Re: Selling Preinstalled Debian on Laptop Hardware

2011-01-18 Thread Didar Hossain
On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 10:34 AM, Narendra Sisodiya wrote: > I would like to sell or setup a shop for Preinstalled Debian on Laptop. > I am looking for developing a kind of company who can ship/sell a > complete free (free as in freedom) product in India > * Freedom OS - Debian

Selling Preinstalled Debian on Laptop Hardware

2011-01-17 Thread Narendra Sisodiya
I would like to sell or setup a shop for Preinstalled Debian on Laptop. I am looking for developing a kind of company who can ship/sell a complete free (free as in freedom) product in India * Freedom OS - Debian will all the packages are free * openly specified hardware. * Debian should work out

Re: no wireless in Debian on laptop intel 2915ABG-SOLVED

2010-11-30 Thread Paul Cartwright
On 11/30/2010 09:48 AM, Camaleón wrote: > http://wiki.debian.org/ipw2200#InstallationonEstablishedSystems > > (after the installation of firmware blob, reload the module) > I did not. I didn't do the wireless-tools app.. or the modprobe -r;modprobe I think I did that part backwards ( stumbling arou

Re: no wireless in Debian on laptop intel 2915ABG-SOLVED

2010-11-30 Thread Paul Cartwright
On 11/30/2010 09:48 AM, Camaleón wrote: >> I googled, but didn't see any resolution ( except for 1 Mandriva..) I >> > installed the firmware-ipw2x00 from the non-free source & also >> > downloaded from ipw2200.sourceforge.net nothing worked. > Did you follow these steps? > > http://wiki.debian.org/

Re: no wireless in Debian on laptop intel 2915ABG

2010-11-30 Thread Camaleón
On Tue, 30 Nov 2010 09:34:25 -0500, Paul Cartwright wrote: (...) > ipw2200 :02:03.0:firmware: requesting ipw2200-bss.fw failed: Reason > -2 ipw2200: unable to load firmware: -2 > ipw2200: failed to register network device ipw2200: probe of > :02:03.0 failed with error -5 > > > so, now w

no wireless in Debian on laptop intel 2915ABG

2010-11-30 Thread Paul Cartwright
I booted a Debian 6 LiveCD to try out KDE4, on my older Dell laptop. This laptop has an intel 2915ABG wireless setup. Right now I have PeppermintOS install & wireless works just fine. with Debian, after I booted, I looked at : $ dmesg | less +/Network and found this: ipw2200 :02:03.0:firmw

Re: Debian on laptop

2008-06-16 Thread Paul Johnson
On Fri, 2008-06-13 at 05:54 -0700, alfa beta wrote: > Question: Could you recommend me a laptop model, with all details, > which works completely, or perfectly with Debian? Including > audio-video hardware, and hardware for connection to Internet (I'm on > cable modem, UPC is my provider). Sound

Re: Debian on laptop

2008-06-15 Thread Bernd Kloss
Am Sonntag, 15. Juni 2008 15:34 schrieb Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso: > On 15/06/2008, Bernd Kloss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Did you leave this monitor - beamer (I suppose, your external monitor > > was a beamer for lectures) the way described above? > > I didn't use a video projector for that par

Re: Debian on laptop

2008-06-15 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 08:34:54AM -0500, Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso wrote: > > Later I tried to do the same trick with Debian, after I wiped Ubuntu. > The results were similar, except that the CRT/LCD key no longer > worked, and if I wanted the projector to see my laptop, I had to > restart X. If I

Re: Debian on laptop

2008-06-15 Thread Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso
On 15/06/2008, Bernd Kloss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Did you leave this monitor - beamer (I suppose, your external monitor was a > beamer for lectures) the way described above? I didn't use a video projector for that particular test I mentioned in my review, just an external monitor. The reso

Re: Debian on laptop

2008-06-15 Thread Owen Townend
On 14/06/2008, Tobias Nissen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > alfa beta wrote: [snip] > > > Question: > > Could you recommend me a laptop model, with all details, which works > > completely, or perfectly with Debian? Including audio-video hardware, > > and hardware for connection to Internet (I'm o

