Re: Help to install graphical environment on Hyundai 255KI 15.

2005-12-02 Thread Andrew Perrin
What happens when you type startx? As for using kde instead of gnome, try apt-get install kde kde-core ap On Fri, 2 Dec 2005, Rodolfo Medina wrote: Hi. I don't manage to install a graphical environment on my Hyundai 255KI 15, Debian Sarge 3.1 stable. After the base installation I did:

Re: Can't compile hostap modules

2005-09-23 Thread Andrew Perrin
On Fri, 23 Sep 2005, mel kravitz wrote: > This means your gcc-version used to compile your kernel is different than > that used to 'make' hostap.ko module. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Thanks, but u

Can't compile hostap modules

2005-09-22 Thread Andrew Perrin
Using module-assistant under 2.6.12 on a Sharp Actius MM10, I cannot compile the hostap modules for use with teh build-in prism wireless card. The build works fine, but when I try to install I get: gramsci:/usr/src# modprobe hostap FATAL: Error inserting hostap (/lib/modules/2.6.12gramsci1.0/kerne

Re: Internal SD Card Reader

2005-02-22 Thread Andrew Perrin
On Tue, 22 Feb 2005, Jerome Fuselier wrote: > Hi, > I've just move from winXP to debian on my laptop and I would like to > know if it is possible to use the internal sd card reader under linux. I > search a little on the web but I did not found any valuable informations :-( > > The laptop is an

Re: memory stick slot - Vaio PCG-frv35

2004-10-31 Thread Andrew Perrin
On Sat, 30 Oct 2004, Curt Howland wrote: > Hi. > > I'm running a Vaio with a memory stick myself. It shows up as a USB > device in the KDE Infocenter. Make sure that the usb_storage kernel > module is loaded, at least. > > I thought it would show up in dmesg, but I just inserted a memory > stick a

Re: 3c575cb/3c59x load on boot

2004-02-02 Thread Andrew Perrin
What's in /etc/network/interfaces ? What's in /etc/modules ? What's the output of dmesg? ap -- Andrew J Perrin - http://www.unc.edu/~aperrin Assistant Professor of Sociology, U of North Carolina, Chapel Hill [EMAIL PROTECTED] * a

Re: 3c575cb/3c59x load on boot

2004-02-02 Thread Andrew Perrin
What's in /etc/network/interfaces ? What's in /etc/modules ? What's the output of dmesg? ap -- Andrew J Perrin - http://www.unc.edu/~aperrin Assistant Professor of Sociology, U of North Carolina, Chapel Hill [EMAIL PROTECTED] * a

Problem installing w/SMC 8036TX NIC

2004-01-21 Thread Andrew Perrin
Greetings- i'm trying to install debian on a new (to me) laptop, an IBM Thinkpad 240. I put an SMC 8036TX card in it, which is a CardBus 10/100 NIC. I've tried using the floppy images for woody and for sarge, to no avail - in neither case can I get the network up, so I can't continue the installa

Problem installing w/SMC 8036TX NIC

2004-01-21 Thread Andrew Perrin
Greetings- i'm trying to install debian on a new (to me) laptop, an IBM Thinkpad 240. I put an SMC 8036TX card in it, which is a CardBus 10/100 NIC. I've tried using the floppy images for woody and for sarge, to no avail - in neither case can I get the network up, so I can't continue the installa

Re: Vaio Can't reboot after kernel upgrade

2004-01-06 Thread Andrew Perrin
ubbs wrote: > * Andrew Perrin ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > This morning I upgraded the kernel on my Sony Vaio PCG-Z505HS from 2.4.20 > > to 2.4.22. Everything went very smoothly, until I rebooted the machine -- > > at which point it seemed to begin fine, then tried the fsck on /dev

Re: Vaio Can't reboot after kernel upgrade

2004-01-06 Thread Andrew Perrin
ubbs wrote: > * Andrew Perrin ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > This morning I upgraded the kernel on my Sony Vaio PCG-Z505HS from 2.4.20 > > to 2.4.22. Everything went very smoothly, until I rebooted the machine -- > > at which point it seemed to begin fine, then tried the fsck on /dev

Re: Vaio Can't reboot after kernel upgrade

2004-01-06 Thread Andrew Perrin
- Andrew J Perrin - http://www.unc.edu/~aperrin Assistant Professor of Sociology, U of North Carolina, Chapel Hill [EMAIL PROTECTED] * andrew_perrin (at) unc.edu On Tue, 6 Jan 2004, Jeffrey Taylor wrote: > Quoting Andrew Perrin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > This morning I upgraded the k

