On Wed, 2003-03-19 at 06:28, Technoslick wrote: > On Wed, 2003-03-19 at 09:08, Tru64 User wrote: > > Hi TechnoSlick, > > > > Just last night I loaded Mandrake 9.0 on two Dells, > > one, an Inspiron 8100 which has a swap cd-rom/floppy > > and an Inspiron 2600. > > The 8100 is definitely newer than mine. I am not sure about the 2600.. > > > > > With the OS at the 9.0 level and above....(even 8.2, > > my previous install was OK).it has become a total > > no-brainer to load this Mandrake. I did not have to do > > any extra tweaking. > > So....did you have to go and find drivers for the Win LT modem, or did > Mandrake 9.0 set that up correctly from installation? > > > Started with the cdrom from boot > > to completion of installation, and then rebooted > > cleanly. Then shutdown again, switch to floppy, > > reboot, (it harddrake2 or whatever it was will > > recgnize it immediately as a new device, and ask to > > configure it). After it comes all the way up, created > > a boot disk from the floppy drive for emergency > > times....although i trust more the same CD booting > > into rescue mode.....fulfils more that way, but a few > > gives and takes here and there. > > I agree...better to have both methods. > > Have you tried to see if you can hot-swap the floppy for the CD-ROM > drive, and vice versa? BTW, my CD-ROM drive is actually and CD-RW. > > > > > What else? I have a 30GB drive. So i used partition > > magic (there are freewares out there i believe that > > can achieve the same, like "parted" > > <snip> > > > Guess i have given u enough info....feel free to ask > > for more. > > My configs...on Insipiron:: Graphics ...Nvidia Ge > > Force (and yes, 9.0 has its drivers included, I had to > > install them myself with 8.2) > > I snipped the multi-boot stuff out as I will not need this. I have Win > 2K on now, but want to abandon Windows altogether on the laptop. I have > a Win 98 workstation that can run what I still have to run in that > environment, and I have Win4Lin to run under MDK. Thanks for the advice > and links. I will save this for future use. > > Real encouraging, Michael. As soon as I get the several Gigs of data off > my laptop and onto the server, I will wipe it clean, remove the drive > and pack it to ship back to Dell, then snap the new one in and install > 9.0. I won't attempt 9.1 until it is released for public consumption. > > Thanks so much for the speedy reply! > > T
Two links that should fill what you need. http://www.linux-laptop.net or more specifically http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/dell.html There are about 15 links to website from people who have done what you want to do. Then for your modem... get the info from your windows box as to make model and type of the modem. http://www.linmodems.org/ This is the clearing house for info and software... Most of the laptop modems any more can be done. (mine's a compaq and the operation was a breeze.) James
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