vern wrote:

> Same experience here with a HP 6540C, nomo Riptide!
> I've tripled the RAM, and tripled the HD space.
> The only thing I had to work at was getting the
> Intel 810 video to work. Intel has the drivers you
> need (agpart.o module). Be sure to download the
> instructions with the module/server/driver type
> files.
> Vern
>
> Alex V Flinsch wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, 14 Jun 2000, you wrote:
> > > I'm looking at potentially installing linux on an HP Pavilion 6470Z and I
> > > wanted to know how well Mandrake 7.0 or 7.1 load the hardware. Anyone have
> > > any install experience with one of these?
> >
> > Don't know about the 6470Z model, but I had it installed on my 4450. Did not
> > get sound/modem to work (Rockwell RipTide combo card -- winmodem crapola)
> > Everything else worked OK though.
> >
> > --
> > Alex
> > (Go easy on me, I'm a COBOL programmer in real life)

Vern, you'll love 7.1.  No more downloading 810 drivers....  7.1 does a marvelous
job on i810 except for Xfree4.0

Civileme


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