Re: lilo display

2001-05-17 Thread Steven K Thompson
I did not get any response when I asked this query before. It would be great if someone knows how to get a more straightforward display of the available operating systems at bootup, especially if it is someone besides myself who turns the machine on. When I installed Debian 2.2r2 on my laptopI c

Re: lilo display

2001-05-17 Thread Steven K Thompson
I did not get any response when I asked this query before. It would be great if someone knows how to get a more straightforward display of the available operating systems at bootup, especially if it is someone besides myself who turns the machine on. When I installed Debian 2.2r2 on my laptopI

network and ppp configuration

2001-03-18 Thread steven k. thompson
I recently installed debian 2.2r2 from cds and on a Vaio F340 and need to get it configured so I can connect to a network by either phone modem or ethernet. I would appreciate any explanation that helps me get oriented here. I have a Xircom 56 CEM 100 pcmcia card with both types of connections.

network and ppp configuration

2001-03-18 Thread steven k. thompson
I recently installed debian 2.2r2 from cds and on a Vaio F340 and need to get it configured so I can connect to a network by either phone modem or ethernet. I would appreciate any explanation that helps me get oriented here. I have a Xircom 56 CEM 100 pcmcia card with both types of connections.

quality of postscript display

2001-03-16 Thread Steven K Thompson
I have Debian 2.2r2 on a Vaio F340 laptop. When I view a postscript file with gv, the type is broken and hard to read on the display. This is true for example when I try to view files in the Debian documentation that are provided in postscript form, such as debian-guide, and is also true when I

quality of postscript display

2001-03-16 Thread Steven K Thompson
I have Debian 2.2r2 on a Vaio F340 laptop. When I view a postscript file with gv, the type is broken and hard to read on the display. This is true for example when I try to view files in the Debian documentation that are provided in postscript form, such as debian-guide, and is also true when I

Re: hibernation

2001-03-12 Thread steven k. thompson
ows try Hibernating the computer. then try the same in Linux. Why? Hibernation is nothing more than a FAT based file (like swap) that is a mirror of everything in RAM. But it may need to be created (via windows) before you can use it in Linux. Sylvain Sauvage wrote: > > Steven K Thomp

Re: hibernation

2001-03-12 Thread steven k. thompson
ows try Hibernating the computer. then try the same in Linux. Why? Hibernation is nothing more than a FAT based file (like swap) that is a mirror of everything in RAM. But it may need to be created (via windows) before you can use it in Linux. Sylvain Sauvage wrote: > > Steven K Thomp

hibernation

2001-03-12 Thread Steven K Thompson
Can anyone help me to understand how my hibernation system works so I can try to restore it? I have a Sony Vaio F340 and the bios is Phoenix. (Phoenix Bios 4, release 6). Hibernation has not worked since I installed Debian. In fact, when I try to invoke hibernation the screen freezes up and I hav

hibernation

2001-03-12 Thread Steven K Thompson
Can anyone help me to understand how my hibernation system works so I can try to restore it? I have a Sony Vaio F340 and the bios is Phoenix. (Phoenix Bios 4, release 6). Hibernation has not worked since I installed Debian. In fact, when I try to invoke hibernation the screen freezes up and I ha

Re: apm

2001-03-07 Thread steven k. thompson
fano wrote: > > More easily you can add something like: append="apm=on" to the lilo.conf file > > Bye, > Stefano > > At 23.34 07/03/01 +1100, Drew Parsons wrote: > >On Wed, Mar 07, 2001 at 06:07:26AM -0500, steven k. thompson wrote: > >> I installe

Re: apm

2001-03-07 Thread steven k. thompson
fano wrote: > > More easily you can add something like: append="apm=on" to the lilo.conf file > > Bye, > Stefano > > At 23.34 07/03/01 +1100, Drew Parsons wrote: > >On Wed, Mar 07, 2001 at 06:07:26AM -0500, steven k. thompson wrote: > >> I installe

Re: apm

2001-03-07 Thread steven k. thompson
I installed Debian 2.2r2 on my laptop and as I boot I see the message "APM disabled at user request". I presume it would be better not to have it disable. Can someone tell me how this disabling happened and how I change it? Steve

