[PLUG] which distro for compaq notebook...or am I screwed?
r.will at verizon.net
r.will at verizon.net
Tue May 27 20:22:02 UTC 2003
Yeah, as a matter of fact: "This hardware isn't compatible with Mandrake Linux, due to
the lack of open source drivers or the unwillingness of its manufacturer."
And your suspicion is right. A couple of earlier replies gave me pointers to some web
sites of users that had installed Linux on a Presario 21xx. There's a few gotchas but
they have workarounds.
So I'm going to buy a copy of Mandrake bring it and my notebook to the next clinic and
have at it.
On 27 May 2003 at 21:35, Daggett, Steve wrote:
> Did Mandrake give any reason for non-compatibility? I suspect that
> 95% of the hardware is supported by Linux. It must have a weird
> BIOS, an unsupported video chip, a broken USB, or some such
> nonsense. It may even be something that you don't need.
>
> I'd recommend booting up a Knoppix CD as a starting point then snoop
> around a bit. Check the boot logs and /proc for hardware
> information. Then google for installation info. The Red Hat site
> has a hardware compatibility list. The kernel developers mailing
> list is a great source of information about new hardware support.
>
> Steve Daggett
> > I'm dumb!! Went out and bought a notebook (compaq presario
> > 2100) without checking
> > compatability first. Wanted to install Mandrake but their
> > website says its not
> > compatible.
> >
> > Any distro that will work? I'm a newbie looking for a simple
> > install & nice user interace
> > for a home machine.
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