I have found that on a new installation that I had to go into the
alsamixer application (Ncurses terminal mode app) and unmute various
controls to get sound to work. Also, you likely have Pulse Audio
installed so there is another layer that can mute things.
- Nate
--
"The optimist proclaims th
* On 2013 27 Dec 02:03 -0600, Richard Hector wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Currently I'm using Network Manager on my laptop, which mostly works
> except when I want to ssh in from my desktop, and I'm not logged in on
> my laptop. Under those circumstances, the network isn't up.
>
> What I really want (I t
* On 2013 29 Mar 07:51 -0500, james gray wrote:
> hello
>
> Question: what are the default use assigned to the f1 through f7 consoles.
>
>
> i do understand that f7 is gui.
As can be F8 and on depending on how many X displays are running. For
example, two users may log into X and switch betwe
* On 2012 21 Feb 09:04 -0600, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote:
> You can actually ask thinkpad-acpi to rat out the PIDs of processes messing
> with brightness values [through thinkpad-acpi], check the documentation.
I managed to do that by reloading the module as per the docs:
$ sudo modprob
I put a fresh installation of Debian Wheezy (Testing) on my T60 a couple
of weeks ago (long story) using XFCE desktop as the setup. I've noted,
with some annoyance, that when I change the screen brightness with the
Fn-Home/End keys that occasionally a graphical brightness icon appears
and when it
Compiling the current radeon and drm modules made a huge improvement.
Running glxgears went from 11 FPS to 95 FPS in a full screen window on
my T41. KDE4's desktop effects are now working quite well.
- Nate >>
--
"The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all
possible worlds. The pe
* Bogdan [2009 Apr 14 02:33 -0500]:
> It might be useful to have a look at /var/log/Xorg/Xorg.0.log, if it has any
> errors/warnings related to 3D/2D performance (probably compare fresh logs to
> older, pre-update logs, to find if anything differs).
The clue was lines saying the DRI2 and DRI w
After the recent Xorg upgrade the 3D performance of my T41 with an
afore mentioned Radeon Mobility M7 (7500) chipset has gone from smooth
3D performance to very slow and choppy. I can't tell that I'm missing
any relevant packages, as no dependencies are unsatisfied at the
moment.
All of the GL Xs
This one stumps me.
I am using a Thinkpad T41 that contains a Smartlink modem that does
work well with the snd-intel8x0m driver, but only after loading it
manually.
By default the system will load the module at system start and the
sl-modem-daemon scripts runs without error. However, when trying
* Michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007 Aug 27 20:50 -0500]:
> As for sshfs: Yes looks nice. Yet i see two arguable features. First, it's
> based on fuse and that needs special kernels IIRR so i would have additional
> dependencies. Second, who would need secure shell in a home or small office
> LA
* Michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007 Aug 27 09:05 -0500]:
>
>
> I ran apt-proxy for years and it's actually a quite cool thing.
> But it's designed for serving many hosts (on a LAN).
> For home usage, updating laptops from a PC, it's way too much admin overhead
> IMHO.
> You always have to care t
* Andrew McMillan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007 Aug 26 03:57 -0500]:
> This is correct. For this to work you need to add the following option
> onto your kernel boot command line in /boot/grub/menu.lst (assuming
> that's what you use to choose kernels :-) E.g.:
>
> resume=/dev/hda5
>
> Where
* Bob Proulx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007 Aug 25 16:20 -0500]:
> Hmm... You understand the value of your fine T23 but at the same time
> completely miss the value of known good software versions such as the
> 2.6.18 kernel used in Debian stable. I don't understand how you can
> slam one by calling
* Nate Bargmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007 Aug 25 07:52 -0500]:
> I like tinkering, but I really haven't had too many problems to
> resolve.
I should clarify. The problems usually come from trying something new
to me and learning the details. Day-to-day stuff is generally
q
* Zach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007 Aug 25 07:37 -0500]:
> I ran sid a few years ago and it just had too many problems that
> needed resolved on a weekly basis. I still get a few problems with
> testing but at least it's usually only on a monthly basis or less. I'n
> not the type that must have the l
* Zach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007 Aug 25 07:12 -0500]:
> I stick with testing.
