Hi all,

I'd like to inform you that OSS (www.opensound.com) has released a commercial
sound driver for Maestro 3 based sound cards.
I have a Dell Inspiron 3800, and it works perfectly, even though they say it's
beta.
I'm sure it's interesting for a lot of people around here.

Cheers,

Arkaitz.

On Sun, 9 Jul 2000, Arkaitz wrote:
> I'd like to inform you that OSS (www.opensound.com) has released a commercial
> sound driver for Maestro 3 based sound cards.
> I have a Dell Inspiron 3800, and it works perfectly, even though they say it's
> beta.
> I'm sure it's interesting for a lot of people around here.

If you were I would throw myself at you. I'm going to try it right now
:) No the throwing-part, the driver-part :)

// lenamaria olausson

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On Sun, 9 Jul 2000, Arkaitz wrote:
> I'd like to inform you that OSS (www.opensound.com) has released a commercial
> sound driver for Maestro 3 based sound cards.
> I have a Dell Inspiron 3800, and it works perfectly, even though they say it's
> beta.
> I'm sure it's interesting for a lot of people around here.

IT WORKS!

// lenamaria olausson

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Try setting the "intern_disp" or "extern_disp" options
for the Device settings.  There should be two lines as follows:

# option "intern_disp"
# option "extern_disp"

Just uncomment the relevant one for your display.

I've had similar problems using various CPi models, and that method
has worked for all up to my current CPi R400GT with the NeoMagic
256ZX board.

Note - for the 256, it appears that if you comment out both
it tries to sync for the TFT, and if you leave both uncommented,
it also tries to sync for the TFT.  This caused the same problems
you described when trying to suspend one screen.

Cheers

Kev



--- In linux-dell-laptops@egroups.com, jfleet@m... wrote:
> I am using RH 6.1 which I installed on a Dell CPi.After modifing the
> XF86config file. I was able to get the monitor to come up with the
> laptop docked but the screen on the laptop has to be up for this to
> work. Plus I can't use the Fn -crt/lcd keys to have the laptops
> monitor to go into sleep mode.Doing that causes unresolved screens
on
> both the monitor and the laptop. Does anybody have a solution which
> will allow me to close my laptop screen while docked?

I can't get XFree86 working on my inspiron 5000. I use the Mach-64
server but I don't know very much about the modes and I think the
problem is there. Does anyone has a working XF86Config file ?

On Mon, Jul 10, 2000 at 04:49:08AM +0200, LenaMaria Corpset Olausson wrote:
> On Sun, 9 Jul 2000, Arkaitz wrote:
> > I'd like to inform you that OSS (www.opensound.com) has released a
commercial
> > sound driver for Maestro 3 based sound cards.
> > I have a Dell Inspiron 3800, and it works perfectly, even though they say
it's
> > beta.
> > I'm sure it's interesting for a lot of people around here.
>
> IT WORKS!

But only for three hours during a week if you don't buy a license :(.
After that it stops every 20 minutes...
>
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This one gives me 1400x1050 on my 5000 with 15" monitor.  Note: You must
use vga=2 at boot prompt.

Charly Baker


dboileau@... wrote:
>
> I can't get XFree86 working on my inspiron 5000. I use the Mach-64
> server but I don't know very much about the modes and I think the
> problem is there. Does anyone has a working XF86Config file ?
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# See 'man XF86Config' for info on the format of this file
#
# Generated using the Caldera OpenLinux installer
#

Section "Files"
     RgbPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
     FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
#    FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TrueType"
     FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
     FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo"
     FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
     FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/ghostscript"
     FontPath "/usr/local/lib/fonts/Mozilla"
EndSection


Section "ServerFlags"
     AllowMouseOpenFail
EndSection


Section "Keyboard"
     Protocol "Standard"
     XkbRules "xfree86"
     XkbModel "pc104"
     XkbLayout "us"

EndSection

Section "Module"
#  Load "glx.so"
EndSection


Section "Pointer"
     Protocol "PS/2"
     Device "/dev/psaux"

