geoff wrote: > On Tue, 2007-05-15 at 12:43 -0700, DavidDutch1964 wrote: >> I love debian. I guess we all do here. >> >> Recently, thoguh, I had to switch to Kubuntu =only= because wireless on >> my laptop JUST WORKED. >> >> I have an HP zt3000 with one of those Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG wireless >> cards built in. It has been horrible to try to get working despite any >> instructions found on the Internet. The instruction on the site for this >> (http://ipw2200.sourceforge.net/) was tricky as it only focused on >> getting that one piece working and not networking as a whole. >> >> DistroWatch (http://distrowatch.com/) has had ubuntu at the top of their >> list going back to 2005 - its ashame when I know that debian is really >> the heart and soul of dopey ubuntu. >> >> Im sure debian would shoot to the top of the list if a few more things >> (like wireless) "just worked" like it does with my Kbuntu. >> >> Couldn't someone work on this problem for debian - or talk to the ubuntu >> people to get a copy to be included in the next release and apt sources? >> >> Somethings I don't mind figuring out and there is a great sense of >> accomplishment; but getting wireless working is not one of them. >> >> ~david (and many other debian users I talk to) > Noob 1st time poster: I too love Debian and use it as my main OS on my > box. I also had Etch running on my IBM T43 and actually got the ipw2200 > working till a kernel upgrade came through and then I lost wireless and > being a noob I couldn't get it going again :-) I tried Linux Mint > (Cassandra) and only one click got my wireless working. All the Beryl > things work out of the box too. And the T43 doesn't have Nvidia. Regards > Geoff
Everything is true, but never forget : Debian is ROCK-solid. Such cannot be said about Ubuntu... Regards, Didier -- Gmane -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