I used to until about 18 months ago and Testing was in a log jam with
KDE updates. So I jumped forward to Sid as my day-to-day installations
on my desktop and laptop and have really had fewer problems then when I
ran Te
* Bob Proulx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007 Aug 25 04:06 -0500]:
> You might try 'hibernate' then.
>
> apt-cache show hibernate
I have s2disk working now as the issue hinged on yaird vs
initramfs-tools.
> That sounds abnormal. Suspending to the swap partition should not
> have destroyed the swap
* Zach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007 Aug 25 04:11 -0500]:
> 2.6.18 is considered ancient? LOL~
In the context of Sid, yes, it's ancient. ;-)
The issue with s2disk, actually uswsusp, hinged on the fact that my
system was using yaird to build the initrd images and as a result
reconfiguring uswsusp wou
I'm experimenting with powersaved and uswsusp and not having much luck
with either.
Trying to suspend to disk with powersave -U results in a message that I
need to add a 'resume=...' to the kernel commandline and reboot. Then
it advises to check the documentation which is rather mum and nowhere
d
* Richard Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007 May 06 09:15 -0500]:
> On Sun, May 6, 2007 04:58, Jonathan Yavner wrote:
> >> Well, I for one would be interested if I had a T22.
> >
> > Where would you look for such a product? How would a seller of such a
> > product find you without offending you with
* Lance Leishman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007 Feb 22 07:09 -0600]:
> Joe Emenaker wrote:
> >>Paul Johnson wrote:
> >>
> >>>Voting with your money is important when it comes to
> >>>compatability on Linux.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>I'd be all for getting something other than a Dell, but they were the
* Duncan Robertson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006 Dec 07 20:57 -0600]:
> Hi,
>
> Does anyone know any current PCMCIA 80211g cards that work with the
> Debian Etch kernels "out of the box", i.e. no kernel patching or
> ndiswrapper type stuff needed? - or at least will work with a bit of
> additional apt
After some poking around in the Debian bug reports, I came across a
comment about ACPI disabling the USB port's IRQ. The error message I
saw seemed to be hinting at that. So, I added both acpi=off and apm=off
to the kernel's commandline and whadda-ya-know, my USB port now works
fine.
I assume t
Hi everyone.
I'm installing Debian Etch on my older 390e. I've been unsuccessful
getting USB working. Once upon a time it was working under Debian when
Sarge was known as Testing. I am using kernel 2.6.15 and lspci shows it
as:
:00:02.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4
* justin joseph <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006 May 13 11:50 -0500]:
> Thank you for your opinions, so I think the T42 is the one for me.
> Thanks for your opinion. There is one last point I would like to
> clarify. From the reply post I could not convincingly confirm that
> the ATI Mobility RADEON 75
* justin joseph <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006 May 12 23:26 -0500]:
> hello,
>
> I am planning to buy an IBM thinkpad T42 from the US. I have stayed
> in the southermost part of India and have never moved from here. I
> intend to ask my wife to get the laptop for me, she has currently gone
> to the US
* André Wendt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006 Feb 01 03:29 -0600]:
> Hi there,
>
> after finally getting Madwifi to work with WPA at home (I had to recompile
> a more recent snapshot of the driver), I noticed the network LED on my
> T41p comes on only when wireless traffic occurs.
>
> It used to come o
I know you already have this solved, but this is the page I referenced
and I know that wpa_supplicant will scan and attach to various APs:
http://www.vollink.com/gary/deb_wifi.html
- Nate >>
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* Ryan Nowakowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006 Jan 21 08:54 -0600]:
> On Fri, Jan 20, 2006 at 08:06:19PM -0600, Nate Bargmann wrote:
> > * Ryan Nowakowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006 Jan 20 09:37 -0600]:
> > > I'm running unstable. After an apt-get upgrade yester
* Ryan Nowakowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006 Jan 20 09:37 -0600]:
> I'm running unstable. After an apt-get upgrade yesterday, my thinkpad
> t42p freezes while using X. I'm using the same kernel as before the
> upgrade. No keyboard or mouse response. Any ideas?
