OK guys, I just got Debian (frozen/woody) running on my Compaq Presario 1065 laptop without a hitch. I also went on to setup my new Linksys PCMLM56 card (10/100 + 56k using real jacks, not dongles) on the laptop and have everything working properly. Here are the anomalies that I noticed during installation and how I got it working: INSTALLATION NOTES: ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) Don't delete the 8.23M Compaq Diagnostics partition (hda3), it's so small and can cause things to break if you don't have it there. 2) Disable the on-board modem in the BIOS (hit Esc when you see the red Compaq logo when first booting, then go to the last menu option <Enter Setup> ) 3) Have a tried-and-true network card (3Com's are always good bets) or CD-ROM on-hand for installation, as there may be conflicts with the audio and/or on-board modem IRQ otherwise. 4) Don't go hog-wild with your package installs right off the bad, I recommend just the development stuff (gcc, etc) the base and the core X components (Install the SVGA server!) 5) Don't start X on boot, or it will fail (you need a funky XF86Setup) 6) Remember, if you hit the Esc key while the red Compaq boot logo is up you get a boot menu, which includes BIOS setup and boot from CD options -------------------------------------------------------------------------- POST-INSTALL CONFIG: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) Immediately edit the /etc/pcmcia/config.opts file and make sure you exclude IRQ's 3,4,5, and 7 from the list (4 and 7 are normally turned off, but make sure you turn them all off) 2) Go and download my XF86Setup file and put it in /etc/X11. It's pre-configured to use the normal PS/2 touchpad and run at 800x600 and 640x480@8bpp 3) Comment out all lines in /etc/serial.conf except for the /dev/ttyS0 line, as all other com-ports cause the PCMCIA modems to not work properly. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- HARDWARE ISSUES: ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) Onboard 33.6 winmodem dosen't work in Linux (no need to explain here) 2) Onboard ESS Audiodrive 1788 (Premiersound) is not supported fully in Linux. The kernel OSS/Free drivers can't talk to it properly, th best thing I've found is ALSA's (www.alsa-project.org) soundblaster 8 driver. Your Audio I/O is 0x220h, IRQ 5, DMA 1, MPU I/O 0x300h (by default). You can change these settings in the BIOS under the "Audio" section (IRQ is fixed though). The alsa sb8 will facilitate 8bit stereo playback at 22.05khz, which is far from desirable (considering the 1788 can do 16bit stereo @ 44.1khz), but is adequate for most uses. 3) The premiersound buttons don't work. They're just standard KB buttons, and I assume they could be captured and made to do something, but I don't have the time/need/skill/paitience to do this, and have found nobody else who has either, so just consider them decoration. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HARDWARE INFORMATION: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12.1" Dual-Scan LCD, 800x600 capable NeoMagic NM2090 rev1 Video Chipset (1152k videoram) PS/2 Touchpad (just treat it like a standard 2-button PS/2 mouse) 1033MB HD (IBM DMCA 21080 525/64/63 C/H/S, primary master [hda]) Toshiba XM-1402B 6x CD-ROM (primary slave [hdb]) 1.44M Floppy drive 2 Type II PCMCIA slots (or 1 Type III) On-board 33.6k Winmodem (Lucent chipset) ESS AudioDrive 1788 audio (PremierSound) 1 16550A Serial port (DB9) 1 paralell port (DB25) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NOTE: I also installed a Linksys PCMLM56 10/100 NIC + 56k modem combo (as I had no NIC and the winmodem dosen't work) at the same time. Mine is working flawlessly on IRQ9 (serial is ttyS1). However, in order to use this card you must have pcmcia-cs 3.1.14 or better, and woody installs 3.1.8 by default. I had to download the 3.1.14 package from the unstable tree and install by hand, but once I did I had no problems at all with the card (it'll work, but not work properly if you use IRQ3 or IRQ5 [I tried both], so you have to disable it. the primary symptom was functioning ethernet and really slow modem response, if you disable IRQ3 and IRQ5 you should be home-free). If you have any questions, let me know. I have placed my XF86Setup, /etc/pcmcia/config.opts and /etc/serial.conf online at http://www.gashalot.com/software/compaq-presario-1065.tar.gz for your configuration pleasure. -R -- .----------------- PGP Key: `finger [EMAIL PROTECTED]` -----------------. | Robert Gash | Work - [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Senior Systems Administrator | Personal - [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | VenerNet Inc -- www.fasturl.net | http://www.gashalot.com | `---- PGP Key Fprint: 78 5D 64 D2 99 F3 D8 A0 B2 56 DF EF F2 C6 D3 DF ----'
