[Techtalk] Linux Laptops

[Danyelle Gragsone]

one of the problems with buying newer laptops to install linux on is that
the drivers for the hardware has yet to be written in linux. the dell
desktop machines we have here at work.. work very well with gentoo.
Everything seems to be supported. I am not sure about the laptops though. I
have a gateway 450sx4 and gentoo works very well on that. My lappy is a p4m
2.0ghz with 512mb of ram.



On 10/27/05, Doc Nielsen <docnielsen at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On 10/27/05, Mary <mary-linuxchix at puzzling.org> wrote:
> > FWIW, I have a Fujitsu-Siemans Lifebook S6210 (13" screen) and it works
> > very well with Ubuntu, including both suspend-to-RAM and hibernate. Only
> > one component is not working: the smart card reader.
>
> Yeah, i used to work for a company that fixes thoes.
> I believe the card reader is connected via usb, so a little lsusb,
> a bit of hacking the kernel, and usb-storage.(k)o should see it as usb
> drives.
> Simply adding the device type id's to the source should do the trick.
>
> -Doc
> --
> Evry little box should have a pat on the back by uid 0 at least once a day
> Even a tux or a beastie needs love, just like I do :o)
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