On Tuesday 23 March 2004 09:05 pm, Lee Wiggers wrote:
> On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 21:24:41 -0500
>
> Carroll Grigsby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On Tuesday 23 March 2004 11:03 am, William Warren wrote:
> > > just from this post..it works with windows and not with
> > > Linux..Bioses can be tied to windows and as part of the MS OEM
> > > license that is what most large computer vendors do to get the
> > > rock bottom pricing on windows. Gateway only supports windows
> > > and they do not and will not support Linux on that machine. The
> > > warranty states no third party software or hardware is not
> > > supported and will not be supported by gateway. Dell and most
> > > other vendors have similar clauses in their warranty
> > > agreements...they will not and do not have to replace anything
> > > if it will run under windows. the court case will go nowhere if
> > > the case is based on the machines inability to run Linux.
> >
> > FWIW, a brief search of Gateway's site led to over 100 how-to's
> > related to installing Red Hat and Suse on their products, which
> > suggests that Gateway has an awareness of Linux. I'm not familiar
> > with the Gateway product line, so that it is quite possible that
> > the references are to servers only. Marc, you might want to spend
> > some time poking around on the Gateway site.
> >
> > -- cmg
>
> I've been somewhat half-assed following this thread, so feel free to
> slap me around if I missed it.
>
> Has anyone asked Gateway for specific help? Vendors are getting
> better about Linux support. Next year they'll be kissing up to us.
>
> You could be a trend starter.
>
> Lee
Yep I have spent a couple of hours on the phone to gateway and the actual
owner of the machine has spent even more time than that. Bottom line they do
not have a bios update for this machine and no one at gateway seems willing
to get one. Some Gateway employes have tried to insist that ML 10.0 does not
have the correct drivers for this MOBO and that is the problem. THAT IS NOT
the problem! Other employes at gateway tried to claim that if it runs
windoze there is not a hardware problem. I have dug around the gateway
website and there IS NOT a bios update avalible for this mobo but I suspect
that if I dig around the Intel web site that I may find one to work. Even
though the information at the intel web site says that if it is a board that
they made for a OEM they will offer NO support.
Marc
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