> Hello,
> Some questions about Linux on the Q40:
>
> 1. My disk already has QWA partitions created by SMSQ mkpart_exe. Will
> the Linux fdisk recognize them and be able to partition the remainder
> of the disk, or must I start again and do the whole disk with Linux
> fdisk?
it will recongise all partitions and do the right thing. Only kernels
2.2.17 and later will handle more than 8GB Harddisks.
> 2. My QWA partitions are 2 x 4Gb.
never had any problems with it?
> I seem to recall a feature of x86
> Linuxes that required the root partition to start within the first 1024
> cylinders.(Might have been a mainboard BIOS limitation I guess.) I
> don't know if that was ever resolved. Is it an issue with Q40 Linux?
no, absolutely no problem here.
> 3. Is there somewhere I can download the distribution or can I only
> get it by ordering the CD?
I will happilly upload it anywhere, don't know where.
> 4. Aspect ratio. Has the issue of mapping the Xfree86 4:3 desktop
> aspect ratio onto the Q40 2:1 ratio been addressed yet?
no. Can someone look if XFree86 4.x offers the -dpix/-dpiy switches?
Bye
Richard
