Re: IBM 600 E

2001-08-05 Thread Alexander Clouter
On Fri, 3 Aug 2001, Jørgen Ruud wrote: > > I have a thinkpad 600E with 132 mb ram. I going to install debian > testing (woody) on this an I have a few question about DVD and divx on > this machine. > > Will I be able to use the DVD player under linux?, and will this > machine be able to play divX f

Re: FIPS gives memory alloaction-troubles upron write

2001-08-05 Thread Ulrich Teichert
[Partition magic] > I don't know of any other SAFE way to adjust a DOS or Windows > partition to make room for, and create a Linux partition. parted is a good GPL'ed tool to do just that under Linux. Search freshmeat for it, HTH, Uli -- Dipl. Inf. Ulrich Teichert|e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] S

D-Link dfe-670txd in Thinkpad 600E conflict

2001-08-05 Thread Justin Miller
I just got a brand new D-Link dfe-670txd pcmcia network card and I do not know how to get it to work in Linux. I am using kernel 2.4.7 with no pcmcia support with Linux PCMCIA Card Services 3.1.27. It seems that card is detected but not working for some reason. I really have no idea why it is not w

Re: How to clean a laptop?

2001-08-05 Thread Bernard Reißberg
Rogério Brito <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb am 05.08.01: > Dear people, > > I just bought a used laptop (it's a Compaq Armada V300) and > since it is a second hand computer, I'd like to have some care > with it. > > After installing Linux on it, I now want to clean it, sinc

Re: toshiba 1800

2001-08-05 Thread Alexander Clouter
On Sun, 5 Aug 2001, Domenic Versace wrote: > > I was wondering if anyone has had any luck with getting x-windows > working on a toshiba 1800. > I was about to say check out google, however its turning up nothing :-/ However not all is lost. If you can dig out what chipset the graphics card is, you

How to clean a laptop?

2001-08-05 Thread Rogério Brito
Dear people, I just bought a used laptop (it's a Compaq Armada V300) and since it is a second hand computer, I'd like to have some care with it. After installing Linux on it, I now want to clean it, since it is full of finger prints and marks, but

Re: FIPS gives memory alloaction-troubles upron write

2001-08-05 Thread A. Demarteau \(linux rules!\)
On Sun, 5 Aug 2001, Ulrich Teichert wrote: > [Partition magic] > > > I don't know of any other SAFE way to adjust a DOS or Windows > > partition to make room for, and create a Linux partition. > > parted is a good GPL'ed tool to do just that under Linux. Search > freshmeat for it, good sugge

toshiba 1800

2001-08-05 Thread Domenic Versace
I was wondering if anyone has had any luck with getting x-windows working on a toshiba 1800. I am sort of new to this as well, what config files do I have to edit. -Domenic

Re: Once more SiS 900 Ethernet...

2001-08-05 Thread Stefano Canepa
Hi, could you post your /etc/network/interfaces file? Stefano -- Stefano Canepa e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Via Coni Zugna 4/4 - 16164 - Genova

Help with mobile phones

2001-08-05 Thread Luis Mendes
Hi, I am about to buy a mobile phone and so far I've been able to narrow down my choice to two models: Siemens C35i and Nokia 7110. Both of them have an internal modem and an infrared device. Is there anyone out there with some experience on the use of these models with a laptop with an infrared p

Re: How to clean a laptop?

2001-08-05 Thread Thomas Fini Hansen
On Sat, Aug 04, 2001 at 07:02:56PM -0300, Rog?rio Brito wrote: > I think that a cloth moistened with water won't be sufficient > (and I'm not sure it is even the recommended way), but I'm > really scared of using alcohol on it (especially with the lcd > display). Don't be,

Re: FIPS gives memory alloaction-troubles upron write

2001-08-05 Thread Mike
On Sat, Aug 04, 2001 at 03:00:21PM +0200, A. Demarteau (linux rules!) wrote: > Is there a fix and/or are there any other good working tools (dos-tools > preferable) to do this short of backing up all data and so on. > thanx When I partitioned my drive, I used PartitionMagic. Great program, if you

Re: CTX ExBook 700 series Shadow Ram

2001-08-05 Thread Alexander Clouter
On Sat, 4 Aug 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Anyone know how to disable the Shadow RAM settings on a CTX ExBook 700 > series Notebook? Is it critical that I get the shadow RAM disabled? > its not critical at all. The purpose of it is to speed up the video card under DOS (and maybe windows), ho

Re: T-shirts with a giant barcode on them!

