mount floppy

2001-12-18 Thread Tom Allison
I'm running into a rights issue with mounting floppies as a non-root user. bash-2.05a$ ls -l /dev/fd0 && ls -l / | grep floppy && grep fd0 /etc/fstab brwxrwx---1 root floppy 2, 0 Jul 23 21:46 /dev/fd0 drwxrwxr-x2 root root 4096 Nov 30 2000 floppy /dev/fd0/fl

Re: mount floppy

2001-12-18 Thread Tuukka Toivonen
On Tue, 18 Dec 2001, Tom Allison wrote: >I'm running into a rights issue with mounting floppies as a non-root user. > >bash-2.05a$ ls -l /dev/fd0 && ls -l / | grep floppy && grep fd0 /etc/fstab >brwxrwx---1 root floppy 2, 0 Jul 23 21:46 /dev/fd0 >drwxrwxr-x2 root root

Re: Installing Debian on Gateway Solo

2001-12-18 Thread Tobias Ulbricht
On Mon, 17 Dec 2001, Bryan Daniels wrote: > 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 rescu

Re: mount floppy

2001-12-18 Thread Tobias Ulbricht
doesn't quite solve Tom's problem. see below. On Tue, 18 Dec 2001, Tuukka Toivonen wrote: > On Tue, 18 Dec 2001, Tom Allison wrote: > > >I'm running into a rights issue with mounting floppies as a non-root user. > > > >bash-2.05a$ ls -l /dev/fd0 && ls -l / | grep floppy && grep fd0 /etc/fstab >

Re: mount floppy

2001-12-18 Thread Tuukka Toivonen
On Tue, 18 Dec 2001, Tobias Ulbricht wrote: >doesn't quite solve Tom's problem. Oops. Tom's line was so terse that I was temporarily blinded by it :-/ >> >bash-2.05a$ ls -l /dev/fd0 && ls -l / | grep floppy && grep fd0 /etc/fstab ... >> >/dev/fd0/floppy autouser

Re: mount floppy

2001-12-18 Thread Derek Broughton
Tuukka Toivonen wrote: > On Tue, 18 Dec 2001, Tom Allison wrote: > > > /dev/fd0/floppy autonoauto,user0 0 > > The "user" flag is important: it tells that an ordinary user can mount > the filesystem (I don't know if it is possible to specify that any > user i

Choosing a version of Debian for Toshiba Libretto 70CT

2001-12-18 Thread Nick Messenger
Hi There,   I would like to run a dual boot of Windows 95 and Debian Linux on my Toshiba Libretto 70CT sub-notebook. I have chosen to dual boot so I can still use Windows while I learn Debian Linux. The Libretto 70CT runs off an Intel P120MMX CPU, with a max of 32MB ram and I use a 6gb hdd.

Re: mount floppy

2001-12-18 Thread Hubert Chan
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 > "Tom" == Tom Allison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Tom> I'm running into a rights issue with mounting floppies as a non-root user. Tom> bash-2.05a$ ls -l /dev/fd0 && ls -l / | grep floppy && grep fd0 /etc/fstab Tom> brwxrwx---1 root flopp

Hang-up during the install with Fujitsu C 6637

2001-12-18 Thread Céline Estieux
Hi I've tried to install the debian 2.2r4 on a fujitsu lifebook c 6637 and in the beginning of the install, the system hang-up after writing " md driver 0.36.6 MAX_MD_DEV=4, MAX_REAL=8" I can't do nothing after that. I tried with the CD boot disk, with floppies, ... nothing works. Any idea ?

Re: Choosing a version of Debian for Toshiba Libretto 70CT

2001-12-18 Thread Martin N.
I have owned a libretty 50ct - what you need is to have the base files on a seperate partition (such as your windows partition) and then you need everything to happen within a single disk. At 'some point' linux stops talking to the floppy disk through the bios and takes over with its own driv

winmodem on laptop, can it work? (lspci -vv output)

2001-12-18 Thread Walter Tautz
say on stable or testing? 00:03.0 Communication controller: Lucent Microelectronics WinModem 56k (rev 01) Subsystem: IBM: Unknown device 018c Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ P

Re: winmodem on laptop, can it work? (lspci -vv output)

2001-12-18 Thread Mike Alborn
On Tue, Dec 18, 2001 at 11:33:05AM -0500, Walter Tautz wrote: > say on stable or testing? > > > > 00:03.0 Communication controller: Lucent Microelectronics WinModem 56k (rev 01) Seeing as how this looks to be a lucent chipset, I'll direct you to the following addresses: http://

Re: winmodem on laptop, can it work? (lspci -vv output)

