Civileme, I'm just very thankful I didn't get caught
up in the i820 turmoil. My first "new" computer in
ten years! HP ain't what it used to be! :-)
vern
PS It sounds as though I need to steer clear of Xfree 4.0!!
Civileme wrote:
>
> vern wrote:
>
> > Same experience here with a HP 6540C, nomo Riptide!
> > I've tripled the RAM, and tripled the HD space.
> > The only thing I had to work at was getting the
> > Intel 810 video to work. Intel has the drivers you
> > need (agpart.o module). Be sure to download the
> > instructions with the module/server/driver type
> > files.
> > Vern
> >
> > Alex V Flinsch wrote:
> > >
> > > On Wed, 14 Jun 2000, you wrote:
> > > > I'm looking at potentially installing linux on an HP Pavilion 6470Z and I
> > > > wanted to know how well Mandrake 7.0 or 7.1 load the hardware. Anyone have
> > > > any install experience with one of these?
> > >
> > > Don't know about the 6470Z model, but I had it installed on my 4450. Did not
> > > get sound/modem to work (Rockwell RipTide combo card -- winmodem crapola)
> > > Everything else worked OK though.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Alex
> > > (Go easy on me, I'm a COBOL programmer in real life)
>
> Vern, you'll love 7.1. No more downloading 810 drivers.... 7.1 does a marvelous
> job on i810 except for Xfree4.0
>
> Civileme
