Buying a laptop with no OS (to install Linux on).
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From: Bruce Stephens on 24 Mar 2010 14:53 alexd <troffasky(a)hotmail.com> writes: [...] > Right now the proprietary driver isn't working in Unstable because > xorg is newer than ATIs drivers, update due in April apparently. None > of free drivers work with my card [HD5750], and the standard VGA > driver is limited to 1600x1200. Oh well, such is life on the bleeding > edge! OK, that's an issue. It happens not to bother me currently, since I have two 1280x1024 monitors, but it would obviously be a problem for many. (Less so for typical laptops, I imagine.)
From: Phil Stovell on 25 Mar 2010 03:49 On Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:22:26 +0000, Martin Gregorie wrote: > Make sure it hasn't got an ATI display because those are abominably > supported by Linux (ATI don't want to know about Linux). Intel graphics > are OK (I'm using them) and nVidia are considered the best. Try to avoid SiS graphics as well.
From: Mike Civil on 25 Mar 2010 03:59 In article <hodmrh$4pc$1(a)speranza.aioe.org>, alexd <troffasky(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >Right now the proprietary driver isn't working in Unstable because xorg >is newer than ATIs drivers To be fair, this isn't unique to ATI's drivers.
From: jasee on 25 Mar 2010 04:17 The best advice (I think) is to suck it and see! Get whatever distros you fancy as live cds. AFAICT, they will all work like that by default. Check that everything works and then go for it! Personally, I'd dual boot with whatever version of Windows 7 you get: modern laptops have so much disk space nowadays! Windows 7 is a hell of a lot better than Vista, and some things you do unfortunately need IE for. I eventually installed Knoppix 6.?, notideal, rather flashy and big but fully supported the hardware 'out of the box': a Samsung netbook NP-N110 (including wireless and sound). Acer do supply pcs with linux preinstalled, and one netbook: the aspire one (but not with Linux in this country AFAICT)
From: anahata on 25 Mar 2010 04:20
On Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:58:13 +0000, Jim A wrote: > Poster Matt wrote: >> Are there any other companies that you guys know of that sell OS free >> laptops? > > The only one I'm aware of is Linux Emporium > http://www.linuxemporium.co.uk Linux Emporium sell laptops with Linux installed, which isn't quite what the OP asked for, but it's a good plan because it means the problems of selecting suitable hardware and configuring drivers to work properly with it have been solved, always more of a worry with laptops than it is with desktop PCs. They all seem to have Ubuntu installed. -- Anahata anahata(a)treewind.co.uk ==//== 01638 720444 http://www.treewind.co.uk ==//== http://www.myspace.com/maryanahata |