2001-12-18 Thread Jay Ford
On Tue, 18 Dec 2001, Walter Tautz wrote: > Subject: winmodem on laptop, can it work? (lspci -vv output) > > say on stable or testing? > > 00:03.0 Communication controller: Lucent Microelectronics WinModem 56k (rev 01) > Subsystem: IBM: Unknown device 018c > Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster

Re: Old Laptop as printserver

2001-12-18 Thread Axel Bojer
Andreas Tscharner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > 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 co

Re: winmodem on laptop, can it work? (lspci -vv output)

2001-12-18 Thread Josef Dalcolmo
[EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > 00:03.0 Communication controller: Lucent Microelectronics WinModem 56k > (rev 01) have a look at http://www.linmodems.org and at http://www.heby.de/ltmodem I must admit, I haven't tested it yet - Josef -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject

Re: Choosing a version of Debian for Toshiba Libretto 70CT

2001-12-18 Thread Axel Bojer
Hello, Nick I am using "potato" 2.2r4 on my Siemens scenic mobile 360, dualboot with Windows. (4gb HD, 32mb ram). And can use CD, floppy and pcmcia. Axel > Hi There, > > I would like to run a dual boot of Windows 95 and Debian Linux on my > Toshiba Libretto 70CT sub-notebook. I have chosen to

Re: Old Laptop as printserver

2001-12-18 Thread Axel Bojer
Hello Andreas; Soemething went wrong wenn I påosted this the first time, once more: Debian 2.2r4 is asking you by install wether if you wants to use PCMCIA by installing or not. How to do this, and what modules, that I dont know... Axel > Andreas Tscharner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Hello Wo

Re: Toshiba 4000CDT Monitor

2001-12-18 Thread Jeff
Emmanuel Osei Ampontuah, 2001-Dec-16 23:18 -: > Hello, > > I have just purchased a used (end-of-lease) Toshiba 4000CDT which did > not have an operating system. I have installed Windows 98 and > everything is working well. However, the display in windows is > smaller than the screen. How c

Re: Hang-up during the install with Fujitsu C 6637

2001-12-18 Thread Alberto Maurizi
Try with the third CD in the set: every CD contains a different kernel. I had the same problem on a Toshiba Satellite. The third CD that contains the idepci kernel worked fine. Ciao, a. On Tue, Dec 18, 2001 at 05:12:00PM +0100, C?line Estieux wrot

video card changing...

2001-12-18 Thread Rob Hensley
Hi, I was just wondering if i was able to change the video card in a laptop. I'm not too sure of the model, but it's an HP. I'd like to put a geforce2go in there, because I know the one it comes with is kind of weak. Any help would be appreciated, thanks! -

Re: video card changing...

2001-12-18 Thread Mike Alborn
On Tue, Dec 18, 2001 at 04:19:04PM -0500, Rob Hensley wrote: > Hi, I was just wondering if i was able to change the video card in a > laptop. I'm not too sure of the model, but it's an HP. I'd like to put a I can't be 100% certain, but I'd say your odds are about 1 in 10E6. Typically, the

Re: mount floppy

2001-12-18 Thread Tom Allison
Tobias Ulbricht wrote: > doesn't quite solve Tom's problem. > see below. > > On Tue, 18 Dec 2001, Tuukka Toivonen wrote: > > >>On Tue, 18 Dec 2001, Tom Allison wrote: >> >> >>>I'm running into a rights issue with mounting floppies as a non-root user. >>> >>>bash-2.05a$ ls -l /dev/fd0 && ls -l

Re: winmodem on laptop, can it work? (lspci -vv output)

2001-12-18 Thread Heather
> say on stable or testing? > > > > 00:03.0 Communication controller: Lucent Microelectronics WinModem 56k (rev 01) yes. See http://linmodems.org for details. All you need is the right kernel module; once it is loaded, the gadget usually looks like /dev/ttyS14 and otherwise behaves normall

Re: Disk waker

2001-12-18 Thread Derek Broughton
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > And suddenly Heather had this magical idea: > >> Tell syslong not to make "marks" very often. You can even turn them off. >> And tell it not to log stuff you're going to ignore (e.g. lpd, uucp aren't >> real common laptop accessories). >> > How could syslog ev

Re: video card changing...

