[ale] Laptop setup

[Patrick Ramsey]

My first kernel compile came straight from the how-to...

flawless... It steps through it perfetly...

You may want to try the "make xconfig" if you can get X up and running... It allows the first time recompiler a much simpler interface that you can modify on the fly.  (vice command line questions that once you answer, you have to restep through if you make a mistake)

-Patrick

>>> Dow Hurst <dhurst at ksumail.kennesaw.edu> 07/16/99 11:42AM >>>
I have acquired a Dell Latitude CPt Celeron 333MHz.  Last night I tried installing Suse 6.1 on it with some success.
After specifying hdc=cdrom for the install kernel parameter bootup, I was able to get thru the install.  I can boot into
Linux and get to the console login!:-)

The Linux Laptop page had a link to a page where the guy talked about compiling the 2.2.10 kernel with framebuffer
support to get the Neomagic 256ZX video chip support working.  My skill level isn't quite at that point.  I have yet to
compile a kernel myself.  What I have to do at this point is:

1. Disable gpm and figure out the Synaptics Touchpad driver package. (Link from Linux Laptop page)
2. Get 2.2.10 kernel source and XFree 3.3.3.1 w/framebuffer support compiled. (Laptop page supplies working config
files, so that is a big help)
3. Use Fips to reduce Win98 space to minimum
4. Work on getting Yamaha sound working.  No idea there except for OSS drivers.

I can probably figure out #1 and #3 by myself but I am unfamiliar with kernel source compilation.  Has anyone been in a
similar situation and successfully used the Kernel-HOWTO by themselves?  Is there anyone, maybe Linuxgeneralstore guys,
that will help out newbies with getting a new machine squared away?  Thanks for the help,
Dow

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