[ltp]redhat 6.1 install prob on TP760XD
Bill Mair
linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com
Mon, 15 Nov 1999 10:56:28 +0100
Bob Dietric wrote:
> 1) It won't install in the graphics mode. It does install in the text
> mode.
Then it's not too bad ... ;-)
> 2) After install it doesn't detect my lpt port.
Docked , undocked or both ?
> 3) If a PCMCIA card is installed the system hangs during boot. I did
> have version 6.0 installed on the Thinkpad in a configuration which
> didn't require the docking station and the PCMCIA cards worked in that
> configuration. The Docking station has a Fire wire adapter card and
> TV tuner card installed. There is something about the docking station
> that the pcmcia drivers do not like.
I'll give this a try this evening.
> 4) I need the docking station to provide access to a Jaz drive which
> contains the Linux swap and other part of the file system. I thought
> I could get an Adaptec Slim SCSI 1480A PC Bus card and run the TP
> outside the Docking station with the Jaz connected thru the PCMCIA
> card. I could not get Linux to install or run in that
> configuration.Is this because Linux is looking for the SCSI card
> before it loads the PCMCIA module? Is there a way around this?
Ouch....
AFAIK the swap partition is one of the first partions that is mounted.
When "docked" the JAZ is available at boot time via the docking station�s
integrated SCSI interface.
The SlimSCSI adapter is only available much much later in the boot
process. I don't personally think that it is
a good idea to have your swap partition (or any other system mount e.g.
/boot) on a removable medium.
Also IMHO you lose the advantage of having a removable medium when you
can't unmount it and change it.
Is there some dire reason for your installation being this way ?
Bill.
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