about upgrading the kernal

2002-04-18 Thread Robert Hood, Ph.D.
Hi, this list has been really helpful so far. just a newbie question: I've read that the short answer to when to upgrade my kernal is *never* -- but my gateway 2500 needs some usb support not in the current kernal (2.2). Is there something like "apt-get" for a new kernal that will hold my hand th

about upgrading the kernal

2002-04-18 Thread Robert Hood, Ph.D.
Hi, this list has been really helpful so far. just a newbie question: I've read that the short answer to when to upgrade my kernal is *never* -- but my gateway 2500 needs some usb support not in the current kernal (2.2). Is there something like "apt-get" for a new kernal that will hold my hand t

gateway 2500 laptop sound question

2002-04-15 Thread Robert Hood, Ph.D.
Hi, I have a gateway 2500 laptop with NeoMagic MagicMedia 256AV NMA2 sound. I've tried loading NeoMagic support in debian's installation, but it didn't recognize the sound. I would appreciate any suggestions. thanks, Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with

gateway 2500 laptop sound question

2002-04-15 Thread Robert Hood, Ph.D.
Hi, I have a gateway 2500 laptop with NeoMagic MagicMedia 256AV NMA2 sound. I've tried loading NeoMagic support in debian's installation, but it didn't recognize the sound. I would appreciate any suggestions. thanks, Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] wit

gateway 2500 neomatic sound driver?

2002-04-11 Thread Robert Hood, Ph.D.
I've put debian on my gateway 2500 and it has breathed life into the machine. Everything works except for the sound -- which uses, I think, a neomatic chip (that's what windows reports). Does anyone know of a driver for this? Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PRO

gateway 2500 neomatic sound driver?

2002-04-11 Thread Robert Hood, Ph.D.
I've put debian on my gateway 2500 and it has breathed life into the machine. Everything works except for the sound -- which uses, I think, a neomatic chip (that's what windows reports). Does anyone know of a driver for this? Robert [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PR