on Fri, Jan 19, 2001 at 01:59:10PM -0800, Heather (star@starshine.org) wrote: > > Hi, > >"> [First issue, ATAPI reset constantly on the CD bay] > > On that system, the dock connection is not just the pins but two very small > metal plates. You have to press down pretty hard to get a solid docking > connection. (Think like doing CPR. It's a hard metal case, it won't break.) > It should *click* and then it ought to work fine. The problem doesn't appear until *after* the system's been through at least one suspend/resume cycle. After which, the CDR is hosed. The list will hear back if this continues. > > > Second issue is going to be getting this beast up and running under > > > Debian (I've got a stock 6.2 RH (TuxTopified) install right now). My > > > main concerns are apm and sound, with apm being the bigger one. > > > > AFAIK, stock debian kernels are compiled without apm support. > > Compiling a new one worked for me. Various hints about compilation config > > should be available in the laptop how-to. > > Actually, incorrect. I'm tempted to call this one the Most Frequently > Qeustioned Answer, in fact. > > Stock debian kernels have apm supprt compiled in, but turned off, because > an occasional SMP machine or Very Old And Broken BIOS hangs when apm is on. > *ow* So this was the compromise they made so a stock kernel would not > occasionally "just hang" and cause lots of complaints. What it really > means is that more of the complaints come here, where at least, we know what > the answer is... > > The lilo installer ought to be able to ask something like "are you a laptop" > and put the right thing in the stanza. Ooo, a *quickly* closeable wishlist > item :) Thankyee much. > > About sound, it all depends on your sound card/chip : either it is supported > > in OSS Free drivers, or you have to rely on the Alsa project. Again, > > including one or the other in your kernel (probably as a module) should do > > the trick. > > Well, since it isn't an MSwin box right now, it's actually incredibly easy > to ask it what the sound is right now :D lspci and lsmod together ought to > tell you something. Neglected to mention this, but, in fact, I'd already swiped a bunch of data out of /proc, nabbed /etc, and, at Heather's advice, grabbed a slew of the kernel config files out of /usr/src/linux (now I need to figure out which one(s) actually correspond to the laptop. > But it so happens that in the case of this particular model... I have some > special experience with it <grin> and, since I happen to know you're in my > area, you should just come by and I'll force it on. Or better yet, be my > ride to the installfest tomorrow and it'll be a done deal ! If I'm your ride, you're going piggieback -- truck's in the shop through Monday. Many thanks again to Heather for on- and off-line support. > * Heather Stern * star@ many places... -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? There is no K5 cabal http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ http://www.kuro5hin.org
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