>
> 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?
>
My advise is to start with a working config and modify it. Starting from
scratch means you need to know what *every* option does (for the most part).
> I could use some helpful hints if anyone has such to offer.
There's a README in the kernel source directory (I can't remember exactly
where and I only have my windows machine booted right now). I've found this
README to be a very valuable guide (at least with 2.2.x & 2.4.x, I haven't
configured a 2.6 yet).
The file has a phrase "What is Linux?" in it, you should be able to grep for
that phrase to find the file. It's also a good idea to print it.
Bart
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