Thinkpad T20 install woes

[Peter Simpson]

Hi there,

Before I start with the whinging (I am a Pom, after all), I'd like to say 
thanks for your tremendous efforts in getting this distro out.

It looks beautifull and my wife is a former Mac user that thinks it is 
marvellous.

Part 1
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I was previously running Sarge on this laptop, but when installing the Test 
release CD, the 3Com 3c556B network card does not work at all.

The correct module is loaded (3c59x) but I then get lots of error messages 
regarding commands not completing:

** BEGIN
kernel: eth0: command 0x5800 did not complete! Status=0xffff
kernel: eth0: command 0x2804 did not complete! Status=0xffff
kernel: eth0: command 0x3002 did not complete! Status=0xffff
** END
then, approximately every 10 seconds I get the following sequence:

** BEGIN
kernel: NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit timed out
kernel: eth0: transmit timed out, tx_status ff status ffff.
kernel:   diagnostics: net ffff media ffff dma ffffffff fifo ffff
kernel: eth0: Transmitter encountered 16 collisions -- network cable problem?
kernel: eth0: Interrupt posted but not delivered -- IRQ blocked by another 
device?
kernel:   Flags; bus-master 1, dirty 0(0) current 16(0)
kernel:   Transmit list ffffffff vs. cf59a200.
kernel: eth0: command 0x3002 did not complete! Status=0xffff
kernel:   0: cf59a200  length 8000002a status 0000002a
kernel:   1: cf59a2a0  length 8000002a status 0000002a
kernel:   2: cf59a340  length 8000002a status 0000002a
kernel:   3: cf59a3e0  length 8000002a status 0000002a
kernel:   4: cf59a480  length 80000048 status 0c000048
kernel:   5: cf59a520  length 8000002a status 0000002a
kernel:   6: cf59a5c0  length 8000002a status 0000002a
kernel:   7: cf59a660  length 8000002a status 0000002a
kernel:   8: cf59a700  length 8000002a status 0000002a
kernel:   9: cf59a7a0  length 80000048 status 0c000048
kernel:   10: cf59a840  length 8000002a status 0000002a
kernel:   11: cf59a8e0  length 8000002a status 0000002a
kernel:   12: cf59a980  length 8000002a status 0000002a
kernel:   13: cf59aa20  length 8000002a status 0000002a
kernel:   14: cf59aac0  length 80000048 status 0c000048
kernel:   15: cf59ab60  length 8000002a status 0000002a
kernel: eth0: command 0x5800 did not complete! Status=0xffff
kernel: eth0: Resetting the Tx ring pointer.
** END

As a result of this, I obviously have no network. (An aside, I have no floppy 
drive either, so I have no means of copying the log so I may have mis-typed 
the above, despite having checked it many times.)

If I use the Sarge installer, I get a network with no problems at all.

Part 2
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Sound is not working.

The correct CrystalClear Sound Fusion driver loads (snd-cs46xx). The volumes 
are not muted (in alsamixer) and I've un-muted the PC Speaker (just in case).
Cannot get sound from CD, nor from MP3.

Part 3
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Extra mouse pointer appears in X.

I believe I'm not alone on this one, but the default x-shaped X mouse cursor 
appears (and is uncontrollable) as well as the usual Gnome cursor which I can 
control.

It used to appear in Sarge after the screensaver kicked in, but with Ubuntu, 
it appears as soon as I have logged in. (i.e. not at GDM, but as soon as the 
Gnome "session splash screen" appears.)

Hope this is clear and that it is sent to the correct place.

If I should send anywhere else, or there is more detail that I can provide I 
should be happy to provide it.

Thanks again for your marvellous efforts and I look forward to participating 
in this project.

Regards,
TreeBoy