Bug#407103: vi key map(s)

2007-01-16 Thread David Shaver
Fount some information on the vi thing : http://www.vim.org/tips/tip.php?tip_id=550 ; not sure why I should have to add arrow key mappings myself, but it's working now. Bored stiff? Loosen up... Download and

Bug#407103: installation-report: Issues installing on Toshiba laptop (A105)

2007-01-15 Thread David Shaver
Subject: Issues installing on Toshiba laptop (A105) Package: linux-image-2.6.18-3-686 & other Version: 2.6.18-7 Severity: normal (!?) Not necessarily 'bugs', but... 1) Multimedia card reader support modules apparently not available and/or turned on in kernel: 07:06.2 Mass storage controller: Te

Bug#404264: 'expert' install

2007-01-14 Thread David Shaver
Tried it again, with the expert install (to a 1gb flash card). The first time I tried it, I also selected the desktop package; it failed halfway through the software selection section, without a useful message. Examination of the disk revealed that it was, predictably, full (filelight indicated

Bug#404264: pppd

2007-01-04 Thread David Shaver
I guess I should've gone with the expert install to begin with. I find 'dselect'(s) behavior of overwriting the apt sources list instead of appending to be confusing &| irritating. I tried out 'wvdial'/'wvdialconf', which appear to work (but for the fact that it appears to requre a name/passwor

Bug#404264: pppd

2007-01-01 Thread David Shaver
U am/was using the 4.0 (multi-arch) installer; the EVDO modem (U720) as I have it set up, uses 'usbserial vendor=0x1410 product=0x2110' and a (relatively simple) pppd connect script (/dev/ttyUSB0, 921600,phone #). __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam?

Bug#404264: pppd

2007-01-01 Thread David Shaver
Hmm.. tried the 'expert' install, and ppp appeared to be available (though as to why it didn't just show up in package mgrs after the first install !?!?...). __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://m

Bug#404264: installation-report: pppd unavailable for usbserial evdo connection

2006-12-22 Thread David Shaver
Subject: installation-report: pppd unavailable for usbserial evdo connection Package: installation-reports Version: 2.23 Severity: normal *** Please type your report below this line *** I would have been unable to use the net install features but for the fact that I had some ubuntu disks around t