Re: how to update packages now sarge is stable?

2005-07-22 Thread Juraj Ziegler
Nate Duehr wrote: > kamaraju kusumanchi wrote: > >> The stable distribution has the unique feature that packages in it >> will not be upgraded unless there is a security fix. Only when new >> stable version is released and only when you update the machine to >> that new stable version then you wil

Re: Problem with T42p, ipw2200 and ACPI

2005-07-19 Thread Juraj Ziegler
François TOURDE wrote: > Thanks for the info, but I will stay with APM. All I need (except CPU > temp.) is provided by APM, and works good. I'll install lm-sensor then > all will be perfect. DON'T. Or at least check it won't turn your Thinkpad into a door-stop. Would be sad, for a T42. http://www

Re: Problems booting Debian 3.1 on Acer 4100

2005-07-15 Thread Juraj Ziegler
On Fri, Jul 15, 2005 at 09:33:59AM -0400, MJD wrote: >I had the same problem on my laptop. What you have to do is reboot off >the net install cd, then let it detect your hard drive. Then you need to >mount your system just like it normally is under /mnt. Then do "chroot >/mnt" wi

Re: memory stick

2005-07-14 Thread Juraj Ziegler
Colin Cotter wrote: > Is the consensus that I need to reformat the stick then? I'm a bit > nervous about this because of the "paperweight" rumours, also this > seems like a strange solution as the stick works fine with Windows, > also it worked on my colleague's RedHat machine. It is a fairly > sta

Re: Batch Resize, how to?

2005-07-02 Thread Juraj Ziegler
Benedek Frank wrote: > Thanks > > I have written a script that seems to do the job: > > for img in `ls *.jpg` > do > convert -resize 800x600 $img resized-$img > done I suggest putting double quotes around $img and resized-$img. Without them, your script will bork on filenames that include spac

Re: Debian on Slow laptops. What setup is best?

2005-06-22 Thread Juraj Ziegler
On Wed, Jun 22, 2005 at 08:26:24AM +0200, Benedek Frank wrote: > THanks, and the RES column is that shows the "m" after numbers. Maybe stands > for for MB? > > 22318 root 15 0 43904 32m 5732 S 3.6 13.9 23:48.20 X > 3814 ben 16 0 48816 31m 21m S 0.0 13.3 2:15.27 kmail > 4

Re: Debian on Slow laptops. What setup is best?

2005-06-22 Thread Juraj Ziegler
On Wed, Jun 22, 2005 at 09:16:31PM +1000, Tim Connors wrote: > On Wed, 22 Jun 2005, Benedek Frank wrote: > > > On Wednesday 22 June 2005 11:36, you wrote: > > > All those other k* programs are just useless helper apps to kde. Blow kde > > > away, and that'll free up a bit. > > > > I have realized

Re: Debian on Slow laptops. What setup is best?

2005-06-21 Thread Juraj Ziegler
On Tue, Jun 21, 2005 at 06:13:35PM +0200, Benedek Frank wrote: > Hi > > I am seeking info from other people who has slow laptops, or just know how to > save memory and CPU usage on a Debian system. > > I am an owner of a Sony Vaio PCG-C1VRX/K laptop, that has a Transmeta Crusoe > 600MHZ CPU, wh

Re: pcmcia wireless adaptor, hw fault or kernel bug?

2005-05-11 Thread Juraj Ziegler
Gabriele Persia wrote: Hi all, I'm running debian/testing on a Travelmate 525txv. When downloading large files, the prismGT (prism54) cardbus card "freezes" (and sometime hangs the system). What works: - system boots fine with the card plugged; - when I plug [unplug] the card, hotplug brings up [

Re: Woody vs Sarge vs debian variants on older equipment

2005-05-10 Thread Juraj Ziegler
dbp lists wrote: I've run woody on a server at home for years now and have enjoyed just using it. I've read, however, that if I'm going to go with straight debian on a laptop - it's better to go with Sarge. I'm pretty confused now. Antoher thing I'm not sure about is if I should go with kernel

Re: Thinkpad X20, eth0 up failed after recompile kernel 2.4.30

2005-04-18 Thread Juraj Ziegler
Chunjing Xu wrote: My X20 runs a quite old kernel 2.2.20(network is okay), so I download a new kernel 2.4.30, loaded old config file and the ONLY change is "add apm support" and compiled it with old Ethernet options like following: [*] Ethernet (10 or 100Mbit) < > Sun Happy Meal 10/100baseT s

