[PLUG] Hate to bother everyone, but I'm in a laptop bind...
Darkhorse
plug_0 at robinson-west.com
Mon Aug 2 22:11:03 UTC 2004
On Mon, 2004-08-02 at 21:35, Aaron Burt wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 02, 2004 at 03:21:33PM -0700, Darkhorse wrote:
> <much snipped>
>
> > Is there a Linux on Dell business in the Portland area
> > that can do professional installation work?
>
> Sure, there are consultants. There are also folks who do it for free,
> like at the Linux Clinics. No Dell-specific ones that I'm aware of, but
> Dells are pretty common and *mostly* easy to support.
>
> You seemed to be implying a lot more questions with all that verbiage
> and info. If so, please check all that apply:
>
> [] How do I get Red Hat Linux running reliably on my Inspiron 5100?
>
> [] If I decide to give up on the thing and sell it, is there a way to
> return it to its original condition as shipped from Dell?
>
> [] Is there a way to transfer the (Maple?) license to someone else?
> (Note: this can best be answered by the vendor, not the PLUG list.)
To clarify, I would need to transfer the licenses on the software
bundled with the Dell. I bought the Maple from school under a student
purchase plan unafilliated with Dell.
> [] How can I get better assistance from Dell Support?
Now that is a good question ;-)
> [] Is there another distro that'll run Maple and work better on my Dell?
I put gentoo on there, but I'm at a loss getting the graphical part of
the Maple software working. I've run into some gotchas with sound too.
Sound working would be nice, but if it doesn't crash the machine
I can at least deal with that.
> [] Should I replace it with an iBook?
Probably, but that's the expensive route and a pipe dream in the
immediate future.
> [] Can I make the video work in X?
Indeed. I have heard, "run it in VESA mode and use the CPU power."
> [] What hardware/features in the laptop should work OK in Linux?
Couldn't have said it better.
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