Re: Unstable 'sid' release

2003-04-05 Thread Kevin McKinley
On Sat, 05 Apr 2003 08:35:18 +0200 Pavel Tavoda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is't here somebody using sid? > > Can be 'sid' used by experienced user for everyday work on notebook? > > Or better question: "How stable is unstable 'sid' release"? It *isn't* stable. That's why it's called "unstable

Re: apt-get confused when laptop plugged elsewhere

2003-04-07 Thread Kevin McKinley
On Mon, 7 Apr 2003 14:43:38 +0200 Jan Stary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 192.168.6.1 is an address aliased as 'server' in my /etc/hosts, > but this should not matter. I commented out all lines except localhost > in /etc/hosts and rebooted, got DHCP lease, all working, except again > apt-get update

Re: compiling pcmcia-cs under 2.5

2003-04-07 Thread Kevin McKinley
On Mon, 7 Apr 2003 21:52:14 +0200 Alex Polite <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I want to try out the 2.5.x kernel tree to see if my Netgear MA401 > wlan card will work any better than under 2.4.20. > > I think that the configuration process for pcmcia-cs has changed since > 2.4.x. Any suggested rea

Re: compiling pcmcia-cs under 2.5

2003-04-08 Thread Kevin McKinley
On Tue, 8 Apr 2003 09:28:37 +0200 Alex Polite <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Apr 07, 2003 at 08:28:49PM -0400, Kevin McKinley wrote: > > > Why do you believe pcmcia-cs configuration has changed? > > > > > pcmcia howto> The kernel PCMCI

Re: compiling pcmcia-cs under 2.5

2003-04-09 Thread Kevin McKinley
On Tue, 8 Apr 2003 18:34:50 +0200 Alex Polite <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I still don't understand if I need pcmcia-cs to get pcmcia support in > 2.5.x or not. Yes, you do; the Debian binary package pcmcia-cs will provide the utilities (like cardmgr) you need. Since the driver modules will be i

Re: Install question 3.0r1

2003-04-09 Thread Kevin McKinley
On Wed, 9 Apr 2003 07:00:24 -0400 John Plummer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just replaced Suse 7.3 on an HP 5425 Notebook with Debian 3.0r1. > The install went well except I guess I missed something. The Logitech USB > mouse does not work. I suspect the USB ports are not turned on. >

Re: R31 install to a second drive

2003-04-10 Thread Kevin McKinley
On Thu, 10 Apr 2003 09:14:21 -0700 Jeff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Go to: http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=4622 and all will be revealed. Well, at least most. :) Kevin

Re: rc.d type script?

2003-04-14 Thread Kevin McKinley
On Mon, 14 Apr 2003 11:20:32 -0600 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bob Proulx) wrote: > Sure. The rc startup scripts work very similarly. A few differences. > Looking at /etc/init.d/README points you to the policy documentation. > But if you took an example, say /etc/init.d/cron, and modified it for > your p

Re: compiling & installing kernels

2003-04-15 Thread Kevin McKinley
On Tue, 15 Apr 2003 13:27:28 +1000 ben <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am attempting to install a new kernel into my debian woody when I run > make menuconfig i get this: > > gilbertd:/usr/src/linux# make menuconfig > rm -f include/asm > ( cd include ; ln -sf asm-i386 asm) > make -C scripts/lxdia

Re: ALSA confusion

2003-04-15 Thread Kevin McKinley
On Tue, 15 Apr 2003 13:55:23 -0300 Derek Broughton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > into. So, no, there are no requirements that you use make-kpkg, but it > _is_ easier (if you can remember the particular command line - I admit I > do it infrequently enough that I have to use man make-kpkg every time

Re: compiling & installing kernels

2003-04-16 Thread Kevin McKinley
On Thu, 17 Apr 2003 00:40:56 +1000 ben <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > /usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.20/include/linux/modules/ksyms.ver:546: > warning: `del_timer_sync' > redefined/usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.20/include/linux/timer.h:30: warning: > this is the location of the previous definition > any id

Re: Pcmcia network card startup

2003-05-01 Thread Kevin McKinley
On Thu, 01 May 2003 14:16:56 +1000 Russell Shaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > I've installed and used the pcmcia-cs package on debian. > > When i plug a 3com 3c589c pcmcia NIC in, then the card > is detected and started, but to get it to appear as eth0 > in "ifconfig", i need to do /etc/init

Re: Screen resolution

2003-05-01 Thread Kevin McKinley
On Thu, 1 May 2003 12:11:16 -0400 "Metod Kolla" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > I'm stuck with this one. How can I change the screen resolution to > 800X600? I tried : xf86cfg > xconfigurator > trl-alt -+ > with no results. Any help would be appreciated dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 Kev

Re: How many of you?

