Re: problem : compaq persario 2173EA with ATI radeon

2003-07-15 Thread Josh King
I have the same ATI card in my 2105. Check out this page on the 2120: http://sole.infis.univ.trieste.it/~drzeus/presario2120ea.html Once configured it works pretty well. --- Jean-Philippe Merienne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have compiled kernel 2.4.21 with radeon and agp > modules but it's

Acer TM654LC and Memory Card reader

2003-07-15 Thread Matteo Vescovi
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi guys, I'm thinking about buying a new laptop and after a few comparisons I've opted for the Acer TravelMate 654LC, that has got everything I need (and I've got a discount on it!). I'd also like to be able to use the integrated 4-in-1 Memory Card r

Re: Acer TM654LC and Memory Card reader

2003-07-15 Thread Werner Heuser
... > I'd also like to be able to use the integrated 4-in-1 Memory Card reader > (MemoryStick, MM, SD, CF) so I can backup my personal files on something ... I do not have hands on experience with this laptop but some integrated cardreaders work as an USB storage device, e.g. the Xeron GrafX, wh

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2003-07-15 Thread Ketil Wahl
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Re: CF-root

2003-07-15 Thread Michelle Konzack
Am 16:51 2003-07-08 +0100 hat Hugh Saunders geschrieben: > >hello, >Im attempting to run a laptop [vaio PCG-F304] without a hard disk. The >plan is to have the root fs on a CF disk in a pcmcia adapter. CAN YOU BOOT FROM THE PCMCIA ADAPTER ??? I never heared that it will work... I use CF-Cards

Re: 2.4 Kernel Stability

2003-07-15 Thread Michelle Konzack
Am 04:47 2003-07-08 -0400 hat James geschrieben: > >OK, > >It took me a few days, but, I decided to experiment with kernel building >on a separate system >for now. These steps work until I enter in: > >'mak,e menuconfig' > >which give me this error: > >You must have Ncurses installed in order to u

Re: CF-root

2003-07-15 Thread Michelle Konzack
Am 09:46 2003-07-09 +0200 hat Stefan Rotsch geschrieben: > >Am Die, 2003-07-08 um 17.51 schrieb Hugh Saunders: >Hello Hugh, > >> Im attempting to run a laptop [vaio PCG-F304] without a hard disk. The >> plan is to have the root fs on a CF disk in a pcmcia adapter. >Have you ever thought about an ID

KDE 3 for woody screwed up without aptitude indicating package conflict

2003-07-15 Thread Michael Wordehoff
Hello, I post this here although i just send it to debian-users. I'm unsure what happened - I'm at work, and this $%&!^° isp mailbox doesn't show it up in the 'sent' folder ( i want my linux box back !!) ... and it's urgent. So i try it again. Perhaps you've got an idea, anyway. I did upgra

Configuring WhereAmI

2003-07-15 Thread jlk
I've a hard time configuring WHEREAMI. I understand I have to define a /etc/whereami/detect.conf file. Here is mine: -- set DEBUGWHEREAMI 1 default unknown testmii eth0 lan if lan set INTERFACE eth0 testdhcp '*.*.*.*' dhcp fi if

ppp can't get a route?

2003-07-15 Thread Leandro Guimarães Faria Corcete Dutra
I am trying to alternate between ethernet and ppp with ifplugd. The issue is that no matter what ppp seems to never get routed. It adds its lines to resolv.conf, it adds its routes, but no joy. Could someone help me? If you need any additional info, please shout.

DELL Inspiron 8000 - 3COM 556 internal NIC/Modem

2003-07-15 Thread Manfred Sampl
I'm using a DELL I8K running Woody. The laptop has a internal 3COM 556 NIC/Modem Combo, which didn't work at all in Linux. For some reason after compilling and installing kernel 2.4.20 and module 3c59x the NIC Part of the internal 3COM Card worked. dmesg: 3c59x: Donald Becker and others. w

Re: DELL Inspiron 8000 - 3COM 556 internal NIC/Modem

2003-07-15 Thread Michael Perry
On Tue, Jul 15, 2003 at 09:12:35PM +0200, Manfred Sampl wrote: > > :-) Manfred Sampl > > Does anyone has an idea how to test the modem part of the 3c556, or make > it work? > > > > There are probably a few ways, but the way I test modems is to use wvdial and see if it finds the combo mod

Re: DELL Inspiron 8000 - 3COM 556 internal NIC/Modem

2003-07-15 Thread Al Stone
If this is the part I think it is -- the 3COM miniPCI combo LAN and winmodem -- the modem will not work under Linux. The "modem" is a winmodem that contains intellectual property from USR that they will not unveil -- and they won't release any specs on it. This card has been around for a while an

Re: ppp can't get a route?

2003-07-15 Thread Jeff
Leandro Guimarães Faria Corcete Dutra, 2003-Jul-15 09:47 -0300: > I am trying to alternate between ethernet and ppp with ifplugd. > > The issue is that no matter what ppp seems to never get routed. It adds > its lines to resolv.conf, it adds its routes, but no joy. > > Could so

Can't install Sarge from CD

2003-07-15 Thread Peter Salisbury
I downloaded the Sarge binaries using jigdo. I tried to install to a laptop. I didn't want to configure the network as it's a rare PCMCIA NIC so I need a running system to sort it out. The trouble is that 'Install base system' tries to connect to http://www.../Release. When it fails (as ther

Re: PCMCIA?

