On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 00:01:06 -0600
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bob Proulx) wrote:
> Richard Hector wrote:
[snip]
> > the local one I'm looking at seems to have Intel wireless, while others
> > I've seen in howtos have Broadcom. Anybody know if these are any good?
>
> Warning! Broadcom wifi is right now
> Interesting - that's a pre-Lenovo one?
No, the X60 is recent and definitely post-IBM.
> My understanding was that Lenovo had publicly declared that they weren't
> interested in supporting Linux, which was a bit of a turnoff for me.
It wouldn't surprise me that they've stated something like tha
On Wed, 15 Aug 2007 07:00:16 +0200, Richard Hector wrote:
> Ok - the HP I mentioned has the GMA965 chipset, including the X3100
> video chip. I assume this is ok?
I use this chipset in my new laptop and it works beautifully, external
screen and all.
The only bug (which is known by the developers
Richard Hector wrote:
> One of my main concerns is keeping at least my hardware drivers Free -
> I'd rather not have firmware blobs either, but I can tolerate those if I
> have to. I can also tolerate drivers that aren't in the standard kernel,
> but again I'd rather not if possible.
You may want
On Tue, 2007-08-14 at 12:53 +0100, Stuart Prescott wrote:
> > Video:
>
> Some of the recent intel chipsets are not supported well in etch but are ok
> with lenny.
>
> compare:
> http://packages.debian.org/stable/x11/xserver-xorg-video-i810
> http://packages.debian.org/unstable/
On Tue, 2007-08-14 at 11:19 +, Ondrej Balaz wrote:
> I heard rumors that only the new Intel graphics chipset contained in "Santa
> Rosa" isn't supported well. But Intel actively develops drivers for new HW.
>
> The best choice for non-gamers is today imho GMA950. I'm using this adapter
> in
> Video:
Some of the recent intel chipsets are not supported well in etch but are ok
with lenny.
compare:
http://packages.debian.org/stable/x11/xserver-xorg-video-i810
http://packages.debian.org/unstable/x11/xserver-xorg-video-intel
Recent ati cards are a real trap. Ther
Hello Richard,
On 2007-08-14, Richard Hector <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm looking at buying my first ever brand new laptop, and I'm a bit
> rusty when it comes to the available technology.
>
> One of my main concerns is keeping at least my hardware drivers Free -
> I'd rather not h
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