* Richard ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote on Fri Mar 09, 2001 at 10:19:05 +0000:
> Adam
>
> > What are the strengths and weaknesses of Debian Vs SuSE on a laptop ?
>
> Aw... you could go on with this one forever :) I'm probably the wrong
> person to ask anyway. I like both Debian and SuSE stuff.
>
> I think the main thing is the PCMCIA drivers. In the SuSE version it
> works first time. At least that's the experience of several Unis in
> England as well as my own experiences. The Debian PCMCIA modules have
> been causing lots of problems for the experienced programmers that I
> know. They have to gather together in a crowd to figure it out.
I haven't had any trouble with Debian PCMCIA with my VAIO - booted from
the cd and it just worked.
I've not tried SuSE - and it's pretty unlikely I'll try it - but we had
awful trouble with SuSE and Red Hat's PCMCIA support here...
YMMV
-Thom
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