Re: Debian on an older laptop

1999-10-20 Thread kari
On Mon, 18 Oct 1999, Matthew Guenther wrote: > modem (9600 bps). Is it possible to install most of a working system off of > floppies? Would it be possible to easily transfer files between my computer > and his using a serial cable? Would Debian even be the best choice for this > machine? I

Re: Tochiba Satellite 2590CDT and Linux

1999-10-20 Thread Marius Aamodt Eriksen
On Thu, Oct 14, 1999 at 04:48:15PM +0100, Simon Ghent wrote: > Personally I'd recommend getting one that can display at least 1024x768 on > it's own screen - 800x600 is very limiting (unless you're doing text only). > > As for a better machine - we use HP and Compaq here. Some HP machines are > ve

pcmcia enet and modem sharing in potato on laptop

1999-10-20 Thread Michael Perry
Here is a strange situation. I have potato installed fresh with a 2.2.10 kernel custom installed and the new pcmcia-cs services configured for the system by me. On a system exactly the same, Fujitsu Lifebook, Debian Potato, but kernel 2.2.12 and same pcmcia level, the 3com combo 556 card can have

eth0: startup messages - pseudo newbie

1999-10-20 Thread Jordan Howarth
I have a Versa Note with an inbuild ethernet card and if I am not connected to the network when I start, I get a whole list of stuff like transmit timed out, switching to 10baseTx-FD media, etc... in the startup messages. The ethernet is not modular and was setup to automatically detect which medi

HP OmniBook 800 + Docking-Station

1999-10-20 Thread Michael Wiedmann
Hi, does anybody own a docking station for his HP OmniBook 800 and knows a software solution for 'undocking' the Laptop from the docking staion? Michael Michael Wiedmann | Cordless Technology A/S |

Re: pcmcia enet and modem sharing in potato on laptop

1999-10-20 Thread Charlie Hedlin
There was a bug with using combo devices introduced late in the 2.1.x, and finally fixed in 2.2.12. Is there a particular reason you didn't upgrade the kernel when the version was the only real difference as you described below? On Tue, 19 Oct 1999, Michael Perry wrote: > Here is a strange situa

Re: pcmcia enet and modem sharing in potato on laptop

1999-10-20 Thread Michael Perry
Quoting Charlie Hedlin on Wed, Oct 20, 1999 at 09:23:51AM -0500: > There was a bug with using combo devices introduced late in the 2.1.x, and > finally fixed in 2.2.12. > > Is there a particular reason you didn't upgrade the kernel when the > version was the only real difference as you described b

Re: another newbie/debian on older laptop

1999-10-20 Thread Goswin Brederlow
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Suggestions to both sunshine_wonder and Matthew Guenther: > > I have run Debian on a Compaq Aero (ancient machine) with 16 meg Ram and > a 500 meg hard drive and a 486sx 16MHz processor for years now. > > For installation my favourite option is plip + floppies. Much f

Re: pcmcia enet and modem sharing in potato on laptop

1999-10-20 Thread Goswin Brederlow
Michael Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Here is a strange situation. I have potato installed fresh with a 2.2.10 > kernel custom installed and the new pcmcia-cs services configured for the > system by me. On a system exactly the same, Fujitsu Lifebook, Debian > Potato, but kernel 2.2.12 and

Re: eth0: startup messages - pseudo newbie

1999-10-20 Thread Goswin Brederlow
Jordan Howarth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I have a Versa Note with an inbuild ethernet card and if I am not connected > to the > network when I start, I get a whole list of stuff like transmit timed out, > switching to 10baseTx-FD media, etc... in the startup messages. The ethernet > is > not

Re: eth0: startup messages - pseudo newbie

1999-10-20 Thread Drew Parsons
On Wed, Oct 20, 1999 at 11:18:14PM +0200, Goswin Brederlow wrote: > Jordan Howarth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > ALSO, if I remove the ethernet cable and put it back later I lose my > > connection > > entirely. > > To restart your network card the following is normaly enough: > > ifconfig eth0

