I'm trying the pclinuxos 2007 <http://www.pclinuxos.com/> as I am writing this; at first glance everything seems to be working as "advertised"(the easiest linux), my adsl connection works just 'out-of-the-box' i just have to have a few clicks from the control center for it to recognized my built-in lan card (via rhine II) and entered the username and password for my account and whoops, it work! BTW my built-in sound card works too. my MoBo is an ASUS brand for INTEL CPU. The 17" Asus LCD works right. At least for now, as I would do more further test.
*There is a compatibility page/link for hardware that works with this distro. * On Nov 29, 2007 12:59 AM, Gabriel H. Mercado <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > agree with mike > > the ubuntu installation we tried made a great impression on the bosses > when, upon install, it recognized both our laserjets 2200 and 2215, both > network printers, without downloading / installing anything (as opposed to > win which of course needed the drivers from the CDs). > > Specifically for the 2215, the drivers are able to control from which of > the 3 paper trays you want to get paper from as well. > > Oh and btw re the Wiki issue, the new PLUG site will have one, so we can > all do with that as we wish. > > Gary > > > On Nov 29, 2007 12:36 PM, Michael Tinsay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Go HP. It is well supported in Linux. I have various hp inkjets and > > laser (mono and color) printers at my workplace. Haven't come accross an HP > > printer that I'm not able to print. Though their drivers don't give you as > > much control over the settings as the Windows versions. > > > > > > --- mike t. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: Roberto Verzola < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Technical Discussion List < > > plug@lists.linux.org.ph> > > Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 8:26:38 PM > > Subject: [plug] Possible work for PLUG > > > > I was recently shopping around for a cheap laser printer and everytime I > > asked > > shops will it work will Linux, they had no idea. "Eh?" Some would look > > at the > > manual and only one (Samsung ML-2010) explicitly said it does. Because > > it > > also had the best price (this was before the Brother sale...), I got > > one. > > > > Well, surprise. The CD did contain a Linux driver but it didn't work > > either > > for my Debian or Kubuntu setup. I searched the net and saw that some > > people > > managed to get theirs to work through a series of what looked like > > difficult > > and error-prone steps to me (and specific to their distro). There was > > one, > > however, who said the driver for ML-1710 also worked for ML-2010, It > > turns > > out Kubuntu included an ML-1710, so it became a simple matter for me. > > > > But the fact alone that if you ask any computer shop about a particular > > hardware (printer, scanner, internal cards, etc.:"Will it work with > > Linux", > > they will probably check the manual and if it says "works with Windows > > 98" or > > 2000 or XP or Vista or even Mac, but no Linux, then that's probably what > > > > they'll tell their customers too. > > > > Here's my suggestion: that PLUG compile a list of known hardware (esp. > > those > > available locally) that a local user has verified does work with Linux > > (with > > some necessary details like ML2010-- use ML1710 driver etc.); make > > copies of > > this list; and distribute it to computer shops (perhaps with contact > > details > > for PLUG people who can help beginners out). Something like: > > > > Hardware: Known to work with Comments > > Samsung ML-2010 Kubuntu use ML-1710 driver > > Canon LIDE 25 all distros use TWAIN driver > > > > The second example is just for illustration, I don't know if it's true, > > probably not. The first is my personal experience. > > > > If this compatibility list helps shops make sales. perhaps later it may > > be > > turned into a regular (guarterly? bimonthly? publication that shops may > > be > > willing to subscribe to if only to break even in the printing and > > mailing > > costs. > > > > This will also give all PLUG members something to do: list all the > > hardware > > working with your Linux setup, with the necessary details and send it to > > the > > editors of the Linux compatibility list. Then everytime you get a new > > hardware to work, send the editors an update. > > > > Later, shops will get into the habit of asking PLUG about new hardware. > > This > > will challenge PLUG members to learn asap if some new hardware can be > > made to > > work with Linux. (Someone can always bring live CDs of several distros > > to the > > shop and test compatibility on the spot,) > > > > By the way, if anyone who replies to this wants a response from me, > > please > > send me a copy by private mail. I'm a hundred msgs behind and may not > > see > > your PLUG reply immediately. > > > > Regards to all, > > > > Can that earn me PLUG membership? 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