Re: Kernel 2.6

Status update:

The manual install of Debian did not work. I lost mouse and keyboard support and could not get XWindows to start. The process was lengthy and complicated, but it really makes you see everything under the hood and appreciate all of the work that goes into building an operating system. Debian was limited to kernel-2.4.18.

SuSE was a bit easier to install with varied results. First of all, steer clear of the Lite-On DVD Burner USB 2.0 drive. Something flaky occurs with it. When the kernel resets the USB module, it not only hangs the USB device, but causes something inside the firmware of the drive to make it stop responding. To get it to work properly, you have to disconnect the USB cable, power off the drive and then reverse the process. This all within a couple of seconds. The external Iomega CD Burner does not have the volitile memory issue. It just requires a quick reconnect of the USB cable.

Once the SuSE 9.1 installation was complete and the computer rebooted, somthing really odd began occurring with the sound card. Once the sound module loads, the machine emits a shrill 170 decibel whistle that is just about loud enough to break glass and call all dogs in the neighborhood. What a great idea for a home alarm. The odd thing was that as you got closer to the machine, the pitch would go higher. The converse is also true. When you physically touch the machine, the sound begins to warble into a sine waveform.

The ear piercing sound is enough to cause me to try a new install for the 7th time in three days. I am going to try the Mandrake 10 solution in another post. At least I have Windwos wiped and have been able to boot with Knoppix Terminal Server. If that is the kind of clarity I can expect in the display, I can't wait to get it working smoothly.

> Am Mittwoch, 23. Juni 2004 05:48 schrieb Marty Hillman:
> > I actually have two different ones. Unfortunately, I do not have the $350
> > multibay from Compaq, but the ones I have are USB2 compliant.
> >
> > Whenever the kernel loads, it tries to re-initialize USB devices causing it
> > to forget where the CD drive is, where the keyboard is and any other device
> > connected through a USB. The same can be said with Mandrake, SuSE,
> > DamnSmallLinux, Knoppix-STD and Knoppix. Similar problems occur when
>
> I have had the same problem. But the great new Debian Installer works for me.
> It is in beta state but works better than other final versions :-)
>
> But there was one problem too. Before you finish the installation you must
> open a shell and change the /etc/modules file and insert the modules for
> usb-keyboard and mouse. Otherwise after boot you can't use the key.
> I install with this method for 6 month and the installer changes daily.
> Possibly this is not needed.
>
>
> > Sound like too much trouble? I just made it most of the way through the
> > modifications of DamnSmallLinux to make a USB thumb drive bootable. SuSe
> > has no cloop support, so I have failed that path as well.
>
> who is Suse :-)
>
> > Anyone want to buy a tablet?
>
> Dont give up so far :-)
>
> Good luck.
>
> Arndt
>
> PS: Hello Tomek, if your HOWTO will bring my pen up on kernel 2.6, I love you.
> Miss it so much. :-))
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Received on Thu Jun 24 20:03:54 2004