     Emulate3Buttons
EndSection


Section "Monitor"
     Identifier "Primary Monitor"
     VendorName "Typical Monitors"
     ModelName "1024x768, 70Hz"
     HorizSync 30.000000-100.000000
     VertRefresh 50.000000-100.000000
     Modeline "1400x1050"     107   1400 1464 1784 1912 1050 1052 1064 1090
     Modeline "1024x768/70Hz" 75    1024 1048 1184 1328  768  771  777  806
-HSync -VSync
     ModeLine "640x480" 25.175 640 664 760 800 480 491 493 525
EndSection


Section "Device"
     Identifier "Primary Card"
     VendorName "Unknown"
     BoardName "None"
     VideoRam 8192
EndSection


Section "Screen"
     Driver "VGA16"
     Device "Primary Card"
     Monitor "Primary Monitor"
     SubSection "Display"
         Depth 4
         Modes "640x480/60Hz"
     EndSubSection
EndSection


Section "Screen"
     Driver "SVGA"
     Device "Primary Card"
     Monitor "Primary Monitor"
     DefaultColorDepth 32
     SubSection "Display"
         Depth 8
         Modes "1024x768/70Hz" "640x480"
	         Virtual 0 0
     EndSubSection
     SubSection "Display"
         Depth 15
         Modes "1024x768/70Hz" "640x480"
                 Virtual 0 0
     EndSubSection
     SubSection "Display"
         Depth 16
         Modes "1024x768/70Hz" "640x480"
                 Virtual 0 0
     EndSubSection
     SubSection "Display"
         Depth 24
         Modes "1024x768/70Hz" "640x480"
                 Virtual 0 0
     EndSubSection
     SubSection "Display"
         Depth 32
         Modes "1024x768/70Hz" "640x480"
                 Virtual 0 0
     EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
     Driver "accel"
     Device "Primary Card"
     Monitor "Primary Monitor"
     DefaultColorDepth 32
     SubSection "Display"
         Depth 8
         Modes "1024x768/70Hz" "640x480"
                 Virtual 0 0
     EndSubSection
     SubSection "Display"
         Depth 15
         Modes "1024x768/70Hz" "640x480"
                 Virtual 0 0
     EndSubSection
     SubSection "Display"
         Depth 16
         Modes "1024x768/70Hz" "640x480"
                 Virtual 0 0
     EndSubSection
     SubSection "Display"
         Depth 24
         Modes "1024x768/70Hz" "640x480"
                 Virtual 0 0
     EndSubSection
     SubSection "Display"
         Depth 32
         Modes "1400x1050" "1024x768/70Hz" "640x480"
                 Virtual 0 0
     EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "Screen"
     Driver      "fbdev"
     Device      "Primary Card"
     Monitor     "Primary Monitor"
     DefaultColorDepth 16
     Subsection "Display"
         Depth       24
         Modes      "default"
     EndSubsection
     Subsection "Display"
         Depth       8
         Modes      "default"
     EndSubsection
     Subsection "Display"
         Depth       16
         Modes      "default"
     EndSubsection
     Subsection "Display"
         Depth       32
         Modes      "default"
     EndSubsection

EndSection


# Please do not delete the next two lines; they are needed by lizard!
# CLOCK=<230
# end of needed lines


# End of automatically generated file

Thank you so, so much.  It's very comforting to know that there are
people such as yourself who share their success stories with the rest
of us.  The Dell site had this file, but I could no instructions on
what to do with it.

Thanks again.

Aijaz.

--- In linux-dell-laptops@egroups.com, "Fox Purtill" <blackfox@g...>
wrote:
> First, download the i75olnxf.rpm file from the Dell drivers web site
> closest to you.
>
> From LILO you can write
>
> > linux vga=791
>

Hi, I recently bought a Latitude LSt and I can't seem to get sound
support working.  I've upgraded BIOS to A04 since I noticed some
audio-related fixed, but no changes.

Dell web pages says this machine have a NeoMagic MagicMedia 256AZ and
a AC97Codec but this doesn't seem right, when I boot it says 256AV.
Also, Win2000 device manager also says 256AV, and with a "NMA2 Codec".

