[CLUE-Tech] Gateway 400SP notebook/ 2.5.72 kernel

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Dan,

Did you check on:

	http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/

Maybe someone has already installed Linux on this model or a similar
model to run Linux.

If anyone else is considering buying a laptop, I recommend checking with
this site. Maybe someone has already done some legwork.

Don't be disheartened if your model is not listed. For example, the Dell
Inspiron 8000 series have many similarities. So when a new model comes
out (every 6 months), info may still be relevant for the new model.

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On Thu, 19 Jun 2003 12:06:33 -0600
Dan Harris <coronadh at coronasolutions.com> wrote:

> I just got my shiny new Gateway 400SP ( 2.2GHZ Celeron, 512MB, 40gig).
>  
> It was too good of a deal to pass up.
> 
> After toying with this sucker the better part of the dark hours, I'm 
> still stuck trying to get X to run.  It looks like it has some 
> bleeding-edge chipset that nobody seems to know.  Seems like I always 
> get stumped on bleeding-edge stuff.
> 
> So, to troubleshoot, I thought I'd start with lspci.  lspci reports
> that it's an Intel VGA Unknown device.  Google couldn't find me
> anything about the chipset for my exact model.  I tried kernel 2.4.20
> and 2.4.21 hoping that someone had included support for it.  No
> luck...
> 
> So... I thought what the heck, new machine, nothing sacred on it yet. 
> Maybe try the latest 2.5 kernel and see if it's in there.  I waded 
> through the new menuconfig and thought I had something workable.  
> Compiled ok, rebooted, and the new kernel just won't boot.  It says 
> Loading linux....... then gives the first few lines of output and then
> just hangs.  I know this could be pretty much anything, but maybe 
> someone else has messed with 2.5.72 and might point me to something 
> 'obvious' that I might have missed?  First thought was the wrong CPU 
> architecture.  That appears to be correct ( unless the mobile celeron 
> needs somthing other than Pentium 3 or Pentium 4, I tried both).
> 
> Sorry it's so vague but I'm running out of options before I have to
> put in the crappy restore CD and reload WinXP (icky).
> 
> Thanks,
> Dan
> 
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