What, please, was the specific model and configuration? I know that one chronic weak spot has been internal modems. Does yours have one? I regret buying one without a serial port -- a USB-Serial adapter doesn't always get it done. As a service to others you may wish to locate the hardware compatiblity lists for Linux, or at least for SuSE 9, and post your positive results. I know that when I was choosing a laptop I desperately sought accurate reports of 100% compatible laptops from which to choose. -- dmc Tom Nielsen wrote:

This email is mostly for the record. As someone else mentioned to me with their results being good, I installed SuSE 9.0 on my Toshiba laptop yesterday and everything went fine. I had to change the resolution of the LCD, but other than that, no problem.

Also, the installation was on a Windows XP laptop, so I now have it setup for dual booting. That too doesn't seem to be a problem.

Tom

On Thu, 2004-03-11 at 08:09, Tom Nielsen wrote:

This email is mostly for the record. As someone else mentioned to me with their results being good, I installed SuSE 9.0 on my Toshiba laptop yesterday and everything went fine. I had to change the resolution of the LCD, but other than that, no problem.

Also, the installation was on a Windows XP laptop, so I now have it setup for dual booting. That too doesn't seem to be a problem.

Tom

Sorry not to give any more information. No matter what I give, it won't be enough, but let me give it a shot. Toshiba A15-S129. CompUSA purchase with XP preinstalled (NTFS). All I can tell you is that I created a partition using the Yast installer. Everything installed fine and I was able to get on the internet within a minute of the first boot....I had to setup the network settings. Please note that the above comment was in regards to the install only. I have not tried to play a DVD, or burn a CD. I have not tried to use the internal modem...since I don't have a dial-up account I can't try. The built-in nic worked fine. "As a service to others you may wish to locate the hardware compatiblity lists for Linux, or at least for SuSE 9, and post your positive results." I don't think that would be a good idea.....since I don't know what you're talking about :-) "I know that when I was choosing a laptop I desperately sought accurate reports of 100% compatible laptops from which to choose." I bought what was cheap at the time. I wasn't planning on putting Linux on it. I heard from someone in Germany that it worked fine on theirs....so I took a chance. Please keep in mind that my laptop is now a dual-boot. I really wish I can offer you all some type of "tech report" but I'm a bit of a hack and was just happy to get it working fine. Feel free to shoot questions, but all I've really done is get on the net and install synaptic. Tom -- Tom Nielsen Neuro Logic Systems 805.389.5435 x18 www.neuro-logic.com

On Thursday 11 March 2004 17:08, edoc wrote: Hi,

What, please, was the specific model and configuration?

I've got an A25-S207 and installed 9.0 on it. Works like a champ. Now, I haven't had to use the built in modem, but the built-in wireless card works fine. The regular network port also works. The system has a P4 2.66 ghz processor, 512 meg, and some wierd sort of graphics card that I don't remember right now. But SuSE found everything first time, and it hasn't missed a beat. Mike

I know that one chronic weak spot has been internal modems. Does yours have one? I regret buying one without a serial port -- a USB-Serial adapter doesn't always get it done.

As a service to others you may wish to locate the hardware compatiblity lists for Linux, or at least for SuSE 9, and post your positive results.

I know that when I was choosing a laptop I desperately sought accurate reports of 100% compatible laptops from which to choose.

-- dmc

Tom Nielsen wrote:

...

This email is mostly for the record. As someone else mentioned to me with their results being good, I installed SuSE 9.0 on my Toshiba laptop yesterday and everything went fine. I had to change the resolution of the LCD, but other than that, no problem.

Also, the installation was on a Windows XP laptop, so I now have it setup for dual booting. That too doesn't seem to be a problem.

Tom

-- Powered by SuSE 9.0 Kernel 2.4.21 KDE 3.1.5 Kmail 1.5.4 For SuSE Mondo/Mindi backup support go to http://www.mikenjane.net/~mike 5:34pm up 11:51, 3 users, load average: 0.00, 0.05, 0.07

On Thursday 11 March 2004 21:10, Tom Nielsen wrote:

...

I've got an A25-S207 and installed 9.0 on it. Works like a champ. Now, I haven't had to use the built in modem, but the built-in wireless card works fine. The regular network port also works. The system has a P4 2.66 ghz processor, 512 meg, and some wierd sort of graphics card that I don't remember right now. But SuSE found everything first time, and it hasn't missed a beat.

Mike

Hey Mike,

Have you had a chance to try wi-fi? I have a USB D-Link 11mb adapter I tried with no luck. I'm not too optimistic about it working but thought I'd try to see what you've done.

I use the wireless to connect to my d-link wireless router here at the house. I also carried it up to my son's house, and used it there. Just a matter of finding the network. Mine is built-in, and suse found it without any problems. It's setup at home for a single IP, but I did dhcp at the other place. Not tried it in public places as there really aren't any hot-spots around this area. Mike

Tom

-- Powered by SuSE 9.0 Kernel 2.4.21 KDE 3.1.5 Kmail 1.5.4 For SuSE Mondo/Mindi backup support go to http://www.mikenjane.net/~mike 9:41pm up 15:58, 3 users, load average: 0.03, 0.08, 0.08