Re: Inspiron 8100 Woes

On Wed, Feb 26, 2003 at 04:44:03AM +, James Green wrote: > Hi all, > > I've been trying, on and off, to get a working debian install on my Dell > Inspiron 8100 laptop. I can generally get a working install, but I lack the > necessary clue to make it work just right. I wondered, then, if there

Re: Hi again. How to boot into gdm?

On Tue, Feb 25, 2003 at 10:57:38PM -0500, Bret Comstock Waldow wrote: > I've got Woody installed, starting from r0 CD, but getting all packages > from the net. During install, I chose gdm as default boot manager, and Display manager, that is. Boot managers are things like lilo and brub. > select

Re: Inspiron 8100 Woes

> My other problem is with the nvidia drivers ... You should be able to do this (without needing to compile a custom kernel): apt-get install nvidia-glx-src apt-get install nvidia-kernel-src apt-get install kernel-source-xxx (make sure you match your running kernel version) apt-get install kernel

Re: Hi again. How to boot into gdm?

At text promp: dpkg-reconfigure dgm Bye, AG > I'd like to boot to gdm, and shutdown from that as well (what I'm used > to with the other distros I've been using). That alone will make me > much more comfortable.

Re: Hi again. How to boot into gdm?

Bret Comstock Waldow ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: : Hello, : : I'm going to try and get Debian working again. I'll start reading, but : I'd appreciate help with some quick setup issues to make the computer : bearable for day to day life. : : The machine is an IBM Thinkpad T21, 20M hd, cable modem

Re: Hi again. How to boot into gdm?

Hi, so you must have some initialization script in /etc/init.d/, and in /etc/rc2.d/ should be symbolic link to it : # ls -l /etc/rc2.d/S99gdm lrwxrwxrwx1 root root 13 Nov 15 23:50 /etc/rc2.d/S99gdm -> ../init.d/gdm (the 'S' must be uppercase in order to be executed on startup

Re: Hi again. How to boot into gdm?

Juraj Ziegler wrote: > Check your runlevel, by typing runlevel in console. It's 2 by default. > Then check which services are started for your runlevel in > /etc/rcX.d/, where X is the number of your runlevel. If gdm is missing > there, just add it there. Using update-rc.d, preferably (which is a

USB-Mouse... did I tried everything?

Hi list, I've a Clevo 2200/2700c laptop with a logitech USB-optical mouse. Seachring the web I found a few how-to's to get an USB-mouse working under linux... I tried everyone ;-) I've build a kernel (woody / 2.4.20 - vanilla source) with Input core support Mouse supoort USB

Re: USB-Mouse... did I tried everything?

Hi Simon, > So my question is: Do I ever get an output if I "cat /dev/input/mice" as I > read. Yes, you should - moving the mouse while running cat on the device should return some garbage, at least. I believe the order of module loading matters, as I stumbled over that when CONFIG_USB_HIDINPU

Re: USB-Mouse... did I tried everything?

Hi list, I've a Clevo 2200/2700c laptop with a logitech USB-optical mouse. Seachring the web I found a few how-to's to get an USB-mouse working under linux... I tried everyone ;-) I've build a kernel (woody / 2.4.20 - vanilla source) with Input core support Mouse supoort USB

making a new kernel

Hi, I'm trying to upgrade to a recent kernel, and I'm running into an odd problem. When I try to run 'make xconfig' I receive this output: ganesha:/usr/src/linux# make xconfig rm -f include/asm ( cd include ; ln -sf asm-i386 asm) make -C scripts kconfig.tk make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/

Re: making a new kernel

On 26 Feb 2003, Bret Comstock Waldow wrote: > I'm trying to upgrade to a recent kernel, and I'm running into an odd > problem. > "wish"? Tap your heels together three times, and exclaim, "there's no place like home" three times. I think it's part of tk, so try apt-get install tk8.3 > However,

Re: making a new kernel

Hi, > However, dselect says ncurses-bin is indeed installed. Can anyone > suggest what I might fix or do to correct this? you need the -dev packages. Try this: 1. run dselect 2. select a kernel-source 3. see dependancies 4. deselect the kernel-source and install only its dependencies :) bye --

sugestions on a PCMCIA wireless card?