Look for the linux-thinkpad mailin
* Martin Steigerwald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006 Jan 05 05:41 -0600]:
> Am Dienstag 03 Januar 2006 05:24 schrieb Nate Bargmann:
>
> > > The xlibmesa-dri package in Sid provides the necessary radeon_dri.so
> > > file and places it in the right place. It supports seve
* Nate Bargmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006 Jan 01 17:59 -0600]:
> * Martin Steigerwald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006 Jan 01 15:25 -0600]:
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > well maybe this is of interest here to:
> >
> > Its an easy description on how to setup
* Martin Steigerwald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006 Jan 01 15:25 -0600]:
>
> Hello,
>
> well maybe this is of interest here to:
>
> Its an easy description on how to setup 3D acceleration for any IBM
> ThinkPad T23 user using Etch/Sid who has not yet setup 3D. Accord
* C. Hurschler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005 Dec 12 18:46 -0600]:
> I didn't know ifplugd would work with a WLAN interface. I'll give it a try.
And I didn't know that wpa_supplicant would work well with WEP. I
found the following link last night and it seems to be working with the
latest udev and 2
* glenn celestin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005 Dec 06 20:08 -0600]:
>I need a 26P8102 system board.
>
>Please send shipping information and cost.
>
>
>
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dear sir.
Have you investigated what Debian is? What Debian-laptop might be?
Please start at http://www.debi
* Ivo Marino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005 Dec 01 14:59 -0600]:
>What about Debian GNU/Linux on such a machine? I found some
> interesting tutorials that explain how to install and configure Debian
> on the t42 -- The notebook seems to be quite GNU/Linux-friendly, any
> real-life experiences?
It
* Johan van der Meer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005 Nov 23 12:00 -0600]:
>Should I try out Kubuntu, or Knoppix? I have Kubuntu 5.04 and Knoppix 3.8
Yes. If Kubuntu, get the later version 5.10. You can try the Kubuntu
live CD first and then get the installer. KNOPPIX is a live CD that
can also b
* marc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005 Nov 23 09:01 -0600]:
> Johan van der Meer said...
>
> > Is it, for someone fairly new to linux, feasable to install Debian on
> > a laptop?
>
> It's feasible, and likely to be an adventure.
Or not much of an adventure at all, see below.
> Also, be prepared to c
* Joe Emenaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005 Nov 12 17:01 -0600]:
> Pcmcia-cs and udev would load the drivers for the interface, but not
> bring it up.
>
> waproamd or wpasupplicant would scan for available access points and, if
> found, would associate with them.
>
> Once the wireless associated, t
* Rodolfo Medina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005 Oct 26 05:22 -0500]:
> ... and also a TS THINKPAD T42,
> ibm code: UC2F3IT, maybe cheaper.
Does this one have the DVD burner? I believe it can always be
installed later as the drive can be removed quite easily. I'm happy
with the T42 I'm using. I need
* Russell Shaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005 Oct 23 09:52 -0500]:
> Beware that many IBMs
> don't
> have touch-pads.
Thank $DEITY!
I despise the touchpads. Thankfully the T42 has the eraser head and
the ability to turn the touchpad OFF! I guess when the only choice is
touchpads, I'll have to rely
It's not on your list, but I am having very good luck with the
IBM/Lenevo Thinkpad T42. I am running Sid (Unstable) and everything is
working out of the box. I do need the extra packages of Madwifi for
the builtin wireless and Linuxant for the builtin modem. Both work
flawlessly. The builtin CD
* Arjen Verweij <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005 Aug 20 05:47 -0500]:
> Just go with kernel-image-2.6-686, and install libc6-i686. You really
> don't need much more "optimization", most of the time hotplug will save you.
Really, if one is using the 2.6 kernel series, Hotplug is a must-have.
