-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Roger Oberholtzer wrote:
On Sat, 2008-02-23 at 16:27 -0500, Sergey Mkrtchyan wrote:
Hi List!
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Not for me. I use a Sony laptop. There is Sony-specific support in OpenSUSE that detects it is a Sony and loads a few things. With 10.3, I simply installed it and it 'just worked'. Wireless and all. Of course, every model is different, But I would buy a Sony again to use with Linux.
I see things like this in /var/log/messages:
<6>sony-laptop: Sony Notebook Control Driver v0.5. <6>input: Sony Vaio Keys as /class/input/input7 <6>input: Sony Vaio Jogdial as /class/input/input8
I have to admit that I hate mouse pads in general. I use an external mouse no matter. But I think the Sony uses a rather standard synaptics mouse pad.
Much as I like my Sony I would *not* recommend it for Linux use. Over time I have had to deploy various hacks to get things going, and there are still a few thing which are a little odd (sound and WiFi being the two most obvious). (However, I did not originally buy it with a view to deploying linux on it). I dread the next upgrade mainly because I know it will take a lot of work to get something usable... There is a site http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/ which might be worth a look at as it has reports on quite a few laptops... - -- ============================================================================== I have always wished that my computer would be as easy to use as my telephone. My wish has come true. I no longer know how to use my telephone. Bjarne Stroustrup ============================================================================== -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHwTC2asN0sSnLmgIRAtGEAJ9VpSYV8k0Gps7YG9GvRHj4Sruj3wCg+YDH i8COiqcbw8Q/GcT1EO3TRfE= =f+yM -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org