Redhat 6.2's sndconfig autodetect a MagicMedia 256AV (nm256.o) but
freeze the machine when it's loaded.

OSS/Free soundconf autodetect a MagicMedia NM2200 but also freeze the
machine when it's loaded...

OSS/Free also did have a NM256AV NMA2 driver, but I've tried all
combinations of IRQ/DMA channels without luck.  Neither Win2k nor the
BIOS seem to print the IO address.

Here's /proc/pci:

   Bus  1, device   0, function  1:
     Multimedia audio controller: Neomagic Unknown device (rev 32).
       Vendor id=10c8. Device id=8005.
       Medium devsel.  Fast back-to-back capable.  IRQ 10.
       Prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xf7800000 [0xf7800008].
       Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xfea00000 [0xfea00000].

Anyone with this machine?

There is a page at http://www.divisionbyzero.com/laptop/, but it
uses nm256 which just freeze my machine...

Any help appreicated.

I have a CPia300 ST and sometimes the nm256.o
also freezes my machine. I have narrowed it down
though to cases where the nm256 seems to have
not been reset/shutdown properly??. Specifically
if I don't shut down win 98 properly and then
boot up into redhat 6.2 the machine hangs at
nm256.o. In all cases I just had to reboot into
windows and then do a clean shutdown and then
booting bback into rh6.2 solved the problem.

On Wed, Jul 12, 2000 at 02:05:25PM -0000, simon+egroups@... wrote:
> Hi, I recently bought a Latitude LSt and I can't seem to get sound
> support working.  I've upgraded BIOS to A04 since I noticed some
> audio-related fixed, but no changes.
>
> Dell web pages says this machine have a NeoMagic MagicMedia 256AZ and
> a AC97Codec but this doesn't seem right, when I boot it says 256AV.
> Also, Win2000 device manager also says 256AV, and with a "NMA2 Codec".
>
> Redhat 6.2's sndconfig autodetect a MagicMedia 256AV (nm256.o) but
> freeze the machine when it's loaded.
>
> OSS/Free soundconf autodetect a MagicMedia NM2200 but also freeze the
> machine when it's loaded...
>
> OSS/Free also did have a NM256AV NMA2 driver, but I've tried all
> combinations of IRQ/DMA channels without luck.  Neither Win2k nor the
> BIOS seem to print the IO address.
>
> Here's /proc/pci:
>
>   Bus  1, device   0, function  1:
>     Multimedia audio controller: Neomagic Unknown device (rev 32).
>       Vendor id=10c8. Device id=8005.
>       Medium devsel.  Fast back-to-back capable.  IRQ 10.
>       Prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xf7800000 [0xf7800008].
>       Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xfea00000 [0xfea00000].
>
> Anyone with this machine?
>
> There is a page at http://www.divisionbyzero.com/laptop/, but it
> uses nm256 which just freeze my machine...
>
> Any help appreicated.
>
>
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I have a Dell Latitude CPi with a Pentium-2 400MHz,128 MB system
memory,2.5MB video memory, and 256KB internal cache. Will Macmillian
Deluxe Linux 6.5 install and run on this machine? Has anyone out
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Hello,

I just got my Dell Latitude CPxJ650GT & tried to install Redhat 6.2
wihtout the docking port & got essentially nowhere (blanks screen, or
one with some vertical lines in the case of 6.1), apparently
because of the LCD problem.  The docking port is in the mail so
I should have it soon.  Anyway since you're now experienced---for
better or worse---with Redhat 6.2 on this system, could you tell
me:

(1) Did you ever get it to run correctly outside of
     the docking station?
(2) If so, how?
(3) If so, how do you switch between the two?

