Re: how to update packages now sarge is stable?

Daniel Pittman wrote: Nate Duehr wrote: To get security updates on standard Debian, (including backported security patches), add the following line to your /etc/apt/sources.list and then do an apt-get update & apt-get upgrade. deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main contrib non-free

Re: Problems with display power management

A. F. Cano wrote: >The question is (I think), how to turn off the backlight via software? >This might be an issue of bad firmware (Dell firmware is notoriously >linux-unfriendly, not to say buggy) and/or bad ACPI support in same, >in which case there might not be an easy solution. Anyone have a >

Re: Problems with display power management

* Thomas Halva Labella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005-07-28 10:31:02 +0200]: > A. F. Cano wrote: > > >The question is (I think), how to turn off the backlight via software? > >This might be an issue of bad firmware (Dell firmware is notoriously > >linux-unfriendly, not to say buggy) and/or bad ACPI su

X on Vaio A417M (Radeon Mobility X600)

Hello, I'm trying to bring Debian up on a Vaio A417M. I've got the etch base installed from a d-i daily, with help from debian-boot (bug #319486). I'm now trying to get X up. The video hardware is a ATI Mobility Radeon X600. lspci: :03:00.0 0300: 1002:3150 :03:00.0 VGA compatible contro

Re: Problems with display power management

Marc Koschewski wrote: >Hi Halva, > >the lcd module is not the backlight module. The module managing >backlight is named backlight. ;) > > Ehm... ops... Is there a wall where I can go and hit my head? ... Just a bit... :-) Luckily (?), loading the module backlight does not solve the problem. M

Re: X on Vaio A417M (Radeon Mobility X600)

* Iain Georgeson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) disait : > I'm trying to bring Debian up on a Vaio A417M. I've got the etch base > installed from a d-i daily, with help from debian-boot (bug #319486). > I'm now trying to get X up. I have also an ATI Radeon Mobility X600 on my Asus W3. > The X (4.3.0.dfsg.

Re: X-windows Problems with firefox install connections???

Hello! Here is the breakdown, yes I am using 2.2 idepci kernel on my laptop. However when I do the apt-get command, it claims that the newer kernel image is not been found. Not sure what to do next. Perhaps at this point, should I consider a reinstall? I know that x-windows worked the first time a

Re: how to update packages now sarge is stable?

On 07/28/2005 07:24 am, Nate Duehr wrote: > Daniel Pittman wrote: > > Nate Duehr wrote: > >>>To get security updates on standard Debian, (including backported > >>>security patches), add the following line to your /etc/apt/sources.list > >>>and then do an apt-get update & apt-get upgrade. > >>> > >

touchpad too sensitive

I'm running Woody 2.6.12.2 on an HP Pavilion notebook (dv4040us). One problem I'm trying to fix is the touchpad's sensitivity. This touchpad is crazy sensitive -- just breathe on it and the pointer moves! In some contexts, this doesn't bother me that much. But, when I'm using apps or tools that

Re: touchpad too sensitive

On Thu, Jul 28, 2005 at 06:02:49PM -0600, Andy Dolbey wrote: > I'm running Woody 2.6.12.2 on an HP Pavilion notebook (dv4040us). One > problem I'm trying to fix is the touchpad's sensitivity. This > touchpad is crazy sensitive -- just breathe on it and the pointer > moves! In some contexts, this

Re: Re: Does i8k work for dell inspiron 600M?

Well, I don't know about the 600m, but I JUST managed to get i8k to work on my Inspiron 8100 by using the i8k=force that Christian suggested (along with an 'update-modules' and a reboot). It was extremely unreliable before that (I had it work ONCE in all my fiddling). So, in summary: config you