On Thursday 15 September 2005 18:24, Eberhard Moenkeberg wrote: > Unbelievable foer HP (the sponsor of ftp.kernel.org!) that they would rely > on Win$ows-only utilities.
Sad, but true. HP has a lot to do with several large OSS projects, the kernel only being one of them. From time to time they market themselves as a company that 'supports' Linux on their hardware. However, they offer no support for this machine outside of Windows. Of course, I could have purchased this machine with FreeDOS installed -- making it easier for me, the end-user, to install my own OS, such as Linux. Ironically, now HP is even marketing Ubuntu on select machines, both desktops and laptops. http://www.tectonic.co.za/view.php?id=595 I even purchased SLES9 from HP as part of a server purchase. Whew... Gotta love contracts. > Can you turn the WLAN LED on by pushing the button during the BIOS phase > during boot? No. I get nothing from the button until _after_ the OS begins to boot -- in this case, WinXP Pro. When I start Linux, I get nothing from the button, whether before, during or after the OS boots. > Going into Linux with the WLAN LED on should be your first goal. That's what I've read. Can't do it though. -- Christopher Shanahan
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