Re: [LIB] Linux on Lib70
Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2002 07:29:21 + From: "Matthew Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] Linux on Lib70 >Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 13:04:37 -0500 (EST) >From: Michael Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >If you have access to a CD burner, I'd suggest http://www.linuxiso.org/ > > > > This site is talking about burning the ISO image to a CD that can be >made bootable. I don't know about the newer Libs, but I'm pretty sure >these L50s and L70s won't boot from a CD-ROM drive. > >Don't know about other distributions, but I installed RedHat 7.1 onto a >Lib 70 from CD, starting from a Windows DOS prompt. Don't recollect the >details offhand - but I think one can just run a batch file from the >dosutils folder of the CD. Perhaps Mandrake has such a folder also? Now I forget whether or not an ISO image is one big file or not. It is isn't it? And CD burning software extracts the componets and burns them to a CD... right? >From what Neil and people have been saying, I take it that there's some advantage to booting from the Mandrake installation CD over just having the installation files on the HDD, and running the installation from there. Wonder what that may be. Matt _ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
RE: [LIB] ct50/70 X config file
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2002 01:28:15 -0600 From: "phillip ramirez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [LIB] ct50/70 X config file This hard drive was the one I bought from ebay.. Was fine till I messed with it haha ill get it going one of these days.. -Original Message- From: Matthew Hanson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 1:28 AM To: Libretto Subject: RE: [LIB] ct50/70 X config file Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2002 07:21:22 + From: "Matthew Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [LIB] ct50/70 X config file >Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 04:38:00 -0600 >From: "phillip ramirez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Well this is what happened. I formatted the hard drive on Monday night >partioned it 8meg for windows 98 fat 32 then the rest for linux.. I >then I copied all the files over to the lphd and plugged it into the >libby. Booted using the floppy and started the instal.. Then I got the >error =( well I slapped the hd back in the desktop so I can us pqmagic >and well it came back unable to format the hd. I then removed all >partions and then tried it again.. No go.. > >Well what I then did was did a fdisk and format and tried it and still >no go.. Looked and found fdisk /mbr to write a new mbr file. I was going to suggest this, but it can totally obiterate access to some partitions if it doesn't find their tables, and set them up again. When I lost a partition with PM, I ended up just resizing things (with help from the PM people), and things came back to life. >then pulled >the case put the dard drive in the desktop no other disks besides the >orig and using the desktop to load mandrake on the thing. I am loading >m70 as I could not find a working m71 iso.. > >Anyway after I do this I will put the orig hard drive back in the >desktop and boot 98 and then copy the cd to the new partion I wil >create and also load pqmagicboot.. I will also try to load qnx and beos > >Hey a guy can play cant he? > >Think I did get the mbr fixed though cause it was starting to take an >install before I started watching a couple dvd's and havent moved the >cable back over... Need to get me kvm switch ;-) So I guess you didn't loose any partitions, or any important ones. Is this a HDD you're using exclusively for Mandrake Phillip? Matt _ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest ** _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
Re: [LIB] RE: [LIBRETTO] Libretto Digest #1586
Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2002 07:24:17 + From: "Matthew Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] RE: [LIBRETTO] Libretto Digest #1586 >Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 07:58:37 -0500 >From: "Karen L. Comer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >From: "Matthew Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Re: [LIB] Wireless Network Cards > > > >Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2002 17:27:04 -0500 > >From: "Karen L. Comer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >here in the house so it works fine. Now if the battery would just >hold >a charge for longer than 30 mins with the stupid thing in I'd >be all set! > >>They seem to be hard to find these days, but if you can find one of the >>extended battery battery packs for that 50CT, you'll find you can rund the >>system 3-4 times longer than the standard battery. Also, a good CPU idler >>will save some more power if you haven't already installed one. >> >>Matt > >Thanks Matt, > >I do have an extended and about 4 regularsthat network card just sucks >'em dry pretty fast and I'm using Rain so I guess I've done all I can do! Oh my gosh! Was that figure of 30 minutes for the extended or standard battery? Matt _ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
RE: [LIB] ct50/70 X config file
Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2002 07:21:22 + From: "Matthew Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [LIB] ct50/70 X config file >Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 04:38:00 -0600 >From: "phillip ramirez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Well this is what happened. I formatted the hard drive on Monday night >partioned it 8meg for windows 98 fat 32 then the rest for linux.. I then >I copied all the files over to the lphd and plugged it into the libby. >Booted using the floppy and started the instal.. Then I got the error =( >well I slapped the hd back in the desktop so I can us pqmagic and well >it came back unable to format the hd. I then removed all partions and >then tried it again.. No go.. > >Well what I then did was did a fdisk and format and tried it and still >no go.. Looked and found fdisk /mbr to write a new mbr file. I was going to suggest this, but it can totally obiterate access to some partitions if it doesn't find their tables, and set them up again. When I lost a partition with PM, I ended up just resizing things (with help from the PM people), and things came back to life. >then pulled >the case put the dard drive in the desktop no other disks besides the >orig and using the desktop to load mandrake on the thing. I am loading >m70 as I could not find a working m71 iso.. > >Anyway after I do this I will put the orig hard drive back in the >desktop and boot 98 and then copy the cd to the new partion I wil create >and also load pqmagicboot.. I will also try to load qnx and beos > >Hey a guy can play cant he? > >Think I did get the mbr fixed though cause it was starting to take an >install before I started watching a couple dvd's and havent moved the >cable back over... Need to get me kvm switch ;-) So I guess you didn't loose any partitions, or any important ones. Is this a HDD you're using exclusively for Mandrake Phillip? Matt _ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
Re: [LIB] ct50/70 X config file
Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2002 07:14:07 + From: "Matthew Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] ct50/70 X config file >Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 04:15:08 -0500 >From: "Clarence" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >Clarence How did you go about installing Mandrake on your L70? > > > >first I got my hands on a laptop-to-standard ide adapter for about >5 bucks on ebay. I then installed from my cd-rom. >From what Neil and others have described, this sounds the most painless process. >As for the rest of the config: > >X >run xf86cfg and click on expert >screen: 120mmx90mm, default depth 16 >card0: Chips & Technology 65550 >monitor horz.frequency 31.5, vert 60 > >sound >run sndconfig >Yamaha opl3sax2 >make sure the first dma is 1 and the second is zero > >pcmcia >go to /usr/src/linuc/pcmcia* >follow the directions in the readme > >Setting up my pcmcia netcard took a bit of finnagling but I >eventually got it to work (the 3com Megahertz card uses the >3c574_cs module, in case you were wondering). > >Now I am in the process of tuning my setup so that is uses less >memory and runs faster than windows did. >-Clarence Heh getting back into Linux again is pretty intimidating to me. The help files (read: man pages ... ugh) aren't exactly the most user-friendly (read: non-programmer) things in the world. I had a friend who lived and breathed Sun Solaris... but like a lot of people who just USE a WINDOWS machine... he was lost trying help me set up is copy of Redhat. He never did like what we got set up, because the xWindows GUI was not like what he was used to. Matt _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
Re: [LIB] ct50/70 X config file
Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2002 07:01:29 + From: "Matthew Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] ct50/70 X config file >Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2002 08:57:37 >From: "neil barnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> >>I did a search and found a v7.1 Beta 3 Hydrogen copy... but it looks like >>an early Beta. I presume I'd be looking for a standard v7.1. I wonder if >>a FTP search might locate a copy. I'm sure you must have gone down all >>those roads trying to track down a copy. > >I've tried like mad to chase down a 7.1 installation ISO or anything - but >once 7.2 and then the 8 series hit distribution, the 7.1 stuff >vanished :( I guess Mandrake is following the lead of other commercial and shareware manufacturers who scour the net and make sure all their older distributions are not still residing on any servers. >>I'm still wondering if I can just load Mandrake files onto the L70's >>Windows partition of the 20GB HDD, and install from there. No? > >Okay, for 7.1 there are four installation images,.. 