Re: Vaio Can't reboot after kernel upgrade

2004-01-06 Thread Andrew Perrin
- Andrew J Perrin - http://www.unc.edu/~aperrin Assistant Professor of Sociology, U of North Carolina, Chapel Hill [EMAIL PROTECTED] * andrew_perrin (at) unc.edu On Tue, 6 Jan 2004, Jeffrey Taylor wrote: > Quoting Andrew Perrin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > This morning I upgraded the k

Vaio Can't reboot after kernel upgrade

2004-01-06 Thread Andrew Perrin
This morning I upgraded the kernel on my Sony Vaio PCG-Z505HS from 2.4.20 to 2.4.22. Everything went very smoothly, until I rebooted the machine -- at which point it seemed to begin fine, then tried the fsck on /dev/hda4 which holds / . fsck says "bad superblock" and drops into single-user mode wi

Vaio Can't reboot after kernel upgrade

2004-01-06 Thread Andrew Perrin
This morning I upgraded the kernel on my Sony Vaio PCG-Z505HS from 2.4.20 to 2.4.22. Everything went very smoothly, until I rebooted the machine -- at which point it seemed to begin fine, then tried the fsck on /dev/hda4 which holds / . fsck says "bad superblock" and drops into single-user mode wi

Re: 2.4 Kernel Stability

2003-07-01 Thread Andrew Perrin
You're confusing debian versions with kernel versions. Debian woody (3.0) can run on top of a 2.4.x kernel - I do it with 2.4.20, which I had to download by hand from packages.debian.org, but if you're OK with 2.4.18, you can get it with apt-get: cd /usr/src apt-get install kernel-source-2.4.18 bu

Re: 2.4 Kernel Stability

2003-07-01 Thread Andrew Perrin
You're confusing debian versions with kernel versions. Debian woody (3.0) can run on top of a 2.4.x kernel - I do it with 2.4.20, which I had to download by hand from packages.debian.org, but if you're OK with 2.4.18, you can get it with apt-get: cd /usr/src apt-get install kernel-source-2.4.18 bu

Re: Replacing Stolen laptop - Sony quality

2003-06-27 Thread Andrew Perrin
The Vaio line isn't particularly standards-based, which is irritating from a linux perspective, and I think that's what most of the complaints are about. I like the metal case, and (I'll admit it) I like the look of the thing. It's also small, light, and reliable. I had very little problem gettin

Re: Replacing Stolen laptop - Sony quality

2003-06-26 Thread Andrew Perrin
The Vaio line isn't particularly standards-based, which is irritating from a linux perspective, and I think that's what most of the complaints are about. I like the metal case, and (I'll admit it) I like the look of the thing. It's also small, light, and reliable. I had very little problem gettin

Re: [svlug] Replacing Stolen laptop

2003-06-23 Thread Andrew Perrin
I've been happy with my Sony Vaio PCG-Z505HS. It's running woody with little trouble, and is very nice and small. I don't think it's marketed anymore, but I'm sure there's a functional equivalent. Woody needed one parameter changed to boot with the CD-ROM plugged in; if you go that route let me kno

Re: [svlug] Replacing Stolen laptop

2003-06-23 Thread Andrew Perrin
I've been happy with my Sony Vaio PCG-Z505HS. It's running woody with little trouble, and is very nice and small. I don't think it's marketed anymore, but I'm sure there's a functional equivalent. Woody needed one parameter changed to boot with the CD-ROM plugged in; if you go that route let me kno

Re: How many of you?

2003-05-02 Thread Andrew Perrin
Me, three separate laptops, no significant glitches! ap -- Andrew J Perrin - http://www.unc.edu/~aperrin Assistant Professor of Sociology, U of North Carolina, Chapel Hill [EMAIL PROTECTED] * andrew_perrin (at) unc.edu On Fri,

Re: Error reports on my WAN pc-card Belkin with Netgear ME102 AP

2003-04-29 Thread Andrew Perrin
I have similar errors on my laptop using the Belkin card. I posted a similar request for information when I started using the card, and got no responses. I haven't found it to be a performance problem, so I just ignore the entries. Let me know if you find out anything more interesting. Best, Andy

Re: cannot mount audio cd

2003-02-28 Thread Andrew Perrin
The normal way to use an audio CD is not to mount it (although you can do so under certain conditions). Have you checked out the CDROM howto? http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/CDROM-HOWTO/ or searched the debian archives for, e.g., http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2001/debian-user-200111/msg00064.ht

Re: cannot mount audio cd

2003-02-28 Thread Andrew Perrin
The normal way to use an audio CD is not to mount it (although you can do so under certain conditions). Have you checked out the CDROM howto? http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/CDROM-HOWTO/ or searched the debian archives for, e.g., http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2001/debian-user-200111/msg00064.ht

