Re: Dell/3Com 10/100 Base-TX pcmcia network card

2000-06-13 Thread Charlie Hedlin
I have a bunch of those cards, it is a 3com 10/100 cardbus ethernet card. The card is a 3c575 with A Dell label. It should work fine with frozen with no different options from your other card. What are the symptoms when you plug it in. What type of laptop do you have, keep in mind this is a car

Re: Dell/3Com 10/100 Base-TX pcmcia network card

2000-06-14 Thread Charlie Hedlin
This does seem weird. One of my laptops is a Dell Inspiron 3500, and my Dell/3com card works flawlessly in it. The card also works well in my Compaq. I am running frozen on both of them with 2.2.14 and current pcmcia sources, I never run a stock kernel, although I have used this 3com card for a

Re: putting debian on a dell inspiron 3500

2000-06-28 Thread Charlie Hedlin
Well, I have a 3500 and it was painless. I used FIPS to reduce the size of my FAT32 partition (the latest version supports it with no problem). It can use a partition or a file, but use the phdisk utility to check what it is using, and to delete or recreate the partition/file. The goldcard glo

Re: Bleh! win modem on my presario 1920

1999-12-29 Thread Charlie Hedlin
It seems that almost all laptops come with win modems these days. Can anyone give hints as to which do not? (Either no modem or real modem, I just hate paying extra for a modem that won't work). It seems that pcmcia modems are a nesessity. Thanks, Charlie On Wed, 29 Dec 1999, Charles Lewis wro

Re: Lucent winmodem on Debian?

1999-12-29 Thread Charlie Hedlin
You should check to see if the modem in the laptop is compatible. The linux driver for the Lucent modems is for their PCI modems, and most laptops don't have pci winmodems (if you do, it should be listed in /proc/pci, but I don't know what as, look for something unkown or by lucent, or that someho

Re: > 64Meg RAM question

2000-01-07 Thread Charlie Hedlin
This isn't so much a laptop problem as a "some machines" problem. add mem=XXm to the kernel in startup. If using lilo this can be done with the append line, but I suggest you test it using manual entry first On Fri, 7 Jan 2000, William Heindl wrote: > > I am running slink on an IBM 560Z with 1

Re: > 64Meg RAM question

2000-01-07 Thread Charlie Hedlin
You can easily go to a 2.2. kernel without changing the distribution. download the source from ftp.kernel.org or a mirror, it compiles easily. Check make-kpkg if you want to make a debian package from the kernel. The 2.2 kernel may or may not see the memory, again, try the mem=64m on the kenrel

Re: PCMICA Network and Modem card

2000-01-13 Thread Charlie Hedlin
How hot should a 56k 10/100 combo card get? I have a Xircom I picked up cheap but it gets hot. I mean hot enough that I have to be carefull not to burn myself when I remove it if my machine has been on for a while. I also notice a significant hit in the battery life when the card is inserted. I

Re: dialing propertis

2000-01-13 Thread Charlie Hedlin
You need to modify your init string, or you can add this to the begining of the dail command, atx0dt or a varient. Add X0 to disable all detection, dial tone, busy, etc. X4 is normal, I don't remember the in betweens. So instead of ATZ for init, at ATZX0. Charlie On Thu, 13 Jan 2000, Philipp T

RE: kernel recompile, lost PCMCIA network

2000-01-14 Thread Charlie Hedlin
The PCMCIA modules package you used is for using a debian PRE-compiled kernel, you must download pcmcia-source and then you can use make-kpkg to do both the kernel and the pcmcia modules. On Thu, 13 Jan 2000, Glen S Mehn wrote: > I did use the correct PCMCIA modules (2.2.13 kernel), apt-getted f

Re: mouse doesn't work

2000-01-20 Thread Charlie Hedlin
Is a ps2 device on /dev/psaux . I never had any trouble and don't have to stop gpm (This was on an Armada 1130T and a pesario 1655). On Thu, 20 Jan 2000, matthschulz wrote: > On Tue, 18 Jan 1994, mpx wrote: > > mouse doesn't move. > > i thought it should be a ps/2 one, but didnt work, so i tried

