RHCE - Part 1
Laptops
- See Linux Laptop Website:
http://www.linux-laptop.net
- PCMCIA
- PC-Card management started by /etc/rc.d/init.d/pcmcia at boot time
- When recompiling the Kernel, recompile & install PCMCIA package
- PCMCIA drivers, updates, HOWTOS found at:
http://pcmcia-cs.sourceforge.net
- APM
- Advanced Power Management: extend batery life
- dimming display, reducing CPU clock speed, turning off unused devices
- Red Hat Kernel supports APM by default
- Kernel works with apmd daemon: /etc/rc.d/init.d/apmd
- Video
- Not all video chipsets supported by XFree86
- Check XFree86.org for details of specific video-card
- Sound
- sndconfig must be able to configure sopund-card
- If unable, check ALSA project or commercial sound driver