Linux on an Avaratec 3500 Series laptop

[Paul King]

I managed to install Debian Sarge on my Avaratec laptop. X windows works and 
all that, but ...

1. Colour on X windows appears to be stepped, as though it were operating at 8 
or 16-bit. I have achieved the rated resolution (1024x768), but not the rated 
bit depth (preferably 24-bit).

2. mouse pad works, but the Avaratec screen also works as a tablet. It comes 
with a pen that has what I think is the laptop's weakest feature: a battery. 
Not just any battery, but an AAAA (that's quadruple A) battery (anyone know 
where to get another one beside another laptop?). The pen works directly on the 
monitor. If the battery is taken out, the pen is useless.

3. The disks mount in funny places. The cd-rom is /dev/hda; and the main hard 
drive is /dev/hdc. I have an external USB hard drive, which probably mounts ... 
somewhere. But just not in the usual place. I've tried fdisk'ing /dev/sda, 
/dev/sdb, /dev/sdc, ... and it was no go.

If anyone can offer insights or suggestions, feel free to respond.

Regards

Paul King
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Paul King              http://www3.sympatico.ca/pking123/


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