Re: how to set default wm?

2000-05-26 Thread Ben Mesman
> with the right syntax for ln, I created the symlink WindowMaker pointing to > blackbox. > but that still does not lead to blackbox with a startx. I think there must be a > .conf file somewhere which calls the default wm. Where should I look for it? I don't have a linux box nearby, so I'm doing t

Small fonts: try grdb

2000-05-26 Thread Gregor Hoffleit
Some time ago, the problem was discussed that most X11 applications have too big fonts for small laptop displays, and how to change that. In the meantime, I noticed grdb (http://bucket.pp.ualr.edu/~bit/grdb.html): "grdb provides a simple way to set the X resources of legacy applications consi

Re: Toshiba 1555CDS & X

2000-05-26 Thread Nuno Faria
"Robert A. French" wrote: > > I have a Toshiba 1555CDS laptop. Briefly: 380MHz K6-2, 32MB, S3-Virge MX > (2MB). I have X up and running in 800x600 16bpp. However, any moderate CPU > activity causes severe ghosting/streaking/whatever you want to call it. > Originally, scrolling and such caused t

Silencing CARDMGR Beep

2000-05-26 Thread David Corbin
When I boot my system, cardmgr (I think) issues a loud beep. Any ideas on how I can silence this? (I'm running potato). Thanks. -- David Corbin Mach Turtle Technologies, Inc. http://www.machturtle.com [EMAIL PROTECTED]

boot disk problems with 2.2.13-2000-05-04/

2000-05-26 Thread Matt Ratto
Hi all, I'm still having problems getting potato going on my HP 800CT and my xircom combo card using the newest i386 boot disks at ftp.us.debian.org. Here's what happens: The install works up until I get a 'cardmgr.pid not found' error when trying to 'Configure PCMCIA support'. I get two beep

Re: Modem on a Tecra 8100?

2000-05-26 Thread Norman Walsh
Since I asked so many questions, here are the results... 1. Yes, with the 2.2.12 kernel I could get the Tecra 8100 builtin modem to work with the Lucent binary driver. But I read of rumours that it was a bit flakey and with no ability to recompile or move to a later kernel... 2. I went o

Re: Modem on a Tecra 8100?

2000-05-26 Thread Norman Walsh
/ Norman Walsh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> was heard to say: | Ok, now my new problem. Does anyone know how to configure pppd | so that I can login "by hand" rather than through a chat script? RTFM, you moron. Ok, so now I can do it, sortof, per the PPP HOWTO. I can connect with minicom, get past the cha

Re: Old Potato disks that work

2000-05-26 Thread Charles Baker
I suppose I should give more details about my machine. It's an old Dell Latitude XPi 133 w/ a Linksys 10-Base2 / 10-BaseT pcmcia ethernet card. Like I said below, it didn't dhcp on our network but I could provide a static address. I also specified the media type as I believe I had read that the

wvdial?

2000-05-26 Thread Jeffrey Knight
Hi everyone. I've got pppconfig all set up fine and i can pon away. Problem is, i can't use wvdial. i checked /etc/wvdial.conf and everything's in there Ok. Wvdial dials just fine, but it doesn't seem to be authenticating correctly (in fact, i'm pretty sure that's the problem). any ideas about w

Re: unexpected interrupt

2000-05-26 Thread lance hollman
Thanks for the suggestions. I've compiled a new (v. 2.3) kernel, checked the appropriate options during the config, fired it up again full of expectation, only to receive the same error. Any other ideas? Lance lance hollman wrote: > I get frequent > 'ide0: unexpected interrupt, status=0x8

Re: Bios Batter

2000-05-26 Thread Robert C. Till
Thanks very much everyone. Its a good start. Larry Yeung wrote: > On Thu, 25 May 2000, Robert Till wrote: > > > Got a problem with a Fujitsu Lifebook, only its more hardware than linux > > I'm afraid. Can't do the linux til I solve this. > > > > Previous owner of my machine, in his infinite wis

Re: Thinkpad external devices

2000-05-26 Thread William McKee
Russell, Do you know if I can use an external keyboard in the PS/2 port and a serial mouse under 2.2.15 kernel? Just plugging it in doesn't work. However, the mouse does. Thanks, William On 21 May 00, at 10:55, Russell Coker wrote: > > >When I tried to plug the external monitor and mouse