4 image files, or 4 methods of installing images, or both? >..to expect the installation data on either CD, HD, another computer >(networked) and the last one is for 'pcmcia devices'. If you can't boot >from the CD, you make a boot disk with one of these and let it get on with >it. Going backwards (not sure if "'pcmcia devices'" and "neworked" are referring to the same process): 4 and/or 3: I have a Xircom combo card with networking I've just gotten running in Windows. If there are drivers (and no doubt Card Service drivers) that can get networking running in DOS, I could install from a desktop from an MS-DOS partition of that will work. 2: I guess from what you wrote about a L70 crashing trying to install from its HDD, this is out... unless I decide to keep my old L50 a while longer and use it for Linux (Just hate to part with my first Libby love!) 1: I've gotten my CD-ROM going many times in DOS easily by loading basic system files and the drive's drivers. If I can load Mandrake from an MS-DOS partition from the CD-ROM, that's an option. That's the only way I can see loading Mandrake from CD-ROM, as I can't get the L70 to boot off an installation CD. >If you want to load from HD, you can do this on a 50 provided you select >text installation, though this doesn't let you use diskdrake to partition >the disk and so you can't (easily) get a journalling file system - which I >consider vital for any laptop. > >This doesn't work on a 70 - it crashes with a memory error. > >If you do it on a desktop, you can load either from the HD or boot from the >CD - easier - and it will pick up all the hardware on the desktop, >including the video card. What you do is to tell it the video card modes >failed, and then it will let you select from a list which includes the >CT65550 installed on the lib. Tell it you have that but *don't* test it, >and everything will be fine. > >When you put the disk back into the lib, kudzu and harddrake will run, and >you will be asked if you want to lose all the hardware it >can't >find...which of course you do. Bingo. So are you saying that kudzu and harddrake will dump all the hardware settings it found on the desktop, and then search the Lib for hardware, and make up a new list of settings? Sounds great. But is there an advantage to this method over loading Mandrake right onto the Lib via a CD-ROM running from a (small if necessary) MS-DOS partition. Or agian, won't Mandrake install from a booted MS-DOS partition. Hmmm... yeah... I remember in installing Slackware, I had to boot from the rawrite FDD to set it up and install the files from the Windows partition. So I'm guessing Mandrake won't install from a HDD booted into MS-DOS. >If you have a copy of the installation disk on the fat32 partition, it's >easy to us kpackage or rpm to install anything that got missed, like the >pcmcia drivers. Okay... great. Re-thinking what I wrote above about loading from CD-ROM or a Network card (I'm not sure if your "'pcmcia devices'" was a 4th option, or what makes it different from using a network card)... It seems if I tried to load Mandrake from a CD-ROM or from another PC via a network card, I'd have to have basic Linux system files, and Linux drivers set up for the NIC and CD-ROM on a bootable partition oon the Lib's HDD. Matt _ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe
Re: [LIB] 70ct & cdrom
Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2002 06:05:40 + From: "Matthew Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] 70ct & cdrom >Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2002 23:16:22 -0500 >From: Pres Waterman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > My question is, does anyone have a idea how I can get the lib to >recognise the cdrom drive (I think its because dos don't have card drivers >built in (and the ones on the floppies that came with the machine are for >windows anyway)). > > >Best to go to the CD-Rom drive's website and download an ENABLER. Copy it >to the HDD and reference it properly in config.sys and boot with the CD >plugged in. > >It will look SOMETHING like: > >device=c:\cdrom\enabler.exe /p:320 /irq5 /mscd001 > >THAT gets the PCMCIA CD recognized without card-n-socket services ( set to >port 320 and IRQ5 for example, and also telling mscdex.exe the cd device >"name" > >and in autoexec.bat: > >c:\dos\mscdex.exe /d:mscd001 > >will assign a drive letter ( d: without extra parameters ) to the above >referenced CD-Rom drive. > >Pres Waterman, W2PW Pres... Is this 'ENABLER' somthing that's common with a lot of CD-ROM manufacturers? I recall David talking about having to download and set up Card Service drivers to get some PC Cards going in DOS. Is it that some CD-ROM drives have ENABLERS, some need DOS drivers as well as Card Service drivers, and some like mine just need those lines in the config.sys and autoexec.bat files? Matt _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
Re: [LIB] Auto Air Adapters
Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2002 05:56:30 + From: "Matthew Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] Auto Air Adapters >Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2002 18:17:18 -0500 >From: Pres Waterman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > There are some of these for sale on ebay for the 50 and 70CT. > > > They are made by Mobility which I have never heard of. Has > > > anyone used these? Are they reliable and compatible with most > > > airlines? TIA > > > > > > John > > > > This one: >http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2001277128 >looks the same as the Mobility/Targus, and is cheap at $17.95 starting bid. > > >Just a comment... I have this, and it works well. It is kind of bulky and >stiff. And it produces a lot of broadband noise on the FM broadcast band. >Tends to cover up weaker stations. > >Thanks > >Pres Waterman W2PW I got a auto/air from XTend last year for about $70 I think it was. No problems at all with interference either with hash coming through the DC circuit (like I had with another unit) to the L50 audio output, or with RF to the FM. Someone here suggested it to me. If there's any of those on EBay cheap, I can recommend them. Matt _ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
