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Re: [PLUG] iBook Linux compatibility
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Thanks for the info - this is just what I needed to know.
Edward M. Corrado said:
> Personally, I haven't found anything unstably with OS X, and I once you
> get used to Aqua I found it not to be cumbersome - but to each their
> own...
>
> Anyway, I have YellowDog Linux on my (700Mhz) iBook and pretty much
> everything I have tried works. I use OS X most of the time, but I do
> still use YellowDog pretty often as well. I did a pretty much standard
> YellowDog install. The one thing that didn't just work (and I haven't
> looked at it at all so it might be an easy fix) was the external monitor
> adapter. As far as your specific questions see below:
>
>
> On Wed, 26 Feb 2003, W. Chris Shank wrote:
>
>> Well, at first I was enamored with OS X - but now that I have been
>> using for several weeks - I'm finding Aqua to be rather unstably and
>> cumbersome. I had Linux running on this but only for a VERY short time
>> (I needed the local disk space to handle the movie files I was working
>> with, so I gave up the linux part). I'm considering putting linux
>> back on - which will be major effort to reinstall not only linux but
>> OS X too. Before I do, I'm wondering what the REAL compatibilty is
>> like - assuming I will use the latest image from YellowDog.
>>
>> Particularily how is -
>>
>> -airport support
>
> It just works :-)
>
>> -USB support (plug and play?)
>
> The only thing I have tried so far is a mouse (you need (or at
> least I needed) something with more then one button for Linux), but I
> plugged it in and it worked fine.
>
>> -FireWire support
>
> Haven't tried.
>
>> -video acceleration
>
> I think it works but I can't say for sure.
>
>> -power management (does it sleep/wake properly?)
>
> Yep. Close the top and it goes to sleep. It seems to take a second or
> two longer then I expect to wake up for some reason but I am impatient.
>
> Ed C.
>
>>
>> Anyone using an iBook (mine is dual USB 700Mhz) with Linux can tell me
>> how well this stuff _really_ works?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
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