[Wylug-help] linux and laptops

[Coxhead, George]

I have a dual boot Tosh satellite Pro and the LINUX distro is SUSE 9.3 which detected everything straight out of the box including the Win modem.  Broadband and wireless no problem.  I also use an Acer which is pretty good but their modem I cannot get working but if a modem is an issue then £15 will buy you an external one that will run on LINUX

George

-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Walker [mailto:danielwalker at fastmail.fm] 
Sent: 10 October 2005 09:54
To: wylug-help at wylug.org.uk
Subject: Re: [Wylug-help] linux and laptops


I'm writing this on a Toshiba Tecra - all the Toshiba laptops seem be well 
supported by Linux¹; This one is running Kubuntu without any trouble, 
although I haven't tried the modem. I haven't had to recompile the kernel or 
anything tricky.  

Dan

[1] Toshiba's linux support page: 
http://linux.toshiba-dme.co.jp/linux/eng/speclist.php3

On Sunday 09 Oct 2005 17:12, hannah d. wrote:
> Hi All -
>
> I've been asked to recommend a computer for a friend
> of a friend. I am going to recommend and assist with
> the installation of linux - but he wants a laptop, and
> it has been some time since I looked into this sort of
> thing.
>
> Are there still issues with linux on certain laptops?
> Or has it all been sorted out in the last few years?
> Are there makes and/or distributions to avoid?
>
> Bonus question:
> He's going to want a scanner and a printer too.
>
> Cheers,
>
> .h

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