I fought wit
* Hugo Santiago Carrer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005 Mar 15 12:53 -0600]:
> Hi list:
>
> So, basically I'm about to buy a used Thinkpad T23 from IBM. I really
> like the little thing, I have used one before and liked the feeling.
> But the questions are,
> Are the Thinkpads really worth the extra buck
* Bill Moseley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004 Dec 12 21:15 -0600]:
> On Sun, Dec 12, 2004 at 07:58:05PM -0600, Nate Bargmann wrote:
> > FYI, should you decide to use the Debian kernels, you can find ltmodem
> > debs at:
> >
> > deb http://www.sfu.ca/~cth/ltmodem/dists/
* Bill Moseley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004 Dec 12 16:41 -0600]:
>
> I'm going to try and get the winmodem working in my Toshiba laptop.
> >From a quick look it seems like I'll need to build the ltmodem package
> from http://ltmodem.heby.de/
>
>
> I build kernel images for my laptop on a separate m
* Bill Moseley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004 Dec 09 17:38 -0600]:
> On Wed, Dec 08, 2004 at 07:13:06AM -0600, Nate Bargmann wrote:
> > I did a bit of hacking with Hotplug and my USB camera and USB stick and
> > documented it at:
> >
> > http://www.qsl.net/n0nb/lin
* Bill Moseley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004 Dec 08 06:13 -0600]:
> On Fri, Dec 03, 2004 at 03:41:18PM -0500, paul wrote:
> > thx, i have been perplexed with hotplug as of late and was curious.
> So can anyone explain how hotplug and cardmgr (pcmcia_cs) seem to both
> work? My old Aironet card still
* Duncan Kolba <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004 Sep 01 14:41 -0500]:
> hi
>
> I bought an old IBM Thinkpad 760EL and installed SID on it.
> unfortunately i am not too good in configuring X so it doesn't work
> properly :(
>
> I read two IBM 760EL howtos and user their XF86Config-4s
> here: http://www.g
* Duncan Kolba <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004 Sep 01 14:41 -0500]:
> hi
>
> I bought an old IBM Thinkpad 760EL and installed SID on it.
> unfortunately i am not too good in configuring X so it doesn't work
> properly :(
>
> I read two IBM 760EL howtos and user their XF86Config-4s
> here: http://www.g
Thanks to all of you for your suggestions and links. I will find them
very helpful.
- Nate >>
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Thanks to all of you for your suggestions and links. I will find them
very helpful.
- Nate >>
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* Shaun T. Erickson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004 May 23 10:32 -0500]:
> I'm looking on the site, and I can't find a list of what's supported. I
> can't get 3.0 to recognize any of my laptop's network cards. I have
> these to choose from:
>
> Xircom RealPort CardBus Ethernet 10/100+Modem 56 (RBEM56G
* Shaun T. Erickson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004 May 23 10:32 -0500]:
> I'm looking on the site, and I can't find a list of what's supported. I
> can't get 3.0 to recognize any of my laptop's network cards. I have
> these to choose from:
>
> Xircom RealPort CardBus Ethernet 10/100+Modem 56 (RBEM56G
Hi everyone.
I'm thinking of getting an 802.11b capable PCMCIA card and I am looking
for one that is well supported in the later 2.4 kernel versions.
Googling around it seems there is quite a bit of information that is 2
to 3 years old.
What is the state of the current offerings vs. some of th
Hi everyone.
I'm thinking of getting an 802.11b capable PCMCIA card and I am looking
for one that is well supported in the later 2.4 kernel versions.
Googling around it seems there is quite a bit of information that is 2
to 3 years old.
What is the state of the current offerings vs. some of th
* Lukasz Wiechec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004 Feb 16 07:23 -0600]:
> Dear All,
>
> after switching into 2.6.1 kernel, I have problems with finding kernel
> module driver for my Compaq M700 laptop. I tried www.linmodems.org and
> following links to www.heby.de/ltmodem, but the sources there seem to
>
* Lukasz Wiechec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004 Feb 16 07:23 -0600]:
> Dear All,
>
> after switching into 2.6.1 kernel, I have problems with finding kernel
> module driver for my Compaq M700 laptop. I tried www.linmodems.org and
> following links to www.heby.de/ltmodem, but the sources there seem to
>
* John Miskinis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004 Feb 06 08:49 -0600]:
> Hi,
>
> OK, no esd in your case. Peform the same check for artsd.
