Re: Dell Inspiron 8600

2004-09-18 Thread Bob Proulx
Frans Pop wrote: > Wendy Leigh Vandoolaeghe wrote: > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 2004-07-20 22:01 /dev/dsp -> /dev/dsp > > That will never work. This is a symbolic link that links to itself. Agreed. That is the problem! How did that happen? > Try the following (as root): > # rm /dev/dsp > # ln

Re: Sleep on Dell 510m

2004-09-18 Thread Michael Perry
On Fri, 17 Sep 2004 17:54:32 -0400, Adam Garside <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, Sep 17, 2004 at 10:59:41PM +0200, Jose Carlos Garcia Sogo wrote: > > If I make echo 3 > /proc/acpi/sleep it starts to go sleeping, but it > > fails. > Well, Dell BIOS's are notoriously broken. You might try some

Re: Dell Inspiron 8600

2004-09-18 Thread Bob Proulx
Frans Pop wrote: > Wendy Leigh Vandoolaeghe wrote: > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 2004-07-20 22:01 /dev/dsp -> /dev/dsp > > That will never work. This is a symbolic link that links to itself. Agreed. That is the problem! How did that happen? > Try the following (as root): > # rm /dev/dsp > # ln

Re: Sleep on Dell 510m

2004-09-18 Thread Michael Perry
On Fri, 17 Sep 2004 17:54:32 -0400, Adam Garside <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, Sep 17, 2004 at 10:59:41PM +0200, Jose Carlos Garcia Sogo wrote: > > If I make echo 3 > /proc/acpi/sleep it starts to go sleeping, but it > > fails. > Well, Dell BIOS's are notoriously broken. You might try some

Re: Dell Inspiron 8600

2004-09-18 Thread Frans Pop
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday 19 September 2004 01:08, Wendy Leigh Vandoolaeghe wrote: > I get > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 2004-07-20 22:01 /dev/dsp -> /dev/dsp That will never work. This is a symbolic link that links to itself. Try the following (as root): # rm /dev/d

Re: Dell Inspiron 8600

2004-09-18 Thread Wendy Leigh Vandoolaeghe
Hi thanks for the help. ls -l /dev/dsp crw-rw1 root audio 14, 3 2002-03-14 14:51 /dev/dsp I get lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 2004-07-20 22:01 /dev/dsp -> /dev/dsp and when I want to adduser wlv to audio it seems that wlv is already part of audio. furthermore, I can us

Re: Dell Inspiron 8600

2004-09-18 Thread François TOURDE
Le 12679ième jour après Epoch, Wendy Leigh Vandoolaeghe écrivait: > i've played around a bit with the mixer settings with no luck. if for > example i use recorder, it seems to record, but when i want to play > back it gives the following message: > > osscommon: unable to open /dev/dsp (in use?) T

Re: Dell Inspiron 8600

2004-09-18 Thread Frans Pop
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Sunday 19 September 2004 01:08, Wendy Leigh Vandoolaeghe wrote: > I get > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 2004-07-20 22:01 /dev/dsp -> /dev/dsp That will never work. This is a symbolic link that links to itself. Try the following (as root): # rm /dev/d

Re: Dell Inspiron 8600

2004-09-18 Thread Wendy Leigh Vandoolaeghe
Hi thanks for the help. ls -l /dev/dsp crw-rw1 root audio 14, 3 2002-03-14 14:51 /dev/dsp I get lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 2004-07-20 22:01 /dev/dsp -> /dev/dsp and when I want to adduser wlv to audio it seems that wlv is already part of audio. furthermore, I can use soundr

Re: Dell Inspiron 8600

2004-09-18 Thread Bob Proulx
Wendy Leigh Vandoolaeghe wrote: > osscommon: unable to open /dev/dsp (in use?) Not sure if this is your problem but it is a common problem for many people so I will mention it. ls -l /dev/dsp crw-rw1 root audio 14, 3 2002-03-14 14:51 /dev/dsp Make sure you are in the audio

Re: Dell Inspiron 8600

2004-09-18 Thread Wendy Leigh Vandoolaeghe
hi thanks for the help. 2. i have a problem with recording. I want to use GnomeMeeting for example, but can't get the microphone to work. I am able to listen to CD's and mp3's...don't exactly know how to fix this. What about "rec" ? And try to see mixer settings for recording source. i've pl

Re: Dell Inspiron 8600

2004-09-18 Thread François TOURDE
Le 12679ième jour après Epoch, Wendy Leigh Vandoolaeghe écrivait: > i've played around a bit with the mixer settings with no luck. if for > example i use recorder, it seems to record, but when i want to play > back it gives the following message: > > osscommon: unable to open /dev/dsp (in use?) T

Re: Dell Inspiron 8600

2004-09-18 Thread Bob Proulx
Wendy Leigh Vandoolaeghe wrote: > osscommon: unable to open /dev/dsp (in use?) Not sure if this is your problem but it is a common problem for many people so I will mention it. ls -l /dev/dsp crw-rw1 root audio 14, 3 2002-03-14 14:51 /dev/dsp Make sure you are in the audio

Re: Dell Inspiron 8600

2004-09-18 Thread François TOURDE
Le 12679ième jour après Epoch, [EMAIL PROTECTED] écrivait: > Hi > i'm a newcomer to debian for Dell laptops, and would greatly > appreciate any help. Welcome on Debian/Dell > Has anyone successfully installed Debian on the Dell Inspiron 8600?? Look at http://tuxmobil.org/dell.html > 1. install

Re: Dell Inspiron 8600

2004-09-18 Thread Wendy Leigh Vandoolaeghe
hi thanks for the help. 2. i have a problem with recording. I want to use GnomeMeeting for example, but can't get the microphone to work. I am able to listen to CD's and mp3's...don't exactly know how to fix this. What about "rec" ? And try to see mixer settings for recording source. i've played ar

Dell Inspiron 8600

2004-09-18 Thread Wendy
Hi i'm a newcomer to debian for Dell laptops, and would greatly appreciate any help. Has anyone successfully installed Debian on the Dell Inspiron 8600?? I have installed the debian 2.6.7 kernel image. things i'm still having trouble with: 1. installing/detecting the combo DVD/CD-writer driv

Re: Dell Inspiron 8600

2004-09-18 Thread François TOURDE
Le 12679ième jour après Epoch, [EMAIL PROTECTED] écrivait: > Hi > i'm a newcomer to debian for Dell laptops, and would greatly > appreciate any help. Welcome on Debian/Dell > Has anyone successfully installed Debian on the Dell Inspiron 8600?? Look at http://tuxmobil.org/dell.html > 1. install

Dell Inspiron 8600

2004-09-18 Thread Wendy
Hi i'm a newcomer to debian for Dell laptops, and would greatly appreciate any help. Has anyone successfully installed Debian on the Dell Inspiron 8600?? I have installed the debian 2.6.7 kernel image. things i'm still having trouble with: 1. installing/detecting the combo DVD/CD-writer drive. It