On Friday 09 June 2006 19:46, Mikael Gustafsson wrote: > The only thing on the Tecra S1 that aint working is the FN(Special) > keys.(Haven't tested the SD card reader yet though.) > The reason to that is that the S1 uses the Phoenix bios wich doesn't > work with fnfx (http://fnfx.sourceforge.net) wich is included as an > module in the kernel. > > The A4 isn't tested with fnfx(according to their > homepage(http://fnfx.sourceforge.net/index.php?section=doc section 3.2 > and section 3.3). But generally, if it got an phoenix bios there's no > fix to it at the moment.
Ugh, I _really_ wish companies would quit doing that. Its almost like they think Windows is an actual usable OS, and people actually want to run it. I wouldn't want to pay $200 to get viruses and malware, thats for sure. </end rant> But yeah, I wish there was a site that reviewed laptops and other computers for Linus usability. People would stop buying machines like the above if the knew they didn't work in Linux. Or hell, even a magazine, I'd buy a subscription. Hey, Mark Shuttleworth, you should start a magazine that does this! Ubuntu Review Monthly! > Dear regards, > Mikael Gustafsson -- Patrick McFarland || www.AdTerrasPerAspera.com || www.MakePatrickRich.com "Computer games don't affect kids; I mean if Pac-Man affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in darkened rooms, munching magic pills and listening to repetitive electronic music." -- Kristian Wilson, Nintendo, Inc, 1989 -- laptop-testing-team mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/laptop-testing-team
