laptop experiences...

2000-09-22 Thread CaT
nna make a fubar. If there's a better list I could ask this on I'd appreciate subscription info for it too. (I know of linux-laptop@vger.kernel.org already... will be asking there also) -- CaT ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) 'He had position, but I was determined to score.'

Re: laptop experiences...

2000-09-25 Thread CaT
e I left > off. All processes are still running. I usually only reboot when I'm > upgrading the kernel. I believe hibernation is where it dumps the system state to disc and turns the laptop off, so you can later turn it on and restart it. VERY useful as you can imagine. :) -- CaT ([EMA

I got me a laptop :)

2000-11-05 Thread CaT
bridge: Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c478 (rev 80) 00:08.1 CardBus bridge: Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c478 (rev 80) ? Any help will be bigtime appreciated. i have 10 days to review this sucker to see if I want to keep it. Linux support is crucial. (I'm on day 5 as I writ ethis...) -- CaT ([EMAIL

Re: I got me a laptop :)

2000-11-05 Thread CaT
On Sun, Nov 05, 2000 at 01:34:19PM +0900, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > From: CaT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: I got me a laptop :) > Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2000 23:34:33 +1100 > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Some of you may remember an earlier thread where

Re: I got me a laptop :)

2000-11-06 Thread CaT
> > http://www.doctypes.org/doc/gw/ Ahhh. Thanks for that but it looks like he has more or less the same hassles as I. 8( -- CaT ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) 'We do more then just sing and dance. We've got a brain too.' -- The Backstreet Boys

Re: I got me a laptop :)

2000-11-06 Thread CaT
On Sun, Nov 05, 2000 at 11:48:41AM -0700, Greg Woods wrote: > CaT wrote: > > > 1. Sound. This laptop has an ESS ES1980 PCI sound card. Neither of the > >ESS options in the kernel worked. Does anyone know if it's possible > >to get sound out of this sucker un

Re: I got me a laptop :)

2000-11-06 Thread CaT
On Sun, Nov 05, 2000 at 10:23:40AM -0900, Aaron Dewell wrote: > > On Sun, 5 Nov 2000, CaT wrote: > > 1. Sound. This laptop has an ESS ES1980 PCI sound card. Neither of the > >ESS options in the kernel worked. Does anyone know if it's possible > >to get sound o

Re: I got me a laptop :)

2000-11-07 Thread CaT
On Mon, Nov 06, 2000 at 10:57:03AM -0900, Aaron Dewell wrote: > > On Tue, 7 Nov 2000, CaT wrote: > > I'm going to go and try the free package... which i believe is like what > > they're > > selling except that it only last for 7 days or something, no? > &g

Re: Best Laptop?

2000-11-18 Thread CaT
On Thu, Nov 16, 2000 at 01:33:08PM +1100, Daniel Pittman wrote: > I would recommend the Gateway Solo 9300 series myself. The hardware is > of good quality, with only the soft-modem unsupported. I have a 5300. Erm. Softmodem? -- CaT ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) 'We do more then ju

Re: Best Laptop?

2000-11-19 Thread CaT
On Mon, Nov 20, 2000 at 10:20:15AM +1100, Daniel Pittman wrote: > CaT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > On Thu, Nov 16, 2000 at 01:33:08PM +1100, Daniel Pittman wrote: > >> I would recommend the Gateway Solo 9300 series myself. The hardware > >> is of go

Re: Best Laptop?

2000-11-20 Thread CaT
On Sun, Nov 19, 2000 at 08:32:31PM -0800, Heather wrote: > > > As far as I can tell, anyway. It requires specialised drivers under > > > Win32, fails to expose itself as a serial port and has the right sort of > > > PCI specs to be a software modem. > > Actually, under Windows there will -always-

Re: Gateway solo5300

2001-03-22 Thread CaT
ian support it? The support needs to be in the kernel. you'll only be able to hotswap (from memory) if you boot with the cdrom in the drive first. there needs to be a way to notify the kernel's ide drivers that they should rescan the ide bus and configure for a new err...

Re: X on Gateway solo5300

2001-03-23 Thread CaT
> Anyone has success in X setup? My video card is Savage IX w/MV and monitor > resolution is 800x600. http://www.probo.com/timr/savagemx.html should be useful. -- CaT ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) *** Jenna has joined the channel. speak

Re: X on Gateway solo5300

2001-03-26 Thread CaT
On Mon, Mar 26, 2001 at 01:56:37AM -0500, Jing Shi wrote: > Thanks to CaT, I have get X working well except login. I cannot login from No worries. :) > x-window. When use startx from console, evrything is fine. But when I login > from X-window, after I typed the user's nam

Re: I need phdisk.exe

2001-04-19 Thread CaT
w.procyon.com/~pda/lphdisk/ Oh, Joy! -- CaT ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) *** Jenna has joined the channel. speaking of mental giants.. me, a giant, bullshit And i'm not mental

Re: wooky->potato

2001-09-09 Thread CaT
oody (for the need of XF4.1) and they are running sweeetly. :) -- CaT"As you can expect it's really affecting my sex life. I can't help it. Each time my wife initiates sex, these ejaculating hippos keep floating through my mind."

