Re: [LUG] Linux on Laptops

[Colin Ford <colin.ford at pipinghotnetworks.com>]

I've got Linux Mandrake 6.1 running just fine on my
HP OMNI Book Laptop ( 166Mhz, 32Mb). The screens
just (1024 X 768 - 16 Bit Colour).

It also works really well with my 3Com Ethernet card and
external 3Com Modem.

Col.


Alex Charrett wrote:

> Though't I'd share my Linux on a Laptop experience with you all.
>
> The laptop in question is my IBM thinkpad 560 (120mhz, 24mb ram).
>
> After an evening of experimentation I'ts working prerry much spot on. I
> had some major issues with getting X to work, rather than just flicker
> alot and have half the screen missing.  I resorted to a "Linux Thinkpad
> 560" search on Google and found someone else's XF86Config, which i took a
> copy of and installed.  The only adjustment i needed to do to that X
> config after that was to set the keyboard to UK rather than that odd US
> one.
>
> The other questionable piece of hardware was the sound device (an ess
> audiodrive job) which did't work with the ESS setups RedHat comes with,
> but works fine under soundblaster compatabilty.
>
> Not tried the modem yet tho....
>
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