On Thu, 23 Feb 2006 11:42:26 +0000 Richard Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Monday, 20 February 2006 at 8:44:52 +0000, Richard Lyons wrote: > > > > On Sunday, 19 February 2006 at 13:54:17 +0200, Nigel Ridley wrote: > > > Richard Lyons wrote: > > [...] > > > > So the question is this: > > > > > > > >Are there distros that install on laptops with as much success as > > > >standard net-install does on a desktop? > > > [...] > > > > > > I personally use Kubuntu (Ubuntu but with KDE) on all our computers > [...] > > > Kubuntu do have a live cd of their latest stable release: > > > http://kubuntu.org/special-cds.php (for some reason it's in German but > > > you could still use it to see how your hardware works). > > > > I am going to give Ubuntu a try (or Kubuntu -- > > (update) > > That did not help. Still no sound, no modem, usb mouse not working... > It was worth trying and looks like a nice distro, but no better than > standard debian for the Thinkpad 600E. > > Thanks anyway. Now to try to see why nvidia driver will not install on > Inspiron 8200, and why k3d wants an openglx engine, whatever that is. > It's never-ending... > > -- > richard > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Have you tried Knoppix (or any of its relatives). It usually recognizes a wide variety of hardware. I myself use Kurumin 5.0, which is a Brazilian improvement of Knoppix based on debian sarge. Too bad it is in Portuguese... Felipe -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