Re: Debian on laptop

2008-06-14 Thread Bernd Kloss
Am Samstag, 14. Juni 2008 19:03 schrieb Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso: > On 14/06/2008, Marloque <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I would look into the Ubuntu laptops from Dell. If they run Ubuntu, > > there's a chance they'll run Debian, since Ubuntu is based off of Debian. > > I wrote a review of a Dell

video playback and beamers (was: Debian on laptop)

2008-06-14 Thread Florian Kulzer
On Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 18:27:19 +0200, Bernd Kloss wrote: [...] > I have Debian/Etch on a Dell Latitude D 520. > No Problems. > The only thing that is a bit tricky is getting a picture of a video on the > Beamer (clone-mode). For instance *.flv: You get the full picture on the lfp > and the p

Re: Debian on laptop

2008-06-14 Thread Sam Kuper
http://www.debian.org/misc/laptops/ may be of use. 2008/6/14 Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On 14/06/2008, Marloque <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I would look into the Ubuntu laptops from Dell. If they run Ubuntu, > there's > > a chance they'll run Debian, since Ubuntu is based o

Re: Debian on laptop

2008-06-14 Thread Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso
On 14/06/2008, Marloque <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I would look into the Ubuntu laptops from Dell. If they run Ubuntu, there's > a chance they'll run Debian, since Ubuntu is based off of Debian. > I wrote a review of a Dell Ubuntu Laptop here: http://everything2.com/title/Dell+Ubuntu+Lapto

Re: Debian on laptop

2008-06-14 Thread Bernd Kloss
Am Samstag, 14. Juni 2008 15:41 schrieb Paul Cartwright: > On Sat June 14 2008, Marloque wrote: > > I would look into the Ubuntu laptops from Dell. If they run Ubuntu, > > there's a chance they'll run Debian, since Ubuntu is based off of Debian. > > > > Must my two pennies. > > I have Debian runnin

Re: Debian on laptop

2008-06-14 Thread Damon L. Chesser
On Fri, 2008-06-13 at 05:54 -0700, alfa beta wrote: > Dear Sirs, > > > After spending hours of reading about the Linux distributions and > compatible hardware, I feel I get crazzy. I chose you because of your > "Social Contract", though I'm not sure Debian is still updated, > apologize, I couldn

Re: Debian on laptop

2008-06-14 Thread Paul Cartwright
On Sat June 14 2008, Marloque wrote: > I would look into the Ubuntu laptops from Dell. If they run Ubuntu, > there's a chance they'll run Debian, since Ubuntu is based off of Debian. > > Must my two pennies. I have Debian running on my newer Dell XPS desktop, complete with NVIDIA drivers. I have

Re: Debian on laptop

2008-06-14 Thread Marloque
I would look into the Ubuntu laptops from Dell. If they run Ubuntu, there's a chance they'll run Debian, since Ubuntu is based off of Debian. Must my two pennies. --Marloque alfa beta wrote: Dear Sirs, After spending hours of reading about the Linux distributions and compatible hardware, I

Re: Debian on laptop

2008-06-13 Thread Steve Mazurek
I have been using Debian on refurbished Thinkpads for some time now and have had no problems (except that caused by my own ignorance of the operating system). At this time I am on a cable internet connection but I can also use wireless connection when they are available. A friend who is a compute

Re: Debian on laptop

2008-06-13 Thread Reeyarn
Hi E.S. I'm using Dell Insiron 500m laptop, it works well with Debian. And I think any popular laptop could work well too. Here is a short list of my hardwares: VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801D

Re: Debian on laptop

2008-06-13 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 05:54:54AM -0700, alfa beta wrote: > After spending hours of reading about the Linux > distributions and compatible hardware, I feel I get crazzy. I chose you > because of your "Social Contract", though I'm not sure Debian is still > updated, apologize, I couldn't find recen

Re: Debian on laptop

2008-06-13 Thread Tobias Nissen
alfa beta wrote: > After spending hours of reading about the Linux > distributions and compatible hardware, I feel I get crazzy. I chose > you because of your "Social Contract", though I'm not sure Debian is > still updated, apologize, I couldn't find recent articles, I am a > newbye. No, don't w

