BlueFire wrote:
>
> On Tue, 12 Jun 2001 06:54:39 Ronald G Minnich wrote:
> > On Wed, 6 Jun 2001, BlueFire wrote:
> >
> > > You can get one at www.gericom.com. For example a Webboy.
> > > But i wouldn't if i were you... i regret having bought that thing!
> >
> > what was the problem with it?
>
> 1. The first laptop we had work exactly until we had a basic linux
> up and running. A day later the harddisk failed.
>
> Solution: warranty
Skewed up by laptop manufacture.
>
> 2. A basic Debian 2.2r2 would not install with pcmcia support (kernel
> 2.2.18pre(something), or it would and crash the system at every boot.
>
> Solution: upgrade to kernel 2.4.5
>
SiS 630 does not support PCMCIA natively. It is the problem of the
added PCMCIA controller.
> 3. X makes problems running since the sis driver does not work.
>
> Solution: use a framebuffer driver for X (slow), use a hacked sis driver
> which relies on kernel vesafb for modeswitching (better)
>
Probably a bug in Xfree86. Did you try XFree86 4.x ?? If it still does
not wrok please describe your problem to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 4. SiS kernel framebuffer does not work... hmppf.
>
> Solution: none for now.
>
As above.
> 5. Sound fails after suspend.
>
> Solution: remove sounddriver before suspend and insert again after
> (thanks to ESD this works)
>
No, the trident.c uesed for SiS 7018 audio does not support power
management AFIAK.
> 6. There are some other issues about this laptop:
> Uses a desktop CPU. Is quite loud. SiS630 is reputed to be a rather
> slow chipset. Only one PCMCIA slot for type 2 (not 3). No serial port.
> Suspend mode draws nearly as much power as leaving the system running.
>
Bad design, IMHO. What is the manufacturer again ??
> But on the positive side we have: 2x USB, 1x Firewire
>
> OK... it was rather cheap, but next time I just pay more to get
> a real working laptop and not a cheap desktop stuffed in a small case.
>
I will try to fix these problem as I can.
Ollie