Re: MMC vd SC Card

2005-02-13 Thread Juraj Ziegler
Gustavo Halperin wrote: > I have a Toshiba Portege R100 with built-in SD-Card-Reader/Writer. > My first question is if I also can use this built-in > SD-Card-Reader/Writer with MMC Card? > And my second question is if any one know what are the difference > between the two cards, if the SD is more s

Re: loosing wireless connection

2005-01-27 Thread Juraj Ziegler
On Thu, Jan 27, 2005 at 08:59:41AM -0500, Alvin Smith wrote: > My system: > > Dell Inspiron 8000 > Belkin Wireless Notebook Network Card F5D6020 VER. 2 > Debian Sid > > When I first boot, or when I first insert the PCMCIA network card into the > computer, networking works just fine. But after a

Re: my kde sound problem

2005-01-04 Thread Juraj Ziegler
Rony wrote: Which one is more advance, ALSA or OSS (mm.. should be able to tell from the name:)? Remember i use ALSA for my prev installation. But now cannot. What must i do to use ALSA again? Which kernel module to use? What package must i install? I'm using kernel 2.6.8. I would suggest to use th

Re: Dell 700m SD cardslot - HowToUse?

2004-12-15 Thread Juraj Ziegler
Benedek Frank wrote: lspci reports the following. :02:04.3 Unknown mass storage controller: Texas Instruments PCI7420/PCI7620 Dual Socket CardBus and Smart Card Cont. w/ 1394a-2000 OHCI Two-PortPHY/Link-Layer Cont. an On my IBM Thinkpad X20, there is also a built-in CompactFlash reader. It

Re: Dell 700m SD cardslot - HowToUse?

2004-12-15 Thread Juraj Ziegler
Derek Broughton wrote: On Wednesday 15 December 2004 04:10, Juraj Ziegler wrote: Benedek Frank wrote: lspci reports the following. :02:04.3 Unknown mass storage controller: Texas Instruments PCI7420/PCI7620 Dual Socket CardBus and Smart Card Cont. w/ 1394a-2000 OHCI Two-PortPHY/Link-Layer Cont

Re: filesystem corrupted like I've never seen

2004-12-13 Thread Juraj Ziegler
Alexandru Cabuz wrote: hda: dma_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=10319090, high=0, low=10319090, sector=10319017 ide: failed opcode was: unknown end_request: I/O error, dev hda, sector 10319017 Buffer I/O error on device hda6, logical block 1306 hda: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveRea

Re: Cannot boot Dell inspiron GRUB error

2004-11-23 Thread Juraj Ziegler
On Mon, Nov 22, 2004 at 04:46:12PM +, Wendy Leigh Vandoolaeghe wrote: > hi All > > i have a very annoying problem that i need urgent help with. > > the background: I have a Dell inspiron 8600 with a Debian partition, > Windows XP partition and the usual Dellutility FAT. I wanted to resize m

Re: Synaptics touchpad not found with plugged-in USB mouse

2004-10-11 Thread Juraj Ziegler
On Mon, Oct 11, 2004 at 10:40:40AM +0200, Tobias Kraus wrote: > Hi ML, > my synaptics touchpad works ok as long as I my USB mouse is not > plugged in when psmouse loads. In this case, the kernel reports that > the touchpad is found and everything works fine. > If I plug in the USB mouse during bo

Re: Synaptics Touchpad (again!...) X ok / console ko

2004-10-06 Thread Juraj Ziegler
Piero Furiesi wrote: Hi all, I read all recent threads about Synaptics Touchpad (*), but I still have a little problem with it: cannot tap in text mode. Well, let me expose it... * The golden days: when my laptop (HPOmnibook XE3-GF) was running Debian stable, kernel 2.4.18, I succesfully

Re: Synaptics Touchpad (again!...) X ok / console ko

2004-10-06 Thread Juraj Ziegler
Piero Furiesi wrote: Hi all, I read all recent threads about Synaptics Touchpad (*), but I still have a little problem with it: cannot tap in text mode. Well, let me expose it... * The golden days: when my laptop (HPOmnibook XE3-GF) was running Debian stable, kernel 2.4.18, I succesfully used

[Fwd: Re: Sound structure (was Re: Dell Inspiron 8600)]

