Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 18:43:29 +0000 From: Charlie Root <kerberus@inetu.net> To: freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Very HAPPY CTX Laptop update Message-ID: <36D1A54E.7ABE21B0@inetu.net> References: <001901be5e45$0ef9d140$4177e7c2@ibmnt.interlinkde.com> <36D18122.C67272CB@inetu.net>
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Kerberus wrote: Ok guys You guys nailed it..... my CTX laptop is now VERY VERY HAPPY and connected to the net with the NetGear pcmcia network card, and the PAO patches under FreeBSD-2.2.8, it was after all a run for the money but it works now, connected via cable modem and dhcp... hehehehhehe it was an irq conflict... apparently this laptop does very strange things with its hardware, being as it loaded, usb, infrared, pcmcia, ps/2 name it it has it the low down on my config com0 irq 9 Hrmmm com1 irq 3 looks ok lpt0 irq 4 odd huh pcmcia netgear ethernet card irq 7, if i put the com ports at their standard irqs and lpt to 7 where it should be, i get nada.... if i re-araange them all is good and working. this is exactly how microcrap winblows98 saw it, so i reconfigured the kernel to use the same irqs that windows was using and low and behold the darn thing works now, even runs blackbox, windowmaker, or enlightenment on a NeoGraphics 2 meg video card with a ps/2 mouse..... at 800x600, it will also do 1024x768 but you get that darn scrolling screen..... lastly i still cannot figure out what up with the cdrom, it locks solid when i try to access it , but at least i can get on the net and install the ports needed... ill deal with the cdrom problem later thanks to everyone who finally helped out To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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