[ltp] Thinkpad 600E and PNP

Thomas Hood linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
16 Oct 2002 08:30:24 +0200


On Tue, 2002-10-15 at 22:57, The Evil One wrote:
> I try booting in windows 98, and using ps2 to configure my sound
> device for linux but for some reason if a do a shutdown or reboot
> at the thinkpad splash screen I hear two beeps, and the machine
> reboots itself, this is only when I come from win98.

This is normal.  The two beeps are a signal that the
firmware is updating nonvolatile RAM to reflect 
requested changes.

> my question this time would be whats the best method to get
> PNP into redhat's stock 2.4.18-14 kernel

Don't try.  Use a recent Alan Cox 2.4 kernel.

--
Thomas Hood

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