On Mon, 2005-11-28 at 10:26 -0800, Johan van der Meer wrote: > Laptop update: > > Well, now i have a Fedora Core 3 distribution on my laptop. I got a > bit disheartened with the difficulty to install new software, and saw > that FC3 had an apt-get tool. I tried apt-get on centOS, but it didn't > work however (dependencies didn't work out). > > Where FC3 falls short (and FC4 too, for that matter...) is the sound. > The quality of the sound is not as good as it was in centOS, when I > start up dosbox (an util that lets you play old dos games). Since > yesterday however, the sound stopped working altogether. Probably it > had to do with the FD3 Kernel upgrade. > > That leaves me without sound... so I looked up a sound HOWTO that > deals with recompiling the kernel :-/ > > Somehow I was hoping to avoid having to recompile a kernel to make a > distribution work. That is the reason why I didn't install Debian in > the first place, thinking it was a tool only for the REAL > purist-experts, and went with 'easy' distributions such as suse or > fedora core 4 (both of which do NOT work). :-) > > So the next step is *drum roll* recompiling the kernel and installing > the sound driver (or module). I have a sound 'Howto' that tells me how > to do it... With this new skill, hopefully I will have a working > system... someday. > > However... should I stick to FC3 for now, or should i really go to the > debian side of linux? Or does the distro not really matter (that > much)? > > > Cheers, > Johan > > > > > > > On 11/25/05, Jiri Svoboda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Johan van der Meer wrote: > > > I have both Knoppix and Kubuntu. > > > > Also i've tried CentOS, and it's the only distro that > actually managed > > to install itself without hanging up the system. However > the > > resolution can't be set right (to 1280x800). > > > > I've just tried SuSE 10 :-( After the install, it didn't > detect the > > monitor as it should, and now I''m stuck with a black > screen. Booting > > failsafe, running yast (the setup tool), and selecting > 'monitor' also > > produced a black screen :-/. So much for SuSE. Maybe I'm > quittng too > > soon, but i don't really like suse that much, and I was > willing to > > give it a shot only if it detected my hardware all in one > go :-) > > > > So now I'm really thinking of going with Debian (and go on > the > > adventure...). I've heard from a friend (who is a sysadmin > and a linux > > geek, and gave me Kubuntu and Knoppix) that Debian has the > better > > software support and online community. Is that true? > > > > Should I try out Kubuntu, or Knoppix? I have Kubuntu 5.04 > and Knoppix 3.8 > > > > Cheers, > > Johan > > > > > > On 11/23/05, *marc* < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > > > Johan van der Meer said... > > > > > Is it, for someone fairly new to linux, feasable to > install > > Debian on > > > a laptop? > > > > It's feasible, and likely to be an adventure. > > > > > To give you an idea on how my linux skills are: > > > > > > I have an Acer Aspire 1692, and in trying out > different distro's > > came > > > upon the following things: > > > > Search for as many howto and install docs for your > specific model > > as you > > can and inwardly digest them. > > > > > Would Debian be THE choise for me, or should I rather > go with > > SUSE (or > > > another distribution)? > > > > One of the benefits of Debian is that you can take > advantage of > > distros > > built upon Debian. I don't think that I'm alone in using > Knoppix to > > assist with installation difficulties. Also handy is > (K)Ununtu. > > > > One other point, it is likely that you will have to move > away from > > stable, which brings with it possible problems of its > own. With the > > current state of testing, this might not be a great time > to start on > > this adventure. > > > > Also, be prepared to compile your own kernel and a few > > drivers/utilities. You might not need these, but don't > be surprised if > > you do. > > > > -- > > Best, > > Marc > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > > > -- > > J.N. van der Meer, PhD-student > > Department of Clinical Neurophysiology > > Academic Medical Centre > > P.O. box 22700 > > 1100 DE Amsterdam > > telephone: ++31.20.566.2965 > > e-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > You can try Kanotix, I was pleased (base: Debian / sid and > system - Knoppix) > > / Jiri
First, top-posting is frowned upon. That said, I've been using debian since it *came out*, and would never use anything else on a server. For my laptop, however, I have just discovered ubuntu, which is essentially debian with a focus on the desktop/laptop user, and it absolutely rocks. It discovered my centrino wireless during installation and set my widescreen resolution (Dell D810) up out of the box. Everything - sound, usb, wireless, etc. just worked. Definitely the best laptop linux I have ever used. (and it's still really debian, so I don't feel like a traitor...;) -C -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
