--- In [email protected], "Sreenadh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I dont want to get a laptop and struggle find various drivers for it to > run on linux. >
Unfortunately I'm afraid there will be some tweaking required most of the time. Even after all those years you still cannot expect Linux to support everything out of the box. However, I've recently checked out Ubuntu and I must say I am really impressed with the progress this distribution has made. When I booted the live cd on my laptop (which is an HP Compaq nx6110), everything was working fine. The base OS on my laptop is Gentoo Linux. And I've managed to get everything working. Wireless, Direct Rendering (1100 fps on my Intel i915), usb (2.0), bluetooth (through a dongle), uname -it... It did involve some tweaking and tuning, but the knowledge base for Gentoo is huge. If you're looking to get something working in Linux, there's a 90% chance that the Gentoo knowledge base has a howto on it. Anyway, many distributions have made huge efforts to support everything out of the box. As I said, Ubuntu seemed to be doing a good job. On the other hand, don't focus on distributions to much. Linux is linux, no matter what package it is wrapped in. An often misconception I notice is that people go like "Gee, my wifi isn't working in SuSE, let me give Red Hat a try". This doesn't really make much sense. Ok, the Red Hat distribution may have a different configuration, different kernel or something, but there is NO reason it would work in Red Hat and not in SuSE. Linux is linux, either your hardware is supported or it isn't. So whatever the distribution, if you don't get something to work, just try harder! And ask our good friend Mr. Google ;) My two cents, Michael ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get to your groups with one click. Know instantly when new email arrives http://us.click.yahoo.com/.7bhrC/MGxNAA/yQLSAA/0XFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dubailug/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
