Re: How many of you?

2003-05-02 Thread burningclown
> > How many of you have actually installed linux on a laptop and not had to > > configure more than one or two programs to get a working system. > I have. Dell Latitude Cpi w/ Xircom Cardbus Ether. > Not Debian, but ... I just installed Slackware 9 on a Dell Inspiron 4100 & the only thing I ha

Re: Large HD problem(s) with older Laptop

2002-01-13 Thread burningclown
> That's only for older operating systems. Linux 2.2 will probably only see 8G > by default (but can be forced to recognise the rest if you pass the > appropriate parameters). Linux 2.4 should recognise the full size of the > drive. What are the parameters you mention and where should they b

Re: Large HD problem(s) with older Laptop

2002-01-13 Thread burningclown
> That's only for older operating systems. Linux 2.2 will probably only see 8G > by default (but can be forced to recognise the rest if you pass the > appropriate parameters). Linux 2.4 should recognise the full size of the > drive. What are the parameters you mention and where should they