[install-discuss] Re: Installing Sol 10 x86 on Dell Latitude D820

[Moinak Ghosh]

Chris wrote:
> You are right on the $$$, after I edit -B acpi-user-options=2 in "kernel ...." selection, I'm able to boot up sol to multi user.  However, during a reboot, I see this error msg:
>
> ......
> hostname: dellsolaris
> configuring devices
> asy1: UART @ 2f8 scratch register: expected 0x5a, got 0xff
>                                                    cannot identify UART chip at  0xff
>   

   Legacy USB support stuff. These messages can be ignored. They tend to
   go away if you disable "Legacy USB Support" in the BIOS. But that can
   cause USB keyboards to not work on some motherboards.

> .....The rest is normal msg....
>
> However if I reboot a laptop again, I'll have to edit a "kernel..." in a grub.  Also, the display screen doesn't look very sharp & clear when I login using gnorm. Is there a way to make this issue fix permanently?  
>   

   You need to edit the file /boot/grub/menu.lst as mentioned by Glenn.

   The screen does not look sharp probably because Xorg is not acquiring 
the Laptop
   LCD's native resolution. What is the graphics card ?

Regards,
Moinak.

> Thx,
> -Chris
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