Re: "Turn off" Process

2006-06-04 Thread Bill Marcum
On Sun, Jun 04, 2006 at 10:11:35AM -0300, Henrique Rennó wrote: > Hello!!! > > I've installed Debian Sarge 3.1 in my laptop (Acer Aspire 3002LCI) and > every time I give the halt command the system starts going down > without showing information on the screen (it turns black) until I > hear a soun

Re: Toshiba T1910

2003-06-06 Thread Bill Marcum
On Fri, Jun 06, 2003 at 10:04:03PM -0400, Sona Visa wrote: > Hello > I have a toshiba T1910 laptop and i just reformatted and intstalled dos > 6.22 on it. I cant get into the BIOS though, thats my problem. I was also > wondering if it was viable to run win 95B on it. THe laptop has 4mb ram, > an

Re: ppp can't get a route?

2003-07-17 Thread Bill Marcum
On Wed, Jul 16, 2003 at 09:24:47PM +0200, Leandro Guimarães Faria Corsetti Dutra wrote: > On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 13:58:42 -0700, Jeff wrote: > > > Leandro Guimarães Faria Corcete Dutra, 2003-Jul-15 09:47 -0300: > > > > I'm not familiar with this tap0 type of interface > > Now that you mentio

Re: Toshiba T1910CS power problem

2003-09-02 Thread Bill Marcum
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Re: Toshiba T1910CS power problem

2003-09-03 Thread Bill Marcum
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Re: [OT] Virusses (many!) via list?

2003-09-27 Thread Bill Marcum
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Re: I give up this list

2003-09-27 Thread Bill Marcum
know what you expect the list owners to do about it. > I'm sad to hear the general opinion is to leave this to the user. Until > this changes I out of Debian-laptop. Good luck to the rest of you. > Kenneth > -- Commander Spiral Pyjama Pseudo-Rhinocerous Feline Thingamajig Bill Marcum (the First) Ozy and Millie Name Generator http://heifong.phase.org/omname.php

Re: Toshiba T1910

2003-06-06 Thread Bill Marcum
On Fri, Jun 06, 2003 at 10:04:03PM -0400, Sona Visa wrote: > Hello > I have a toshiba T1910 laptop and i just reformatted and intstalled dos > 6.22 on it. I cant get into the BIOS though, thats my problem. I was also > wondering if it was viable to run win 95B on it. THe laptop has 4mb ram, > an

Re: ppp can't get a route?

2003-07-17 Thread Bill Marcum
On Wed, Jul 16, 2003 at 09:24:47PM +0200, Leandro Guimarães Faria Corsetti Dutra wrote: > On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 13:58:42 -0700, Jeff wrote: > > > Leandro Guimarães Faria Corcete Dutra, 2003-Jul-15 09:47 -0300: > > > > I'm not familiar with this tap0 type of interface > > Now that you mention

Re: Toshiba T1910CS power problem

2003-09-02 Thread Bill Marcum
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Re: Toshiba T1910CS power problem

2003-09-03 Thread Bill Marcum
eset the date every time I rebooted. -- Commander Spiral Pyjama Pseudo-Rhinocerous Feline Thingamajig Bill Marcum (the First) Ozy and Millie Name Generator http://heifong.phase.org/omname.php -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [OT] Virusses (many!) via list?

2003-09-27 Thread Bill Marcum
executed, therefore it needs the cooperation of a mail client that automatically executes attachments. The mystery is why so many people continue to use such BAD (Broken As Designed) software. -- Commander Spiral Pyjama Pseudo-Rhinocerous Feline Thingamajig Bill Marcum (the First) Ozy and Mi

Re: I give up this list

2003-09-27 Thread Bill Marcum
know what you expect the list owners to do about it. > I'm sad to hear the general opinion is to leave this to the user. Until > this changes I out of Debian-laptop. Good luck to the rest of you. > Kenneth > -- Commander Spiral Pyjama Pseudo-Rhinocerous Feline Thingamajig

Re: rtf to pdf

2003-10-19 Thread Bill Marcum
On Sun, Oct 19, 2003 at 10:27:16AM -0400, Al Davis wrote: > On Sunday 19 October 2003 08:40 am, Jerome BENOIT wrote: > > In case you want translate a RTF file to PDF file, > > try openoffice.org > > or kword . > > unrtf can convert an rtf file to plain text, html, ps or other formats. The man

Re: cant get x server running.

