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  #31  
Old June 18th 04, 06:08 PM
TCMa
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Which Fedora Linux do you use?
I installed Fedora Core 2 Linux on EMachines M6807 successfully.
However, I can log in only with the fail safe session/terminal.
All the linux directories and commands are there.
When I log in with the default GUI session, after typing in the userid
and password and press return key, the computer hangs.
What is wrong?

Developer wrote in message .. .

IMHO
All things considered (i.e. most laptops are really manufactured by a few
Taiwanese manufactures and rebranded) I decided to ignore the brand
entirely and bought a feature rich EMachines M6809 at a good price. To
cover any future problems (inevitable with any laptop) I purchased Best
Buys optional warranty.
So far so good. I am successfully using both 32 bit (Win XP and Win 2000),
as well as, 64 bit (Win XP 64 bit and Fedora Linux) OSes.

  #32  
Old June 18th 04, 07:35 PM
Wes Newell
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On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 10:08:02 -0700, TCMa wrote:

Which Fedora Linux do you use?
I installed Fedora Core 2 Linux on EMachines M6807 successfully.
However, I can log in only with the fail safe session/terminal.
All the linux directories and commands are there.
When I log in with the default GUI session, after typing in the userid
and password and press return key, the computer hangs.
What is wrong?

Sounds like your X video driver is at fault. I'm not familiar with RH
Fedora but it should have something like the below list to configure the
video system and test it.

SEE ALSO
X(7x), Xserver(1), xdm(1), xinit(1), XF86Config(5x), xf86config(1),
xf86cfg(1), xvidtune(1), apm(4x), ati(4x), chips(4x), cirrus(4x),
cyrix(4x), fbdev(4x), glide(4x), glint(4x), i128(4x), i740(4x),
i810(4x), imstt(4x), mga(4x), neomagic(4x), nsc(4x), nv(4x), r128(4x),
rendition(4x), s3virge(4x), siliconmotion(4x), sis(4x), sunbw2(4x),
suncg14(4x), suncg3(4x), suncg6(4x), sunffb(4x), sunleo(4x),
suntcx(4x), tdfx(4x), tga(4x), trident(4x), tseng(4x), v4l(4x),
vesa(4x), vga(4x), vmware(4x),
README http://www.xfree86.org/current/README.html,
RELNOTES http://www.xfree86.org/current/RELNOTES.html,
README.mouse http://www.xfree86.org/current/mouse.html,
README.DRI http://www.xfree86.org/current/DRI.html,
Status http://www.xfree86.org/current/Status.html,
Install http://www.xfree86.org/current/Install.html.


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  #33  
Old June 19th 04, 12:27 AM
Developer
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On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 10:08:02 -0700, TCMa wrote:

Which Fedora Linux do you use?
I installed Fedora Core 2 Linux on EMachines M6807 successfully.
However, I can log in only with the fail safe session/terminal.
All the linux directories and commands are there.
When I log in with the default GUI session, after typing in the userid
and password and press return key, the computer hangs.
What is wrong?


With apologies to Linux haters ....

Short answer:
boot: linux noapic pci=noacpi,usepirqmask

Longer Answer:

---------------------------
For Fedora Core 2 check out www.ckloiber.com. This is an "unofficial"
support site for eMachines M680x users run by a Red Hat employee. He
posts instructions and kernel updates and xorg.conf configuration file to
run the X.org X server in 1280x800.

--------------------------
I am using Fedora Core 1 which uses the X server from XFree86.org Fedora
Core 2 uses the X server from X.org. I had to update
the X server with the latest from XFree86
http://ftp/xfree86.org/pub/XFree86/4...amd64-glibc22/
(being careful to backup the old X especially the xinitrc file in
/etc/X11/xinit which nees to be restored to retain the RedHat menus).


In either case you need to set the right kernel switches in grub.conf.
(especially: noapic pci=noacpi)

Developer

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  #34  
Old June 19th 04, 01:24 AM
Developer
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On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 07:53:52 +0000, Developer wrote:

On Sat, 12 Jun 2004 01:59:35 -0400, Jason Cothran wrote:

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Short answer NO
I don't have a wireless router anyway although I have used it while
travelling using one of the 32 bit OSes.


A brief update. I talked with Microsoft and AMD representatives earlier
this week at a 64 bit conference. They were both aware of the slow
migration of WiFi drivers. AMD in particular appears to be leading the
effort to get the drivers ported. I was less than impressed with
Microsofts support of the x86-64 platform. They seem more wedded to the
Intel Itanium architecture on the Server and dubious of 64 bit on the
desktop.

Developer



For Fedora Linux try these sites:
http://bellsouthpwp.net/s/e/sedlabs1/m6807.html
claims to have a long and complicated method of getting the wireless
working on an M6807 using a customized 2.6.4 or 2.6.5rc2 kernel update to
Fedora Core 1.

http://www.ckloiber.com
Is an "unoffical" site run by a Red Hat employee who uses Fedora Core 2
on an eMachines M680x. He posts his custom kernels and installation
instructions but has not been able to get the builtin BroadCom card to
work. He suggests using a Linux compatible Wireless-B PCMCIA card instead.

