There is a very good mailing list about ThinkPads. It can be found at http://www.bm-soft.com/~bm/tp770x.html There can also be found some non TP770 related things.
Martin On Sat, 18 Sep 1999, John Miskinis wrote: > Hi, > > I have been running the 2.1 debian release (well) on my TP 560 > for a week or so. I have delved into building my own custom > kernel, to get around APM problems, add sound, SCSI etc. > > I have read the kernel howtos, and read/printed the various things > under /usr/linux/src that apply to the "components" I wish to get > going. > > My latest attempts have been with the kernel-source-2.2.1_2.2.1-1.deb > sources. > > I figured I'd try adding one piece at a time. My first attempt > made APM (suspend/resume) work once only. Other attemps got my > mic linked to my speaker, but no /dev/mixer or /dev/audio devices. > > SO, I want to start again from scratch. When I make "bzdisk" and > boot, I think it is using the existing "conf.modules" which is > not compatible with the newly built kernels. > > I'm hoping that there is some material out there I can read, which > explains EVERYTHING I have to do. I suspect that I missing several > key steps, and do not know where else to look. > > I am very willing to put the time in to get things right, I figure > this time I will start with SOUND, then go onto the PCMCIA, SCSI, > APM, etc.., adding one thing at a time. > > ANY suggestions, pointers to more in-depth docs, etc, would be AWESOME > > Many thanks, > > John > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > > -- If the box says 'Windows 95 or better', it should run on Linux, right? - anonymous For public PGP-key: finger [EMAIL PROTECTED]