Re: wooky->potato

2001-09-09 Thread CaT
grade (the -u gives me a list of all the packages) I had to do the latter a few times cos it barfed a bit on upgrading 370 packages, but in the end all was fine. -- CaT"As you can expect it's really affecting my sex life. I can't help it. Each time my wife init

Re: wooky->potato

2001-09-09 Thread CaT
you want a 2.4.x kernel then hit ftp.xx.kernel.org (where xx is your country code (or the one closest to you via the innanet) and roll your own. I'm not sure but I don't -think- there is a 2.4.x kernel package for debian yet (unless it's in sid...). -- CaT"As you can e

laptop experiences...

2000-09-22 Thread CaT
nna make a fubar. If there's a better list I could ask this on I'd appreciate subscription info for it too. (I know of [EMAIL PROTECTED] already... will be asking there also) -- CaT ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) 'He had position, but I was determined to score.'

Re: laptop experiences...

2000-09-25 Thread CaT
e I left > off. All processes are still running. I usually only reboot when I'm > upgrading the kernel. I believe hibernation is where it dumps the system state to disc and turns the laptop off, so you can later turn it on and restart it. VERY useful as you can imagine. :) --

I got me a laptop :)

2000-11-05 Thread CaT
bridge: Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c478 (rev 80) 00:08.1 CardBus bridge: Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c478 (rev 80) ? Any help will be bigtime appreciated. i have 10 days to review this sucker to see if I want to keep it. Linux support is crucial. (I'm on day 5 as I writ ethis...) -- CaT ([EMAIL

Re: I got me a laptop :)

2000-11-05 Thread CaT
On Sun, Nov 05, 2000 at 01:34:19PM +0900, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > From: CaT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: I got me a laptop :) > Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2000 23:34:33 +1100 > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Some of you may remember an earlier thread where

Re: I got me a laptop :)

2000-11-06 Thread CaT
> > http://www.doctypes.org/doc/gw/ Ahhh. Thanks for that but it looks like he has more or less the same hassles as I. 8( -- CaT ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) 'We do more then just sing and dance. We've got a brain too.' -- The Backstreet Boys -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: I got me a laptop :)

2000-11-06 Thread CaT
On Sun, Nov 05, 2000 at 11:48:41AM -0700, Greg Woods wrote: > CaT wrote: > > > 1. Sound. This laptop has an ESS ES1980 PCI sound card. Neither of the > >ESS options in the kernel worked. Does anyone know if it's possible > >to get sound out of this sucker un

Re: I got me a laptop :)

2000-11-06 Thread CaT
On Sun, Nov 05, 2000 at 10:23:40AM -0900, Aaron Dewell wrote: > > On Sun, 5 Nov 2000, CaT wrote: > > 1. Sound. This laptop has an ESS ES1980 PCI sound card. Neither of the > >ESS options in the kernel worked. Does anyone know if it's possible > >to get s

Re: I got me a laptop :)

2000-11-07 Thread CaT
On Mon, Nov 06, 2000 at 10:57:03AM -0900, Aaron Dewell wrote: > > On Tue, 7 Nov 2000, CaT wrote: > > I'm going to go and try the free package... which i believe is like what they're > > selling except that it only last for 7 days or something, no? > > >Fro

Re: Best Laptop?

2000-11-18 Thread CaT
On Thu, Nov 16, 2000 at 01:33:08PM +1100, Daniel Pittman wrote: > I would recommend the Gateway Solo 9300 series myself. The hardware is > of good quality, with only the soft-modem unsupported. I have a 5300. Erm. Softmodem? -- CaT ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) 'We do more then ju

Re: Best Laptop?

2000-11-19 Thread CaT
On Mon, Nov 20, 2000 at 10:20:15AM +1100, Daniel Pittman wrote: > CaT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > On Thu, Nov 16, 2000 at 01:33:08PM +1100, Daniel Pittman wrote: > >> I would recommend the Gateway Solo 9300 series myself. The hardware > >> is of go

Re: Best Laptop?

2000-11-20 Thread CaT
On Sun, Nov 19, 2000 at 08:32:31PM -0800, Heather wrote: > > > As far as I can tell, anyway. It requires specialised drivers under > > > Win32, fails to expose itself as a serial port and has the right sort of > > > PCI specs to be a software modem. > > Actually, under Windows there will -always-

Re: Gateway solo5300

2001-03-22 Thread CaT
ian support it? The support needs to be in the kernel. you'll only be able to hotswap (from memory) if you boot with the cdrom in the drive first. there needs to be a way to notify the kernel's ide drivers that they should rescan the ide bus and configure for a new err...