Re: [LIB] 70ct & cdrom
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2002 01:36:22 -0500 (EST) From: Michael Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] 70ct & cdrom > My question is, does anyone have a idea how I can get the lib to recognise > the cdrom drive (I think its because dos don't have card drivers built in > (and the ones on the floppies that came with the machine are for windows > anyway)). Try looking around http://www.bootdisk.com/ MM ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
Re: [LIB] 70ct & cdrom
Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2002 23:16:22 -0500 From: Pres Waterman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] 70ct & cdrom > > My question is, does anyone have a idea how I can get the lib to recognise > the cdrom drive (I think its because dos don't have card drivers built in > (and the ones on the floppies that came with the machine are for windows > anyway)). Best to go to the CD-Rom drive's website and download an ENABLER. Copy it to the HDD and reference it properly in config.sys and boot with the CD plugged in. It will look SOMETHING like: device=c:\cdrom\enabler.exe /p:320 /irq5 /mscd001 THAT gets the PCMCIA CD recognized without card-n-socket services ( set to port 320 and IRQ5 for example, and also telling mscdex.exe the cd device "name" and in autoexec.bat: c:\dos\mscdex.exe /d:mscd001 will assign a drive letter ( d: without extra parameters ) to the above referenced CD-Rom drive. Pres Waterman, W2PW c/o Patchogue 112 Ford//Kia 112 Long Island Ford and Kia Dealer Currently 2 NEW 2002 T-Birds in stock, $50k ea. ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
Re: [LIB] Auto Air Adapters
Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2002 09:37:33 +0800 From: Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] Auto Air Adapters At 01:12 PM 6/02/2002 -0800, you wrote: >Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 15:08:18 -0600 >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Auto Air Adapters > >There are some of these for sale on ebay for the 50 and 70CT. >They are made by Mobility which I have never heard of. Has >anyone used these? Are they reliable and compatible with most >airlines? TIA well I've got the 'emPower' version which is slightly different ... its a switchmode DC to DC converter but its got a selectable voltage and goes from 5 volts to 24 volts output. The problem is, you select the voltage by changing the output plug which makes things difficult because its impossible to reverse engineer ... I got mine for $15aud ($7USD) but it had a plug for a DEC HiNote laptop which uses 24 volts and I couldn't figure out how to make it put out 15 so I just shoved a 15v linear regulator onto it ... seems to do the job as long as I remember not to burn myself on the regulator! I've not had any problems with RF interference with THIS model yet, even when tuning into really weak stations. It seems to power the libby well enough from the car's cigarette lighter socket although when I try to run it off my (really weak) 1.5A bench supply the voltage isn't terribly stable ... dunno why ... Hope this helps! - Raymond --- /~\ | | "Does fuzzy logic tickle?"| | ___ | "My HDD has no reverse. How do I backup?" | | /__/ +---| | / \ a y b o t | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | | HTTP://www.raybot.net| | ICQ: 31756092 | Need help? Visit #Windows98 on DALNet! | \~/ ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
[LIB] 70ct & cdrom
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 23:42:10 - From: "MW" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: 70ct & cdrom Hi gang, my lib70 suddenly had a "brain fart" and destroyed its hard drive, after lots of work trying to get t all back again I had to admit defeat and reformat the drive. well now it's dos 6.2 on it because I cant get the 70 to recognise my cd drive (model MCD-540 which has its own PCMCIA card). My question is, does anyone have a idea how I can get the lib to recognise the cdrom drive (I think its because dos don't have card drivers built in (and the ones on the floppies that came with the machine are for windows anyway)). Cheers MarcW --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.320 / Virus Database: 179 - Release Date: 30/01/02 ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
Re: [LIB] Auto Air Adapters
Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2002 18:17:18 -0500 From: Pres Waterman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] Auto Air Adapters > > > There are some of these for sale on ebay for the 50 and 70CT. > > They are made by Mobility which I have never heard of. Has > > anyone used these? Are they reliable and compatible with most > > airlines? TIA > > > > John > > This one: http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2001277128 > looks the same as the Mobility/Targus, and is cheap at $17.95 starting bid. Just a comment... I have this, and it works well. It is kind of bulky and stiff. And it produces a lot of broadband noise on the FM broadcast band. Tends to cover up weaker stations. Thanks Pres Waterman W2PW c/o Patchogue Motors, Inc. Long Island Ford and Kia dealer Currently 2 NEW 2002 T-birds in stock $50k ea. TMV ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
[LIB] L100/110 8.10 BIOS & 8GB Limit
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 18:17:32 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: L100/110 8.10 BIOS & 8GB Limit There is a post on Xin Yeng's site from someone who claims that a L110 with BIOS version 8.10 can see all of a 10GB HDD with no drive overlay software. Has anyone who has upgraded to 8.10 and installed a >8.4GB drive had this experience? Did Toshiba slip support for large drives into this upgrade? Lee ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
Re: [LIB] Auto Air Adapters
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 18:05:21 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] Auto Air Adapters In a message dated 2/6/2002 2:09:51 PM Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > There are some of these for sale on ebay for the 50 and 70CT. > They are made by Mobility which I have never heard of. Has > anyone used these? Are they reliable and compatible with most > airlines? TIA > > John This one: http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2001277128 looks the same as the Mobility/Targus, and is cheap at $17.95 starting bid. Lee ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
RE: [LIB] Auto Air Adapters
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 16:55:29 -0600 From: "phillip ramirez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [LIB] Auto Air Adapters All airlines are the same period and mobility uses the targus and rebadges them -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 3:12 PM To: Libretto Subject: [LIB] Auto Air Adapters Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 15:08:18 -0600 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Auto Air Adapters There are some of these for sale on ebay for the 50 and 70CT. They are made by Mobility which I have never heard of. Has anyone used these? Are they reliable and compatible with most airlines? TIA John ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest ** _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
Re: [LIB] Auto Air Adapters
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 17:51:09 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] Auto Air Adapters In a message dated 2/6/2002 2:09:51 PM Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > There are some of these for sale on ebay for the 50 and 70CT. > They are made by Mobility which I have never heard of. Has > anyone used these? Are they reliable and compatible with most > airlines? TIA > > John I bought one of these (back when this ebay seller only wanted $25) and then modified it to work with a L100, using a 3-pin microphone connector set to run the Lib either off DC power or off the AC adapter. I used it extensively for a month in Europe with no problems, and use it periodically here with GPS, but only from a vehicle's power tap. Sorry, no opportunity for airline usage yet. Seems to be a good-quality device. The output voltage measured OK, I can't remember now exactly what it was. If you'd like, I'll check it tonight and let you know. Lee ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
[LIB] Auto Air Adapters
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 15:08:18 -0600 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Auto Air Adapters There are some of these for sale on ebay for the 50 and 70CT. They are made by Mobility which I have never heard of. Has anyone used these? Are they reliable and compatible with most airlines? TIA John ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
[LIB] Linux on Lib70
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 13:04:37 -0500 (EST) From: Michael Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Linux on Lib70 > >If you have access to a CD burner, I'd suggest http://www.linuxiso.org/ > > This site is talking about burning the ISO image to a CD that can be made > bootable. I don't know about the newer Libs, but I'm pretty sure these L50s > and L70s won't boot from a CD-ROM drive. Don't know about other distributions, but I installed RedHat 7.1 onto a Lib 70 from CD, starting from a Windows DOS prompt. Don't recollect the details offhand - but I think one can just run a batch file from the dosutils folder of the CD. Perhaps Mandrake has such a folder also? Mike ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
Re: [LIB] 110CT on/off button
