Re: processor speed

2004-07-23 Thread Brouard Nicolas
Look at something like powernowd which makes your CPU varying according to your CPU load and independently of if you run on battery or not (power comsumption is another important question for laptop but for me it has to be solved differenlty than CPU frequency) . Try to install powernowd, it is nic

Re: solution: documentation packages for each laptop brand

2004-07-23 Thread Romana Branden
On Fri, Jul 23, 2004 at 10:13:29AM -0400, Charles McColm imparted: > > As a volunteer at a computer recycling centre I see a variety of laptops > - though most are older models. > The problem with relying on the linux laptops site is that information > for some machines has changed over time, and

Re: proposal: RFC **Wiki is running** [create a documentation packages for each laptop brand-series ]

2004-07-23 Thread Alex Martin
martin f krafft wrote: also sprach Alex Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004.07.23.0147 +0200]: So, I have setup a Wiki. Why did you not set it up on wiki.debian.net where it belongs? Hmm. Did not know about that. Was somewhat of a sporadic gesture. I explained that it was setup for www.shore

PCMCIA Ethernet net install problems

2004-07-23 Thread Eric D. Hedekar
Hi, I'm fairly new to Linux and I'm attempting to install Sarge on an older Toshiba 610CT by way of floppy boot and net install. I have a Lynksys NP100 10/100 ethernet PCMCIA card however during the install process when it comes to the detection of my hardware it fails in getting the card to

Re: solution: documentation packages for each laptop brand

2004-07-23 Thread Romana Branden
On Fri, Jul 23, 2004 at 10:13:29AM -0400, Charles McColm imparted: > > As a volunteer at a computer recycling centre I see a variety of laptops > - though most are older models. > The problem with relying on the linux laptops site is that information > for some machines has changed over time, and

Re: proposal: RFC **Wiki is running** [create a documentation packages for each laptop brand-series ]

2004-07-23 Thread Alex Martin
martin f krafft wrote: also sprach Alex Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004.07.23.0147 +0200]: So, I have setup a Wiki. Why did you not set it up on wiki.debian.net where it belongs? Hmm. Did not know about that. Was somewhat of a sporadic gesture. I explained that it was setup for www.shorewall.net.

PCMCIA Ethernet net install problems

2004-07-23 Thread Eric D. Hedekar
Hi, I'm fairly new to Linux and I'm attempting to install Sarge on an older Toshiba 610CT by way of floppy boot and net install. I have a Lynksys NP100 10/100 ethernet PCMCIA card however during the install process when it comes to the detection of my hardware it fails in getting the card to

Re: processor speed

2004-07-23 Thread Christoph Löffler
Hi, Ivan Glushkov wrote: Since two weeks I have Debian 3.0 with kernel 2.6.7 on my Asus M6726NW laptop. My question is what does this mean: Processor : 0 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 9 model name : Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1500MHz stepp

Re: solution: documentation packages for each laptop brand

2004-07-23 Thread Charles McColm
On Fri, 2004-07-23 at 11:32, eddyp wrote: > As the debian installer evolvs, I would recomend installing sarge with > full cd-s and debian installer (a new version will be released at the > end of this month). Maybe setting an apt-proxy or a mirror would be a > good thing > > Autodetection

Re: processor speed

2004-07-23 Thread Christoph Löffler
Hi, Ivan Glushkov wrote: Since two weeks I have Debian 3.0 with kernel 2.6.7 on my Asus M6726NW laptop. My question is what does this mean: Processor : 0 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 9 model name : Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1500MHz stepping

Re: processor speed

2004-07-23 Thread eddyp
Ivan Glushkov wrote: Hello, I am new at the world on Linux/Debian. Since two weeks I have Debian 3.0 with kernel 2.6.7 on my Asus M6726NW laptop. My question is what does this mean: Processor : 0 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 9 model name : In

Re: [OT] Replacement Toshiba batteries

2004-07-23 Thread eddyp
I hear Apple laptops are *extremely* resistant... hmm. That's what my wife keeps bringing up. Expensive. Actually, the small 12" one is really quite cheap... Besides, it looks like we'd be comparing a Toshiba that you'll throw away in a year, and an Apple that your children will

create a documentation packages for each laptop brand - summary

2004-07-23 Thread Riccardo Vestrini
I tried to create a sort of skeleton of a debian package, one which is supposed to contain info for toshiba laptops (i realized that there are too many series of laptops -- may be it is better to create a documentation package for each brand) and one which is supposed to contain info for laptops

Re: solution: documentation packages for each laptop brand

2004-07-23 Thread eddyp
Charles McColm wrote: I would be happy to contribute and I'm confident that I could get at least one other regular contributor. As a volunteer at a computer recycling centre I see a variety of laptops - though most are older models. The problem with relying on the linux laptops site is that

