Linux debian on Acer Travelmate 510T
September 1, 2001 - debian 2.2r3
Hardware configuration (of my laptop):
- Processor Intel Celeron 300 MHz with APM support
- 64 MB of memory (32 MB standard)
- Hard disk: IDE 4 GB
- CD-ROM: ATAPI
- Video Chip: NeoMagic NM2160 (MagicGraph 128XD) with 2,5 MB memory
- 12.1" STFT LCD screen, 800x600
- PCMCIA bus: O2Micro OZ6832/6833 Card Bus Controller
- Sound card: ESS-SOLO 1968
- Internal modem: Lucenta Win modem
- Touchpad: Synaptics with two buttons
- External connector: USB, IrDA, PS/2 mouse, VGA, serial port, parallel port
- Net card: 3Com 3c589D on PCMCIA bus
- Pre-loaded software: Windows 98 (italian) (argh!)
Why Linux?
With Windows 98 my laptop freezes every five/ten minutes, I've tried to reinstall Windows 98...
Nothing... Now I've installed Windows 95 OSR 2 with USB support, and now freezes every
ten/twenty minutes... :-) And I hate italian software!
Installing Linux
After debian 2.1 experiment, I choose to use all HD space for linux.
Because I use
Debian at work, I
installed Debian also on my laptop. I start the installation with Debian
2.2, booting from first CD. Linux is on partition /dev/hda1.
Debian 2.2
The installation works fine. Linux start without problems...
I reconfigure kernel 2.2.19 (using modules where possible, i.e. for CD support) and recompile. This is my kernel
configuration.
The end...
I'm still trying.
If you need more info please
write to me.
On internet you can find a lot of informations about laptop at
Mobile Computers and unix.