2001-12-18 Thread Heather
> On Tue, Dec 18, 2001 at 04:19:04PM -0500, Rob Hensley wrote: > > Hi, I was just wondering if i was able to change the video card in a > > laptop. I'm not too sure of the model, but it's an HP. I'd like to put a > > I can't be 100% certain, but I'd say your odds are about 1 in > 10E6. Typi

Re: Installing via serial line

2001-12-18 Thread Grigory Batalov
On Thu, 13 Dec 2001 10:27:44 +0100 Josef Dalcolmo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Serial line installation is extremely slow. I would recommend the parallel > port (PLIP) connection. There is a Howto, and although some of the stuff was a > bit outdated, I managed to install Debian 2.0 on an old ma

mount floppy

2001-12-18 Thread Tom Allison
I'm running into a rights issue with mounting floppies as a non-root user. bash-2.05a$ ls -l /dev/fd0 && ls -l / | grep floppy && grep fd0 /etc/fstab brwxrwx---1 root floppy 2, 0 Jul 23 21:46 /dev/fd0 drwxrwxr-x2 root root 4096 Nov 30 2000 floppy /dev/fd0/fl

Re: mount floppy

2001-12-18 Thread Tuukka Toivonen
On Tue, 18 Dec 2001, Tom Allison wrote: >I'm running into a rights issue with mounting floppies as a non-root user. > >bash-2.05a$ ls -l /dev/fd0 && ls -l / | grep floppy && grep fd0 /etc/fstab >brwxrwx---1 root floppy 2, 0 Jul 23 21:46 /dev/fd0 >drwxrwxr-x2 root root

Re: Installing Debian on Gateway Solo

2001-12-18 Thread Tobias Ulbricht
On Mon, 17 Dec 2001, Bryan Daniels wrote: > 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

Re: mount floppy

2001-12-18 Thread Tobias Ulbricht
doesn't quite solve Tom's problem. see below. On Tue, 18 Dec 2001, Tuukka Toivonen wrote: > On Tue, 18 Dec 2001, Tom Allison wrote: > > >I'm running into a rights issue with mounting floppies as a non-root user. > > > >bash-2.05a$ ls -l /dev/fd0 && ls -l / | grep floppy && grep fd0 /etc/fstab >

Re: mount floppy

2001-12-18 Thread Tuukka Toivonen
On Tue, 18 Dec 2001, Tobias Ulbricht wrote: >doesn't quite solve Tom's problem. Oops. Tom's line was so terse that I was temporarily blinded by it :-/ >> >bash-2.05a$ ls -l /dev/fd0 && ls -l / | grep floppy && grep fd0 /etc/fstab ... >> >/dev/fd0/floppy autouser

Re: mount floppy

2001-12-18 Thread Derek Broughton
Tuukka Toivonen wrote: On Tue, 18 Dec 2001, Tom Allison wrote: /dev/fd0/floppy autonoauto,user0 0 The "user" flag is important: it tells that an ordinary user can mount the filesystem (I don't know if it is possible to specify that any user in a specific gr

Choosing a version of Debian for Toshiba Libretto 70CT

2001-12-18 Thread Nick Messenger
Hi There,   I would like to run a dual boot of Windows 95 and Debian Linux on my Toshiba Libretto 70CT sub-notebook. I have chosen to dual boot so I can still use Windows while I learn Debian Linux. The Libretto 70CT runs off an Intel P120MMX CPU, with a max of 32MB ram and I use a 6gb hdd.

Re: mount floppy

2001-12-18 Thread Hubert Chan
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 > "Tom" == Tom Allison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Tom> I'm running into a rights issue with mounting floppies as a non-root user. Tom> bash-2.05a$ ls -l /dev/fd0 && ls -l / | grep floppy && grep fd0 /etc/fstab Tom> brwxrwx---1 root floppy

Hang-up during the install with Fujitsu C 6637

2001-12-18 Thread Céline Estieux
Hi I've tried to install the debian 2.2r4 on a fujitsu lifebook c 6637 and in the beginning of the install, the system hang-up after writing " md driver 0.36.6 MAX_MD_DEV=4, MAX_REAL=8" I can't do nothing after that. I tried with the CD boot disk, with floppies, ... nothing works. Any idea ?

Re: Choosing a version of Debian for Toshiba Libretto 70CT

2001-12-18 Thread Martin N.
I have owned a libretty 50ct - what you need is to have the base files on a seperate partition (such as your windows partition) and then you need everything to happen within a single disk. At 'some point' linux stops talking to the floppy disk through the bios and takes over with its own drive

winmodem on laptop, can it work? (lspci -vv output)

2001-12-18 Thread Walter Tautz
say on stable or testing? 00:03.0 Communication controller: Lucent Microelectronics WinModem 56k (rev 01) Subsystem: IBM: Unknown device 018c Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ Pa

Re: winmodem on laptop, can it work? (lspci -vv output)

2001-12-18 Thread Mike Alborn
On Tue, Dec 18, 2001 at 11:33:05AM -0500, Walter Tautz wrote: > say on stable or testing? > > > > 00:03.0 Communication controller: Lucent Microelectronics WinModem 56k (rev > 01) Seeing as how this looks to be a lucent chipset, I'll direct you to the following addresses: http:

