On Sun, 26 Jun 2005 10:45:40 -0600
Javier-Elias Vasquez-Vivas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Regarding sound, although I know nothing about ubuntu, you can try:
>
> ls -l /dev/mixer*
>
> Usually the group associated to audio devices is "audio", so all you
> would need to do is adding the non root
Regarding sound, although I know nothing about ubuntu, you can try:
ls -l /dev/mixer*
Usually the group associated to audio devices is "audio", so all you
would need to do is adding the non root member to the audio group...
Javier.
On 6/26/05, Willie McKemie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Fri,
On Fri, Jun 10, 2005 at 08:35:07AM -0500, Willie McKemie wrote:
> I've been messing with Compaq Armadas (73xx, 78xx, 7400, 7800) quite
> some time and haven't been able to get everything to work at one time.
> USB is broken under kernels 2.6.x. PCMCIA tends to not work under
> 2.4.x and in cer
On Fri, Jun 10, 2005 at 08:35:07AM -0500, Willie McKemie wrote:
> I've been messing with Compaq Armadas (73xx, 78xx, 7400, 7800) quite
> some time and haven't been able to get everything to work at one time.
> USB is broken under kernels 2.6.x. PCMCIA tends to not work under
> 2.4.x and in cer
Willie McKemie wrote:
> So, I'm shopping for slightly more modern, but still modestly priced,
> laptop. Who can comment on Debian on Dell Latitude C600 or similar?
> Compaq EVOs? These are generally available "off lease", sans microsoft
> tax, for ~$350.
I have here Dell Inspiron 2200 (Dell offe
* Willie McKemie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005-06-10 08:35:07 -0500]:
> I've been messing with Compaq Armadas (73xx, 78xx, 7400, 7800) quite
> some time and haven't been able to get everything to work at one time.
> USB is broken under kernels 2.6.x. PCMCIA tends to not work under
> 2.4.x and in
Can you post your installation notes?
best,
Lloyd
--- Markus Garscha
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> a week ago i bought an acer travelmate 800 lci. it
> works fine under
> linux. some things are still on my todo-list:
> - get wlan work (=waiting for intel supporting linux
> :( )
> - get th
On Tuesday 22 April 2003 10:32, Markus Garscha wrote:
> linux. some things are still on my todo-list:
> - get wlan work (=waiting for intel supporting linux :( )
> - get the smartcard-reader work (o2micro)
> - find some acpi tools for use under gnome2.2
> - configure all Fn-Keys (=hotbuttons like "
Hi,
a week ago i bought an acer travelmate 800 lci. it works fine under
linux. some things are still on my todo-list:
- get wlan work (=waiting for intel supporting linux :( )
- get the smartcard-reader work (o2micro)
- find some acpi tools for use under gnome2.2
- configure all Fn-Keys (=hotbutto
It's the Intel Pro WLAN adapter which isn't supported
currently. The chipset et processeur are supported:
http://www.intel.com/support/notebook/centrino/os.htm
I myself have ordered a Dell 500m and currently doin
some research how to proceed installing Linux
préférably with APM or ACPI support. I
On Saturday 19 April 2003 20:41, Lord Yupa wrote:
> Did anybody try the IBM T40 or Sony Z1m laptop?
> Do they work without problems under linux?
> Does the intel centrino (which still lack of official support) work
> under linux?
No, currently it doesn't.
Don't buy them, instead ask intel for driv
On Sun, 2002-11-24 at 19:50, Jim Richardson wrote:
> Er, that should be < 1600x1200...
I figured as much !
The problem has been solved by increasing my HorizSync and VertRefresh
to crazilylarge numbers as mentioned in another person's email.
The Fn-F7(font) button can then be subsequently used t
On Sun, 2002-11-24 at 19:50, Jim Richardson wrote:
> Er, that should be < 1600x1200...
I figured as much !
