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Mmmm. What is it about us geek-minded-folk that would inspire us to blow away a perfectly good working kernel configuration, start over with a new one, and hack on it until 3am... enrichening one's "knowledge base" is compelling at times, but it sure can turn into a time-sink...
Anywhoo -- time for an update.
I have a working 2.6.0 config on my Dell Inspiron 8000:
* built from 2.6.0 sources (not gentoo development sources),
* patched with mm1,
* sound works,
* my touchpad works (ie, tap for single-click, double-tap for double-click, scroll functionality, etc. etc; it's still a little "schitzy", but I'm suspect part is getting used to the new config and part is tweaking the XFree parameters),
* APM works (shows in KDE),
* NVIDIA driver installed and working.
* Desktop/program response is markedly improved over the 2.4.20-r5 kernel I was using. Nice.
NOTES:
* my kernel config is attached for anyone interested
* XF86Config attached for anyone interested
* I had to re-emerge nvidia-kernel. When I did, portage insisted on re-installing gentoo-sources (which I had unemerged). I worked around this by commenting out the virtual kernel section in the ebuild. I suspect this is not the "correct" way to deal with a src kernel install, but it worked.
* You don't need the alsa-driver ebuild any more (handled by the kernel); you do need the alsa-libs ebuild installed to achieve sound under KDE.
STILL BROKEN:
WIRELESS. My card is a Linksys WPC11. I'm 90% there, but anyone who's fought with wireless under Linux can attest to the fact that the last 10% can be a hair-pulling, long, frustrating process. At the moment, I'm content to be at the 90 mark; I'll tolerate the cable for the moment.
Here's what I've done so far:
* I have PCMCIA enables at the kernel level -- required to emerge the PCMCIA-CS sources with kernels > 2.5.x. Modules include the PCMCIA driver and YENTA.
* I have the ORINOCO and ORINOCO-CS drivers comiled as modules (in my prior gentoo-2.4.20-r5 install, the card worked fine with the PCMCIA-CS sources and the ORINOCO_CS driver so I'm using this as a starting point).
* I can load the YENTA module manually, and the sockets are recognized -- no errors.
* The ORINOCO and ORINOCO_CS modules load without error.
* If I try to start net.eth0, I get a failure error.
I've tried, literally, dozens of combinations in my quest to make wireless work, to no avail. If anyone's got any "good ideas", I'll give them a shot.
Best, /tom
--On Thursday, October 23, 2003 15:32:30 -0400 Robert Crawford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Tom & Kevin, If someone doesn't post a working .config for the Dells, and you still have problems after trying again a few times, maybe someone will configure one for you. It's not hard (once you've done a bunch of them, and know what all the options are, and know your hardware), and only takes 5-10 minutes. If you do need this, post any peripherals you need working, and how in general you wish to use the computer- I'm sure you'll get some help.
Robert Crawford
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