Re: [newbie] install for a laptop

2002-04-07 Thread Gerard van Winssen
Op zondag 7 april 2002 01:14, schreef u: In addition to Derek I can add here that if you insert the card you should hear 2 high beeps. That's a good sign. If you hear 1 high and 1 low beep, it's not o.k. That's a bad sign. Offcourse, pcmcia as a service should be enabled in control centre -

[newbie] install for a laptop

2002-04-06 Thread Maureen L. Thomas
I have just recently purchased a laptop. It is a Gateway Solo1200. It came with an integrated winmodem so I was able to pick up a Pcmcia modem card. I have tried to recompile the kernel with no luck. Keep getting errors. I have been reading up on pcmcia cards and there seems to be a way to

Re: [newbie] install for a laptop

2002-04-06 Thread Derek Jennings
The standard Mandrake kernel can handle pcmcia cards without any compilation. If Kde Control CentreInformationpcmcia is not showing your pcmcia cards try checking the file /etc/sysconfig/pcmcia In 8.1 it should read PCMCIA=yes PCIC=i82365 in 8.2 pcmcia card support changes and the second line

Re: [newbie] Install to a laptop without a CD drive?

2000-08-11 Thread Carjam
? - Original Message - From: Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2000 9:02 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Install to a laptop without a CD drive? Is Laplink a commercial product? Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185

Re: [newbie] Install to a laptop without a CD drive?

2000-08-11 Thread Austin L. Denyer (SysAdmin.) as root
Carjam wrote: Yes. It is expensive. It is also free, if you know where to look. Not sure how much it costs for an official copy. Interlink, however, is free. It comes with dos, and it is technically illegial to download or distribute it. But it is not for sale anywere, so your not doing

Re: [newbie] Install to a laptop without a CD drive?

2000-08-11 Thread patrick darcy
"Austin L. Denyer (SysAdmin.) as root" wrote: Jeff Malka wrote: Is Laplink a commercial product? Yes it is. The latest release is LapLink 2k, and is available from www.laplink.com. No sign of a Linux version though... Regards, Ozz. i think it is rather cool that some of u have the

Re: [newbie] Install to a laptop without a CD drive?

2000-08-08 Thread Daniel Bodanske
for laptops I always LOVED the Laplink disks -- try and find an old copy then do a HD install Jeff Malka wrote: I have an old laptop I want to install Linux on but it does not have a CD. Is this possible? Is there a way to connect the laptop to a desktop that has a CD drive and install that

Re: [newbie] Install to a laptop without a CD drive?

2000-08-08 Thread Darryl Gibson
Jeff Malka wrote: I have an old laptop I want to install Linux on but it does not have a CD. Is this possible? Is there a way to connect the laptop to a desktop that has a CD drive and install that way? I need to do this too, and I researched it briefly. Initially I thought I could do it

[newbie] Install to a laptop without a CD drive?

2000-08-06 Thread Jeff Malka
I have an old laptop I want to install Linux on but it does not have a CD. Is this possible? Is there a way to connect the laptop to a desktop that has a CD drive and install that way? Thanks. Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered (Newbie) Linux user 183185