The problem has been solved by increasing my HorizSync and VertRefresh
to crazilylarge numbers as mentioned in another person's email.
The Fn-F7(font) button can then be subsequently used t
On Sat, Nov 23, 2002 at 07:42:22PM -0800, Jim Richardson wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 22, 2002 at 11:12:35AM +1100, Simon Wong wrote:
> > On Thu, 2002-11-21 at 15:03, Jim Richardson wrote:
> > > > Do your Fn keys work?
> > [...]
> > >
> > > Yes, they work fine.
> >
> > It's all very strange as mine work
On Sat, Nov 23, 2002 at 07:42:22PM -0800, Jim Richardson wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 22, 2002 at 11:12:35AM +1100, Simon Wong wrote:
> > On Thu, 2002-11-21 at 15:03, Jim Richardson wrote:
> > > > Do your Fn keys work?
> > [...]
> > >
> > > Yes, they work fine.
> >
> > It's all very strange as mine work
On Fri, Nov 22, 2002 at 11:12:35AM +1100, Simon Wong wrote:
> On Thu, 2002-11-21 at 15:03, Jim Richardson wrote:
> > > Do your Fn keys work?
> [...]
> >
> > Yes, they work fine.
>
> It's all very strange as mine work again too! They seem to
> intermittently drop in and out.
>
> Mind if I ask if
On Fri, Nov 22, 2002 at 11:12:35AM +1100, Simon Wong wrote:
> On Thu, 2002-11-21 at 15:03, Jim Richardson wrote:
> > > Do your Fn keys work?
> [...]
> >
> > Yes, they work fine.
>
> It's all very strange as mine work again too! They seem to
> intermittently drop in and out.
>
> Mind if I ask if
On Thu, 2002-11-21 at 15:03, Jim Richardson wrote:
> > Do your Fn keys work?
[...]
>
> Yes, they work fine.
It's all very strange as mine work again too! They seem to
intermittently drop in and out.
Mind if I ask if you can get lower video modes than 1400x1050 if you
have an ATI Rage128?
Thank
On Thu, 2002-11-21 at 15:03, Jim Richardson wrote:
> > Do your Fn keys work?
[...]
>
> Yes, they work fine.
It's all very strange as mine work again too! They seem to
intermittently drop in and out.
Mind if I ask if you can get lower video modes than 1400x1050 if you
have an ATI Rage128?
Thank
On Sun, Nov 17, 2002 at 05:09:18PM +1100, Simon Wong wrote:
> On Sat, 2002-11-16 at 03:10, Jim Richardson wrote:
> > Yeah, I am still at A07 BIOS for my 8100. So far, have seen no reason to
> > upgrade that. S2R works with the nv driver, not for the NVdriver though
> > :( But that's not a BIOS issu
On Sun, Nov 17, 2002 at 05:09:18PM +1100, Simon Wong wrote:
> On Sat, 2002-11-16 at 03:10, Jim Richardson wrote:
> > Yeah, I am still at A07 BIOS for my 8100. So far, have seen no reason to
> > upgrade that. S2R works with the nv driver, not for the NVdriver though
> > :( But that's not a BIOS issu
On Sat, 2002-11-16 at 03:10, Jim Richardson wrote:
> Yeah, I am still at A07 BIOS for my 8100. So far, have seen no reason to
> upgrade that. S2R works with the nv driver, not for the NVdriver though
> :( But that's not a BIOS issue AIUI.
Do your Fn keys work?
After doing BIOS updates up and down
On Sat, 2002-11-16 at 03:10, Jim Richardson wrote:
> Yeah, I am still at A07 BIOS for my 8100. So far, have seen no reason to
> upgrade that. S2R works with the nv driver, not for the NVdriver though
> :( But that's not a BIOS issue AIUI.
Do your Fn keys work?
After doing BIOS updates up and down
On Thu, Nov 14, 2002 at 09:16:01AM -0500, Eric S. Johansson wrote:
> Jim Richardson wrote:
> >Why steer clear of Dell? I have been quite happy with my Inspiron 8100.
