Laptops and Linux

2001-07-26 Thread Adam Bell
Anyway: Linux Laptops! Yay! I am currently running Linux on 2 laptops, and I have set up 3 different models. The verdict? You can nearly always get everything to work with some tweaking. The things you need are: 1) DETAILED tech specs...Dell is a good candidate for this, Sharp is the worst 2

Re: Laptops and Linux (was: Re: tecra bootdisk)

2000-08-04 Thread Christopher Tessone
On 3 August 2000 at 23:05, Rogerio Brito <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm in the market for a new computer and I'm still deciding if > I'll go with a desktop or with a laptop... I'm looking for > something that uses only free-software, without third-party > drivers and th

Laptops and Linux (was: Re: tecra bootdisk)

2000-08-04 Thread Rogerio Brito
On Aug 03 2000, Pollywog wrote: > I had to use a Tecra disk on my ThinkPad. Then I installed a new > kernel (made with 'make-kpkg'). I am able to use 'mkboot' but I > don't know if that has anything to do with the fact that I made a > custom kernel. Just as a completely unrelated questio