How compatible is Fedora Core 3 with this model? It's a Pentium M system with the 802.11b Intel wireless card (full Centrino system) and a 15.2" widescreen display and CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive.

I'd like to try FC3, as I'm very impressed with everything I've read about it, but I'm fairly inexperienced with Linux (installed it a few times, played with it every now and then but never used it as a primary operating system), and I don't think I'd be able to get it up and running if a lot of low level work is involved...

Thanks for any advice you all can provide.

Kirk

I don't see any reasons why this model would be a problem, check the HCL.

For your centrino wireless look here: http://ipw2100.sourceforge.net/

Everything installed all right. But I'm sure that my ignorance is what's causing me a few problems.

My LCD's resolution is 1280 x 800, but that's not an option listed in my Display system settings. I've set my video card to the proper card (ATI Radeon Mobility 9200), and set my display to Generic LCD Display 1280x800, but to no avail. Do I need to figure out precisely what brand of monitor HP has included with my laptop?

Also, how do I put the system to sleep so that I can safely close the lid and move it about? I've been able to get a nice little battery monitor to show up in the top corner, but that's about as much as I've been able to do.

I'm very new at Linux, but I'm pretty impressed so far. I kinda like having Unix at the core of all my computers (my other machines are Macs).

Any suggestions for a very newbie-friendly resource to walk me through all this sort of stuff?

Next I need to see if I can get my wireless card working.

Im just like you, a complete newb to linux, trying out fedora 3.
I searched all over for probably about 10 hours over the past 2 days trying to fix the res
to 1280x800 on my hp zv5000, instead of the stretched out 1024x768.

Its pretty simple, simply editing 2 lines of text in a configuration file (/etc/X11/xorg.conf):

1. Just in case, make a backup copy of the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf (cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf <some other dir>).
2. Add the following single line:
ModeLine "1280x800" 98.9 1280 1352 1488 1696 800 801 804 833 -hsync +vsync
in the following section of the xorg.conf file.
Note: I had to copy the xorg.conf file out of the /X11/ directory useing superuser status via the cmd prompt because the file privleges. I simply moved the edited file back in to /etc/X11/ folder when finished (again using the superuser commands)

Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "LCD Panel 1280x800"
HorizSync 31.5 - 90.0
VertRefresh 60.0 - 60.0
Option "dpms"
HERE=> ModeLine "1280x800" 98.9 1280 1352 1488 1696 800 801 804 833 -hsync +vsync
EndSection

3. Insert the following text: "1280x800"
in the following section of the xorg.conf file.

Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
DefaultDepth 24
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
Modes "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
HERE=> Modes "1280x800" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
EndSubSection
EndSection

4. Save the modified xorg.conf file in the /etc/X11/ using cmd prompt and
superuser access.
5. Log out. (I noticed the res change immediatly on the log in screen, but you might
not see the changes so soon)
6. Log back in.
Go to the Applications -> Preferences -> Screen Resolution tool and set your resolution
to the 1280x800.
Note: Do NOT go to the Applications -> System Settings -> Display tool. For me that
tool didnt allow for the new resolution.

What i finally found was a jab in the dark. I was looking at the following link, http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~mmastran/...e-3/resolution when i just took a chance and copied the ModelLine line. I have NO idea what those numbers actually mean! I guess they are settings, that happen to be pretty universal. The "1280x800" line alone did not work; the ModelLine line was the key.

Good luck.

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