On Thursday 28 March 2002 03:29 am, you wrote: > There are issues with this laptop and APIC. Try this: > in /etc/lilo.conf add to your append= > noapic > it may look like this > append="devfs=mount quiet noapic" > don't forget to type "lilo" after saving it!
> This will resolve quite a few of the laptop issues. Unfortunately, it will > not resolve the problem associated with suspend to ram crash/reboot if > using a pcmcia network (lan) card. > > On Wednesday 27 March 2002 11:41 pm, you wrote: > > I have a Dell Inspiron 8000 with the following specs: > > 15"SXGA 1400x1050 res 16MB ATI-Rage Mobility > > 128MB RAM 20 GB HDD DVD drive, Inbuilt Intel EEPro 100 and Lucent LT > > modem I have two problems- the first is carried over from MDK 8.1 days: > > > > 1) The video driver does not get detected correctly - it loads 1024x768 > > 16 bit and stays at Super VGA (the default). In MDK 8.2 after manual > > tweaking Im able to get it working at 1400x1050 32 bit res but the > > XFdrake still does not recognize this value. > > > > 2) A bigger problem is that harddrake simply freezes the machine the > > moment it is selected. > > > > Does any Inspiron 8000 users on this list have a similar experience? > > Any solution? > > > > Rosh
