Re: Potato on laptops

2000-01-02 Thread Alexander Clouter
Heather wrote: > > Actually, you could use MSwin to download raw debs that you want into > a section of your MSwin space, mount them under linux as type vfat, > and use a file: URL in /etc/apt/sources.list > Before I discovered apt I used this technique. Became quickly irrating as there was alw

Re: Potato on laptops

2000-01-02 Thread Alexander Clouter
Heather wrote: > > Actually, you could use MSwin to download raw debs that you want into > a section of your MSwin space, mount them under linux as type vfat, > and use a file: URL in /etc/apt/sources.list > Before I discovered apt I used this technique. Became quickly irrating as there was alw

Re: Potato on laptops

1999-12-19 Thread Yann Vernier
On Sat, Dec 18, 1999 at 11:23:57AM -0800, Heather wrote: > Actually, you could use MSwin to download raw debs that you want into > a section of your MSwin space, mount them under linux as type vfat, > and use a file: URL in /etc/apt/sources.list > > What I'm not quite clear on is how it gathers i

Re: Potato on laptops

1999-12-19 Thread Yann Vernier
On Sat, Dec 18, 1999 at 11:23:57AM -0800, Heather wrote: > Actually, you could use MSwin to download raw debs that you want into > a section of your MSwin space, mount them under linux as type vfat, > and use a file: URL in /etc/apt/sources.list > > What I'm not quite clear on is how it gathers i

Re: Potato on laptops -- wvdial

1999-12-18 Thread Bret Comstock Waldow
Hi, I am using SuSE 6.2, but here is some information I have on wvdial, which works fine on my system (external Dynalink modem on ttyS0). I set up /dev/modem to point to /dev/ttyS0: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~ > ls -l /dev/modem lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Dec 11 23:21 /dev/modem -> /dev/t

Re: Potato on laptops -- wvdial

1999-12-18 Thread Bret Comstock Waldow
Hi, I am using SuSE 6.2, but here is some information I have on wvdial, which works fine on my system (external Dynalink modem on ttyS0). I set up /dev/modem to point to /dev/ttyS0: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~ > ls -l /dev/modem lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Dec 11 23:21 /dev/modem -> /dev/t

Re: Potato on laptops

1999-12-18 Thread Drew Parsons
On Sat, Dec 18, 1999 at 02:34:39PM -0300, Dada wrote: > At 02:49 PM 12/17/1999 -0800, Drew Parsons wrote: > > >Did you try wvdial? I found that that worked for me while pppd was > >misconfigured. > > Just tried... and got some progress ! > The modem is dialing. And it goes online, but comes > a

Re: Potato on laptops

1999-12-18 Thread Drew Parsons
On Sat, Dec 18, 1999 at 02:34:39PM -0300, Dada wrote: > At 02:49 PM 12/17/1999 -0800, Drew Parsons wrote: > > >Did you try wvdial? I found that that worked for me while pppd was > >misconfigured. > > Just tried... and got some progress ! > The modem is dialing. And it goes online, but comes > a

Re: Potato on laptops

1999-12-18 Thread Blu
On Sat, Dec 18, 1999 at 02:34:39PM -0300, Dada wrote: > Just tried... and got some progress ! > The modem is dialing. And it goes online, but comes > a message: > > 'Don't know what to do' > 'Starting pppd and hoping for the best' > Have you defined the nameservers in /etc/resolv.conf? Felipe S

Re: Potato on laptops

1999-12-18 Thread Blu
On Sat, Dec 18, 1999 at 02:34:39PM -0300, Dada wrote: > Just tried... and got some progress ! > The modem is dialing. And it goes online, but comes > a message: > > 'Don't know what to do' > 'Starting pppd and hoping for the best' > Have you defined the nameservers in /etc/resolv.conf? Felipe S

Re: Potato on laptops

1999-12-18 Thread Heather
> At 02:49 PM 12/17/1999 -0800, Drew Parsons wrote: > > >Did you try wvdial? I found that that worked for me while pppd was > >misconfigured. > > Just tried... and got some progress ! > The modem is dialing. And it goes online, but comes > a message: > > 'Don't know what to do' > 'Starting pppd

Re: Potato on laptops

1999-12-18 Thread Heather
> At 02:49 PM 12/17/1999 -0800, Drew Parsons wrote: > > >Did you try wvdial? I found that that worked for me while pppd was > >misconfigured. > > Just tried... and got some progress ! > The modem is dialing. And it goes online, but comes > a message: > > 'Don't know what to do' > 'Starting pppd

