Linux laptop configuration

Most of your issues seem to have been addressed. The hang is probably
the infamous sendmail hang. Disable sendmail from your SysV startup
scripts (/etc/rc.d/rc3.d and rc5.d) and see if that helps. If not,
there should be a message on the screen telling you what is hanging.

George
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Lee Einer wrote:
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> Hi, all-
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> I just purchased a Hewlett Packard Pavillion ZE4325US laptop. I have
> loaded Mandrake 8.2, and will be upgrading to 9.1 as soon as my boxed
> set arrives in the mail. The install went well, but I am encountering a=

> few minor configuration issues-
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> First, this laptop keyboard has five cutesy, illuminated programmable
> keys at the top, which are supposed to be shortcuts to internet access,=

> e-mail, etc. Is there any way to get them recognized and programmed
> under Linux?
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> Second, the laptop has a built-in modem which is not detected by
> HardDrak. There is no /dev/modem file. Specs provided with this laptop
> are pathetic, and don't tell me what kind of modem I have, but I am
> thinking at this point it is a winmodem. Assuming it is a winmodem, wha=
t
> is involved in getting it configured?
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> Third is the DVD-ROM drive. It works, now that I have created a symlink=

> from /dev/dvd to the appropriate block device, and identified and loade=
d
> the appropriate Xine audio driver, but I use the term "works" loosely,
> as it won't play encrypted DVDs. What software do you all recommend for=

> playing DVDs on laptops?
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> Last issue- the system hangs for awhile on boot. I think it is waiting
> for an internet or LAN connection through the built-in NIC. I may want
> to share an internet connection by installing a second NIC in my deskto=
p
> and enabling internet sharing. I would like the laptop to not take
> forever to boot, but would like to set it up so I can jack into my
> desktop and browse the internet, etc. How can I set this up so that the=

> laptop does not look for an internet or LAN connection on start-up, but=

> does look for a connection when I want it to?
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> Lee Einer
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