Very Computer

Hello.

I'm trying to install Linux to Dx2/66M Notebook, but it seems so hard
to success.
        Machine Name:   WINnote8200VL(sold by Proside, a japanese
                        famous shop)
        CPU:            DX2/66MHz
        Video:          EGA/VGA, Cirrus Logic
        RAM:            16M
        HDD:            IDE, IBM-H2344-A4, 344MB

Booting from a1.3 disk, LCD becomes black and no characters are seen
right after a stage of font selection(VGA or SVGA). Does anyone out who
have the same experience?

Any comment and information are welcome.
And I also want to know which DX2/66M or 33M Notebook is running under
Linux? Please let me know because I can't find very few candidate from
Japanese computer magazine.

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Department of Mechano-informatics,
University of Tokyo; Japan

Hello, I can boot it and Here is a report.

 |Hello.
 |
 |I'm trying to install Linux to Dx2/66M Notebook, but it seems so hard
 |to success.
 |        Machine Name:         WINnote8200VL(sold by Proside, a japanese
 |                        famous shop)
 |        CPU:          DX2/66MHz
 |        Video:                EGA/VGA, Cirrus Logic
 |        RAM:          16M
 |        HDD:          IDE, IBM-H2344-A4, 344MB
 |        
 |Booting from a1.3 disk, LCD becomes black and no characters are seen
 |right after a stage of font selection(VGA or SVGA). Does anyone out who
 |have the same experience?

It is due to SVGA_MODE of kernel configuration. Most of the notebook
can boot from a1 disk above about 0.99pl10. But unfortunately my
notebook can't.
So I took old kernel(pl8) and installed, then I configured kernel that
SVGA_MODE=NORMAL_VGA.

Now I can boot it by newest kernel that is 0.99pl14, and I can use
ftp, telnet, clisp, and probably X.

But I got information that my notebook can't boot using kernel which
contains PAS16 driver. I strongly want to use it. Is there anyone out
who have same experience or who can overcome that situation?

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Department of Mechano-informatics,
University of Tokyo; Japan