Developer



  #35  
Old June 19th 04, 04:04 AM
Jason Cothran
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"Developer" wrote in message
news | On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 07:53:52 +0000, Developer wrote:
|
| On Sat, 12 Jun 2004 01:59:35 -0400, Jason Cothran wrote:
|
| [quoted text muted]
|
| Short answer NO
| I don't have a wireless router anyway although I have used it while
| travelling using one of the 32 bit OSes.
|
|
| A brief update. I talked with Microsoft and AMD representatives earlier
| this week at a 64 bit conference. They were both aware of the slow
| migration of WiFi drivers. AMD in particular appears to be leading the
| effort to get the drivers ported. I was less than impressed with
| Microsofts support of the x86-64 platform. They seem more wedded to the
| Intel Itanium architecture on the Server and dubious of 64 bit on the
| desktop.
|
I recently read an article (can't remember where ...techrepublic???) that
said MS had pretty much halted x86-64 development to concentrate fully on
getting SP2 of XP out. I am sure they are still working on it some, but the
article led one to believe they had shifted the majority of the focus from
it.


  #36  
Old June 19th 04, 02:50 PM
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"Jason Cothran" wrote in message
...

"Developer" wrote in message
news | On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 07:53:52 +0000, Developer wrote:
|
| On Sat, 12 Jun 2004 01:59:35 -0400, Jason Cothran wrote:
|
| [quoted text muted]
|
| Short answer NO
| I don't have a wireless router anyway although I have used it while
| travelling using one of the 32 bit OSes.
|
|
| A brief update. I talked with Microsoft and AMD representatives earlier
| this week at a 64 bit conference. They were both aware of the slow
| migration of WiFi drivers. AMD in particular appears to be leading the
| effort to get the drivers ported. I was less than impressed with
| Microsofts support of the x86-64 platform. They seem more wedded to the
| Intel Itanium architecture on the Server and dubious of 64 bit on the
| desktop.
|
I recently read an article (can't remember where ...techrepublic???) that
said MS had pretty much halted x86-64 development to concentrate fully on
getting SP2 of XP out. I am sure they are still working on it some, but

the
article led one to believe they had shifted the majority of the focus from
it.



strange... wasn't it MS that told Intel that they needed to put the x86-64
instruction set into their IA-64 processors? i thought i heard something to
that effect a while back...


  #37  
Old June 19th 04, 04:04 PM
Jason Cothran
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"Bx.Cornwell" wrote in message
...
|
| "Jason Cothran" wrote in message
| ...
|
| "Developer" wrote in message
| news | | On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 07:53:52 +0000, Developer wrote:
| |
| | On Sat, 12 Jun 2004 01:59:35 -0400, Jason Cothran wrote:
| |
| | [quoted text muted]
| |
| | Short answer NO
| | I don't have a wireless router anyway although I have used it while
| | travelling using one of the 32 bit OSes.
| |
| |
| | A brief update. I talked with Microsoft and AMD representatives
earlier
| | this week at a 64 bit conference. They were both aware of the slow
| | migration of WiFi drivers. AMD in particular appears to be leading the
| | effort to get the drivers ported. I was less than impressed with
| | Microsofts support of the x86-64 platform. They seem more wedded to
the
| | Intel Itanium architecture on the Server and dubious of 64 bit on the
| | desktop.
| |
| I recently read an article (can't remember where ...techrepublic???)
that
| said MS had pretty much halted x86-64 development to concentrate fully
on
| getting SP2 of XP out. I am sure they are still working on it some, but
| the
| article led one to believe they had shifted the majority of the focus
from
| it.
|
|
|
| strange... wasn't it MS that told Intel that they needed to put the x86-64
| instruction set into their IA-64 processors? i thought i heard something
to
| that effect a while back...
|

I'm not sure, but it sounds plausible. It would really save everyone a lot
of heartache.


  #38  
Old June 26th 04, 06:59 AM
TCMa
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The method in www.ckloiber.com requires an USB keyboard which I don't
have.
Is there a method which do not use an USB keyboard to install Fedora
Core 2 Linux on EMachines M6807?

Developer wrote in message . ..
On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 10:08:02 -0700, TCMa wrote:

Which Fedora Linux do you use?
I installed Fedora Core 2 Linux on EMachines M6807 successfully.
However, I can log in only with the fail safe session/terminal.
All the linux directories and commands are there.
When I log in with the default GUI session, after typing in the userid
and password and press return key, the computer hangs.
What is wrong?


With apologies to Linux haters ....

Short answer:
boot: linux noapic pci=noacpi,usepirqmask

Longer Answer:

---------------------------
For Fedora Core 2 check out www.ckloiber.com. This is an "unofficial"
support site for eMachines M680x users run by a Red Hat employee. He
posts instructions and kernel updates and xorg.conf configuration file to
run the X.org X server in 1280x800.

--------------------------
I am using Fedora Core 1 which uses the X server from XFree86.org Fedora
Core 2 uses the X server from X.org. I had to update
the X server with the latest from XFree86
http://ftp/xfree86.org/pub/XFree86/4...amd64-glibc22/
(being careful to backup the old X especially the xinitrc file in
/etc/X11/xinit which nees to be restored to retain the RedHat menus).


In either case you need to set the right kernel switches in grub.conf.
(especially: noapic pci=noacpi)

Developer

Developer wrote in message
.. .
[quoted text muted]

 




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