[NTLUG:Discuss] Acer Extensa 501T Laptop

Carter B. Bennett lhcs at fastlane.net
Mon Dec 27 10:21:11 CST 1999


Hello,
I have an Acer Extensa 501T Laptop with Intel 266MMX, TFT 12.1, 3.5GB HD,
64MB RAM and I want to install Linux on it. Just before X-Mas I went
through the RH 6.0 install and everything was as normal as can be, but,
after the install booting the laptop on it's own it choked with what looked
like HEX addresses across the screen. The install was so textbook no
problems at all. I looked at the manual last night and the BIOS has an OS
setting. Why is that and what should it be set to "Win95/98 or Win NT"
those seem to be the only options.

When I reinstalled windogs everything went great (I thought the laptop had
broke). What should be my next move, I really would like this to be a
portable Linux box, I realize I will loose the 56K Win Modem.

Any help would be great.




You may be able to kill two birds with one stone, but, in the end when it's
all over, all you really have are two dead birds, and your short one stone.

Carter B. Bennett
Little House Computer Service (LHCS)
Proud user of Linux & Linux Based Products






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