Re: [Sheflug] Laptop Installs..........

[Nicola Richmond <n.j.richmond [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Rob,

I have just installed Red Hat 8.0 on my Dell Latitude X200. The CD-RW is
firewire which is only in experimental stages. If your DVD drive is also
firewire then I'm afraid that you will have to install it either over a
network - or using another external CD-ROM drive - USB works fine. 

You also need to upgrade the Red Hat 8.0 kernel from 2.4.18 to 2.4.20.
It still isn't completely perfect though. To get my drive to work, I
have to remove the module sbp2 and then re-insert it. The drive is
attached as a scsi so I have a link from /dev/cdrom to /dev/scd0.

I'll stop rambling now in case your drive isn't firewire.

Nicola.

On Sat, 2003-03-01 at 17:26, Rob Keeling wrote:
> Work have just provided me with a new laptop, Compaq EVO running XP pro.
> 
> I need to install SuSE 8.1 in a dual boot configuration, and possibly use something like vmware to run both platforms
> simultaneously.
> 
> I have tried to boot from the suse dvd but it didn`t detect the dvd/cdr drive (not a good start!)
> 
> Any suggestions of what to do next?
> 
> If I brought it with me on the 4th would someone give me the benefit of their experience?
> 
> I am supposed to be using this for development & demo work, hence the dual boot. Have nearly got on to 
> staff training on our LTSP system.
> 
> Rob Keeling
> Network Manager
> Queen Elizabeth`s Grammar School
> Ashbourne
> 


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