D> After trying everything still I can't go inline with my
D> Sony Vaio 505TX. So, I guess the question now is if
D> somebody have the same computer, installed Debian
D> successfully, and made the modem work.
I have a 505 FX with Xircom (XEM56 10/100),
running slink, on linux-2.2.12,
with ppp-
> "JS" == Joseph Schlecht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
JS> Can I do this with NFS? I've considered the option of
JS> keeping /home on my laptop and when I'm on my home
JS> network, mount the NFS share on a 'dummy' directory and
JS> sync the two. However, this seems cumbersome and not
JS> very
ly sync to/from.
I have not tested the Debian-binary from unstable.
>>>>> "UN" == Uwe Nestmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
UN> Of the latter, there is an unstable Debian package, but
UN> the binary version for linux provided by the
UN> unison-developers (for unison-2.6.11) also works
UN> flawlessly on my potato.
== Uwe ==
> "JS" == Joseph Schlecht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
JS> Can I do this with NFS? I've considered the option of
JS> keeping /home on my laptop and when I'm on my home
JS> network, mount the NFS share on a 'dummy' directory and
JS> sync the two. However, this seems cumbersome and not
JS> very
partially sync to/from.
I have not tested the Debian-binary from unstable.
>>>>> "UN" == Uwe Nestmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
UN> Of the latter, there is an unstable Debian package, but
UN> the binary version for linux provided by the
UN> unison-deve
I have the 505 FX (German win98 pre-installed),
I have the PCGA-CD5 coming with it, and
I have a box of Debian-2.0 CDs.
I am about to do that installation and
I joined this mailing list only today.
(If there is anybody having Debian run on some 505, I might
also be very interested in off-lis
Hi Sean,
thanx for your quick reply!
> "SP" == Sean 'Shaleh' Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
SP> Go to www.debian.org/~joeyh/stable-update.
SP> Grab the boot disks (tecra) from here.
Hm. Any difference between tecra and tecra-safe?
Which one should I use?
SP> These use 2.2.12 as the k
Hi Greg,
>>>>> "GW" == Greg Woods <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
GW> Uwe Nestmann wrote:
>> I have the 505 FX (German win98 pre-installed)
GW>
;-)
>> now the system does not (cold-)boot any
>> longer, because it "cannot find
Three more questions for "driving":
> "SP" == Sean 'Shaleh' Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
SP> you can do an entire install, then point your
SP> box out to a mirror to grab the rest.
To do that I have a Xircom Credit Card 56 that I use for
both ppp- and net-access. When configuring the
[-- oops, I hope I do not flood the list too much --]
[-- if yes, please tell me --]
> "SP" == Sean 'Shaleh' Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
SP> grab the base 2_1. Place it on a mountable partition,
SP> when install asks, point it there.
I did, the file is found, but I get the message "T
>>>>> "UN" == Uwe Nestmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
UN> I did, the file is found, but I get the message "There was a
UN> problem extracting the base system from /base2_1.tgz"
UN> Could it be that the problem is that points to a
UN> dir
So, after having followed yesterday's advice, I have a
running linux system with kernel 2.2.12 and I have a working
ethernet connection that allowed me to get loads of software
in my Sony Vaio 505.
Now, however I cannot get X to work properly. I am using
xserver-neomagic-1.1.0-1-1 as it is su
> "SP" == Sean 'Shaleh' Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
SP> The xserver-svga package in the place where you found
SP> the new boot disks supports neomagic.
SP> I have a 505f (basically the same laptop), all i do is
SP> specify a wide range of horiz and vert and let the
SP> server find the
> "NEN" == Nathan E Norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
NEN> Stupid question: Where do I get the neomagic xserver deb?
> "AS" == Adam Shand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
AS> i don't believe you need it anymore, it has been
AS> integrated into the main svga x server (3.3.3 or later).
And
> "SP" == Sean 'Shaleh' Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> * sound
SP> Use the setup as if it were a sb card
Which of the many sources of documentation should I follow?
(I have not found a Debian-specific one.)
Just the Sound-HowTo?
I have found the ALSA-project pages.
Is that what is
I was trying only yesterday to use my Xircom PC Card modem
for dialing and ppp. There are good and bad news.
Good: The setup with wvdial{conf} was straightforward.
Bad: When using wvdial, I get a connection, everything looks
fine, then pppd is started ... and *dies* shortly after,
resulting in
>>>>> "UN" == Uwe Nestmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
UN> I was trying only yesterday to use my Xircom PC Card modem
UN> for dialing and ppp. There are good and bad news.
In addition to my wvdial problem, I have now found out that
already "pon"
> "MH" == Michael Haarman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
MH> And the machine insists upon re-running the BIOS. It
MH> goes on like this. Booting with the floppy I created
MH> does the same thing.