2004-10-01 Thread Juraj Ziegler
Once again, I replied only to the sender. ;-/ Any reason, why the list manager sw does not "Reply-To:"? j. Original Message Subject: Re: Sound structure (was Re: Dell Inspiron 8600) Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2004 10:02:12 +0200 From: Juraj Ziegler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]

[Fwd: Re: Sound structure (was Re: Dell Inspiron 8600)]

2004-10-01 Thread Juraj Ziegler
Once again, I replied only to the sender. ;-/ Any reason, why the list manager sw does not "Reply-To:"? j. Original Message Subject: Re: Sound structure (was Re: Dell Inspiron 8600) Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2004 10:02:12 +0200 From: Juraj Ziegler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: B

Re: Dell Inspiron 8600

2004-09-24 Thread Juraj Ziegler
On Sun, Sep 19, 2004 at 01:17:57PM +0100, Wendy Leigh Vandoolaeghe wrote: > well, I can get sound via cdplayer and XMMS. And I can use soundrecorder > (it records and plays back), but sometimes eg XMMS doesn't work after I've > used soundrecorder or vice versa.Then what I do is go into XMMS > op

Re: Dell Inspiron 8600

2004-09-24 Thread Juraj Ziegler
On Sun, Sep 19, 2004 at 01:17:57PM +0100, Wendy Leigh Vandoolaeghe wrote: > well, I can get sound via cdplayer and XMMS. And I can use soundrecorder > (it records and plays back), but sometimes eg XMMS doesn't work after I've > used soundrecorder or vice versa.Then what I do is go into XMMS > op

Re: Dell 8600 gdm startup problem

2004-09-20 Thread Juraj Ziegler
On Mon, Sep 20, 2004 at 02:41:17PM +0100, Wendy Leigh Vandoolaeghe wrote: > Hi > my laptop battery ran out of power whilst I was in X mode (using gdm not > xdm). When I rebooted, it failed to start the Xserver. how can i fix the > problem? > > (am using XFree86 version 4.3.0.1(Debian 4.30.dfsg.1

Re: Dell 8600 gdm startup problem

2004-09-20 Thread Juraj Ziegler
On Mon, Sep 20, 2004 at 02:41:17PM +0100, Wendy Leigh Vandoolaeghe wrote: > Hi > my laptop battery ran out of power whilst I was in X mode (using gdm not > xdm). When I rebooted, it failed to start the Xserver. how can i fix the > problem? > > (am using XFree86 version 4.3.0.1(Debian 4.30.dfsg.1

Re: Problem getting ALSA working on Dell Inspiron 4150

2004-08-31 Thread Juraj Ziegler
On Tue, Aug 31, 2004 at 10:58:39AM -0300, Derek Broughton wrote: > On August 31, 2004 06:17 am, Juraj Ziegler wrote: > > > On a 2.6.x kernel, I would rather give up modprobe.conf and just run the > > hotplug daemon. Works fine for all PCI, USB and PCCard/PCMCIA devices. At &

Re: Problem getting ALSA working on Dell Inspiron 4150

2004-08-31 Thread Juraj Ziegler
On Tue, Aug 31, 2004 at 11:10:07AM -0300, Alejandro Vartabedian wrote: > what about 'discover' it? > > good luck! > > pd: apt-get install discover > i suggest replace hotplug by discover Can be :). I have no experience with discover and hotplug works for me. You know the old saying - "If it ain'

Re: Problem getting ALSA working on Dell Inspiron 4150

2004-08-31 Thread Juraj Ziegler
On Tue, Aug 31, 2004 at 08:48:49AM +0200, Peter Frühberger wrote: > Peter Frühberger wrote: > > Joe Emenaker wrote: > > > >>** REQUEST *** > >>Could someone with an Inspiron with *working* alsa sound please reply to > >>this message with the contents of /proc/asound/cards, please? > >> > >

Re: Problem getting ALSA working on Dell Inspiron 4150

2004-08-31 Thread Juraj Ziegler
On Tue, Aug 31, 2004 at 10:58:39AM -0300, Derek Broughton wrote: > On August 31, 2004 06:17 am, Juraj Ziegler wrote: > > > On a 2.6.x kernel, I would rather give up modprobe.conf and just run the > > hotplug daemon. Works fine for all PCI, USB and PCCard/PCMCIA devices. At &

