On 2003.11.26 10:45 John Hebert wrote: > Would the fact that Linux is installed with another CPU cause any > problems? What about the driver install stage that Debian does? For > instance, I would think that sound wouldn't work on the laptop. That > means that the sound card drivers would have to be reinstalled and > configured. > > I found such a converter at CompUSA. Formosa Computers probably has em too. > > John Hebert >
Debian is i386 and there should be no issues moving the drive. I did this once with Potato from my P90 thinkpad to a 486 Winbook and everything worked, including X. It was a big surprise to me too, but the SVGA server was good on both. You got to love it. The biggest issue to worry about is properly configuring card services. This is something that simply happened under the 2.2 kernel and Potato. I'm not sure about 2.4 kernels and what Woody 3.0r2 does. Those little adapters are cool. Computer Heaven's comes with rails for a more permanent install in a desktop. Thanks for the links to text mode spreadsheets, that's handy. On 2003.11.26 09:45 Chopin Cusachs wrote: > > Does have PCMIA slot on side, and I downloaded some drivers. > Most of the download stuff requires either Win3.1 or OS/2 to work. > > Something simple for text mode word processing would be fine. > Plan on only simple files with notes. A spreadsheet would be > very handy. ... > > Battery looks to be sealed unit. Anyone know how to open same > with hope of closing again if fixed? > > Don't need networking since I don't have a network. Could probably > set up one with the Linux box running RH 9. >... > Choppy You want a network card and card services should give it to you. All you have to do is plug the card in and you are on. If things are set up right, card services make Dos and other drivers look like a nightmare and you don't need them. A network is the easiest way to get files on and off the computer all you need is a wire and a network card on the other computer. As for the battery ... if it's already broken, why worry about it? See what you can't find on the internet - laptop business, price watch, then go for actual piece parts batteries with the correct voltage. If you have ni-cads, the replacement should be easy and you should have no fear of the dremel tool. I've never done a Li-ion like that though. Anyone know of any hazards? Ever heard of a discharged Li-ion exploding? I'd play with it if I could find the correct type battery to replace it and it was substantially cheaper than buying the silly laptop form factor batter, but I also spent a night replacing capacitors on an Athlon slot 1 board the other month.
