Posts by Ratha@PCTorque

heh... I know what you mean... I feel old for wanting to say "but I just don't have time anymore to do that sort of thing"... but seriously, I want to use it, not set it up. I like to tinker but not have to dig in and learn...

BTW it seems that the various Sagers all use different models of trackpad... or at least, the 4760 uses a different model than the others... According to Sager's Hardware Compare Table: 4760: ALPS 5670: Synaptics...

Anyone out there use their trackpad successfully under Linux? If so, what driver and what gpm settings do you use for it? I've searched the forum here with no luck. The impression I get from searching on google is that trackpads are...

Citan, I'm giving Slackware 9 a try right now. I am installing on a 4760, so I am not sure how divergent the hardware is, but, I found that the default setup would lock up for me on boot until I disabled the autoprobe of PCMCIA and...

Thanks xiphux, it seems you were right. But I couldn't see what I was doing wrong so I decided to not bang my head against a wall for too long and decided to step back and use a prebuilt system... I deliberated between moving to a...

New kernel. Fresh boot. Brand new OS. Good stuff but: no network. Hmmm. I had net when I booted from the stage1 LiveCD, but on the fledgling install, with what should be the same settings, no joy. driver: 8139too (Realtek)...

Quote: Originally posted by xiphux i don't mean to be a stickler for minutiae (though it may seem that way), but: Actually, I'm embarrassed to have posted misleading information. I'm glad you pointed it...

Quote: Originally posted by naiahbingee what are the pros and cons in havin linux instead of xp and also can i have both naiahbingee, Yes, you can have both, it's called dual boot. Generally, Windows is not too...

So, my new 4760 arrived yesterday, and after some agonizing, I selected Gentoo as the distro to install. It seemed to be a good compromise between the source-based goodness and hardcore do-it-yourself of Linux From Scratch, with the...

Found this series of articles on LinuxJournal. Advice for Buying a Linux Compatible Laptop We definitely have no real use for this installment Setting Up a Base Linux Install on a Laptop An install walkthrough for Debian...