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Re: [PLUG] Laptop Reccomendation
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> I am considering buying a new laptop with some of my tax refund...
> I am
> interested in any reccomendations from PLUG members concerning the
> latestmodels currently available and their associated Linux on a
> laptop story.
I got my R32 with Debian Linux going a couple of weeks ago, and
everything is swimming.
The major glitch was me not knowing I had to completely reboot my cable
modem before I stuck it in a new machine. Once that happened, I was
able to configure networking, etc. immediately. I used the CDs to
install, which gave me Debian 'stable'. I upgraded to 'testing' and
then used an existing XF86Config~4 file (linked to off www.linux-
laptop.net) to get my video going.
www.linux-laptop.net was last updated 10 Feb 2003, but it's a good
resource for not only recent models, but what models have historically
worked well with Linux and what tweaks have been necessary.
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