Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (2974 mails)

["bilbo" <bilbo@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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