On Thursday 14 February 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Larry Finger wrote: >> Hans Henry von Tresckow wrote: >>> Larry, how do you get a warrenty replacement after you "void" the >>> warranty by installing an alternate OS on your HP laptop? >> >> I only have to leave Windows on the machine. If I need to take it in, I >> rewrite the master boot record so that Linux doesn't show at boot time. So >> far no one has questioned those extra unavailable partitions. In addition, >> they only warranty the hardware - software problems do not count. >> >> Larry > >Almost a year after I bought it my Dell Latitude D620 battery would only >hold 20% charge. >I contacted Dell Support who wanted screenshots from the Power Control >Panel. > >I sent them a copy of /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/info and told them I run >linux. >They immediately sent me a free new replacement battery.
So somebody must have a clue at Dell, and that is good. -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) The difference between a good haircut and a bad one is seven days. _______________________________________________ Bcm43xx-dev mailing list [email protected] https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/bcm43xx-dev