>
> I'm of the same mind. I'm very happy with my Dell Inspiron 5000 for
> hardware support. Software support can't fog a mirror
On Thu, Nov 14, 2002 at 04:18:35PM +1100, Simon Wong wrote:
> On Thu, 2002-11-14 at 04:53, Jim Richardson wrote:
> > Why steer clear of Dell? I have been quite happy with my Inspiron 8100.
>
> On the whole me too.
>
> Have had some problems with BIOS updates so my only suggestions is don;t
> unl
On Thu, Nov 14, 2002 at 10:00:08AM -0400, Derek Broughton wrote:
> From: "Simon Wong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> > On Thu, 2002-11-14 at 04:53, Jim Richardson wrote:
> > > Why steer clear of Dell? I have been quite happy with my Inspiron 8100.
> >
> > On the whole me too.
> >
> > Have had some proble
On Thu, Nov 14, 2002 at 09:16:01AM -0500, Eric S. Johansson wrote:
> Jim Richardson wrote:
> >Why steer clear of Dell? I have been quite happy with my Inspiron 8100.
>
> I'm of the same mind. I'm very happy with my Dell Inspiron 5000 for
> hardware support. Software support can't fog a mirror
On Thu, Nov 14, 2002 at 04:18:35PM +1100, Simon Wong wrote:
> On Thu, 2002-11-14 at 04:53, Jim Richardson wrote:
> > Why steer clear of Dell? I have been quite happy with my Inspiron 8100.
>
> On the whole me too.
>
> Have had some problems with BIOS updates so my only suggestions is don;t
> unl
On Thu, Nov 14, 2002 at 10:00:08AM -0400, Derek Broughton wrote:
> From: "Simon Wong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> > On Thu, 2002-11-14 at 04:53, Jim Richardson wrote:
> > > Why steer clear of Dell? I have been quite happy with my Inspiron 8100.
> >
> > On the whole me too.
> >
> > Have had some proble
Ron Sinclair wrote:
On Friday 15 November 2002 07:33, Richard Ibbotson wrote:
This month's LJ has a feature written by Heather Mead which starts
with a reference to Toshiba and their insistence that you shall use
M$ products on their laptops. Heather would like us to have a
look at..
htt
Ron Sinclair wrote:
On Friday 15 November 2002 07:33, Richard Ibbotson wrote:
This month's LJ has a feature written by Heather Mead which starts
with a reference to Toshiba and their insistence that you shall use
M$ products on their laptops. Heather would like us to have a
look at..
http:
On Friday 15 November 2002 07:33, Richard Ibbotson wrote:
> This month's LJ has a feature written by Heather Mead which starts
> with a reference to Toshiba and their insistence that you shall use
> M$ products on their laptops. Heather would like us to have a
> look at..
>
> http://www.linuxjou
On Friday 15 November 2002 07:33, Richard Ibbotson wrote:
> This month's LJ has a feature written by Heather Mead which starts
> with a reference to Toshiba and their insistence that you shall use
> M$ products on their laptops. Heather would like us to have a
> look at..
>
> http://www.linuxjou
Hi
Off topic but related
This month's LJ has a feature written by Heather Mead which starts
with a reference to Toshiba and their insistence that you shall use
M$ products on their laptops. Heather would like us to have a look
at..
http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6318
perso
> > > Another question: how good/bad is Crusoe processor???
> Linus Torvalds has something to do with them IIRC...
Actually, he works for Transmeta, and they made the Crusoe.
--
Jean Delvare
http://www.ensicaen.ismra.fr/~delvare/
On Thu, Nov 14, 2002 at 03:28:00PM -0800, Heather Stern wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 14, 2002 at 04:02:46PM +0100, I?aki Mart?nez wrote:
> > Hi!!!
