On Sat, 2011-06-11 at 02:24 +0100, Nuno Magalhães wrote: > Hi, > > I'd assume this list to be more appropriate than debian-user. I'm > considering this laptop (or a similar one) but i'd like to know if > there are drivers for it first.So far i haven't found any decent specs > regarding the chipsets it may use. > > It has a Radeon HD 6450M graphics card (AMD/ATI provides a binary > driver) and the Wireless chip might be Intel (or Atheros). I'm at a > loss when it comes to other components like 3G, LAN, Bluetooth, AHCI, > etc. > > There are some fairly complete spec sheets at csd.toshiba.com but not > for this model (apparently), nor is it searcheable by part number. > Toshiba forums are almost completely useless as most just say We Only > Support Windows™. Other forums and linux laptop sites don't seem to > have this model yet. > > It's fairily new so i was counting on someone who bought one already. > I'm beginning to think it'll probably be worth it just to stick awound > with Windows7 for the whole of the warranty (instead of just long > enough to check every component works as expected) while i keep > searching. > > Any help on this department? Are there any particular brands which are > more linux-friendly? > > TIA, > Nuno > > -- > Mars 2 Stay! > http://xkcd.com/801/ > /etc > >
I have always found hp to be good with ubuntu. -- Cheers the Kiwi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-laptop-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/1307807234.2031.0.camel@aimee
