lynn wrote:
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If you've got a hp, be careful not to say the word "linux". I made that mistake, and they immediately stopped talking to me, saying they couldn't help unless my laptop was in its "original configuration".
John Perry
Thanks for the warning. This is looking worse post by post. I don't think anyone will help you one to one with Linux. In my experience the only help you can get is on lists like this or on a sort of of Ubuntu type help level on the opensuse forum.
Well, my experience wasn't with asking for software help -- any mailing list will give better advice than hp's bottom-feeder script readers in India. I have two hardware failures (power button and internal speakers), and hp had sent me email telling of an extended warranty on my laptop series. The power button was clearly not a software issue, and the speakers were dead even when I booted into xp pro. But as soon as I let the L-word slip, they cut me off and said they wouldn't talk to me until my computer was in its "original configuration". After I bought a new hard drive and put xp pro alone on it, they then revealed that the extended warranty didn't include the power switch or speakers. Need I say I won't be buying another hp computer? :-( jp -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org