Linux on Riva Max T2050

[ljp]

As novatech are one of the few suppliers of laptops w/o windows installed I'm suprised that there isn't a dedicated forum for other OS's such as Linux. Anyway...

I have recently purchased a Revo Max T2050 and installed Linux on it. Almost everything works except the Card reader and (not unexpectedly) the modem. I cannot find any information on Linux drivers for these devices. Does anyone have any details of what make the card reader (O2 Micro?) is and whether it is a clone of another device for which a linux driver may be available?

FYI I have installed both Ubuntu 6.10 and OpenSUSE 10.1; Both seem to find most of the hardware OK (though SUSE requires the download of the ucode for the wireless LAN and some fiddling to get it going).

[illusionalSin]

Check in "Other Software" for any linux + open source subjects. As for the card reader, keep googling I guess, I don't know the make of the card reader, im not allowed to play with hardware. Ubuntu has wireless already and supports most chipsets, you can use ndiswrapper for open suse aswell.

[ljp]

I've Now installed openSUSE10.2, the wireless works without any fiddling!

There is one thing others will need to know if they wish to install openSUSE10.2 in the Riva Max: At the Installation prompt type "maxcpus=0" as a boot option; otherwise the installler will crash as it boots up.

If no-one at Novatech knows what hardware is in the Riva Max does anyone know what the equivalent Uniwell machine ID is so I can try that route as well?