2003-11-07 Thread Bill Marcum
On Thu, Nov 06, 2003 at 04:56:17PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Donnie, > > I could get to the terminal without starting X and when I checked the > inittab file, it did have 2 as its default run level. > > >> # The default runlevel. > >> id:2:initdefault: > > Should that be 3 ( as Anish sug

Re: modem and no ping

2003-11-15 Thread Bill Marcum
On Sun, Nov 16, 2003 at 12:16:27AM +0100, Martin Wegmann wrote: > Hello, > > I apologize for my delayed reply, I posted a question approx. one month ago, > but did not find time to proceed, here is my reply: > > (the problem was, that I am working on two networks and when I tried to > connect

Re: t1910

2003-12-27 Thread Bill Marcum
On Fri, Dec 26, 2003 at 07:33:00PM -, maureen good wrote: > if you could help...how do i turn the darn thing on??? > > all the lights flash but nothing happens. If the lights flash you've found the power button. (The Power/Speed light and the DC In light should stay on). Try adjusti

Re: Laptop booting

2004-01-25 Thread Bill Marcum
nabling my eth0 nick. > Remove the line "auto eth0" from /etc/network/interfaces. -- Absurd Procrustean Egghead Cornstarch Variant Bill Marcum -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: idepci to vanilla

2004-01-29 Thread Bill Marcum
On Tue, Jan 27, 2004 at 08:31:39AM -0800, Andrew Roth wrote: > > (not really related, but curious aboutit anyhow:) How do I find out > what debian stable cd any arbitrary package I find at the debian > packages web site is on? > "apt-cdrom add" each of the 7 CD's, and when you run dselect, use "a

Re: Network on bootup

2004-02-13 Thread Bill Marcum
On Fri, Feb 13, 2004 at 01:26:19PM +0100, Bjoern Schmidt wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >My /etc/network/interfaces looks like this: > >-- > >auto lo > >iface lo inet loopback > > > >auto eth0 > >iface eth0 inet static > >

Re: Packages being held back

2004-03-12 Thread Bill Marcum
On Fri, Mar 12, 2004 at 01:19:14PM -0800, Jeff wrote: > My laptop is testing/unstable and lately when I do an update in > aptitude, all the upgradeable packages come up as being help back. I > can manually set each package to install and they do get installed. > Can anyone shed some light on this

Re: pppd gateway/software suspend

2004-03-20 Thread Bill Marcum
On Fri, Mar 19, 2004 at 02:42:02PM +, Alessandro Speranza wrote: > On Fri, 19 Mar 2004, Daniel Pittman wrote: > > > > Add the 'defaultroute' option, or remove 'nodefaultroute', from the > > options passed to the pppd process. > > > > I've got that set already in the /etc/ppp/peers/gprs, althou

Re: irremovable package?

2004-03-30 Thread Bill Marcum
On Tue, Mar 30, 2004 at 06:00:11PM -0500, Curt Howland wrote: > Hi. Since this is on a laptop I thought I'd ask here since the users > forum has not been responsive... > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > > Hi. dpkg has become locked up over one errant package and is not > allowing anything

Re: xfree86 and lilo

2004-03-30 Thread Bill Marcum
On Tue, Mar 30, 2004 at 09:34:07PM -0600, Aswin Venkat wrote: > > Does anybody know of functioning backports for xfree86 4.3 and > after?. The ones that i know of don't work anymore. I had problems > compiling xfree864.3 and 4.4 so would prefer using backports. Thanks. > I don't know about backpo

Re: using a beamer: resolution?

2004-05-12 Thread Bill Marcum
On Wed, May 12, 2004 at 04:35:13PM +0200, David Fokkema wrote: > Hi group, > > >From time to time, I use a beamer on my external VGA port of my laptop. > My laptop TFT panel has a resolution of 1400x1050 pixels but the beamer > has a resolution of only 800x600. However, it can support 1024x768 usi

Re: rtf to pdf

2003-10-19 Thread Bill Marcum
On Sun, Oct 19, 2003 at 10:27:16AM -0400, Al Davis wrote: > On Sunday 19 October 2003 08:40 am, Jerome BENOIT wrote: > > In case you want translate a RTF file to PDF file, > > try openoffice.org > > or kword . > > unrtf can convert an rtf file to plain text, html, ps or other formats. The man

Re: cant get x server running.