Re: Potato on laptops

1999-12-18 Thread Dada
At 02:49 PM 12/17/1999 -0800, Drew Parsons wrote: >Did you try wvdial? I found that that worked for me while pppd was >misconfigured. Just tried... and got some progress ! The modem is dialing. And it goes online, but comes a message: 'Don't know what to do' 'Starting pppd and hoping for the be

Re: Potato on laptops

1999-12-18 Thread Dada
At 02:49 PM 12/17/1999 -0800, Drew Parsons wrote: >Did you try wvdial? I found that that worked for me while pppd was >misconfigured. Just tried... and got some progress ! The modem is dialing. And it goes online, but comes a message: 'Don't know what to do' 'Starting pppd and hoping for the be

Re: Potato on laptops

1999-12-18 Thread Greg Woods
Dada wrote: > > >Drew Parsons wrote: > >> > >> By the way, how many Debian laptop users are on potato and keep up to date > >> with the latest packages? > I have tried xisp as somebody suggested here, and I get a message > ' pppd returned 1!' when I try to dial. > > I have tried kppp and I got t

Re: Potato on laptops

1999-12-18 Thread Greg Woods
Dada wrote: > > >Drew Parsons wrote: > >> > >> By the way, how many Debian laptop users are on potato and keep up to date > >> with the latest packages? > I have tried xisp as somebody suggested here, and I get a message > ' pppd returned 1!' when I try to dial. > > I have tried kppp and I got t

Re: Potato on laptops

1999-12-17 Thread Drew Parsons
On Fri, Dec 17, 1999 at 04:49:09PM -0300, Dada wrote: > Still I have not been able to get the modem or sound card to work > under Linux on my Sony Vaio 505 TX. > > I have tried xisp as somebody suggested here, and I get a message > ' pppd returned 1!' when I try to dial. > > I have tried kppp and

Re: Potato on laptops

1999-12-17 Thread Drew Parsons
On Fri, Dec 17, 1999 at 04:49:09PM -0300, Dada wrote: > Still I have not been able to get the modem or sound card to work > under Linux on my Sony Vaio 505 TX. > > I have tried xisp as somebody suggested here, and I get a message > ' pppd returned 1!' when I try to dial. > > I have tried kppp and

Re: Potato on laptops

1999-12-17 Thread Dada
>Drew Parsons wrote: >> >> By the way, how many Debian laptop users are on potato and keep up to date >> with the latest packages? > I use my laptop with Slink and Win98 50-50. Still I have not been able to get the modem or sound card to work under Linux on my Sony Vaio 505 TX. I have tried xis

Re: Potato on laptops

1999-12-17 Thread Dada
>Drew Parsons wrote: >> >> By the way, how many Debian laptop users are on potato and keep up to date >> with the latest packages? > I use my laptop with Slink and Win98 50-50. Still I have not been able to get the modem or sound card to work under Linux on my Sony Vaio 505 TX. I have tried xis

Re: Potato on laptops

1999-12-16 Thread Werner Heuser
Andrew McMillan schrieb: > > Drew Parsons wrote: > > > > By the way, how many Debian laptop users are on potato and keep up to date > > with the latest packages? Potato works fine with my HP OmniBook 800, don't forget to try the new laptop package 'task-laptop' ;-) Cheers -werner- -- Werner Heus

Re: Potato on laptops

1999-12-16 Thread Werner Heuser
Andrew McMillan schrieb: > > Drew Parsons wrote: > > > > By the way, how many Debian laptop users are on potato and keep up to date > > with the latest packages? Potato works fine with my HP OmniBook 800, don't forget to try the new laptop package 'task-laptop' ;-) Cheers -werner- -- Werner Heus

Potato on laptops

1999-12-16 Thread Andrew McMillan
Drew Parsons wrote: > > By the way, how many Debian laptop users are on potato and keep up to date > with the latest packages? I use my laptop about 90% under potato and 10% Win98. I do a 'dselect update; apt-get -fudy dselect-upgrade' every morning and generally upgrade. I always compile kerne

Potato on laptops

1999-12-16 Thread Andrew McMillan
Drew Parsons wrote: > > By the way, how many Debian laptop users are on potato and keep up to date > with the latest packages? I use my laptop about 90% under potato and 10% Win98. I do a 'dselect update; apt-get -fudy dselect-upgrade' every morning and generally upgrade. I always compile kerne