Re: Debian, laptops, and X
I have a Dell Inspiron 3000. I have 800x600.
go to http://ompages.com/debian/laptoptopscreenshot to see for your self.
I use the XBF_neomagic xserver from RH. It's pretty nice. I've no
problems. Dell laptops kick ass. They are a bit pricy though.
I hear IBM thinkpads are nice, and very linux friendly.
Steer clear of the ATI-Rage vid cards for laptops, I hear they are
unsupported. Since RH has the neomagic xserver, you should get a neomagic
128 card. It's the most supported now.
my $0.02
NatePuri
Certified Law Student
Debian GNU/Linux Monk
McGeorge School of Law
Sacramento, CA
publisher@ompages.com
On Sun, 25 Apr 1999, Will Lowe wrote:
> I'm looking at buying a pair of laptops which will need to dual-boot
> Windows and Debian.
>
> I'm not concerned that they be Pentium IV 600 Ghz machines or be huge
> number-crunchers, but I would like them to run X enough that I can use
> emacs and font-lock mode, netscape (with something more that 256 colors)
> ... the standard stuff.
>
> 1) Are there laptops which aren't compatible with linux and Debian?
>
> 2) I understand that laptop video chipsets are wacky. Which ones work?
>
> 3) Are there other compatability issues I should be watching for? I've
> never touched anything with a PCMCIA card in it ...
>
> Will
>
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