> > Another question: how good/bad is Crusoe processor???
>
> Must be tasty, it's got two major competitors in teh tablet market and
> it's still on the char
Hi
Off topic but related
This month's LJ has a feature written by Heather Mead which starts
with a reference to Toshiba and their insistence that you shall use
M$ products on their laptops. Heather would like us to have a look
at..
http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6318
perso
> > > Another question: how good/bad is Crusoe processor???
> Linus Torvalds has something to do with them IIRC...
Actually, he works for Transmeta, and they made the Crusoe.
--
Jean Delvare
http://www.ensicaen.ismra.fr/~delvare/
--
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On Thu, Nov 14, 2002 at 03:28:00PM -0800, Heather Stern wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 14, 2002 at 04:02:46PM +0100, I?aki Mart?nez wrote:
> > Hi!!!
> > Another question: how good/bad is Crusoe processor???
>
> Must be tasty, it's got two major competitors in teh tablet market and
> it's still on the char
Derek Broughton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 13/11/2002 (20:09) :
> My sentiments exactly. I'm very happy with my Dell, but I don't
> expect any help from them.
I'm happy with my Dell too although it wouldn't hurt if the battry status
could be checked. :-) But if I'm going to buy a new laptop I w
Derek Broughton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 13/11/2002 (20:09) :
> My sentiments exactly. I'm very happy with my Dell, but I don't
> expect any help from them.
I'm happy with my Dell too although it wouldn't hurt if the battry status
could be checked. :-) But if I'm going to buy a new laptop I w
On Thu, Nov 14, 2002 at 04:02:46PM +0100, I?aki Mart?nez wrote:
> Hi!!!
> Another question: how good/bad is Crusoe processor???
Must be tasty, it's got two major competitors in teh tablet market and
it's still on the charts at all.
> Debian and/or Linux support?
Pretends to be a PC. No
On Thu, Nov 14, 2002 at 04:02:46PM +0100, I?aki Mart?nez wrote:
> Hi!!!
> Another question: how good/bad is Crusoe processor???
Must be tasty, it's got two major competitors in teh tablet market and
it's still on the charts at all.
> Debian and/or Linux support?
Pretends to be a PC. No
"Eric S. Johansson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Personally, I will not purchase any laptop with "Mr. eraser head" for
> a pointing device. Granted, my hands have been nuked from too many
> hours on the keyboard but those kind of pointing devices really
> aggravate my hands. I also hate that th
Hi,
On Thu, 14 Nov 2002, I?aki Mart?nez wrote:
>
> Debian and/or Linux support?
have you already checked http://www.linux-laptop.org/ ?
I do not know if this has already been posted -- if so, pardon the
noise...
wbr,
Lukas
--
Lukas Ruf
http://www.lpr.ch
Jim Richardson wrote:
Why steer clear of Dell? I have been quite happy with my Inspiron 8100.
I'm of the same mind. I'm very happy with my Dell Inspiron 5000 for
hardware support. Software support can't fog a mirror but other than
that they're OK.
Personally, I will not purchase any lapto
From: "Simon Wong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> On Thu, 2002-11-14 at 04:53, Jim Richardson wrote:
> > Why steer clear of Dell? I have been quite happy with my Inspiron 8100.
>
> On the whole me too.
>
> Have had some problems with BIOS updates so my only suggestions is don;t
> unless you really need to.
"Eric S. Johansson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Personally, I will not purchase any laptop with "Mr. eraser head" for
> a pointing device. Granted, my hands have been nuked from too many
> hours on the keyboard but those kind of pointing devices really
> aggravate my hands. I also hate that th
Hi,
On Thu, 14 Nov 2002, I?aki Mart?nez wrote:
>
> Debian and/or Linux support?
have you already checked http://www.linux-laptop.org/ ?
I do not know if this has already been posted -- if so, pardon the
noise...
wbr,
Lukas
--
Lukas Ruf
http://www.lpr.ch
Jim Richardson wrote:
Why steer clear of Dell? I have been quite happy with my Inspiron 8100.
