Noah Slater <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hello, > > I am wanting to buy a new laptop primarily to move away from PowerPC so that > my > machine is better supported by a default Debian installation. > > I really like the look of the VAIOs but wanted to know if anyone has any > feedback on how well supported they are. I don't want to be patching kernels > or > hacking my xorg to get things running smoothly. > > Wireless would be nice too, preferably without using non-free software.
I have an older model, VGN-N11S and it works fine, but it heavily depends on the model. What you need is a somewhat recent kernel for stuff like the backlight. At least in my toaster wireless works fine too (with the iwl-module). The driver is in the kernel, what you do need is the firmware though. > Thanks, Tom -- Then I drew in a breath, and my renewed will with it, lifted the rod in my right hand, murmured a phrase in a language I didn't know, and blew the tires off his fucking truck. -- Harry Dresden -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]