Re: apm support changes 2.2.19 > 2.4.16

2001-12-15 Thread Thomas Vogels
Michael Hothorn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi all, > > I switched from potato to woody on my thinkpad i1200. APM support worked > for t 2.2.19 very well. Installing 2.4.16 with the same options > > <*> Advanced Power Management BIOS support > [ ] Ignore US

Re: apm support changes 2.2.19 > 2.4.16

2001-12-15 Thread Thomas Vogels
Michael Hothorn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi all, > > I switched from potato to woody on my thinkpad i1200. APM support worked > for t 2.2.19 very well. Installing 2.4.16 with the same options > > <*> Advanced Power Management BIOS support > [ ] Ignore U

Re: xfs file system - apparently for real men 8-)

2001-12-05 Thread Thomas Vogels
Bret Waldow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Alexander Clouter wrote: > > > As for the XFS.GOOD MAN :) None of that 'girly-man' reiserfs > > crud :) > > I'm running it too and everything is just peachy :) > > > Ok, I'll bite. What's bad about reiser, or what's good about xfs? > > Se

Re: xfs file system - apparently for real men 8-)

2001-12-05 Thread Thomas Vogels
Bret Waldow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Alexander Clouter wrote: > > > As for the XFS.GOOD MAN :) None of that 'girly-man' reiserfs > > crud :) > > I'm running it too and everything is just peachy :) > > > Ok, I'll bite. What's bad about reiser, or what's good about xfs? > > S

Re: thinkpad600e/networkcard

2001-12-05 Thread Thomas Vogels
Alexander Clouter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Thomas Vogels [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > I have that card (netgear FA511) and failed to get it to work. The > > card costs about $60 but to get it to work would be priceless... > > > > I use woody,

Re: thinkpad600e/networkcard

2001-12-05 Thread Thomas Vogels
Alexander Clouter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Mikael L?vgren [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > I planning on buying my first networkcard to begin building on LAN. Can > > anyone recommend the best suited for a thinpad600e? I'm a novice on these > > issues, but I hope someone could help me. > > >

Re: thinkpad600e/networkcard

2001-12-05 Thread Thomas Vogels
Alexander Clouter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Thomas Vogels [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote: > > > > I have that card (netgear FA511) and failed to get it to work. The > > card costs about $60 but to get it to work would be priceless... > > > > I use woody,

Re: thinkpad600e/networkcard

2001-12-05 Thread Thomas Vogels
Alexander Clouter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Mikael L?vgren [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote: > > > > I planning on buying my first networkcard to begin building on LAN. Can > > anyone recommend the best suited for a thinpad600e? I'm a novice on these > > issues, but I hope someone could help me. >

Re: Problem with configuring PCMCIA linksys pc card for network installation

2001-11-29 Thread Thomas Vogels
"Mike G" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I have a NetgearFA111 card that gave a similar message, it turns out that I > needed to upgrade the PCMCIA-CS packages. Try grabbing the packages from > woody or sid. I copied them onto a floppy and installed them onty my laptop > from there, since I also di

Re: Problem with configuring PCMCIA linksys pc card for network installation

2001-11-29 Thread Thomas Vogels
Kyle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi, I'm having some trouble installing Debian. Since my laptop has no > cdrom, I wanted to do a network installation, in which I would install > the packages through the network, instead of off a cd. The problem is > I can't seem to get an ethernet interface up.

