FC1 on a VAIO

[Michael P. Soulier]

On 08/11/03 Tim Kossack did say:

> "Some Sony VAIO?? notebook systems may experience problems installing
> Fedora Core from CD-ROM. If this happens, restart the installation
> process and add the following option to the boot command line:
> 
> pci=off ide1=0x180,0x386
> 
> This option allows the installation to proceed normally; any devices not
> detected due to the use of this option will be configured the first time
> Fedora Core is booted."

    I used ide2=0x180 to install Debian. I'm trying this now, and it
seems to work. Fedora is installing now. I'll bring up any problems. 

    Thanks!

    BTW, anyone know how to configure the LCD->VGA port switching? It
seems to not be fully implemented in hardware. 

    Cheers,
    Mike

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