I'm of the same mind. I'm very happy with my Dell Inspiron 5000 for
hardware support. Software support can't fog a mirror but other than
that they're OK.
Personally, I will not purchase any laptop
From: "Simon Wong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> On Thu, 2002-11-14 at 04:53, Jim Richardson wrote:
> > Why steer clear of Dell? I have been quite happy with my Inspiron 8100.
>
> On the whole me too.
>
> Have had some problems with BIOS updates so my only suggestions is don;t
> unless you really need to.
On Wednesday, 13. November 2002 18:15, Lukas Ruf wrote:
> On Wed, 13 Nov 2002, I?aki Mart?nez wrote:
> > I want to buy a laptop and i do not know which..
> >
> > What i want to do (with Debian):
>
> the easiest way: take a recent Debian CD with you. Go into a shop and
> ask the seller to hav
On Wednesday, 13. November 2002 18:15, Lukas Ruf wrote:
> On Wed, 13 Nov 2002, I?aki Mart?nez wrote:
> > I want to buy a laptop and i do not know which..
> >
> > What i want to do (with Debian):
>
> the easiest way: take a recent Debian CD with you. Go into a shop and
> ask the seller to hav
On Thu, 2002-11-14 at 04:53, Jim Richardson wrote:
> Why steer clear of Dell? I have been quite happy with my Inspiron 8100.
On the whole me too.
Have had some problems with BIOS updates so my only suggestions is don;t
unless you really need to.
Otherwise their hardware is nice and standard so
On Thu, 2002-11-14 at 04:53, Jim Richardson wrote:
> Why steer clear of Dell? I have been quite happy with my Inspiron 8100.
On the whole me too.
Have had some problems with BIOS updates so my only suggestions is don;t
unless you really need to.
Otherwise their hardware is nice and standard so
On Wed, Nov 13, 2002 at 02:35:27PM +0100, Preben Randhol wrote:
> I?aki Mart?nez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 13/11/2002 (14:16) :
> > * Linux well supported, PCMCIA, NET, so on.
>
> Stay clear of Dell. Somebody told me that Acer had good custom support.
> You can check if there are some models
On Wed, Nov 13, 2002 at 02:35:27PM +0100, Preben Randhol wrote:
> I?aki Mart?nez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 13/11/2002 (14:16) :
> > * Linux well supported, PCMCIA, NET, so on.
>
> Stay clear of Dell. Somebody told me that Acer had good custom support.
> You can check if there are some models
> In addition Sony is on record as Linux-hostile.
I can confirm that, owning one. Want a proof? See here:
http://www.ensicaen.ismra.fr/~delvare/vaio/no-support.html
--
Jean Delvare
http://www.ensicaen.ismra.fr/~delvare/
> In addition Sony is on record as Linux-hostile.
I can confirm that, owning one. Want a proof? See here:
http://www.ensicaen.ismra.fr/~delvare/vaio/no-support.html
--
Jean Delvare
http://www.ensicaen.ismra.fr/~delvare/
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On Wed, Nov 13, 2002 at 02:35:27PM +0100, Preben Randhol wrote:
> I?aki Mart?nez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 13/11/2002 (14:16) :
> > * Linux well supported, PCMCIA, NET, so on.
>
> Stay clear of Dell.
I'd like to note that Dell buys their laptops from a few suppliers;
some of these machines
On Wed, Nov 13, 2002 at 02:12:56PM +0100, I?aki Mart?nez wrote:
> Hi!!!
>
> I want to buy a laptop and i do not know which..
