On 9/23/05, Sandip Bhattacharya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I wonder how many folks here have read the fine print in the latest of Acer's > "Sub 40k" notebook ads. They bundle Linux on them, and mention at the bottom > in small print, something like this: > > "The linux that is preloaded is a free version and would have limited > functionality until another operating system is installed". > > Is this another way for these hardware vendors to appease Microsoft while > trying to sell budget notebooks bundled with Linux?
I can not comment on intentions of other potential users but Limpus Linux that came preinstalled on this laptop was nothing to even try. Loading Ubuntu/FC3/FC4 fialed. Debian/FC2/CentOS/RHEL-WS works but barely as there seems to be somespecific hardware issue with read-writes. hdparm says DMA is enabled, dmesg says otherwise. And I am struggling for last four weeks and ruing my decision to purchase WiFi enabled note book. OTOH the other note book - Acer celeron works cool! -- Sudev Barar Learning Linux _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/ Event: Freedel 2005, 17th & 18th September, 2005 - http://freedel.in
