On Tue, 2005-03-15 at 08:02, jfweber@bellsouth.net wrote:
On Sunday 13 March 2005 11:17 pm, Dennis J. Tuchler wrote:
On Sunday 13 March 2005 21:52, Paul W. Abrahams wrote:
I've just ordered a Dell notebook computer, an Inspiron 1000 (looks like a bargain at $579 after all the rebates, with free shipping). Of course it comes with WinXP, and of course I want to set it up for dual boot with Linux (SuSE 9.1 for now, probably). <snip> Paul
I installed SuSE 9.2 on an inspiron 8600 with Windows already installed and the installation worked without any problem.
Are you guys using a network install? Or is there someway to get the cd/dvd to boot on a lappy? Most I've looked at just can't .. at least the ones where I could get a look at the bios or boot settings.
I don't want to dual boot, but if I could get the cds/dvd to load from a windows prompt and run install as per usual, it could save some money .. well up to $150 which is what most people who sell linux pre-installs want to put Suse9.2 on it,
If they want $150 for pre-installed SuSE I would shop elsewhere. Sounds fishy to me. -- Ken Schneider UNIX since 1989, linux since 1994, SuSE since 1998 * Only reply to the list please* "The day Microsoft makes something that doesn't suck is probably the day they start making vacuum cleaners." -Ernst Jan Plugge