Re: Linux ....grrrr!

["Jeff" <ukha@xxxxxxx>]

http://www.linux-laptop.net/ is
worth a look before installing linux on a
laptop.

I've Mandrake 8.1 running on a Dell Inspiron without any problems except
for
the modem but I haven't tried that patch as it's usually plugged into a
lan
instead.

Jeff.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Phillip Harris" <phil@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, August 03, 2002 11:49 AM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Linux ....grrrr!


>
> > Further than I got! Mine crashed during installation so I
> > gave up, put windows 2000 pro on it instead, everything
> > worked first time with that
> > :-)
> >
> > > I knew me and *nix were not destined for each other
:-<
> > >
> > Me too, last year I tried to put red hat onto a laptop, that
> > installed but couldn't connect to the network or internet.
> >
> > I have never failed to install a Microsoft operating system,
> > but I am now '2 and 0' with Linux. It might well be more
> > reliable as an OS, but it is not much use stuck on the CD!
>
> I have to say my experience has been similar ... I do *WANT* to
use
> Linux, I'd love to have Linux on my lappy and Linux at home on my
PCs
> but I've not had much success at getting it to work correctly -
there's
> always been some piece of hardware that hasn't quite worked right,
> graphics cards that have almost been supported fully but not
quite.
>
> Windows might not be as bomb proof as Linux but it does work...
>
> Phil
>
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