Re: dhcp, ppp and default route

2000-02-01 Thread Charlie Hedlin
I would do a simular thing to what I do with the many broken dhcp implementations. use the ppp.up (or whatever the command is) which recieves as its parameters things such as the remote IP address. It can then remove and recreate the default route once the ppp connections is working. It is to me

Old Potato disks that work

2000-05-05 Thread Charlie Hedlin
I was diging through my tapes last night (yes, tapes, DDS-3) and dug out Feburary disks that I know I have used successfully to install via PCMCIA network cards. I have posted them in http://www.hedlin.com/debian Please don't download these unless you have to, my cable modem provider will cut me

Re: Thinkpad vs. Quantex

2000-05-08 Thread Charlie Hedlin
I have a 256av, and it works with OSS using the cs4231(WSS) and SB drivers. My laptop lets me set the IO, IRQ, and DMA in the bios though, so I don't have to mess with any of that (just set accordingly). I would imagine it would work with the equivlent modules or ALSA. On Sun, 7 May 2000, Adam S

Re: Cable modem problem connecting to Time Warner Road Runner KC

2000-05-19 Thread Charlie Hedlin
What kernel are you running? dhcpcd .70 only works with kernel 2.0.x With 2.2.x you need the newer dhcpcd 1.3.x , but I recomend dhclient (package dhcp-client), or in a pinch pump. On Fri, 19 May 2000, Matthew Quigley wrote: > > I've been trying to get my Toshiba Satellite Pro to work with Ro

Re: Dell/3Com 10/100 Base-TX pcmcia network card

2000-06-13 Thread Charlie Hedlin
I have a bunch of those cards, it is a 3com 10/100 cardbus ethernet card. The card is a 3c575 with A Dell label. It should work fine with frozen with no different options from your other card. What are the symptoms when you plug it in. What type of laptop do you have, keep in mind this is a card

Re: Dell/3Com 10/100 Base-TX pcmcia network card

2000-06-14 Thread Charlie Hedlin
This does seem weird. One of my laptops is a Dell Inspiron 3500, and my Dell/3com card works flawlessly in it. The card also works well in my Compaq. I am running frozen on both of them with 2.2.14 and current pcmcia sources, I never run a stock kernel, although I have used this 3com card for an

Re: putting debian on a dell inspiron 3500

2000-06-29 Thread Charlie Hedlin
Well, I have a 3500 and it was painless. I used FIPS to reduce the size of my FAT32 partition (the latest version supports it with no problem). It can use a partition or a file, but use the phdisk utility to check what it is using, and to delete or recreate the partition/file. The goldcard glob

Re: pb with xircom eth+modem

1999-09-06 Thread Charlie Hedlin
I have the same problem, and it is NOT ppp/network configuration related. When I try to open the serial port it returns input/output error. If I setserial the IRQ to 0 it will work, but very slowly, as serial ports are not meant to be polled. I haven't looked at the problem that in depth, but t

Re: Sony Viao F340 was(Re: Tochiba Satellite 2590CDT and Linux)

1999-10-17 Thread Charlie Hedlin
I have a system with a Neomagic MagicGraph NM2160 video chip and a 1024x768 screen, and get a very nice text console without any framebuffer support, so that probally won't be nessesary. As for X, the SVGA server has incorportated all the Suse enhancements, and I get great support with 3.3.3.1, wh

Re: pcmcia enet and modem sharing in potato on laptop

1999-10-20 Thread Charlie Hedlin
There was a bug with using combo devices introduced late in the 2.1.x, and finally fixed in 2.2.12. Is there a particular reason you didn't upgrade the kernel when the version was the only real difference as you described below? On Tue, 19 Oct 1999, Michael Perry wrote: > Here is a strange situa

Re: modem speeds, V.90, etc

1999-10-30 Thread Charlie Hedlin
Ok, I am not that sure about wvdial, but if you use pppd and the chatscripts the key is to wait for something after the connect message so that you can still get the connect message in your logs. Once you get the connect message in your logs, you can adjust it to report the right speed. If it say

