Laptop related issues

[Chuck Campbell]

I'm contemplating a prostar laptop (8794 model).  As far as I can tell
everything should work fine, except I don't know about the 802.11g wireless,
which is Gigabyte GN-WIAG.

Anyone know if this device will work under any 2.4 or 2.6 kernels?
I got no hits on the kernel mailing list archive, so maybe someone knows
more about it.

If you know of any other issues with other h/w in this laptop, I'd appreciate
hearing about it.

ATI Radeon 9700
  Should work, w/o acceleration, right?  If not, I need to know ASAP

Promise PDC20265R raid controller
  If raid doesn't work, it's not a problem, as long as I can see the disks.
  I saw some stuff about "lost interrupt hell" on the lkml archives, but
  nothing definitive.  Also all old.

3D Realtek sound ALC650 Codec 2.2
  I see recent ALSA updates for this under 2.6, so I assume I'm fine here.

thanks,
-chuck

On Mon, Mar 22, 2004 at 01:40:02PM -0800, Rick Stevens wrote:
> Chuck Campbell wrote:
> >
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> >
> I've used various Red Hat versions on a lot of laptops.  You might want
> to have a peek at http://www.linux-on-laptops.com for more details on
> what's available and any caveats you should be aware of.  The most
> important are the video hardware, any built-in ethernet stuff and the
> audio.  That's where you'll find the most incompatiblity issues.

I've been looking at more than just there, but I still have a few unanswered
questions.

I'm contemplating a prostar laptop (8794 model).  As far as I can tell
everything should work fine, except I don't know about the 802.11g wireless,
which is Gigabyte GN-WIAG.

Anyone know if this device will work under any 2.4 or 2.6 kernels?
I got no hits on the kernel mailing list archive, so maybe someone knows
more about it.  Specifically, what core somponents it uses, so I can find a
driver (if one exists) or a wrapper.

If you know of any other issues with other h/w in this laptop, I'd appreciate
hearing about it.

ATI Radeon 9700
  Should work, w/o acceleration, right?  If not, I need to know ASAP

Promise PDC20265R raid controller
  If raid doesn't work, it's not a problem, as long as I can see the disks.
  I saw some stuff about "lost interrupt hell" on the lkml archives, but
  nothing definitive.  Also all old.

3D Realtek sound ALC650 Codec 2.2
  I see recent ALSA updates for this under 2.6, so I assume I'm fine here.

thanks,
-chuck