pcmcia-cs trouble

2003-07-14 Thread Ottavio Campana
I'm trying to install a wireless card on my computer. It is a pcmcia card dlink dwl 650 with a pci adaptor. I have to use the pcmcia service so that's because I'm writing here, where I hoe to find an answer. The adapter seems to work only with the yenta_socket module. If I load it I see

Re: pcmcia-cs trouble

2003-07-14 Thread Ottavio Campana
On Mon, Jul 14, 2003 at 03:59:25PM +0100, Biagio Lucini wrote: > > Why does debian behave in this way? How can I make pcmcia load the > > correct module? > > > > I had the same problem. Don't know why Debian does this, but a solution > is to modify /etc/init.d/pcmcia. There is a line that lo

Re: wireless extensions

2003-07-14 Thread Ottavio Campana
On Mon, Jul 14, 2003 at 03:02:03PM -0300, Christian Lyra wrote: > Hi > > I'm getting the following error while using the iwconfig command: > > Warning: Driver for device eth0 has been compiled with version 15 of Wireless > Extension, while this program is using version 16. Some thing may be

Re: mini/micro ATX w/ PCI

2003-08-11 Thread Ottavio Campana
On Sun, Aug 10, 2003 at 11:56:01PM -0400, James wrote: > I see "VIA" everywhere, but, I do not have any experience with this > chipset, to build a router. today I tested a via mini itx board, with the nehemiah processor. Really cool. everything works, the nic works with the via-rhine module. Th

Re: 802.11b cards

2003-08-19 Thread Ottavio Campana
On Sun, Aug 17, 2003 at 12:01:50PM -0700, Blars Blarson wrote: > I'd also like one for my firewall/router running Debian Woody, that > has usb and pci. I could of course add another ethernet card and use > a ethernet connected one. (Tunelling IP over ssh or using another > encryption scheme for s

pcmcia-cs trouble

2003-07-14 Thread Ottavio Campana
I'm trying to install a wireless card on my computer. It is a pcmcia card dlink dwl 650 with a pci adaptor. I have to use the pcmcia service so that's because I'm writing here, where I hoe to find an answer. The adapter seems to work only with the yenta_socket module. If I load it I see

Re: pcmcia-cs trouble

2003-07-14 Thread Ottavio Campana
On Mon, Jul 14, 2003 at 03:59:25PM +0100, Biagio Lucini wrote: > > Why does debian behave in this way? How can I make pcmcia load the > > correct module? > > > > I had the same problem. Don't know why Debian does this, but a solution > is to modify /etc/init.d/pcmcia. There is a line that lo

Re: wireless extensions

2003-07-14 Thread Ottavio Campana
On Mon, Jul 14, 2003 at 03:02:03PM -0300, Christian Lyra wrote: > Hi > > I'm getting the following error while using the iwconfig command: > > Warning: Driver for device eth0 has been compiled with version 15 of Wireless > Extension, while this program is using version 16. Some thing may be

Re: mini/micro ATX w/ PCI

2003-08-14 Thread Ottavio Campana
On Sun, Aug 10, 2003 at 11:56:01PM -0400, James wrote: > I see "VIA" everywhere, but, I do not have any experience with this > chipset, to build a router. today I tested a via mini itx board, with the nehemiah processor. Really cool. everything works, the nic works with the via-rhine module. Th

Re: 802.11b cards

2003-08-18 Thread Ottavio Campana
On Sun, Aug 17, 2003 at 12:01:50PM -0700, Blars Blarson wrote: > I'd also like one for my firewall/router running Debian Woody, that > has usb and pci. I could of course add another ethernet card and use > a ethernet connected one. (Tunelling IP over ssh or using another > encryption scheme for s

format of /proc/net/wireless

2003-10-30 Thread Ottavio Campana
I'm writing an application that reads /proc/net/wireless . I cannot understand the meaning of the values listed in the file. Does anyone of you know how to interpret them? -- Non c'è più forza nella normalità, c'è solo monotonia. pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature

I'm going to buy a new notebook

2004-01-20 Thread Ottavio Campana
I'm looking for a new notebook, for the one I used untill some days ago is now broken and it costs too much to repair. So I need to find a new one which can run debian on it. I'm interested on a centrino based notebook, for everyone says that I can get a longer autonomy. On the other side

Re: I'm going to buy a new notebook

2004-01-20 Thread Ottavio Campana
On Tue, Jan 20, 2004 at 06:59:45PM +0100, Bartek Kania wrote: > I have an Acer 291LCi. > > The 291LCi has a switch on the side to turn the 802.11b card off. good! > I like my 291LCi. There are some ACPI-problems that I haven't gotten > around to resolve yet. It can't switch between CRT and LCD w

Re: buy new laptop

2004-02-04 Thread Ottavio Campana
On Tue, Feb 03, 2004 at 11:08:24PM +, Fusco Francesco wrote: > > Could you tell me what is the best laptop to buy for working linux? > What's about the Acer TM803? It is well-supported? I just bought an acer 291LMi. everything works. The only problem is that the video card works with the ves

format of /proc/net/wireless

2003-10-30 Thread Ottavio Campana
I'm writing an application that reads /proc/net/wireless . I cannot understand the meaning of the values listed in the file. Does anyone of you know how to interpret them? -- Non c'è più forza nella normalità, c'è solo monotonia. pgpPiFfPy36g1.pgp Description: PGP signature

I'm going to buy a new notebook

2004-01-20 Thread Ottavio Campana
I'm looking for a new notebook, for the one I used untill some days ago is now broken and it costs too much to repair. So I need to find a new one which can run debian on it. I'm interested on a centrino based notebook, for everyone says that I can get a longer autonomy. On the other side

Re: I'm going to buy a new notebook

2004-01-20 Thread Ottavio Campana
On Tue, Jan 20, 2004 at 06:59:45PM +0100, Bartek Kania wrote: > I have an Acer 291LCi. > > The 291LCi has a switch on the side to turn the 802.11b card off. good! > I like my 291LCi. There are some ACPI-problems that I haven't gotten > around to resolve yet. It can't switch between CRT and LCD w

Re: buy new laptop

2004-02-04 Thread Ottavio Campana
On Tue, Feb 03, 2004 at 11:08:24PM +, Fusco Francesco wrote: > > Could you tell me what is the best laptop to buy for working linux? > What's about the Acer TM803? It is well-supported? I just bought an acer 291LMi. everything works. The only problem is that the video card works with the ves