i recently returned a Dlink 650 because as it turns out it's cardbus. well i have an old TP 701c that i love and was looking for a cheep wireless card so that i can take it to the coffee shop. I'm looking for a card that is PCMCIA ONLY as my laptop is based on an ISA bus. also i would like the c

Re: making a new kernel

Quoting Bret Comstock Waldow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > make[1]: *** [ncurses] Error 1 > make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.20/scripts/lxdialog' > make: *** [menuconfig] Error 2 > ganesha:/usr/src/linux# > > However, dselect says ncurses-bin is indeed installed. Can anyone > suggest wha

Re: making a new kernel

had that one on a new box last night. install a package with wish in it, such as some version of tk8. regards Michael Westwind --- Bret Comstock Waldow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to upgrade to a recent kernel, and I'm running into an odd > problem. > > When I try to run '

Re: making a new kernel

On 26 Feb 2003, Bret Comstock Waldow wrote: [snip] > make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.20/scripts' > wish -f scripts/kconfig.tk > make: wish: Command not found > make: *** [xconfig] Error 127 > ganesha:/usr/src/linux# > > "wish"? It's part of Tk. Install tk8.3 or equivalent. > make

Re: making a new kernel

On Wed, 2003-02-26 at 11:28, Bret Comstock Waldow wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to upgrade to a recent kernel, and I'm running into an odd > problem. > > When I try to run 'make xconfig' I receive this output: > > > ganesha:/usr/src/linux# make xconfig > rm -f include/asm > ( cd include ; ln -sf

Re: making a new kernel

On Wed, 2003-02-26 at 16:28, Bret Comstock Waldow wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to upgrade to a recent kernel, and I'm running into an odd > problem. > > When I try to run 'make xconfig' I receive this output: > > > ganesha:/usr/src/linux# make xconfig > rm -f include/asm > ( cd include ; ln -sf

USB-Mouse... did I tried everything?

Hi list, I've a Clevo 2200/2700c laptop with a logitech USB-optical mouse. Seachring the web I found a few how-to's to get an USB-mouse working under linux... I tried everyone ;-) I've build a kernel (woody / 2.4.20 - vanilla source) with Input core support Mouse supoort USB OHCI USBHID static

Re: making a new kernel

Bret Comstock Waldow wrote: > >> Unable to find the Ncurses libraries. > >> > >> You must have Ncurses installed in order > >> to use 'make menuconfig' YOu must have ncurses5-dev too. Matej -- Matej Cepl, Finger: 89EF 4BC6 288A BF43 1BAB 25C3 E09F EF25 D964 84AC 138 Highland Ave. #10, Somervil

Re: making a new kernel

Mike Dresser wrote: On 26 Feb 2003, Bret Comstock Waldow wrote: However, dselect says ncurses-bin is indeed installed. Can anyone suggest what I might fix or do to correct this? Try libncurses-dev try libncurses5-dev :> -g -- Glen Mehn [EMAIL PROTECTED] "if you ever swallow th

combo dvd/cdrw

Hi there! I'm having problems with my combo dvd/cdrw reader on my packard bell iGo 5461.. i can't image it has anyone to do with linux though, but the cdrom can't read anything but DVD's.. and this is also a problem when i try too boot the machine with a standard bootable cd. When i boot with

Re: making a new kernel

Thanks. libncurses-dev seems to have allowed 'make menuconfig'. Installing tk didn't get 'make xconfig' to work, but I didn't reboot or anything yet - just installed it. I've configured a kernel and I'm making it now. I need to see if I can get support for my NX70V Clie for USB syncing. Why wa

Re: making a new kernel

On 26 Feb 2003, Bret Comstock Waldow wrote: > Thanks. libncurses-dev seems to have allowed 'make menuconfig'. > Installing tk didn't get 'make xconfig' to work, but I didn't reboot or > anything yet - just installed it. > > I've configured a kernel and I'm making it now. I need to see if I can >

Re: Anti-aliasing: xfstt or xfs-xtt ?!?

