Re: XFree86, i830m, 1400x1050

2003-04-17 Thread Warren Postma
Herbert Volkmann wrote: Hej guys! Does anybody know if it is possible to get a resolution of about 1400x1050 with an intel i830m chipset?? The main problem seems to be that the Acer BIOS does not have a VESA mode entry for the specified resolution. For some reason XFree uses this mode t

XFree86 4.3 packages

2003-04-17 Thread Murat Eskiyerli
Hi, This is for those of you, that have laptops with igp 320m graphics boards. You should check deb http://penguinppc.org/~daniels/sid/i386/ ./ Newest packages include patch for igp 320m (maybe igp 340m too). I have been running since yesterday. Murat

Re: can't restore from suspend

2003-04-17 Thread Derek Broughton
mi wrote: In short, i would propose to first get acpi 'S3' working when calling it manually; and then see if the system still hangs. Not possible - see my previous post :-) | easier--I'm just flabbergasted at the amount of time it took me to even | realize that my power management settings

Re: can't restore from suspend

2003-04-17 Thread mi
In short, i would propose to first get acpi 'S3' working when calling it manually; and then see if the system still hangs. If it does, we should open a new thread. Emma Jane Hogbin [Donnerstag, 17. April 2003 17:25]: >| debian. My biggest beef is that it *may* have been the double installation >|

Re: can't restore from suspend

2003-04-17 Thread Derek Broughton
oops I don't have any excuse for missing this except that I have to admit not having read the beginning of this thread... You're running a 2.4 kernel. Pavel Machek, who is at least partially - probably mostly - responsible for S3/S4 support for ACPI, has stated that it will never be possibl

Re: problem configuring pcmcia card

2003-04-17 Thread Jeff
Renaud de Villemeur, 2003-Apr-17 22:55 +0200: > > Here is my /proc/devices file > Character devices: > 1 mem > 2 pty > 3 ttyp > 4 ttyS > 5 cua > 7 vcs > 10 misc > 13 input > 14 sound > 29 fb > 128 ptm > 129 ptm > 136 pts > 137 pts > 162 raw > 180 usb > 188 ttyUSB

Re: problem configuring pcmcia card

2003-04-17 Thread Renaud de Villemeur
En réponse à Jeff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Renaud de Villemeur, 2003-Apr-17 20:19 +0200: > > Hello, > > ALTSTATUS(0xff) > > Apr 17 20:02:15 (none) kernel: hdc: ARCHOS MiniCDRW XS8432, ATAPI > > CD/DVD-ROM drive > > Apr 17 20:02:15 (none) kernel: hdc: IRQ probe failed (0xb9f8) > > Apr 1

Re: problem configuring pcmcia card

2003-04-17 Thread Jeff
Renaud de Villemeur, 2003-Apr-17 20:19 +0200: > Hello, > > I'm trying to use a cdrom and a modem/ethernet card on my laptop (asus L8400) > They are both detected at boot time, but I'm unable to use them afer. > > Here are the message I have for the cdrom: Actually, below is for the pcmcia

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problem configuring pcmcia card

2003-04-17 Thread Renaud de Villemeur
Hello, I'm trying to use a cdrom and a modem/ethernet card on my laptop (asus L8400) They are both detected at boot time, but I'm unable to use them afer. Here are the message I have for the cdrom: pr 17 20:02:07 (none) kernel: Linux Kernel Card Services 3.1.22 Apr 17 20:02:07 (none) kern

RE: Wireless

2003-04-17 Thread Rodrigo Haces Rozada
Thanks for all your help, i dont have a fstab line cause i dont want it to automount, i only mount it like mount /dev/hda2 /mnt/win, but i'll check de uid and gid, thanks, the wireless key is 128 bit, i use the string not the HEX key, the iwconfig is like this: iwconfig eth1 essid Intermexico key

Re: can't restore from suspend

2003-04-17 Thread Dan Christensen
Emma, Are you using the latest acpi kernel patches? The version of acpi included with most kernels is very old. Dan

Re: can't restore from suspend

2003-04-17 Thread Emma Jane Hogbin
On Thu, Apr 17, 2003 at 10:59:31AM +0200, mi wrote: > Emma Jane Hogbin [Donnerstag, 17. April 2003 02:12]: > >| which says APM isn't supported. (Which means I need to stick with ACPI to > >| get my overclocked fan under control.) > Perhaps it wasn't the fan but the cpu who was overclocked ? > Anywa

Re: apmd v acpi...