2003-11-07 Thread Bill Marcum
On Thu, Nov 06, 2003 at 04:56:17PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Donnie, > > I could get to the terminal without starting X and when I checked the > inittab file, it did have 2 as its default run level. > > >> # The default runlevel. > >> id:2:initdefault: > > Should that be 3 ( as Anish sug

Re: modem and no ping

2003-11-15 Thread Bill Marcum
On Sun, Nov 16, 2003 at 12:16:27AM +0100, Martin Wegmann wrote: > Hello, > > I apologize for my delayed reply, I posted a question approx. one month ago, > but did not find time to proceed, here is my reply: > > (the problem was, that I am working on two networks and when I tried to > connect

Re: t1910

2003-12-27 Thread Bill Marcum
On Fri, Dec 26, 2003 at 07:33:00PM -, maureen good wrote: > if you could help...how do i turn the darn thing on??? > > all the lights flash but nothing happens. If the lights flash you've found the power button. (The Power/Speed light and the DC In light should stay on). Try adjusti

Re: Laptop booting

2004-01-25 Thread Bill Marcum
nabling my eth0 nick. > Remove the line "auto eth0" from /etc/network/interfaces. -- Absurd Procrustean Egghead Cornstarch Variant Bill Marcum

Re: idepci to vanilla

2004-01-29 Thread Bill Marcum
On Tue, Jan 27, 2004 at 08:31:39AM -0800, Andrew Roth wrote: > > (not really related, but curious aboutit anyhow:) How do I find out > what debian stable cd any arbitrary package I find at the debian > packages web site is on? > "apt-cdrom add" each of the 7 CD's, and when you run dselect, use "a

Re: Network on bootup

2004-02-13 Thread Bill Marcum
On Fri, Feb 13, 2004 at 01:26:19PM +0100, Bjoern Schmidt wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >My /etc/network/interfaces looks like this: > >-- > >auto lo > >iface lo inet loopback > > > >auto eth0 > >iface eth0 inet static > >

Re: Packages being held back

2004-03-12 Thread Bill Marcum
On Fri, Mar 12, 2004 at 01:19:14PM -0800, Jeff wrote: > My laptop is testing/unstable and lately when I do an update in > aptitude, all the upgradeable packages come up as being help back. I > can manually set each package to install and they do get installed. > Can anyone shed some light on this

Re: pppd gateway/software suspend

2004-03-20 Thread Bill Marcum
On Fri, Mar 19, 2004 at 02:42:02PM +, Alessandro Speranza wrote: > On Fri, 19 Mar 2004, Daniel Pittman wrote: > > > > Add the 'defaultroute' option, or remove 'nodefaultroute', from the > > options passed to the pppd process. > > > > I've got that set already in the /etc/ppp/peers/gprs, althou

Re: irremovable package?

2004-03-31 Thread Bill Marcum
On Tue, Mar 30, 2004 at 06:00:11PM -0500, Curt Howland wrote: > Hi. Since this is on a laptop I thought I'd ask here since the users > forum has not been responsive... > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > > Hi. dpkg has become locked up over one errant package and is not > allowing anything

Re: xfree86 and lilo

2004-03-31 Thread Bill Marcum
On Tue, Mar 30, 2004 at 09:34:07PM -0600, Aswin Venkat wrote: > > Does anybody know of functioning backports for xfree86 4.3 and > after?. The ones that i know of don't work anymore. I had problems > compiling xfree864.3 and 4.4 so would prefer using backports. Thanks. > I don't know about backpo

Re: using a beamer: resolution?

2004-05-12 Thread Bill Marcum
On Wed, May 12, 2004 at 04:35:13PM +0200, David Fokkema wrote: > Hi group, > > >From time to time, I use a beamer on my external VGA port of my laptop. > My laptop TFT panel has a resolution of 1400x1050 pixels but the beamer > has a resolution of only 800x600. However, it can support 1024x768 usi

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

2005-07-30 Thread Bill Marcum
On Thu, Jul 28, 2005 at 12:36:35PM -0400, Will Ness wrote: > 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. Have you done apt-get update? If you are using a 2.2 ke