[ltp] tp600 / rh7.1 install/run issues

[Wagner One]

Thanks for all the comments regarding the non-functionaly pointer on
Mandrake 8.0. I appreciate them, but that really isn't my problem (I
mentioned I found that to be a known problem later in the original message.

I'm interested in installing  RH7.1 on this machine as that is what I'm mos=
t
familiar with and the bulk of the original message is concerned with that
distro. I tried the Mandrake distro out of desperation to see if it would d=
o
anything.

This evening I reverted to RH7.0 and all is well as far as the actual
install went. For some reason my 3com PCI card was not detected and I was
not offered the option to set up network interfaces in the install process.
I can work around that, but seems pretty lame that RH7.0 can't detect this
3com network adapter when RH6.2 did (if I remember correctly). Ah well, at
least I have something usable on it now. :)

Does anyone at all have a straight/fresh RH7.1 install on a TP600 (original
600(no suffix))???

Thanks,
Mike

On 7/3/2001 16:50, Wagner One wrote:

> I'll start this with my letter that was going to accompany my tp600 on it=
's
> trip back to IBM before they, in so many words, told me "it's not our
> problem".
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> 7/3/2001
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> IBM Thinkpad 600
> Model/Type: 2645=AD45U
> Aftermarket hardware: 3com 10/100 PCI network (3CCFE575BT)
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> Problem:
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> System freezes when attempting to install/use various distributions of
> Linux.
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> History:
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> * System was running Redhat 6.2 for upwards of a year with no perceivable
> problems.
> * System was upgraded to Redhat 7.0 successfully.
> * System was left untouched for upwards of a month (running on AC power).
> * Attempts to install Redhat 7.1 were unsuccessful. The Redhat installer
> (booting from the internal CD) freezes shortly after entering the GUI sta=
ge
> of the installer.
> * BIOS upgrades were performed to raise versions to latest, current versi=
on
> * Attempts to install Redhat 7.1 were unsuccessful. The Redhat installer
> (booting from the internal CD) freezes shortly after entering the GUI sta=
ge
> of the installer.
> * MS Windows 2000 was successfully installed and operated two weeks with =
no
> perceivable problems.
> * New battery, Ram and HD were purchased and installed
> * New images of the Redhat 7.1 install discs were downloaded (md5sum
> verified)
> * Attempts to install Redhat 7.1 were unsuccessful. The Redhat installer
> (booting from the internal CD) freezes shortly after entering the GUI sta=
ge
> of the installer.
> * An attempt to install the Mandrake 8.0 distribution reacted similarly t=
o
> the Redhat install attempts=8A freezing shortly after the GUI portion of th=
e
> install initiated.
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> Notes:
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> * An attempt was made to boot the dysfunctional Thinkpad 600 via a HD fro=
m
> an identical Thinkpad 600 (same model number, etc.), that is running an
> install of Redhat 7.1 was unsuccessful. The dysfunctional system froze in
> the GUI/X startup. Falling back to text console also resulted in freezes
> (i'm double-checking this statement this evening after questioning from m=
y
> friend who owns the other 600). (console mode svga was active)
> * An attempt to match the operational Thinkpad 600/Redhat 7.1 BIOS settin=
gs
> with the dysfunctional Thinkpad=B9s (including a BIOS downgrade=3DIBET46WW918=
99)
> led to no success
> * Attempts to install Redhat 7.1 with several expert mode toggles were ma=
de
> (framebuffer probing, vga =B3lowres=B2, etc) with no success.
> * Initial BIOS provided testing yielded errors in the CPU and Memory test=
s.
> After replacing the RAM, all tests, from that point forward checked OK.
> * no apparent difference w/ the 3com pci network adapter installed or not
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> -------
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> That's the scoop. I attempted an install of Mandrake 8.0 today and it see=
med
> as though it was progressing well until I had to utilize the built-in
> pointer and found it was non-operational and therefore had to discontinue
> the install. Apparently the lack of support for the Thinkpad mouse/pointe=
r
> in Mandrake 8.0 is a known issue.
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> Any ideas on this one? I'm at a loss and IBM doesn't sound as if they're
> interested in supporting this faithful (albeit fading) customer...
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> Thanks,
> Mike Wagner
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Mike Wagner
Ein falsches totes Erscheinen ist besser als ein guter Tag an der Arbeit...
wagner@enteract.com, wagner@well.com, wagner@teamschoeps.org


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