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Re: Linux on Compaq Presario 1655 and FAT32 disk partitioning
Hi,
On Sun, 27 Dec 1998, Yossi Amon wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> A friend of mine is considering installation of Linux (RH52) on his
> laptop, which is:
> Compaq Presario 1655, Pentium II/266MHz. with Neomagic 128XD
> video card.
Good luck for him :)
>
> It also has a win modem, which I assume is not supported by Linux.
>
It's not (yet).
> 1) Has any of you have had experience with Linux on such machine ?, main
> concern is the support of Video card, modem connect is not essential,
> cause he can keep using the M$ connection to internet.
>
The video chip is supported. grab the xf86config and the other files
(glibc) from Redhat's FTP server ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/XBF/old/
Or, you may want to download the entire X windows version 3.3.3 (from
ftp://updates.redhat.com)
> 2) Regarding partitioning the disk (FAT32 Win98), has anyone use the
> 'partition manager' program (part237) which comes with RH5.2 ?, any
> recommendations ?.
The best recommendation for a 3rd party partition management is Partition
Magic 3 or 4.
Thanks
Hetz
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Yossi A.
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