[64studio-users] N00b needs help with x-server and PPPoE

[tim hall]

Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> Hi :)
>
> I'm from C64 and Atari, Basic and Assembler (C++ isn't my world), not
> from Windows and I wish any LINUX would work with my Hardware, so that
> I can cancel Windows. Windows works fine, but I've ethical problems with
> Microsoft.
>
> Relevant hardware I've problems in general with LINUX
>
> Architecture: i386 AMD Athlon clock:900 (898.326MHz)
> RAM: 256MB
> DVDRAM: (LG) HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-4040B
> HD: Maxtor 6L080P0
> Mobo & Sound: K7VT2 (snd-via82xx), TerraTec EWX 24/96 (snd-ice1712)
> Grafik: NVidia GeForce4 MX 440
> Monitor: EIZO FlexScan F552-M
> with Suse 10.2 - 24bit, fH 30-69 = 55.0KHz, fV 50-69 = 69.4Hz
> Fax-Modems: Card - PCTel HSP MicroModem 56 (Chip PCT789T =
> PCT1789-Driver with XP-MCE), USB - Teledat USB 2 a/b MIDI: USB -
> swissonic, Mobo - Game-Port, not TerraTec Internet: PPPoE, ADSL
>
>
> My first and hopfully last problems with 64 Studio @i386 are:
>
> What ever I tryed with 'dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg' or direct edited
> in /etc/X11/xorg.conf, the frequenzies are stable at fH 48.3KHz and fV
> 59.8Hz or booting finished in tty1.
>   

Can you explain what effect running at those low frequencies has on what 
you're seeing on your monitor? Are you saying it's a bad picture or none 
at all? I'm not familiar with the nVidia cards. Would it help to try the 
version of the multimedia kernel that is compiled for those cards?

> How can I configure PPPoE? There are no options with network-admin and
> there's no folder /ppp in /etc.
>   

So few people use dial-up modems anymore. You can use the software from 
Debian etch if you need this.

> Problems I can see waiting for me:
>
> Maybe the LG GSA-4040B would not work as DVDRAM and would make problems
> with UDF in general.
>
> Maybe I can't get any Fax-Modem working.
>
> Maybe K7VT2 motherboard-sound wouldn't work, at this time alsamixer
> only shows the TerraTec.
>   

It is much easier to answer direct questions. Please explain what you 
are referring to  with more than just a part number and explain what 
actually happens as plainly as possible if you do encounter problems. We 
love error messages quoted verbatim.

> I've to google myself for some more information, but please let me
> know, if I can use all 32-bit packeges from Debian Etch with 64 Studio
> 2.0, like pppoe and pppoeconf.
>   

You should be able to use packages from Debian etch without too many 
problems, just don't do a dist-upgrade against it, that's all.

cheers,

tim
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