Gentoo on a T23
Audio: Intel i810,
Alsa snd-intel8×0
Video: S3 Savage IX , Sample XF86Config
Just about everything: IBM 82801CAM chipsets
Update: Sept 20, 2003
First weird thing, I’m dual booting this machine right now, between my previous Mandrake install, and this new-fangled gentoo thing. And the System.Map generated by the gentoo system led to REALLY odd video behavior when I later went to build either version.. (now that I think about it, that was with the r6 kernel – should try the new System.map generated by the r7 kernel..) .. I relinked to the System.map used by Mandrake, and everything was happy – for either kernel.. whatever.
Found this link – while it’s for a Sony Vaio, it’s also for the exact same intel do-everything chip that I’ve got in my T23. Some of the pieces, notably the PCMCIA and APM stuff, doesn’t apply to the T23.
Also this link for a T23 and Debian which was the most helpful (KISS rule does seem to apply in this case 
).
**GAH!!!! *** I got network working, and I’ve no idea how.
I enabled PCMCIA and Cardbus support in the kernel, made APM a module, enabled ACPI, made sure the EEPRO100 and E100 drivers were built as modules, along with some of the Wireless PCMCIA drivers (I have an Orinoco Wireless PCMCIA card).
Also updated sys-apps/baselayout, and some other things from the CD version, perhaps some of those updates helped…
Comments
James wrote:
was wondering if i could talk to you about your acpi experience on the t23 ive installed gentoo on the same laptop and im having problems with acpi. email me if you would care to help thanks
erin wrote:
James –
Thanks for reminding me. I also had trouble with ACPI, none of the suspend keys worked or anything, so I ended up going back to APM, which works fine.
As noted in the entry, I’ve made an update with my current config here
Thanks for reminding me to post it!
Freddie wrote:
Thanks v. helpful… I got network working by using `modprobe eepro100`... still working on the annoying s3 savage IX chipset, which IMHO is a load of crap, problems under xp, problems under linux… but it’s coming along. I’ll keep you guys informed… bootstrapping right now.
Freddie