Sample kernel configs for my laptop?

1999-09-25 Thread Graham Williams
Compiling the kernel (2.0.36 on Debian 2.1) scares me a little with so many options and so little knowledge! I would guess this is one thing that holds back the full potential of my Lattitude CPi D300XT laptop (sound, APM, docking station access). So many questions come to mind as I work through th

Re: laptop "metapackage"

1999-09-25 Thread Mark Brown
On Fri, Sep 24, 1999 at 11:02:38PM +0200, Stephane Bortzmeyer wrote: > > beginning and it's quite unlikely that a new comer to the net will even know > > where to find a uucp connection. > Unfortunately, yes, most recent ISP know nothing besides basic DNS, SMTP and > Web hosting (and often not e

Re: XFree Resolutions

1999-09-25 Thread Bryce Riner
On Wed, Sep 22, 1999 at 07:30:31PM -0500, Chris Lawrence wrote: > I use 1024x768 on a VAIO laptop without problems. At least on my My LCD is only 800x600, and I'm interested in low resolutions like 512x384, 400x300, or 320x200. 400x300 should fit very easily on my screen with doubleing both way

Re: laptop "metapackage"

1999-09-25 Thread Florian Lohoff
On Fri, Sep 24, 1999 at 02:01:15PM -0800, Adam Shand wrote: > > This is certainly wrong. My UUCP configuration files, all together, make > > less lines than my sendmail or PPP configuration. But you need a MTA additionally - I am using postfix, bsmtp and uucp together and that setup is more compl

Re: laptop "metapackage"

1999-09-25 Thread Stephane Bortzmeyer
On Saturday 25 September 1999, at 16 h 15, the keyboard of Florian Lohoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > much more likely to be needed on a laptop (roaming, vpn, disconnected file > > systems) etc etc. > > But the "normal" laptop user wont to "disconnected file system" things, the > mail case is

Xircom RealPort modem(/eth) not working

1999-09-25 Thread Mark Phillips
Hi, I've recently installed Debian on a Toshiba Tecra 8000. I'm trying to get a Xircom RealPort Ethernet + Modem card working. I've compiled my own kernel (2.0.36) along with my own pcmcia modules package. I notice that "hot swap" doesn't seem to work. That is, when I push the card in or take

Sample kernel configs for my laptop?

1999-09-25 Thread Graham Williams
Compiling the kernel (2.0.36 on Debian 2.1) scares me a little with so many options and so little knowledge! I would guess this is one thing that holds back the full potential of my Lattitude CPi D300XT laptop (sound, APM, docking station access). So many questions come to mind as I work through th

Re: laptop "metapackage"

1999-09-25 Thread Mark Brown
On Fri, Sep 24, 1999 at 11:02:38PM +0200, Stephane Bortzmeyer wrote: > > beginning and it's quite unlikely that a new comer to the net will even know > > where to find a uucp connection. > Unfortunately, yes, most recent ISP know nothing besides basic DNS, SMTP and > Web hosting (and often not e

Re: XFree Resolutions

1999-09-25 Thread Bryce Riner
On Wed, Sep 22, 1999 at 07:30:31PM -0500, Chris Lawrence wrote: > I use 1024x768 on a VAIO laptop without problems. At least on my My LCD is only 800x600, and I'm interested in low resolutions like 512x384, 400x300, or 320x200. 400x300 should fit very easily on my screen with doubleing both way

Re: laptop "metapackage"

1999-09-25 Thread Florian Lohoff
On Fri, Sep 24, 1999 at 02:01:15PM -0800, Adam Shand wrote: > > This is certainly wrong. My UUCP configuration files, all together, make > > less lines than my sendmail or PPP configuration. But you need a MTA additionally - I am using postfix, bsmtp and uucp together and that setup is more compl

Re: laptop "metapackage"

1999-09-25 Thread Stephane Bortzmeyer
On Saturday 25 September 1999, at 16 h 15, the keyboard of Florian Lohoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > much more likely to be needed on a laptop (roaming, vpn, disconnected file > > systems) etc etc. > > But the "normal" laptop user wont to "disconnected file system" things, the > mail case is

Xircom RealPort modem(/eth) not working

1999-09-25 Thread Mark Phillips
Hi, I've recently installed Debian on a Toshiba Tecra 8000. I'm trying to get a Xircom RealPort Ethernet + Modem card working. I've compiled my own kernel (2.0.36) along with my own pcmcia modules package. I notice that "hot swap" doesn't seem to work. That is, when I push the card in or take