2001-08-05 Thread Bernard Reißberg
Another stupid human being who just don't see the purpose of mailing lists for Debian users and others users who have some problems with their system. I can imagine that those people really don't want to be spammed by any damned offers, especially for things, that the world don't need. You shoul

Re: FIPS gives memory alloaction-troubles upron write

2001-08-05 Thread Jeff Coppock
Mike, 2001-Aug-04 09:00 -0700: > On Sat, Aug 04, 2001 at 03:00:21PM +0200, A. Demarteau (linux rules!) wrote: > > Is there a fix and/or are there any other good working tools (dos-tools > > preferable) to do this short of backing up all data and so on. > > thanx > > When I partitioned my drive, I

Re: serial and parallel ports

2001-08-05 Thread Alexander Clouter
On Wed, 25 Jul 2001, Jim Nutt wrote: > > Ok, anybody have some ideas on how I can keep the serial and parallel > port driver modules from loading on bootup? I'm not using either and I'd > rather not load anything I can avoid loading (I'm trying to strip my > kernel to the bare minimum). This is on

Re: toshiba 1800

2001-08-05 Thread Matteo Semplice
Domenic, even if Toshiba does not officially support Linux, they provide some info at http://www.tce.co.jp/linux There you'll find also info on a mailing list specific on Linux-on-Toshiba issues and that is read by a lot of Toshiba users and hackers... Good luck, matteo PS I am ru

Satellite 110 CS

2001-08-05 Thread Giuliano Grandin
Is there anyone using the Toshiba in subject witn a Debian Potato? I'd like to set at the best the video card and the LCD screen, but the suggestions found in a XF86Config from a site with info on laptops are too old for potato. tia Giuliano Grandin

Re: D-Link dfe-670txd in Thinkpad 600E conflict

2001-08-05 Thread Tony Firecloud
the texas instruments 1251 that it detects is the pcmcia bridge, not the card itself. do you get two high beeps when the laptop boots? generally that means that pcmcia-cs is working, and that a card has been found. personally i have found that removing support for hot-plug devices from the ke

Re: IBM 600 E

2001-08-05 Thread Alexander Clouter
On Fri, 3 Aug 2001, Jørgen Ruud wrote: > > I have a thinkpad 600E with 132 mb ram. I going to install debian > testing (woody) on this an I have a few question about DVD and divx on > this machine. > > Will I be able to use the DVD player under linux?, and will this > machine be able to play divX

Re: CTX ExBook 700 series Shadow Ram

2001-08-05 Thread Alexander Clouter
On Sat, 4 Aug 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Anyone know how to disable the Shadow RAM settings on a CTX ExBook 700 > series Notebook? Is it critical that I get the shadow RAM disabled? > its not critical at all. The purpose of it is to speed up the video card under DOS (and maybe windows), h

Re: toshiba 1800

2001-08-05 Thread Alexander Clouter
On Sun, 5 Aug 2001, Domenic Versace wrote: > > I was wondering if anyone has had any luck with getting x-windows > working on a toshiba 1800. > I was about to say check out google, however its turning up nothing :-/ However not all is lost. If you can dig out what chipset the graphics card is, yo

Re: T-shirts with a giant barcode on them!

