On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 19:47:56 -0700
Lee Einer <
appealsman@cox.net> wrote:
> Hi, all-
>
> I have a ZE4325US H&P pavillion laptop which I want to get fully
> operational on Linux, including wireless capability. I currently have it
> loaded with Mandrake 9.2. Because of the fiendishly proprietary design
> of the laptop, it appears that I will need to install a new, vanilla,
> non-distro kernel, and patch it with the ACPI patch, the Omnibook patch,
> possibly a PCMCIA patch, and install a Prism driver to get everything
> working.
>
> All of this is relatively new territory for me, so it will be a learning
> experience, but possibly not a brief or terribly happy one. Should I use
> the "oldconfig" or should I just start from scratch?
>
> I could use some helpful hints if anyone has such to offer.
>
> All constructive suggestions are appreciated!
>
> Lee Einer
> Dos Manos Jewelry
> http://www.dosmanosjewelry.com
Bring it to the InstallFest on Saturday. :-)
In the meantime check
http://www.linux-laptop.net/hp.html
Your model is listed.
Dennisk
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