Re: Problem with configuring PCMCIA linksys pc card for network installation

2001-11-29 Thread Thomas Vogels
"Mike G" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I have a NetgearFA111 card that gave a similar message, it turns out that I > needed to upgrade the PCMCIA-CS packages. Try grabbing the packages from > woody or sid. I copied them onto a floppy and installed them onty my laptop > from there, since I also d

Re: Problem with configuring PCMCIA linksys pc card for network installation

2001-11-29 Thread Thomas Vogels
Kyle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi, I'm having some trouble installing Debian. Since my laptop has no > cdrom, I wanted to do a network installation, in which I would install > the packages through the network, instead of off a cd. The problem is > I can't seem to get an ethernet interface up

netgear fa511 (cardbus ethernet card)

2001-10-13 Thread Thomas Vogels
Hi, The Netgear FA511 cardbus ethernet card is advertised to be working with Redhat. Has anybody gottne this card to work in a debian system? I'm running stable (2.2 kernel, pcmcia-cs up-to-date) and using netgear's drivers. I just get error messages from eth0. Thanks, -tom

netgear fa511 (cardbus ethernet card)

2001-10-13 Thread Thomas Vogels
Hi, The Netgear FA511 cardbus ethernet card is advertised to be working with Redhat. Has anybody gottne this card to work in a debian system? I'm running stable (2.2 kernel, pcmcia-cs up-to-date) and using netgear's drivers. I just get error messages from eth0. Thanks, -tom -- To UNSUBSCR

Re: lost the ALT key under emacs

2001-01-28 Thread Thomas Vogels
Tiarnan O Corrain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hey, > > I've a problem running emacs on my Compaq Armada 7770DMT laptop. The > Alt key isn't working, so I can't get any M-x type commands. Does > anyone know why? Debian is the only dist I've run on this laptop, so I > don't know whether it's a s

Re: lost the ALT key under emacs

2001-01-28 Thread Thomas Vogels
Tiarnan O Corrain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hey, > > I've a problem running emacs on my Compaq Armada 7770DMT laptop. The > Alt key isn't working, so I can't get any M-x type commands. Does > anyone know why? Debian is the only dist I've run on this laptop, so I > don't know whether it's a

Re: hard disk drive

2001-01-05 Thread Thomas Vogels
Heather <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > none of the hard drive options work hdc, hdd ...etc... > > > > i have another question since we are on this . > > this might make things a little bit more complex, as it is (if anyone has > > been following the threads of emails I have beensending

Re: hard disk drive

2001-01-05 Thread Thomas Vogels
Heather <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > none of the hard drive options work hdc, hdd ...etc... > > > > i have another question since we are on this . > > this might make things a little bit more complex, as it is (if anyone has > > been following the threads of emails I have beensending

Re: New problems with adding hard-drive to the docking station.

2001-01-03 Thread Thomas Vogels
Kamath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > fdisk gives an error saying cant open file /dev/hdb > > when I do a > prompt> more /dev/hdb > i get the same error.. > the additional HD is an enhanced IDE disk, jumper settings are configured > as the primary slave. > > One thing to remember is that the

Re: New problems with adding hard-drive to the docking station.

2001-01-03 Thread Thomas Vogels
Kamath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > fdisk gives an error saying cant open file /dev/hdb > > when I do a > prompt> more /dev/hdb > i get the same error.. > the additional HD is an enhanced IDE disk, jumper settings are configured > as the primary slave. > > One thing to remember is that th

Re: New problems with adding hard-drive to the docking station.

2001-01-03 Thread Thomas Vogels
Kamath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi All!! > > I have got the PCMCIA modem problem sorted out. I am not sure what the > problem was but it does look like it needed the "generic serial" kernel > module that was it needed as far as the device irq conflicts and stuff well, you're off to a good

Re: New problems with adding hard-drive to the docking station.

2001-01-03 Thread Thomas Vogels
Kamath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hi All!! > > I have got the PCMCIA modem problem sorted out. I am not sure what the > problem was but it does look like it needed the "generic serial" kernel > module that was it needed as far as the device irq conflicts and stuff well, you're off to a good

Re: network configuration

2000-12-31 Thread Thomas Vogels
Kamath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > do I have to set-up any COM ports etc on which the modem is > communicating ??or do I have to do any more configurations other than what > the install script/program has done to configure PCMCIA > dial-up(dial-out)??? 1) You don't have to setup the "COM" p

