On Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:22:14 -1000 Joel Roth <jo...@pobox.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 11:09:26AM +0530, Harshad Joshi wrote: > > is there any wiki or list of laptops that are supported by debian 6? > > > > i saw that many laptops are having highly proprietary drivers even for the > > nic. > > For IBM/Lenovo Thinkpads, there is http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/ThinkWiki > > My brief research revealed that buying a Linux-certified laptop > (usually with a Linux distro installed) ended up costing > as much as a higher spec laptop. I opted for a higher spec, > and the drama and tears of compiling drivers+kernel to > support even the theoretically Linux-friendly Thinkpad T410. > > > please help.. > > > > -- > > Harshad Joshi > Hi the Dell Inspiron series run well on linux, and have the advantage the audio input is stereo,. One minor caveat is that this machine a N5030 does not like debians wireless network. It will connect then disconnect repeatedly for about 5 mins , settle for a while then do it all again. So Wheezy has a problem. But it runs really well on Fedora FC16, no wireless problems. Also you can do a network install unless you use WEP, so if your wireless network doesn't support it , you will have to use a cable connection. IMO this is a silly situation, and loses new users. -- Best wishes / 73 Richard Bown e-mail: rich...@g8jvm.com or richard.b...@blueyonder.co.uk nil carborundum a illegitemis ################################################################################## Ham Call G8JVM . OS Fedora FC16 x86_64 on a Dell Insiron N5030 laptop Maidenhead QRA: IO82SP38, LAT. 52 39.720' N LONG. 2 28.171 W ( degs mins ) QRV HF + VHF Microwave 23 cms:140W,13 cms:100W,6 cms:10W & 3 cms:5W ################################################################################## -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120128094053.45242...@lappy.g8jvm.com