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 10:59:58 -0500 From: "Lawrence Young" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] 110CT on/off button - Original Message - From: "Pres Waterman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Libretto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 10:52 AM Subject: Re: [LIB] 110CT on/off button > > Absolutely not. > > The L100 and presumably the 110 have markedly different behaviors of the > power button than the L50 and presumably the L70. > > The L50 only seems to cause a hibernate no matter how long you press it, IF > it is not set in BIOS to "boot mode" > > The L100, even IF it is set to hibernate, WILL power down the machine if the > power button is pressed long enough ( 3 sec seems about right ). A very > sensible change in my opinion. > It should be 4 seconds. All new computers require to support forced power down if you press power button more than 4 seconds. Remember that's a forced power down which means nothing get saved before it goes down. Kind of helpful when machine crashes. ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
Re: [LIB] 110CT on/off button
Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2002 10:45:01 -0500 From: Pres Waterman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] 110CT on/off button > There is a 110CT on auction that the owner says takes 3 seconds for the off > button to turn the computer off.it seems like my L70 takes a few seconds > as well, is this a problem? I've never seen it mentioned before? Is it an > indication of problems to come? Absolutely not. The L100 and presumably the 110 have markedly different behaviors of the power button than the L50 and presumably the L70. The L50 only seems to cause a hibernate no matter how long you press it, IF it is not set in BIOS to "boot mode" The L100, even IF it is set to hibernate, WILL power down the machine if the power button is pressed long enough ( 3 sec seems about right ). A very sensible change in my opinion. Sorry if this has been answered before... I left my machine on at work, came in to 200 emails to wade through, and am just taking them in order. Looking over the question again, I am not sure if I helped or confused, you said the L70 takes a few seconds as well so I am not sure if it is acting like the 100 you are considering and you were worried about both... Anyway, the action you are describing is normal and desirable. Thanks Pres Waterman W2PW c/o Patchogue Motors, Inc. Long Island Ford and Kia dealer Currently 2 NEW 2002 T-birds in stock $50k ea. TMV ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
Re: [LIB] Re: "Vireless" L100s
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 09:20:48 -0500 From: "Lawrence Young" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] Re: "Vireless" L100s I'm pretty sure that's the case. - Original Message - From: "Cerulean Skies" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Libretto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 8:57 PM Subject: Re: [LIB] Re: "Vireless" L100s > > Are you sure about that? Last time my CMOS battery died, I just left it > plugged in but not turned on for a few days and it came back to life. > > Shultz ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
[LIB] RE: [LIBRETTO] Libretto Digest #1586
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 07:58:37 -0500 From: "Karen L. Comer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [LIBRETTO] Libretto Digest #1586 >From: "Matthew Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [LIB] Wireless Network Cards > >Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2002 17:27:04 -0500 >From: "Karen L. Comer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >here in the house so it works fine. Now if the battery would just hold a >charge for longer than 30 mins with the stupid thing in I'd be all set! They seem to be hard to find these days, but if you can find one of the extended battery battery packs for that 50CT, you'll find you can rund the system 3-4 times longer than the standard battery. Also, a good CPU idler will save some more power if you haven't already installed one. Matt Thanks Matt, I do have an extended and about 4 regularsthat network card just sucks 'em dry pretty fast and I'm using Rain so I guess I've done all I can do! ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
RE: [LIB] ct50/70 X config file
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 04:43:01 -0600 From: "phillip ramirez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [LIB] ct50/70 X config file Now I wonder if m70 will support my wifi card -Original Message- From: Clarence [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 3:27 AM To: Libretto Subject: Re: [LIB] ct50/70 X config file Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 04:15:08 -0500 From: "Clarence" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] ct50/70 X config file > >Clarence How did you go about installing Mandrake on your L70? > first I got my hands on a laptop-to-standard ide adapter for about 5 bucks on ebay. I then installed from my cd-rom. As for the rest of the config: X run xf86cfg and click on expert screen: 120mmx90mm, default depth 16 card0: Chips & Technology 65550 monitor horz.frequency 31.5, vert 60 sound run sndconfig Yamaha opl3sax2 make sure the first dma is 1 and the second is zero pcmcia go to /usr/src/linuc/pcmcia* follow the directions in the readme Setting up my pcmcia netcard took a bit of finnagling but I eventually got it to work (the 3com Megahertz card uses the 3c574_cs module, in case you were wondering). Now I am in the process of tuning my setup so that is uses less memory and runs faster than windows did. -Clarence Get your own evilemail.com address at http://www.evilemail.com ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest ** _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