2003-05-02 Thread Kevin McKinley
On 02 May 2003 09:53:00 -0500 matt zagrabelny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 2003-05-02 at 07:35, Craig Genner wrote: > > Reading this list with interest a thought occurs to me. > > How many of you have actually installed linux on a laptop and not had to > > configure more than one or two pr

Re: PCMCIA Failure on Kernel Recompile

2003-05-04 Thread Kevin McKinley
On Sun, 04 May 2003 09:19:30 -0800 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I suppose I could try downoading the 2.4.18bf2.4 kernel package (that is > the kernel version I originally ran, before my first, successful > recompile when I first installed) and see if it works, but I don't see > why it should, since

Re: PCMCIA Failure on Kernel Recompile

2003-05-05 Thread Kevin McKinley
On Mon, 05 May 2003 15:56:02 +1000 Russell Shaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If you use the normal kernel build process using the old .config > parameters, then any new parameters won't be set. Try using "make > oldconfig" and you'll get prompted for just the newer parameters. It's OK to do that,

Re: console vga mode problem

2003-05-06 Thread Kevin McKinley
On Tue, 6 May 2003 08:41:20 -0700 Sky McKinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi. I've got "vga=0x0f05" in my lilo.conf file so that I can get a > better console resolution, but whenever I exit X, the resolution is back > to whatever the default is and I can't see the bottom of the console > (it's

Re: PCMCIA and ISA relation

2003-05-08 Thread Kevin McKinley
On Wed, 7 May 2003 11:24:43 -0700 Jeff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I recently got a new Dell Latitude 610 and immediatley dumped W2K and > installed Debian sarge. I compiled my own kernel and it was working > fine. I then needed to make sure my Wireless LAN card worked, and > found that it coul

Fw: Re: ACPI sleep/hibernation mode

2003-05-08 Thread Kevin McKinley
Begin forwarded message: Date: Thu, 8 May 2003 19:32:06 -0400 From: Kevin McKinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: ACPI sleep/hibernation mode On Thu, 08 May 2003 16:59:15 -0400 Andre Berger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > NVIDIA_kernel-1.0-3123

Re: Toshiba 2430-S255 and 2.4 kernel

2003-05-08 Thread Kevin McKinley
On Thu, 8 May 2003 20:18:38 -0500 "Darryl L. Pierce" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > to install Debian sarge and get KDE/GNOME installed and running. However, > when I installed the 2.4.20-7 kernel and rebooted, my system locked solid > while loading the kernel. I was able to install RedHat previou

Re: Newbie source build question for wireless network

2003-05-15 Thread Kevin McKinley
On Thu, 15 May 2003 13:25:33 + Andrew Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm connecting an old laptop to my Mac Airport wireless network using a > Lucent Orinoco Gold PCMCIA card. > > In order to do so, I need to compile PCMCIA source and the Orinoco cards > source code. > The Orinoco insta

Re: Debian Upgrade

2003-05-23 Thread Kevin McKinley
On Fri, 23 May 2003 07:50:42 -0400 Mitchell Gil Maltenfort <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What I did was to change the configuration file /etc/apt/sources.list so > that wherever it said "stable," it now said "testing." > > "Testing" is what will become sarge. > > Then "apt-get update" and "apt-

Re: eepro100 and dhcp on new kernel

2003-05-27 Thread Kevin McKinley
On Tue, 27 May 2003 15:42:31 -0400 "Harry Barnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > I just did my first ever kernel compile in trying to get sound to work on > my laptop. I have an ethernet card which works with the eepro100 driver . > This same card does not work with the new kernel. The kernel

Re: Network install on a laptop

2003-05-31 Thread Kevin McKinley
On Sat, 31 May 2003 07:31:22 -0700 "Chris Krum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm trying to do a network install on a laptop that has a pcmcia network > card based on the 8139too module. Under Slackware both pcmcia and the card > came up easily. Under Debian, however, the card isn't recognized. Pcm

Re: ACPI HOWTO (draft)

2003-06-09 Thread Kevin McKinley
On Mon, 09 Jun 2003 16:55:27 +0200 Ivar Alm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dunno if it's only me, but I cannot read that page with Opera. I see one > screen page, but if I scroll down, there is nothing but black... There is > some minor layout problems with Opera on the visible part as well. > Any

