I have just successfully installed RH Linux (6.1) on my Dell Inspiron 5000 (dual boot with Win98SE) and am now interested in buying a CR-RW. Can anybody tell...
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a.chrysostomou@...
Aug 1, 2000 8:33 am
!!!! sorry...that should be CD-RW -- !!!! A. ... Inspiron ... CR-RW....
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Paul crowther
pac@...
Aug 1, 2000 1:27 pm
heres a slightly different query on XFree86 4. I've just successfully upgraded my inspiron 3800 running RH6.2 to XFree86 4.01. All went well first time with...
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Puttkammer, Roman
roman.puttkammer@...
Aug 1, 2000 1:38 pm
yep; redhat6.2 includes startup scripts for different login/window managers. i don't remember the exact details, but by looking at some files you should be...
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chris
craspe@...
Aug 1, 2000 2:08 pm
I have a dell XPi90 that won't boot up. When I start it the memory check starts then it give 2 beeps and shuts down. I bought it used so I don't have a manual....
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McDermott, Alastair
Alastair.McDermott@...
Aug 1, 2000 2:14 pm
... You need to find out what those POST errors are - e.g. 2 beeps is telling you some component has failed. Have you tried the talkback section on Dell ...
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Paul Crowther
pac@...
Aug 1, 2000 5:20 pm
thanks for this - filenames and details are correct, but gdm and xdm just startup GUI login screen. Beyond that it reverts to whatever is the default session...
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Bill O'Kane
wrokane@...
Aug 1, 2000 6:51 pm
... Hello Yes you can log it by adding >& /<outputfile> This will capture both the output and the errors. Example startx -- -bpp 8 >& /root/startx_log ...
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lgoodbar@...
Aug 2, 2000 2:40 am
Dell sells laptop CDRWs for the media bays for the Latitude, you could check if they also work with the Inspirions.... I don't have a CDRW, so can't say if it...
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Sigurd Nes
sigurdne@...
Aug 2, 2000 7:43 am
Has anyone tried to install the Vmware tools ? The binaries are supposed to be included in the download of VMware 2.0 - but I've not figured it out how to...
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Kevin Maciunas
kevin@...
Aug 2, 2000 7:59 am
... Click on the "Settings"; menu of the vmware window. There is some information someplace about this (under help, I seem to recall). I was hunting for this...
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Ryan Marsh
ryan@...
Aug 2, 2000 8:01 am
To have gdm (graphical login) start after your system boots /etc/inittab needs to tell your system to (by default) boot to run level 5 (i.e. with X). The line...
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Simon Trimmer
simon@...
Aug 2, 2000 12:24 pm
... Under Settings, at the bottom you get "vmware tools install". This will swap the floppy drive for a virtual one which you can mount as normal to get at the...
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Brad Cenko
cenko@...
Aug 2, 2000 2:32 pm
Hi, I have a Dell Inspiron 3200 Laoptop, with a PCMCIA card modem. While logged in, I can get the modem correctly configured by running: ...
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simon@...
Aug 2, 2000 3:28 pm
... # /sbin/chkconfig --level 345 pcmcia on...
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Klaus Lichtenwalder
k.lichtenwalder@...
Aug 2, 2000 3:54 pm
Hi, I managed to get XFree4.01 running and am quite happy with it. If it were not for suspending. Whenever I suspend the machine, X apparently now knows about...
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Arkaitz
ma9aba@...
Aug 2, 2000 10:44 pm
Hi, ... Does this mean that XFree86 4 fixes the problem of the flickering at 24 & 32 bpp in the Inspiron 3800? I can only make it work correctly at 16 bpp in...
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Frank Register
register@...
Aug 3, 2000 3:34 pm
... Like Kevin said, go to the "setting" pull down menu and click "VMware tools install" & when it asks if you want instructions click "yes." They are very...
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Lehman, Michael
MLehman@...
Aug 3, 2000 4:20 pm
Well, I thought that you could hit ctl-alt-"+" or ctl-alt-"-" to go up and down between resolutions. But it didn't work. There is an applet for gnome called...
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Ryan Marsh
ryan@...
Aug 4, 2000 7:49 am
i have installed the vmware tools but have not gotten the sound to work for some reason (btw, win2k in vmware runs great at 1280x1024). i don't understand why....
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raja1008@...
Aug 5, 2000 7:10 am
Aloha,I got to the beginning where the installer is detecting hardware and then the screen goes blank with a cursor blinking in the upper left corner!What is...
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Charly Baker
cbaker@...
Aug 5, 2000 10:29 am
raja1008@... wrote: I solved this same problem by dumping Corel and installing Caldera. Even then, I needed VGA=2 for any of the graphics part of the...
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Steven McDonald
mcdonald@...
Aug 5, 2000 5:56 pm
Hi Folks I have an inspiron 5000 with the 15" SXGA+ display running Linux 6.2 which I successfully run at 1400x1050. I have recently installed VMware with...
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Art Delano
adelano@...
Aug 7, 2000 1:01 pm
... Phone Corel's service number and request the latest build of Corel Linux. This is free, and there are no shipping charges within the US. Even when the...
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Puttkammer, Roman
roman.puttkammer@...
Aug 7, 2000 1:45 pm
... if you cannot configure it as part of the installation, check out the man page for lilo(8). i think it goes somewhere into /etc/lilo.conf. you'll have to...
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Puttkammer, Roman
roman.puttkammer@...
Aug 7, 2000 1:50 pm
... check out the latest version of xfree. they added some new features, including support for the external monitor port. though you may need to compile it...
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Adrian B
adrian1961@...
Aug 7, 2000 9:41 pm
Has anyone had experience with the new slimline 250Mb USB Zip drive and an Inspiron 7500? Is support for USB in the kernel ok for dealing with this drive? Are...
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mistercode@...
Aug 7, 2000 10:30 pm
I've developed a paranoia for messing up my lcd screen my laptop because of a recent screen problem I've had. My paranoia stems from the uncertainty of which...
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Christopher Smith
x@...
Aug 8, 2000 3:03 am
Hi there. I'm thinking seriously about buying one of Dell's Inspirons (mostly for the 1400x1050 display ;-), but I'm unclear about the differences between the...
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Charly Baker
cbaker@...
Aug 8, 2000 1:45 pm
I highly recommend the 5000 with the 1400x1050 display. My eyes are not so hot, at 50 yrs, but I have no trouble with the display, in fact I prefer it to 19"...