>
> What i want to do (with Debian):
>
> * Read emails with mutt
> * Program C and/or C++ applications with SDL
> If possible using anjuta if not any text ed
From: "Preben Randhol" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> "Jean-Marc V. Liotier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 13/11/2002 (15:11) :
> > Could you please substantiate that with some facts ? I agree that Dell
> > is not the best for reliability (they don't survive rough nomadic lives,
> > although they are fine a
On Wed, Nov 13, 2002 at 02:35:27PM +0100, Preben Randhol wrote:
> I?aki Mart?nez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 13/11/2002 (14:16) :
> > * Linux well supported, PCMCIA, NET, so on.
>
> Stay clear of Dell.
I'd like to note that Dell buys their laptops from a few suppliers;
some of these machines
On Wed, Nov 13, 2002 at 02:12:56PM +0100, I?aki Mart?nez wrote:
> Hi!!!
>
> I want to buy a laptop and i do not know which..
>
> What i want to do (with Debian):
>
> * Read emails with mutt
> * Program C and/or C++ applications with SDL
> If possible using anjuta if not any text ed
On Wed, 13 Nov 2002, I?aki Mart?nez wrote:
> I want to buy a laptop and i do not know which..
>
> What i want to do (with Debian):
>
the easiest way: take a recent Debian CD with you. Go into a shop and
ask the seller to have the Debian installed. Nowadays with the
current economic situ
From: "Preben Randhol" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> "Jean-Marc V. Liotier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 13/11/2002 (15:11) :
> > Could you please substantiate that with some facts ? I agree that Dell
> > is not the best for reliability (they don't survive rough nomadic lives,
> > although they are fine a
Lukas Ruf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> The ONLY brand I can recommend for Debian (and in general) is IBM!
> They provide good support for Open Source projects (Linux Kernel!) --
> this must be honored, and Linux simply runs on every IBM Laptop I have
> seen so far without any pain.
You obviously
> The ONLY brand I can recommend for Debian (and in general) is IBM!
> They provide good support for Open Source projects (Linux Kernel!) --
> this must be honored, and Linux simply runs on every IBM Laptop I have
> seen so far without any pain.
Not true. There has been an awful problem with LM
Lukas Ruf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> The ONLY brand I can recommend for Debian (and in general) is IBM!
> They provide good support for Open Source projects (Linux Kernel!) --
> this must be honored, and Linux simply runs on every IBM Laptop I have
> seen so far without any pain.
You obviously
"Jean-Marc V. Liotier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 13/11/2002 (15:11) :
> Could you please substantiate that with some facts ? I agree that Dell
> is not the best for reliability (they don't survive rough nomadic lives,
> although they are fine as movable desktops) and that given enough cash I
> w
> The ONLY brand I can recommend for Debian (and in general) is IBM!
> They provide good support for Open Source projects (Linux Kernel!) --
> this must be honored, and Linux simply runs on every IBM Laptop I have
> seen so far without any pain.
Not true. There has been an awful problem with LM
"Jean-Marc V. Liotier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 13/11/2002 (15:11) :
> Could you please substantiate that with some facts ? I agree that Dell
> is not the best for reliability (they don't survive rough nomadic lives,
> although they are fine as movable desktops) and that given enough cash I
> w
Sony makes good notebooks, but the picture book is very small and if you are
doinf programming, you should get somthing in the fx series
I use an HPzt1130 (to get sound you need to add the acpi patch and compile
all acpi into the kernel...a lot of laptops are like this)
- Original Message
Hi,
On Wed, 13 Nov 2002, I?aki Mart?nez wrote:
> Hi!!!
>
> I want to buy a laptop and i do not know which..
>
> What i want to do (with Debian):
>
> * Read emails with mutt
> * Program C and/or C++ applications with SDL
> If possible using anjuta if not any text editor
> * Tes
On Wed, 13 Nov 2002, [iso-8859-1] I?aki Mart?nez wrote:
> Hi!!!
> I want to buy a laptop and i do not know which..
