Scott:
Tell me more on Ubuntu and Madwifi. I can make the 5007 work off and on
with ndiswrapper. The problem is that I never know if it will work or not.
Usually it just decides not to work.
I don't think Ubuntu has madwifi in their repo, and I don't see a nice .deb
for it. I might try to get it off CNR.
I like Mandriva too, but rather have one distro running instead of multiple
ones and I'm pretty happy with 8.04 right now.
Thanks!
Zale
On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 6:36 PM, Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 09:06:13PM -0000, Harold Williams wrote:
> > I belong to more than one group and have read of some laptop problems
> > with different aspects of Linux, ie sound, video, etc.
> >
> > My wife keeps whining for a laptop. Of course it will have to run XP
> > but I would like to install Linux on it too. I don't want to buy one
> > that has problems with Linux.
> >
> > Do any of the following have problems with Linux that anyone knows of:
> > HP
> > Dell
> > Acer
> > Gateway.
>
> They all do.
>
> Most of them now use the Atheros 5007EG wireless card. That will work
> with Mandriva 2008 onecd out of the box. It will also work with Fedora
> 9 if you enable livna testing repos, but not out of the box.
>
> The AR5007EG is actually becoming easier to work with these days.
>
> Do you need 3D? So much of it also depends upon what you'll need to run
> on it. Those Dell Broadcom cards are a pain. Your best bet is to pick
> a model, then google the model with Linux to see what might and might
> not work--which Linux you use is another issue. For example, Ubuntu
> works with that 5007EG card if you grab a particular MadWifi
> snapshot--however, Intrepid Ibex requires that snapshot be patched.
>
> Also, which Linux do you plan to run on it?
>
> --
> Scott Robbins
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> gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys EB3467D6
>
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> Buffy: That was no hunt. That was just another day on the job.
> Care to step up for some overtime?
> Dracula: We're not going to fight.
> Buffy: Do you know what a Slayer is?
> Dracula: Do you?
> Buffy: Who are you?
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>
>
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