ok, next time I trash my vaio screwing around I'll try those. Last install was before 3.0 was out so I pulled the disk, installed it in a dell and put it back. The CDRom is bootable so if the 3.0 CD's have USB kernels I may be good to go anyway.
Thus spake p ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 17:51:44 +0000 > From: p <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Robert L. Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Laptops! > > On Wed, Nov 20, 2002 at 08:32:10AM -0500, Robert L. Harris wrote: > > > > > > Mike, What bug? I'm using a VAIO since my last dell died. It makes a > > good little XTerm for ssh'ing to a heavier box for mail, etc (my Vaio is > > only a P2 with 96Megs) The only problem with the booger is the cdrom > > and floppy are usb, makes debian installs a bit of a problem, or did > > with Debian2.2, haven't tried 3.0. > > > > > > Thus spake Michael P. Soulier ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > > > > Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 08:19:08 -0500 > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: Laptops! > > > X-Mailer: Mutt 1.4i (Debian Linux 2.4.16, i686) > > > From: "Michael P. Soulier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > X-Mailing-List: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archive/latest/246471 > > > > > > On 20/11/02 james leclair did speaketh: > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > Could someone be so kind as to recommend a model and brand name of laptop I > > > > should consider purchasing to run debian on? Thanks in advance, you guys > > > > have been real helpful!! > > > > > > I wouldn't concern yourself too much with the laptop model, as much with > > > any windows-specific crap in it. You should be able to run Debian on most > > > laptops. I'm running it on my Sony VAIO with no problems, beyond the bug in > > > the S3 chipset support of X 4.1, but I'll probably upgrade to 4.2 from > > > unstable to fix that. > > > > > > Mike > > > > > > -- > > > Michael P. Soulier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, GnuPG pub key: 5BC8BE08 > > > "...the word HACK is used as a verb to indicate a massive amount > > > of nerd-like effort." -Harley Hahn, A Student's Guide to Unix > > > HTML Email Considered Harmful: http://expita.com/nomime.html > > > > > > // > > the 3.0 usb stiffy's are excellent! > (developers, thx.) > > kthxbye. > > b. > > // :wq! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert L. Harris | PGP Key ID: FC96D405 DISCLAIMER: These are MY OPINIONS ALONE. I speak for no-one else. FYI: perl -e 'print $i=pack(c5,(41*2),sqrt(7056),(unpack(c,H)-2),oct(115),10);' -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