Re: network configuration

2000-12-31 Thread Thomas Vogels
Kamath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > do I have to set-up any COM ports etc on which the modem is > communicating ??or do I have to do any more configurations other than what > the install script/program has done to configure PCMCIA > dial-up(dial-out)??? 1) You don't have to setup the "COM"

Re: screen goes black

2000-12-20 Thread Thomas Vogels
Russell Coker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I did install a new X server (ver 4.0) at the same time. But the problem > also occurs in console mode with no X server running. hm, you never even touch X? What I mean is, if you boot into single user mode, where you're sure X has no chance of st

Re: screen goes black

2000-12-20 Thread Thomas Vogels
Russell Coker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I did install a new X server (ver 4.0) at the same time. But the problem > also occurs in console mode with no X server running. hm, you never even touch X? What I mean is, if you boot into single user mode, where you're sure X has no chance of s

Re: screen goes black

2000-12-17 Thread Thomas Vogels
Russell Coker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > It's a Thinkpad T20, the latest series from IBM, it's one of the fastest > laptops on the market. It was previously working fine until I recompiled my > kernel (with the same version and options as before). This machine hmm, you didn't turn on fra

Re: screen goes black

2000-12-17 Thread Thomas Vogels
Russell Coker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > It's a Thinkpad T20, the latest series from IBM, it's one of the fastest > laptops on the market. It was previously working fine until I recompiled my > kernel (with the same version and options as before). This machine hmm, you didn't turn on fr

Re: pcmcia modem

2000-01-31 Thread Thomas Vogels
Hi, I'm running also into problems with my pcmcia modem after upgrading to potato/frozen. Inserting the card results in two beeps as the modules get loaded, but the device is not set up. So, setserial reports that the device is managed by pcmcia, but /dev/modem is not accessible ("no such dev

Re: apmd doesn't log battery status

2000-01-21 Thread Thomas Vogels
R Poss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> Hi, >> I'm using a TP310E, which works quite well, even with >> suspend-to-disk (hibernation mode), thanks to the "hdparm -u1 >> /dev/hda" trick. >> >> However, the APM bios doesn't seem to report battery status unless the >> power state changes (i.e. when

Re: 2 questions

1999-12-09 Thread Thomas Vogels
William Heindl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Bill> I've got one old and one new question. First the new one: Bill> Bill> 1. I'm trying to set up an Epson Color Stylus 740 printer. I followed Bill> the HOWTO and got the apsfilter package. My problem is that this Bill> package doesn't seem to hav

Re: 2 questions

1999-12-09 Thread Thomas Vogels
William Heindl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Bill> I've got one old and one new question. First the new one: Bill> Bill> 1. I'm trying to set up an Epson Color Stylus 740 printer. I followed Bill> the HOWTO and got the apsfilter package. My problem is that this Bill> package doesn't seem to hav

Re: potato security ;(

1999-11-05 Thread Thomas Vogels
Hi, first of all try "ssh -v home.machine.edu" from work.machine.edu. Ssh will then give you more information about what's going on. Drew Parsons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Drew> I have sshd running, which I believe is responsible for handling incoming Drew> telnet connections. I want to be a

Re: potato security ;(

1999-11-05 Thread Thomas Vogels
Hi, first of all try "ssh -v home.machine.edu" from work.machine.edu. Ssh will then give you more information about what's going on. Drew Parsons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Drew> I have sshd running, which I believe is responsible for handling incoming Drew> telnet connections. I want to be a

Re: [Debian-2.1.11.1 on VAIO 505 FX] X problems

1999-09-28 Thread Thomas Vogels
"Sean" == Sean 'Shaleh' Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Sean> Read the doc in /usr/src/linux/Documentation (or whereever you placed your Sean> kernel source). It boils down to: Sean> Sean> make {menu,x}config Sean> sound as module Sean> sound blaster Sean> opl2/opl3 Sean> mpu-401 Sean> Sean>

