Re: where do I download Unstable from?
On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 00:18:29 -0400, H. S. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am able to find download sites and jidgo files for Testing but not for > Unstable. I tried to find these on Debian webpage but I am unable to. So > where can I download Unstable from, either ISO images or a jidgo file? > > ->HS When I installed unstable I couldn't find a way to do it directly either. I ended up suing the sarge install business card iso and doing a dist-upgrade after a minimal sarge install. This may not work if you are not on broadband but if you aren't on broadband it probably isn't a great idea to use SID anyway because of the frequent updates. HTH... -jeff -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Getting Sluggish
Can anyone help with some tips on how to improve my systems responsiveness? I am using SID on a P42.2GHZ/1GB Ram system. Most of my problems are with firefox. It sometimes takes a few seconds just to move between form fields (i click and wait for the cursor to start blinking in the field). I am also seeing instability in KDE (usually when browsing media folders), sometimes konqueror will crash. In additon name resolution in firefox is very slow (several seconds per new url). I can go out to a shell and ping and get name resolution nearly instantly. This is my first foray into debian and my longest into linux (several previous failed attempts but i haven't booted to windows in over a month now). I am still quite new at this and just looking for some advice. I am tempted to take the easy way out and just backup and re-install but then when it happens again I won't know how to fix it. I am also considering compiling firefox from source to tryo to fix its problems. But I am not sure if that will help at all. I am not sure what to do about KDE. I apologize if I have missed obvious documentation on the subject but are there any 'newbie' friendly guides to performance tuning a debian, or linux in general, system that anyone can point out? Thanks! Jeff -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: question re: removing all traces of Windows ME OS
> It seem to me that "as much as possible" is the operative phrase here. > I've been using linux for over five years, debian for the last four, but > I still retain a minimal windows install. > > First, because some commercial entities I (and maybe you) deal with will > not provide 'standards based' access. A case in point is my ISP, which > (in my mind) provides superior service, but also provided a CD that > required windows to set up the service. Once I was registered with the > ISP, I could access it from linux. Another is my bank, which, although > windows centric, provides services that I _will not_ do without. > > The second reason is hardware support. This may not be relevant to your > laptop, but what will you plug into it? Debian, with discover, > read-edid, udev, hal and related software is much better at providing > out of the box hardware support these days. Still, the fact is that > hardware manufacturers build with windows in mind. Sometimes simply > being able to boot to windows and install the windows drivers will > provide you with the info you need to make the hardware work under > linux. > > So, with the above two points in mind, I would recommend that you > repartition your hard disk with as little as you can applied to windows > with basic internet access in mind (4 gig should be enough, I would > think), reinstall a minimal ME, and then install debian sarge. > > A basic rule of life is never burn bridges behind you. Retreat is often > a tactical necessity. > This is true but it is rather annoying to have to re-boot into windows to do simple things like banking or dial into your office. My solution to the same problem is to utilize Win4Lin (commercial but it saves me time). It allows me to do the minimal things I need to do for work and banking quite easily. Also allows me to run Rhapsody music service. Even supports my VPN client (nortel) and PC Anywhere. I would suggest having a look at that. --Jeff -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: How to get the 2nd CPU to work?
On Wed, 6 Oct 2004 23:34:58 +0530, Rishi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > > I just installed debian (sarge) on a Dual P-II system. The kernel that was > installed was: kernel-image-2.6.5-1-386 > > Then I installed kernel-image-2.6.8-1-686-smp using apt-get and added it using > grub > > After re-booting... the top program shows only one CPU. > > But the output of dmesg and /proc/cpuinfo appears to have recognized the 2nd > CPU. Any ideas if > (a) the 2nd CPU is being used OR > (b) it's not being used > > If it's not being used, any tips on what I should do to get Linux to use the > second CPU? I've read the SMP HOWTO but did not find anything much. It said > something about "MPS version 1.4 and 1.1" .. I tried to change that in the > system bios.. but no joy... > > Any ideas what I can do to get this to work? > > Regards > > Rishi It is probable that TOP is sowing you a combined view for the CPUs. Hit the 1 key to split the view. -Jeff -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Parallel Port Scanner Support?
On Fri, 08 Oct 2004 20:06:06 -0700, Scarletdown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just recently hooked up my flatbed scanner to my system in hopes of > actually being able to use it. It is connected to the parallel port, > powered up, and I have installed xsane as well as the sane plugin for > GIMP. However, xsane is not able to see the scanner. I just get a less > than helpful "no devices available" message. > > What do I need to do to get this scanner working? It is an Info > Peripherals Image Reader Ultra, Model FB7. The FCC I.D. is jsf-fb262, > which Google and Jeeves searches show it to actually be an Avision AV260C. > > Any ideas what drivers I need for this scanner, and where to get them? Don't have one personally so I dont know but: http://www.rocklinux-consulting.de/oss/avision/ was produced, as the first result, to the following google search: parallel port scanners linux avision -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Parallel Port Scanner Support?
> Don't have one personally so I dont know but: > > http://www.rocklinux-consulting.de/oss/avision/ > > was produced, as the first result, to the following google search: > parallel port scanners linux avision > I apologize I read that wrong apparently they haven't been succesful at a paralell version. "Q: Does the Avision parallel scanners work? A: No. I do not own a parallel-port-scanner and Avision refuses to give me documentation about the parallel and USB protocol they use. I got private eMails from other people who try to log and "decrypt" the parallel-port-traffic, but there is no useable code, yet. " Sorry about that... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