Thanks,

Frank


--- In linux-dell-laptops@egroups.com, peterm@c... wrote:
> Hi
>
> Just received my new Latitude J650GT, loaded the Redhat 6.2
> without problem... Except running X on the LCD. If I run
> it from the Docking station to a SGI monitor, I got no problem.
>
> I've tried to use XF86Config files from the Dell Support page
> i75olnx2.rpm  for redhat 6.2
> i75olnxf.rpm  for redhat 6.1
>
> Their are very alike, only some modeline naming diffs
>
> The screen appear to have no sync at all, and sometime
> even when jumping to a virtual console (CTRL-ALT-F1) it
> loses it sync and only a reboot seems to clear it.
>
> Anybody got any ideas ?!?
>
> Thanks,
>
> /Peter

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Hello,

I just got my Dell Latitude CPxJ650GT & tried to install Redhat 6.2
wihtout the docking port & got essentially nowhere (blanks screen, or
one with some vertical lines in the case of 6.1), apparently
because of the LCD problem.  The docking port is in the mail so
I should have it soon.  Anyway since you're now experienced---for
better or worse---with Redhat 6.2 on this system, could you tell
me:

(1) Did you ever get it to run correctly outside of
     the docking station?
(2) If so, how?
(3) If so, how do you switch between the two?

Thanks,

Frank


--- In linux-dell-laptops@egroups.com, peterm@c... wrote:
> Hi
>
> Just received my new Latitude J650GT, loaded the Redhat 6.2
> without problem... Except running X on the LCD. If I run
> it from the Docking station to a SGI monitor, I got no problem.
>
> I've tried to use XF86Config files from the Dell Support page
> i75olnx2.rpm  for redhat 6.2
> i75olnxf.rpm  for redhat 6.1
>
> Their are very alike, only some modeline naming diffs
>
> The screen appear to have no sync at all, and sometime
> even when jumping to a virtual console (CTRL-ALT-F1) it
> loses it sync and only a reboot seems to clear it.
>
> Anybody got any ideas ?!?
>
> Thanks,
>
> /Peter


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did you try the text based install?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: register@... [mailto:register@...]
> Sent: Monday, July 17, 2000 7:48 PM
> To: linux-dell-laptops@egroups.com
> Subject: [linux-dell-laptops] Re: XF86Config on Latitude CPx J650GT
>
>
> Hello,
>
> I just got my Dell Latitude CPxJ650GT & tried to install Redhat 6.2
> wihtout the docking port & got essentially nowhere (blanks screen, or
> one with some vertical lines in the case of 6.1), apparently
> because of the LCD problem.  The docking port is in the mail so
> I should have it soon.  Anyway since you're now experienced---for
> better or worse---with Redhat 6.2 on this system, could you tell
> me:
>
> (1) Did you ever get it to run correctly outside of
>     the docking station?
> (2) If so, how?
> (3) If so, how do you switch between the two?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Frank
>
>
> --- In linux-dell-laptops@egroups.com, peterm@c... wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > Just received my new Latitude J650GT, loaded the Redhat 6.2
> > without problem... Except running X on the LCD. If I run
> > it from the Docking station to a SGI monitor, I got no problem.
> >
> > I've tried to use XF86Config files from the Dell Support page
> > i75olnx2.rpm  for redhat 6.2
> > i75olnxf.rpm  for redhat 6.1
> >
> > Their are very alike, only some modeline naming diffs
> >
> > The screen appear to have no sync at all, and sometime
> > even when jumping to a virtual console (CTRL-ALT-F1) it
> > loses it sync and only a reboot seems to clear it.
> >
> > Anybody got any ideas ?!?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > /Peter
>
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did you try the text based install?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: register@... [mailto:register@...]
> Sent: Monday, July 17, 2000 7:48 PM
> To: linux-dell-laptops@egroups.com
> Subject: [linux-dell-laptops] Re: XF86Config on Latitude CPx J650GT
>
>
> Hello,
>
> I just got my Dell Latitude CPxJ650GT & tried to install Redhat 6.2
> wihtout the docking port & got essentially nowhere (blanks screen, or
> one with some vertical lines in the case of 6.1), apparently
> because of the LCD problem.  The docking port is in the mail so
> I should have it soon.  Anyway since you're now experienced---for
> better or worse---with Redhat 6.2 on this system, could you tell
> me:
>
> (1) Did you ever get it to run correctly outside of
>     the docking station?
> (2) If so, how?
> (3) If so, how do you switch between the two?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Frank
>
>
> --- In linux-dell-laptops@egroups.com, peterm@c... wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > Just received my new Latitude J650GT, loaded the Redhat 6.2
> > without problem... Except running X on the LCD. If I run
> > it from the Docking station to a SGI monitor, I got no problem.
> >
> > I've tried to use XF86Config files from the Dell Support page
> > i75olnx2.rpm  for redhat 6.2
> > i75olnxf.rpm  for redhat 6.1
> >
> > Their are very alike, only some modeline naming diffs
> >
> > The screen appear to have no sync at all, and sometime
> > even when jumping to a virtual console (CTRL-ALT-F1) it
> > loses it sync and only a reboot seems to clear it.
> >
> > Anybody got any ideas ?!?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > /Peter
>
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As suggested here by Roman, I have manged to install RedHat
6.1 and 6.2 onto CPx J650GTs using the text based install
on the LCD.

