Hans van den Boogert wrote:
>It is probably the PCMCIA start up script (in /etc/init.d). Try to
>rename it to x-pcmcia. If you can boot then start reading the PCMCIA
>HOWTO.
That's easier said than done if you can't get at a shell prompt :-)
However, I've found out that b
Hi,
A friend is thinking of buying a new laptop and putting Debian on it.
Have you any recommendations on which one to get? He is currently
vacillating between getting the IBM Thinkpad and getting a Toshiba.
Thanks,
Mark.
_/\___/~~\__
> A friend is thinking of buying a new laptop and putting Debian on it.
> Have you any recommendations on which one to get? He is currently
> vacillating between getting the IBM Thinkpad and getting a Toshiba.
i am very happy with my thinkpad 390 (make sure you get the one without the
neomagic s
I have been very happy with a Thinkpad 1472, especially the 3 button
mouse. The only drawback so far is the apm - suspend works, but not
hibernate; and suspend is only good for about 8 hours before the
battery runs out.
-Jim Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> "Adam" == Ad
> I have been very happy with a Thinkpad 1472, especially the 3 button
yeah the 3 button mouse rocks.
> mouse. The only drawback so far is the apm - suspend works, but not
> hibernate; and suspend is only good for about 8 hours before the battery
> runs out.
hrm, mine is the other way around.
> would you mind giving some specific details on what you mean by "sound
> does't work properly [on a neomagic chipset]"?
i've had reports from about 6 other people of the same thing. basically
sound works fine until you suspend/hibernate/save to disk. after that it
just doesn't work right. eit
does anyone have a sample config for setting up scheme support for pcmcia so
i can have a 'work' and a 'home' setup without having to run my own script
(what i do now).
if there is good docs anywhere that i've missed a pointer would be great
too.
thanks,
adam.
hate to follow myself up here only a few minutes later, but in case anyone
is interested, i just made it work.
> does anyone have a sample config for setting up scheme support for
> pcmcia so i can have a 'work' and a 'home' setup without having to run
> my own script (what i do now).
it's easy,
Earlier I wrote:
>Dear friends,
>
>I've installed a dual-boot system (hamm/that other OS) on a brand-new
>ThinkPad i1476 without any trouble, but the first boot hangs on
>
>Starting PCMCIA services: modules
>
>I'm suspecting that the built-in Lucent Win Modem is w
On Thu, 9 Sep 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> depending on the model, if your friend hasn't installed debian before
> (and doesn't have anyone to help him), it might be less than
> straightforward.
>
> it used to be the case that none of the rescue disks worked w/ some of
> the thinkpads (600, 7
> On Wed, 8 Sep 1999 19:47:34 -0800 (AKDT), Adam Shand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> said:
Adam> [...]
Adam> heyzeus(root)# cardctl scheme work
Adam> heyzeus(root)# cardctl scheme home
Hello,
well, that's the same way I'm doing it here. But how to setup sendmail
depending on the active
I have a Dell Inspiron 3000. Everything except sound works great.
My apm scheme is optimal. I suspend and resume many times a day, and my
uptime is 5 days. I left it suspended for the entire weekend without recharging
and had no problems.
I highly recommend Dells for desktop replacements. Fo
>> would you mind giving some specific details on what you mean by "sound
>> does't work properly [on a neomagic chipset]"?
>
>i've had reports from about 6 other people of the same thing. basically
>sound works fine until you suspend/hibernate/save to disk. after that it
>just doesn't work right
>> mouse. The only drawback so far is the apm - suspend works, but not
>> hibernate; and suspend is only good for about 8 hours before the battery
>> runs out.
>
>hrm, mine is the other way around. nothing works reliably for me but save
>to disk. save to disk always works but neither suspend or
> The solution is to make the sound driver a module, and then have the
> /etc/apm/apmd_proxy script do an rmmod and a modprobe for the module
> (thus re-initialising the sound). I'm running a June 1998 Thinkpad 380
> with Crystal sound. The sound card worked OK with SoundBlaster drivers
> (but di
> What exactly do you mean by suspend and hibernate here? Usually
> hibernate means saving to disk.
when i read my thinkpad's documentation it described three suspend modes.
suspend, hibernate and save to disk. to be honest i'm not sure what the
difference between suspend and hibernate is (they
>> What exactly do you mean by suspend and hibernate here? Usually
>> hibernate means saving to disk.
>
>when i read my thinkpad's documentation it described three suspend modes.
>suspend, hibernate and save to disk. to be honest i'm not sure what the
>difference between suspend and hibernate is
>> The solution is to make the sound driver a module, and then have the
>> /etc/apm/apmd_proxy script do an rmmod and a modprobe for the module
>> (thus re-initialising the sound). I'm running a June 1998 Thinkpad 380
>> with Crystal sound. The sound card worked OK with SoundBlaster drivers
>> (bu
> Why not use the VESA FB driver and Xserver-fbdev. Then you could just
> have your machine run "fbset -a" on resume...
because i didn't realise it was an option available to me. are there any
requirements that i have to meet to be able to run this?
just install xserver-fbdev? i'm already run
> As I mentioned above. With SB emulation I had no problems with
> suspending. But recording just didn't work at all.
hrrm, okay i'll try that instead. i stuck with the sa2 emulation cause
everything i read said that the sound quality was much better with the
chipset i had then with the sb emu
> well, that's the same way I'm doing it here. But how to setup sendmail
> depending on the active scheme? Does anybody have solution for this?
