On 11 Feb 2001, at 20:45, Mark Annandale wrote:
Can any of the SUSE users recommend an inexpensive Laptop (< $ 2000.00) that SuSE will succesfully install on. I was considering a Dell
Hello Jonathan
If you can get your hands on February 2001 edition of Linux Magazine, there is an article regarding laptops and linux. They talk about 10 or so different models and what they found when configuring.
I haven't read Linux Mag yet (UK or US?) but you should be particularly careful if you want to run SuSE as Dell laptops are much happier with Red Hat - I am installing RH on my Inspiron (thanks to some useful web resources) because it works. I can't install SuSE - the pcmcia support screws up the installation, I have instructions for coping with this with RH but no clue with SuSE. Also X works under RH as there is a config file (and appropriate server) available, but no support in SuSE. I might be able to work around these problems, but I don't know enough yet :-( This is unfortunate as in my opinion SuSE is much easier to install/maintain than RH, yast makes life much easier, and I hate having to sort out dependencies myself for a large installation. If there is a workround for 7.0 and the ATI Rage Mobility 128 and PCMCIA on a Dell I8000 pleae let me know so that I can install SuSE (or if this will be available in 7.1). regards, Bill