To get X to work on the LCD without problems, I had to download
a later Mach64 server for XFree86 from the XFree.org website.
I didn't bother with the rest of the XF86 installation, but then
reran Xconfigurator.

After that it was OK.

To switch between the two, I normally reboot, mainly because
it's either docked at work, or standalone out of work.

Cheers

Kev



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<roman.puttkammer@m...> wrote:
>
> did you try the text based install?
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: register@m... [mailto:register@m...]
> > Sent: Monday, July 17, 2000 7:48 PM
> > To: linux-dell-laptops@egroups.com
> > Subject: [linux-dell-laptops] Re: XF86Config on Latitude CPx
J650GT
> >
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I just got my Dell Latitude CPxJ650GT & tried to install Redhat
6.2
> > wihtout the docking port & got essentially nowhere (blanks
screen,
or
> > one with some vertical lines in the case of 6.1), apparently
> > because of the LCD problem.  The docking port is in the mail so
> > I should have it soon.  Anyway since you're now experienced---for
> > better or worse---with Redhat 6.2 on this system, could you tell
> > me:
> >
> > (1) Did you ever get it to run correctly outside of
> >     the docking station?
> > (2) If so, how?
> > (3) If so, how do you switch between the two?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Frank
> >
> >
> > --- In linux-dell-laptops@egroups.com, peterm@c... wrote:
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > Just received my new Latitude J650GT, loaded the Redhat 6.2
> > > without problem... Except running X on the LCD. If I run
> > > it from the Docking station to a SGI monitor, I got no problem.
> > >
> > > I've tried to use XF86Config files from the Dell Support page
> > > i75olnx2.rpm  for redhat 6.2
> > > i75olnxf.rpm  for redhat 6.1
> > >
> > > Their are very alike, only some modeline naming diffs
> > >
> > > The screen appear to have no sync at all, and sometime
> > > even when jumping to a virtual console (CTRL-ALT-F1) it
> > > loses it sync and only a reboot seems to clear it.
> > >
> > > Anybody got any ideas ?!?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > /Peter
> >
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>>> linux-dell-laptops 07/19/00 09:19 >>>

As suggested here by Roman, I have manged to install RedHat
6.1 and 6.2 onto CPx J650GTs using the text based install
on the LCD.

To get X to work on the LCD without problems, I had to download
a later Mach64 server for XFree86 from the XFree.org website.
I didn't bother with the rest of the XF86 installation, but then
reran Xconfigurator.

After that it was OK.

To switch between the two, I normally reboot, mainly because
it's either docked at work, or standalone out of work.

