Don't let that deter you. Many people run Ubuntu or laptops with no problems. Older laptops are more problematic than new ones. Getting one from a Linux friendly OEM is also a good idea. You are wise to go forward with your eyes open. ASUS, Intel, Dell and Acer are quite Linux friendly. Toshiba and HP are getting into Linux a bit. Ask around and you will get different opinions, but none that should stop you from getting a laptop to run Linux.
Roy Linux: Fast, friendly, flexible and .... free! Support Open source. <*,)}}+< Only dead fish go with the flow! ----- Original Message ---- From: Harold Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, July 1, 2008 7:43:56 PM Subject: [LINUX_Newbies] Re: laptop for dual boot XP and Linux?? --- In LINUX_Newbies@ yahoogroups. com, "Gary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > My laptop (Compaq Presario V2000) had the drivers in c:\Program > Files\Broadcom\ * The key is, if you're not going to preserve the > Windows installation, *find* those directories/ files and copy them off > to a USB key for later reference. That way, you don't have to guess > with generic *.ini files downloaded from wherever, you will have *.ini > tailored precisely for your machine. > > What I was able to do, with my XP install intact (in hda1) and mounted > to "/media/win_ xp" under Linux, was to reach into the XP partition on > the command line for "ndiswrapper -i" command. > > Don't forget to blacklist any competing drivers, and "modprobe -r" > them, using either "su -c" or "sudo" as appropriate. > Thanks, Gary. What you just said makes me not even want to ever get a laptop.;) I am familiar with "ini" files in windows but it seems like what you said would be a lot of trouble. May just keep letting the wife whine. __________________________________________________________________ Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail. Click on Options in Mail and switch to New Mail today or register for free at http://mail.yahoo.ca [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
