Compaq Presario 1255 sound and touchpad under Debian?

2005-12-04 Thread high_desert
Can anybody help me get sound and the touchpad work under Debian on a Compaq Presario 1255? Firefox seems to handle flash better than Modzilla does - can I apt-get remove "Modzilla Web Browser" and "Modzilla Composer" now? I installed all the alsa stuff I could find to no avail. Part of the probl

RE: Compaq Presario 1255 sound and touchpad under Debian?

2005-12-04 Thread high_desert
--> Hi, --> --> On Son, 04 Dez 2005, high_desert wrote: --> --> high_desert please use your Realname. Zake. I did sign Zake; however I use this eddress for everything non-personal, places that spam me, etc --> > Can anybody help me get sound and the touchpad work u

RE: Compaq Presario 1255 sound and touchpad under Debian?

2005-12-05 Thread high_desert
--> From: Florian Reitmeir [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --> Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 5:17 AM --> > --> > Firefox seems to handle flash better than Modzilla does - can I apt-get --> > --> > remove "Modzilla Web Browser" and "Modzilla Composer" now? --> > --> sure you can. --> > Thanks - after

Debian repair reload drama howto?

2006-01-15 Thread high_desert
Had a Debian file and print server running for like two years, serving a handful of home Linux, MAC, and Windows clients. December I upgraded the OS and apps all to the latest stable version. The only thing I can think I did ‘sub-optimally’ was run the entire process via ssh (the server is an older

Re: Debian repair reload drama howto?

2006-01-16 Thread high_desert
Thanks for the replies! Just posting an update while I try stuff and search for more help on-line as needed. Got the tomsrtbt floppy and booted off it (unable to create this floppy from Windows as there is no true DOS mode anymore - why doesn't a rawrite version exist?) Figure I'll go in there and

RE: Debian repair reload drama howto?

2006-01-16 Thread high_desert
My LILO RECOVERY http://www.toms.net/rb/ http://www.linuxdocs.org/HOWTOs/LILO-crash-rescue-HOWTO-1.html 1. downloaded, uncompressed, installed to floppy, tomsrtbt 2. booted box off tomsrtbt floppy 3. fdisk -l (to see which device is boot and which is /) 4. mkdir rootpartition

RE: Debian repair reload drama howto?

2006-01-16 Thread high_desert
--> > Got the tomsrtbt floppy and booted off it (unable to create --> this floppy from --> > Windows as there is no true DOS mode anymore - why doesn't a --> rawrite version --> > exist?) --> --> Taken from http://uranus.it.swin.edu.au/~jn/linux/rawwrite.htm --> --> "rawwrite (or rawrite) is the e

RE: Debian repair reload drama howto?

2006-01-16 Thread high_desert
--> I restored a lilo like this (the # means a root console): --> --> #mount -o rw /dev/hda2 /mnt/hda2 --> #mount -o bind /dev /mnt/hda2/dev --> #chroot /mnt/hda2 --> #mount /proc --> #lilo --> --> This was on a Xandros so YMMV... Just replace hda2 with your --> root partition. Also, if you have m

SSH and SWAT open / listening?

2006-01-21 Thread high_desert
a Epson printer off that :-) Below is a sort of extra background... TIA, - Zake --> From: high_desert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --> Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 4:02 PM --> To: Debian Laptop Listserv --> Subject: RE: Debian repair reload drama howto? --> --> --&