Hi, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > At the moment I just need some suggestions maily related to installation > details: > I'll answer those that I am familiar with:
> 1- I've installed kernel support for several modules, including some > I don't really need. How do I avoid these extra modules from being > loaded at boot time ? Shall I just delete them from the list in > /etc/modules (if I remember correctly) ? > That's correct. By the way, some modules depend on other modules, but you only need to include the highest level of the dependency hierarchy in the /etc/modules list. > 2- As for network support, I just need PPP, not SLIP (although the SLIP > module is needed eventually to run diald, I understand). > After several unsuccessful attempts and some (hard) reading of messages > on this mailing list, I realized that at boot time only > the SLIP devices are configured (cat /proc/net/dev shows only sl0, ..., > sl4), > and that the script "ppp" in /etc/inet.d should be edited to change > a 0 to 1, in order to have ppp activated (IMHO this info should be > made easier to find ...). At the end, I got ONE device (ppp0) which > allowed me to run pppd successfully. Now, how do I get rid of the four SLIP > devices I don't need ? Why I got only one PPP device, instead of 4 ? > (Although it's not clear to me if I need the other three devices ...). You only need one SLIP device for use with diald. The rest are superfluous, although I don't know how to eliminate them (kernel modification, I think). ppp0, ppp1, etc don't appear to be created until ifconfig is executed (pppd does this for you). Right now, only my ISP connection is up so I have ppp0, but when I connect to another machine over a null modem cable, I get ppp1. comp.os.linux.networking(?) is probably a better place for more detailed responses. > > 3- In order to use the modem I've to load the PCMCIA card manager daemon. [...] > what is the proper way to fire up PCMCIA daemons in Debian/Linux ? I think that /etc/init.d/README gives a good explanation for writing new scripts. Debian is my first *nix system as an administrator, so the init layout seems quite logical to me. :) > > 4- I understand that diald doesn't work with cua? devices, but only with > ttyS? ones. [...] True, but I don't know the solution to your problem. Perhaps you could write a script (or modify /etc/init.d/diald) to parse the symlink and then choose the appropriate ttyS? to invoke diald with. > 5- Finally, one suggestion I would like to give to developers: > In order to have my PS/2 busmouse working, I had to manually create > the /dev/psaux device (hinted at by the Busmouse.howto). Why this device > is not part of the standard setup ? I use /dev/psmouse for my PS/2 busmouse. Isn't that the same on laptops? > > Sorry for the length of this message. I hope this may also help other users > of Debian/Linux on laptops. > I'm sure that any patches that you find necessary will also help other Debian laptop users. Enjoy! -- Jeff Ebert [EMAIL PROTECTED] ho-hum