On Tue, Feb 25, 2003 at 10:58:11PM +, Joao Pedro Clemente wrote: > > > I notisted my kde fonts were somewhat arcaic so I figured out I needed > > > anti-aliasing. The antialiasing-howto deb package had a doc that talked > > > about > > > xfs-xtt > > > but I found (with apt-cache) a xfstt Th

Re: making a new kernel

On Wed, 2003-02-26 at 12:23, Mike Dresser wrote: ... > as for the tk issue, it was a half-assed stab in the dark that tk would > have wish in it, from looking at packages.debian.org. sorry it didn't > work out. > Actually, it's the same problem as the ncurses issue; he needs to install some versi

Re: making a new kernel

On Wed, 26 Feb 2003, Glen Mehn wrote: > Mike Dresser wrote: > > Try libncurses-dev > > > > > try libncurses5-dev Oddly enough, I make a typo and it STILL works :) Mike

Re: sugestions on a PCMCIA wireless card?

Quoting ben <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I'm looking for a card that is > > PCMCIA ONLY as my laptop is based on an ISA bus. also i would like the > card > to be as inexpensive as posible (less then $40 prefered, but MUST under > > $70) i would like it to be 11M if at all posible and i want it to han

dell i8200 and sound jack at apr

hi, i have an dell inspiron 8200 and the andvanced port replicator from dell for this laptop. anything goes fine, exept the sound jack on the apr. i am running a 2.4.20 kernel and use the i810_audio module for the soundcard. has anyone expirence whith this thinks? thanks cu,mirko

Re: USB-Mouse... did I tried everything?

"Peter" == Peter Simon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Peter> Hi list, I've a Clevo 2200/2700c laptop with a logitech Peter> USB-optical mouse. Seachring the web I found a few Peter> how-to's to get an USB-mouse working under linux... I tried Peter> everyone ;-) Peter> I've

eepro100 and Irda on Dell Inspiron 8000

Hola~ I've got a Dell Inspiron 8000. I've been using the 2.4.12 kernel without incident for quite some time. I bought an irda device, and wanted to use my laptop to sync it. I added Irda support, as a module, rebuilt the kernel (using make-kpkg). On trying to load the kernel, the eepro100, which

A small doc for installing Debian on a Dell C840

Hi, Sorry for the Half-Off-topic of this message... I wrote a small doc (in french) to install Debian on a C840 laptop. If there is some french readers in this list, or if some are interested in a translation... The doc is at: http://francois.tourde.org/C840/ Please flame only *after* some read

Re: making a new kernel

Hi, Your point is well taken, but consider I've never had to do this before with any Linux kernel I've built, so I have some history to suggest the approach I took was valid, and the deviance unusual. I was also concerned that this was evidence that something hadn't been chosen, or accomplished p

Re: Inspiron 8100 Woes

> My other problem is with the nvidia drivers ... You should be able to do this (without needing to compile a custom kernel): apt-get install nvidia-glx-src apt-get install nvidia-kernel-src apt-get install kernel-source-xxx (make sure you match your running kernel version) apt-get install kernel

Re: Hi again. How to boot into gdm?

At text promp: dpkg-reconfigure dgm Bye, AG > I'd like to boot to gdm, and shutdown from that as well (what I'm used > to with the other distros I've been using). That alone will make me > much more comfortable. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe".

Re: Hi again. How to boot into gdm?

Bret Comstock Waldow ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: : Hello, : : I'm going to try and get Debian working again. I'll start reading, but : I'd appreciate help with some quick setup issues to make the computer : bearable for day to day life. : : The machine is an IBM Thinkpad T21, 20M hd, cable modem

Re: Hi again. How to boot into gdm?

Hi, so you must have some initialization script in /etc/init.d/, and in /etc/rc2.d/ should be symbolic link to it : # ls -l /etc/rc2.d/S99gdm lrwxrwxrwx1 root root 13 Nov 15 23:50 /etc/rc2.d/S99gdm -> ../init.d/gdm (the 'S' must be uppercase in order to be executed on startup

Re: Hi again. How to boot into gdm?

Juraj Ziegler wrote: > Check your runlevel, by typing runlevel in console. It's 2 by default. > Then check which services are started for your runlevel in > /etc/rcX.d/, where X is the number of your runlevel. If gdm is missing > there, just add it there. Using update-rc.d, preferably (which is a

USB-Mouse... did I tried everything?

Hi list, I've a Clevo 2200/2700c laptop with a logitech USB-optical mouse. Seachring the web I found a few how-to's to get an USB-mouse working under linux... I tried everyone ;-) I've build a kernel (woody / 2.4.20 - vanilla source) with Input core support Mouse supoort USB

Re: USB-Mouse... did I tried everything?