No artsd either as I'm not using KDE. So, this looks more like
the sound hardware is not getting reinitialized properly. Oh well, I
don't use sound much on this la
* John Miskinis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004 Feb 06 08:49 -0600]:
> Hi,
>
> OK, no esd in your case. Peform the same check for artsd.
No artsd either as I'm not using KDE. So, this looks more like
the sound hardware is not getting reinitialized properly. Oh well, I
don't use sound much on this la
* John Miskinis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004 Feb 06 06:09 -0600]:
> Hello,
>
> Well, I have a couple Thinkpad 560 model machines, and use the suspend
> and resume feature also. I mostly use RH on them. But, I can suggest that
> you ensure that the sound daemon (esd in my case) is also restarted whe
* John Miskinis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004 Feb 06 06:09 -0600]:
> Hello,
>
> Well, I have a couple Thinkpad 560 model machines, and use the suspend
> and resume feature also. I mostly use RH on them. But, I can suggest that
> you ensure that the sound daemon (esd in my case) is also restarted whe
I've been quite happy with my Thinkpad 390E that I've had for just one
year. About a month ago I bought a new battery and have been using the
suspend capability when transporting it.
I discovered that upon resume any audio playback is extremely garbled.
I find this with either xmms or mplayer.
I've been quite happy with my Thinkpad 390E that I've had for just one
year. About a month ago I bought a new battery and have been using the
suspend capability when transporting it.
I discovered that upon resume any audio playback is extremely garbled.
I find this with either xmms or mplayer.
* Joerg Thoennes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004 Feb 03 06:10 -0600]:
> Nate Bargmann wrote:
> >I have not had luck with the kernel PCMCIA and its yenta socket. Since
> >I build custom kernels I install the pcmcia-source and use those
> >modules which have been flawless
* Joerg Thoennes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004 Feb 03 06:10 -0600]:
> Nate Bargmann wrote:
> >I have not had luck with the kernel PCMCIA and its yenta socket. Since
> >I build custom kernels I install the pcmcia-source and use those
> >modules which have been flawless
I have not had luck with the kernel PCMCIA and its yenta socket. Since
I build custom kernels I install the pcmcia-source and use those
modules which have been flawless for me. Unfortunately, it appears
that the pcmcia-cs modules are not built as official packages for the
later kernels. I am ru
I have not had luck with the kernel PCMCIA and its yenta socket. Since
I build custom kernels I install the pcmcia-source and use those
modules which have been flawless for me. Unfortunately, it appears
that the pcmcia-cs modules are not built as official packages for the
later kernels. I am ru
Several years ago I found out quite by accident that the Java plugin for
Mozilla, either from Sun, Blackdown, or via the plugin install process,
would not work until the xlibs-dev package was installed. It seems the
plugin was looking for things like xlib.so which is a symlink to the
actual libra
Several years ago I found out quite by accident that the Java plugin for
Mozilla, either from Sun, Blackdown, or via the plugin install process,
would not work until the xlibs-dev package was installed. It seems the
plugin was looking for things like xlib.so which is a symlink to the
actual libra
* Brian Ronk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004 Jan 05 17:49 -0600]:
> Go figure. I just look through the package list, and behold. There is
> xserver 3, plus the svga xserver. I installed them, and it works fine.
> I have a nice 8 bit color Gnome screen right now. Now that I have it
> working, I ne
* Brian Ronk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004 Jan 05 17:49 -0600]:
> Go figure. I just look through the package list, and behold. There is
> xserver 3, plus the svga xserver. I installed them, and it works fine.
> I have a nice 8 bit color Gnome screen right now. Now that I have it
> working, I ne
Hi Brian.
I'm not sure if my page and XF86Config file would help you, check out:
http://www.qsl.net/n0nb/linux/tp760ed.html I guess it depends on how
disimilar the 760XL and 760ED are.
