On Sun, 2001-12-02 at 14:46, Axel Bojer wrote: > Hello, > I hope I am at the right place, when I am asking some questions about Debian > for my laptop. > First, I am very new to Linux, but willing to learn. I tried to install > the "potato" from a 3 CD-set. The system is running, after much problems I have > configured the TFT-Monitor, learnt how to mount CD-rom, unmount, > (Even "shutdown" neded some time to manage ...). What I still dont understand > is: > > 1: Why wont the touchpad (I have Siemens scenic mobile 360P, and have found > information on the Internett about it) funktion? I have tried to use it as a > PS/2 (what is said to be the right thing to do) and even as a Microsoft Mouse > using xf86config. First thing: as I pointed to /dev/mouse or /dev/tty00 as the > driver (or whatever this program/file is), I got the message: "Cannot open > mouse (the file dont exist). Then I found a "file/program" called in dev/ > called tty0, and pointed to this. Snip > (To get my CD-rom to wotk, I had to make the directory /dev/cdrom, which > wasnt there before, and THEN it worked. Why do I have to do this kind of > things, cant my installation manager do this for me?). (I even tryed to use my > external Logitech -as "logitech" (The company who made this thing) and as > a "windows mouse>". Not even THAT worked. What brings me to the first > assumption: Could the pointing (or a missing file) be the solution?
Try either /dev/psaux or /dev/ttyS0 or /dev/ttyS1 for your mouse. Once you find the correct one you can symbolicly link /dev/mouse to the correct device (man ln with special attention to the -s option). If you made /dev/cdrom by touch or something it's incorrect. Look at the output of dmesg and scan for lines about your cdrom drive it will most likely be /dev/hdb or /dev/hdc or possibly /dev/scd0. Link /dev/cdrom to the correct device with ln -s. If you mean /dev/cdrom to mount things I'd recoomend putting a /cdrom directory in the root or in the /mnt directory to mount to. 2. Already answered by hlawson. > 3. The apt-get command AND the dselect manager do not allow me to use my CD-rom > as an option when I want to install KDE (I now dont have another window manager > other than the X-window...). First I tried the Dselect, but this optin dont > show! Then I tried apt-get, apt-cdrom, but none of this worked. I even tried to > manipulate the /etc/apt/source.list. But I do not have a good hand at it. Do > someone know EXACTLY what I have to write there to get it right? To be exact: I > am trying to install .deb files AND zipped files (.gz2). (But not at the same > time though) from a CD I bought whith a linux Magazine. (The installation > procedure described there did not work either...!). I also could try to use my > harddisk as the source, but, again, my machine wont give me that option either. > Althoug I tried this one too, unsuccsessfull... Look at apt-setup, it should help with the CD and your internet sources. I've never heard of a .gz2 file, do you mean bzip2 .bz files? > 4. In connection with the last question: My maschine refuses me (that is: says: > unknown command, or something similar) when I am trying to unzip > with "Bunzip2". (And, as far as I see, the other package programs wont do > nothing with such files. It's case sensitive bzip2 -d is the command you want to use. You can also have tar execute it for you with the -j switch. --mike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
