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Hi Alan, I've tried Knoppix 3.4 as you suggested and indeed it does work! :) I noticed during the boot process that it set the mouse to /dev/input/mice which I found interesting because the same device path in Mandrake 10 refused to budge. I'm going to try Peanut Linux 9.6 and see how that goes. Sooner or later I'll find a distro on a 2.6 kernel that behaves :) If not I'll try installing Knoppix to the HD. I take it that isn't too taxing? ;) Kind regards, Julian -----Original Message----- From: owner-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of alan Sent: 30 June 2004 06:19 To: list@xxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [LUG] RE: SuSe 9.1 and Sony On 2004.06.29 23:08 Julian Hall wrote:
In case you're wondering, the reason for all this hassle is to get a distro the trackpad works with. However since it is a documented fact that the 2.6.x kernels have had the input devices messed around (/dev/psaux no longer works in user space) maybe I ought to just try an earlier distro like Mandrake 9.1, which I already have on CD?
Hi, the Suse 9.1 personal is a "live" cd image, I tried one the other day, and it froze on boot anyway. I got a knoppix 3.4 live cd instead, and that has an experimental 2.6 kernel, which seems to work fine with my Sony Vaio laptop. It is possible to do a hard drive install of the knoppix live cd but it's "not supported" regards alan -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the message body to unsubscribe. --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.711 / Virus Database: 467 - Release Date: 25/06/2004 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.711 / Virus Database: 467 - Release Date: 25/06/2004 -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the message body to unsubscribe.