Netbooks typically have a specially geared Linux distro, often with unique drivers just for the hardware in that system. So no other, generic, distro might have all the drivers for the hardware in these netbooks.
Netbook makers still do not care if the hardware they choose to build a netbook with has Linux support, they simply put in any cheap hardware they can get, even if its not officially supported with generic Linux drivers, and make a deal with the maker of the hardware so that it works on their distro. That is how they have always worked with Windows, they figure the maker of the hardware must simply make sure it works with what they design. But even when they sell hardware for Linux based netbooks, the hardware manufacturers often do not want to put in the effort to make sure the drivers work with all linux distro's, (by following established practices) so they do not release generic Linux drivers. Netbook makers should choose hardware for which the producer already has written generic Linux drivers, sadly they do not. Perhaps buyers should insist that the netbook they buy only uses components for which generic Linux drivers exist, unfortunately this understanding has not reached the public yet. In the meantime it is still not uncommon to find a WiFi USB dongle a netbooks for which a Linux driver simply does not exists. On 2 dec, 23:05, haim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > and any help with installing the wireless on the current version will > be great!!! > > thanks > > haim > > On Oct 8, 1:06 am, tron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hey all, > > > Firstly great distro setup. Love the ease of use on the netbook, I > > have tried Ubuntu and Foresight and found issues with both of them, > > Ubuntu, not scaling some screens to fit the 10" screen size, and > > Foresight even though it has been designed with the netbook in mind, I > > found that it is very slow, with gOS both of these issues I haven't > > come across (Yet). > > > Now onto my particular problem, when I was looking at this distro I > > noted that on the front page that they are using theMSIWindU100 as > > the netbook that is loaded with it, I thought great, install it and > > all will work, ahh but alass it wasn't the case, I found that I still > > don't have native wireless and that I am going to have to do a patch/ > > hack to get it running (being based on Ubuntu, yes I know how to do > > this, just a bit annoying that this is the case). I also noted that in > > the piccys taken at the LinuxWorld Confrence that theWindas well as > > other netbooks were being shown off as being able to run this OS. > > > Is anyone able to tell me, why wasn't it written into the Kernel or as > > an auto patch when loaded onto a U100. Will this be a patch that will > > be done on a future release (I know that the 27 Kernel will be having > > native support for my wireless card) will gOS be accepting the new > > Kernel or will it still be running the 24 Kernel? > > > Once again these are just some small issues that I hope someone can > > shead some light on for me. > > > Thanks > > tron --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gOS Linux" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/goslinux?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