Re: apm

2001-03-07 Thread steven k. thompson
I installed Debian 2.2r2 on my laptop and as I boot I see the message "APM disabled at user request". I presume it would be better not to have it disable. Can someone tell me how this disabling happened and how I change it? Steve -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject

Re: Simple & Mouse with Debian on Vaio F340

2001-02-27 Thread steven k. thompson
t method. I did the "dpkg --purge gpm" on my > machine. Don't miss it at all. > > If that doesn't work, XF86Setup does have some initial keyboard driven > screens that let you easily cycle through the various mouse > configurations until you find one that wor

Re: Simple & Mouse with Debian on Vaio F340

2001-02-27 Thread steven k. thompson
the exact method. I did the "dpkg --purge gpm" on my > machine. Don't miss it at all. > > If that doesn't work, XF86Setup does have some initial keyboard driven > screens that let you easily cycle through the various mouse > configurations until you find one that wor

Mouse with Debian on Vaio F340

2001-02-25 Thread steven k. thompson
Roeth" wrote: > > Check the file $HOME/.xsession-errors for clues. Also, I've had > better luck with xf86config than with XF86Setup. > > On Feb 22, Steven K Thompson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > I would appreciate any advice on getting X etc. to work with my >

Mouse with Debian on Vaio F340

2001-02-25 Thread steven k. thompson
Roeth" wrote: > > Check the file $HOME/.xsession-errors for clues. Also, I've had > better luck with xf86config than with XF86Setup. > > On Feb 22, Steven K Thompson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > I would appreciate any advice on getting X etc. to work with

Re: X etc. with Debian on Vaio F340

2001-02-22 Thread Steven K Thompson
I would appreciate any advice on getting X etc. to work with my Sony Vaio F340. It has the NeoMagic NM2200 Chipset. When I type startx I get a blank, grainy screen, and nothing else happens. The trackpad does move the pointer, however. During installation I chose the twm window manager fo

Re: X etc. with Debian on Vaio F340

2001-02-22 Thread Steven K Thompson
I would appreciate any advice on getting X etc. to work with my Sony Vaio F340. It has the NeoMagic NM2200 Chipset. When I type startx I get a blank, grainy screen, and nothing else happens. The trackpad does move the pointer, however. During installation I chose the twm window manager f

Re: Debian on Vaio F340

2001-02-21 Thread Steven K Thompson
Wed, 21 Feb 2001 21:00:17 +0100 (CET) From: Jason Hildebrand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Sender: jdhildeb@localhost To: Steven K Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Debian on Vaio F340 MIME-Version: 1.0 On Wed, 21 Feb 2001, Steven K Thompson wr

Re: Debian on Vaio F340

2001-02-21 Thread Steven K Thompson
Wed, 21 Feb 2001 21:00:17 +0100 (CET) From: Jason Hildebrand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Steven K Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc: debian-laptop@lists.debian.org, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Debian on Vaio F340 MIME-Version: 1.0 On Wed, 21 Feb 2001, Steven K

Re: Debian on Vaio F340

2001-02-21 Thread Steven K Thompson
I dealt with the login problem by removing xdm, so I can login at the ordinary prompt. The x system is still not configured right, however. When I type startx I just get a blank, grainy screen. Steve - Begin Included Message - >From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Feb 21 08:10:37 2001 Resent

Re: Debian on Vaio F340

2001-02-21 Thread Steven K Thompson
I dealt with the login problem by removing xdm, so I can login at the ordinary prompt. The x system is still not configured right, however. When I type startx I just get a blank, grainy screen. Steve - Begin Included Message - >From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Feb 21 08:10:37 2001 Resen

Re: Debian on Vaio F340

2001-02-20 Thread steven k. thompson
I installed Debian 2.2r2 (potato) on a Sony Vaio F340 yesterday but so far the X window system does not work. Can anyone point me to information that will help me get it working? Incidentally, I tried to invoke anXious to probe and reconfigure but when I type "anXious" at the command line noth

Re: Debian on Vaio F340

2001-02-20 Thread steven k. thompson
I installed Debian 2.2r2 (potato) on a Sony Vaio F340 yesterday but so far the X window system does not work. Can anyone point me to information that will help me get it working? Incidentally, I tried to invoke anXious to probe and reconfigure but when I type "anXious" at the command line not