Re: Installing programs from a none-debian CD or from the Harddisk

2001-12-17 Thread Jacques L'helgoualc'h
Axel Bojer a écrit, lundi 17 décembre 2001, à 00:39 : > Hello Debian runners! Hi! [...] > -Then i tipped: dpkg-scanpackages debs override | gzip > debs/packages.gz is Packages.gz better? You can also download override files, from the "indices" directory (aside "dists") [...] > Hope someon

Re: [ltp] X22 issues

2001-12-17 Thread Michael Nordmeyer
On Saturday 15 December 2001 20:09, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Quoting Ross Burton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > 2. I would like to keep Win2K and duel boot to Linux. What is the > > easiest > > way to duel-boot a Linux/Win2K machine? > > Simple, if its like my A22m, there will be two FAT32 partitions.

Re: Intel Wireless 2011 PCMCIA on Debian

2001-12-17 Thread Dave Swegen
On Mon, Dec 17, 2001 at 01:14:55PM +0800, Patrick Hsieh wrote: > Hello list, > > I am trying to put my intel wireless 2011 pc card on debian and make it > work. Is there anyone who has been working on it? Any howto or > instructions are highly appreciated. You'll need to get the spectrum 24 driv

thinkpad R 30

2001-12-17 Thread Michael Hothorn
Hi all, I would like to buy an IBM Thinkpad R 30. Has anyone tried installing woody on this machine ?? bye michael Linux is user friendly, it's just a bit picky about it's friends Michael Hothorn Institute for Clinical Radiology University of Heidelberg Tel: 0049(

Re: X22 issues

2001-12-17 Thread Michael Nordmeyer
On Saturday 15 December 2001 23:07, Michael Thaler wrote: > On Sat, Dec 15, 2001 at 06:43:17PM -, Ross Burton wrote: > > partition, which is the strangest idea I've ever heard. What if I > > need to rescue the machine because the disk crashed? As you can > > imagine, this is a large partitio

Re: Installing problems on X22

2001-12-17 Thread Michael Nordmeyer
On Sunday 16 December 2001 16:17, Ross Burton wrote: > Hi, > > I've just tried to install Debian onto my X22 laptop. I booted the > CD but the kernel hangs on "md driver...". Does anyone know how to > get around this? I could install RH72 which LinuxCare say installs > fine, but I'd rather stic

Re: Installing problems on X22

2001-12-17 Thread Ross Burton
On Mon, 2001-12-17 at 09:41, Michael Nordmeyer wrote: > On Sunday 16 December 2001 16:17, Ross Burton wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I've just tried to install Debian onto my X22 laptop. I booted the > > CD but the kernel hangs on "md driver...". Does anyone know how to > > get around this? I could ins

Re: alt-get update via ADSL from command line?

2001-12-17 Thread Heather
> On Sun, 2001-12-16 at 17:21, Doc wrote: > > Gee, Linux has a way to make me feel real dumb ... > > > > I am stuck at the command line due to an X conflict. I need to > > run apt-get update and apt-get upgrade for Debian Unstable to > > see if that resolves things on my OmniBook 4100. (Or sh

Re: [ltp] X22 issues

2001-12-17 Thread Heather
[my, what a long cc list. Sigh] > On Saturday 15 December 2001 20:09, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Quoting Ross Burton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > 2. I would like to keep Win2K and duel boot to Linux. What is the > > > easiest way to duel-boot a Linux/Win2K machine? depends on your definition of

Re: [ltp] X22 issues

2001-12-17 Thread Michael Nordmeyer
On Monday 17 December 2001 19:16, Heather wrote: > [my, what a long cc list. Sigh] > > > On Saturday 15 December 2001 20:09, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Quoting Ross Burton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > 2. I would like to keep Win2K and duel boot to Linux. What is > > > > the easiest way to du

Old Laptop as printserver

2001-12-17 Thread Andreas Tscharner
Hello World, I have an old DX-4 (80486 - 100MHz) laptop. I want to use it as printserver. The problem is: It has no CD-drive. So my idea was to use my NE2000 compatible network card on the laptop and export (NFS) my CD drive on my desktop computer. Therefore it should be possible to install vi

Installing Debian on Gateway Solo

2001-12-17 Thread Bryan Daniels
I have an old(er) Gateway Solo, with a broken CD-ROM. I have been trying to install Debian Linux 2.2 Rev_4 off of floppy disks. I am very close, but not quite there. I am attemping to install 'idepci_2.2.19'. I have copied the images for rescue.bin and root.bin on to two floppies and know that the

Re: Old Laptop as printserver

2001-12-17 Thread Hubert Chan
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 > "Andreas" == Andreas Tscharner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [...] Andreas> My questions: Do the standard boot disks from potato (2.2rc0) Andreas> have the pcmcia modules (NE 2000) and NFS modules or do I have Andreas> to make a boot floppy myse

Re: Installing programs from a none-debian CD or from the Harddisk

2001-12-17 Thread Jacques L'helgoualc'h
Axel Bojer a écrit, lundi 17 décembre 2001, à 00:39 : > Hello Debian runners! Hi! [...] > -Then i tipped: dpkg-scanpackages debs override | gzip > debs/packages.gz is Packages.gz better? You can also download override files, from the "indices" directory (aside "dists") [...] > Hope someone

Re: [ltp] X22 issues

2001-12-17 Thread Michael Nordmeyer
On Saturday 15 December 2001 20:09, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Quoting Ross Burton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > 2. I would like to keep Win2K and duel boot to Linux. What is the > > easiest > > way to duel-boot a Linux/Win2K machine? > > Simple, if its like my A22m, there will be two FAT32 partitions.

