Gateway NX-860X

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Subject: Gateway NX-860X
From: "John S. Robertson" <wj4sr@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 20:30:32 -0400
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I just bought a Gateway NX-860X and I'm running Debian 4.0 on it now.  Some
notes worth reporting:

The Debian pre-4.0 release had problems seeing the SATA drive.  The Debian
4.0 release on DVD (from CheapBytes.com) is corrupted.  I went with the
net-install and everything was fine.

The wireless card (IPW3945) was a pain to get running.  Once I broke the
code as it were, networking was fine.

HP 6980 InkJet printer runs well.  Via Samba, I also connect to a HP
LaserJet 1320.  Also runs fine.

The machine does just what I want---it is loaded with Mathematica, Matlab,
and Maple, all of which installed without a hitch.

Anyone with this machine is welcome to drop me a line if he/she has any
problems with the Debian install/configuration.

Jack

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