Re: How many of you?
On Fri, May 02, 2003 at 09:53:00AM -0500, matt zagrabelny wrote:
> On Fri, 2003-05-02 at 07:35, Craig Genner wrote:
> > Reading this list with interest a thought occurs to me.
> >
> > How many of you have actually installed linux on a laptop and not had to
> > configure more than one or two programs to get a working system.
> >
> > I'm not talking about configuring it to how you like it, I'm talking about it
> > just working so that you can get the work done with no fuss.
> >
> > Craig
> >
>
> count me in too, thinkpad t21. still tweaking things, but sound works,
> xfree 4.3 installed. very usable system, easy install.
>
> -matt zagrabelny
>
>
I've done a few Linux installs on IBMs, Dells, etc. My most recent
experience is with a Dell Inspiron I4100 which overall has been okay but
it has taken a bit of work to locate information like the highly
commented "shutoff fan thingee here in the list of late". I finally
located that tidbit in groups.google.comr in a Dell support forum a few
months ago.
Previous to this I had a Dell Latitude Ls superlight which is very nice.
The one issue with that laptop was the sound card; which was shared with
the video card. Oftentimes, the video would seize up if I tried to load
the sound after X started.
Regarding "fussing"...
I have come to the conclusion if you use laptops, you have to fuss.
There is no way to change things like sound or video which may require
less fussing. But, in a way, fussing is learning and when you learn the
correct answers, it ceases becoming fussing. When you can trade that
knowledge for other pieces of knowledge like on this list, fussing
changes to knowledge exchange :)
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