Cheers

Kev



--- In linux-dell-laptops@egroups.com, "Puttkammer, Roman"
<roman.puttkammer@m...> wrote:
>
> did you try the text based install?
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: register@m... [mailto:register@m...]
> > Sent: Monday, July 17, 2000 7:48 PM
> > To: linux-dell-laptops@egroups.com
> > Subject: [linux-dell-laptops] Re: XF86Config on Latitude CPx
J650GT
> >
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I just got my Dell Latitude CPxJ650GT & tried to install Redhat
6.2
> > wihtout the docking port & got essentially nowhere (blanks
screen,
or
> > one with some vertical lines in the case of 6.1), apparently
> > because of the LCD problem.  The docking port is in the mail so
> > I should have it soon.  Anyway since you're now experienced---for
> > better or worse---with Redhat 6.2 on this system, could you tell
> > me:
> >
> > (1) Did you ever get it to run correctly outside of
> >     the docking station?
> > (2) If so, how?
> > (3) If so, how do you switch between the two?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Frank
> >
> >
> > --- In linux-dell-laptops@egroups.com, peterm@c... wrote:
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > Just received my new Latitude J650GT, loaded the Redhat 6.2
> > > without problem... Except running X on the LCD. If I run
> > > it from the Docking station to a SGI monitor, I got no problem.
> > >
> > > I've tried to use XF86Config files from the Dell Support page
> > > i75olnx2.rpm  for redhat 6.2
> > > i75olnxf.rpm  for redhat 6.1
> > >
> > > Their are very alike, only some modeline naming diffs
> > >
> > > The screen appear to have no sync at all, and sometime
> > > even when jumping to a virtual console (CTRL-ALT-F1) it
> > > loses it sync and only a reboot seems to clear it.
> > >
> > > Anybody got any ideas ?!?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > /Peter
> >
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Hi All,
I have one of these Dell CPx J650GT notebooks, I found it's usable but I have
found a few annoyances and I was wondering if anyone had solved/worked around
them.

Firstly, it suspends fine from the console, but using apm under X (3.3.6) is
a disaster :) When suspending the machine it will just lock up with a blank
screen requiring a power cycle. Has anyone tried using apm with xfree4? (and
does it get rid of the sparklies?)

It works fine under 2.2 kernels but I normally run 2.4 series kernels, I
recently started using a c/dockII docking station rather than a port
replicator and found that the scsi/ethernet devices don't appear. Fixes?

I'll skip the sound, the oss driver isn't quite ready and our source driver
doesn't work ;)

There's a nice kernel module for toshiba laptops, is there one for the
dells? In particular it would be nice to be able to (un)dock the machine on
the fly.

comments?

-Simon

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Hi All,
I have one of these Dell CPx J650GT notebooks, I found it's usable but I have
found a few annoyances and I was wondering if anyone had solved/worked around
them.

Firstly, it suspends fine from the console, but using apm under X (3.3.6) is
a disaster :) When suspending the machine it will just lock up with a blank
screen requiring a power cycle. Has anyone tried using apm with xfree4? (and
does it get rid of the sparklies?)

It works fine under 2.2 kernels but I normally run 2.4 series kernels, I
recently started using a c/dockII docking station rather than a port
replicator and found that the scsi/ethernet devices don't appear. Fixes?

I'll skip the sound, the oss driver isn't quite ready and our source driver
doesn't work ;)

There's a nice kernel module for toshiba laptops, is there one for the
dells? In particular it would be nice to be able to (un)dock the machine on
the fly.

comments?

-Simon

Simon Trimmer <simon@...>

Linux is user friendly, it's just selective about who its friends are.




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> Firstly, it suspends fine from the console, but using apm under X (3.3.6)
> is a disaster :) When suspending the machine it will just lock up with a
> blank screen requiring a power cycle. Has anyone tried using apm with
> xfree4? (and does it get rid of the sparklies?)

that's one of the few problems i have been spared of. however i remember
reading some information related to a similar problem on the inspiron
5000 (and how to fix it). i think it needs a patched X server though.

http://intern.linpro.no/~janl/inspiron-5000.html

hope that helps,
roman

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> Firstly, it suspends fine from the console, but using apm under X (3.3.6)
> is a disaster :) When suspending the machine it will just lock up with a
> blank screen requiring a power cycle. Has anyone tried using apm with
> xfree4? (and does it get rid of the sparklies?)

that's one of the few problems i have been spared of. however i remember
reading some information related to a similar problem on the inspiron
5000 (and how to fix it). i think it needs a patched X server though.

http://intern.linpro.no/~janl/inspiron-5000.html

hope that helps,
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I bought Redhat 6.2 to put on my Latitude LM133.