Re: Xircom Ethernet/Modem problem

1999-11-08 Thread Charlie Hedlin
I have the same card, upgrade your kernel to >= 2.2.13. It fixed my problem. On Mon, 8 Nov 1999, Mesman, Ben wrote: > I have a Dell Lattitude CP with a Xircom 33k6 Eth/modem combo. I installed > slink with no problems. The card is recognised and configured properly and > the ethernet device works

Re: Compaq presario 1685

1999-11-11 Thread Charlie Hedlin
First, if one Linux dist runs on a system, they all should. There may be some system defaults that need adjusting to make it work, but the kernel is the same etc. I have a Presario 1655 working very well under Linux. I don't know what the differences are to to a 1685. On Thu, 11 Nov 1999, Woute

Re: es1869 soundcard

1999-11-24 Thread Charlie Hedlin
I have an ES1869 (I think), but have been using OSS. It detected it and it worked perfectly, so that could at least be a fallback. I only use OSS because I paid for it a long time ago. On Wed, 24 Nov 1999, Rafael Cordones Marcos wrote: > On Tue, Nov 23, 1999 at 09:03:53AM -0800, Camiel Coenen

Re: Multifunction cards functioning... er, multiply?

1999-11-30 Thread Charlie Hedlin
My Xircom 56k 10/100 combo card allows both to be used simultanously, but unfortunanatly it doesn't have the xjack, although for most people the realport card is a good alternative (the only drawback is that it is type3). On Mon, 29 Nov 1999, Drew Parsons wrote: > On Mon, Nov 29, 1999 at 08:03:17

Re: Bleh! win modem on my presario 1920

1999-12-29 Thread Charlie Hedlin
It seems that almost all laptops come with win modems these days. Can anyone give hints as to which do not? (Either no modem or real modem, I just hate paying extra for a modem that won't work). It seems that pcmcia modems are a nesessity. Thanks, Charlie On Wed, 29 Dec 1999, Charles Lewis wro

Re: Lucent winmodem on Debian?

1999-12-29 Thread Charlie Hedlin
You should check to see if the modem in the laptop is compatible. The linux driver for the Lucent modems is for their PCI modems, and most laptops don't have pci winmodems (if you do, it should be listed in /proc/pci, but I don't know what as, look for something unkown or by lucent, or that someho

Re: > 64Meg RAM question

2000-01-07 Thread Charlie Hedlin
This isn't so much a laptop problem as a "some machines" problem. add mem=XXm to the kernel in startup. If using lilo this can be done with the append line, but I suggest you test it using manual entry first On Fri, 7 Jan 2000, William Heindl wrote: > > I am running slink on an IBM 560Z with 1

Re: > 64Meg RAM question

2000-01-07 Thread Charlie Hedlin
You can easily go to a 2.2. kernel without changing the distribution. download the source from ftp.kernel.org or a mirror, it compiles easily. Check make-kpkg if you want to make a debian package from the kernel. The 2.2 kernel may or may not see the memory, again, try the mem=64m on the kenrel

Re: pb with xircom eth+modem

1999-09-06 Thread Charlie Hedlin
I have the same problem, and it is NOT ppp/network configuration related. When I try to open the serial port it returns input/output error. If I setserial the IRQ to 0 it will work, but very slowly, as serial ports are not meant to be polled. I haven't looked at the problem that in depth, but t

Re: Sony Viao F340 was(Re: Tochiba Satellite 2590CDT and Linux)

1999-10-17 Thread Charlie Hedlin
I have a system with a Neomagic MagicGraph NM2160 video chip and a 1024x768 screen, and get a very nice text console without any framebuffer support, so that probally won't be nessesary. As for X, the SVGA server has incorportated all the Suse enhancements, and I get great support with 3.3.3.1, wh

Re: pcmcia enet and modem sharing in potato on laptop

1999-10-20 Thread Charlie Hedlin
There was a bug with using combo devices introduced late in the 2.1.x, and finally fixed in 2.2.12. Is there a particular reason you didn't upgrade the kernel when the version was the only real difference as you described below? On Tue, 19 Oct 1999, Michael Perry wrote: > Here is a strange situa

