[Herefordshire] Linux on Laptops

[Phil Taylor]

It has a major problem though - it sent this message twice..... ;-) :-) :-)

Malcolm Herbert wrote:

>My work laptop is an IBM X31 (small laptop), currently running FC1 (well
>its the way I want it), although my colleagues run everything from RHEL3
>WS to FC4. 
>
>- power management is fine, sleep works ok
>- no issues with graphics / sound etc
>- has onboard Wireless (Atheros) which works really with the madwifi
>drivers
>- onboard Bluetooth, use the bluez stack in FC1, so using GPRS with the
>mobile also works well whilst I'm on the move. 
>- firewire 1394 also works, although my Maxtor external drive stopped
>working about 6 months ago (controller failure)
>- USB2 is fine, my current external disk is a Lacie USB2, although that
>had some problems this week. Recommend them though, 160GB drive for £64
>quid on ebuyer. 
>- CD/DVD on a 'slice' which works really well. 
>- no problems with most cameras i've tried. 
>- can also recommend some JBL speakers I've also recently acquired.
>sound quality excellent (currenly listening to the cricket online)
>- USB keys, no problem, have a 1Gb Sancruzer
>- onboard ethernet, serial and parallel ports
>- PCMCIA is also fine (second network card in at the moment)
>- have an extended battery usually attached, which will give 6 hours
>battery life (Hereford->Paddington->Hereford on the train for example)
>
>laptop in action picture....
>http://people.redhat.com/mherbert/laptop.jpg
>
>Malcolm
>
>
>
>On Tue, 2005-06-28 at 13:23, Phil Taylor wrote:
>  
>
>>I thought a new thread would be nice :-)
>>
>>I have a Compaq N200 (mini laptop) and a Sony Viao (huge laptop with 16" 
>>TFT!)
>>On my desktop I fun Fedora3 perfectly (Cant live without it! - no dual 
>>boot here!)
>>
>>I have never had success with them and linux.  my main issues are
>>PCMCIA (generally)
>>PCMCIA Wireless (Specifically)
>>Power options (Sony Viao fan runs at full speed even when laptop cool - 
>>this is handled by software on win)
>>
>>I travel a lot and need a laptop that I can connect to different 
>>networks as needed (both cabled and wireless) so these things are really 
>>the areas I need to get right,
>>
>>What has been the experience of others on the list with Linux on Laptops??
>>
>>Phil.
>>
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