From: Jonathan Graham (grahamj_at_virtue.cx)
Date: Fri Feb 15 2002 - 11:53:33 EST
This shouldn't be a problem. Mandrake essentially has the same selection of
packages and virtually the same installation configuration as RH.
Have you tried downloading the latest version of the oss drivers?
Or using ALSA?
J.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cottrell, Eric" <ecottrell_at_doble.com>
To: "'Steve C.'" <stevec50_at_yahoo.com>; "Jonathan Berry"
<jberry_at_islandnet.com>
Cc: <thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu>
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 11:39 AM
Subject: Mandrake 8.1 was RE: OS/2
> Hello,
>
> I tried the new Mandrake 8.1 on my 600e and I am
> having various problems. Sound does not work.
> Plus I get the impression that Mandrake are pushing
> the envelope and including stuff that is not
> quite done yet.
>
> The 600e is a special case. When using RedHat 7.2
> I was able to get sound working. With Mandrake 8.1
> I found it impossible.
>
> I am also trying SuSe 7.3. Early days but sound
> did not work out of the box.
>
> 73 Eric ecottrell_at_doble.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve C. [mailto:stevec50_at_yahoo.com]
> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 10:09 PM
> To: Jonathan Berry
> Cc: thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu
> Subject: Re: OS/2
>
>
> Sure, if you have Mandrake Linux. Just put it in the
> CD Rom drive on the 600 and reboot. It sets up
> everything automatically. The 701 should work but
> probably won't boot automatically. You can even
> install one version in Windows to avoid having booting
> problems.
>
> --- Jonathan Berry <jberry_at_islandnet.com> wrote:
> > I have a spare 701C or maybe even the 600E.
> > Standard machines.
> > Can I install Linux or FreeBSD on a blank hard
> > drive, without
> > editing a configuration file or rebuilding the
> > kernel (or any
> > of those wonderful things) and come out with a
> > working system,
> > preferably with a working GUI as well ? And is
> > there a web
> > page that will tell me exactly how to do it?
> >
> > Once I learn the OS, I might delve in and start
> > editing
> > kernels, but for now linux-speak frankly scares me.
> > They might
> > as well be writing Martian. etc usr {void}
> > Bradbury.
>
>
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