Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2000 21:11:10 +0200
From: Paul Bristow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linux on Libretto 50 :-)
OK, after the struggling story (:)) I'll put in my experience.
I run only Linux (modified RH6) on my Lib 100CT, and the 800x480 screen
works, though you have to do some funnys to get int & ext mode for
presentations. The sound works, without paying for the 4Front Tech
driver. IrDA works, which is really cool for doing IR hotsyncs with my
palm under linux. My PCMCIA ethernet card(s) works, my wireless network
cards (Wavelan, Baystack & Webgear) all work. My Iomega Clik! drive
works (I wrote the driver - see my home page). My 8GB drive works. APM
works. Hibernation works, even when I just shut the lid. My PCMCIA
floppy drive works.
My lib goes weeks without rebooting. I just shut the lid :) - it
hibernates - Open the lid - it wakes up. I have Linux set up so that it
recognises different network cards as needing different settings, and
even start up and shut down samba filesharing as required.
In short. It all works. The only thing I couldn't get going were the
ToshUtils that seem to be for another model. Does anyone know if there
is a way to adjust the backlight on a Linux L100CT?
If anyone wants assistance, you know my email address :)
Jonathan Towne wrote:
>
> Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2000 09:07:48 -0500
> From: Jonathan Towne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: Linux on Libretto 50
>
> A while ago (2 months?) I ran Debian 2.1 on my libby (50ct, no modifications
> or upgrades done, original 810meg hd), with "little" trouble. Installation
> was easy, I just tossed the hd in my other, non-pcmcia floppy drive laptop,
> a Satellite 410CDT, and went to it, then put the drive back in the libby.
> Then, I promptly set to work seeing which of my PCMCIA devices would work out
> of the box.. only my CD-ROM did (a Panasonic scsi cdrom). After a bit of
> struggling and flailing of arms, I managed to get a null modem connection
> setup between my FreeBSD desktop and the libby, and went to work getting a few
> things I thought I'd need.. (newest pcmcia drivers/utilities, new-ish kernel
> sources, and the Libretto floppy driver..)
>
> At this point, I applied all sorts of patches, and, finally got to the actual
> recompilation of the kernel, and all went well. When I was done, i installed
> the new kernel, rebooted, and found that, the same thing, only my cdrom worked.
>
> Though, this didn't discourage me, I simply went to work tweaking and tuning and
> drinking *lots* of soda. Simple modifications made my combo modem/ethernet card
> work, but, alas, the entire time i ran linux on the libby, I could *NEVER* get
> the floppy drive to work.
>
> To end this long rambling recollection, I now run FreeBSD on the libby, and I
> installed it without moving the HD or anything.. just dialed up to my ISP with
> my combo modem/ethernet card and installed, and all works well.. including my
> floppy drive :)
>
> - Jonathan Towne
>
> (PS: have fun with it, but remember, reinstalling windows is a bitch sometimes..)
Regards,
--
Paul
Web: http://paulbristow.net
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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