Linux on Compaq Armada 1580DT

tungsten · 11-18-2003, 10:22 AM

I have a Compaq Armada 1580DT with Windows NT Workstation 4. I intend to install Linux on that but the problem is that I can't figure out how to boot the CD. It looks like that the BIOS is covered and/or hided some where. May some one of you have an idea how this should be done?

Best regards
/tungsten

bigozs · 11-18-2003, 11:05 AM

i have a 1540DM, i had to update some firmware to have the CD-rom drive bootable.

Look at compaq's site for bios/firmware etc updates for your model

tungsten · 11-18-2003, 11:44 AM

Thanks for the advice bigozs.

/tungsten

tungsten · 11-21-2003, 09:51 AM

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Originally posted by bigozs
i have a 1540DM, i had to update some firmware to have the CD-rom drive bootable.

I'm not as good as you but I solved it by mean of floppy disk boot. My intention was to use Vector Linux but it was not a great success so I am using Slackware 9.1 and it works fine. The last item to solve is the fine tuning of he XF86Config file. I am doing that by means of KDE. Do you have some tips and tricks where to find the machines grafik card and screen type?

/tungsten

valve · 11-25-2003, 09:35 AM

Screen types are pretty easyto find out, usually on the back of your monitor

As for the graphics card. Whip it out and take a look, if your lucky it is nvidia as theyhave one generic driver. Have fun

tungsten · 11-25-2003, 10:17 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by valve
Screen types are pretty easyto find out, usually on the back of your monitor
As for the graphics card. Whip it out and take a look, if your lucky it is nvidia as theyhave one generic driver. Have fun

Great advices valve, never thought about that.

/tungsten