On Apr 2, 2005 9:32 AM, Chris Mauritz <chrism@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Collins Richey wrote:
>
> >On Apr 2, 2005 8:40 AM, Collins Richey <crichey@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>I've just put up CentOS4 on my HP ze4630us laptop, and the
> >>installation produced only two problems of note, both related to X
> >>operations.
> >>
> >2. Erratic touchpad operation.
> >
> >
> >
> >Replying to my own post. I did find a synaptics driver for the
> >touchad, and CentOS4 has it, so I'm trying out the driver with the
> >recommended xorg.conf entry from
> >
> >http://web.telia.com/~u89404340/touchpad/
> >
> >The driver at least works; will report back.
> >
> >
> >
>
> I'll be curious to see how this plays out.
The problem seems to be less sever with the synaptics driver. Now I'll
need to tinker with the settings.
I've got a couple of Compaq
> Presario Athlon 64 3400+ and 3700+ laptops that seem fine with WinXP,
> but I find that I spend most of my time using them as an Xterm to talk
> to Linux machines. If all the various integrated devices are supported
> (nvidia video, 54mbit wifi, ether, firewire, etc) it would probably make
> one HELL of a portable Linux workstation.
>
> Anyone here using a recent vintage Presario or HP equivalent w/CentOS 4?
>
Sorry, no experience with Athlon 64.
--
Collins
When I saw the Iraqi people voting three weeks ago, 8 million of them,
it was the start of a new Arab world.... The Berlin Wall has fallen.
- Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt
