[ltp] Mandrake 8.0 and Trackpoint Not Working

[Leif Madsen]

On Monday 24 September 2001 10:55, you wrote:
> Le Samedi 22 Septembre 2001 03:00, vous avez écrit :
> > From: Leif Madsen
> > To: linux-thinkpad@www.bmsoft.com
> > Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 2:25 PM
> > Subject: Mandrake 8.0 and Trackpoint Not Working
> >
> >
> > Title pretty much says it all.  Can't get the trackpoint working with my
> > IBM Thinkpad A22e in KDE with Mandrake 8.0.  I've tried configuring my
> > XF86Config-4 file a number of ways.. none of which seems to do anything.
>
>  This is normal, It's a buggy kernel patch for the 2.4.x kernel used during
> the install
>
>  The problem is known for long on linux-mandrake.com.
>
>  The solution is very simple, create a boot disk before the install with a
> 2.2.x kernel in tha alternatives directory of the install CD.
>
>  So you will install using 2.2.x kernel, but, after the install, your 2.4.x
> kernel will work very well.

OK.. so I do have to re-install Mandrake?  Not a problem, but if there is 
something I can do without reinstalling it, that'd be cool.

Also, can I do it from the Install CD since I don't have a floppy drive for 
my laptop?

And :)  Once I have Mandrake running with 2.2.19, I can just upgrade the 
kernel, and the mouse should still work?

Thanks!

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