On 8/19/07, Pete Theisen <petetheisen@verizon.net> wrote:
> On Sunday 19 August 2007 07:13, Chuck Hast wrote:
>
> Hi Chuck!
>
> I remember that a friend of mine set up Gentoo with the 2.6 kernel on my
> Toshiba and the PCMCIA did work. The box is no longer here because of a LOT
> of hardware/firmware issues that I think Toshiba puts there on purpose to
> drive "repairs" or upgrades, but the PCMCIA did work.
>
> Now Gentoo set-up is a full-time job, that's why I had him do it, but if you
> are up to doing it, Gentoo is a possibility.
>
I had thought about that route but since this machine is only a 233MHz
machine with only 160m of ram I fear it would take forever to get it done...
Actually all I need is the comms stuff and I need to add the amateur radio
AX25 and networking stuff but this machine is only a little bit higher in level
than a router, it is sort of a router/protocol converter... It needs to handle
the usual suspects plus the amateur radio protocols. I need something that
I can put the latest kernel on.
I never had any issues with the 2.4 kernels, indeed the 2.4 kernel was a most
uneventful install on that machine, There was a video driver issue which I fixed
real fast, just downloaded a new one and installed it, but that machine only ran
X for about 2 days and that was it, in text mode the video driver was a non-
issue.
-- Chuck Hast -- KP4DJT -- To paraphrase my flight instructor; "the only dumb question is the one you DID NOT ask resulting in my going out and having to identify your bits and pieces in the midst of torn and twisted metal." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This list is provided as an unmoderated internet service by Networked Knowledge Systems (NKS). Views and opinions expressed in messages posted are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of NKS or any of its employees.
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