Re: digital camera recommendation?

2002-06-21 Thread Patrick M.
If you're interested in a cheaper model, the Kodak dx-3500 ($CA 325) is a good choice. Kodak quality. Jphoto supports it. But you get what you pay for: no optimcal zoom (3x digital), no action shot. It's still a good buy IMHO. PM, 22 On Thu, Jun 20, 2002 at 04:29:25PM -0700, Henry House wrote:

Re: hdd change

2002-06-21 Thread Patrick M
Is there a reason for using 'tar' instead of 'cp'? PM, 22 On Fri, Jun 21, 2002 at 12:55:32PM -0400, Arthur H. Johnson II wrote: > > Sure, this would be quite easy to do. > > 1. Install the new HDD on a secondary IDE chain, say primary slave, hdb > > 2. Partition the drive the way you want > >

Re: digital camera recommendation?

2002-06-21 Thread Patrick M
, 320 $CA (200 $US ?) is a very good price. Depends on your needs / budget. PM, 22 On Fri, Jun 21, 2002 at 01:54:51PM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > On Thu, 2002-06-20 at 21:53, Patrick M. wrote: > > If you're interested in a cheaper model, the Kodak dx-3500 ($CA 325) > > is a g

automatic poweroff

2002-06-23 Thread Patrick M
hrough the list archives and asked the folks on #debian irc channel. My motherboard is an Asus CUV4x (fully ACPI compliant). You guys have any ideas? Thanks a lot, Patrick M., no 22 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: automatic poweroff

2002-06-23 Thread Patrick M
Jun 22, 2002 at 10:13:04PM -0700, Osamu Aoki wrote: > > On Sun, Jun 23, 2002 at 01:00:36AM -0400, Patrick M wrote: > > My machine wont power off when shut down from Linux. Yet, it will do > > so properly when shut done from Windows. > > > > I tried 2 things: > >

Re: automatic poweroff

2002-06-23 Thread Patrick M
; Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2002 10:13 PM > Subject: Re: automatic poweroff > > > > > > On Sun, Jun 23, 2002 at 01:00:36AM -0400, Patrick M wrote: > > > My machine wont power off when shut down from Linux. Yet, it will do > > > so properly when shut done fro

Re: automatic poweroff

2002-06-23 Thread Patrick M
02 at 11:41:33AM -0400, Patrick Wiseman wrote: > On Sun, 23 Jun 2002, Patrick M wrote: > > > My machine wont power off when shut down from Linux. Yet, it will do > > so properly when shut done from Windows. > > [...] > > > 2- I compiled a new kernel with ACPI e

Re: automatic poweroff

2002-06-23 Thread Patrick M
Eduard, On Sun, Jun 23, 2002 at 08:41:41AM +0200, Eduard Bloch wrote: > #include > Patrick M wrote on Sun Jun 23, 2002 um 01:00:36AM: > > > I tried 2 things: > > First: when you use ACPI kernel, enable ACPI in BIOS. When you use APM > kernel, enable APM. I tried both

Re: automatic poweroff

2002-06-23 Thread Patrick M
Patrick, On Sun, Jun 23, 2002 at 04:55:34PM -0400, Patrick Wiseman wrote: > On Sun, 23 Jun 2002, Patrick M wrote: > > > > > 2- I compiled a new kernel with ACPI enabled. > > > > > > What happens, when you press the Power button for a short time? D

Re: automatic poweroff

2002-06-23 Thread Patrick M
Yes, acpid is running. Still, good call! ;) Thanks, PM, 22 On Sun, Jun 23, 2002 at 02:35:52PM -0700, Vineet Kumar wrote: > * Patrick M ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [020622 22:00]: > > My machine wont power off when shut down from Linux. Yet, it will do > > so properly when shut do

Re: automatic poweroff

2002-06-24 Thread Patrick M
- Could it be a wrongly set bios setting? None explicitely talk about ACPI though... - Any ideas? :) Thank you, once again. PM, 22 On Sun, Jun 23, 2002 at 06:40:16PM -0400, Patrick Wiseman wrote: > On Sun, 23 Jun 2002, Patrick M wrote: > > > On Sun, Jun 23, 2002 at 0

Re: automatic poweroff - PROBLEM SOLVED

2002-06-24 Thread Patrick M
chip in on this? On Sun, Jun 23, 2002 at 06:40:16PM -0400, Patrick Wiseman wrote: > On Sun, 23 Jun 2002, Patrick M wrote: > > > On Sun, Jun 23, 2002 at 04:55:34PM -0400, Patrick Wiseman wrote: > > > On Sun, 23 Jun 2002, Patrick M wrote: > > [...] > > > > A

using plotter HP7470A

2002-06-26 Thread Patrick M
Once again, I seek for your help. I recently put my hands on a HP 7470A plotter for a few bucks... It's supposed to read HPGL file format. I therefore downloaded pdtoedit file converter, got myself an HPGL file, and did: # cat ./example.hpgl > /dev/lp0 And nothing happens. Is there a cups driver

Re: Erratic mouse in Debian Potota install

2002-06-29 Thread Patrick M
Before starting X: # /etc/init.d/gpm stop PM, 22 On Fri, Jun 28, 2002 at 11:33:02PM -0700, Elaine Tsiang wrote: > The machine is Dell stock, which came with RedHat 6.2 pre-installed. It has > been running well for > 2 years. I decided to try Debian on it. > > The installation completed with an

1.2 MB rescue disk

1996-12-30 Thread Patrick M. Ferraro
The PC I am installing Linux on can only accept a 5 1/4" 1.2 MB as drive A:. I can not find the file: resq1200.bin on your FTP site. Please let me know where I can find that file or how else I can create a Linux installation "Rescue" disk. My E-mail address is as follows: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Than