Got the latest distro from LinuxCentral yesterday, along with "Linux in a Nutshell".
Already had Ext2 and WORKSPACE partitions created with PartitionMagic 8.0, when
the machine was brand new from Gateway (M305XL). First install went smooth
except that I opted to make WinXP Pro my default OS, and the MBR on the Windows
side was not updated. So I had 9.2 installed but no way to access it, except for
the boot/install disc. I used the Recover mode to delete all the directories/files
with rm -d -f and reinstalled this morning, making sure to make Linux my default
OS. Voila!
On reboot the bootloader brought up a nice screen with Linux at the top and Windows
at the bottom, for me to select the OS I want at the moment.
I loaded about 2GB of MDK 9.2 stuff, so I started setting up. Looked at KDE and
Gnome (opted for Gnome), and decided to set up an internet connection.
That's where the problems started. It appears that the modem is detected but is
classified as an Unknown, although it's ID'd correctly as an Intel model. The same
is true for my Sony USB2 floppy drive(when I tried to make a recovery disk).
For now it seems that tweaking the hardware setups, and perhaps getting the
right drivers for the modem and USB floppy are in order. I'll worry about getting a
printer setup later. I still use my old desktop for printing, even on the Win XP Pro
side of this laptop.(it's only a few weeks old)
Any suggestions for getting the modem and USB2 floppy recognized?
Here's the apropos 'Detected Hardware' list:
UNKNOWN/OTHER
Intel 82801DB AC (modem)
Module: Unknown
Bus ID: 8086:24c6:144f:1050
Location on Bus: 0:1f:6
Description: 80281DB AC
Media Class: Comm Modem
(similar for USB floppy)
USB CONTROLLERS
IntelCorp 82801DB USB2
Vendor: Linux 2.4.22-10mdk ehci_hcd
Bus: USB
Description:INTEL CORP 82801DB USB2
Module: Unknown
Media Class: Hub/Root Hub
Any pointers appreciated!
Regards,
Al :)