Q on initial partitions for 30 Gig HD

2003-03-16 Thread Mitch Maltenfort
I'm getting a new computer and going to be putting Debian Woody 3.0r1 on it -- I've used Mandrake prior to this. This new laptop will have a 30 Gig HD, and my reading indicates that ext2 file systems can run into performance problems on partitions over 6 Gig. Brute-force math would suggest

keymap install on Thinkpad?

2003-03-28 Thread Mitch Maltenfort
Just installing my Cheapbytes Woody disks on my Thinkpad R32. This is supposed to be relative cake. Well, first it kept saying "loading /etc/console/boottime/kmap" so often I thought it was stuck. Now it keeps telling me "gzip: stdout: no space left on device." The device is a 27 Gig HD, pa

Unidentified subject!

2003-03-28 Thread Mitch Maltenfort
I just installed Debian Woody 3.0r1 from CDs from Cheapbytes. It's on an IBM Thinkpad R32 with bells-and-whistles (30 Gig HD, Ethernet & Wireless connectivity, and DVD/CD-R combo drive). And I just hit a stone wall. I can't seem to get the ethernet to accept my Comcast cable modem. This is cr

Re: Unidentified subject!

2003-03-29 Thread Mitch Maltenfort
> > Not sure what this means. Are you able to bring the interface up at > all? If not, you need to configure the card. Are you not getting an ip I probably do, but since I've been using Mandrake up 'til now I'm not sure what tools are available to configure the card. (I looked for 'linuxconf

Re: Laptop Losing Time

2003-06-20 Thread Mitch Maltenfort
I know a problem like this exists on Thinkpads -- including mine! As a 'fix' I just installed the ntpdate package, and arranged for it to be called everytime I went into root mode. On Fri, 20 Jun 2003, Jeff wrote: > My laptop, a Dell Latitude C610 running Sarge, has been losing time to > the tu

Q on initial partitions for 30 Gig HD

2003-03-16 Thread Mitch Maltenfort
I'm getting a new computer and going to be putting Debian Woody 3.0r1 on it -- I've used Mandrake prior to this. This new laptop will have a 30 Gig HD, and my reading indicates that ext2 file systems can run into performance problems on partitions over 6 Gig. Brute-force math would suggest

keymap install on Thinkpad?

2003-03-28 Thread Mitch Maltenfort
Just installing my Cheapbytes Woody disks on my Thinkpad R32. This is supposed to be relative cake. Well, first it kept saying "loading /etc/console/boottime/kmap" so often I thought it was stuck. Now it keeps telling me "gzip: stdout: no space left on device." The device is a 27 Gig HD, pa

Unidentified subject!

2003-03-28 Thread Mitch Maltenfort
I just installed Debian Woody 3.0r1 from CDs from Cheapbytes. It's on an IBM Thinkpad R32 with bells-and-whistles (30 Gig HD, Ethernet & Wireless connectivity, and DVD/CD-R combo drive). And I just hit a stone wall. I can't seem to get the ethernet to accept my Comcast cable modem. This is cr

Re: Unidentified subject!

2003-03-29 Thread Mitch Maltenfort
> > Not sure what this means. Are you able to bring the interface up at > all? If not, you need to configure the card. Are you not getting an ip I probably do, but since I've been using Mandrake up 'til now I'm not sure what tools are available to configure the card. (I looked for 'linuxconf

Re: Laptop Losing Time

2003-06-20 Thread Mitch Maltenfort
I know a problem like this exists on Thinkpads -- including mine! As a 'fix' I just installed the ntpdate package, and arranged for it to be called everytime I went into root mode. On Fri, 20 Jun 2003, Jeff wrote: > My laptop, a Dell Latitude C610 running Sarge, has been losing time to > the tu

Good printer for R32 Thinkpad running Debian 'testing'?

2003-11-20 Thread Mitch Maltenfort
I was planning to take advantage of expected pre- or post-Xmas sales and get a printer. My needs are modest. Text and some line art. Can anyone recommend a printer which is known to work well with IBM Thinkpads (R32 specifically) and Debian ('testing') distro? Thanks in advance! Mitch -- To

Good printer for R32 Thinkpad running Debian 'testing'?

2003-11-20 Thread Mitch Maltenfort
I was planning to take advantage of expected pre- or post-Xmas sales and get a printer. My needs are modest. Text and some line art. Can anyone recommend a printer which is known to work well with IBM Thinkpads (R32 specifically) and Debian ('testing') distro? Thanks in advance! Mitch