Re: Debian Linux on a Gericom A2

2003-05-26 Thread Alexander Mueller
nb wrote: Hi, Did you succeed in installing Debian Linux on your Gericom A2 ? If so please give me your lsmod results. I'm interesting in buying one. Any feedback about this machine is welcome. Regards I succeeded. But I would not go so far and call it a success. The native installer didnt wor

2.4.20 and NVidia problem

2003-05-26 Thread Michael S Daines
This weekend, I tried to build a new kernel (2.4.20) on my laptop (Dell Inspiron 2650). I'm running unstable now, I believe (is there a command that I could convey to people to explain this better?). In any case, when I started up the new kernel, it wouldn't boot into KDE. So I installed the lat

Re: 2.4.20 and NVidia problem

2003-05-26 Thread Petr Simon
hi, this happend to me too. I set inapropriate framebuffer. I don't know if this happening to you. Though it's strange. As I understand you see all the messages while kernel boots, right? In this case have a look at /var/log/XFree86.log (or something like that). If I write something that doesn

Problem with Netgear MA401 wlan card

2003-05-26 Thread niklas adolfsson
I had my netgear PCMCIA card up and running after my install without problems but it would´nt send faster data then up to about 12-15kb/s. I read that it could work better with the "linux-wlan-ng" driver. So i did "apt-get install linux-wlan-ng" and packages where installed. Now nothing work

Opinions on Lindows Mobile PC

2003-05-26 Thread Roberto Sanchez
Greetings list, I have been looking at purchasing a new computer for a few months now. I have gone back and forth between a desktop or notebook quite a bit, and I have finally decided that I want to get a notebook. Of course, the real challenge is finding an affordable one with Linux preinstalled

Re: 2.4.20 and NVidia problem

2003-05-26 Thread Andre Berger
* Michael S Daines <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, 2003-05-26 12:51 -0400: > This weekend, I tried to build a new kernel (2.4.20) on my laptop (Dell > Inspiron > 2650). I'm running unstable now, I believe (is there a command that I could > convey to people to explain this better?). I think it's clear; see

Re: Opinions on Lindows Mobile PC

2003-05-26 Thread Alberto Gonzalez Iniesta
On Mon, May 26, 2003 at 06:54:17PM +0200, Roberto Sanchez wrote: > Greetings list, > > I have been looking at purchasing a new computer for a few months now. > I have gone back and forth between a desktop or notebook quite a bit, and > I have finally decided that I want to get a notebook. Of cour

Re: Opinions on Lindows Mobile PC

2003-05-26 Thread Russell Coker
On Tue, 27 May 2003 02:54, Roberto Sanchez wrote: > The point of this whole diatribe is that I have decided that I will > probably get the Lindows (yuck!) Mobile PC (available from idot.com). If I > purchase it I will erase Lindows and install Debian Sid on it. I am asking > here Lindows does ha

Re: Opinions on Lindows Mobile PC

2003-05-26 Thread Michael Perry
On Mon, May 26, 2003 at 07:32:25PM +0200, Alberto Gonzalez Iniesta wrote: > On Mon, May 26, 2003 at 06:54:17PM +0200, Roberto Sanchez wrote: > > Greetings list, > > > > I have been looking at purchasing a new computer for a few months now. > > I have gone back and forth between a desktop or notebo

Re: Problem with Netgear MA401 wlan card

2003-05-26 Thread niklas adolfsson
niklas adolfsson wrote: I had my netgear PCMCIA card up and running after my install without problems but it would´nt send faster data then up to about 12-15kb/s. I read that it could work better with the "linux-wlan-ng" driver. So i did "apt-get install linux-wlan-ng" and packages

PCMCIA install / nfs mounted cdroms

2003-05-26 Thread John August
I've done a debian (3.0) install on a laptop having a FDD and PCMCIA slot, but no cdrom. The default debian floppy disks do not have full support for PCMCIA devices, so I needed to put in cardmgr support files and a statically linked cardmgr. FDDs on laptops are good to have for simple data tran