[Deaf-lug] old laptop debian installed

[Fintan Gaughan]

tried ubuntu using alternate cd (suprided about a range of distro's
they have but nice!)
annyway did everything till i came to reboot ,display problem does not
show anything on screen... arrgh It was late so i will tackle it again
soon as i have finished work.

So any ideas what i could try before i do some reading/seraching


Fintan



On 31/03/2008, JGJones <mailinglist at gwallgofi.com> wrote:
> Try Ubuntu...
>
> I might sound biased since I use Ubuntu...but in my experience, it's one
> of the best when it comes to wireless support...for example I've got a
> Sony VAIO LPC1 (not sure of exact model) with a Netgear PCI wireless.
> PLUS the computer itself have some unique hardware that does make it
> tricky for Linux to work on it.
>
> The desktop itself take a plug. It comes with its own LCD screen, which
> have a single cable that plug into the desktop - This single cable
> carries the video, power, PS/1 keyboard, USB all in one. This often
> means the keyboard would not work. Oh and the desktop does come with a
> PCIMIA slot - unusual.
>
> I've tried the following distro's with the aim of finding out what
> "works out of the box, no configuration"
>
> * Debian 4.0 (Etch) - keyboard does not work
> * Zenwalk 4.8 - No wireless
> * Knoppiz 5.1.1 - Just doesn't start at all
> * Fedora 8 Live - No wireless, keyboard flaky (it works depending on the
> position of moon and stars and the latest star charts)
> * PCLinux OS 2007 (SAM variant - this is with XFCE desktop) - No
> wireless, I need to download a firmware to work...but with no wireless I
> cannot do this
> * Mandriva One 2008 - no wireless
> * OpenSUSE 10.3 - no wireless
> * Ubuntu 7.10 - wireless works, keyboard works only if I use an older kernel
> * Xubuntu Hardy Beta - everything works out of box including wireless
> (same as for 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon)
>
> As for all that distro's I didn't download them...it was on the cover of
> Linux Format magazine - Distro MegaPack with 10 distro's on 1 DVD except
>  Xubuntu 8.05 which I downloaded - I'll suggest you give Xubuntu a try
> - it comes with a XFCE desktop so more suitable for your older laptop
> (how much memory does it have?)
>
> The NetGear PCI wireless card I use only support WEP though so there's
> no WPA2 on my network :(
>
> To download Xubuntu - go to
> http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/hardy/beta/
>
> Fintan Gaughan wrote:
> > Got an old laptop , and i have installed  latest Debian  typing Boot:
> > linux acpi=off
> > Everything working except wireless.
> >
> > I have a net gear MA521 card installed  use ndiswrapper to try and get
> > it working but it seams the PCMIA switched off.
> >
> > Did use knoppix live disc and the card lit up but i had problems
> > configuring it as it seem to disapear on me, but i assume it work work
> > if i installed knoppix.
> >
> > Any ideas what i should do to get wireless working?
> >
> >
> > Fintan
> >
>
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