HTH,
- Nate >>
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Hi Brian.
I'm not sure if my page and XF86Config file would help you, check out:
http://www.qsl.net/n0nb/linux/tp760ed.html I guess it depends on how
disimilar the 760XL and 760ED are.
HTH,
- Nate >>
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Internet | [EM
* Dutch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003 Nov 18 16:57 -0600]:
> -how many of you are running Gnome?
I'm running a couple of Gnome apps and have some support libs installed,
but am not running Gnome per se.
> -how many are running WindowMaker (me)
Nope.
> -If not WM,then which windowmanager doyou use/p
* Dutch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003 Nov 18 16:57 -0600]:
> -how many of you are running Gnome?
I'm running a couple of Gnome apps and have some support libs installed,
but am not running Gnome per se.
> -how many are running WindowMaker (me)
Nope.
> -If not WM,then which windowmanager doyou use/p
* ralph bacolod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003 Oct 18 06:48 -0500]:
> Hi! Thanks for all the reply. I have googled for a
> laptop. I read an IBM thinkpad has the most standard
> components,is this true? Would you recommend this
> brand?
One thing about IBM Thinkpads is that spare parts are everywhere.
* ralph bacolod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003 Oct 18 06:48 -0500]:
> Hi! Thanks for all the reply. I have googled for a
> laptop. I read an IBM thinkpad has the most standard
> components,is this true? Would you recommend this
> brand?
One thing about IBM Thinkpads is that spare parts are everywhere.
* Larry Colen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003 Jun 23 18:17 -0500]:
> I noticed that Emperorlinux.com has three laptops in that size range
> for around $1900. The Piranha (fujitsu p-2120) seems pretty nice:
> http://www.emperorlinux.com/piranha.html
It may well be that they sell a very good machine. O
* Larry Colen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003 Jun 23 18:17 -0500]:
> I noticed that Emperorlinux.com has three laptops in that size range
> for around $1900. The Piranha (fujitsu p-2120) seems pretty nice:
> http://www.emperorlinux.com/piranha.html
It may well be that they sell a very good machine. O
* Mitchell Gil Maltenfort <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003 Apr 24 21:58 -0500]:
> Check http://mailman.linux-thinkpad.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-thinkpad
Also, the Linux Laptop site at http://www.linux-laptop.net which
links to a number of web pages describing successes. I can add that I
had no troubl
* diana tanase <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003 Mar 23 20:22 -0600]:
> Hi,
> I've been trying to install Debian (kernel version 2.20) on Sony Vaio
> PCG-GT1. Since I don't have a working CD-ROM I went ahead and created a
> floppy image (I'm not really sure I'm using the right images but this is
> anoth
* diana tanase <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003 Mar 23 20:22 -0600]:
> Hi,
> I've been trying to install Debian (kernel version 2.20) on Sony Vaio
> PCG-GT1. Since I don't have a working CD-ROM I went ahead and created a
> floppy image (I'm not really sure I'm using the right images but this is
> anoth
* Gustave Peterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003 Feb 25 06:11 -0600]:
> What's a great brand of laptop to use with debian/libra?
IBM Thinkpads are popular. I've had perfect success with an older
Thinkpad 390E, model # 2626-E0U, that I bought a few weeks back. It's a
mobile Pentium II running at 333
* Gustave Peterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003 Feb 25 06:11 -0600]:
> What's a great brand of laptop to use with debian/libra?
IBM Thinkpads are popular. I've had perfect success with an older
Thinkpad 390E, model # 2626-E0U, that I bought a few weeks back. It's a
mobile Pentium II running at 333
* Hubert Chan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003 Feb 20 10:55 -0600]:
> Just use a repeat_type of raw, so that XFree86 sees exactly the same
> thing as it would see if there was no GPM. BTW, I use a mouse type of
> autops2, and GPM can recognize the middle button.
Hey, thanks, Hubert. That did the tric
* Hubert Chan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003 Feb 20 10:55 -0600]:
> Just use a repeat_type of raw, so that XFree86 sees exactly the same
> thing as it would see if there was no GPM. BTW, I use a mouse type of
> autops2, and GPM can recognize the middle button.