Re: Problem getting ALSA working on Dell Inspiron 4150

2004-08-31 Thread Juraj Ziegler
On Tue, Aug 31, 2004 at 11:10:07AM -0300, Alejandro Vartabedian wrote: > what about 'discover' it? > > good luck! > > pd: apt-get install discover > i suggest replace hotplug by discover Can be :). I have no experience with discover and hotplug works for me. You know the old saying - "If it ain'

Re: Problem getting ALSA working on Dell Inspiron 4150

2004-08-31 Thread Juraj Ziegler
On Tue, Aug 31, 2004 at 08:48:49AM +0200, Peter Frühberger wrote: > Peter Frühberger wrote: > > Joe Emenaker wrote: > > > >>** REQUEST *** > >>Could someone with an Inspiron with *working* alsa sound please reply to > >>this message with the contents of /proc/asound/cards, please? > >> > >

Re: DVI output?

2004-05-22 Thread Juraj Ziegler
On Sat, May 22, 2004 at 03:56:54PM +0200, Andreas Schwarz wrote: > Hello, > > did anyone try Linux on on a laptop with a DVI port (maybe on the port > replicator)? Nope, but my guess is it would just work, out of the box. You connect your fancy flat panel to the DVI port, the gfx card notices th

Re: Dell Latitude PP01L: ATI Radeon Mobility M7 LW and AC'97 Modem

2004-05-22 Thread Juraj Ziegler
On Sat, May 22, 2004 at 07:18:35AM -0400, Adam Kessel wrote: > I've just installed sid on a Dell Latitude PP01L. I have a few questions: > > * 3d Acceleration. As far as I can tell, Radeon Mobility 7500 is > supposed to be supported in X 4.3 including 3d accel and xvideo. I > can't get 3d acc

Re: DVI output?

2004-05-22 Thread Juraj Ziegler
On Sat, May 22, 2004 at 03:56:54PM +0200, Andreas Schwarz wrote: > Hello, > > did anyone try Linux on on a laptop with a DVI port (maybe on the port > replicator)? Nope, but my guess is it would just work, out of the box. You connect your fancy flat panel to the DVI port, the gfx card notices th

Re: Dell Latitude PP01L: ATI Radeon Mobility M7 LW and AC'97 Modem

2004-05-22 Thread Juraj Ziegler
On Sat, May 22, 2004 at 07:18:35AM -0400, Adam Kessel wrote: > I've just installed sid on a Dell Latitude PP01L. I have a few questions: > > * 3d Acceleration. As far as I can tell, Radeon Mobility 7500 is > supposed to be supported in X 4.3 including 3d accel and xvideo. I > can't get 3d acc

Re: kernel 2.6x radeon M7 graphic card and X11 woes.

2004-04-15 Thread Juraj Ziegler
On Wed, Apr 14, 2004 at 11:43:05PM +1000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Has anyone successfully installed a 2.6 kernel on a machine with a > radeon M7 graphics card? > I am running X11 4.3, on debian testing (sarge?). > > Every time I boot a 2.6 kernel the screen goes blank when X starts. > XF86.lo

Re: kernel 2.6x radeon M7 graphic card and X11 woes.

2004-04-15 Thread Juraj Ziegler
On Wed, Apr 14, 2004 at 11:43:05PM +1000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Has anyone successfully installed a 2.6 kernel on a machine with a > radeon M7 graphics card? > I am running X11 4.3, on debian testing (sarge?). > > Every time I boot a 2.6 kernel the screen goes blank when X starts. > XF86.lo

Firmware upgrade Was: [OT] laptops stolen

2003-07-23 Thread Juraj Ziegler
On Wed, Jul 23, 2003 at 09:27:38AM +0200, Mike Beattie wrote: > On Wed, Jul 23, 2003 at 09:55:39AM +1200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > My point? Wireless cards based on the Intersil Prism 2, 2.5 or 3 firmware > > ROCK HARD! > > Indeed, I'm using one now in my laptop at Oslo Airport (Gardermoe

Firmware upgrade Was: [OT] laptops stolen

2003-07-23 Thread Juraj Ziegler
On Wed, Jul 23, 2003 at 09:27:38AM +0200, Mike Beattie wrote: > On Wed, Jul 23, 2003 at 09:55:39AM +1200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > My point? Wireless cards based on the Intersil Prism 2, 2.5 or 3 firmware > > ROCK HARD! > > Indeed, I'm using one now in my laptop at Oslo Airport (Gardermoe

Re: Hi again. How to boot into gdm?