>
> (PPP is another point of interest).
sendmail binds to what ever addresses are up when it starts. if the proble
you are having is it try
Hans van den Boogert wrote:
>It is probably the PCMCIA start up script (in /etc/init.d). Try to
>rename it to x-pcmcia. If you can boot then start reading the PCMCIA
>HOWTO.
That's easier said than done if you can't get at a shell prompt :-)
However, I've found out that booting with a different
Hi,
A friend is thinking of buying a new laptop and putting Debian on it.
Have you any recommendations on which one to get? He is currently
vacillating between getting the IBM Thinkpad and getting a Toshiba.
Thanks,
Mark.
_/\___/~~\__
> A friend is thinking of buying a new laptop and putting Debian on it.
> Have you any recommendations on which one to get? He is currently
> vacillating between getting the IBM Thinkpad and getting a Toshiba.
i am very happy with my thinkpad 390 (make sure you get the one without the
neomagic s
I have been very happy with a Thinkpad 1472, especially the 3 button
mouse. The only drawback so far is the apm - suspend works, but not
hibernate; and suspend is only good for about 8 hours before the
battery runs out.
-Jim Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> "Adam" == Ad
> I have been very happy with a Thinkpad 1472, especially the 3 button
yeah the 3 button mouse rocks.
> mouse. The only drawback so far is the apm - suspend works, but not
> hibernate; and suspend is only good for about 8 hours before the battery
> runs out.
hrm, mine is the other way around.
> would you mind giving some specific details on what you mean by "sound
> does't work properly [on a neomagic chipset]"?
i've had reports from about 6 other people of the same thing. basically
sound works fine until you suspend/hibernate/save to disk. after that it
just doesn't work right. eit
does anyone have a sample config for setting up scheme support for pcmcia so
i can have a 'work' and a 'home' setup without having to run my own script
(what i do now).
if there is good docs anywhere that i've missed a pointer would be great
too.
thanks,
adam.
hate to follow myself up here only a few minutes later, but in case anyone
is interested, i just made it work.
> does anyone have a sample config for setting up scheme support for
> pcmcia so i can have a 'work' and a 'home' setup without having to run
> my own script (what i do now).
it's easy,
Earlier I wrote:
>Dear friends,
>
>I've installed a dual-boot system (hamm/that other OS) on a brand-new
>ThinkPad i1476 without any trouble, but the first boot hangs on
>
>Starting PCMCIA services: modules
>
>I'm suspecting that the built-in Lucent Win Modem is wrecking havoc,
>but don't h
On Thu, 9 Sep 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> depending on the model, if your friend hasn't installed debian before
> (and doesn't have anyone to help him), it might be less than
> straightforward.
>
> it used to be the case that none of the rescue disks worked w/ some of
> the thinkpads (600, 7
> On Wed, 8 Sep 1999 19:47:34 -0800 (AKDT), Adam Shand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> said:
Adam> [...]
Adam> heyzeus(root)# cardctl scheme work
Adam> heyzeus(root)# cardctl scheme home
Hello,
well, that's the same way I'm doing it here. But how to setup sendmail
depending on the active
I have a Dell Inspiron 3000. Everything except sound works great.
My apm scheme is optimal. I suspend and resume many times a day, and my
uptime is 5 days. I left it suspended for the entire weekend without recharging
and had no problems.
I highly recommend Dells for desktop replacements. Fo
>> would you mind giving some specific details on what you mean by "sound
>> does't work properly [on a neomagic chipset]"?
>
>i've had reports from about 6 other people of the same thing. basically
>sound works fine until you suspend/hibernate/save to disk. after that it
>just doesn't work right
>> mouse. The only drawback so far is the apm - suspend works, but not
>> hibernate; and suspend is only good for about 8 hours before the battery
>> runs out.
>
>hrm, mine is the other way around. nothing works reliably for me but save
>to disk. save to disk always works but neither suspend or
> The solution is to make the sound driver a module, and then have the
> /etc/apm/apmd_proxy script do an rmmod and a modprobe for the module
> (thus re-initialising the sound). I'm running a June 1998 Thinkpad 380
> with Crystal sound. The sound card worked OK with SoundBlaster drivers
> (but di
> What exactly do you mean by suspend and hibernate here? Usually
> hibernate means saving to disk.
when i read my thinkpad's documentation it described three suspend modes.
suspend, hibernate and save to disk. to be honest i'm not sure what the
difference between suspend and hibernate is (they
>> What exactly do you mean by suspend and hibernate here? Usually
>> hibernate means saving to disk.
>
>when i read my thinkpad's documentation it described three suspend modes.
>suspend, hibernate and save to disk. to be honest i'm not sure what the
>difference between suspend and hibernate is
>> The solution is to make the sound driver a module, and then have the
>> /etc/apm/apmd_proxy script do an rmmod and a modprobe for the module
>> (thus re-initialising the sound). I'm running a June 1998 Thinkpad 380
>> with Crystal sound. The sound card worked OK with SoundBlaster drivers
>> (bu
> Why not use the VESA FB driver and Xserver-fbdev. Then you could just
> have your machine run "fbset -a" on resume...
because i didn't realise it was an option available to me. are there any
requirements that i have to meet to be able to run this?
just install xserver-fbdev? i'm already run
> As I mentioned above. With SB emulation I had no problems with
> suspending. But recording just didn't work at all.
hrrm, okay i'll try that instead. i stuck with the sa2 emulation cause
everything i read said that the sound quality was much better with the
chipset i had then with the sb emu
> well, that's the same way I'm doing it here. But how to setup sendmail
> depending on the active scheme? Does anybody have solution for this?
>
> (PPP is another point of interest).
sendmail binds to what ever addresses are up when it starts. if the proble
you are having is it try
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