Initial Install Comments on Laptop and Server that Require ACPI support
HoytDuff
hoyt at cavtel.net
Fri Jul 25 18:29:39 UTC 2003
I installed Severn on an HP ze-1210 laptop and a Tyan MP2466 dual Athlon
server. Neither had been previous candidates for Red Hat because both needed
ACPI support to function well; both functioned well using Mandrake 9.1.
An "everything" install was done on both machines. Just a few quick
observations:
Laptop
The S3 TwisterK video chip was correctly detected, but the LCD display was not
automatically detected. What information must I supply for the hardware
database?
I needed to manually load the ACPI modules( added to rc.local -- is there a
better way?), but all work well: CPU temp went from 58C to 44C after the
modules were loaded.
Server
Due to the lack of reiserfs support in the install, I was unable to use disk
druid to mount existing reiserfs partitions (for /var/www and /var/ftp)
during the install. I understand the 'issues' about non-ext3 for the root
partition, but come on folks, this is an annoyance.
It would be nice if numlock were activated during the install.
I noticed that multihead config support is on the horizon, but I have not yet
had time to thoroughly explore everything.
--
Hoyt Duff
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