On Sun, Feb 22, 2004 at 12:24:42PM +0000, Paul wrote: > Stuff and nonsense. Any laptop will work with Linux. What won't work are > the winmodems they supply with them. Remember, all a laptop is is a > normal computer in a small case with more things on a single processor > to save space. Winmodems are one issue. But: will the power management stuff and ACPI work? But: will the wireless (Centrino!) work? (Will see how ndiswrapper works when I get mine...) But: will the graphical chipset work (in the correct resolution)? (Intel graphics sometimes support BIOS-supported modes, which means you're stuck with 1024x768 on a 1400x1050 notebook.) I can prove that this is not true for several laptops (take a model and Google for install reports, HW specs, etc.) and if you want a "modern" laptop you will face one or more of these problems. Are you *really* saying that *any* laptop will work except for (only) the Winmodem issue? -- -- Jos Vos <jos@xxxxxx> -- X/OS Experts in Open Systems BV | Phone: +31 20 6938364 -- Amsterdam, The Netherlands | Fax: +31 20 6948204
