Re: [Fwd: dh_gencontrol error]--Solved

2007-07-22 Thread Bob Proulx
Tom Ashley wrote: > Bob Proulx wrote: > > To get the ipw2200 module working the easiest thing to do is to use > > the Debian supplied kernel driver with the non-free firmware blobs. > > > > Visit this page: > > > > http://ipw2200.sourceforge.net/firmware.php > > > > Read the license agreement

Re: [Fwd: dh_gencontrol error]--Solved

2007-07-22 Thread Tom Ashley
Bob Proulx wrote: > > To get the ipw2200 module working the easiest thing to do is to use > > the Debian supplied kernel driver with the non-free firmware blobs. > > > > Visit this page: > > > > http://ipw2200.sourceforge.net/firmware.php > > > > Read the license agreement and understand why

Re: [Fwd: dh_gencontrol error]

2007-07-20 Thread Bob Proulx
Tom Ashley wrote: > http://wiki.debian.org/Manual-Howto Wow. That definitely describes a lot of work that I believe is no longer needed. I did not need to do any of that when installing Etch on my laptop with the Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG. It worked for me using the proceedure that I described.

Re: [Fwd: dh_gencontrol error]

2007-07-20 Thread Tom Ashley
I hit the send key before finishing the message. On Sat, 2007-07-21 at 13:48 +0800, Tom Ashley wrote: > Thanks for the response Bob. > > On Fri, 2007-07-20 at 23:30 -0600, Bob Proulx wrote: > > Tom Ashley wrote: > > > I'm a new Debian user with limited Linux command line experience. I've > > > u

Re: [Fwd: dh_gencontrol error]

2007-07-20 Thread Tom Ashley
Thanks for the response Bob. On Fri, 2007-07-20 at 23:30 -0600, Bob Proulx wrote: > Tom Ashley wrote: > > I'm a new Debian user with limited Linux command line experience. I've > > used Mandrake/Mandriva for the past 5 years or so but have depended > > primarily on GUI tools. > > Hmm... I see a

Re: [Fwd: dh_gencontrol error]

2007-07-20 Thread Bob Proulx
Tom Ashley wrote: > I'm a new Debian user with limited Linux command line experience. I've > used Mandrake/Mandriva for the past 5 years or so but have depended > primarily on GUI tools. Hmm... I see a pattern. Did that experience condition you to always recompile from source? In this case I t

[Fwd: dh_gencontrol error]

2007-07-20 Thread Tom Ashley
Sorry if this is a duplicate. I sent the first message from the wrong email account and wanted to make sure it goes through. Tom Forwarded Message > From: Tom Ashley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Debian User > Subject: dh_gencontrol error > Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2007 12:57:15 +0800 > >