Re: OT: Why stonehenge Sucks

2004-01-13 Thread Jim Higson
On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 11:12:38 -0800, Deryk Barker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Thus spake Jim Higson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 22:54:13 -0800, Nano Nano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Stonehenge sucks! No, the presentation, the limitation of access, suck. Stonehenge itsel

Re: OT: Why stonehenge Sucks

2004-01-13 Thread Jim Higson
p. And then there's the people (mostly American) standing around filming the stones with their camcorder - huh? -- Jim Higson -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Still more X trouble from the install, but some progress!

2004-01-13 Thread Jim Higson
On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 09:03:00 -0600, Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Jim Higson wrote: On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 23:27:40 -0600, Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Yea! However, I would still encourage you to post this solution on your original thread, for the sake of futu

Re: Still more X trouble from the install!

2004-01-13 Thread Jim Higson
On 13 Jan 2004 08:20:24 -0500, Johan Kullstam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Jim Higson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: I'm still having these problems, on my main machine, which has resisted XFree from the start. As sugested, I've updated the kernel to the prebuilt image 2.4.18-

Re: Still more X trouble from the install, but some progress!

2004-01-13 Thread Jim Higson
On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 23:27:40 -0600, Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Jim Higson wrote: On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 16:34:48 -0600, Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Ah, yes; you have not usb support. Try running "modconf" and select such things as usb/uhci (assuming you

Re: Still more X trouble from the install!

2004-01-13 Thread Jim Higson
On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 23:17:02 -0600, Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Jim Higson wrote: The mouse is now sorted, so I don't think I need post this. Do you mean your mouse is working as you want properly? If so, I suggest you post the solution so others in the future who are se

Re: X "no screens" error with bf2.4 kernel and intel 810 graphics on laptop

2004-01-12 Thread Jim Higson
ct info, or does the intel driver need to be installed? Try xconfig to set up x. Plain vesa drivers might do, but it's better to have the ones for your hardware. You prob wantot have hardware specs nearby, otherwise you can manually edit /etc/XF86Config-4 -- Jim Higson -- To UNSUBSCRIBE,

Re: Still more X trouble from the install!

2004-01-12 Thread Jim Higson
On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 17:27:36 -0500, Johann Koenig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Monday January 12 at 10:21pm Jim Higson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 14:59:18 -0500, Johann Koenig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> As you can see I'm directing x to &q

Re: Still more X trouble from the install, but some progress!

2004-01-12 Thread Jim Higson
i usb/modules/usbmouse usb/modules/usbkbd usb/modules/scanner usb/storage/usb-storage -- Jim Higson -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Still more X trouble from the install!

2004-01-12 Thread Jim Higson
*nix experiance is as a user, not admin. I think the output from lsmod I posted in my other reply sugest not? Please do not CC people unless it is explicitly requested. Hmmm... Sorry, Opera acts strangely when replying to lists. Noted. -- Jim Higson -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Still more X trouble from the install!

2004-01-12 Thread Jim Higson
On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 13:55:39 -0600, Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Jim Higson wrote: On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 13:46:01 -0500, Johann Koenig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Monday January 12 at 06:26pm Jim Higson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: As you can see I'm directing x to

Re: Still more X trouble from the install!

2004-01-12 Thread Jim Higson
On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 13:46:01 -0500, Johann Koenig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Monday January 12 at 06:26pm Jim Higson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: As you can see I'm directing x to "/dev/input/mice". How can I be sure my kernel is using /dev/input/mice for the usb mou

Still more X trouble from the install!

2004-01-12 Thread Jim Higson
I'm still having these problems, on my main machine, which has resisted XFree from the start. As sugested, I've updated the kernel to the prebuilt image 2.4.18-k7 from the woody isos and confirmed the update with uname. It still won't recognise my usb mouse. The mouse in question is a logitech

Re: using cd roms with dselect

2004-01-10 Thread Jim Higson
On Sat, 10 Jan 2004 16:00:38 -0900, Greg Madden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Saturday 10 January 2004 03:23 pm, Jim Higson wrote: On Sat, 10 Jan 2004 20:01:41 +, Pigeon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I don't have a cd burne

Re: using cd roms with dselect

2004-01-10 Thread Jim Higson
rry! Ok. That sounds fine for now. I wonder is the 'right' way to create a local debian mirror? If so can this be done from the isos? When you get to that machine I'd be interested in seeing the proper config if you can post it. -- Jim Higson -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECT

Re: using cd roms with dselect

2004-01-10 Thread Jim Higson
nstall to see the iso images as install sources without burning the images to discs? -- Jim Higson -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

using cd roms with dselect

2004-01-10 Thread Jim Higson
While I wait for my new router, I'm using the official binary CD-rom images, I installed with woody cds 1 and 2, but now have the whole set. I have not burned them, they are on the local drive and mounted. In dselect menu I choose Access and then cdrom, dselect lists the 7 mounted isos correctl

Re: X trouble from install

2004-01-10 Thread Jim Higson
ference for the puropse of this message, mind. I'll try the suggestions with apt-cache when I get back in. One potential problem is the debain machine isn't atm online. Will eveything I need be on the CDs? I can borrow all seven if I need to. -- Jim Higson -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to

X trouble from install

2004-01-09 Thread Jim Higson
Hi. I installed debian GNU/Linux on one of my machines about a fortnight ago from woody(r2) cds 1-3. I can't get any graphics despite much tinkering. My level of experiance: windows geek for a long time, but been using sun unix at university really like KDE. So I'm moving one of my main boxes