[snip]
Hello, and glad to hear - laptops are mighty handy to[y|ol]s
> Requirements (in order of importance):
>
> * Weight (as less as possible)
> * RAM 256 (128 Minimum)
>
On Wed, 2002-11-13 at 14:35, Preben Randhol wrote:
> Iñaki Martínez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 13/11/2002 (14:16) :
> > * Linux well supported, PCMCIA, NET, so on.
>
> Stay clear of Dell.
Could you please substantiate that with some facts ? I agree that Dell
is not the best for reliability (
On Wed, 2002-11-13 at 13:12, Iñaki Martínez wrote:
> Requirements (in order of importance):
>
> * Weight (as less as possible)
> * RAM 256 (128 Minimum)
> * Video if posible **NOT** SHARED memory
> * Linux well supported, PCMCIA, NET, so on.
> * I can buy in Europe if possible in Spain
Iñaki Martínez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 13/11/2002 (14:16) :
> * Linux well supported, PCMCIA, NET, so on.
Stay clear of Dell. Somebody told me that Acer had good custom support.
You can check if there are some models there.
But check: http://www.linux-laptop.net/
--
Preben Randhol --
Sony makes good notebooks, but the picture book is very small and if you are
doinf programming, you should get somthing in the fx series
I use an HPzt1130 (to get sound you need to add the acpi patch and compile
all acpi into the kernel...a lot of laptops are like this)
- Original Message
On Wed, 2002-11-13 at 14:35, Preben Randhol wrote:
> Iñaki Martínez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 13/11/2002 (14:16) :
> > * Linux well supported, PCMCIA, NET, so on.
>
> Stay clear of Dell.
Could you please substantiate that with some facts ? I agree that Dell
is not the best for reliability (
> > It's a taller drive. Still has the tiny-size IDE interface normal on
> > laptop disks, but the taller bay will allow for either older drive bays
> > (perhaps he intends to slide an already-debian drive into his new
> > machine) or for larger capacities (you can only fit so many platters
> >
> > It's a taller drive. Still has the tiny-size IDE interface normal on
> > laptop disks, but the taller bay will allow for either older drive bays
> > (perhaps he intends to slide an already-debian drive into his new
> > machine) or for larger capacities (you can only fit so many platters
> >
Heather Stern, 2002-Sep-18 12:21 -0700:
> > I'm not familiar with the 12.5mm vs. 9.5mm HDD. What does this
> > describe?
> >
> > thanks,
> > jc
> >
> > --
> > Jeff CoppockSystems Engineer
> > Diggin' Debian Admin and User
>
> It's a taller drive. Still has the tiny
> I'm not familiar with the 12.5mm vs. 9.5mm HDD. What does this
> describe?
>
> thanks,
> jc
>
> --
> Jeff Coppock Systems Engineer
> Diggin' DebianAdmin and User
It's a taller drive. Still has the tiny-size IDE interface normal on
laptop disks, but the taller bay wil
Heather Stern, 2002-Sep-18 12:21 -0700:
> > I'm not familiar with the 12.5mm vs. 9.5mm HDD. What does this
> > describe?
> >
> > thanks,
> > jc
> >
> > --
> > Jeff CoppockSystems Engineer
> > Diggin' Debian Admin and User
>
> It's a taller drive. Still has the tin
Jeff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
] I'm not familiar with the 12.5mm vs. 9.5mm HDD. What does this
] describe?
It's the physical dimension of height of the device. In the new
high-capacity laptop hard drives they use more platters in a taller stack.
I think the highest capacity 9.5mm hard disk is
"Paul Ehrenreich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
] Also were you looking at the mobile Radeon for the 8200? didnt they give you
] an option for a M4 by chance?
] ITs been awhile since i looked at Dell's site and see what they have for the
] 8200 line
The 8200 comes with nVidia cards or the Mobility R
Sebastian Kuzminsky, 2002-Sep-18 09:55 -0700:
> Hi folks, i'm looking for a new laptop. Can anyone recommend a good
> one with these features:
>
> 14" or bigger screen, with better than 1024x768 resolution
> CD-RW/DVD drive (fixed or removable is ok)
> accepts a 12.5mm hard disk
>
I have an Inspiron 8000 currently running Debian -SID and i havent had any
problems with it.
