Re: lazy saturday notebook comparo (long)

2001-08-22 Thread Michael Blakeley
#x27;m very happy with the price I paid for an ibook dual-SUB. Checklists aside, it's an excellent value. -- Michael Blakeley [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://www.blakeley.com/> Performance Analysis for Internet Technologies

Re: [Q] where to get iso image of "extra" packages

2001-07-16 Thread Michael Blakeley
(because of silly US laws). Didn't the 2000-09 expiry of the RSA patents make that issue obsolete? Perhaps woody will move openssh to the main distro? I'm sure Ethan knows all about the RSA patent expiration, but here's one reference, in case anyone else is curious: http://linux.orei

Re: distribution of 2.4.x source for PPC (Re: Install on UATA)

2001-06-26 Thread Michael Blakeley
: error: package kernel-source-2.4.6-pre5 not in control info make: *** [stamp-source] Error 29 I've looked at the man pages and /usr/doc, but I'm at a loss. Any ideas? Also, is there a way to build the modules and kernel deb, and skip the kernel-source deb? I

Re: unsupported display? (dual scan on PowerBook 2400 & G3)

2001-06-25 Thread Michael Blakeley
At 11:32 PM +0200 6/25/01, leif wrote: Michael Blakeley wrote: In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (leif) wrote: Are you sure you have/had the dual scan version of the 2400c? There were one version at 180mhz and another at 240 mhz. Probably the 180mhz is with dua

Re: unsupported display? (dual scan on PowerBook 2400 & G3)

2001-06-25 Thread Michael Blakeley
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (leif) wrote: > Michael Blakeley wrote: > > > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Leif Halvard Silli) wrote: > .. > > > I didn't have any trouble installing debian (potato)

Re: unsupported display? (dual scan on PowerBook 2400 & G3)

2001-06-24 Thread Michael Blakeley
; not... I didn't have any trouble installing debian (potato) on my 2400c, but I don't remember exactly what I used for the BootX arguments. You might try video=ofonly to use the built-in OpenFirmware video. -- Michael Blakeley [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://www.blakeley.com/> Performance Analysis for Internet Technologies

Re: Problems installing on new iBook dual USB

2001-06-23 Thread Michael Blakeley
oot video=ofonly > Anyone know of any "hacked for iBook" Debian CDs? Other leads? One > idea is to install Yellow Dog Linux and then start the Debian install > from the previous YDL installation. There must be an easier way. If we're lucky, woody (currently "testin

Re: debian network install via PCMCIA?

2001-05-24 Thread Michael Blakeley
At 2:10 AM +0200 5/25/2001, Claus wrote: On Thu, 24 May 2001, Michael Blakeley wrote: >: Anyway, I can boot into the debian installer without a problem, using >: the debian linux file as the BootX kernel and root.bin as ramdisk >: (both from the potato powermac subdir). But I get

digest mode?

2001-05-24 Thread Michael Blakeley
Does this list have a digest mode? I sent a 'help' message to the request address, but it wasn't very helpful. thanks, -- Mike

debian network install via PCMCIA?

2001-05-24 Thread Michael Blakeley
I'm trying to install debian potato powerpc on a 2400c (603ev/180). This powerbook doesn't have any built-in networking: just the PCMCIA slots. I use a Farallon 10BaseT card and a Lucent WaveLAN card. Anyway, I can boot into the debian installer without a problem, using the debian linux file a