Re: Laptop: system hangs

2003-09-02 Thread Dale Amon
On Tue, Sep 02, 2003 at 01:10:40PM +0200, Matthias P. Wuerfl wrote: > OK. Su to root is no problem. What i meant was "what do i have to type > to get information about what was detected during startup?". What i need > is the linux-translation of "Hey Knoppix, what did you detect?". I > thougt o

Re: Laptop: system hangs

2003-09-02 Thread Emanuele Rocca
Hi Matthias, Il mar, 2003-09-02 alle 13:10, Matthias P. Wuerfl ha scritto: > OK. Su to root is no problem. What i meant was "what do i have to type > to get information about what was detected during startup?". lsmod shows you all the loaded modules, this is a good starting point. Take also a lo

Re: Laptop: system hangs

2003-09-02 Thread Matthias P. Wuerfl
Dale Amon wrote: On Tue, Sep 02, 2003 at 11:44:15AM +0200, Matthias P. Wuerfl wrote: Knoppix (2003-07-26-BETA) starts fine. Where can i see what it has detected? You can su to root in an xterm. Password is null. Also, you can go to virtual console vt1 and see the results of the boot up d

Re: Laptop: system hangs

2003-09-02 Thread Dale Amon
On Tue, Sep 02, 2003 at 11:44:15AM +0200, Matthias P. Wuerfl wrote: > Knoppix (2003-07-26-BETA) starts fine. Where can i see what it has > detected? Or, alternatively, is it a good Idea to simply take knoppix? I You can su to root in an xterm. Password is null. Also, you can go to virtual consol

Re: Laptop: system hangs

2003-09-02 Thread Matthias P. Wuerfl
Jonathan Oxer wrote: Does the machine currently boot Windows? Windows is already deleted. Alternatively, you could try booting off a Knoppix CD to see what it autodetects. Knoppix (2003-07-26-BETA) starts fine. Where can i see what it has detected? Or, alternatively, is it a good Idea to simply

Re: Laptop: system hangs

2003-09-01 Thread Jonathan Oxer
Hi Matthias, > I tried to install woody on my laptop, but it doesn't work. It's the > first time with Debian for me. I don't know much about that laptop[1]. > > What happens after booting from CD: > > boot: [ENTER] ... > - What else can i try0? > - Why doesn't it work? > - Where can i find more

Laptop: system hangs

2003-09-01 Thread Matthias P. Wuerfl
Hello there! I tried to install woody on my laptop, but it doesn't work. It's the first time with Debian for me. I don't know much about that laptop[1]. What happens after booting from CD: boot: [ENTER] In less than 1 second something appears on the Screen ("loading."?). The screen is cle