Re: Debian on an older laptop

1999-10-20 Thread kari
On Mon, 18 Oct 1999, Matthew Guenther wrote: > modem (9600 bps). Is it possible to install most of a working system off of > floppies? Would it be possible to easily transfer files between my computer > and his using a serial cable? Would Debian even be the best choice for this > machine? I

Re: Tochiba Satellite 2590CDT and Linux

1999-10-20 Thread Marius Aamodt Eriksen
On Thu, Oct 14, 1999 at 04:48:15PM +0100, Simon Ghent wrote: > Personally I'd recommend getting one that can display at least 1024x768 on > it's own screen - 800x600 is very limiting (unless you're doing text only). > > As for a better machine - we use HP and Compaq here. Some HP machines are > ve

pcmcia enet and modem sharing in potato on laptop

1999-10-20 Thread Michael Perry
Here is a strange situation. I have potato installed fresh with a 2.2.10 kernel custom installed and the new pcmcia-cs services configured for the system by me. On a system exactly the same, Fujitsu Lifebook, Debian Potato, but kernel 2.2.12 and same pcmcia level, the 3com combo 556 card can have

eth0: startup messages - pseudo newbie

1999-10-20 Thread Jordan Howarth
I have a Versa Note with an inbuild ethernet card and if I am not connected to the network when I start, I get a whole list of stuff like transmit timed out, switching to 10baseTx-FD media, etc... in the startup messages. The ethernet is not modular and was setup to automatically detect which medi

HP OmniBook 800 + Docking-Station

1999-10-20 Thread Michael Wiedmann
Hi, does anybody own a docking station for his HP OmniBook 800 and knows a software solution for 'undocking' the Laptop from the docking staion? Michael Michael Wiedmann | Cordless Technology A/S |

Re: pcmcia enet and modem sharing in potato on laptop

1999-10-20 Thread Charlie Hedlin
There was a bug with using combo devices introduced late in the 2.1.x, and finally fixed in 2.2.12. Is there a particular reason you didn't upgrade the kernel when the version was the only real difference as you described below? On Tue, 19 Oct 1999, Michael Perry wrote: > Here is a strange situa

Re: pcmcia enet and modem sharing in potato on laptop

1999-10-20 Thread Michael Perry
Quoting Charlie Hedlin on Wed, Oct 20, 1999 at 09:23:51AM -0500: > There was a bug with using combo devices introduced late in the 2.1.x, and > finally fixed in 2.2.12. > > Is there a particular reason you didn't upgrade the kernel when the > version was the only real difference as you described b

Re: another newbie/debian on older laptop

1999-10-20 Thread Goswin Brederlow
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Suggestions to both sunshine_wonder and Matthew Guenther: > > I have run Debian on a Compaq Aero (ancient machine) with 16 meg Ram and > a 500 meg hard drive and a 486sx 16MHz processor for years now. > > For installation my favourite option is plip + floppies. Much f

Re: pcmcia enet and modem sharing in potato on laptop

1999-10-20 Thread Goswin Brederlow
Michael Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Here is a strange situation. I have potato installed fresh with a 2.2.10 > kernel custom installed and the new pcmcia-cs services configured for the > system by me. On a system exactly the same, Fujitsu Lifebook, Debian > Potato, but kernel 2.2.12 and

Re: eth0: startup messages - pseudo newbie

1999-10-20 Thread Goswin Brederlow
Jordan Howarth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I have a Versa Note with an inbuild ethernet card and if I am not connected > to the > network when I start, I get a whole list of stuff like transmit timed out, > switching to 10baseTx-FD media, etc... in the startup messages. The ethernet > is > not

Re: eth0: startup messages - pseudo newbie

1999-10-20 Thread Drew Parsons
On Wed, Oct 20, 1999 at 11:18:14PM +0200, Goswin Brederlow wrote: > Jordan Howarth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > ALSO, if I remove the ethernet cable and put it back later I lose my > > connection > > entirely. > > To restart your network card the following is normaly enough: > > ifconfig eth0