Hi Simon, > So my question is: Do I ever get an output if I "cat /dev/input/mice" as I read. Yes, you should - moving the mouse while running cat on the device should return some garbage, at least. I believe the order of module loading matters, as I stumbled over that when CONFIG_USB_HIDINPUT w

Re: USB-Mouse... did I tried everything?

Hi list, I've a Clevo 2200/2700c laptop with a logitech USB-optical mouse. Seachring the web I found a few how-to's to get an USB-mouse working under linux... I tried everyone ;-) I've build a kernel (woody / 2.4.20 - vanilla source) with Input core support Mouse supoort USB O

making a new kernel

Hi, I'm trying to upgrade to a recent kernel, and I'm running into an odd problem. When I try to run 'make xconfig' I receive this output: ganesha:/usr/src/linux# make xconfig rm -f include/asm ( cd include ; ln -sf asm-i386 asm) make -C scripts kconfig.tk make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/

Re: making a new kernel

On 26 Feb 2003, Bret Comstock Waldow wrote: > I'm trying to upgrade to a recent kernel, and I'm running into an odd > problem. > "wish"? Tap your heels together three times, and exclaim, "there's no place like home" three times. I think it's part of tk, so try apt-get install tk8.3 > However,

Re: making a new kernel

Hi, > However, dselect says ncurses-bin is indeed installed. Can anyone > suggest what I might fix or do to correct this? you need the -dev packages. Try this: 1. run dselect 2. select a kernel-source 3. see dependancies 4. deselect the kernel-source and install only its dependencies :) bye --

Re: making a new kernel

Quoting Bret Comstock Waldow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > make[1]: *** [ncurses] Error 1 > make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.20/scripts/lxdialog' > make: *** [menuconfig] Error 2 > ganesha:/usr/src/linux# > > However, dselect says ncurses-bin is indeed installed. Can anyone > suggest wha

sugestions on a PCMCIA wireless card?

i recently returned a Dlink 650 because as it turns out it's cardbus. well i have an old TP 701c that i love and was looking for a cheep wireless card so that i can take it to the coffee shop. I'm looking for a card that is PCMCIA ONLY as my laptop is based on an ISA bus. also i would like the c

Re: making a new kernel

had that one on a new box last night. install a package with wish in it, such as some version of tk8. regards Michael Westwind --- Bret Comstock Waldow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to upgrade to a recent kernel, and I'm running into an odd > problem. > > When I try to run 'm

Re: making a new kernel

On 26 Feb 2003, Bret Comstock Waldow wrote: [snip] > make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.20/scripts' > wish -f scripts/kconfig.tk > make: wish: Command not found > make: *** [xconfig] Error 127 > ganesha:/usr/src/linux# > > "wish"? It's part of Tk. Install tk8.3 or equivalent. > make

Re: making a new kernel

On Wed, 2003-02-26 at 11:28, Bret Comstock Waldow wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to upgrade to a recent kernel, and I'm running into an odd > problem. > > When I try to run 'make xconfig' I receive this output: > > > ganesha:/usr/src/linux# make xconfig > rm -f include/asm > ( cd include ; ln -sf

Re: making a new kernel

On Wed, 2003-02-26 at 16:28, Bret Comstock Waldow wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to upgrade to a recent kernel, and I'm running into an odd > problem. > > When I try to run 'make xconfig' I receive this output: > > > ganesha:/usr/src/linux# make xconfig > rm -f include/asm > ( cd include ; ln -sf

USB-Mouse... did I tried everything?

Hi list, I've a Clevo 2200/2700c laptop with a logitech USB-optical mouse. Seachring the web I found a few how-to's to get an USB-mouse working under linux... I tried everyone ;-) I've build a kernel (woody / 2.4.20 - vanilla source) with Input core support Mouse supoort USB OHCI USBHID static

Re: making a new kernel

Bret Comstock Waldow wrote: > >> Unable to find the Ncurses libraries. > >> > >> You must have Ncurses installed in order > >> to use 'make menuconfig' YOu must have ncurses5-dev too. Matej -- Matej Cepl, Finger: 89EF 4BC6 288A BF43 1BAB 25C3 E09F EF25 D964 84AC 138 Highland Ave. #10, Somervil

