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
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 certain cases (new Ubuntu at least) a Debian 2.4.x kernel
package fails to
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
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?
Thanks in advance
lord yupa
The best laptops for Linux are older ones that you can find cheap
or free :) One of the advantages of Linux is that is runs great on
older hardware. So, find a winders user that is forced to buy a new
state-o-the-art laptop to support their XP upgrade, and take the old
one off their hands for a f
The best laptops for Linux are older ones that you can find cheap
or free :) One of the advantages of Linux is that is runs great on
older hardware. So, find a winders user that is forced to buy a new
state-o-the-art laptop to support their XP upgrade, and take the old
one off their hands for a f
hello rama..
Received at 2002-12-02 / 11:02 by Rama:
> hi all, I'm new to laptops (just about to get the first one) and I'd
> need an advise on which option should be considered in order to get the
> best sound & graphics performance from it. I'd need a good audio
> solution (if none onboard audio
On Sun, Dec 01, 2002 at 11:12:34PM +0100, Juraj Ziegler wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 02, 2002 at 07:04:39PM +, Rama wrote:
> > hi all, I'm new to laptops (just about to get the first one) and I'd
> > need an advise on which option should be considered in order to get the
> > best sound & graphics perfo
hello rama..
Received at 2002-12-02 / 11:02 by Rama:
> hi all, I'm new to laptops (just about to get the first one) and I'd
> need an advise on which option should be considered in order to get the
> best sound & graphics performance from it. I'd need a good audio
> solution (if none onboard audio
> Thanks, Martin, for your information, by the way, would you tell me
> which audio chipset you have ?
i810_audio.o:
Intel Corp. 82801CA/CAM AC'97 Audio
But I think what makes the audio on this machine is the good set of
speakers. The chipset is fair. I am not really the one to ask on this
kind
On Sun, Dec 01, 2002 at 11:12:34PM +0100, Juraj Ziegler wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 02, 2002 at 07:04:39PM +, Rama wrote:
> > hi all, I'm new to laptops (just about to get the first one) and I'd
> > need an advise on which option should be considered in order to get the
> > best sound & graphics perfo
> Thanks, Martin, for your information, by the way, would you tell me
> which audio chipset you have ?
i810_audio.o:
Intel Corp. 82801CA/CAM AC'97 Audio
But I think what makes the audio on this machine is the good set of
speakers. The chipset is fair. I am not really the one to ask on this
kind
Thanks, Martin, for your information, by the way, would you tell me
which audio chipset you have ? So if not Dell do you know about any
other alternative machine with good audio and video which might work
really good with Debian ? (I use sid at home and woody at work, so any
for me would be ok eith
Thanks, Martin, for your information, by the way, would you tell me
which audio chipset you have ? So if not Dell do you know about any
other alternative machine with good audio and video which might work
really good with Debian ? (I use sid at home and woody at work, so any
for me would be ok eith
On Mon, Dec 02, 2002 at 07:04:39PM +, Rama wrote:
> hi all, I'm new to laptops (just about to get the first one) and I'd
> need an advise on which option should be considered in order to get the
> best sound & graphics performance from it. I'd need a good audio
> solution (if none onboard audio
On Mon, Dec 02, 2002 at 07:04:39PM +, Rama wrote:
> hi all, I'm new to laptops (just about to get the first one) and I'd
> need an advise on which option should be considered in order to get the
> best sound & graphics performance from it. I'd need a good audio
> solution (if none onboard audio
also sprach Rama <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002.12.02.2004 +0100]:
> I was looking at Dell Inspirons or Latitude but some people told me that
> the audio on those machines is pretty poor.
The audio on my Latitude is quite good, actually. Nevertheless, Dell's
machines and service have really gone down o
hi all, I'm new to laptops (just about to get the first one) and I'd
need an advise on which option should be considered in order to get the
best sound & graphics performance from it. I'd need a good audio
solution (if none onboard audio is acceptable, probably USB or other
alternative, but I don't
also sprach Rama <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002.12.02.2004 +0100]:
> I was looking at Dell Inspirons or Latitude but some people told me that
> the audio on those machines is pretty poor.
The audio on my Latitude is quite good, actually. Nevertheless, Dell's
machines and service have really gone down o
hi all, I'm new to laptops (just about to get the first one) and I'd
need an advise on which option should be considered in order to get the
best sound & graphics performance from it. I'd need a good audio
solution (if none onboard audio is acceptable, probably USB or other
alternative, but I don'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 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.
--
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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
Hi!!!
I have read all of your answers...
But what i need is something ULTRA-LIGHT!
I am falling in love with:
http://webshop.fujitsupc.com/fpc/Ecommerce/buildseriesbean.do?series=P2
More technical info:
http://www.fujitsupc.com/www/products_notebooks.shtml?products/notebooks/tech_
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
Hi!!!
I have read all of your answers...
But what i need is something ULTRA-LIGHT!
I am falling in love with:
http://webshop.fujitsupc.com/fpc/Ecommerce/buildseriesbean.do?series=P2
More technical info:
http://www.fujitsupc.com/www/products_notebooks.shtml?products/notebooks/tech_
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
--
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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
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From: "Iñaki Martínez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 8:12 AM
Subject: Which laptop!!!
> Hi!!!
>
> I want to buy a laptop and i do not know which..
>
> What i want to do (with Debian):
>
> * Read emails with mutt
>
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 --
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
* Test SDL applications (with or whithout X)
using SVGAlib or Framebuff
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From: "Iñaki Martínez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 8:12 AM
Subject: Which laptop!!!
> Hi!!!
>
> I want to buy a laptop and i do not know which..
>
> What i want to do (with Debian):
>
> * Rea
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