[ltp] Re: Mandrake 9.1 redhat-sndconfig bug

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If you want to find another Thinkpad 380Z PII processor on ebay, search with
MMC-1. I upgraded to a PII 400 for around $95.00. The PII 366 MMC-1 is quite
reasonable. Follow the IBM hardware maintenance manyal for 380Z. Celeron will
not work, unfortunatly.

My RAM is at 161 MB, that's max for 380Z as far as I know. I'm using 128 MB EDO
memory that cost around $65.00 USD.

As far as sound goes, if its working for you why mess with it?

The settings I've posted work with an ethernet card and Microsoft MN-520
wireless Wi-Fi card both in the PCMCIA slots at the same time. The settingw work
equaly good with Redhat 9.0 or Mandrake 9.1.

But if your sound works, why change anything? With Linux, as in all things, if
it aint broke, don't mess with it!!
> 
> > From: brianweber4@attbi.com
> 
> > > |  
> > > | I also upgrade the Pentium II 233 processor to a PII 400.
> > > | Processor. This upgrade is also not an option with the
> > > | Thinkpad 380Z per IBM, but also works fine!
> > > | 
> > > | Here is an ebay posting for a similar Thinkpad usable processor:
> > > | 
> > > | http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2079749147
> 
> 
> Unfortunately the ebay page has expired.  What did you search for?  
> Does it take just a garden variety p2 400 cpu?
> 
> I looked around the web for upgrades to the motherboard of the 380z but 
> couldn't turn up anything.  I bought it some more ram, cost me 
> Australian $120 for 64mb which is fairly costly.  Unfortunately it is 
> at its limit of 96mb.  I find that this works ok if I use icewm, it 
> also works with gnome2 and kde3 but starts using the swap which I am 
> not keen on.
> 
> On another matter what would you say the 32mb I removed is worth?
> 
> 
> > > | 
> > > | The CS4237B sound chip works well also using the setup below:
> > > |  
> > > | 1) Disable Plug N Play function in Thinkpad BIOS by
> > > | shutting off quick boot option.
> 
> 
> Curiously the disabling of quickboot caused my RH 7.2 installation 
> which has sound working, to begin doing what it was in Mandrake 9.1 
> making a staccato noise.
>   
> 
> > > | 2) Run sndconfig in superuser terminal using these
> > > | CS423X values:
> > > |  
> > > | io=530, irq= 5, dma=1, dma2=3, mpu io=330, mpu irq=9.
> 
> 
> I have been using dma2=0
>  
> 
> > > | 3) Log on as root, in file:/etc/pcmcia/config.opts edit
> > > | as a comment by placing # in frount of line:
> > > |  
> > > | include port 0x100-0x4ff, port 0xc00-0xcff
> 
> 
> Will my Xircom network card still work?  I had a look at this file and 
> its the only port listed.
> 
> Finally are there any tips on batteries, I found
> Thomas Hood's  Debian GNU/Linux on IBM ThinkPad 600 and 600X web page:
> 
> 
> "Consensus has it that ThinkPad Li-ion batteries will die an early 
> death if they are left in the ThinkPad while they are 100% charged.  
> Here is an excerpt from the linux-thinkpad mailing list on the 
> subject." 
> 
> Does using the thinkpad on ac overcharge the battery and wreck it?  
> When I got it it had a dead battery so I got that swapped.  I am 
> currently running it on battery to flatten them and train them as per 
> the manual.
> 
> David.
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