> > Hello: > > First an apology for the really stupid question I'll start with...I'm > just drawing a complete blank here. > > System Info: > Gateway 9100XL Notebook > Pentium 350MHz > 384 MB RAM > 8.1 GB Hard Disk > all Linux with 768MB of Swap partitions (6 x 128) > 120MB SuperDisk Drive > Xircom CE 10/100 Ethernet PCMCIA Adapter > Caldera OpenLinux 1..3 > kernel 2.0.35 > > First the stupid question.... > > 1) How do I mount the floppy drive /dev/fd0 I've tried > > mount -t umsdos /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy > > with NO success using either a SuperDisk or 1.44MB standard floppy > formatted under WIN98. What the %^*&% am I missing?? Try mount -t msdos or vfat, umsdos is unix fs on msdos so you can try to run linux installed in a dos directory. > > 2) Has anyone got PCMCIA working on a system like this? I've got it > enabled in the kernel but it doesn't seem to see any cards and running > cardmgr by hand get me a "no entries in /proc/devices" error in the > log. > Make sure you have the latest and greatest pcmcia package (ike 3.0.x). > 3) Is the SuperDisk and the Xircom Ethernet supported in the PCMCIA > package? > Unsure, in the pcmcia package there is a doc listing known working and not working hardware. > 4) What do I select for a Mouse and Video Adapter for X-Windows or kde > here to get the built in Display and the little glide point thingy > working I can't seem to get the mouse responding at all and am unsure > on the video also. > mouse is prolly /dev/psaux (ps/2) > 5) What type of sound drivers do I need to get that working here...I > haven't tried to address this much up til now but since I'm > asking..... > Unsure here. > 6) Is there any DVD Support for the DVD that is here as well? Not a > necessity but it sure would be nice to have.... Not yet. ANd DVD movies dont work either and may not for some time.