Re: X on Gateway solo5300

2001-03-23 Thread CaT
gt; Anyone has success in X setup? My video card is Savage IX w/MV and monitor > resolution is 800x600. http://www.probo.com/timr/savagemx.html should be useful. -- CaT ([EMAIL PROTECTED])*** Jenna has joined the channel. speaking

Re: X on Gateway solo5300

2001-03-25 Thread CaT
On Mon, Mar 26, 2001 at 01:56:37AM -0500, Jing Shi wrote: > Thanks to CaT, I have get X working well except login. I cannot login from No worries. :) > x-window. When use startx from console, evrything is fine. But when I login > from X-window, after I typed the user's nam

Re: I need phdisk.exe

2001-04-19 Thread CaT
w.procyon.com/~pda/lphdisk/ Oh, Joy! -- CaT ([EMAIL PROTECTED])*** Jenna has joined the channel. speaking of mental giants.. me, a giant, bullshit And i'm not mental

Re: wooky->potato

2001-09-09 Thread CaT
oody (for the need of XF4.1) and they are running sweeetly. :) -- CaT"As you can expect it's really affecting my sex life. I can't help it. Each time my wife initiates sex, these ejaculating hippos keep floating through my mind."

Re: wooky->potato

2001-09-09 Thread CaT
grade (the -u gives me a list of all the packages) I had to do the latter a few times cos it barfed a bit on upgrading 370 packages, but in the end all was fine. -- CaT"As you can expect it's really affecting my sex life. I can't help it. Each time my wife init

Re: wooky->potato

2001-09-09 Thread CaT
you want a 2.4.x kernel then hit ftp.xx.kernel.org (where xx is your country code (or the one closest to you via the innanet) and roll your own. I'm not sure but I don't -think- there is a 2.4.x kernel package for debian yet (unless it's in sid...). -- CaT"As you can e

Re: Why Linux on a Laptop?

2001-11-30 Thread CaT
too frustrating for me and winds up pissing me off. I didn't spend a snogload of money on a laptop just so that I can get frustrated and pissed off everywhere I go. -- CaT- A high level of technology does not a civilisation make. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] wit

Re: Battery life recovery

2003-02-12 Thread CaT
On Wed, Feb 12, 2003 at 07:32:12PM -0800, suresh kumar sharma wrote: > I have a sony vaio PCG-FXA36 laptop . > its about a year old, problem is the battery does not > last more than 15-20 min. with normal operation . > I have tried it in Windows also same problem . > does anybody know how I can get

Re: Configuring lilo to use kernel from /dev/hda6

2003-03-15 Thread CaT
On Sat, Mar 15, 2003 at 08:42:40PM -0500, asubedi wrote: > I installed Debian in my sony pcg-grx500 with /dev/hda6 as "/" and /dev/hda7 You sent this 4 times, btw. > image=/vmlinuz > label=Debian > read-only > root=/dev/hda6 > vga=773 > append="hdc=ide-scsi

Re: Why Linux on a Laptop?

2001-11-30 Thread CaT
too frustrating for me and winds up pissing me off. I didn't spend a snogload of money on a laptop just so that I can get frustrated and pissed off everywhere I go. -- CaT- A high level of technology does not a civilisation make.

Re: debian laptop for a train hopper

2002-04-13 Thread CaT
On Sat, Apr 13, 2002 at 02:27:05PM +0200, Russell Coker wrote: > Probably if I was going to do what you're planning I'd get an old Thinkpad > 385XD. PentiumMMX-233, 96M of RAM, 3G hard drive, 800x600 display, it's > quite an OK little machine. Such a machine is so cheap now that if you break >

Re: IBM T22 Hibernation

2002-08-01 Thread CaT
On Wed, Jul 31, 2002 at 05:23:46PM +0200, Philipp Hamer wrote: > I'm running Debian woody on my T22, but i can't enter the hibernation > mode in debian. In Win2k it works, but if i try it in linux, my > laptop just beeps. > Has anyone an idea why? I reckon Win2k is using a software suspend of its

Re: debian laptop for a train hopper

2002-04-13 Thread CaT
On Sat, Apr 13, 2002 at 02:27:05PM +0200, Russell Coker wrote: > Probably if I was going to do what you're planning I'd get an old Thinkpad > 385XD. PentiumMMX-233, 96M of RAM, 3G hard drive, 800x600 display, it's > quite an OK little machine. Such a machine is so cheap now that if you break

Re: Battery life recovery

2003-02-12 Thread CaT
On Wed, Feb 12, 2003 at 07:32:12PM -0800, suresh kumar sharma wrote: > I have a sony vaio PCG-FXA36 laptop . > its about a year old, problem is the battery does not > last more than 15-20 min. with normal operation . > I have tried it in Windows also same problem . > does anybody know how I can get

Re: Configuring lilo to use kernel from /dev/hda6

2003-03-15 Thread CaT
On Sat, Mar 15, 2003 at 08:42:40PM -0500, asubedi wrote: > I installed Debian in my sony pcg-grx500 with /dev/hda6 as "/" and /dev/hda7 You sent this 4 times, btw. > image=/vmlinuz > label=Debian > read-only > root=/dev/hda6 > vga=773 > append="hdc=ide-scsi