[Eug-lug] Linux and Gnu --> Ready for PrimeTime vis-a-vis Laptops? 3 Perpetual Newbie questions

[Michael Miller]

If your machine has a Nvidia card in it. Make sure to install the
Nvida drives and take some time to play with nvidia-xconfig -A to fine
tune your xconfig.

-Miller

On 2/14/07, LinuxRocks! <linux at rocksolidnetworks.com> wrote:
> Pretty much what both replies said... I have very similar laptop, and
> ive used several versons of linux on it. To make things easier, you
> might try some of the Live CD's before you install (ubuntu, DSL,
> Slackware, ...) all have CD's that can be run from CD w/out installing
> or changing your existing system.
>
> I personally cant think of a single situation where I would recommend
> any version of redhat, but others seem to like it (kinda like
> windows...)
>
> Jamie
>
> On Sun, Feb 11, 2007 at 05:24:46PM -0800, Mr O wrote:
> > Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 17:24:46 -0800 (PST)
> > From: Mr O <notanatheist at yahoo.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Eug-lug] Linux and Gnu --> Ready for PrimeTime vis-a-vis
> >       Laptops? 3 Perpetual Newbie questions
> > To: Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group <euglug at euglug.org>
> >
> > You most likely have a standard whitebook. Google up some of the
> > numbers off your base and find out who really makes the laptop.
> > Then hit the forums of the major linux players for n00bs like
> > Fedora, Ubuntu, openSuse and see if anyone else has a similar
> > machine. Personally I have *never* even used Windows on my
> > laptop. The first thing I did was tried a couple distros and
> > settled on Ubuntu for best all around support. Not everything is
> > *perfect* but it works pretty darn well. The only issue I have
> > is proper power management. I've got my widescreen resolution,
> > wireless, and suspend via hotkey all working but the screen
> > decides for itself when it wants to sleep no matter what changes
> > I make. Closing the lid doesn't always put it directly to sleep
> > so just hit "Alt Esc" (default for my crappy little Dell) and
> > put it down for a nap.
> >
> > Happy linux laptop user,
> > Mr O.
> >
> > --- Harald Sundt <h_sundt at efn.org> wrote:
> >
> > > The other day I went to the ASLabs website
> > > (http://www.aslab.com/index.html) to get some support and I
> > > just found
> > > the folks who sold me my Linux pre-installed Laptop have
> > > discontinued
> > > it, and all its line of laptops.
> > >
> > > I called and they said "We won't return to selling Laptops
> > > until we find
> > > one that can meet our specifications"
> > > I am guessing this means "Linux is too tricky to make go well
> > > on laptops".
> > >
> > > But 3 things are making me crazy and I hope you can answer
> > > these three
> > > questions:
> > >
> > > First: I bought a  Excalibur LT600
> > >
> > (http://www.aslab.com/products/laptops/excaliburlt600_spec.html)
> > > It's General Specifications are:
> > > Dimension & Weight:
> > > 14" (W) x 10.8" (D) x 1.4" (H) weighing 6.6 lbs with battery
> > > LCD Display Panel:
> > > 15.4" Widescreen Active Matrix TFT LCD Display Panel,
> > > 1680x10501 WSXGA
> > > resolution
> > > Ambient Light Sensor (ALS) technology to extend battery life
> > > Intel? Pentium? M (Banias core) processor with Speedstep?,
> > > 533mhz Front
> > > Side Bus, 2M full speed L2 cache, Socket 479, .09 micron
> > > Chipset:
> > > Intel 915PM Express chipset and ICH6-M Southbridge
> > >
> > > QUESTION ONE:
> > >
> > > Is there any general Linux reason laptop application is
> > > tricky? Or is
> > > ASLabs having a problem with their approach and what could
> > > that be?
> > >
> > > QUESTION TWO:
> > >
> > > My CPU is duel boot, Windows XT and Fedora 7. I can only Boot
> > > Windows if
> > > I boot the default, Linux, first and reboot.
> > > If I "escape" during the first part of boot to grub and choose
> > > Windows,
> > > Windows will boot but never light up or show up on the screen,
> > > as if it
> > > can't boot a laptop screen without it being "found" previously
> > > by a
> > > prior Linux boot. Why is this? Is there a cure?
> > >
> > > QUESTION THREE:
> > >
> > > I have been "upgrading" via the online upgrade function in the
> > > Linux
> > > System menu. What happens if I try a install or update from
> > > some disks,
> > > like Fedora 8? They told me at ASL I had to use their disks
> > > because they
> > > "fine tune" the Fedora for my laptop.  Am I stranded in Fedora
> > > 7? I am
> > > not bright or savvy enough to know what questions to ask them
> > > or how to
> > > re-write any installation scripts.
> > >
> > > With above caveats, I'm at home in my Laptop. But its like
> > > having a
> > > comfortable Mobile-Home in a Gulf-State. I wanna ask "If I'm
> > > so f**king
> > > comfortable, why can't I relax?"
> > >
> > > Yours
> > > Hal the Perpetual Newbie
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