Hey, thanks, Hubert. That did the tric
* Chas Becht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003 Feb 19 21:35 -0600]:
> I have a pair of TP570's. They have three buttons for the trackpoint as
> well, adn I haven't had any problems. WHat are you trying to get the
> third button to work in? XFree, or the console?
I'm using GPM and then having Xfree re
* Chas Becht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003 Feb 19 21:35 -0600]:
> I have a pair of TP570's. They have three buttons for the trackpoint as
> well, adn I haven't had any problems. WHat are you trying to get the
> third button to work in? XFree, or the console?
I'm using GPM and then having Xfree re
I can't offer an opinion on the Macs, but I have installed Debian on
several Thinkpad models over the years. My latest acquisition is a
Thinkpad 390E, Model number 2626-E0U and it seems quite capable.
So far all of the built-in hardware is working, although I've not tested
USB or IRDA and I ha
I can't offer an opinion on the Macs, but I have installed Debian on
several Thinkpad models over the years. My latest acquisition is a
Thinkpad 390E, Model number 2626-E0U and it seems quite capable.
So far all of the built-in hardware is working, although I've not tested
USB or IRDA and I ha
* David Woyciesjes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003 Feb 05 18:39 -0600]:
> Only 256 at 800x600? Looks like (according to this sheet here) you
> must've had the 9547-U6H model 760EL, which has a 11.3 DSTN LCD panel.
I believe you're right. Your EL has the same video hardware as this
760ED I'm usi
* David Woyciesjes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003 Feb 05 18:39 -0600]:
> Only 256 at 800x600? Looks like (according to this sheet here) you
> must've had the 9547-U6H model 760EL, which has a 11.3 DSTN LCD panel.
I believe you're right. Your EL has the same video hardware as this
760ED I'm usi
* David Woyciesjes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003 Feb 04 09:36 -0600]:
> Hmmm, okay. Well, I can use the existing XF86Config-4 as a template,
> and fill in the info from the 'working XF86Config (3.x). Hopefully that
> will do the trick...
I'd like to know which version of Windows? The version th
* David Woyciesjes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003 Feb 04 09:36 -0600]:
> Hmmm, okay. Well, I can use the existing XF86Config-4 as a template,
> and fill in the info from the 'working XF86Config (3.x). Hopefully that
> will do the trick...
I'd like to know which version of Windows? The version th
* David Woyciesjes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003 Feb 03 13:51 -0600]:
> Nate Bargmann wrote:
> > The ED runs XFree 4.2.x flawlessly, but you'll have no sound support.
> Hmmm. Well, sounds does work on the EL, I can hear something playing
> when I blindly login to X
* David Woyciesjes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003 Feb 03 13:51 -0600]:
> Nate Bargmann wrote:
> > The ED runs XFree 4.2.x flawlessly, but you'll have no sound support.
> Hmmm. Well, sounds does work on the EL, I can hear something playing
> when I blindly login to X
* David Woyciesjes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003 Jan 31 16:46 -0600]:
> Okay, I'm starting to get stumped...
>
> I've gotten Debian 3.0r1 installed on my Thinkpad 760EL (80MB RAM, 1GB
> HDD). I've tried getting X running, to no avail. I've looked around the
> web, tried the TGUI9660, Cyber9320,
* David Woyciesjes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003 Jan 31 16:46 -0600]:
> Okay, I'm starting to get stumped...
>
> I've gotten Debian 3.0r1 installed on my Thinkpad 760EL (80MB RAM, 1GB
> HDD). I've tried getting X running, to no avail. I've looked around the
> web, tried the TGUI9660, Cyber9320,
* Cesar Rincon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003 Jan 26 06:25 -0600]:
> Weird. And of course you are using speed 115200, or at least 57600, in
> your ppp configuration, right? (just ruling out common
> misconfigurations). Check also for IRQ conflicts between your modem and
> your NIC. Maybe they're bein
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