I've deleted the bits that I don't have answers for... On Mon, Jul 15, 2002 at 10:10:50PM -0400, Designer wrote: > Hello Debian Laptop List, > > > I'm going to purchase a new portable, but, I'm having trouble getting > specific hardware information. By trade I'm an embedded systems > programmer. Here goes: > > 1. Is there documentation with information that I can read and not > bother the list with these basic(stupid) questions? maybe in some places, maybe not in others-- google searches on things like:
debian AND laptop AND <modelno> AND rs232 works well for me, ymmv > 2. Does anyone know of a portable with (2) or more serial ports. > I use a variety of serial(RS232C) data analyzers, both under unix and > W2K, to sniff/hack/program a wide variety of hardware. Maybe I need a > pcmcia card with multiple serial ports.... Any suggestions? Any existing > (software) drivers for Debian/unix? sourcecode would be nice. Any > pointers to RS485, RS422, I2C, CAN, modbusTCP, devicenet, CompactFlash > or any other types of industrial (SCADA) communications > devices/protocols that are supported under debian would also be > appreciated. Any cable testers that work under Debian, would also be > cool. I've never seen a dual-serial laptop, but... pcmcia-cs.sourceforgel.net should have lots of info on the CF stuff, among other things. Have a look in the kernel code, and google-search the debian-laptop archives for, say, CompactFlash, to find the modules you need... > 3. Purchasing a portable with resolution greater than SVGA, can be > problematic when you try to get information from vendors. Any > suggestions? Dell? Better prices, as Dell seems to be a bit pricey for > what you get. Has anyone setup Debian on a Phillips portable? Other > price sensitive suggestions? http://linux-laptop.net has a list of models and their linux compatibility. Dells are, actually, pretty good, but there are problems with them. I've had *really* good luck with IBM laptops, but they're definitely not the cheapest... > 4. CD-RW and DVD-RW. I really want a DVD-RW. Any suggestions on which > DVD-RW to purchase? Internal or External/USB 2.0/pcmcia based? Ideas? Again, linux-laptops.net and google are your friends here. Particularly on the usb 2.0 stuff... > 5. I have to run programs written for W2K, such as AutoCad 2K, > Microstation, and PLC programming IDEs. Any advice on trying these > under X11 with a Windows_Emulator, or have those packages > matured sufficiently for stable use? Is there a list of which Windows2K > packages work under emulation, anywhere? I'd really like to ditch W2K > completely...... vmware is likely your friend, although I hear that some things don't work under vmware very well. Get a lot of ram. > 6. CDPD, Cellular Digital Packet Data, has anyone gotten a CDPD modem > to work with Debian on a portable or wearable rig? Any sniffing/etc > tools for CDPD or pointers to work in progress are most welcome! Any > service providers for CDPD in USA? Florida? > > 7. 802.11??? support for Wireless ethernet under Debian. pcmcia-cs.sourceforge.net. There's some support in the 2.4 kernels as well. searching these list archives will give you gold in most of these questions... -- Glen S Mehn Contract Systems Administrator SquareTrade, Inc [EMAIL PROTECTED] Building Trust in Transactions (sm) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