2003-07-15 Thread Dick Orgass
Michelle, I'd appreciate it very much if you would point me to a source for a compiled Orinoco driver for the 2.2 kernel in Debian Woody. While I'm quite willing to compile it as part of a kernel build, I'd like to be able to retrieve an up to date set of kernel sources before starting to buil

Acer TM654LC and Memory Card reader

2003-07-15 Thread Matteo Vescovi
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi guys, I'm thinking about buying a new laptop and after a few comparisons I've opted for the Acer TravelMate 654LC, that has got everything I need (and I've got a discount on it!). I'd also like to be able to use the integrated 4-in-1 Memory Card r

Re: Acer TM654LC and Memory Card reader

2003-07-15 Thread Werner Heuser
... > I'd also like to be able to use the integrated 4-in-1 Memory Card reader > (MemoryStick, MM, SD, CF) so I can backup my personal files on something ... I do not have hands on experience with this laptop but some integrated cardreaders work as an USB storage device, e.g. the Xeron GrafX, wh

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2003-07-15 Thread Ketil Wahl
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Re: CF-root

2003-07-15 Thread Michelle Konzack
Am 16:51 2003-07-08 +0100 hat Hugh Saunders geschrieben: > >hello, >Im attempting to run a laptop [vaio PCG-F304] without a hard disk. The >plan is to have the root fs on a CF disk in a pcmcia adapter. CAN YOU BOOT FROM THE PCMCIA ADAPTER ??? I never heared that it will work... I use CF-Cards

Re: 2.4 Kernel Stability

2003-07-15 Thread Michelle Konzack
Am 04:47 2003-07-08 -0400 hat James geschrieben: > >OK, > >It took me a few days, but, I decided to experiment with kernel building >on a separate system >for now. These steps work until I enter in: > >'mak,e menuconfig' > >which give me this error: > >You must have Ncurses installed in order to u

Re: CF-root

2003-07-15 Thread Michelle Konzack
Am 09:46 2003-07-09 +0200 hat Stefan Rotsch geschrieben: > >Am Die, 2003-07-08 um 17.51 schrieb Hugh Saunders: >Hello Hugh, > >> Im attempting to run a laptop [vaio PCG-F304] without a hard disk. The >> plan is to have the root fs on a CF disk in a pcmcia adapter. >Have you ever thought about an ID

KDE 3 for woody screwed up without aptitude indicating package conflict

2003-07-15 Thread Michael Wordehoff
Hello, I post this here although i just send it to debian-users. I'm unsure what happened - I'm at work, and this $%&!^° isp mailbox doesn't show it up in the 'sent' folder ( i want my linux box back !!) ... and it's urgent. So i try it again. Perhaps you've got an idea, anyway. I did upgra

Configuring WhereAmI

2003-07-15 Thread jlk
I've a hard time configuring WHEREAMI. I understand I have to define a /etc/whereami/detect.conf file. Here is mine: -- set DEBUGWHEREAMI 1 default unknown testmii eth0 lan if lan set INTERFACE eth0 testdhcp '*.*.*.*' dhcp fi if

ppp can't get a route?

2003-07-15 Thread Leandro Guimarães Faria Corcete Dutra
I am trying to alternate between ethernet and ppp with ifplugd. The issue is that no matter what ppp seems to never get routed. It adds its lines to resolv.conf, it adds its routes, but no joy. Could someone help me? If you need any additional info, please shout.

DELL Inspiron 8000 - 3COM 556 internal NIC/Modem

2003-07-15 Thread Manfred Sampl
I'm using a DELL I8K running Woody. The laptop has a internal 3COM 556 NIC/Modem Combo, which didn't work at all in Linux. For some reason after compilling and installing kernel 2.4.20 and module 3c59x the NIC Part of the internal 3COM Card worked. dmesg: 3c59x: Donald Becker and others. www.s

Re: DELL Inspiron 8000 - 3COM 556 internal NIC/Modem

2003-07-15 Thread Michael Perry
On Tue, Jul 15, 2003 at 09:12:35PM +0200, Manfred Sampl wrote: > > :-) Manfred Sampl > > Does anyone has an idea how to test the modem part of the 3c556, or make > it work? > > > > There are probably a few ways, but the way I test modems is to use wvdial and see if it finds the combo mod

Re: DELL Inspiron 8000 - 3COM 556 internal NIC/Modem

2003-07-15 Thread Al Stone
If this is the part I think it is -- the 3COM miniPCI combo LAN and winmodem -- the modem will not work under Linux. The "modem" is a winmodem that contains intellectual property from USR that they will not unveil -- and they won't release any specs on it. This card has been around for a while an

Re: ppp can't get a route?

2003-07-15 Thread Jeff
Leandro Guimarães Faria Corcete Dutra, 2003-Jul-15 09:47 -0300: > I am trying to alternate between ethernet and ppp with ifplugd. > > The issue is that no matter what ppp seems to never get routed. It adds > its lines to resolv.conf, it adds its routes, but no joy. > > Could so

Can't install Sarge from CD

2003-07-15 Thread Peter Salisbury
I downloaded the Sarge binaries using jigdo. I tried to install to a laptop. I didn't want to configure the network as it's a rare PCMCIA NIC so I need a running system to sort it out. The trouble is that 'Install base system' tries to connect to http://www.../Release. When it fails (as ther

Re: PCMCIA?

2003-07-15 Thread Dick Orgass
Michelle, I'd appreciate it very much if you would point me to a source for a compiled Orinoco driver for the 2.2 kernel in Debian Woody. While I'm quite willing to compile it as part of a kernel build, I'd like to be able to retrieve an up to date set of kernel sources before starting to buil