debian 3.1r3 netinstall cd couldn't be mounted

hello all,i have a system with a gigabyte mobo (ga-965sp-s3) with intel Pentium-D 925 processor. i am trying to install debian stable (3.1 r3) using the netinstall cd. although the cd is read and i get the "press F1 for help or ENTER for boot:" message, the CDROM mounting step fails with the messag

att and cable modem

eth1 or pump -i eth1, i get the message "operation failed". (btw, i did register the mac address with att.) what could be wrong? thanks, Deva Seetharam -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

pcmcia problems

hi all, i am running debian kernel 2.4.17 on a ibm t22 laptop. i am trying to install pcmcia modules to use my wavelan/ethernet cards. when i do a make all, i get the following error message and it dies. could anyone pls help? thanks, deva make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/modules/pcmcia-cs/

Kernel 2.4.17 and Alsa driver 0.5.12

Hi All, can alsa driver 0.5.12a be run with kernel 2.4.17? the doc talks only about 2.0 and 2.2 kernels? Are they upward compatible or are there any known problems? thanks, deva Get free e-mail and a permanent address at http:/

Re: [Re: Kernel 2.4.17 (smp) problems]

>> Hi All, >> i have a asuc cuv4x-d motherboard with dual pentium processors. currently, i am running kernel 2.2.19 with smp. >> now, i am trying to upgrade to kernel 2.4.17. algthough i am able to >>install the kernel-image, the machine hangs when i reboot. i have >> >>enabled RTC support, >> d

Kernel 2.4.17 (smp) problems

Hi All, i have a asuc cuv4x-d motherboard with dual pentium processors. currently, i am running kernel 2.2.19 with smp. now, i am trying to upgrade to kernel 2.4.17. algthough i am able to install the kernel-image, the machine hangs when i reboot. i have enabled RTC support, disabled APM. what el

Re: [Re: kernel upgrade problem]

actually, i did enable realtime clock support while configuring the kernel. what is surprising is, the 2.2.19 kernel is running in SMP mode. cheers deva Deva Seetharam posts : > .. TIME: vector=0x31 pin1=2 pin2=0 > > and the machine hangs after this message. what is going on? Is th

kernel upgrade problem

hi all, i have a dual pentium (coppermine) processor machine and i was running kernel version 2.2.19. i am trying to upgrade to kernel 2.4.17. when i installed the kernel-image 2.4.17 and rebooted the machine, i got the message Total of 2 Processors activated (3742.10 BogoMIPS). Enabling IO-APIC

cant open display

Hi, i am running 2.2r4 with XFree86-4.1.0. i did export DISPLAY=`hostname`:0.0 as user and xhost +`hostname` as root. when i run netscape, i get the error message Error: Can't open display:... then i tried export DISPLAY=:0.0 and tried to run netscape. i get the error message Xlib:connection to :

JDK as Debian Package

Hi, i would like to install JDK 1.3 on my machine. is there a java debian package available? i see that javasoft has tarball available. what do i need to do/know to convert that tarball into .deb format? thanks, deva Get free e

upgrading xfree86

Hi, I am running 2.2r4 potato. i need to upgrade my x, since only xfree86 4.1.0 supports my video card(matrox g450). So, i am trying to upgrade all x related package such as xserver-common, xbase-clients etc when i do "apt-get upgrade xbase-clients" i get the message 0 upgraded, 0 installed, 0 t

upgrading from potato

Hi All, i am a debian newbie. i recently installed 2.2r4 potato. i custom built a kernel with some required options. now, i am thinking of upgrading to woody. i have a few questions regarding this: 1. do i need to watch out for any pitfalls if i do apt-get dist-upgrade? or is there a bette

upgrading xfree86

Hi All, i am new to debian. i custom built the kernel version 2.2.19 for a SMP (dual pentium) machine and installed debian. i have a matrox g450 video card. as i understand, this card is supported only by xfree86-4.1.0. But, the potato has only xfree86-3.3.6. So, i am wondering whether it is saf