[ltp] Mandrake 8.2 vs. TP 600e

[E Lofstad]

try this thread
http://www.bm-soft.com/~bm/archives/200205/msg00159.html


On Sun, 2002-07-14 at 06:04, Steven Crane wrote:
> Well, guys can't say as I'm very impressed so far.
> 
> The installation manual seems to be a lot less than clear and several of the promised 
> options were simply never offered. Doubling back, as the manual says you are free to 
> do - to check the the lm-sensors package was not included in the install - created 
> absolute chaos and I eventually had to resort back to the Redhat 6.1 installation disk to 
> restore the Linux partitions.
> 
> The second installation seemingly worked fine for a couple of hours and then stopped 
> recognising the root password. Pressumably I did something stupid, but I really have no 
> idea what.
> 
> Third installation seems to be fine-ish. At least it is still working a couple of days down 
> the line.
> 
> Not unexpectedly it has failed to correctly detect the Sound, Modem and Network.
> 
> More surprisingly I can't find the HOWTOs on any of the CDs. Must be here 
> somewhere but I'm not having much luck turning them up.
> 
> Installing and running "sndconfig" does get a response out of the speakers. The original 
> WAV (?) playback is pretty garbled but the second MIDI sequence sounds perfect. The 
> old IBM RH 6.0 instructions settings worked and they do include a warning that the 
> sndconfig sample is garbled even when sound otherwise functions perfectly. Downside 
> is that although, sndconfig obviously has access to the correct CS42xx driver, 
> Mandrake itself is still attempting to use the CS46xx driver. It seems that I may well 
> have all the pieces but they are yet to be correctly assembled.
> 
> The internal modem was always likely to be a bit of a problem, although one of the 
> main reasons for choosing the 600e is the high number of reports that it WILL work in 
> Linux... eventually.
> 
> The Network will hopefully prove to be fairly simple. The card is a Netgear FA411 which 
> comes packaged with Redhat 6.1 drivers, but seems to be about the only manufacturer 
> NOT listed within Mandrake. If all else fails, I can replaced the PCMCIA card relatively 
> cheaply, but again indications are that it will work when I've had a bit more time to play 
> with it. Not had time to study the Linux documentation that came with the card, so I 
> may have the necessary answers to hand.
> 
> Okay, back to the books.
> 
> Any pointers, especially from anyone running a combination of Mandrake & 600e?
> 
> ---Steven
> 
> 
> 
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