2003-02-26 Thread Juraj Ziegler
On Tue, Feb 25, 2003 at 10:57:38PM -0500, Bret Comstock Waldow wrote: > I've got Woody installed, starting from r0 CD, but getting all packages > from the net. During install, I chose gdm as default boot manager, and Display manager, that is. Boot managers are things like lilo and brub. > select

Re: Hi again. How to boot into gdm?

2003-02-25 Thread Juraj Ziegler
On Tue, Feb 25, 2003 at 10:57:38PM -0500, Bret Comstock Waldow wrote: > I've got Woody installed, starting from r0 CD, but getting all packages > from the net. During install, I chose gdm as default boot manager, and Display manager, that is. Boot managers are things like lilo and brub. > select

Re: Thinkpad 560,need Hints/Experiences

2003-02-20 Thread Juraj Ziegler
On Thu, Feb 20, 2003 at 04:07:44AM -0800, Heather Stern wrote: > I personally stick with lynx because I love to cut-n-paste from web > pages, and links is far too helpfully aware of the mouse to let me do > that :( Holding down shift while doing the mouse-stuff helps ;]. [e] --

Re: Thinkpad 560,need Hints/Experiences

2003-02-20 Thread Juraj Ziegler
On Thu, Feb 20, 2003 at 04:07:44AM -0800, Heather Stern wrote: > I personally stick with lynx because I love to cut-n-paste from web > pages, and links is far too helpfully aware of the mouse to let me do > that :( Holding down shift while doing the mouse-stuff helps ;]. [e] --

Re: first post - which laptop to buy for OPTIMAL audio & graphics

2002-12-02 Thread Juraj Ziegler
On Sun, Dec 01, 2002 at 11:12:34PM +0100, Juraj Ziegler wrote: > On Mon, Dec 02, 2002 at 07:04:39PM +, Rama wrote: > > hi all, I'm new to laptops (just about to get the first one) and I'd > > need an advise on which option should be considered in order to get the

Re: first post - which laptop to buy for OPTIMAL audio & graphics

2002-12-02 Thread Juraj Ziegler
On Sun, Dec 01, 2002 at 11:12:34PM +0100, Juraj Ziegler wrote: > On Mon, Dec 02, 2002 at 07:04:39PM +, Rama wrote: > > hi all, I'm new to laptops (just about to get the first one) and I'd > > need an advise on which option should be considered in order to get the

Re: first post - which laptop to buy for OPTIMAL audio & graphics

2002-12-01 Thread Juraj Ziegler
On Mon, Dec 02, 2002 at 07:04:39PM +, Rama wrote: > hi all, I'm new to laptops (just about to get the first one) and I'd > need an advise on which option should be considered in order to get the > best sound & graphics performance from it. I'd need a good audio > solution (if none onboard audio

Re: first post - which laptop to buy for OPTIMAL audio & graphics

2002-12-01 Thread Juraj Ziegler
On Mon, Dec 02, 2002 at 07:04:39PM +, Rama wrote: > hi all, I'm new to laptops (just about to get the first one) and I'd > need an advise on which option should be considered in order to get the > best sound & graphics performance from it. I'd need a good audio > solution (if none onboard audio

Re: base-config hangs after install on hp xt6200

2002-10-16 Thread Juraj Ziegler
n Wed, Oct 16, 2002 at 01:57:33PM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > After installation from cd (ISO-image) and boot Debian start the system > configuration (base-config). This hangs on the startup-screen does not react > to keystrokes. After some minutes the screen turns black. > Someone knows how

Re: base-config hangs after install on hp xt6200

2002-10-16 Thread Juraj Ziegler
n Wed, Oct 16, 2002 at 01:57:33PM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > After installation from cd (ISO-image) and boot Debian start the system > configuration (base-config). This hangs on the startup-screen does not react > to keystrokes. After some minutes the screen turns black. > Someone knows how

Re: sid freezes on tecra 8000

2002-08-29 Thread Juraj Ziegler
On Wed, Aug 28, 2002 at 10:21:56AM +0300, Amir Tal wrote: > hi all, > > i recently installed sid on my tecra 8000 laptop, and everything is working > great ;) except for a wierd problem. > when ever i am connected to the internet (cables) everything works very > smooth. if i am trying to work of