Re: modem speeds, V.90, etc

1999-10-30 Thread Charlie Hedlin
Ok, I am not that sure about wvdial, but if you use pppd and the chatscripts the key is to wait for something after the connect message so that you can still get the connect message in your logs. Once you get the connect message in your logs, you can adjust it to report the right speed. If it say

Re: Xircom Ethernet/Modem problem

1999-11-08 Thread Charlie Hedlin
I have the same card, upgrade your kernel to >= 2.2.13. It fixed my problem. On Mon, 8 Nov 1999, Mesman, Ben wrote: > I have a Dell Lattitude CP with a Xircom 33k6 Eth/modem combo. I installed > slink with no problems. The card is recognised and configured properly and > the ethernet device works

Re: Compaq presario 1685

1999-11-11 Thread Charlie Hedlin
First, if one Linux dist runs on a system, they all should. There may be some system defaults that need adjusting to make it work, but the kernel is the same etc. I have a Presario 1655 working very well under Linux. I don't know what the differences are to to a 1685. On Thu, 11 Nov 1999, Woute

Re: es1869 soundcard

1999-11-24 Thread Charlie Hedlin
I have an ES1869 (I think), but have been using OSS. It detected it and it worked perfectly, so that could at least be a fallback. I only use OSS because I paid for it a long time ago. On Wed, 24 Nov 1999, Rafael Cordones Marcos wrote: > On Tue, Nov 23, 1999 at 09:03:53AM -0800, Camiel Coenen

Re: Multifunction cards functioning... er, multiply?

1999-11-30 Thread Charlie Hedlin
My Xircom 56k 10/100 combo card allows both to be used simultanously, but unfortunanatly it doesn't have the xjack, although for most people the realport card is a good alternative (the only drawback is that it is type3). On Mon, 29 Nov 1999, Drew Parsons wrote: > On Mon, Nov 29, 1999 at 08:03:17

Re: Windows XP + Linux

2002-03-08 Thread Charlie Hedlin
I wanted to leave my Notebooks mbr alone (has a recovery program in it), so I installed grub in the boot block of my linux partition. I then made that the active partition and boot with a standard MBR. To chainload Windows XP I omit the makeactive step, and things work fine. Charlie Stefan

Re: Toshiba Satellite Pro 420cdt without floppy

2002-03-15 Thread Charlie Hedlin
There is another way, but I haven't done it recently enough to give detailed instructions. Go ahead and make a netinst CD, but then use loadlin to start the kernel instead of booting the CD. The boot disks are formated msdos. So if you make one on another machine you should be able to extr

Re: kernel

2002-03-23 Thread Charlie Hedlin
The debian way, and it is quite simple. Install the kernel-package package. This will give you a comnmand called make-kpkg. Untar a normal kernel (kernel.org or whatever), run make menuconfig as normal, then when done you can use make-kpkg -kernel_image to build the .deb. Then dpkg -i the r

Re: Windows XP + Linux

2002-03-08 Thread Charlie Hedlin
I wanted to leave my Notebooks mbr alone (has a recovery program in it), so I installed grub in the boot block of my linux partition. I then made that the active partition and boot with a standard MBR. To chainload Windows XP I omit the makeactive step, and things work fine. Charlie Stefan

Re: Toshiba Satellite Pro 420cdt without floppy

2002-03-15 Thread Charlie Hedlin
There is another way, but I haven't done it recently enough to give detailed instructions. Go ahead and make a netinst CD, but then use loadlin to start the kernel instead of booting the CD. The boot disks are formated msdos. So if you make one on another machine you should be able to extr

Re: kernel

2002-03-23 Thread Charlie Hedlin
The debian way, and it is quite simple. Install the kernel-package package. This will give you a comnmand called make-kpkg. Untar a normal kernel (kernel.org or whatever), run make menuconfig as normal, then when done you can use make-kpkg -kernel_image to build the .deb. Then dpkg -i the r