[Gllug] Which laptop?

[Nathan Matthews]

I've also got a Vaio Z600TEK, big thumbs up for it, its a cute machine.  One
thing to note is there is a US model which is identical apart from the fact
it has and infra-red port instead of an internal winmodem so if your going
to exclusively use Linux you might be better off with that one.

-----Original Message-----
From: Leigh Mason [mailto:leigh.mason at virgin.net]
Sent: 31 August 2001 15:29
To: gllug at linux.co.uk
Subject: Re: [Gllug] Which laptop?


a big shout for the vaio!

i'm using a z600ne (similar to the tek) with dual boot - redhat 7.0 with
2.2.16 k and w98.

linux install went smoothly after falling at the first hurdle by not
recognising the external pcicia cdrom. a quick call to redhat support sorted
it out by entering the following at the boot prompt:

linux ide2=0x180,0x386 lba32

from then on it went well, especially as i'm a complete linux novice.
i must admit, i am having trouble trying to get the sound to work.
and i have a list of things to try and conquer after that. but after reading
the vaio section at http://www.linux-laptop.net other users seem to have
most things nailed.

the only thing that might be a problem with the vaio range (apart from the
poor battery life (although i use mine as a desktop)) is internet access -
there aren't  any suitable drivers for the internal winmodem? unless anyone
knows any differently?

but the machine itself is a synthesis of aesthetics and technology!
i found that one of the cheapest places to buy them was in dixons (about 200
gbp cheaper than pcworld!).

leigh






> From: jane at moonrose.demnospamon.co.uk (jane taylor)
> Reply-To: gllug at linux.co.uk
> Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 10:49:35 GMT
> To: gllug at linux.co.uk
> Subject: Re: [Gllug] Which laptop?
> 
> On Fri, 31 Aug 2001 11:15:28 +0100 (GMT Daylight Time), you wrote:
> 
> ~On Thu, 30 Aug 2001, gllug at codex.net wrote:
> ~
> ~> On Thu, 30 Aug 2001, William Palfreman wrote:
> ~>
> ~> > the latest 3c59x Ethernet driver in the kerenl.  If you want
something
> ~> > smaller get a little Sony VAIO or something.  I've seen lots of
people
> ~> > (well, at least Alice) use these with Linux.  Basically, everything
works
> ~>
> ~> hmmm, there's only one person i know called alice who goes to gllug
> ~> meetings, and she's got a Sharp and a Fiva.  hmmm, no where is *my*
lovely
> ~> vaio baby...
> ~
> ~Hm.  Must be seeing things.  Anyway, I still believe a VAIO will work,
> ~even without any confirmed users!
> 
> OK I'll confirm one, a friend who's not on this list but has been
> using and developing KDE apps on his Vaio for some time now. I keep
> trying to 'borrow' it but for some reason he won't let me :-)
> 
> jane
> 
> 
> -- 
> jane
> 
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