[linux-help] Re: Laptop Installation of Linux

[james l <james@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I installed corel on an older toshiba (435CDS), but for some reason rh and 
mandrake(I think) would not install (the install program kept crashing), so 
another good idea is to get more than one distro, if one fails, then you can 
try a different one.
Look at the linux laptop site, I found instructions for getting the sound 
card to work there. If your model is not listed try one that is close to it. 
(the sound stuff came from a 430CDS)

James L



on, 19 Jun 2000, you wrote:
> Take a deep breath, and grab a pot of coffee.  Your absolute best place to
> start is the Linux-Laptop_HowTo  Please make sure of spelling it is
> included on almost all dist in the documents.    Or go to RedHat server and
> follow links. Either way, you will end up at the server in texas
> university.  It is the headquarters for lap top installs.  What I did was
> go to the data base and find my model and brand on the data base.  I then
> looked at the typical  installs given.  I put it on a toshiba 1960.  I
> found 10 different entries on how it was installed.  I printed out all ten.
>  Please post on how you did it so the next guy can benifiet from your toil!
>  :-)  I will look up the link after I get off work.  If you cannot get your
> cdrom to work, slackware has a floppy install, even on version 7  I have
> version 7 & 3.2 both have the floppy install.  once you get the basic
> install, it finds the cdrom, and then you just run setup to finsih xwindows
> and all the other fun stuff.
>
> Please start with the HowTo for laptops.. Critical information is included,
> which is particular to laptops.  I managed to squeze linux with
> xwindows(fmvw95) and windoze95(including autocad & office 97) onto a 850
> meg hd.  It is tight, but it all fits and has room to move.  When you set
> up the kernel config ***IMPORTANT*** make sure you load the modules
> necessary for laptop  *******PCMCIA****** I forgot the first time, and I
> could not access my net card or cdrom, or modem!!!!!*********OR MOUSE****
> Mouse is run through the pcmcia chip!!!!!!
>
> Mike

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