[Gllug] Laptop woes....

[Bruce Richardson]

On 1/16/02, 11:42:05 AM, "Tim Gray" <timgray at numasters.com> wrote regarding 
[Gllug] Laptop woes....:


> Hi all,

> I've been try-ing to install Linux on my new Sony Vaio (FX403) I've had a 
look
> aroud on google and it seams Linux will work on the Vaio. The problem 
I've got
> is that the Kernel either oppses, panics or dead locks when the system 
switches
> to run level 5. I suspect its a VM problem, I have been able to get 
through to a
> login prompt (once)  but oppsed claiming not enough memory. I've tried 
Mandrake
> 8.1 (2.4.8 Kernel ) wich installs fine but hard boots every time (no 
error
> message or anything). I've also used RedHat 7.2 (2.4.7 kernel), which 
again
> installs fine but won't boot (opps,panic or deadlock), Emergancy boot 
disk
> dosen't help.

Have you looked at the Linux Laptops site? http://www.linux-laptop.net/  
They have a bunch of pages on Vaios.

If this is a Red Hat system, what happens if you start X from runlevel 3? 
 If it's X related then it may well be an X server problem and not VM at all.

-- 

Bruce

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