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16472 koalillo Send Email Dec 1, 2002
10:46 am
OK, finally got it to work, more or less. I've modified the linux.c file in src/sysdeps of gkrellm-2.1.1 and I get a nice 100% battery status which decreases...
16473 Ian Bell
ruffrecords Send Email
Dec 1, 2002
11:26 am
... It is well known that the nv drivers don't work with the geoforce 2 go, that's why rh installs a vesa driver for you. ... The install stuff is OK - it sets...
16475 Pavel Akimov
dipolak Send Email
Dec 1, 2002
12:37 pm
Hi Dan: Just want to share my poor experience with you, not really help... I'm running SuSE linux 8.1 on an Inspiron 4150 with BIOS A03. I have apparently the...
16476 Dan Christensen
jdchristense... Send Email
Dec 1, 2002
5:46 pm
... I'm using Debian, and have version 3.0.2-6 of apmd. Are you sure of the version number you are using? In 1996, the changelog for my apmd says that it was...
16477 Shawn Chronister
shawnchr2002 Send Email
Dec 1, 2002
11:34 pm
Download the src rpm and rebuild it as it says in the read me and it will work I had the same problem. ... From: bjw1253 [mailto:bjw1253@...] Sent:...
16478 Patrick MacDonald
windchaserb Send Email
Dec 2, 2002
12:54 am
Thanks for the help, Jay. I ended up doing what you did - swap the second drive in and out with the primary. Its workable, at least until I get more familiar...
16479 Jay
jghat5309 Send Email
Dec 2, 2002
1:40 am
You're welcome . . I find I'm using Linux most of the time so this works very well for me. Good luck you'll find Linux works easily once you catch the drift...
16480 Christian B. Wiik
audis6v8 Send Email
Dec 2, 2002
8:33 am
Got my hands on a C810 the other day, but I soon noticed some problems after I stuck my Linux disk in it. I couldn't read APM info or adjust screen brightness,...
16481 Joakim Fallsjo
fallsjo Send Email
Dec 2, 2002
8:56 am
I have the same problem with my C840 (Bios A07 it did exist in A06 also). /JockeF -- Is it a requirement from Microsoft that their logo is in bmp? Or is it an...
16482 Rogerio Reis
rvr@... Send Email
Dec 2, 2002
10:53 am
On 02 Dec 2002 09:56:53 +0100 ... That's strange! I have a C840 (Bios A06, Kernel 2.4.18) and that NEVER happened to me! -- Rogério Reis | /"\...
16483 Philip Trickett
phil_trick Send Email
Dec 2, 2002
11:21 am
... Yup! I have an i8100 and i use i8kutils and gkrellm. gkrellm gives a nice graphical display of fans and temps, and allows you to set the temperatures at...
16484 Pavel Akimov
dipolak Send Email
Dec 2, 2002
11:26 am
... Yes, you're right. There was a typo in my info. The output "apmd -V" gives: apmd version 3.0.2 YaST2 tells more about the source RPM:...
16485 Pierre Lombard
ppll42 Send Email
Dec 2, 2002
12:05 pm
... There are several possible causes: 1 it may be a hardware problem check with your Dell tools if your fans do work fine 2 as a work around try the fn + z...
16486 Christian B. Wiik
audis6v8 Send Email
Dec 2, 2002
4:22 pm
... Thank you _SO_ much. Fn+z did it. Where, if anywhere, did I miss that keyboard combo? ... Sorry, my drive is not polluted at all =) -- _ Mvh...
16487 computers050771 Send Email Dec 2, 2002
4:59 pm
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16488 Digant C Kasundra
DiggyK Send Email
Dec 2, 2002
6:47 pm
I'm running RH Linux 8.0 and have installed the latest NV drivers. Everything works fine. But when I close the lid on my I8200 with X running, when I open the...
16489 questioncolon Send Email Dec 3, 2002
2:53 am
2.4.19 worked almost perfectly, except that the hard drive was not detected correctly and a hdparm would show pitiful speeds for buffered disk reads (something...
16490 tidbitscooter Send Email Dec 3, 2002
3:40 am
I use an Inspiron 8100. I installed Mandrake 9. Everything seems fine, except: the cursor is invisible. It can only be located by rolling it over icons. Any...
16491 Brock Campbell
cyclebrock Send Email
Dec 3, 2002
4:06 am
Try adding this line to the video card section of your XF86config-4 file Option "hw cursor" "off" this should turn off the video card's mouse pointer...
16492 Andrew
linuxboy_andyb Send Email
Dec 3, 2002
3:02 pm
... Grr... die ... -- --Andrew PGP fingerprint: A00A 1E75 3AB0 610E 2300 6855 1890 C61E E590 F777 Link to PGP key:...
16493 rush2ucd Send Email Dec 3, 2002
4:17 pm
i am also running red hat 8.0 and inspiron 8200 and i don't have any problem with the screen when i close my lid. your are supposed to download the latest bios...
16494 Pierre-Yves Bonnetain
tchoubou_fr Send Email
Dec 3, 2002
7:54 pm
... Weird, screensaver poses no problem here (I8200 + GeForce 2Go + RH 8.0). You are not working as root, aren't you ? It's _the_ case where xscreensaver does...
16495 b22ljgr_1969 Send Email Dec 3, 2002
9:36 pm
I have an inspiron 2650 and the installation proccess runs well until the last setup screen when I am asked about the monitor type. I have choosed the default...
16496 Ryurick M. Hristev
ryurick.hristev@... Send Email
Dec 3, 2002
11:00 pm
... [...] ... There is no such thing as Linux 8.0 In order to save youself a lot of frustration I strongly suggest you abandon Linux for the time being. Linux...
16497 Jon Dreyer
jdreyer Send Email
Dec 3, 2002
11:21 pm
... I wouldn't give up that easily. Surely the questioner meant some Linux distribution like RedHat 8.0, which does exist. Sure, confusing Linux with a...
16498 rush2ucd Send Email Dec 3, 2002
11:26 pm
before i read your message i was not working as a root. but after i tried logging in as root but even then screensavers were not working......
16499 mchristoph.eckert@... Send Email Dec 3, 2002
11:52 pm
... thx, that was very nice of you. ... And if you meant SuSE 8.0, you may visit my page, link below. Gruß ce ====== Installation von SuSE 8.0 auf einem Dell...
16500 Glenn Stauffer
alaxsxaq Send Email
Dec 4, 2002
12:14 am
Well, it isn't unusual at all for an install to fail at that point. Since the configuration program can't identify your monitor, you have to make a good guess...
16501 David M. Cook
david_martin... Send Email
Dec 4, 2002
2:07 am
... Try generic LCD instead. If the machine has an NVidia chipset (the current 2650s do), then skip any video probing or testing. But first you should ...
16502 ddhummel Send Email Dec 4, 2002
2:17 am
Agreed. Also, you can still pickup the Truemobile 1150 miniPCI card from Dell for $80. It acts like a PCMCIA card (PCI-PCMCIA bridge) and is PRISM2-based...
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