> On 17 May, Stefan Baums wrote: > > Hi all! > > > > I'll buy a notebook computer shortly, and one of my prime concerns is > > that GNU/Linux will not only run on it somehow, but actually use the > > available hardware features. At the moment, I'm considering the > > Toshiba Satellite 300 CDT and the HP Omnibook 2000 (+ internal CDROM > > for its accessory bay). To judge from the "Linux on Laptops" Page > > (http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/kharker/linux-laptop/), Toshiba in > > general seems to be quite compatible with Linux, and HP far less so > > (though, or maybe because, it has the more interesting hardware). But > > the exact models I'm interested in have not been reviewed there. > > > > So, is anyone out there running GNU/Linux on one of these machines and > > can tell me about his experiences? > > > > Many thanks in advance, > > Stefan >
We have Debian running on a number of Toshiba portables: Satellite pro 410CDT/420CDT/440CDT Tecra 530CDT/730XCDT They all work great (although I don't know whether anybody tried the soundcard (what's the use for it anyway :-) ) Nico -- -- Nico De Ranter Sony Service Center (PSDC-B/DNSE-B) Sint Stevens Woluwestraat 55 (Rue de Woluwe-Saint-Etienne) 1130 Brussel (Bruxelles), Belgium, Europe, Earth Telephone: +32 2 724 86 41 Telefax: +32 2 726 26 86 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
