Na, I'm not looking like that ... we buy DELL for most of ours because most people use Windows (Yuck!) ...
but I work in IT so they come in here first. I know that the Ethernet card will work (looked through the forums) if I get the updated e1000g driver, and the Wifi might be possible to get working similarly ... all the devices are Intel, which is generally good for compatibility, unfortunately they're the latest generation of said devices. Ubuntu runs well on the new laptop. I don't like Ubuntu's new Interface, and I want to keep using a Solaris (preferably _free_ as in Open) ... especially since everyone else in IT now uses Ubuntu and if _I_ switch then it will basically mean the death of Solaris in the building. Jon On 18 November 2011 13:05, Magnus <[email protected]> wrote: > If you're looking at getting a laptop, check out System76. They ship all of > their laptops with Ubuntu pre-installed, so the hardware tends to be more on > the open side. > > My (older) Pangolin Performance worked with OI no problem, except I think the > Bluetooth and fingerprint reader didn't work (the latter never worked with > Linux, either, but I didn't try fixing that). > > > Sent from my typewriter > > On Nov 18, 2011, at 8:02 AM, Jonathan Adams wrote: > >> Had a chance to look at a Dell E6520 (was looking at a possible >> upgrade) and so I booted several operating systems, including Solaris >> 11 and OpenIndiana 151a. >> >> I've got the "prtconf" output from both OS's and will attach them. >> >> Solaris 11 got both network cards (Ethernet + Wifi) and graphics used >> proper i915 driver ... it also reckoned it knew about the "Mass >> Storage Controller" after a package update ... leaving only 1 device >> unknown. >> >> OpenIndiana was missing both network devices (even with an >> update_drv), graphics where vgatext and the Mass Storage Controller >> wasn't talking (there may be an update online but since the networks >> weren't working it wouldn't find it) >> >> I'm not sure if I will be upgrading the laptop ... matters if they >> ship them to other people first, but I thought that some people might >> like to see the output. >> >> Jon >> <DELLE6520-oi151a.txt><DELLE6520-sol11.txt>_______________________________________________ >> OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss > > > _______________________________________________ > OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss > _______________________________________________ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
