Re: Laptops and Linux (was: Re: tecra bootdisk)

2000-08-04 Thread Christopher Tessone
On 3 August 2000 at 23:05, Rogerio Brito <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm in the market for a new computer and I'm still deciding if > I'll go with a desktop or with a laptop... I'm looking for > something that uses only free-software, without third-party > drivers and th

Laptops and Linux (was: Re: tecra bootdisk)

2000-08-04 Thread Rogerio Brito
On Aug 03 2000, Pollywog wrote: > I had to use a Tecra disk on my ThinkPad. Then I installed a new > kernel (made with 'make-kpkg'). I am able to use 'mkboot' but I > don't know if that has anything to do with the fact that I made a > custom kernel. Just as a completely unrelated questio

RE: tecra bootdisk

2000-08-03 Thread Pollywog
On 03-Aug-2000 Richard Black wrote: > Hi all > > I am trying to make a new boot disk for a Woody system on a Toshiba > Satellite. I run mkboot, and all looks good...except when I try to use > the disk it just freezes. > > When I first installed debian (slink) I had to use a tecra rescue disk. >

tecra bootdisk

2000-08-03 Thread Richard Black
Hi all I am trying to make a new boot disk for a Woody system on a Toshiba Satellite. I run mkboot, and all looks good...except when I try to use the disk it just freezes. When I first installed debian (slink) I had to use a tecra rescue disk. Does this mean that mkboot won't work? I have also