Re: winmodem on laptop, can it work? (lspci -vv output)

2001-12-18 Thread Jay Ford
On Tue, 18 Dec 2001, Walter Tautz wrote: > Subject: winmodem on laptop, can it work? (lspci -vv output) > > say on stable or testing? > > 00:03.0 Communication controller: Lucent Microelectronics WinModem 56k (rev > 01) > Subsystem: IBM: Unknown device 018c > Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMast

Re: Old Laptop as printserver

2001-12-18 Thread Axel Bojer
Andreas Tscharner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > 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 com

Re: winmodem on laptop, can it work? (lspci -vv output)

2001-12-18 Thread Josef Dalcolmo
[EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > 00:03.0 Communication controller: Lucent Microelectronics WinModem 56k > (rev 01) have a look at http://www.linmodems.org and at http://www.heby.de/ltmodem I must admit, I haven't tested it yet - Josef

Re: Choosing a version of Debian for Toshiba Libretto 70CT

2001-12-18 Thread Axel Bojer
Hello, Nick I am using "potato" 2.2r4 on my Siemens scenic mobile 360, dualboot with Windows. (4gb HD, 32mb ram). And can use CD, floppy and pcmcia. Axel > Hi There, > > I would like to run a dual boot of Windows 95 and Debian Linux on my > Toshiba Libretto 70CT sub-notebook. I have chosen to

Re: Old Laptop as printserver

2001-12-18 Thread Axel Bojer
Hello Andreas; Soemething went wrong wenn I påosted this the first time, once more: Debian 2.2r4 is asking you by install wether if you wants to use PCMCIA by installing or not. How to do this, and what modules, that I dont know... Axel > Andreas Tscharner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Hello Wor

Re: Toshiba 4000CDT Monitor

2001-12-18 Thread Jeff
Emmanuel Osei Ampontuah, 2001-Dec-16 23:18 -: > Hello, > > I have just purchased a used (end-of-lease) Toshiba 4000CDT which did > not have an operating system. I have installed Windows 98 and > everything is working well. However, the display in windows is > smaller than the screen. How ca

Re: Hang-up during the install with Fujitsu C 6637

2001-12-18 Thread Alberto Maurizi
Try with the third CD in the set: every CD contains a different kernel. I had the same problem on a Toshiba Satellite. The third CD that contains the idepci kernel worked fine. Ciao, a. On Tue, Dec 18, 2001 at 05:12:00PM +0100, C?line Estieux wrote

video card changing...

2001-12-18 Thread Rob Hensley
Hi, I was just wondering if i was able to change the video card in a laptop. I'm not too sure of the model, but it's an HP. I'd like to put a geforce2go in there, because I know the one it comes with is kind of weak. Any help would be appreciated, thanks! --

Re: video card changing...

2001-12-18 Thread Mike Alborn
On Tue, Dec 18, 2001 at 04:19:04PM -0500, Rob Hensley wrote: > Hi, I was just wondering if i was able to change the video card in a > laptop. I'm not too sure of the model, but it's an HP. I'd like to put a I can't be 100% certain, but I'd say your odds are about 1 in 10E6. Typically, the

Re: mount floppy

2001-12-18 Thread Tom Allison
Tobias Ulbricht wrote: doesn't quite solve Tom's problem. see below. On Tue, 18 Dec 2001, Tuukka Toivonen wrote: On Tue, 18 Dec 2001, Tom Allison wrote: I'm running into a rights issue with mounting floppies as a non-root user. bash-2.05a$ ls -l /dev/fd0 && ls -l / | grep floppy && grep

Re: winmodem on laptop, can it work? (lspci -vv output)

2001-12-18 Thread Heather
> say on stable or testing? > > > > 00:03.0 Communication controller: Lucent Microelectronics WinModem 56k (rev > 01) yes. See http://linmodems.org for details. All you need is the right kernel module; once it is loaded, the gadget usually looks like /dev/ttyS14 and otherwise behaves norma

Re: Disk waker

2001-12-18 Thread Derek Broughton
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > And suddenly Heather had this magical idea: > >> Tell syslong not to make "marks" very often. You can even turn them off. >> And tell it not to log stuff you're going to ignore (e.g. lpd, uucp aren't >> real common laptop accessories). >> > How could syslog ever log

Re: video card changing...

2001-12-18 Thread Heather
> On Tue, Dec 18, 2001 at 04:19:04PM -0500, Rob Hensley wrote: > > Hi, I was just wondering if i was able to change the video card in a > > laptop. I'm not too sure of the model, but it's an HP. I'd like to put a > > I can't be 100% certain, but I'd say your odds are about 1 in > 10E6. Typic