On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 11:05:06 +0530, Sudeep Mukherjee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 9 Feb 2005 15:58:59 -0500, Siddhartha Basu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 20:58:08 +0530, Soumyadip Modak > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Tue, 2005-02-08 at 09:54 -0500, Siddhartha Basu wrote: > > > > I have seen reports that it works. So, which linux they are shipping > > > > with the laptop. > > > > > > Suse ??? > > > > Kernel source => 2.6.5 . Compile the neccessary modules in the device > > driver section. > > Like this... > > Device Drivers ---> > > IEEE 1394 (FireWire) support (EXPERIMENTAL) ---> > > <M> IEEE 1394 (FireWire) support (EXPERIMENTAL) > > <M> OHCI-1394 support > > <M> OHCI-1394 Video support > > <M> SBP-2 support (Harddisks etc.) > > [*] Enable Phys DMA support for SBP2 (Debug) > > <M> Ethernet over 1394 > > <M> OHCI-DV I/O support > > <M> Raw IEEE1394 I/O support > > <M> IEC61883-1 Plug support > > <M> IEC61883-6 (Audio transmission) support > > > > Plugin to any distro, load the modules required and the device should work. > > Now the original poster did'nt mention anything about the hardwire > > devices. However, > > FireWire Texas Instruments TSB43AB21 (iLink/IEEE1394) in acer laptop > > known to work. > > For more, > > http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/acer.html > > > > -siddhartha > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body > > "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. > > FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3 > > > > Hi > > I think the thread has lost its way. My intention in bringing this to > the GLUG's notice was not to learn howto get the laptop working. My > objection was to the whole idea behind the ad. What I understand from > the wording, I quote the ad again: > > "The Linux that is pre-loaded is a free version and would have limited > functionality until another operating system is installed." > > I think the whole idea behind the ad stinks. First they sell the > Laptop cheap ( minus the cost of OEM windows), then they claim that > the os installed has limited functionality. The distro they are shipping with might well have limited functionality.
<b>until another operating > system is installed</b>, They are entitiled to this statement if the first is true. >where they are encouraging the user to > install a pirated version of Windows. This is an assumtion not their statement. > > So, for the record, my post was to draw attention to the wording of > the advertisment. Can this ad be reported to the Ad council? The wording make sense if they supply the crippled OS. The way to counter that wording is to show examples of that OS that could be fully functional is that hardware. And In this entire thread the members of ilug-cal have given sufficient pointers to help you in making that argument. -siddhartha > > Regards > Sudeep > > -- > .~. Sudeep Mukherjee > /V\ > // \\ > /( )\ > ^`~'^ Registered Linux user # 255384 > > -- > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body > "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. > FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3 > -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3
