Re: Re: Debian WiFi card recommendations please

2005-12-28 Thread MJD
Two cards you could use are the Dlink DWL-650 and DWL-630, the difference is the 650 has "Super G" which is a dlink thing.  These use atheros chipsets, and I used a DWL-630 on a friends computer fine with a CVS version of Madwifi, and a Ubuntu live CD found it OK and was usable.  I am pretty sure t

Re: post install tidbits? [was Help with Linux selection please?]

2005-12-22 Thread MJD
On 12/22/05, Chinook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: post install tidbits? [was Help with Linux selection please?]Well, you-all steered me right :-) for my needs - thank you.  I feel somuch cleaner now that there is no Windoze system in the house.If one does their homework and has decent supported hardw

Re: Problem: printing to HP LaserJet - SAMBA and CUPS problem?

2005-11-28 Thread MJD
When I was setting up a HP Laserjet connected to linux, I found you needed the line under the [printers]:use client driver = trueor something like that, google for it.  When the [printers] section is set up right, then you don't need your last section.  Just make sure to put the HP Laserjet driver

Re: TWO independent mouse

2005-11-27 Thread MJD
Not true, I have a laptop and when I come come I plug in a USB hub with a keyboard, and it just works (Debian Sarge/Etch Ubuntu.).On 11/27/05, Hugo Vanwoerkom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Nate Bargmann wrote: > * Gene Heskett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005 Nov 27 10:16 -0600]:>>>On Sunday 27 November 2005

Re: Cinelerra: did someone install it?

2005-10-24 Thread MJD
Try aptitude install cinelerra, sometimes apt-get doesn't do good dependency tracking.On 10/23/05, Bruno Buys < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:David E. Fox wrote:>On Sun, 16 Oct 2005 16:46:45 -0200 >Bruno Buys <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:>>I am following this page:>> http://www.ftconsult.com/twiki/bin/

Re: Fatal: First sector of /dev/hda2 doesn't have a valid boot signature

2005-10-11 Thread MJD
Maybe you could try grub.  I am running three different distributions, and windows, and GRUB has no problems.On 10/11/05, Robert D. Crawford < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:I get the above message when trying to run lilo after installing sarge on a spare partition of my hdd.  Here is what I have done:1.

Re: x-windows on compaq v2000

2005-09-22 Thread MJD
Could you post the contents of your XF86Config-4 please.On 9/22/05, Marko Sarunac <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:trying to get xwin running on the v2000 Here is the latest log file from X.having problems with libGLcore. I have tried booting with 2.6.8 and 2.6.8-amd64 Same results. Your help is

Re: New install, no desktop

2005-09-22 Thread MJD
Just try installing kde or gnome.  Those are meta packages that will install a fully functional desktop.On 9/21/05, ke6isf < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:On Wed, 21 Sep 2005, Albert wrote:> Do I actually have a desktop installed?  And how would I invoke it? Go back to the first grub entry that you list

Re: X-windows Problems with firefox install connections???

2005-07-23 Thread MJD
You are probably using 2.2, which I have no experience with.  Try upgrading to 2.4 if possible, with the following command: apt-get install kernel-image-2.4.18-1-386 (You will need to reboot.) That will bring you up to 2.4, and then you may want to upgrade to sarge, the latest stable, and get 2.6. 

Re: X-windows Problems with firefox install connections???

2005-07-21 Thread MJD
That's alright, try the other modules, and then ty starting x. Are using the stock kernel, or are you using  custom kernel?  And what kernel.On 7/21/05, Will Ness <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:Hello!Thank you again for the help! Please know that I truly appreciate it! Anyways,I tried what you suggeste

Re: X-windows Problems with firefox install connections???

2005-07-21 Thread MJD
First of all, this isn't a pain.  This is what mailing lists are for. Second, to see if it works, in a console run: modprobe input modprobe psmouse modprobe usbhid modprobe mousedev. Then start x. If that works, then add input, psmouse, usbhid, and mousedev to /etc/modules.  That will load them on