Re: Intel Wireless 2011 PCMCIA on Debian

2001-12-17 Thread Dave Swegen
On Mon, Dec 17, 2001 at 01:14:55PM +0800, Patrick Hsieh wrote: > Hello list, > > I am trying to put my intel wireless 2011 pc card on debian and make it > work. Is there anyone who has been working on it? Any howto or > instructions are highly appreciated. You'll need to get the spectrum 24 drive

thinkpad R 30

2001-12-17 Thread Michael Hothorn
Hi all, I would like to buy an IBM Thinkpad R 30. Has anyone tried installing woody on this machine ?? bye michael Linux is user friendly, it's just a bit picky about it's friends Michael Hothorn Institute for Clinical Radiology University of Heidelberg Tel: 0049(0

Re: X22 issues

2001-12-17 Thread Michael Nordmeyer
On Saturday 15 December 2001 23:07, Michael Thaler wrote: > On Sat, Dec 15, 2001 at 06:43:17PM -, Ross Burton wrote: > > partition, which is the strangest idea I've ever heard. What if I > > need to rescue the machine because the disk crashed? As you can > > imagine, this is a large partition

Re: Installing problems on X22

2001-12-17 Thread Michael Nordmeyer
On Sunday 16 December 2001 16:17, Ross Burton wrote: > Hi, > > I've just tried to install Debian onto my X22 laptop. I booted the > CD but the kernel hangs on "md driver...". Does anyone know how to > get around this? I could install RH72 which LinuxCare say installs > fine, but I'd rather stick

Re: Installing problems on X22

2001-12-17 Thread Ross Burton
On Mon, 2001-12-17 at 09:41, Michael Nordmeyer wrote: > On Sunday 16 December 2001 16:17, Ross Burton wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I've just tried to install Debian onto my X22 laptop. I booted the > > CD but the kernel hangs on "md driver...". Does anyone know how to > > get around this? I could inst

Re: Installing problems on X22

2001-12-17 Thread Heather
> On Sunday 16 December 2001 16:17, Ross Burton wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I've just tried to install Debian onto my X22 laptop. I booted the > > CD but the kernel hangs on "md driver...". Does anyone know how to > > get around this? I could install RH72 which LinuxCare say installs > > fine, but I'

Re: alt-get update via ADSL from command line?

2001-12-17 Thread Heather
> On Sun, 2001-12-16 at 17:21, Doc wrote: > > Gee, Linux has a way to make me feel real dumb ... > > > > I am stuck at the command line due to an X conflict. I need to > > run apt-get update and apt-get upgrade for Debian Unstable to > > see if that resolves things on my OmniBook 4100. (Or sho

Re: [ltp] X22 issues

2001-12-17 Thread Heather
[my, what a long cc list. Sigh] > On Saturday 15 December 2001 20:09, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Quoting Ross Burton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > 2. I would like to keep Win2K and duel boot to Linux. What is the > > > easiest way to duel-boot a Linux/Win2K machine? depends on your definition of

Re: [ltp] X22 issues

2001-12-17 Thread Michael Nordmeyer
On Monday 17 December 2001 19:16, Heather wrote: > [my, what a long cc list. Sigh] > > > On Saturday 15 December 2001 20:09, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Quoting Ross Burton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > 2. I would like to keep Win2K and duel boot to Linux. What is > > > > the easiest way to due

Old Laptop as printserver

2001-12-17 Thread Andreas Tscharner
Hello World, I have an old DX-4 (80486 - 100MHz) laptop. I want to use it as printserver. The problem is: It has no CD-drive. So my idea was to use my NE2000 compatible network card on the laptop and export (NFS) my CD drive on my desktop computer. Therefore it should be possible to install vi

Installing Debian on Gateway Solo

2001-12-17 Thread Bryan Daniels
I have an old(er) Gateway Solo, with a broken CD-ROM. I have been trying to install Debian Linux 2.2 Rev_4 off of floppy disks. I am very close, but not quite there. I am attemping to install 'idepci_2.2.19'. I have copied the images for rescue.bin and root.bin on to two floppies and know that they

Re: Old Laptop as printserver

2001-12-17 Thread Hubert Chan
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 > "Andreas" == Andreas Tscharner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [...] Andreas> My questions: Do the standard boot disks from potato (2.2rc0) Andreas> have the pcmcia modules (NE 2000) and NFS modules or do I have Andreas> to make a boot floppy mysel