[Wylug-help] linux and laptops

[david powell]

On Sunday 09 October 2005 10:23 pm, Shaun Laughey wrote:
> On Sun, 2005-10-09 at 19:47 +0100, Andreas Erbe wrote:
> > Hannah,
> >
> > > Are there still issues with linux on certain laptops?
> > > Or has it all been sorted out in the last few years?
> >
> > A good source in this field is: http://www.tuxmobil.org/
> >
> > I have good experiences with SuSE 9.x on my 3 1/2 year old one, and I
> > know other people who use it with later models (besides the HP/Ubuntu
> > combination).
> >
> > Recently I came across an announcement of Dell. They plan to offer a
> > laptop with pre-installed Linux. Don't know any details (model/distro),
> > but you might want to have a look in this direction.
> >
> > Have fun,
> >
> > Andreas.
>
> Hannah,
>
> I would recommend a Dell D505 laptop.
>
> I got it last year and everything worked first time except the built in
> modem and infrared. I have not tried that hard to get them working
> either as I have no use for them. The battery life is great too.
>
> I have used Mandrake 10 and then 10.1 which I have now upgraded to 10.2/
> Mandriva 2005LE with no problems.
>
> It also ran Ubuntu with a little less success - the sound didn't work
> first time but apart from that it too was excellent.
>
> Shaun Laughey.
>
>
>
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know a few people that have had problems with dell laptops lately 
hardware problems not software 

btw i got one of these  ibm thinkpad R50e , and would recomend one , from :-
http://www.cclonline.com/product-info.asp?product_id=3835&category_id=233&manufacturer_id=0
("local" and cheep where it not for the fact that i just moved to wales but 
there in leeds) 
it boots linux from a live cd ok 
most things i have tried seem to work fine with linux , although not installed 
a version on the hd as yet ( waiting till i can afford a bigger hd first )
the only problem i have had is linux on live cd doesnt seem to recognise the 
wifi , but fine with the t10/100 ethernet ( dont think the live cd has wifi 
drivers included (a knoppix version couple of years old)) 

need to get bigger hd so i can dual boot it ,but its the only windows machine 
i have atm 

Dave