The floppy and CD drives cannot be swapped without shutting down the
machine.

The BIOS doesn't allow me to change to boot from the CD drive, only
floppy or hard drive.

How can I get my installation started?

copy the redhat files (base and RPMS) to your hard drive, the RedHat manual
should tell you how to do.

otherwise send me an email to rahel@...

Rachel

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Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2000 4:51 PM
To: linux-dell-laptops@egroups.com
Subject: [linux-dell-laptops] Installing Redhat 6.2 on a Dell Latitude
LM133


I bought Redhat 6.2 to put on my Latitude LM133.

The floppy and CD drives cannot be swapped without shutting down the
machine.

The BIOS doesn't allow me to change to boot from the CD drive, only
floppy or hard drive.

How can I get my installation started?


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On Fri, 21 Jul 2000, you wrote:

> I bought Redhat 6.2 to put on my Latitude LM133.
>
> The floppy and CD drives cannot be swapped without shutting down the
> machine.
>
> The BIOS doesn't allow me to change to boot from the CD drive, only
> floppy or hard drive.
>
> How can I get my installation started?

I don't have a Latitude, but my Inspiron comes with a cable that can be used to
connect the floppy drive to the parallel port. As far as I can tell, this is
controlled in hardware and will not be affected by what operating system you
use. Does the Latitude have something similar?

--
Adam Haun
adam@...

>> I bought Redhat 6.2 to put on my Latitude LM133.
>>
>> The floppy and CD drives cannot be swapped without shutting down the
>> machine.
>>
>> The BIOS doesn't allow me to change to boot from the CD drive, only
>> floppy or hard drive.
>>
>> How can I get my installation started?
>
>I don't have a Latitude, but my Inspiron comes with a cable that can be
>used to
>connect the floppy drive to the parallel port. As far as I can tell, >this
is
>controlled in hardware and will not be affected by what operating system
you
>use. Does the Latitude have something similar?

The latitude series is the same way. There is a cable that plugs into the
parallel port, and the other end into the back of the floppy. Note this
cable will only work with the floppy, it WONT work with the CDROM. With the
LM series, there is only the port on the side for the media bay, and I dont
think it came with the cable to plug in the floppy to the parallel port. I
would try copying the info off the redhat CD onto the hard drive. Otherwise
you could pick up a parallel port/PC card CDrom which should work, but will
add a level of complexity to the Linux install.

Ryan

On Fri, 21 Jul 2000, Ryan Hobus wrote:

> The latitude series is the same way. There is a cable that plugs into the
> parallel port, and the other end into the back of the floppy. Note this
> cable will only work with the floppy, it WONT work with the CDROM. With the
> LM series, there is only the port on the side for the media bay, and I dont
> think it came with the cable to plug in the floppy to the parallel port. I
> would try copying the info off the redhat CD onto the hard drive. Otherwise
> you could pick up a parallel port/PC card CDrom which should work, but will
> add a level of complexity to the Linux install.

Alternately, if you have a Cable Modem, xDSL, or other LAN-based internet
connection, you could try a network install from one of the various Red Hat FTP
mirrors. All you need is a boot disk. Depending on your connection, it might be
easier than copying the CD to your hard drive. For a server, I recommend
ftp.cybertrails.com, and the directory is /pub/redhat/redhat/redhat-6.2/i386.

--
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adam@...

I am rather new to Linux, am trying to get Redhat 6.2 ruinning on my
Dell Latitude CRiR 400GT. Problem is getting a resolution greater
than 320x200. Any help much appreciated.

thanks

Martin

--- In linux-dell-laptops@egroups.com, "mike schmidt"
<michael.schmidt@s...> wrote:
> --- In linux-dell-laptops@egroups.com, zsaleem@s... wrote:
> > I need assistance in the X windows configuration. The resolution
of
> X
> > Windows is too large. How can I install Linux with X windows that
> > uses resolution of 800x600 or higher.
> >
> > Many Thanks,
> > Zahid
>
> After you install RH v6.2 with 800x600 log into system and run
> Xconfigurator. You should then be able to configure your system for
> higher resolution.
>
> - mike