> 1)I've got my laptop (compaq Presario 700) running debian > stable (thanks > to everyone who put up on the web some information about ACPI > and other > issues with this laptop). Now I would need something with which I can > autodect the network (if present) I'm connected to amongst a few > possibilities (just two + the home-no nets situation for me). > I remember > that some time ago someone passed this information on the list, but I > can't quite recall it anymore. And in fact there are probably more > advanced tools on the web now.
Can't remember. Maybe apt-cache search with well-chosen keywords could do? > 2)The second issue is not strictly laptop related, but here > it is. I was > planning to watch DVDs with my laptop using the S-Video. > However, I tried > (with videolan) to put a cd on, and it complained about the device. In > fact, I checked the settings, and if I select dvd, it looks > for a device > /dev/dvd which I don't have. Do I have to change the settings > so that it > looks for /dev/cdrom either it's playing a dvd or a vcd (what > is it by the > way? Is it a video-cd?) ln -s /dev/cdrom /dev/dvd should do :-) Vincent