Debian on laptop

2008-06-13 Thread alfa beta
Dear Sirs, After spending hours of reading about the Linux distributions and compatible hardware, I feel I get crazzy. I chose you because of your "Social Contract", though I'm not sure Debian is still updated, apologize, I couldn't find recent articles, I am a newbye. Question: Could you reco

Re: debian on laptop w/ limited ram/speed/HD

2003-03-11 Thread Matt Price
Sorry for the long delay -- just wanted to say THANK YOU to everyone who responded, you were all very helpful. I'm looking forward to this project -- and I'll see if I can hunt down some extra ram for this machine! thanks, matt On Mon, Mar 03, 2003 at 10:21:28AM -0500, Narins, Josh wrote: > >

RE: debian on laptop w/ limited ram/speed/HD

2003-03-03 Thread Narins, Josh
> Hi everyone, > Hi! > A middle-aged (~4 years old -- so, not old, not new) laptop is about > to become available to me, and I'd like to install debian on it. > The system is an HP Omnibook A4100, > P-II 300 > 96 meg ram > 20 gig hard drive > > I'd like to take the machine on a month-long trip

Re: debian on laptop w/ limited ram/speed/HD

2003-03-02 Thread Roberto Sanchez
On Sun, Mar 02, 2003 at 12:47:47PM -0500, Matthew Weier O'Phinney wrote: > -- Osamu Aoki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > (on Sunday, 02 March 2003, 02:07 AM -0800): > > On Fri, Feb 28, 2003 at 10:05:05PM -0500, Matt Price wrote: > > > to become available to me, and I'd like to install debian on it. > >

Re: debian on laptop w/ limited ram/speed/HD

2003-03-02 Thread Dave Thayer
On Sun, Mar 02, 2003 at 12:47:47PM -0500, Matthew Weier O'Phinney wrote: > -- Osamu Aoki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > (on Sunday, 02 March 2003, 02:07 AM -0800): > > On Fri, Feb 28, 2003 at 10:05:05PM -0500, Matt Price wrote: > > > to become available to me, and I'd like to install debian on it. > >

Re: debian on laptop w/ limited ram/speed/HD

2003-03-02 Thread Matthew Weier O'Phinney
-- Osamu Aoki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote (on Sunday, 02 March 2003, 02:07 AM -0800): > On Fri, Feb 28, 2003 at 10:05:05PM -0500, Matt Price wrote: > > to become available to me, and I'd like to install debian on it. > > The system is an HP Omnibook A4100, > > P-II 300 > > 96 meg ram > > 20 gig hard

Re: debian on laptop w/ limited ram/speed/HD

2003-03-02 Thread Klaus Imgrund
> > -if necessary, alternatives to / modifications of OpenOffice that > > don't require quite so much room to work as the standard OO > > installation needs? > > > > Would it perhaps be useful to compile stuff from scratch, rather > > than use generic debian packages? Compile OO? Didn't follo

Re: debian on laptop w/ limited ram/speed/HD

2003-03-02 Thread Chris Halls
On Fri, Feb 28, 2003 at 10:05:05PM -0500, Matt Price wrote: > So does anyone have suggesions about > -tweaks to get debian to run optimally on a (relatively) small > memory/processing speed budget; > -if necessary, alternatives to / modifications of OpenOffice that > don't require quite so much ro

Re: debian on laptop w/ limited ram/speed/HD

2003-03-02 Thread Osamu Aoki
On Fri, Feb 28, 2003 at 10:05:05PM -0500, Matt Price wrote: > Hi everyone, > > A middle-aged (~4 years old -- so, not old, not new) laptop is about Join the club 40s :-) > to become available to me, and I'd like to install debian on it. > The system is an HP Omnibook A4100, > P-II 300 > 96 meg r

Re: debian on laptop w/ limited ram/speed/HD

2003-03-01 Thread Hugh Saunders
On Fri, Feb 28, 2003 at 10:05:05PM -0500, Matt Price wrote: > Hi everyone, > > A middle-aged (~4 years old -- so, not old, not new) laptop is about > to become available to me, and I'd like to install debian on it. > The system is an HP Omnibook A4100, > P-II 300 > 96 meg ram > 20 gig hard drive