Re: Dell 8000 problems -- 4-way split screen

2003-06-11 Thread Kevin McKinley
On Wed, 11 Jun 2003 13:41:12 -0400 Nori Heikkinen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm trying to install debian on a Dell Inspiron 8000. It's being a > little less cooperative than the desktop systems I'm used to! > > My main problem right now is that on the console (i haven't even > g

Re: Please help with my network card

2003-06-21 Thread Kevin McKinley
On Sat, 21 Jun 2003 18:00:34 +0200 "Bob Alexander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Friends, > I am trying to get Sarge installed on my brand new Thinkpad T40. > > This little gem has an "Intel(r) Pro/1000 MT Mobile Connection" Gigabit > Ethernet card on board. > > I am not able to get this wor

Re: [svlug] Replacing Stolen laptop

2003-06-23 Thread Kevin McKinley
On Mon, 23 Jun 2003 16:10:38 -0700 Larry Colen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I noticed that Emperorlinux.com has three laptops in that size range > for around $1900. The Piranha (fujitsu p-2120) seems pretty nice: > http://www.emperorlinux.com/piranha.html Emperorlinux is very expensive for what

Re: 2.4 Kernel Stability

2003-07-01 Thread Kevin McKinley
On Mon, 30 Jun 2003 03:49:30 -0400 James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I need many of the new features in a 2.4 based kernel on my portable. > However, I like the Stable > packages, as I have not had any issues, except my own lack of knowledge > of Debian on a laptop. If you have a laptop you're

Re: Unstable 'sid' release

2003-04-05 Thread Kevin McKinley
On Sat, 05 Apr 2003 08:35:18 +0200 Pavel Tavoda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is't here somebody using sid? > > Can be 'sid' used by experienced user for everyday work on notebook? > > Or better question: "How stable is unstable 'sid' release"? It *isn't* stable. That's why it's called "unstable

Re: eepro100 and dhcp on new kernel

2003-05-27 Thread Kevin McKinley
On Tue, 27 May 2003 15:42:31 -0400 "Harry Barnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > I just did my first ever kernel compile in trying to get sound to work on > my laptop. I have an ethernet card which works with the eepro100 driver . > This same card does not work with the new kernel. The kernel

Re: Network install on a laptop

2003-06-01 Thread Kevin McKinley
On Sat, 31 May 2003 07:31:22 -0700 "Chris Krum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm trying to do a network install on a laptop that has a pcmcia network > card based on the 8139too module. Under Slackware both pcmcia and the card > came up easily. Under Debian, however, the card isn't recognized. Pcm

Re: ACPI HOWTO (draft)

2003-06-09 Thread Kevin McKinley
On Mon, 09 Jun 2003 16:55:27 +0200 Ivar Alm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dunno if it's only me, but I cannot read that page with Opera. I see one > screen page, but if I scroll down, there is nothing but black... There is > some minor layout problems with Opera on the visible part as well. > Any

Re: Dell 8000 problems -- 4-way split screen

2003-06-11 Thread Kevin McKinley
On Wed, 11 Jun 2003 13:41:12 -0400 Nori Heikkinen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm trying to install debian on a Dell Inspiron 8000. It's being a > little less cooperative than the desktop systems I'm used to! > > My main problem right now is that on the console (i haven't even > g

Re: Please help with my network card

2003-06-21 Thread Kevin McKinley
On Sat, 21 Jun 2003 18:00:34 +0200 "Bob Alexander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Friends, > I am trying to get Sarge installed on my brand new Thinkpad T40. > > This little gem has an "Intel(r) Pro/1000 MT Mobile Connection" Gigabit > Ethernet card on board. > > I am not able to get this wor

Re: [svlug] Replacing Stolen laptop

2003-06-23 Thread Kevin McKinley
On Mon, 23 Jun 2003 16:10:38 -0700 Larry Colen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I noticed that Emperorlinux.com has three laptops in that size range > for around $1900. The Piranha (fujitsu p-2120) seems pretty nice: > http://www.emperorlinux.com/piranha.html Emperorlinux is very expensive for what

Re: 2.4 Kernel Stability

2003-07-01 Thread Kevin McKinley
On Mon, 30 Jun 2003 03:49:30 -0400 James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I need many of the new features in a 2.4 based kernel on my portable. > However, I like the Stable > packages, as I have not had any issues, except my own lack of knowledge > of Debian on a laptop. If you have a laptop you're