Hi everyone, I just got back from a short vacation, and have a fresh batch of notebook questions. Mainly, as far as compatibility goes, I'm thinking in terms of SuSE 6.4, but if there is some non-SuSE patch or SuSE 7.0 supports it - please let me know. I adjusted my budget up a bit, and am looking at the 5000e with the PIII 750, 128 megs SDRAM, 10 gig HD, 32x Modular CD-ROM, (FREE!) 2nd 59 WHR battery, ATI Rage Mobility 128 16MB video card, ESS Maestro 2E (IIRC, the same as Canyon 3D) sound card, and the Internal (Win?)modem. I'm assuming that the Winmodem isn't going to work all too well with Linux, but what I hope to do is use it when in Windows, and resort to a PC-Card modem when in Linux (there is no option for an internal hardware modem). Any problems I should know about having two modems in one machine? Also, from what I can tell the ESS Maestro 2E is supported by ALSA - however, does anyone know if it has MIDI-synth support (i.e. playing .mid files without using something like TiMidity)? And, less linux-specific - does anyone know if it supports four speaker surround sound (like the Desktop version)? Finally, does the ATI Rage Mobility 128 2x AGP 3d video card with 16 MB SGRAM have any problems with XFree? Thank-you, Tim PS: Any other compatibility problems anyone see with this system? ----------------------------------------------------------------- Timothy R. Butler Universal Networks Information Tech. Consultant Christian Web Services Since 1996 ICQ #12495932 AIM: Uninettm An Authorized IPSwitch Reseller tbutler@uninetsolutions.com http://www.uninetsolutions.com ===================== "Solutions that Work" ===================== -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq