Glad to hear that the Danish are at least a bit flexible. Didn't get the Dutch Dell that far: they told me that they simply don't have time to check the correct working of their machine other than by testing it with WindowsXP. And furthermore there seems to be a law that forbids selling of PC's without an OS on it. Wonder who made that law.
Ed > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: Lyvim Xaphir [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Verzonden: dinsdag 28 januari 2003 7:56 > Aan: NewbieMandrake-List > Onderwerp: Re: [newbie] Dell Optiplex > > > On Mon, 2003-01-27 at 17:38, Kaj Haulrich wrote: > > Anyone here managed to install Mandrake 9.0 upon a Dell > > Optiplex ? - If yes, what's your mileage / experience ? > > > > My reason for asking : I just contacted Dell Denmark and > > asked for an *empty* Optiplex. They were quite negative, > > asking why I don't want Windows preinstalled. I told them > > that I wanted to install Mandrake. Long pause. Then they > > cheered up quite a bit : Actually, they could deliver an > > Optiplex with Linux ( RedHat, I suppose) preinstalled ! > > > > Now, I intend to purchase the thingy and install Mandrake, > > figuring I can put the golden star upon the red hat. > > > > Comments ? > > > > Regards > > > > Kaj Haulrich. > > Fascinating. > > I'm glad to hear that they are giving consumers a choice. > Although I'm > disappointed to hear that they "expect" to give winblows > preinstalled. > > My comment is that I would like to know what their partitioning scheme > is on the system that you get, before it is wiped > forevermore. Also, it > does sound like a good plan, cause they will have to get all devices > working before it is shipped out to you. > > It might be a good idea to review what modules are loaded with an > "lsmod" b4 you wipe all the partitions. That way, if you've got > something exotic, you've got a heads up on it before you go into the > Mandrake installation. > > Not saying that LM won't autodetect everything. But the info may come > in handy. > > LX > > > > -- > 같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같� > Kernel 2.4.18-6mdk Mandrake Linux 8.2 > Enlightenment 0.16.5-11mdk Evolution 1.0.2-5mdk > Registered Linux User #268899 http://counter.li.org/ > 같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같같� > > > Disclaimer ************************************************************************ Aan dit bericht kunnen geen rechten worden ontleend. Dit bericht is uitsluitend bestemd voor de geadresseerde. Als u dit bericht per abuis hebt ontvangen, wordt u verzocht het te vernietigen en de afzender te informeren. Wij adviseren u om bij twijfel over de juistheid of de volledigheid van de mail contact met afzender op te nemen. ************************************************************************
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