Re: solution: documentation packages for each laptop brand

2004-07-23 Thread eddyp
Charles McColm wrote: I would be happy to contribute and I'm confident that I could get at least one other regular contributor. As a volunteer at a computer recycling centre I see a variety of laptops - though most are older models. The problem with relying on the linux laptops site is that

processor speed

2004-07-23 Thread Ivan Glushkov
Hello, I am new at the world on Linux/Debian. Since two weeks I have Debian 3.0 with kernel 2.6.7 on my Asus M6726NW laptop. My question is what does this mean: Processor : 0 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 9 model name : Intel(R) Pentium(R) M pro

Re: solution: documentation packages for each laptop brand

2004-07-23 Thread Charles McColm
On Fri, 2004-07-23 at 11:32, eddyp wrote: > As the debian installer evolvs, I would recomend installing sarge with > full cd-s and debian installer (a new version will be released at the > end of this month). Maybe setting an apt-proxy or a mirror would be a > good thing > > Autodetection

Re: processor speed

2004-07-23 Thread eddyp
Ivan Glushkov wrote: Hello, I am new at the world on Linux/Debian. Since two weeks I have Debian 3.0 with kernel 2.6.7 on my Asus M6726NW laptop. My question is what does this mean: Processor : 0 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 9 model name : Intel(

Re: solution: documentation packages for each laptop brand

2004-07-23 Thread Charles McColm
I would be happy to contribute and I'm confident that I could get at least one other regular contributor. As a volunteer at a computer recycling centre I see a variety of laptops - though most are older models. The problem with relying on the linux laptops site is that information for some machi

Re: [OT] Replacement Toshiba batteries

2004-07-23 Thread eddyp
I hear Apple laptops are *extremely* resistant... hmm. That's what my wife keeps bringing up. Expensive. Actually, the small 12" one is really quite cheap... Besides, it looks like we'd be comparing a Toshiba that you'll throw away in a year, and an Apple that your children will give

create a documentation packages for each laptop brand - summary

2004-07-23 Thread Riccardo Vestrini
I tried to create a sort of skeleton of a debian package, one which is supposed to contain info for toshiba laptops (i realized that there are too many series of laptops -- may be it is better to create a documentation package for each brand) and one which is supposed to contain info for laptops

Re: solution: documentation packages for each laptop brand

2004-07-23 Thread eddyp
Charles McColm wrote: I would be happy to contribute and I'm confident that I could get at least one other regular contributor. As a volunteer at a computer recycling centre I see a variety of laptops - though most are older models. The problem with relying on the linux laptops site is that infor

Re: solution: documentation packages for each laptop brand

2004-07-23 Thread eddyp
Charles McColm wrote: I would be happy to contribute and I'm confident that I could get at least one other regular contributor. As a volunteer at a computer recycling centre I see a variety of laptops - though most are older models. The problem with relying on the linux laptops site is that infor

processor speed

2004-07-23 Thread Ivan Glushkov
Hello, I am new at the world on Linux/Debian. Since two weeks I have Debian 3.0 with kernel 2.6.7 on my Asus M6726NW laptop. My question is what does this mean: Processor : 0 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 9 model name : Intel(R) Pentium(R) M proce

Re: solution: documentation packages for each laptop brand

2004-07-23 Thread Charles McColm
I would be happy to contribute and I'm confident that I could get at least one other regular contributor. As a volunteer at a computer recycling centre I see a variety of laptops - though most are older models. The problem with relying on the linux laptops site is that information for some machi

Re: [OT] Replacement Toshiba batteries

2004-07-23 Thread Yves Rutschle
On Thu, Jul 22, 2004 at 10:01:24PM -0700, Bill Moseley wrote: > > That said, I fear I'm going to have to open it again; I > > could potentially take pictures of each step and put that up > > somewhere if that can be of any help. (Who knows, maybe that > > way I'd manage to put all the screws back i

Re: [OT] Replacement Toshiba batteries

2004-07-23 Thread Yves Rutschle
On Thu, Jul 22, 2004 at 10:01:24PM -0700, Bill Moseley wrote: > > That said, I fear I'm going to have to open it again; I > > could potentially take pictures of each step and put that up > > somewhere if that can be of any help. (Who knows, maybe that > > way I'd manage to put all the screws back i

Re: proposal: RFC **Wiki is running** [create a documentation packages for each laptop brand-series ]

2004-07-23 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Alex Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004.07.23.0147 +0200]: > So, I have setup a Wiki. I originally set it up for the > http://www.shorewall.net users, but almost no one really contributes to > it. It was for a FAQ though, the debian laptop list is more active and > community based. So,

Re: [OT] Replacement Toshiba batteries

2004-07-23 Thread Bill Moseley
On Wed, Jul 21, 2004 at 05:26:01PM +0100, Yves Rutschle wrote: > Sorry to crush your dreams :-) > That said, I fear I'm going to have to open it again; I > could potentially take pictures of each step and put that up > somewhere if that can be of any help. (Who knows, maybe that > way I'd manage to