffer wrote: > It also works with XFree 4.1 which I used before 4.2. I have an IBM A31 > with the same gfx-chip. I can offer a working XF86Config-4 for both > versions. Bjoern, thanks for both files! (BTW, they are identical). I have a few questions:

Re: XF4.1 on ATI Mobility Radeon 7500

2002-10-22 Thread Oleg
On Tuesday 22 October 2002 07:35 am, Juergen Stuber wrote: > AFAIK you need XFree 4.2, which is in unstable. How can I install XFree86 from unstable on a stable machine: apt-get -t unstable install xserver-xfree86 ? Do I need to modify my sources.list? Thanks Oleg P.S. Please Cc: to me. --

Re: XF4.1 on ATI Mobility Radeon 7500

2002-10-22 Thread Bjoern Rueffer
On 22 Oct 2002, Juergen Stuber wrote: > Oleg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > I've installed Debian on half a dozen different machines, and configuring X > > has always been the greatest pain. Currently, I'm trying to do this on a > > Fujitsu Lifebook E-7110 laptop that has an ATI Mobility Rad

Re: XF4.1 on ATI Mobility Radeon 7500

2002-10-22 Thread Bjoern Rueffer
On 22 Oct 2002, Juergen Stuber wrote: > Oleg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > I've installed Debian on half a dozen different machines, and configuring X > > has always been the greatest pain. Currently, I'm trying to do this on a > > Fujitsu Lifebook E-7110 laptop that has an ATI Mobility Rad

Re: XF4.1 on ATI Mobility Radeon 7500

2002-10-22 Thread johan van de wauw
I had the same problem, it was solved by installing X 4.2 . X 4.2 is already available on the 'unstable' servers (which saves you a lot of work!) http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2002/debian-devel-announce-200210/msg1.html On 22 Oct 2002, Juergen Stuber wrote: > Oleg <[EMAIL PRO

Re: XF4.1 on ATI Mobility Radeon 7500

2002-10-22 Thread Juergen Stuber
Oleg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I've installed Debian on half a dozen different machines, and configuring X > has always been the greatest pain. Currently, I'm trying to do this on a > Fujitsu Lifebook E-7110 laptop that has an ATI Mobility Radeon 7500 card > (32MB) and an LCD that can do

XF4.1 on ATI Mobility Radeon 7500

2002-10-22 Thread Oleg
Hi I've installed Debian on half a dozen different machines, and configuring X has always been the greatest pain. Currently, I'm trying to do this on a Fujitsu Lifebook E-7110 laptop that has an ATI Mobility Radeon 7500 card (32MB) and an LCD that can do up to 1400x1050 @ 60 Hz. When I tried i

Re: Nokia Cardphone 2.0

2002-10-22 Thread Maximilian Pascher
My cardphone works now... The module was not properly compiled. I added it directly to my kernel now:-) You don't need the patch any more... You can use the phone nearly as good as with this useless dos-extension ("Windows") the nokia drivers are written for. The only problem is, that I don't kn

Re: XF4.1 on ATI Mobility Radeon 7500

2002-10-22 Thread johan van de wauw
I had the same problem, it was solved by installing X 4.2 . X 4.2 is already available on the 'unstable' servers (which saves you a lot of work!) http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2002/debian-devel-announce-200210/msg1.html On 22 Oct 2002, Juergen Stuber wrote: > Oleg <[EMAIL PRO

Re: Nokia Cardphone 2.0

2002-10-22 Thread Simon Hooper
* On 21/10/02, Maximilian Pascher wrote: > I've got a Nokia Cardphone 2.0 and don't know how to configure/use it... When > I insert it into my PCMCIA-slot I get a high and a deep beep... Cardinfo > shows "serial or modem" but no device and I also have this pcmcia card. Unfortunately this is as

Re: XF4.1 on ATI Mobility Radeon 7500

2002-10-22 Thread Juergen Stuber
Oleg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I've installed Debian on half a dozen different machines, and configuring X > has always been the greatest pain. Currently, I'm trying to do this on a > Fujitsu Lifebook E-7110 laptop that has an ATI Mobility Radeon 7500 card > (32MB) and an LCD that can do

XF4.1 on ATI Mobility Radeon 7500

2002-10-22 Thread Oleg
Hi I've installed Debian on half a dozen different machines, and configuring X has always been the greatest pain. Currently, I'm trying to do this on a Fujitsu Lifebook E-7110 laptop that has an ATI Mobility Radeon 7500 card (32MB) and an LCD that can do up to 1400x1050 @ 60 Hz. When I tried i

Re: Nokia Cardphone 2.0

2002-10-22 Thread Maximilian Pascher
My cardphone works now... The module was not properly compiled. I added it directly to my kernel now:-) You don't need the patch any more... You can use the phone nearly as good as with this useless dos-extension ("Windows") the nokia drivers are written for. The only problem is, that I don't kn

Re: Combo DVD/CDRW drive

2002-10-22 Thread Daniel Pittman
On Mon, 21 Oct 2002, Luis Mendes wrote: > Thanks for your reply That's OK. I actually have a little more specific knowledge on one point now, too. :) >> > 2) which interface should I go for? they offer pcmcia 16 bit or 32 >> > bit paralell, usb and firewire. >> >> USB 1.1 devices (most laptops)

We help you to realize the dream of travelling in China

2002-10-22 Thread holidaycn2002
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Re: Nokia Cardphone 2.0

2002-10-22 Thread Simon Hooper
* On 21/10/02, Maximilian Pascher wrote: > I've got a Nokia Cardphone 2.0 and don't know how to configure/use it... When > I insert it into my PCMCIA-slot I get a high and a deep beep... Cardinfo > shows "serial or modem" but no device and I also have this pcmcia card. Unfortunately this is as

We help you to realize the dream of travelling in China

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