Also, regarding "Live CD" bootable distro's, be sure to have a cheat sheet of boot options, as this can make all the difference in getting some hardware support... of course if it auto-detects & correctly configures stuff on its own then you're golden!
As for redhat, I don't have any disregard for the distro family, but I'd suggest fedora or whitebox... no need for RHEL unless you've got a business need for it. http://fedora.redhat.com/ http://www.whiteboxlinux.org/ cheerio, ben On 2/14/07, Michael Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
If your machine has a Nvidia card in it. Make sure to install the Nvida drives and take some time to play with nvidia-xconfig -A to fine tune your xconfig. -Miller On 2/14/07, LinuxRocks! <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Pretty much what both replies said... I have very similar laptop, and > ive used several versons of linux on it. To make things easier, you > might try some of the Live CD's before you install (ubuntu, DSL, > Slackware, ...) all have CD's that can be run from CD w/out installing > or changing your existing system. > > I personally cant think of a single situation where I would recommend > any version of redhat, but others seem to like it (kinda like > windows...) > > Jamie > > On Sun, Feb 11, 2007 at 05:24:46PM -0800, Mr O wrote: > > Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 17:24:46 -0800 (PST) > > From: Mr O <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: [Eug-lug] Linux and Gnu --> Ready for PrimeTime vis-a-vis > > Laptops? 3 Perpetual Newbie questions > > To: Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group <[email protected]> > > > > You most likely have a standard whitebook. Google up some of the > > numbers off your base and find out who really makes the laptop. > > Then hit the forums of the major linux players for n00bs like > > Fedora, Ubuntu, openSuse and see if anyone else has a similar > > machine. Personally I have *never* even used Windows on my > > laptop. The first thing I did was tried a couple distros and > > settled on Ubuntu for best all around support. Not everything is > > *perfect* but it works pretty darn well. The only issue I have > > is proper power management. I've got my widescreen resolution, > > wireless, and suspend via hotkey all working but the screen > > decides for itself when it wants to sleep no matter what changes > > I make. Closing the lid doesn't always put it directly to sleep > > so just hit "Alt Esc" (default for my crappy little Dell) and > > put it down for a nap. > > > > Happy linux laptop user, > > Mr O. > > > > --- Harald Sundt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > The other day I went to the ASLabs website > > > (http://www.aslab.com/index.html) to get some support and I > > > just found > > > the folks who sold me my Linux pre-installed Laptop have > > > discontinued > > > it, and all its line of laptops. > > > > > > I called and they said "We won't return to selling Laptops > > > until we find > > > one that can meet our specifications" > > > I am guessing this means "Linux is too tricky to make go well > > > on laptops". > > > > > > But 3 things are making me crazy and I hope you can answer > > > these three > > > questions: > > > > > > First: I bought a Excalibur LT600 > > > > > (http://www.aslab.com/products/laptops/excaliburlt600_spec.html) > > > It's General Specifications are: > > > Dimension & Weight: > > > 14" (W) x 10.8" (D) x 1.4" (H) weighing 6.6 lbs with battery > > > LCD Display Panel: > > > 15.4" Widescreen Active Matrix TFT LCD Display Panel, > > > 1680x10501 WSXGA > > > resolution > > > Ambient Light Sensor (ALS) technology to extend battery life > > > Intel? Pentium? M (Banias core) processor with Speedstep?, > > > 533mhz Front > > > Side Bus, 2M full speed L2 cache, Socket 479, .09 micron > > > Chipset: > > > Intel 915PM Express chipset and ICH6-M Southbridge > > > > > > QUESTION ONE: > > > > > > Is there any general Linux reason laptop application is > > > tricky? Or is > > > ASLabs having a problem with their approach and what could > > > that be? > > > > > > QUESTION TWO: > > > > > > My CPU is duel boot, Windows XT and Fedora 7. I can only Boot > > > Windows if > > > I boot the default, Linux, first and reboot. > > > If I "escape" during the first part of boot to grub and choose > > > Windows, > > > Windows will boot but never light up or show up on the screen, > > > as if it > > > can't boot a laptop screen without it being "found" previously > > > by a > > > prior Linux boot. Why is this? Is there a cure? > > > > > > QUESTION THREE: > > > > > > I have been "upgrading" via the online upgrade function in the > > > Linux > > > System menu. What happens if I try a install or update from > > > some disks, > > > like Fedora 8? They told me at ASL I had to use their disks > > > because they > > > "fine tune" the Fedora for my laptop. Am I stranded in Fedora > > > 7? I am > > > not bright or savvy enough to know what questions to ask them > > > or how to > > > re-write any installation scripts. > > > > > > With above caveats, I'm at home in my Laptop. But its like > > > having a > > > comfortable Mobile-Home in a Gulf-State. I wanna ask "If I'm > > > so f**king > > > comfortable, why can't I relax?" > > > > > > Yours > > > Hal the Perpetual Newbie > > > _______________________________________________ > > > EUGLUG mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > The fish are biting. > > Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! Search Marketing. > > http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/arp/sponsoredsearch_v2.php > > _______________________________________________ > > EUGLUG mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > _______________________________________________ > EUGLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [email protected] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
_______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [email protected] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