2001-08-05 Thread Bernard=20Rei=DFberg
Another stupid human being who just don't see the purpose of mailing lists for Debian users and others users who have some problems with their system. I can imagine that those people really don't want to be spammed by any damned offers, especially for things, that the world don't need. You shou

Re: serial and parallel ports

2001-08-05 Thread Alexander Clouter
On Wed, 25 Jul 2001, Jim Nutt wrote: > > Ok, anybody have some ideas on how I can keep the serial and parallel > port driver modules from loading on bootup? I'm not using either and I'd > rather not load anything I can avoid loading (I'm trying to strip my > kernel to the bare minimum). This is on

Re: toshiba 1800

2001-08-05 Thread Matteo Semplice
Domenic, even if Toshiba does not officially support Linux, they provide some info at http://www.tce.co.jp/linux There you'll find also info on a mailing list specific on Linux-on-Toshiba issues and that is read by a lot of Toshiba users and hackers... Good luck, matteo PS I am r

Re: FIPS gives memory alloaction-troubles upron write

2001-08-05 Thread Jeff Coppock
Mike, 2001-Aug-04 09:00 -0700: > On Sat, Aug 04, 2001 at 03:00:21PM +0200, A. Demarteau (linux rules!) wrote: > > Is there a fix and/or are there any other good working tools (dos-tools > > preferable) to do this short of backing up all data and so on. > > thanx > > When I partitioned my drive, I

Re: FIPS gives memory alloaction-troubles upron write

2001-08-05 Thread Ulrich Teichert
[Partition magic] > I don't know of any other SAFE way to adjust a DOS or Windows > partition to make room for, and create a Linux partition. parted is a good GPL'ed tool to do just that under Linux. Search freshmeat for it, HTH, Uli -- Dipl. Inf. Ulrich Teichert|e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Satellite 110 CS

2001-08-05 Thread Giuliano Grandin
Is there anyone using the Toshiba in subject witn a Debian Potato? I'd like to set at the best the video card and the LCD screen, but the suggestions found in a XF86Config from a site with info on laptops are too old for potato. tia Giuliano Grandin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECT

Re: FIPS gives memory alloaction-troubles upron write

2001-08-05 Thread A. Demarteau (linux rules!)
On Sun, 5 Aug 2001, Ulrich Teichert wrote: > [Partition magic] > > > I don't know of any other SAFE way to adjust a DOS or Windows > > partition to make room for, and create a Linux partition. > > parted is a good GPL'ed tool to do just that under Linux. Search > freshmeat for it, good sugg

D-Link dfe-670txd in Thinkpad 600E conflict

2001-08-05 Thread Justin Miller
I just got a brand new D-Link dfe-670txd pcmcia network card and I do not know how to get it to work in Linux. I am using kernel 2.4.7 with no pcmcia support with Linux PCMCIA Card Services 3.1.27. It seems that card is detected but not working for some reason. I really have no idea why it is not

Help with mobile phones

2001-08-05 Thread Luis Mendes
Hi, I am about to buy a mobile phone and so far I've been able to narrow down my choice to two models: Siemens C35i and Nokia 7110. Both of them have an internal modem and an infrared device. Is there anyone out there with some experience on the use of these models with a laptop with an infrared

Re: D-Link dfe-670txd in Thinkpad 600E conflict

2001-08-05 Thread Tony Firecloud
the texas instruments 1251 that it detects is the pcmcia bridge, not the card itself. do you get two high beeps when the laptop boots? generally that means that pcmcia-cs is working, and that a card has been found. personally i have found that removing support for hot-plug devices from the k

Re: D-Link dfe-670txd in Thinkpad 600E conflict

2001-08-05 Thread Justin Miller
I tried what you suggested and disabled hot-plug support in kernel 2.4.7 and made USB into a module. On boot I get one low beep when the PCMCIA Card Services start but still no network function. Justin Miller --- Tony Firecloud <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > the texas instruments 1251 that i

3 com nic

2001-08-05 Thread arvys
Hei, I tried to install pcmcia network card 3com (3ccfe575ct) with 2.4.7 kernel and it's hangs. i tried pcmcia-cs 3.1.27 pakage also and it also didn't help.With 2.2.18 kernel i have no problem with this card. maybe anyone known how to solve this problem ? Thanks in advance, Arvydas Valunta --