oh well
just thought i would reply on my ibook running only debian linux
connected via aiport card.
*shrug*
Dean
Erik de Castro Lopo wrote:
Dean Hamstead wrote:
just buy an ibook.
Sorry, IMO that is not good advice.
I have had an iBook for three years and until recently
it worked very well.
However, about 6 weeks ago I installed patches under OSX
and since then the machine has refused to wake up after
sleep under Linux. I have tried about a dozen different
kernel versions, about 5 different versions of pbbuttondsd
and associated tools, booted into t openfirmware and did
a firmware reset and the machine still doesn't work the
way it should. Under OSX things are still OK, but I find
OSX a PITA.
I also have had fiends buy current model powerbooks intending
to run Linux on them and then have to wait 6 months for
the Linux drivers to be stable enough to run Linux on it.
Finally, I think all current Apple laptops have wireless
using the broadcom chip for which no driver exists under
Linux.
I won't be buying an iBook or a powerbook any time in the
near future.
Erik
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