Re: Debian Laptop enquiry

[Nima Azarbayjany <my.informal.conversations@gmail.com>]

Hi,

I have installed Lenny on the laptop.  The graphics cards works relatively well with the free drivers installed at install time.  However, if you want to take full advantage from your hardware you should install the non-free drivers.  They are available from non-free.  You also may want to install nvidia-xconfig to have x.org use the driver.  After installing the driver, compiz works really well.

As for the rest of the hardware, most things that matter work.  Network and sound card work.  Wireless is still not supported in Lenny.  I am not sure but I guess you can only wait until new kernels are introduced into Lenny or install newer versions yourself.  The wireless works in 2.6.27 or newer kernels.  Lenny's kernel is 2.6.26.  The remote control does not work and I have not tried to see if it can work.

The worst thing is that suspension and hibernation don't work yet.  I do not know if there are any workarounds.  I have not had time to play with it enough and see what can be done.

In all, I am personally satisfied with Lenny's performance on the laptop despite the wireless and hibernation/suspension not working yet.

Good luck!

Nima

On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 8:28 PM, Deepu Joseph <deepu.joseph1@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello Nima

I noticed your mail in the debian-laptop mailing list at lists.debian.org. I myself am planning to buy an HP laptop with the same grpahics card as yours. Can you please confirm for me if Compiz and all hardware features of the laptop are working with Lenny?

Thank you so much forthe reply.

Regards
Deepu Joseph