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RE: [PLUG] Dell Inspiron 8100 Notebook
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You don't really need to compile an entirely new kernel. I used an SRPM
method to compile a loadable nVidia module, but I didn't actually change the
core kernel (other than adding a line or two to modules.conf).
The files are a couple megs total, I think.
I'm not sure about nVidia support in stock X but I do know the GeForce2Go
chipset is slightly different than a standard GeForce2 desktop chip, so
different drivers are needed. The Linux on Dell Laptops FAQ probably answers
this question.
-- Lon
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul [mailto:paul@dpagin.net]
This is a question that I've had in the back of my melon for a while: How
can I
ensure that, when I recompile a kernel, it will have the same configuration
as
the factory kernel plus the minor changes that I want to make?
Roughly how big are the files from nVidia? I'm asking because my Internet
connection maxes out at 5.6k.
I wonder why Red Hat 7.2 just loaded right up on my brother-in-law's
Athlon/GeForce2 PC. And I wonder if the expensive 64MB ATI Radeon card
option
would have worked more smoothly.
> I have an i8100 as well with the GeForce2Go video. Getting X to work is
the
> only tricky thing and it's not that tricky. IIRC you'll need to download
an
> nVidia kernel patch and X driver (nVidia's stuff is binary only -- no
> source). Check out the FAQ and various files at this Yahoo Group:
>
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/linux-dell-laptops/
>
> I've found that an invaluable resource to getting my Inspiron up and
running
> w/ linux (I used Mandrake 8.1 on it BTW). After doing a regular install it
> took me a matter of minutes to make the required changed to X and the
kernel
> and I was up and running. No worries.
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