I have Xfree 4.2 w/ KDE 3 working good
the sound card is a maestro 3 which is supported in the newer kernels
8x sony CDRW in the fixed bay
Also were you looking at the mobile Radeon for the 8200? didnt t
Sebastian Kuzminsky wrote:
>
> Hi folks, i'm looking for a new laptop. Can anyone recommend a good
> one with these features:
http://www.apple.com/powerbook/
is on my xmas list ;-)
> 14" or bigger screen, with better than 1024x768 resolution
15.2 inch 3:2 aspect 1280x854
> CD-RW/DVD
> I'm not familiar with the 12.5mm vs. 9.5mm HDD. What does this
> describe?
>
> thanks,
> jc
>
> --
> Jeff Coppock Systems Engineer
> Diggin' DebianAdmin and User
It's a taller drive. Still has the tiny-size IDE interface normal on
laptop disks, but the taller bay wi
Jeff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
] I'm not familiar with the 12.5mm vs. 9.5mm HDD. What does this
] describe?
It's the physical dimension of height of the device. In the new
high-capacity laptop hard drives they use more platters in a taller stack.
I think the highest capacity 9.5mm hard disk i
"Paul Ehrenreich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
] Also were you looking at the mobile Radeon for the 8200? didnt they give you
] an option for a M4 by chance?
] ITs been awhile since i looked at Dell's site and see what they have for the
] 8200 line
The 8200 comes with nVidia cards or the Mobility
Sebastian Kuzminsky, 2002-Sep-18 09:55 -0700:
> Hi folks, i'm looking for a new laptop. Can anyone recommend a good
> one with these features:
>
> 14" or bigger screen, with better than 1024x768 resolution
> CD-RW/DVD drive (fixed or removable is ok)
> accepts a 12.5mm hard disk
>
I have an Inspiron 8000 currently running Debian -SID and i havent had any
problems with it.
I have Xfree 4.2 w/ KDE 3 working good
the sound card is a maestro 3 which is supported in the newer kernels
8x sony CDRW in the fixed bay
Also were you looking at the mobile Radeon for the 8200? didnt
Sebastian Kuzminsky wrote:
>
> Hi folks, i'm looking for a new laptop. Can anyone recommend a good
> one with these features:
http://www.apple.com/powerbook/
is on my xmas list ;-)
> 14" or bigger screen, with better than 1024x768 resolution
15.2 inch 3:2 aspect 1280x854
> CD-RW/DV
On Sat, 2002-06-29 at 17:47, Jord Swart wrote:
> Check for the modem!!! Most laptops nowadays come with a nice winmodem,
> which is sometimes really not supported under Linux (sigh). I got a HP
> Omnibook 6000 with some 3com modem in it and I have found nothing to get
> that one to make a call. So
Check for the modem!!! Most laptops nowadays come with a nice winmodem,
which is sometimes really not supported under Linux (sigh). I got a HP
Omnibook 6000 with some 3com modem in it and I have found nothing to get
that one to make a call. So I'm still dual booting for when I'm on the
road :-(
Jo
On Sat, 2002-06-29 at 17:47, Jord Swart wrote:
> Check for the modem!!! Most laptops nowadays come with a nice winmodem,
> which is sometimes really not supported under Linux (sigh). I got a HP
> Omnibook 6000 with some 3com modem in it and I have found nothing to get
> that one to make a call. So
Check for the modem!!! Most laptops nowadays come with a nice winmodem,
which is sometimes really not supported under Linux (sigh). I got a HP
Omnibook 6000 with some 3com modem in it and I have found nothing to get
that one to make a call. So I'm still dual booting for when I'm on the
road :-(
J
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