On 18 Mar 2001, at 11:31, Tim wrote:
> Planning to install this machine with Linux. Just got the
> response from support at Compaq that this model is not
> Linux-comaptible.
> Anything else I can do to make my machine run with Linux?
You can try. The onboard hardware (video, sound, and modem)
should theoretically run linux. But....
I worked on one recently, reinstalling windoze for one of my
coworkers. The BIOS is a piece of sh*t, and won't let you do
anything. The motherboard is *very* proprietary. For instance,
IRQs and I/O for sound is reserverd on the board, and can't be
disabled. There also seems to be some flakiness (and arguments)
between the ISA and PCI slots, however, Compaq has no
documentation about this.
However, the IDE controller drivers, etc., were all included in
Windoze 98, so you might give it a try. My Toshiba laptop was,
according to the manufacturer, not compatible with OpenBSD. But
it didn't know it and happily ran it as the sole OS, at least until the
motherboard died :-(
Cheers,
Dennis
"Custard pies are a sort of esperanto: a universal language."
--Noel Godin
