Re: quick general debian questions

2000-11-12 Thread A. Demarteau \(linux rules!\)
hi, your startup stuf is in /etc/ inf the following subdirs; rcS.d rc[0-6].d and rc.boot these are all simmlinks to /etc/init.d/ scripts non-graphical mixers are plenty, take i.e. aumixer or the two mixer-programs coming with the alsa-stuff. have fun, On Sat, 11 Nov 2000, MaxieZeus wrote: > Hi.

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2000-11-12 Thread Jean Botes
Hi,   I get a normal handshake, but for a few seconds, a weird sound joins, goes away, and returns, it goes on like that, untill it sounds like a ambulance chasing me, is this my modem strings? or ToPIC95/97 CardBus? I'm using a Toshiba 330CDT. thanks  

Re: quick general debian questions

2000-11-12 Thread Heather
> Hi. Im running potato on a microquest laptop. It runs well, no > problems. I have recently started using debian on "my" computers, > having left suse after they decided to charge *=2 what they were. So if > anyone has answers and time please let me know. Under ordinary circumstances I wouldn

multiple kernels fandango.

2000-11-12 Thread Heather
Okay, I know oyu guys are going to laugh, but we all have our bad days. Maybe I should take the world in smaller chunks than by running apt-get dist-upgrade Anyways, most of the things I thought would be sneaky and evil weren't. (Thanks, of course, to the maintainers :> for their recommen

Re: multiple kernels fandango.

2000-11-12 Thread Heather
I bothered to mention it, hate to reply to myself, but I did find the answer. I suppose I'll have to file it as a bug for modutils package, that the obvious backup files .dpkg-old really ought to be moved to some other directory, or they'll haunt your poor little computer's dreams. Contrariwise, i

opening a thinkpad i1410?

2000-11-12 Thread Lee Bradshaw
My wife has an old thinkpad i1400 type 2611. Does anyone know how to open this laptop? I tried removing all the screws from the bottom (including two under the snap-down feet). I can pop the case open most of the way around the edges, but it seems stuck near the floppy/cd and one of the rear corne

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2000-11-12 Thread Jean Botes
Hi,   I get a normal handshake, but for a few seconds, a weird sound joins, goes away, and returns, it goes on like that, untill it sounds like a ambulance chasing me, is this my modem strings? or ToPIC95/97 CardBus? I'm using a Toshiba 330CDT. thanks  

Re: quick general debian questions

2000-11-12 Thread Heather
> Hi. Im running potato on a microquest laptop. It runs well, no > problems. I have recently started using debian on "my" computers, > having left suse after they decided to charge *=2 what they were. So if > anyone has answers and time please let me know. Under ordinary circumstances I would

multiple kernels fandango.

2000-11-12 Thread Heather
Okay, I know oyu guys are going to laugh, but we all have our bad days. Maybe I should take the world in smaller chunks than by running apt-get dist-upgrade Anyways, most of the things I thought would be sneaky and evil weren't. (Thanks, of course, to the maintainers :> for their recomme

Re: multiple kernels fandango.

2000-11-12 Thread Heather
I bothered to mention it, hate to reply to myself, but I did find the answer. I suppose I'll have to file it as a bug for modutils package, that the obvious backup files .dpkg-old really ought to be moved to some other directory, or they'll haunt your poor little computer's dreams. Contrariwise,

opening a thinkpad i1410?

2000-11-12 Thread Lee Bradshaw
My wife has an old thinkpad i1400 type 2611. Does anyone know how to open this laptop? I tried removing all the screws from the bottom (including two under the snap-down feet). I can pop the case open most of the way around the edges, but it seems stuck near the floppy/cd and one of the rear corn

Re: opening a thinkpad i1410?

2000-11-12 Thread edo79
** Original Message ** Lee Bradshaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >My wife has an old thinkpad i1400 type 2611. > > > >Does anyone know how to open this laptop? I tried removing all the > >screws from the bottom (including two under the snap-down feet). I can > >pop the case open mo

Re: quick general debian questions

2000-11-12 Thread A. Demarteau (linux rules!)
hi, your startup stuf is in /etc/ inf the following subdirs; rcS.d rc[0-6].d and rc.boot these are all simmlinks to /etc/init.d/ scripts non-graphical mixers are plenty, take i.e. aumixer or the two mixer-programs coming with the alsa-stuff. have fun, On Sat, 11 Nov 2000, MaxieZeus wrote: > Hi.