Well done, despite the agent saying crazy things like
Yes , though you may need to redownload the drives for all the features to
work .
I have that laptop. It works without nonfree software (has an Atheros wifi
card)
Actually, I think it uses Broadcom, which requires proprietary firmware.
http://www.taringa.net/comunidades/linuxeros-debian/9266886/Problema-Solucionado-Broadcom-BCM43142-Debian-Jessie.html
No, I got the Inspiron *15* 3000 (a different model), the wifi worked but not
ethernet.
According to the link I posted, the Inspiron 14 3000 uses Broadcom, requiring
nonfree firmware.
(davidnotcoulthard: that chip uses a different driver)
legimet did the computer have ubuntu installed? I reckon it does not matter
because about hardware a windows or ubuntu inspiron 3000 will be the same.
I am considering the inspiron 14 3000 celeron because it sells at 220usd,
http://www.dell.com/us/p/inspiron-14-3451-laptop-ubuntu/pd
About
Unless it works with OpenFWWF (like the BCM 4311 on the HP Compaq 2710p I'm
using does).
I had this chat with dell sale.
questioner: Inspiron 14 3000 Series Laptop Ubuntu If I install trisquel os,
will all devices, that is graphic card, wifi, etc, work?
Agent : Yes , though you may need to redownload the drives for all the
features to work .
questioner: where do you
Yeah, just trying to make sure that is clear to everybody reading this
thread.
What is the notebook you are buying?
That is right. However, I want to make clear that I didn't suggest to search
for “works with Linux” as if it was a magical string (I know that your
comment doesn't explicitly says that). My suggestion was “research whether
it works with free software”, and I did not give any specific
Dell have ubuntu notebooks for sale. Now they sell a lowpriced inspirion 14
or 15 3000 series. I would install debian 8 on it. Switching the wifi card is
minor if the computer accepts atheros card. The computer is only relevant if
all other hardware devices are debian compatible.
If you do not want Gluglug's X200 (the only solution with a free BIOS),
theres are other computers you can run with a libre bios see this page:
http://www.libreboot.org/docs/hcl/index.html#supported_list
When buying any computing hardware, you must research whether it works with
free software. You can start with h-node.org. The ideal procedure is (1) to
build a list of all relevant components (usually the main IC manufacturer
names and models), then (2) investigate whether each of them works
The caveat of trying to do the homework yourself is that if it works with
Linux it might require a blob that comes with Linux but not with
Linux-libre. In a similar vein some devices proudly state that their driver
is open source, yet fail to mention that it is more or less useless with a
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