RE: [LIB] ct50/70 X config file
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 04:38:00 -0600 From: "phillip ramirez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [LIB] ct50/70 X config file Well this is what happened. I formatted the hard drive on Monday night partioned it 8meg for windows 98 fat 32 then the rest for linux.. I then I copied all the files over to the lphd and plugged it into the libby. Booted using the floppy and started the instal.. Then I got the error =( well I slapped the hd back in the desktop so I can us pqmagic and well it came back unable to format the hd. I then removed all partions and then tried it again.. No go.. Well what I then did was did a fdisk and format and tried it and still no go.. Looked and found fdisk /mbr to write a new mbr file. then pulled the case put the dard drive in the desktop no other disks besides the orig and using the desktop to load mandrake on the thing. I am loading m70 as I could not find a working m71 iso.. Anyway after I do this I will put the orig hard drive back in the desktop and boot 98 and then copy the cd to the new partion I wil create and also load pqmagicboot.. I will also try to load qnx and beos Hey a guy can play cant he? Think I did get the mbr fixed though cause it was starting to take an install before I started watching a couple dvd's and havent moved the cable back over... Need to get me kvm switch ;-) -Original Message- From: Matthew Hanson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 12:52 AM To: Libretto Subject: RE: [LIB] ct50/70 X config file Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2002 06:47:41 + From: "Matthew Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [LIB] ct50/70 X config file >Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2002 20:43:37 -0600 >From: "phillip ramirez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Dsl will take about 8 hours to down load disk one and 2 depending on >network load. I have done it many times haha last night I downloaded m7 >and it will mot copy from the cd to the disk to load directly from the >disk.. Were you able to begin the installation from the CD-ROM to the Lib via a Windows partition Phillip? Or did you create a Linux partition, and get drivers for your CD-ROM drive to be accessed from there? >Now I have a bad mbr haha will have to unlock it since fdisk wont and >pm7 wont mess with it and ranish wont run on my desktop.. Did the process of trying to load Mandrake screw things up? What happened? I'll bet PM7 CAN in fact fix the problem. I worked out a whole process with thier tech support via email when I lost a partition. You do a "pqmagic /partinfo", or something like that, create a partinfo file, and send it to them. They're wizards at getting things like this squared away. >Maybe ill >just put it in the new desktop and load linux on it.. Then load >win98se.. Win98SE AFTER you put the HDD back in the Lib I hope ;-P >Anyone have good luck with 98se on the 50ct with 16 meg??BTW wheres the >cheepest for the 32meg upgrade? There's always Ebay... here's three now: http://search-desc.ebay.com/search/search.dll?MfcISAPICommand=GetResult&; query=libretto+50ct+memory&ht=1&st=2&SortProperty=MetaEndSort&srchdesc=y &BasicSearch= There's also a bunch of 34MB cards for the 100/110 Libs now. Matt _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest ** _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
Re: [LIB] ct50/70 X config file
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 04:15:08 -0500 From: "Clarence" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] ct50/70 X config file > >Clarence How did you go about installing Mandrake on your L70? > first I got my hands on a laptop-to-standard ide adapter for about 5 bucks on ebay. I then installed from my cd-rom. As for the rest of the config: X run xf86cfg and click on expert screen: 120mmx90mm, default depth 16 card0: Chips & Technology 65550 monitor horz.frequency 31.5, vert 60 sound run sndconfig Yamaha opl3sax2 make sure the first dma is 1 and the second is zero pcmcia go to /usr/src/linuc/pcmcia* follow the directions in the readme Setting up my pcmcia netcard took a bit of finnagling but I eventually got it to work (the 3com Megahertz card uses the 3c574_cs module, in case you were wondering). Now I am in the process of tuning my setup so that is uses less memory and runs faster than windows did. -Clarence Get your own evilemail.com address at http://www.evilemail.com ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
Re: [LIB] ct50/70 X config file
Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2002 08:57:37 From: "neil barnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] ct50/70 X config file >Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2002 02:36:32 + >From: "Matthew Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [LIB] ct50/70 X config file > >>Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2002 23:15:13 >>From: "neil barnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >>Well, if you have time for a couple or three CD's full, you can download >>the latest mandrake from www.mandrake.com > >I could do it with my sister's DSL connection. Looks like everything but >v8.1 there is an ISO image. If I had a v7.1 ISO image, could I extract the >files from that file on a desktop, and then move them to a Windows >partition >on the Lib via a network connection, and install from there. Will Mandrake >let you install it to a Linux partition from files on a Windows partition >like I did with Slackware? > >>M7.1 is a bit hard to find - it bugs me that they don't keep the old ones >>hanging around - > >I did a search and found a v7.1 Beta 3 Hydrogen copy... but it looks like >an >early Beta. I presume I'd be looking for a standard v7.1. > >I wonder if a FTP search might locate a copy. I'm sure you must have gone >down all those roads trying to track down a copy. This isn't something I'm >going to be trying right away. I'll be taking my usual leisurely time >getting ready to start the project. I've tried like mad to chase down a 7.1 installation ISO or anything - but once 7.2 and then the 8 series hit distribution, the 7.1 stuff vanished :( > > >>but the cheap cd places should have one, or I can make a copy and post to >>you when I get back to england (I have a slightly chopped one that came >>from a magazine) > >Don't think my Compuserve account will allow more than a 5MB file via >email. > Some day I need to go down to my sister's place and use her DSL to >download a few things. If I can find a website or FTP server I can >download >it from, that would be pretty quick. I meant to snail-mail a copy of the CD - no download required. One nice thing about work is that not only do we have gigabits and gigabits of internet bandwidth, but the boys in Research are always on top of the latest releases, so they're in the cache anyway. I can usually get an ISO in twenty minutes or so, if I pick a quiet time of day :) > >>The problems I've had are because I don't have a booting (or indeed, any) >>cd player for the lib, > >Has ANYONE gotten a 50 or 70 to boot from a CD-ROM drive? > >>and on the 70 there's not enough memory to install from the hd, so I stuff >>the disk in a desktop and install it there, then let the hardware >>detection >>get rid of the unneeded bits. > >What was it you couldn't do with the L50 and not the L70? And if you set >the Lib's HDD up in the desktop, won't it detect hardware on the desktop >that's not on the Lib, and not set up the Lib hardware? > >I'm still wondering if I can just load Mandrake files onto the L70's >Windows >partition of the 20GB HDD, and install from there. No? Okay, for 7.1 there are four installation images, to expect the installation data on either CD, HD, another computer (networked) and the last one is for 'pcmcia devices'. If you can't boot from the CD, you make a boot disk with one of these and let it get on with it. If you want to load from HD, you can do this on a 50 provided you select text installation, though this doesn't let you use diskdrake to partition the disk and so you can't (easily) get a journalling file system - which I consider vital for any laptop. This doesn't work on a 70 - it crashes with a memory error. If you do it on a desktop, you can load either from the HD or boot from the CD - easier - and it will pick up all the hardware on the desktop, including the video card. What you do is to tell it the video card modes failed, and then it will let you select from a list which includes the CT65550 installed on the lib. Tell it you have that but *don't* test it, and everything will be fine. When you put the disk back into the lib, kudzu and harddrake will run, and you will be asked if you want to lose all the hardware it can't find...which of course you do. Bingo. If you have a copy of the installation disk on the fat32 partition, it's easy to us kpackage or rpm to install anything that got missed, like the pcmcia drivers. Neil _ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this
Re: [LIB] ct50/70 X config file
Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2002 09:45:39 +0100 From: Christian Gennerat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] ct50/70 X config file Matthew Hanson a écrit : > Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2002 01:28:23 + > From: "Matthew Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [LIB] ct50/70 X config file > > > This site is talking about burning the ISO image to a CD that can be made > bootable. I don't know about the newer Libs, but I'm pretty sure these L50s > and L70s won't boot from a CD-ROM drive. They won't. But they can boot with a floppy (prepared with rawrite and an image on the CD) And the you can install from a PCMCIA CD (for instance Freecom) or a PCMCIA SCSI card and a SCSI CD or a PCMCIA network card connected to the desktop reading the CD (or the equivalent ISO file) > > > I think I remember reading posts on loading Linux into the Lib's HDD by > removing it from the Lib and connecting it to a desktop... but then you run > into problems with setup between the Lib and the desktop, don't you. > > I'm wondering what the best way to load Mandrake onto a L7O would be. Neil > was saying he could use his method with a L70, only a L50 for some unknown > reason. > -- The falsely dramatic drives out the truly dull. ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---TO UNSUBSCRIBE--- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **
