[ale] succesful laptop install

[Tucker Balch]

I just finished a successful install of RedHat 4.0 on a Toshiba laptop. 

I initially had a problem with the install program not seeing the CD ROM.
I asked the trusty ale crowd for help.  Thanks to everyone who replied.  
It turned out my problem was the CD ROM drive itself.  When I swapped in 
another, it was immediately visible.

After that the only real hitch was X (big surprise).  Basically I had
no idea what to tell the configuration program about my graphics board
or the mouse.  Eventually I tracked down the answers on the linux
laptop web page.

Metro-X runs fine, I was unable to get XFree to go.  

LILO worked OK, I'm not sure what the problem was for Vernard.  Must
have to do with the fact he was upgrading rather than installing.

Overall I'd have to give RH 4.0 a thumbs-up.

Motif is next......

--Tucker

> 
> I'm trying to install Red Hat 4.0 on a laptop using an Adaptec 
> SCSI PC-card (PCMCIA) connected to a run-of-the-mill SCSI CD ROM.
> 
> I think I'm missing something obvious because Win95 doesn't see the
> CDROM either, even though it recognizes the adaptec SCSI card.
> I figure if I can get 95 to see it then I'd have a chance of linux
> seeing it.
> 
> Any ideas?  Thanks!  Oh, I've tried several IDs for the CD ROM
> (0,1,4 & 6).
> 
> --Tucker