----- Original Message ----- From: "Price Technology" <pricetech@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 1:42 AM Subject: Re: IBM Laptop & RH9? > On Wednesday 11 June 2003 18:51, Scot L. Harris wrote: > > This past weekend I loaded RH 9 on a Dell Latitude CPx laptop. Went > > better than I expected. The only issues so far is that the NIC in the > > docking station is not working correctly and I am not sure how under > > Linux to setup the mouse and monitor to work both in and out of the > > docking station. Currently I have it working just fine when connected > > to the docking station, except for the NIC. Currently using the Xircom > > card for network connectivity. I believe I have the wrong options set > > for the built in mouse stick and mouse pad. But it works just fine with > > the external mouse and monitor. > > > > Which NIC is in your docking station? I have a 3Com 3c905 in mine and worked > great under Seawolf and Valhalla. I had issues with who was ETH0 / ETH1 but > otherwise worked fine. > > You jarred my memory on the display issue though. When docked, I had to > switch, using a function key, to laptop display until X was running, then I > could switch to monitor. X crashed and burned otherwise. > > I guess I should put Shrike on my CPx and see how it goes for me. Business is > slow so I can take it out of service for a few days. > > I need to find another Hard Drive for mine. 4-6 gig or better would be fine > and I could put winders on that, leaving my 13 gig for Linux. > > Maybe I can find someone who upgraded and buy their "old' dirve. > > Joebewan > > > > -- > Shrike-list mailing list > Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list > http://www.ebay.co.uk has some 5 gb travelstars for a tenner, I just bought one. He had several to sell as far as I could see. Bryan
