Anyone Installed Suse 9.x on Compaq Presario 2500??

bapertto · 05-31-2005, 06:44 AM

Anyone who has installed Suse 9.x on a Compaq Presario 2500?

Please let us know how it went in terms of :
1. Driver recognition
2. Modem recognition.
3. could you connect to the internet using dial-up?
4. Battery Power Status?
5. TouchPad scroll-bar?

Please help, especially with Modem/SoftModem recognition and connecting to the Internet using Dial-up.

abisko00 · 05-31-2005, 06:49 AM

Maybe you could provide some hardware specifications. I successfully used SUSE 9.0/9.1/9.2 on a Presario 915EA, but I have not idea whether this is similar to your system.

bapertto · 05-31-2005, 07:52 AM

Processor: Pentium IV, 2.4 GHz
RAM 704 MB

Modem: Conexant 56K ACLink
PCMCIA Adapters: 0Z6912
Sound: Conexant AC-Link
Display Adapters: RADEON IGP 345M
Battery: Microsoft AC Adapter; Microsoft ACPI Compliant Control Method
Disk-Drive - FUJITSU MHT 2030AT

P/S 2 Compliant Touchpad

abisko00 · 05-31-2005, 09:01 AM

In 9.0 I used the default hsflinmodem driver that came with the standard distribution. I think I remember that the driver became commercialised by linuxant, however I am not sure about this. I think the driver is still part of all SUSE versions. However I have not used the modem for a long time...

The graphics is different to my system, I have the older version (U1), which finally produces 3D acceleration under 9.2.

The touchpad was recognised and the scoll button is working in 9.2.

The powerstatus should be monitored by kpowersave. In older SUSE versions I used acpid in combination with cpufreqd and cpudynd, in >9.1 I use powersaved.

I hope some of the information is useful for you.

bapertto · 05-31-2005, 10:05 AM

Thanks,
I appreciate. @least that gives me some hope that most of the stuff will work fine.

you said " However I have not used the modem for a long time... " - DID IT EVER WORK? did it give you any problems?

abisko00 · 05-31-2005, 01:03 PM

Quote:

you said " However I have not used the modem for a long time... " - DID IT EVER WORK? did it give you any problems?

It did! With the standard driver. It is just that I used broadband instead of the modem.

bapertto · 06-01-2005, 04:30 AM

thanks a lot. i'm gona go try this.

wish me luck...

bapertto · 06-01-2005, 09:12 AM

thanks a lot. i'm gona go try this.

wish me luck...

compzoo · 06-15-2005, 11:56 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by abisko00
In 9.0 I used the default hsflinmodem driver that came with the standard distribution. I think I remember that the driver became commercialised by linuxant, however I am not sure about this. I think the driver is still part of all SUSE versions. However I have not used the modem for a long time...

The graphics is different to my system, I have the older version (U1), which finally produces 3D acceleration under 9.2.

The touchpad was recognised and the scoll button is working in 9.2.

The powerstatus should be monitored by kpowersave. In older SUSE versions I used acpid in combination with cpufreqd and cpudynd, in >9.1 I use powersaved.

I hope some of the information is useful for you.

I have a dual boot xp and Suse 9.1.... Everythings fine just like abisko. Using kpowersave for power stat, detected etho no problem and is online with that. I haven't got the wlan working yet. Will use ndiswrapper and drivers from the Cd. Haven't even tested the modem and prob won't.

good luck.