I had a similar problem initially on my VAIO 505FX using the
official Debian-2.0 CDs (Lehmann, G
D> After trying everything still I can't go inline with my
D> Sony Vaio 505TX. So, I guess the question now is if
D> somebody have the same computer, installed Debian
D> successfully, and made the modem work.
I have a 505 FX with Xircom (XEM56 10/100),
running slink, on linux-2.2.12,
with ppp-
I have the 505 FX (German win98 pre-installed),
I have the PCGA-CD5 coming with it, and
I have a box of Debian-2.0 CDs.
I am about to do that installation and
I joined this mailing list only today.
(If there is anybody having Debian run on some 505, I might
also be very interested in off-lis
Hi Sean,
thanx for your quick reply!
> "SP" == Sean 'Shaleh' Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
SP> Go to www.debian.org/~joeyh/stable-update.
SP> Grab the boot disks (tecra) from here.
Hm. Any difference between tecra and tecra-safe?
Which one should I use?
SP> These use 2.2.12 as the k
Hi Greg,
>>>>> "GW" == Greg Woods <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
GW> Uwe Nestmann wrote:
>> I have the 505 FX (German win98 pre-installed)
GW>
;-)
>> now the system does not (cold-)boot any
>> longer, because it "cannot find
Three more questions for "driving":
> "SP" == Sean 'Shaleh' Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
SP> you can do an entire install, then point your
SP> box out to a mirror to grab the rest.
To do that I have a Xircom Credit Card 56 that I use for
both ppp- and net-access. When configuring the
[-- oops, I hope I do not flood the list too much --]
[-- if yes, please tell me --]
> "SP" == Sean 'Shaleh' Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
SP> grab the base 2_1. Place it on a mountable partition,
SP> when install asks, point it there.
I did, the file is found, but I get the message "T
>>>>> "UN" == Uwe Nestmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
UN> I did, the file is found, but I get the message "There was a
UN> problem extracting the base system from /base2_1.tgz"
UN> Could it be that the problem is that points to a
UN> dir
So, after having followed yesterday's advice, I have a
running linux system with kernel 2.2.12 and I have a working
ethernet connection that allowed me to get loads of software
in my Sony Vaio 505.
Now, however I cannot get X to work properly. I am using
xserver-neomagic-1.1.0-1-1 as it is su
> "SP" == Sean 'Shaleh' Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
SP> The xserver-svga package in the place where you found
SP> the new boot disks supports neomagic.
SP> I have a 505f (basically the same laptop), all i do is
SP> specify a wide range of horiz and vert and let the
SP> server find the
> "NEN" == Nathan E Norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
NEN> Stupid question: Where do I get the neomagic xserver deb?
> "AS" == Adam Shand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
AS> i don't believe you need it anymore, it has been
AS> integrated into the main svga x server (3.3.3 or later).
And
> "SP" == Sean 'Shaleh' Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> * sound
SP> Use the setup as if it were a sb card
Which of the many sources of documentation should I follow?
(I have not found a Debian-specific one.)
Just the Sound-HowTo?
I have found the ALSA-project pages.
Is that what is
I was trying only yesterday to use my Xircom PC Card modem
for dialing and ppp. There are good and bad news.
Good: The setup with wvdial{conf} was straightforward.
Bad: When using wvdial, I get a connection, everything looks
fine, then pppd is started ... and *dies* shortly after,
resulting in
>>>>> "UN" == Uwe Nestmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
UN> I was trying only yesterday to use my Xircom PC Card modem
UN> for dialing and ppp. There are good and bad news.
In addition to my wvdial problem, I have now found out that
already "pon"
> "MH" == Michael Haarman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
MH> And the machine insists upon re-running the BIOS. It
MH> goes on like this. Booting with the floppy I created
MH> does the same thing.
I had a similar problem initially on my VAIO 505FX using the
official Debian-2.0 CDs (Lehmann, G
> "WW" == Wei Wang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
WW> Please note that hda4 is the partition I created for
WW> hibernation. Strangely although it is physically right
WW> after the first partition, it's ordered as hda4. And the
WW> last physical parititon, the IBM recover hidden
WW> partition, is
What is the best strategy to get Debian running on a
brandnew Thinkpad X22, considering that the graphics is ATI
Radeon, which AFAIK is only fully supported under Xfree 4.2?
Should I go with testing/woody or rather with stable/potato?
I do not imagine unstable, because I need to get some work
don
What is the best strategy to get Debian running on a
brandnew Thinkpad X22, considering that the graphics is ATI
Radeon, which AFAIK is only fully supported under Xfree 4.2?
Should I go with testing/woody or rather with stable/potato?
I do not imagine unstable, because I need to get some work
do
> "WW" == Wei Wang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
WW> Please note that hda4 is the partition I created for
WW> hibernation. Strangely although it is physically right
WW> after the first partition, it's ordered as hda4. And the
WW> last physical parititon, the IBM recover hidden
WW> partition, is
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