On Wed, Feb 15, 2006 at 05:15:06AM +0100, Lukas Ruf wrote: > Dear all, > > for a small home-server, I plan to replace my good-old P1 > 200MHz with a Dell Inspiron notebook. The reason for this > intention: 3years warranty, low-price, low-energy consumption. > > However, for my personal work, I have been using Thinkpad's > with Debian only. Thus, I have no idea whether Debian testing > can be install and runs smoothly on the Inspiron 1300 -- which > I would like to know before ordering ;) > > Since Debian is the very only distribution running on my servers, > I have three questions: > > - Has anyone setup, configured and run Debian testing on the Inspiron > 1300, yet? Experiences, nuts and bolts hints/considerations? > > - Does there exist a list of laptops that are known to run Debian? > > - Are there other recommendations for cheap laptops with 3years > warranty that run Debian? > > TIA. Hi Lukas, I found (via Google) 2 refs: 1 to gentoo and 1 to ubuntu breezy. They seem to suggest good results. wired ethernet:ok built-in wifi: ndiswrapper(non-free) video: 915resolution with 1280x800 audio: alsa do you have any other requirements? cheers, Kev -- | .''`. == Debian GNU/Linux == | my web site: | | : :' : The Universal | debian.home.pipeline.com | | `. `' Operating System | go to counter.li.org and | | `- http://www.debian.org/ | be counted! #238656 | | my keysever: pgp.mit.edu | my NPO: cfsg.org |
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