Re: CD-reader on SONY VAIO SR27K

2003-02-16 Thread Andrew Perrin
I don't know if this will work -- on my Vaio (PCG-Z505HS) when I boot to the CD-ROM I have to enter the following at the emergency boot prompt: linux linux ide1=0x170,0x376 and then it works. (This is from memory - can't find my notes right now.) YMMV. ap --

Re: CD-reader on SONY VAIO SR27K

2003-02-16 Thread Andrew Perrin
I don't know if this will work -- on my Vaio (PCG-Z505HS) when I boot to the CD-ROM I have to enter the following at the emergency boot prompt: linux linux ide1=0x170,0x376 and then it works. (This is from memory - can't find my notes right now.) YMMV. ap --

Re: D-Link DWL 650

2003-01-31 Thread Andrew Perrin
Try using wlan0 just as you would eth0: iwconfig wlan0 essid '' ifconfig wlan0 up Then, however you would configure an IP address: either manually, e.g.,: ifconfig wlan0 address a.b.c.d or: dhclient wlan0 Cheers, Andy -- An

Re: D-Link DWL 650

2003-01-31 Thread Andrew Perrin
Try using wlan0 just as you would eth0: iwconfig wlan0 essid '' ifconfig wlan0 up Then, however you would configure an IP address: either manually, e.g.,: ifconfig wlan0 address a.b.c.d or: dhclient wlan0 Cheers, Andy -- An

Re: Autosetup WLAN

2003-01-10 Thread Andrew Perrin
In /etc/network/interfaces, add the following to the eth0 section: wireless_key 725b4498e0f157c9003b7a8080 [1] then the standard ifup should make it work. ap -- Andrew J Perrin - http://www.unc.edu/~aperrin Assistant P

Re: Autosetup WLAN

2003-01-10 Thread Andrew Perrin
In /etc/network/interfaces, add the following to the eth0 section: wireless_key 725b4498e0f157c9003b7a8080 [1] then the standard ifup should make it work. ap -- Andrew J Perrin - http://www.unc.edu/~aperrin Assistant P

Re: No network on CD net install

2002-12-10 Thread Andrew Perrin
On 10 Dec 2002, Shyamal Prasad wrote: > Try booting with "ide1=0x180,0x386" as parameters to the kernel. Some > of those Sony machines have all kind of nast hacks in them. That did it - thanks! The debian install is now happily eating my cable modem's bandwidth. ap

Re: No network on CD net install

2002-12-10 Thread Andrew Perrin
On 10 Dec 2002, Shyamal Prasad wrote: > Try booting with "ide1=0x180,0x386" as parameters to the kernel. Some > of those Sony machines have all kind of nast hacks in them. That did it - thanks! The debian install is now happily eating my cable modem's bandwidth. ap

Re: No network on CD net install

2002-12-10 Thread Andrew Perrin
s first, by running the "Configure Device Driver Modules" step This is ironic since it's that step I'm in I think it has to do with lack of PCMCIA support for the drive in which the CD is. ap > > -g > > On Tue, Dec 10, 2002 at 02:09:06PM -0500, Andrew

Re: No network on CD net install

2002-12-10 Thread Andrew Perrin
s first, by running the "Configure Device Driver Modules" step This is ironic since it's that step I'm in I think it has to do with lack of PCMCIA support for the drive in which the CD is. ap > > -g > > On Tue, Dec 10, 2002 at 02:09:06PM -0500, Andrew

No network on CD net install

2002-12-10 Thread Andrew Perrin
Greetings- I'm trying to install woody on a laptop that has a USB floppy drive. I therefore boot from the CD-ROM drive to the Net Install/ Base .deb's CD (downloaded from http://people.debian.org/~dwhedon/boot-floppies/). It boots fine and lets me partition and mount, but then I'm stuck; if I go t

No network on CD net install

2002-12-10 Thread Andrew Perrin
Greetings- I'm trying to install woody on a laptop that has a USB floppy drive. I therefore boot from the CD-ROM drive to the Net Install/ Base .deb's CD (downloaded from http://people.debian.org/~dwhedon/boot-floppies/). It boots fine and lets me partition and mount, but then I'm stuck; if I go t

Building a boot floppy

2002-12-02 Thread Andrew Perrin
Greetings- I'm working on dual-booting a Sony Vaio laptop. I'd like to boot to linux, use parted to create some space on the disk, and move from there. The problem is that the floppy on this thing is USB, and the parted boot disk's kernel doesn't support USB. So I'm trying to build a kernel that

Building a boot floppy

2002-12-02 Thread Andrew Perrin
Greetings- I'm working on dual-booting a Sony Vaio laptop. I'd like to boot to linux, use parted to create some space on the disk, and move from there. The problem is that the floppy on this thing is USB, and the parted boot disk's kernel doesn't support USB. So I'm trying to build a kernel that

Comments: Sony PCG-GR100K?