2003-04-17 Thread MITCHELL MALTENPORT
The specifics depend on the machine and the BIOS. I was doing some resaerch on why keys on my thinkpad seemed to 'stick' and found that was blamed on APM interrupt calls. Switching to ACPI would fix that but break other things, such as my ability to use 'Fn' keys, and my kernel (2.4.20) would

General BIOS Problems? Re: TP 600e - High Pitch Noise, and other problems

2003-04-17 Thread James Miller
Has anyone had problems with isa devices not getting setup properly lately? I am having a terrible problem that seemed to coincide with me trying ACPI and a HD crash.. I had a harddrive crash sometime ago, and reinstalled with a KNOPPIX JP ISO available and had started using a ACPI kernel I compi

Re: apmd v acpi...

2003-04-17 Thread Emma Jane Hogbin
On Thu, Apr 17, 2003 at 11:19:31PM +1000, Ben Southwood wrote: > just wondering, with all this talk of apmd and acpi, which is considered > the better way to go? My understanding is this: Advanced Power Management (APM): older, more stable, a standard. May not work with newer machines. Uses the

Re: compiling & installing kernels

2003-04-17 Thread Emma Jane Hogbin
On Wed, Apr 16, 2003 at 08:41:00PM +0200, Michael Ott wrote: > If you are using the default-debian-kernel (2.4.20) there are not all > acpi-patches included. So if I did apt-get install kernel-source-2.4.20 I don't have the patched kernel? At one point I installed kernel headers for 2.4.20 because

Re: can't restore from suspend

2003-04-17 Thread Derek Broughton
From: "Emma Jane Hogbin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Wed, Apr 16, 2003 at 01:53:36PM -0300, Derek Broughton wrote: > > That would be because it isn't part of the user's interface to ACPI. How are > > you _getting_ to S3? > > This is the problem. I have absolutely no idea! I haven't configured > anyt

apmd v acpi...

2003-04-17 Thread Ben Southwood
just wondering, with all this talk of apmd and acpi, which is considered the better way to go? any suggestions, thoughts on the matter?

Re: Old laptop

2003-04-17 Thread Frédéric Bothamy
* Michael Satterwhite <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003-04-17 06:17] : > I've setup an old Dell laptop with Debian and have a couple of questions: [...] > (2) If I don't want to start in the graphical environment, where do I set > that? Remove the package [gkx]dm or use update-rc.d (look at the manpage

Re: Old laptop

2003-04-17 Thread John Miskinis
Hi, Time to learn about XF86Config. You may actually have a 1024x768 "virtual" display, where it will pan things within the 800x600. It'd check your /etc/X11/XF86Config file, and do some searching on the web for the "Linux on Laptops" page, and get an XF86Config file for your specific machine if

Old laptop

2003-04-17 Thread Michael Satterwhite
I've setup an old Dell laptop with Debian and have a couple of questions: (1) I know I gave it my maximum screen resolution in the install, but it seems to be sizing the screen as if there's more real estate than it actually has. (e.g. my screen is max 800x600, it looks like it's trying to send

Re: can't restore from suspend

2003-04-17 Thread mi
Emma Jane Hogbin [Donnerstag, 17. April 2003 02:12]: >| which says APM isn't supported. (Which means I need to stick with ACPI to >| get my overclocked fan under control.) Perhaps it wasn't the fan but the cpu who was overclocked ? Anyway an acpi issue, then. >| Because I can't find what's triggeri

Re: compiling & installing kernels

2003-04-17 Thread mi
Frédéric Bothamy [Donnerstag, 17. April 2003 00:42]: >| From man make-kpkg: >| clean Cleans the kernel source directory of all files created by target >|build, and runs a make distclean. (Please look at a Linux kernel >|Makefile for details). Please note that although we take care