Re: [Debian-2.1.11.1 on VAIO 505 FX] X problems

1999-09-28 Thread Thomas Vogels
"Sean" == Sean 'Shaleh' Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Sean> Read the doc in /usr/src/linux/Documentation (or whereever you placed your Sean> kernel source). It boils down to: Sean> Sean> make {menu,x}config Sean> sound as module Sean> sound blaster Sean> opl2/opl3 Sean> mpu-401 Sean> Sean>

Re: misc. (ThinkPad 38[05]XD support)

1999-09-28 Thread Thomas Vogels
"Nathan" == Nathan E Norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Nathan> Stupid question: Where do I get the neomagic xserver deb? Take a look at the page: http://www.debian.org/distrib/packages Just search for xserver-neomagic (or whatever you want to find, for example, xserver-svga)... -tom -- ma

Re: misc. (ThinkPad 38[05]XD support)

1999-09-28 Thread Thomas Vogels
"Nathan" == Nathan E Norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Nathan> Stupid question: Where do I get the neomagic xserver deb? Take a look at the page: http://www.debian.org/distrib/packages Just search for xserver-neomagic (or whatever you want to find, for example, xserver-svga)... -tom -- ma

misc. (ThinkPad 38[05]XD support)

1999-09-27 Thread Thomas Vogels
Hi, I've seen a couple of questions (some related to ThinkPads) on this list to which I can now add my $.02 after successfully completing my installation of Debian 2.1 on a TP 385XD. Kernel configuration -- I've put my config file for 2.0.36 at www.ece.cmu.edu/~tov/public/bavaria.config. Accordi

misc. (ThinkPad 38[05]XD support)

1999-09-27 Thread Thomas Vogels
Hi, I've seen a couple of questions (some related to ThinkPads) on this list to which I can now add my $.02 after successfully completing my installation of Debian 2.1 on a TP 385XD. Kernel configuration -- I've put my config file for 2.0.36 at www.ece.cmu.edu/~tov/public/bavaria.config. Accordi

Re: debian-laptop homepage? (was Debian-laptop faq)

1999-09-21 Thread Thomas Vogels
>> >> Do you (Chris or Sean) have an estimate on how much disk space this >> would need? >> Oops, should have made this a lot more clear: how much disk space do you need for the _debian laptop homepage_? I've got some space at school which I hardly use. I can only offer to host it, not to (a

Re: debian-laptop homepage? (was Debian-laptop faq)

1999-09-21 Thread Thomas Vogels
>> >> Do you (Chris or Sean) have an estimate on how much disk space this >> would need? >> Oops, should have made this a lot more clear: how much disk space do you need for the _debian laptop homepage_? I've got some space at school which I hardly use. I can only offer to host it, not to (a

Re: debian-laptop homepage? (was Debian-laptop faq)

1999-09-21 Thread Thomas Vogels
"Chris" == Chris HOOVER <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [snip] Chris> If there is not, does anyone else feel a need for it. Chris> I for one would be very interested in helping to Chris> develop the pages. I don't have a server on the web Chris> of my own, but do have some web space available (on C

Re: debian-laptop homepage? (was Debian-laptop faq)

1999-09-21 Thread Thomas Vogels
"Chris" == Chris HOOVER <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [snip] Chris> If there is not, does anyone else feel a need for it. Chris> I for one would be very interested in helping to Chris> develop the pages. I don't have a server on the web Chris> of my own, but do have some web space available (on C

Re: Laptop used in multiple network contexts?

1999-09-20 Thread Thomas Vogels
"Sean" == Sean 'Shaleh' Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Sean> I am packaging an app called divine. It sends out arp discover packets and Sean> based on this issue ifconfig's the eth device, sets up any requested files and Sean> runs any scripts. Should have it up soon. Sean> Sean> in the i

Re: Laptop used in multiple network contexts?

1999-09-20 Thread Thomas Vogels
"Sean" == Sean 'Shaleh' Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Sean> I am packaging an app called divine. It sends out arp discover packets and Sean> based on this issue ifconfig's the eth device, sets up any requested files and Sean> runs any scripts. Should have it up soon. Sean> Sean> in the i