Re: debian on laptop w/ limited ram/speed/HD

2003-02-28 Thread Matthew Weier O'Phinney
-- Matt Price <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote (on Friday, 28 February 2003, 10:05 PM -0500): > A middle-aged (~4 years old -- so, not old, not new) laptop is about > to become available to me, and I'd like to install debian on it. > The system is an HP Omnibook A4100, > P-II 300 > 96 meg ram > 20 gig har

Re: debian on laptop w/ limited ram/speed/HD

2003-02-28 Thread Russell Shaw
Matt Price wrote: Hi everyone, A middle-aged (~4 years old -- so, not old, not new) laptop is about to become available to me, and I'd like to install debian on it. The system is an HP Omnibook A4100, P-II 300 96 meg ram 20 gig hard drive I'd like to take the machine on a month-long trip, where I'

debian on laptop w/ limited ram/speed/HD

2003-02-28 Thread Matt Price
Hi everyone, A middle-aged (~4 years old -- so, not old, not new) laptop is about to become available to me, and I'd like to install debian on it. The system is an HP Omnibook A4100, P-II 300 96 meg ram 20 gig hard drive I'd like to take the machine on a month-long trip, where I'd use it mmostly

Re: installing debian on laptop...

2002-12-30 Thread Eduard Bloch
#include * George Georgalis [Mon, Dec 30 2002, 11:11:16AM]: > My laptop has no cdrom or floppy (an ultra slim sony), I do have an > external usb floppy for it though (no cdrom). > > The bios will boot the usb floppy, but the regular debian (woody bf2.4) > rescue.bin / root.bin floppy install fai

installing debian on laptop...

2002-12-30 Thread George Georgalis
Hi - My laptop has no cdrom or floppy (an ultra slim sony), I do have an external usb floppy for it though (no cdrom). The bios will boot the usb floppy, but the regular debian (woody bf2.4) rescue.bin / root.bin floppy install fails at loading root.bin, it doesn't see the floppy through the usb.

Re: debian on laptop

2001-03-11 Thread Nate Amsden
Kim De Smaele wrote: > > hi all, > > when I try to install debian on my laptop i receive this error message: > > hdc: cdrom_decode_status: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error ) > hdc: cdrom_decode_status: error 0x30 > hdc: ATAPI device reset complete > end_request: I/O error, dev 16:00 (

RE: debian on laptop

2001-03-11 Thread Kim De Smaele
no, where do I get it? greetz, Kim -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: Pollywog [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Verzonden: maandag 12 maart 2001 0:56 Aan: debian-user@lists.debian.org Onderwerp: Re: debian on laptop On Mon, 12 Mar 2001 00:41:17 +0100 "Kim De Smaele" <[EMAIL PROT

Re: debian on laptop

2001-03-11 Thread Pollywog
On Mon, 12 Mar 2001 00:41:17 +0100 "Kim De Smaele" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hi all, > > when I try to install debian on my laptop i receive this error message: > > hdc: cdrom_decode_status: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error ) > hdc: cdrom_decode_status: error 0x30 > hdc: ATAPI devi

debian on laptop

2001-03-11 Thread Kim De Smaele
hi all, when I try to install debian on my laptop i receive this error message: hdc: cdrom_decode_status: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error ) hdc: cdrom_decode_status: error 0x30 hdc: ATAPI device reset complete end_request: I/O error, dev 16:00 (hdc), sector 68 ATAPI device hdc: Erro

Re: Installing Debian on Laptop

1998-01-29 Thread Stephen P. Ryan
On 29 Jan, David B. Miles wrote: > New Debian User! > > I have a Compaq Elite 4/75 CX laptop. > I have an IC ethernet card (network card). > > I installed Debian on the laptop using disks. > I would like to make a network connection through the network card and > then install the rest of the debi

Installing Debian on Laptop

1998-01-29 Thread David B. Miles
New Debian User! I have a Compaq Elite 4/75 CX laptop. I have an IC ethernet card (network card). I installed Debian on the laptop using disks. I would like to make a network connection through the network card and then install the rest of the debian files through the network. Please help. Thank