Re: making a new kernel

Mike Dresser wrote: On 26 Feb 2003, Bret Comstock Waldow wrote: However, dselect says ncurses-bin is indeed installed. Can anyone suggest what I might fix or do to correct this? Try libncurses-dev try libncurses5-dev :> -g -- Glen Mehn [EMAIL PROTECTED] "if you ever swallow the uni

combo dvd/cdrw

Hi there! I'm having problems with my combo dvd/cdrw reader on my packard bell iGo 5461.. i can't image it has anyone to do with linux though, but the cdrom can't read anything but DVD's.. and this is also a problem when i try too boot the machine with a standard bootable cd. When i boot with a

Re: making a new kernel

Thanks. libncurses-dev seems to have allowed 'make menuconfig'. Installing tk didn't get 'make xconfig' to work, but I didn't reboot or anything yet - just installed it. I've configured a kernel and I'm making it now. I need to see if I can get support for my NX70V Clie for USB syncing. Why wa

Re: making a new kernel

On 26 Feb 2003, Bret Comstock Waldow wrote: > Thanks. libncurses-dev seems to have allowed 'make menuconfig'. > Installing tk didn't get 'make xconfig' to work, but I didn't reboot or > anything yet - just installed it. > > I've configured a kernel and I'm making it now. I need to see if I can >

Re: Anti-aliasing: xfstt or xfs-xtt ?!?

On Tue, Feb 25, 2003 at 10:58:11PM +, Joao Pedro Clemente wrote: > > > I notisted my kde fonts were somewhat arcaic so I figured out I needed > > > anti-aliasing. The antialiasing-howto deb package had a doc that talked > > > about > > > xfs-xtt > > > but I found (with apt-cache) a xfstt Th

Re: making a new kernel

On Wed, 2003-02-26 at 12:23, Mike Dresser wrote: ... > as for the tk issue, it was a half-assed stab in the dark that tk would > have wish in it, from looking at packages.debian.org. sorry it didn't > work out. > Actually, it's the same problem as the ncurses issue; he needs to install some versi

Re: making a new kernel

On Wed, 26 Feb 2003, Glen Mehn wrote: > Mike Dresser wrote: > > Try libncurses-dev > > > > > try libncurses5-dev Oddly enough, I make a typo and it STILL works :) Mike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: sugestions on a PCMCIA wireless card?

Quoting ben <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I'm looking for a card that is > > PCMCIA ONLY as my laptop is based on an ISA bus. also i would like the > card > to be as inexpensive as posible (less then $40 prefered, but MUST under > > $70) i would like it to be 11M if at all posible and i want it to han

dell i8200 and sound jack at apr

hi, i have an dell inspiron 8200 and the andvanced port replicator from dell for this laptop. anything goes fine, exept the sound jack on the apr. i am running a 2.4.20 kernel and use the i810_audio module for the soundcard. has anyone expirence whith this thinks? thanks cu,mirko -- To UNSU

Re: USB-Mouse... did I tried everything?

"Peter" == Peter Simon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Peter> Hi list, I've a Clevo 2200/2700c laptop with a logitech Peter> USB-optical mouse. Seachring the web I found a few Peter> how-to's to get an USB-mouse working under linux... I tried Peter> everyone ;-) Peter> I've

eepro100 and Irda on Dell Inspiron 8000

Hola~ I've got a Dell Inspiron 8000. I've been using the 2.4.12 kernel without incident for quite some time. I bought an irda device, and wanted to use my laptop to sync it. I added Irda support, as a module, rebuilt the kernel (using make-kpkg). On trying to load the kernel, the eepro100, which

A small doc for installing Debian on a Dell C840

Hi, Sorry for the Half-Off-topic of this message... I wrote a small doc (in french) to install Debian on a C840 laptop. If there is some french readers in this list, or if some are interested in a translation... The doc is at: http://francois.tourde.org/C840/ Please flame only *after* some read

Re: making a new kernel

Hi, Your point is well taken, but consider I've never had to do this before with any Linux kernel I've built, so I have some history to suggest the approach I took was valid, and the deviance unusual. I was also concerned that this was evidence that something hadn't been chosen, or accomplished p

An hopefully simple question about acpi and debian kernel

Hello, do the acpi patches from sourceforge work with kernel-source packages from debian, or is it necessary to use kernel sources from kernel.org? Bye, Riccardo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]