2002-11-21 Thread Andrew Perrin
Greetings- I'm thinking about picking up a used Sony Vaio PCG-GR100K, but I'm concerned about running Debian successfully on it. - Has anyone been able to do so? - What problems have you run into? - Specifically, apparently this series uses a USB floppy drive (and maybe CD too). How would I boot

Comments: Sony PCG-GR100K?

2002-11-21 Thread Andrew Perrin
Greetings- I'm thinking about picking up a used Sony Vaio PCG-GR100K, but I'm concerned about running Debian successfully on it. - Has anyone been able to do so? - What problems have you run into? - Specifically, apparently this series uses a USB floppy drive (and maybe CD too). How would I boot

Re: Can boot 2.2 but not 2.4 kernel

2002-06-19 Thread Andrew Perrin
It would help to know what the messages are leading up to the kernel panic. When I upgraded to 2.4.18 I elected (stupidly) to put IDE disk support in a module, which meant it wasn't available at boot time, so the kernel couldn't mount the root filesystem. Bad idea. The message was something like "

Re: hubs and switches

2002-06-13 Thread Andrew Perrin
Well, saying "a router is basically a hub or a switch on steroids" is somewhat akin to saying a car is basically a child's wagon on steroids; it misses the central point of a router. Yes, a router will (often) have several network ports built in (although technically I think that's just a router an

Re: hubs and switches

2002-06-13 Thread Andrew Perrin
Well, saying "a router is basically a hub or a switch on steroids" is somewhat akin to saying a car is basically a child's wagon on steroids; it misses the central point of a router. Yes, a router will (often) have several network ports built in (although technically I think that's just a router a

Re: pcmcia soundcard needed

2001-09-03 Thread Andrew Perrin
I have the Turtle Beach Daytona card running fine under debian linux; it's a low-end PCI sound card with the Sonicvibes chip, which has a module readily available under linux. -- Andrew J Perrin - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.un

Re: pcmcia soundcard needed

2001-09-03 Thread Andrew Perrin
I have the Turtle Beach Daytona card running fine under debian linux; it's a low-end PCI sound card with the Sonicvibes chip, which has a module readily available under linux. -- Andrew J Perrin - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.u

PCMCIA: Device or resource busy error

2001-05-24 Thread Andrew Perrin
Greetings again - Still trying to get my second PCMCIA network card up and running. I managed to compile cs89x0_cs and get it installed right. I've verified that the card is visible to cardmgr: achebe:/etc/pcmcia# cardctl ident Socket 0: product info: "3Com Corporation", "3C589", "TP/BNC LAN Ca

PCMCIA: Device or resource busy error

2001-05-24 Thread Andrew Perrin
Greetings again - Still trying to get my second PCMCIA network card up and running. I managed to compile cs89x0_cs and get it installed right. I've verified that the card is visible to cardmgr: achebe:/etc/pcmcia# cardctl ident Socket 0: product info: "3Com Corporation", "3C589", "TP/BNC LAN C

Re: General Questions

2001-01-26 Thread Andrew Perrin
Try removing the appropriate hardlinks in /etc/rc*.d/ which are used at startup to start various daemons. -- Andrew J Perrin - Ph.D. Candidate, UC Berkeley, Dept. of Sociology Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA - http://demog.berk

Re: General Questions

2001-01-26 Thread Andrew Perrin
Try removing the appropriate hardlinks in /etc/rc*.d/ which are used at startup to start various daemons. -- Andrew J Perrin - Ph.D. Candidate, UC Berkeley, Dept. of Sociology Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA - http://demog.ber

potato, nfs, and pcmcia

2000-12-06 Thread Andrew Perrin
Greetings. I am in the process of loading potato (2.2r0) from CD's onto a laptop. The machine currently has no OS, but in the past did run slink. There is no CD-ROM drive, but to load slink I used the rescue/root floppies then NFSed the CD from another machine. Now when I do that, though, I don't

potato, nfs, and pcmcia

2000-12-06 Thread Andrew Perrin
Greetings. I am in the process of loading potato (2.2r0) from CD's onto a laptop. The machine currently has no OS, but in the past did run slink. There is no CD-ROM drive, but to load slink I used the rescue/root floppies then NFSed the CD from another machine. Now when I do that, though, I don'